nonprofit applied research arm atlanta georgia united_states employs people involved approximately million research annually clients industry government initially known engineering experiment station organization proposed agricultural experiment stations passed law year creating organization paper funds start boost state struggling economy midst great depression funds found station finally established equivalent april research spans variety disciplines including national defense homeland security public health education mobile wireless technologies economic development major customers research include agencies state georgia non defense federal agencies private industry overall contracts grants agencies account approximately total research funding established expanded engineering focus include science economics policy areas leverage partnership researchers named active patents pending patents history establishment founded grew trade school university course decades little state initiative school expand significantly year similar hatch act establishment agricultural experiment stations federal debate create engineering experiment stations similar manner spurred pass act titled establishing state engineering experiment station station established goal encouragement industries commerce state federal effort ultimately failed state finance organization faculty members belonging started tech met month monthly subjects proposed collection issues related library development development state engineering station group investigated existing engineering experiment stations universities country report compiled december report noted similar organizations opened country engineering schools successful local economic development president proposed technical research activity established order boost state struggling economy midst great depression provided new engineering experiment station equivalent provided infrastructure personnel station started operation april early years selected acting director april hired time faculty graduate assistants station initial areas focus helicopter engineering early work station conducted basement tech tower office station technically generally referred engineering experiment station simply research station engineering experiment station producing useful technology station needed method conduct contract work outside state budget consequently formed created non profit contract organization allowed receive federal contracts retaining relationship created chancellor university system president director member council later currently serves sole contract organization faculty departments addition contract organization manages intellectual property results research examples projects undertaken include helicopter research equivalent research textile research created cotton spinning processes times faster contemporary practices instrumental securing permanent building station initially known research building years later expanded named atlanta university donor left head took acting director died long august successor appointed assistant director president world war number value contracts coming station significantly increased world war budget industry government contracts exceeded station income notably state appropriation director initially prepared faculty fewer incoming contracts cut station appropriation increased support industry government eventually compensated lower state funding world war credited entry electronics especially telecommunications electronic warfare electronics communications work director attracted research larger projects study propagation electromagnetic waves united_states_navy sponsored radar research end world war equivalent annually sponsored research important investments administration included purchase electron microscope equivalent instrument united_states time research building expanded equivalent network given administration included establishment renamed present ruled money received year spent year problematic government contracts received spanned multiple years president vice president solution create non profit corporation manage contracts research services subsequently hire engineering experiment station perform research handle patents garnered research distribute funds garnered contracts patents needed new organization immediately weather severe drop state support recession scientific atlanta researchers including robinson professor future director director contributed equivalent founded later known scientific atlanta october initial goal marketing antenna structures developed radar branch robinson worked general manager pay year fledgling company contract resulted loss robinson request initial investors series disputes director vice president station finances hand founding founded october president ceo issue potential conflict interest role role technology transfer marketplace later instituted policy requiring employees wishing work written request president participation founding early operations ensured eventual success scientific atlanta facilitated subsequent technology transfer september requested financial operation primary concern reporting overhead income board suspected inadequate found accounts attributed practice delaying reporting information month tactic common ensure working capital failure adequately fund station denied practice nonetheless conform georgia established procedures budget reporting result went leave post november pending acceptance resignation chancellor effective march following resignation soon accepted position aviation division cold war era march appointed head division went leave pending resignation named acting director november named director july resigned november accept higher paying position post year far reaching changes station research increasingly concentrated researchers reversed trend extent annual report stated faculty schools performed research station year created new promotion system researchers use day researchers held rank professor despite lacking doctorate comparable qualification promotion determined irritated members teaching faculty new system approved spring qualifications promotion mirrored academic tenure track spent significant operating budget improving laboratory facilities successor previously director minute request contract organization cover resulting equivalent deficit faculty committee appointed comprehensive study aims objectives georgia institute technology noted budget million equivalent million sponsored governmental agencies thirds classified new wing dedicated project paid equivalent matching grant contract organization period saw significant expansion education programs received substantial support despite slow start master science programs 1920s doctorate program firmly established students earned graduate degrees working promoted assistant director research station succeeded director july wrote influential article role research centers technology argued research integrated education involved research known recruiting faculty capable teaching performing notable research example recruitment noted physicist nuclear scientist engineering experiment station gained electronics related contracts extent created focus radar communications championed establishment research facilities president appointed committee recommended creation large research campus built dedicated january receive store process radioactive materials completed operational safety concerns related nearby summer olympics events permanently decommissioned cold war era radar antenna related applications remained prominent research activity contracts millimeter wave radar research particular prominent defense activities late 1950s military designation millimeter wave radar built 1980s developed world highest frequency microwave radar high frequency radar research found applications radio astronomy climate studies improved weather climate models assisted nasa planning missions expansion antenna research 1970s particular development air defense antenna resulted establishment oldest campus research center developed approved version apple plus component earliest versions system fielded system tactical system video disk map technology providing map imagery coupled point database intelligence data order battle airfields roadways bridges president ronald_reagan strategic defense initiative resulted largest research contract history million contract equivalent million divided landed largest contract million equivalent million create soviet surface air missile system project technology developing late 1960s completed largest outdoor compact antenna range fort arizona april announced research groups led results controversial experiment allegedly achieved cold fusion water days following announcement researchers discovered instrument measure damaged heat liquid gave false elevated readings immediately retracted support utah researchers findings citing flawed measurement director referred mistake embarrassing recalling time expansion reorganization amended charter early 1960s authorizing industrial extension service meet technical needs industry local development groups led expansion activities involved 1940s particular began providing additional services technological time frame began international development initiative improved infrastructure facilitated technology transfer developing nations station expanded mission bolstered traditional research strengths resulting work projects improved radar operation saturn rocket invention compact antenna range 1960s changes brought increased focus research sought solve societal problems research sake pure scientific knowledge came time director began placing emphasis graduate education research late 1960s saw period student unrest university research centers worked contracts site student protests focus protests long attributed school conservative student body reasons financially politically result cuts federal state spending cuts space program academic units similarly affected cuts helped debate relationship school president bold controversial solution entities problems completely absorb station academic units paper dramatically increase stated research funding performed academic units increase options financial aid graduate students publicized reason gain access contract organization reserve fund said million equivalent million dean named station publicly task simply recommend plan reorganization administration clearly intended closely integrated director station time viewed violation charter established asserted authority merge institutions employees business executives involved station appealed governor georgia future united_states president alumnus controversy received coverage technique atlanta constitution director appointed interim president following departure stopped plan complete absorption station allow plans closer control aggressive contract proceed measures increased resource sharing including increased sharing physical assets research staff evidenced increase joint faculty appointments paid fiscal year saw win new contracts grants totaling record million equivalent million left charge station reorganization named interim director long departure tenure reorganized station semi autonomous laboratories order allow develop model retains slight modifications day engineering experiment station renamed separate organization originally called changed february finally legal difficulties american university wishes accept contracts entities especially federal government second organization contracting organization importantly allows university perform multi year contracts possible state law requires money received spent fiscal year change coincided shift focus obtaining industrial research contracts addition contracts federal government expanded mid late 1980s opened north end campus providing expanded lab office space electromagnetic radiation measurement range established research facility recent history retired vice admiral director truly helped survive recession end cold war despite dependence contracts tenure percentage budget experience small decrease percent percent balanced increased research fields passed million research contracts awards equivalent widely ongoing products initially developed early 1990s geographic information system allows pilots plot flight paths integrating real time military intelligence truly replaced served encouraged funding researchers ideas needed support introduced new cost accounting standard recovering indirect expenditures particularly influential securing million funding required build leadership endowed chair established march honor million played host sitting president march mock disaster staged visit demonstrating new technologies end tenure million research contracts equivalent new high new funding came indirect result september attacks resulting war terrorism increased related research selected director late march cross named executive vice president research newly created position oversight research university including school research centers work closely academic researchers began new role replaced director recent notable projects included concept combat vehicle researchers developed traps techniques use trapped quantum computer researchers developed method crack coming minimum secure length characters researchers investigating use radar possible concussion detection tool primary contractor program aims promote creation use open security open source software united_states government military especially areas pertaining computer security personnel involved multiple scales project discovery insider threats analysis learning system description employees june employed people support staff students approximately research scientists engineers working june attained doctorate master degree bachelor degree employees breakdown included approximately born baby born generation born generation born million revenue million contract awards consisted awards value remainder composed federal state local university business nonprofit researchers named active patents pending patents facilities total organization square feet laboratory facility space headquartered campus georgia seven research laboratories located major buildings centennial research building baker building headquarters headquarters contains space hosts events year notable atlanta buildings include laboratories operate campus research facility approximately miles north atlanta adjacent additionally operates alabama opened international office ireland june effort expanded partnered june create joint research institute field offices help nearby site research needs dallas texas ohio florida near alabama jacksonville florida orlando florida florida virginia san_diego california arizona georgia near arlington virginia washington organization structure composed laboratories organized technical focus research development lab subdivided divisions frequently collaborate outside groups academic units external companies based requirements project performs research clients local regional national international level employees encouraged publish work present conferences operating unit performs research commercial cost principles non profit organizations reason uses separate contracting entity contracting entity owns intellectual property created researchers manages technology protection licensing reports vice president research currently serves president project directors responsible direction aspects projects including marketing contract development research projects conducted cost basis negotiated terms conditions appropriate contracts specific operation university research organization organization led director considered vice president people report director deputy director associate vice research deputy director deputy directors charge research development lab directors report respective deputy director research development business financial operations director chief scientist report deputy director vice business services human resources information systems machine services support services report deputy director like traditional boards directors consists individuals notable related fields industry government provide advice research direction strategy markets govern organization members contracting agency necessarily members overlap university affiliation contributes research environment faculty students conducting externally sponsored applications oriented research programs benefit state region nation programs led research faculty contribute national security civilian needs industrial provide students career experience graduate research cooperative education programs undergraduate particular designation intended maintain calls essential engineering technology capabilities largest single employer graduate undergraduate students employed graduate research assistants undergraduate contributions community include collaborative research academic faculty courses originated faculty joint service efforts collaboration strong academic schools departments researchers hold appointments faculty members academic departments serve thesis advisory committees teach academic continuing education courses reaches academic research departments collaboration research activities building teams advantage broad expertise highly ranked programs collaboration create newest laboratory laboratories conducts research programs laboratories organized research development focus specific subjects research centers like research universities smaller organizational units dedicated research combines academic fields single discipline following centers based
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