Industry Partnerships
Engineering Solutions Through Collaboration
Bring challenges. Build solutions.
WAVE connects industry, government, entrepreneurs and community partners with UWF's engineering expertise to address real-world maritime challenges, advance technology development and create new opportunities across Northwest Florida's maritime ecosystem.
Partner with WAVE
Explore collaborative research and technology development with UWF faculty and researchers. Partnerships can help investigate new technologies, test ideas and advance solutions to real-world maritime challenges.
Connect with UWF engineering expertise to explore vessel design, advanced manufacturing, materials, prototyping and other technical challenges.
Help shape the next generation of maritime engineers through student projects, internships, experiential learning, professional training and other opportunities aligned with industry needs.
Explore opportunities to develop emerging maritime technologies, move ideas toward application and support innovation across the region's growing blue economy.
From Challenge to Application
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Identify
Bring a technical challenge, research question, workforce need or emerging idea to WAVE.
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Connect
WAVE connects you with relevant UWF faculty, researchers, students and capabilities.
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Develop
Collaborate on research, design, prototyping, testing, training or other opportunities.
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Apply
Move ideas toward real-world application while creating value for your organization and the broader maritime community.
Have an Engineering Challenge? Let's Talk.
Whether you have a technical problem, an emerging technology or a workforce need, WAVE welcomes the opportunity to explore how we can work together.
Our goal is to develop collaborations that create value for individual partners advancing research, developing talent and strengthening Northwest Florida's maritime ecosystem.