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.

Student operating drone in Steve McGuire lab at WRP

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.

Westside Research Park is not open to the public.

We are located at:

2300 Delaware Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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.

Visit TAPS for detailed information.

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.

Visit facility resources for information regarding facilities issues, work order requests, shipping and receiving, mailstop, custodial, and sustainability services.

Peter Minogue

  • Title
    • Director of Laboratories & Facilities
  • Department
    • Baskin School of Engineering
  • Campus Email
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Marcus T Thayer

  • Title
    • Westside Research Park Facilities Manager
  • Department
    • Baskin School of Engineering
  • Campus Email
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William Michael Foster

  • Title
    • WRP Facilities Assistant
  • Department
    • Baskin School of Engineering
  • Campus Email
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Last modified: Nov 21, 2025