The Collaboration Core is an administrative unit in the UW College of Engineering established to support interdisciplinary institutes, centers, and facilities. Our flexible structure enables us to respond to new opportunities and needs, while providing exceptional support to multiple research units.
The Collaboration Core supports the following units:
| Units | Leadership |
|---|---|
| Advanced Composites Center | Director: Marco Salviato, Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| AI Center for Dynamics and Control | Director: Steve Brunton, Mechanical Engineering |
| Boeing Advanced Research Collaboration | Director: Xu Chen, Mechanical Engineering |
| Clean Energy Institute | Director: Daniel Schwartz, Chemical
Chief Scientist: David Ginger, Chemistry Engineering |
| Cross-Pacific AI Initiative | Director: Jenq-Neng Hwang, Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| FAA Center of Excellence – Advance Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures | Director: Marco Salviato, Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems | Director: Karl Bohringer, Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Molecular Analysis Facility | Director: Lara Gamble, Bioengineering |
| Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute | Director: Suzie Pun, Bioengineering Director of Education (MolES PhD Program): Cole DeForest, Chemical Engineering |
| UPWARDS for the Future | PI: Mo Li, Electrical & Computer Engineering Co-PI: David Bergsman, Chemical Engineering |
| Quantum Technologies Training and Testbed | Director: Max Parsons, Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| QuantumX | Director: Kai-Mei Fu, Physics |
| Research Training Testbeds | Lab Manager: Michael De Siena |
| Safeguarding the Entire Community in the U.S. Research Ecosystem | Director: Beth Kolko, Human Centered Design & Engineering |
| UW + Amazon Science Hub | Director: Karen Leung, Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| Washington Clean Energy Testbeds | Technical Director: Devin MacKenzie, Materials Science & Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Managing Director: Michael Pomfret |
| Washington Nanofabrication Facility | Acting Director: Darick Baker |