San Diego: Nestled in a small office in the Physical Sciences building at San Diego State University a new nonprofit group is challenging the Ivory Tower monopoly on scientific research. The Society for Amateur Scientists (SAS) is an unprecedented collaboration between professional and amateur scientists, and if they get their way, they will forever change how science gets done.

SAS is founded on the premise that it doesn't take a Ph.D. to do research. With the right support, they claim, even everyday people can make important scientific discoveries.