The Applied Research department houses the Applied Technology Center™ (ATC). The ATC is the professional education and research arm of Milwaukee School of Engineering. It serves as a technology and knowledge transfer catalyst among the academia, business and governmental agencies. The close association between MSOE and the business and industrial community has long been one of its strengths; the ATC serves as a renewable resource in this linkage.

Research

ATC undertakes more than 250 company-sponsored research projects annually through its centers of excellence. Applied Technology Center currently has 8 centers of excellence with state-of-the-art equipment engaging in research activities for the industry:

• Fluid Power Institute™
• Rapid Prototyping Center
• Center for Biomolecular Modeling
• Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power
• Construction Science and Engineering Center
• Photonics and Applied Optics Center
• High Speed Video and Motion Analysis
• Nanoengineering Laboratory

Educational and Professional Development Programs

• Professional Education and Research Development
• Research Experience for Undergraduates

Business and Industrial Partnerships

• Rapid Prototyping Consortium
  Through MSOE's Rapid Prototyping Center, consortium members apply cutting-edge technology to the solution of real-world problems in a non-competitive environment.