Student-run seminars invite industrial representatives from the Business and Industry Partner program to campuses to discuss their current projects and technology needs with students and faculty. PEER faculty develop World Wide Web graduate course modules relevant to the theme of the Center. An REU program involves undergraduates from PEER schools as well as other schools throughout the United States in PEER research at the core institutions. A Graduate Fellowship provides up to a three-year stipend to attract and retain potential doctoral students from underrepresented groups. For an annual membership fee, the PEER Business and Industry Partnership involves members in PEER research and education programs and provides preferred access to PEER researchers and products.
Researchers share individual research plans and findings with partners having similar interests.
Business and Industry Partners are invited to present recent projects and technological needs at student-organized seminars, where they also have the opportunity to interact with PEER students and faculty. PEER holds frequent meetings to summarize research progress and seek input on the PEER core research program. Selected representatives of the Business and Industry Partnership plus representatives of key government agencies providing funding for PEER are members of an Implementation Advisory Board, which advises PEER on its strategic plan, its research projects, implementation of research results, and new opportunities for funding. PEER works with selected industry and government partners to develop and manage long-term major research programs using leveraged funding. For example, PEER brings together representatives from the utility industry, the California Energy Commission, the California Department of Transportation, and PEER to form the Lifelines Joint Management Committee.