On Dec 13, 2007 10:04 AM, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 13, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Wolfe, Stephen S YA-02 6 MDSS/SGSI wrote: > > >> People get research grants because their work is thorough and > >> correct, not because it supports any personal theory. > > > > Can you prove that? > > I didn't see a smiley there, so I assume you are serious. > > I know several university professors, and they all tell a similar > story. Grants are awarded based on a) reputation of the applicant, b) > relevance/significance of the proposal and c) availability of govt./ > private funding. > > Also, you should realize that when you are the one proposing that > things are not as they are supposed to be, the burden of proof rests > on you. > > ---------------------
One of my barbecue teammates is a Professor and we were talking about this at one of our cooking/drinking events. It is hard to get the $ so you have to be legit instead of reactionary. Roger is in Civil Engineering and his projects are all out of China. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
