United Technologies Research Center

United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), the corporate research center for United Technologies Corporation, is headquartered in East Hartford, CT. UTRC plays a key role as the corporation's innovation engine, focusing on advanced technologies. The center employs approximately 600 research scientists, engineers, and support staff (85% of technical staff have advanced degrees). UTRC performs basic, applied and exploratory research in a broad spectrum of technologies including chemical sciences, fluid mechanics, electronics materials and structures, information technology, and systems technology. The center has component and system level modeling tools, material development laboratories, fabrication and characterization laboratories, and combustion test facilities for component and prototype system testing.