| My Economic Stimulus Plan |
| Tuesday, 19 February 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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The What's New postings have recently inspired me to write. The What's New from February 8 suggested that the economic stimulus plan of the United States might work a little better if it gave a $1 million dollar research grant to each member of the American Physical Society. Well, I am a member of the APS and here is my proposed budget for the grant. As always, however, we better do some clarification and housecleaning before getting to the fun part. Here are some notes, notices, and other statements to prevent anyone from misinterpreting the “budget.”
My Million Dollar Research BudgetSixty-percent goes to maintaining the lab, while the remaining forty-percent is spread across a range of needs. Basic HardwareComponents that are required to perform the work. Electron Beam: $10,000 Probe Tips: $1,000 Epoxy: $600 Tantalum: $1000 Alumina Tubes: $200 Developmental HardwareComponents that would be useful, but are generally not the first items purchased. Avalanche Photodiodes: $1,000 Residual Gas Analyzer: $4,000 Advanced Camera: $50,000 PersonnelBringing in collaborators who are not already part of the effort. Retired Researcher: $55,000 Follow-up Graduate Student: $200,000 Computers and SoftwareEquipment for data processing and similar needs. Server: $33,446.95 Adobe Illustrator: $599 Argon: $1,295 Open Source Donations: $6,000 Communications and PublishingSharing results with the community. Publishing Fees: $4,800 Miscellaneous Good ThingsIt would be nice to spend money on these things. Outreach: $20,000 Plasma Books: $600 Lab Notebooks: $374.95 FinallySupport for the lab itself. Machine Time: $607,284.10 Grand Total:$1,000,000.00 Forgot SomethingI forgot to include to fund myself in this treatment. Let's say that I would find support elsewhere. With a nearly endless supply of computing power and nice lab notebooks, I would work for free if necessary (unfortunately, my landlord would not be impressed by this setup).
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