[2][5] The complete integration of the Engineering Experiment Station and the institute's academic units never occurred, in part due to Long's outspokenness on the issue and in part due to James E. Boyd's selection as interim president upon Hansen's resignation in 1971.

[2][5] During Long's tenure as director, the Engineering Experiment station set a new record of $5.2 million in grants and contracts in fiscal year 1970-71 in spite of an economic recession and government budget cuts.

[5] Long's annual report of 1972-73 reflected this change, where he defined the station as "a client-oriented research center supported primarily by Federal and industrial grants.

"[5] The shift in funding led the station toward more environmentally-related research and the development of alternative energy sources.

He also worked as a private radar consultant, most notably serving as a liaison scientist with the U.S. Office of Naval Research in London, England.