CMRR also serves as a catalyst for joint investigations amongst its industrial sponsors, government agencies, and the university. The Center is housed in a 26,700 square foot building on the campus of the University of California, San Diego . The modular, three-story research facility includes laboratories, academic and administrative offices and support areas. It includes a 100-seat lecture hall, a conference room and a library . Key personal include five faculty from the Departments of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering , and Physics .
Additional faculty is drawn from UCSD and other academic institutions.
There are over thirty graduate students in residence, a number of postdoctoral students, several senior research associates, a technician, a librarian, and a small administrative and clerical staff. The industrial Sponsors provide advice and direction through an Advisory Council, which meets twice yearly at the Research Reviews. The faculty has developed their diverse research groups and has obtained funding from federal, state, and industrial sponsors.