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How Science Really Gets Funded in the U.S.
How does science really get funded in the United States?
In this episode, I break down:
• How federal agencies allocate research funding
• What reviewers actually look for
• The difference between academic and industry incentives
• Why “high-risk, high-reward” is more nuanced than it sounds
• How funding shapes the direction of scientific research
Having spent over a decade as a research professor at Drexel University and now running an R&D company focused on atmospheric pressure plasma systems, I’ve seen both sides of the system.
This is a calm, honest conversation about how science funding…
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