Website: Research Crossroads

Another result of a late-night trawl through Google, Research Crossroads is a website that, according to their mission statement, aims to make accessible who gets public funding for their research. Their argument is that researchers are able to connect with their peers and stay up to date with the latest in research across fields, and that the funding foundations both receive access to important statistics and get publicity.

Gaspar Bakos has a profile on this website. From here, it is easy to find out how funding he has received, for what projects and organizations, as well as which organizations funded the projects. Furthermore, it lists summaries of the proposed projects.

While both of Mr. Bakos projects listed on the site currently date to 2007, the concept behind this website is quite intriguing especially for interdisciplinary interaction. It provides a good place for scientists receiving or applying for grants to not only publicize what they are investigating, but what others are receiving funding for.