Become a Sponsor

What are the benefits of the MAST Center?

Becoming a member of the MAST Center will provide you with:

  • Access to unique facilities and faculty expertise at 4 leading research universities

  • Access to highly trained graduate students and postdoctoral researchers

  • Reduced R & D costs

  • The ability to participate in all MAST Center projects, including data from past projects

  • The opportunity to provide feedback and guide projects during monthly project update meetings and twice-yearly IAB meetings

  • Networking opportunities with other IAB representatives, faculty, and graduate students

  • The ability to hire graduate students trained in research fields of specific interest to your company

The value proposition for each sponsor is unique given the diverse mix of benefits associated with MAST Center membership. Center leadership continually works with our sponsors to ensure we maximize the return on investment for each sponsor. Reach out to us to learn more about how our Center can work for you!

Interested in becoming a Member?

  1. Contact our directors for a personal visit to your company, or to any MAST center sites

  2. ​​Sign a confidential disclosure agreement (CDA) prior to attending a MAST center meeting

  3. ​Attend a MAST Center semi-annual meeting to see first-hand the operations of the center

  4. Review our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and our Bylaws

  5. Sign a Membership Agreement to become a member

 

Why attend our semi-annual meeting?

Attending one of our meetings will give you the opportunity to see our Center “in action.” Many of our current and past sponsors have found that the opportunity to speak with the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) members, faculty, and students provided an increased appreciation of the real value of Center membership and was pivotal in facilitating their organization’s decision to become a sponsor.

“The value that the MAST membership provides for DTRA is leveraged funding on research in membrane science and engineering with industry and other government agencies.”

— Tracee Whitfield, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)