Research partnerships opportunities
Your company can partner with Berkeley Engineering’s world-renowned faculty and outstanding students to advance research, development and recruitment goals. Our faculty and students collaborate with industry colleagues in cutting-edge fields to develop solutions to pressing problems while enabling students to gain advanced training and experience.
Faculty research funding
Are you interested in supporting faculty research? Two of the most common ways companies work with the university are by making gifts to support research or by sponsoring research. Contact corporate relations to discuss the best option to fit your company’s goals.
Research centers
Berkeley Engineering’s research centers, institutes and labs promote cross-disciplinary collaboration to magnify their impact on global challenges. Through these centers, our faculty can collaborate with industry colleagues and provide students with advanced training in fields that serve your business. Many centers offer industrial liaison programs that provide access to research results, faculty and student expertise, and other benefits.
Berkeley Space Center
UC Berkeley partnered with the NASA Ames Research Center and SKS Partners to develop the Berkeley Space Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. The 36-acre site will house research space for companies interested in collaborating with UC Berkeley and NASA engineers and scientists to generate futuristic innovations in aviation, aerospace and space exploration. Berkeley Engineering’s vision for research, education and development opportunities at the Berkeley Space Center is outlined in this August 2023 Strategic Plan (PDF). Visit Berkeley Space Center or contact spacecenter@berkeley.edu to learn more.