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The Institute’s Industry Partners Program is a formalized program through which companies, energy-related nonprofits and government agencies, may choose to engage with the Institute and its research groups. Companies may choose to join the program at any one of the following partnership levels. Special partnership arrangements are available to energy-related nonprofits and government agencies:
| Benefit | Partner | Gold Partner | Platinum Partner |
| Invitations to research reviews, recruiting sessions and other periodic events | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Recognition at appropriate level in institute materials and on website | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Joint research opportunities | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Upgradability to higher level of partnership | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Personalized campus visits with faculty to explore research | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Regular reports of research results and available intellectual property | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Facilitate agreements for selected intellectual property | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Personalized on-campus recruiting | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Opportunity to try out new equipment, software and ideas in IEE labs | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Negotiate long-term use of on-campus offices* | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Special invitation-only events or sessions | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Facilitated access to view newly available results and intellectual property | ♦ | ||
| On-campus shared visiting offices for short term use* | ♦ | ||
| Seat on Institute's Global Advisory Board | ♦ |
*subject to availability