
Facility
Westside Research Park offers state-of-the-art laboratories, advanced instrumentation, and collaborative spaces that enable interdisciplinary research and innovation across UC Santa Cruz.

WRP features advanced facilities designed for cutting-edge research, including:
- Specialized laboratories equipped for materials science, energy research, and quantum device fabrication—supporting innovations that shape sustainable and scalable technologies.
- Robotics and flying arenas that enable experimentation in autonomous systems, navigation, sensing, and human–robot interaction.
- Media production and visualization spaces that foster creative and technical storytelling across research disciplines.
- Computational and data resources that drive breakthroughs in modeling, analytics, and artificial intelligence.
- Clinical and biosciences facilities that support research from patient sample analysis to molecular and genomic discovery.
- Shared instrumentation and fabrication spaces that make it possible to characterize, prototype, and refine nanoscale and engineered materials.
…and much more. Together, our facilities create an environment that fuels discovery and connects expertise across fields.
Our location
Westside Research Park is not open to the public.
We are located at:
2300 Delaware Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Westside Connector Shuttle
In order to better serve our westside campuses, TAPS has added shuttle service to and from the Westside Research Park/Coastal Science Campus and the residential campus to supplement METRO Route 20.
Parking
UC Santa Cruz parking permits are required to park at the Westside Research Park (WRP) Lot 301 on weekdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, except on University holidays.
Visit TAPS for WRP permit information.
Current UC Santa Cruz staff and faculty:
Visit facility resources for information regarding facilities issues, work order requests, shipping and receiving, mailstop, custodial, and sustainability services.
WRP facility contacts:
Peter Minogue
- Title
- Director of Laboratories & Facilities
- Department
- Baskin School of Engineering
- Campus Email
Marcus T Thayer
- Title
- Westside Research Park Facilities Manager
- Department
- Baskin School of Engineering
- Campus Email
William Michael Foster
- Title
- WRP Facilities Assistant
- Department
- Baskin School of Engineering
- Campus Email