Three-pass editorial review following Gopen's Sense of Structure:
TACTICAL (sentence-level):
- Improved topic-stress positioning for clearer emphasis
- Tightened topic strings for better paragraph coherence
- Converted passive constructions to active voice
- Strengthened verb choice throughout
OPERATIONAL (paragraph/section):
- Added explicit transitions between major subsections
- Improved flow from state-of-art → research approach
- Clarified relationships between transitory/stabilizing/expulsory modes
- Strengthened section-to-section bridges
STRATEGIC (document-level):
- Made Heilmeier Catechism questions more explicit in Broader Impacts
- Clarified novelty claims in Research Approach (three innovations)
- Strengthened mapping of document structure to Heilmeier questions
- Improved strategic framing of risks as preserving research value