The Membrane Science, Engineering and Technology Center, a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, conducts basic research and related development on innovative materials and processes that facilitate the use of membrane technology. The center also provides timely and effective technology transfers between the center’s researchers and its sponsors, including both industry sponsors and U.S. government laboratories. With the research preformed primarily  by graduate students, the center promotes education in membrane science and technology. The research topics are decided by corporate members of the Industrial Advisory Board. This Center is located at three university research sites: NJIT, the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. NJIT faculty members from the following departments are active in this center: chemical, biological and pharmaceutical engineering; chemistry and environmental science; civil and environmental engineering; biomedical engineering; and electrical and computer engineering.