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I am a self taught engineer and mathematician with 20+ years of product engineering experience. I have various patents and have sat on global standards committees--mostly for occupant safety systems. I work today as an in-house consultant. I've been able to contribute to the safety of drivers all over the world and yet when it comes to mathematics I haven't found a way to participate.

I have shared some of my ideas with professors and others in my field with masters and doctorate degrees with a positive reception and have used my math skills to great success in solving a wide range of problems. I have methods and ideas that I feel can help Americans appreciate mathematics beyond the scope of the classroom but I keep hitting the '...you must have a PhD (from an accredited college), wall'. Is there a way for people like me to contribute?

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    Why do you want to contribute to the progression of mathematics in America, only?
    – Massimo Ortolano
    Aug 28, 2017 at 15:56
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    Where exactly are you running into these walls? Publishing? Conferences? Applying for adjunct or lecturer positions? Applying for research grants?
    – aeismail
    Aug 28, 2017 at 15:58
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    I'm a little confused about what you mean by "contribute." Do you want to do research? Or are your goals popularization and education? "appreciate math beyond the scope of the classroom" sounds like the latter. Do you want to write papers? What kind of mathematics? Do you want to serve on secondary education curriculum committees? As currently phrased your question is too vague to answer.
    – Noah Snyder
    Aug 28, 2017 at 16:01
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    I think we need you to further clarify what you are trying to do, and who is stopping you. Are you having trouble getting collaborators? Getting papers published? Getting financial support for your research? Getting a job that involves doing research in mathematics? What are you trying to do, exactly? If we know the specifics, we can probably reopen the question and offer a specific answer.
    – ff524
    Aug 28, 2017 at 19:06
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    I must have misunderstood something, because it sounds to me like you're asking "why can't I publish engineering research in math journals" to which the answer is because you publish engineering research in engineering journals. Engineers aren't typically reading math journals, so doing math research is not a great way to reach them.
    – Noah Snyder
    Aug 28, 2017 at 19:34

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