Big Ideas: Funding and Innovation
Posted by on April 22, 2013
BIG IDEAS: FUNDING AND INNOVATION
April 23, 6:30 PM
Iron Gate Theater, 3700 Chestnut Street
What role does the government play in advancing innovation? How are projects chosen to receive funding?
Join former National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh and leading Penn and Drexel researchers for this signature Philadelphia Science Festival program and learn about their scientific breakthroughs and the role that federal funds play in furthering innovation.
These are the rockstars of the research university world: Penn Medicine’s Garrett Fitzgerald, Penn Vet professor Chris Hunter, Penn Engineering postdoctoral fellow Jordan Miller, Penn Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Director Sharon Thompson-Schill and Drexel Engineer and co-Director of the ExCITe Center Adam Fontecchio.
So get your tickets while they last!
http://philasciencefestival.ticketleap.com/big-ideas-funding-and-innovation/
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