Become a Member
For full membership agreement, contact bpec-exec@lists.berkeley.edu.
Member Benefits
- Shared Intellectual Property (IP) rights to all BPEC inventions
- Representation on Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)
- Opportunity to direct funding to specific projects
- Opportunity to partner with BPEC researchers on federally funded research projects
- Attendance at annual research review meetings at UC Berkeley campus
- Early access to inventions and pre-publications
- Opportunity to send Visiting Industrial Fellow to BPEC
- Access to students and faculty for research discussions and visits
- Resume book for all BPEC graduate and undergraduate students
- Access to regular BPEC research presentations and webinars
- Educational tutorials on topics of interest to industry
Sponsor Contributions
The funds contributed by BPEC sponsors are used to provide:
- Graduate Student Research (GSR) Assistantship and tuition support for BPEC students
- Undergraduate student research scholarships
- Power/energy educational course support
- Laboratory equipment and supplies
- Funds for BPEC administrative staff, annual review meeting, conference attendance, and general expenses to support and promote the program.
Membership Opportunities | Membership Fees |
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Regular Member | $60,000 annually |
Collaborative Member | $160,000 annually |
Additional CM projects | $100,000 annually |