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Industrial Labs that Still Do Fundamental Research
An anonymous reader asks: "I am a graduate student of Mechanical Engineering at a reputed University in the United States. I have had a lot of fun working towards my PhD. I have published papers and done exciting research. I should be finishing up in the next few months or so, but I would like to continue doing the same kind of work that I am doing now. One option would be to take up a post-doctoral research appointment and find myself a faculty position. I am somehow not attracted to this option because of the tenure and grant pressure. My ideal job would be in something like the Bell Labs of yester-years. Do you know of labs that have that kind of environment? National labs are supposed to have such an atmosphere, but my stint in one of them makes me think otherwise. Google does seem to have such an environment but I am not a CS person. Does Slashdot know of labs where basic research in applied engineering is still done in the US, without the pressure of money and immediate results?"
Your university is only believed to be or assumed to be a university? I'd say get out now.
my pet machine
> McDonalds!
I suppose they could use an ME to research cheaper ways to flip burgers.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Isn't academia a kind of nut ... ?
Why research cheaper ways to flip burgers when you can just build... the flip-less grill?
The above is only a half-joke, it really could work, though I suppose it would turn out to be like a toaster oven... for meat.
Find a mad scientist and aquire a limp. You may not get much say in the direction of the research, but you should find yourself doing somethng interesting soon enough...
Seriously, look abroad as well, and I mean anywhere abroad.
Good luck