Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation

The Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI), enacted by RCW 28B.155.010, was established in 2012 by the governor and legislature to support the aerospace industry in Washington State by:

Pursuing joint industry-university research in new technologies that are relevant to aerospace firms;

providing aerospace industry-focused research opportunities for engineering and computer science students at the University of Washington, Washington State University, and  Washington's other public four-year institutions of higher education, through assisting the development of internship programs and undergraduate and graduate student research opportunities that give students hands-on experience with aerospace firms;

and in concert with aerospace firms and aerospace industry associations, identifying research needs and opportunities for technology transfer that benefit the State's aerospace industry.