HOUGHTON – Michigan Technological University has created a Crowdfunding web site where anyone can contribute any amount to help support research projects.
?This is a way to leverage interesting ideas,? said David Reed, vice president for research. ?It can help people get started, do a discrete piece of research or collect data that will enable them to get more funding.?
Initially, Superior Ideas is featuring nine Michigan Tech research projects, including a sleep apnea study by Jason Carter, chair of kinesiology and integrative physiology and associate dean of the College of Sciences and Arts; Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Adrienne Minerick?s analysis of infant teardrop nutrition; and development of safer heart bypass grafts by Feng Zhao, assistant professor of materials science and engineering. More research projects will be added over time.
The web site provides information about each research project, including why the research is important and what a donation can help the researcher do.
The web site can be seen at SuperiorIdeas.Org
