Membership Benefits

• Influence on center research direction
• Opportunity to participate in research programs that are carried out with the use of center resources
• Early notice of invention disclosures and preferential licensing rights to CENTER conceived and developed intellectual property
• Ability to send researchers to the center for research, knowledge transfer and new product development
• Access to annual report of core research
• Access to highly skilled center students, including the ability to hire them as co-ops, interns, or permanent employees
• Access to available educational programs including short courses, distance courses, workshops, training seminars, research symposia, and web-courses offered by and conducted within the center
• Access and opportunity to negotiate reduced rates for technical facilities use
• Global connections through other center members
• Attend meetings of the center where results of core research programs are reported
• Reduced registration rates for center events
• Take advantage of the university as a stimulating environment for meetings, networking and intercompany functions
• Marketing opportunities through center activities