{"595661":{"#nid":"595661","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Role of Crowdfunding in the STEM Ecosystem","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWorkshop Summary\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis workshop will examine crowdfunding in science, both as a social phenomenon and as a practical way of raising funds to support STEM research.\u0026nbsp;Our workshop will bring together a variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to academic\u0026nbsp;scientists and engineers, social entrepreneurs from government and private sectors, and research management professionals. The 1-day workshop, hosted by Georgia Tech ECE Assistant Professor Morris Cohen and sponsored by the National Science Foundation, will include networking sessions, panel discussions, and breakout groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AFfm9dukHTEICemRehJjC5IcZ3g04-6-sjULoy9K07c\/pub\u0022\u003EView the detailed workshop agenda\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lf.gatech.edu\/workshop.html\u0022\u003ESee speaker bios, workshop goals and questions, and registration information\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Workshop Host\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/morris-b-cohen\u0022\u003EMorris B. Cohen\u003C\/a\u003E is an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he leads the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lf.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELow Frequency Radio Group\u003C\/a\u003E. Dr. Cohen is a winner of the NSF CAREER Award in 2017, the ONR Young Investigator Award in 2015, and was chosen for the Santimay Basu Prize in 2014, an award given once per 3 years to an under-35 scientist by the International Union of Radio Science (URSI). He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2003 and 2010, respectively, and served as a research scientist until August 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom September 2012 until August 2013, Dr. Cohen was appointed as AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation, where he developed a pilot program proposal on the use of crowdfunding in NSF programs. At request of NSF, candidate is chairing and organizing this NSF-sponsored workshop to bring stakeholders together for discussion, including academics from across the country, industry and private sector experts, and government program managers from several agencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis workshop will examine crowdfunding in science, both as a social phenomenon and as a practical way of raising funds to support STEM research.\u0026nbsp;Our workshop will bring together a variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to academic\u0026nbsp;scientists and engineers, social entrepreneurs from government and private sectors, and research management professionals. 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