CPES Member Benefits

Benefits for All Industry Members:

  • Access to the Center's state-of-the-art facilities, faculty and student researchers
  • Password access to CPES website for publications, presentations, and student directory
  • Special discount for CPES-VT short courses
  • Option to send engineers to work with CPES researchers on campus via the Industrial Residence Program – a valuable opportunity to cultivate relationship with CPES researchers through daily interactions and gain direct access to the Center’s facilities and knowledge base

Additional benefits for Associate, Principal and Principal Plus members

  • Invitation to participate in the CPES-VT industry seminar telecon series
  • Representation on the CPES Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to guide the Center's research direction (guaranteed seat for Principal-grade members; representation by special election only for Associate members)

Additional benefits for Principal and Principal Plus members

  • Early and easy access to CPES intellectual properties via automatic CPES IPPF (Intellectual Property Protection Fund)

Additional benefits for Principal Plus members

  • Option to designate a graduate fellowship recipient to work closely with sponsor and conduct research on a mutually agreed topic within the CPES strategic plan.
  • Opportunity to leverage funding with other Principal Plus members to be engaged in focused research at the pre-competitive level in power management via the Power Management Consortium (PMC) 

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