I see there is a need to move your knowledge forward, accelerate the transfer of your knowledge into the industry, and make use of industry. I'm asking this question because when I was starting university, my professor used to lead a big consortium that was supported by more than 20 companies, U.S. and Indian companies, so we had very close relationships with industry. Even with these connections, we still had difficulties identifying an industry partner that could accept us running the test in their plants. As a matter of fact, my master's thesis was delayed because of that.
I know the reason is that, whenever the manager agrees to allow you on site to run the test, it will typically cost the company money, time, loss of productivity, and other things. But as I mentioned, this is a necessary step.
In your experience or opinion, what can we do to move these things forward better and faster, and how can the federal government assist? Maybe it could be with incentives, or maybe you'd like to share some benefits with the industry.