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Industry engagement

Partnering with UW Engineering 

The College of Engineering welcomes the opportunity to partner with industry and organizations of all sizes in the Seattle area and beyond. Industry partners have the opportunity to collaborate with students and faculty on new research, innovation and education.

We are driven by our strategic plan, “Engineering for Excellence for the Public Good” which aims to improve the quality of life for all. We believe the answer starts with an inclusive engineering student experience grounded in technical excellence. We invite our local and global industry community to join us in creating solutions for society’s greatest challenges.

Opportunities to engage with us include:

  • Become involved with new interdisciplinary research centers across the College and UW
  • Access top engineering talent with skills in AI, machine learning and data science
  • Participate in groundbreaking research from healthcare and technology innovation to manufacturing to aerospace

We invite prospective partners to explore our wide variety of engagement opportunities and reach out to our team to learn more.

 
$173M

of externally funded research in FY19 generated $254M in economic impact

 
Over 50%

start-ups originated from UW Engineering

 
Nearly 50

companies started in the last five years by UW Engineering  students
and faculty 

 
26.5%

of our faculty are women compared to 18% nationally

   

TACKLE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES ALONGSIDE OUR STUDENTS

Sponsor an industry capstone project

Team looking at a laptop screen inside a car as they work on an electric vehicle project for the industry capstone program

The Industry Capstone Program brings together UW students and professionals to tackle real-world, interdisciplinary engineering problems. Sponsors bring in projects from their organizations and provide support to teams of creative, talented engineering students who will design and build innovative solutions.

Partner with us See past projects
   

BE PART OF A NEW GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS AND SOLUTIONS

Collaborate with UW researchers

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Collaborate on research with our faculty

Our faculty are working to solve society's most pressing challenges. Your company can leverage our expertise by sponsoring a customized project in your area of interest. Explore our Faculty Finder directory to learn more about our faculty's research areas.

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Technology commercialization

We view technology commercialization as another way we can expand the reach of research discoveries. Our team can help facilitate the commercialization of new innovations by managing intellectual property.

   

USE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT YOUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS

Access state-of-the-art engineering labs and facilities

Arrange a campus visit with our team to find out about the College's labs and research facilities which can be made available for use to our partners.

All centers and labs
   

ENGAGE WITH TOP ENGINEERING TALENT

Recruit talent through our Career Center

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Post internship and job opportunities

Internships provide Husky engineers an opportunity to gain experience while companies benefit from observing potential hires in a work setting, allowing you to make more informed hiring decisions. Our Career Center helps you advertise internships through Handshake.

Visit the Career Center

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Connect with students on campus

One of the most effective ways to connect with students is through campus events such as career fairs. Career fairs provide you and your organization the opportunity to meet with students in-person and broadly advertise internship and full-time openings.

Career events calendar

   

EXPLORE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Contact us

Erin Schwartz

Partnerships

Erin Schwartz,
Senior Director

206-543-8192
erinlisa@uw.edu

Sharon Dana

Partnerships

Sharon Dana,
Director

206-543-6908
sdana@uw.edu

Liz Young

Partnerships

Liz Young,
Associate Director

206-685-0167
youngl9@uw.edu

Erin Schwartz

Industry capstone program

Jill Kaatz,
CoE Industry Capstone,
Program Director

206-221-7955
jmd4@uw.edu

Sharon Dana

Industry capstone program

Dorian Varga,
CoE Industry Capstone Program, Associate Director

206-685-5193
dvarga@uw.edu

Liz Young

Industry capstone program

Jenelle DeLucrezia,
CoE Industry Capstone Program Assistant

jdeluc@uw.edu