Industrial Affiliate Program

The MDITR Affiliates Program was created to support the mutual needs of business, industry, and the Center in information technology research, development, and education. This is accomplished by providing appropriate mechanisms for technical information exchange and research collaboration involving investigators at the seven major research institutions that are participants in this Center.

The program offers many benefits to business and industry. There is the opportunity to influence information technology research and education and to participate in long-range technical assessments of problems and directions in the field. Affiliates are invited to attend the Center’s annual meeting and special Affiliates Program meetings. Contacts with prospective employees can be established easily; affiliates have early access to student resumes and student and faculty publications. Center researchers may also be available for informal technical discussions and more formal presentations.

The advantages to the Center are also substantial. We can learn about current problems in industry. Students become acquainted with industrial needs. The co-op program and summer internships in local and national industry provide students with a complementary element to their education. The result of the interaction is greater excellence in both the research and teaching missions of the Center. At a more general level, the Affiliates Program is an example of a constructive relationship between industry and the Center -- a relationship that stimulates developments in both segments of our society.

Membership Benefits:

• Attendance at the annual Center meeting and special Affiliates Program meetings that include research overviews and in-depth research presentations by researchers on current work, and opportunities to interview prospective employees



• Informal technical discussions and more formal presentations by researchers upon request



• Online biographies submitted by graduating students at all degree levels



• Annual research review of the Center’s activities and access to the latest technical reports, tutorials, and research papers



• Announcement of interesting seminar series and video cassette copies of presentations



• Contact with technical and administrative representatives of other affiliate companies



• Opportunities for informal meetings

Online Membership form coming soon!

For information on membership in the MDITR Industrial Affiliates Program please contact:

Dr. Rad Roberts
Industry Relations and Intellectual Property Manager
206-685-8379
iap@stc-mditr.org
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
Box 351700
Seattle, WA
98195-1700