United Technologies Research Center is a division of United Technologies Corporation, a worldwide technology company with a long history of pioneering advancements in aerospace, aviation, helicopter design, climate control, elevator design and hydrogen fuel cells. Through modeling, analysis, simulation and optimization, combined with fundamental experiments and prototype demonstrations, the staff of UTRC helps make the future a reality. The research center is comprised of departments and program offices. Each program office partners with one of UTCs companies. The systems department enables advancements in products, services, operations and logistics at the systems level through a focus on total integrated solutions. Opportunities are identified and realized through systems engineering. The components department is dedicated to enabling advancements in high-performance devices through an understanding of the physical fundamentals that are critical to creating designs and understanding performance in diverse environments. United Technologies Research Center is headquartered in East Hartford, Conn.