Membership

Networking and Recruitment

• Mentor students and collaborate with faculty 
• Join leaders from industry, academia, and federal agencies during our industry advisory board meetings
• Connect with students for recruiting interns and employees
• Gain access to programs such as NSF INTERN
• Access an annual resume book of undergraduate and graduate students
• Receive discounted rates for attending university career fairs

Collaboration

• Attend semiannual industry advisory board (IAB) meetings to provide input on research themes and propose case studies
• Review and provide feedback on research proposals
• Cast votes for research project funding
• Network with other industry partners and faculty
• Develop training and outreach programs for students and industrial partern employees

Research

• Fund and participate in research with an overhead of ≤10%, much less expensive than typical university costs 
• Membership fees are solely used for supporting student-led research
• Access state-of-the-art facilities and research capabilities to develop products and tools
• Leverage NSF funds to conduct high-right research projects
• Obtain early discovery of results and research products
• Access royalty-free licensing of IP generated from research projects