Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County. JPL is managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

The Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Global Environmental Science was established in 2008 by a $18 million grant with a mission to address the complex issue of global climate change from a wide range of disciplines. Many of the faculty members associated with the center teach and research in Caltech's Environmental Science and Engineering Department, a multidivisional program of graduate and undergraduate study.

http://www.lindecenter.caltech.edu/

The Materials and Process Simulation Center (MSC) was established in 1990 as part of the Beckman Institute at Caltech to bridge this gap between de novo theory and industrial application. Research projects in the MSC are supported by industry (current sponsors include ChevronTexaco, Aventis Pharma, Berlex Biopharma, Nissan Motor Co., and Intel) and government (current sponsors include DARPA, DOE, ONR, NSF, NIH).

http://www.wag.caltech.edu/

The PEER Institute is a spinned-off institute from Power, Environmental & Research Center (PEER) at California Institute of Technology (Caltech). During the past 9 years, the PEER center has conducted research projects funded by the US government, including 8 Department of Energy (DOE) grants.

http://peeri.org/

The Center is organized around initiatives that seek to translate world class research and expertise into real-world policy solutions. Research Initiatives are typically led by a Luskin Scholar and are supported by teams of faculty and staff from a variety of academic disciplines. The Center supports initiatives by funding original research, scholars, conferences, technical internships and solution-oriented speaker series.

http://www.publicaffairs.ucla.edu/content/luskin-center-innovation

The goal of the USC Energy Institute (EI) is to improve the way we extract, transform, and use conventional and alternative energy, and reduce global reliance on fossil fuels through state of the art research, education, and outreach. The focus of the Energy Institute's research activities is on near to mid-term technology development and deployment.

http://www.usc.edu/research/initiatives/future_fuels/

The PWICE institute is funded by Pratt & Whitney and Korean Air to promote collaborative research in aerospace technology. Our highly interdisciplinary research environment has enabled faculty to respond to emerging needs for research in such diverse areas as robotics, software engineering, sensor networks, vision sciences, automated construction and photonics. The Viterbi School actively encourages technology transfer and commercialization through industrial partnerships.

http://viterbi.usc.edu/academics/globalization/pratt-whitney-institute.htm

USC Stevens Institute for Innovation is a university-wide resource for USC innovators in the office of the Provost. Designed to harness and advance the creative thinking and breakthrough research at USC for societal impact, beyond traditional academic means. The USC Stevens Institute was specifically launched to develop a new model for innovation at a major research university. We collaborate with partners on and off campus to achieve our mission.

http://stevens.usc.edu/

The CNSI was established in 2000 with $100 million from the State of California and an additional $250 million in federal research grants and industry funding. Its mission is to encourage university collaboration with industry and enable the rapid commercialization of discoveries in nanosystems.

http://www.cnsi.ucla.edu/

The mission of the Institute of the Environment is to generate knowledge and provide solutions for regional and global environmental problems and to educate the next generation of professional leadership. Through its local, national, and international programs, the IoE employs innovative, cross-disciplinary approaches to address climate change, water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and sustainability.

http://www.ioe.ucla.edu/