PEER is dedicated to bridging the gap between academic research and technology commercialization. As such, PEER?s missions include: keep abreast with most recent breakthrough and advancement in related disciplines; understand societal and market needs with respect to a wide range of issues in energy and environment; interact and collaborate closely with stakeholders in addition to academia and industry (governmental agencies, venture capitals, private equities, etc.) to facilitate the incubation of technologies with commercialization potentials.