Academic engagement with industry is now practiced by more scientists than ever before. Despite broad consensus regarding the positive effect on senior and successful scientists' …
I study how scientists respond to interruptions in the flow of their research funding, focusing on research grants at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which awards multi-year …
Despite the considerable time and federal funding poured into training scientists, little attention has been given to the role of graduate programs and postdoctoral appointments on …
Since Bush,(1945), governments of advanced economies have become aware of the importance of science for technical progress and economic growth. However, it is only very …
This dissertation consists of three essays on the careers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Ph. Ds. The first essay constructs the career paths of …