Affiliates Opportunities
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.
- 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.
- 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)
- 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.
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:
Denise Curti (curti at cdr.stanford.edu)
Lead Administrator
Center for Design Research
Bldg 02-560, 424 Panama Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-2232
Phone: (650) 723-9233
Fax: (650) 725-8475
CDR Academic Affiliates Program
Options for members of other universities to spend time at the Center for Design Research.
There are two classifications for visitors from other academic institutions. The two options are described below. In both cases, the visitor is given office space in CDR near the center of the campus and open access to the laboratory of a CDR Principal Investigator with whom a joint-research program has been defined. This is an immersive experience within one of Stanford's premier innovation labs. Depending on the classification, the fee is either $4,500 per quarter or $1,500 per month.
- Visiting Scholar: This option is for faculty or senior research staff from other universities who are recognized as "experts in their field" and typically hold a Ph.D. The fee for these visitors is $1,500 per month.
- Visiting Researchers This option is for students (typically Ph.D. candidates) and junior research staff from other universities. The fee for these visitors is $4,500 per quarter and it cannot be prorated due to university restrictions.
The labs included in this program include:
Design Thinking Research Lab
(Professor Leifer)
Haptics and Dextrous Manipulation Lab
(Professor Cutkosky)
Dynamic Design Lab
(Professor Gerdes)
Engineering Education Lab
(Professor Sheppard)
CDR affiliates can, at any time, make arrangements for a special collaboration project or other special event that takes us beyond the framework of our basic CDR Affiliateship options.
If you have specific questions regarding visiting opportunities at the Center for Design Research, please contact:
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