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Cooling Technologies Research Center
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Institutional Support

As a strong demonstration of its commitment to fostering the Center’s activities, Purdue University waives all overhead charges (55%) on the member contributions as cost-sharing, due to the pre-competitive nature of the research. Membership fees are used solely for Center research activities.


A large number of laboratories are available for use in the conduct of CTRC research, related to the faculty participation in projects. A list is available on the Center facilities page. All general-purpose departmental laboratories are available as well.

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