JPL Technology Affiliates Program

The Technology Affiliates Program was created to assist U.S. corporations to be come more competitive. The University of Southern California (USC) is your intermediary to technology transfer opportunities and technical expertise from one of the foremost research institutes in the United States - the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Company members of the program form a strategic alliance with JPL, which is people-focused - based on one-to-one relationships -and driven by industry needs. JPL responds to the technical needs of member companies by transferring technology, conducting feasibility studies, holding conferences and private seminars and providing technical information exchanges.

These efforts can all be accomplished under a single contract through USC. Each company places funds in a retainer account, which is used for the purposes listed above. Individual tasks are negotiated between the company's technical staff members and JPL. Tasks can begin as soon as management approval is obtained. No lengthy contractual negotiation is required for separate tasks. Your company can arrange for a private, no-cost seminar at JPL to evaluate their ability to help solve your technical problems.

JPL has the following major technologies available to help your company:

• Solid State Electronics
• Detector Systems
• Optics and Opto-electronics
• Image Processing
• Telecommunications
• Computer Hardware
• Information Systems
• Autonomous Systems
• Energy Conversion, Storage and Power
• Chemical Systems and Processing
• Materials
• Control Systems
• Mechanical and Thermal Systems
• Operations Technology
• Integration and Test Engineering
• Systems engineering
• Reliability Engineering

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