Partnerships with Industry

Working closely with industry and foundation partners, the College of Engineering is developing a new generation of innovators. Each year the College turns out new discoveries, inventions and top-flight graduates.

Industry Partnerships

Support Faculty, Students and Facilities

: Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR) builds relationships between companies and engineering students, programs, and faculty. We help companies customize recruitment plans and link to career services.
Contact: David Iyall or Jenny Selby
Read more: Ways to Support UW Engineering »

Work with Faculty Researchers

: Learn about the research interests of faculty and how to sponsor a custom project for your company.
Contact: Todd Cleland
Read more: Faculty & Research Lookup | Sponsor Research | Pre‑packaged IP Program

Join an Affiliates Program

: Affiliates programs encourage collaboration between academia and industry by fostering connections across research disciplines and opening doors for industry partners to access our highly-specialized resources.
Affiliates programs: BioE | CPAC | CSE | HCDE | UWEB21 | uWAMIT

Sponsor a capstone design project

: Work with a team of senior engineering students to solve an engineering problem your company is facing.
Contact: Jill Dalinkus
Department programs: A&A | BioE | CSE | EE | HCDE | ISE | ME

Hire Interns and Grads

: Learn about our new "Career Center @ Engineering (CC@E)" which houses our Engineering Internship Program and can assist with various recruiting opportunities, including career fairs and posting jobs online.
Contact: Gail Cornelius or Arianna Aldebot
Career Center @ Engineering | Internship Program | Career Fairs | Connect with CC@E

Learn More about Engineering Labs and Facilities

: Arrange a campus visit with Corporate & Foundation Relations and find out about the College's labs and research facilities, including the Washington Nanofabrication Facility and the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute.
Contact: David Iyall
Read more: Research Centers & Institutes

Provide Continuing Education for Employees

Learn about UW Engineering's Professional Masters and Certificate Programs and other UW professional and continuing education programs.
Read more: Continuing Education

License Innovative Technology

Work with UW CoMotion (formerly the UW Center for Commercialization) on technology commercialization projects, research funding, or the CoMotion Incubator that helps start-ups get off the ground.
Contact: David Iyall