The role of government support for research in U.S. academic institutions

Author

Trew, Robert J. ; Mink, James W. ; Varshney, Usha

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

Volume

50

Issue

3

fYear

2002

fDate

3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1028

Lastpage

1033

Abstract

The U.S. government provides support funds for academic research in engineering through a variety of agencies. The majority of the funds for academic research is provided through the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Together these two U.S. government agencies, provide about ℬ in total research funding annually to U.S. universities. Support funds for academic microwave-oriented research provided by these two agencies have proved instrumental in development of a strong academic base that has provided the intellectual energy resulting in the development of the U.S. communications, radar, remote sensing, and wireless industries. The history of U.S. government support for basic research is discussed, along with the organization of the DoD and NSF funding offices. Research funding distributions and trends are also discussed

Keywords

microwave technology; military systems; radar; remote sensing; research initiatives; telecommunication; Department of Defense; National Science Foundation; U.S. academic institutions; academic microwave-oriented research; communications industries; government support; radar industries; remote sensing industries; research funding; wireless industries; Defense industry; Educational institutions; Government; History; Instruments; Laboratories; Microwave communication; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.989987

Filename

989987