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I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "engineering". Is the government supposed to fund a professor's company somehow? Is it supposed to be through the uni
by ameminator 5y ago
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "engineering". Is the government supposed to fund a professor's company somehow? Is it supposed to be through the university?
Some of that does happen now, but it always starts out as research. Many universities have a "industry partnership" program, either directly selling the research or starting companies to commercialize the research directly.
- amichail 5y agoYou can build something without necessarily trying to sell it. You don't need a company for engineering.
- ameminator 5y agoFair enough - but then how are we to decide which of these "personal engineering projects" to fund? If there is some knowledge or other benefit, how come it can't be fit into the framework of a grant proposal?