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5 Profiles of Scientists and Engineers and an Aging Workforce
Pages 25-28

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... , and Jeff Makowka of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and was moderated by Tyrone Taylor of Capital Advisors on Technology, who is a member of the committee studying the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
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From page 26...
... Over the course of a lifetime, business students earn 33 percent to 50 percent more than scientists overall, because they start earning at a younger age, and ten years after graduation, biomedical researchers still make less than those who pursue other sciences, but their relative earnings even out after 30 years. The most notable results of the study, she said, focus on the sectors in which U.S.-trained biomedical PhDs end up working: 18 percent in industry, 43 percent in academia, including nonresearch lecture and teaching positions, 6 percent in government, and 18 percent in research management.
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... Emilda Rivers National Science Foundation Emilda Rivers of the National Science Foundation reported findings from the NSF's Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) 2003 and 2010 sample surveys, representing 21 million individuals under age 76 living in the United States with a bachelor's or more advanced degree in science and engineering (S&E)
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From page 28...
... DISCUSSION Dr. Wessner, then of the National Research Council, asked whether the NIH is considering changing rules to allow faculty to receive credit toward tenure for their SBIR work and whether the agency actively encourages SBIR applications as part of postdoc grants.
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