Jed, among LENR researchers, who is not old, or very old? 2011/12/18 Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com>
> Two or three people have contacted me suggesting we raise funds for Miley. > I appreciate the sentiments, and I am sure George would too, but as far as > I know universities only accept money from official sources such as > corporations, philanthropic organizations, government agencies, etc. They > cannot just take money from private individuals. There has to a formal > agreement, which is a complicated multi-page legal document. There is 40% > to 60% overhead for the university itself. > > I have been involved in a few of these arrangements. That's how it works > as far as I know. > > It is not that big a hurdle. If you know a corporation that has money, I > expect the university would happy to arrange something. But you cannot walk > in off the street as a private individual with a suitcase full of money. > (I'll take it!) > > I believe the other problem is that the grad students who were doing this > as an after-hours labor of love have moved on in life. Even grad students > graduate eventually. It may be difficult to find some young person bold > enough to do this. (Reckless enough.) Miley himself is too old, I believe. > He can assist. > > - Jed > > -- Daniel Rocha - RJ danieldi...@gmail.com
