CDR Industry Affiliates Program

Membership Options

There are two options for research cooperation as part of the CDR Industry Affiliate Program, in conformance with Stanford University Policies.

1. Visiting Research Fellows: The affiliate places a corporate staff researcher at CDR with office and lab space near the center of the campus. The fellow shares access to the laboratories of one or more CDR Principal Faculty. The arrangement is typically based on the definition of a project of mutual interest. Fellows receive an immersive experience within one of Stanford's premier innovation incubators. The Annual Fee is $85,000.
   
   
2. Joint Project Experiences:Research and Development projects of mutual interest give companies access to CDR's global, multicultural, multidisciplinary research environment through participation in new and on-going research. Projects typically involve a combination of engineering design synthesis, design tool development and design thinking studies. Affiliates are invited to attend an annual workshop where current and future projects are reported and discussed. The Annual Fee is $85,000.
   
   The labs associated with this program include:
   
   Design Informatics Lab
   (Professor Leifer)
   
   Haptics and Dextrous Manipulation Lab
   (Professor Cutkosky)
   
   Dynamic Design Lab
   (Professor Gerdes)
   
   Engineering Education Lab
   (Professor Sheppard)
   
   
   

Schools and Departments associated with the program include but are not limited to the:

• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Design Group with Mechanical Engineering
• Hasso Plattner Design Thinking Research Program
• Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (d.school)
• Stanford Computer Science Department

If you have questions regarding affiliation opportunities at the Center for Design Research, please contact: