MATE - Marine Advanced Technology Education

MATE Center Mission

MATE’s mission is to use marine technology to inspire and challenge students to learn and creatively apply science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to solving real-world problems in a way that strengthens critical thinking, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and innovation. A hallmark of all MATE’s programs, products, and services is that they are aligned with ocean workforce research and trends.

The Center has five major, synergistic goals to accomplish this mission:

Goal 1: Expand and strengthen academic and industry partnerships and align academic programs with workforce needs.
Goal 2: Research ocean workforce trends, disseminate innovative educational products based on those trends, and encourage the integration of entrepreneurial practices into program activities.
Goal 3: Provide opportunities for students and faculty to collaborate with industry and working professionals.
Goal 4: Provide professional development for college and secondary school faculty.
Goal 5: Maintain an information clearinghouse.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DRL/ITEST 1312333 and DUE/ATE 1104310. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.