Initially a boomtown for the energy industry, Tulsa has also grown to become a city full of opportunity for researchers as well. Centrally located in the Midwestern United States, Tulsa attracts research organizations from both the West and East coasts to bridge the gap and provide independent research initiatives. Tulsa is home to many world-renown medical research facilities, including Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, and one of the five Cancer Treatment Centers of America locations. Making advances in scientific and technological research, right outside downtown Tulsa sits the Helmerich Research Center (HRC) — home to the OSU School of Materials Science and Engineering. At this center, all manner of electrical and mechanical engineering as well as materials science research takes place. Tulsa is also home to advanced research facilities of the University of Tulsa, University of Oklahoma – Tulsa, Oklahoma State University – Tulsa, Oral Roberts University, and many others. 

Beyond the medical and academic research laboratories is Tulsa’s revolutionary Fab Lab. Associated with the non-profit Hardesty Center for Tulsa, the Fab Lab is an MIT-chartered not-for-profit “makerspace” utilized by individuals, educators, and industry alike. Businesses of all sizes in the fields of aerospace, energy, mechanical engineering, medical equipment, and beyond utilize the 3,700 square foot space, employing the center’s abundant technologies to develop, build, and tweak tomorrow’s systems, products, and equipment. 

In addition to Tulsa’s prestigious research community are the many opportunities available through SENTIR Research Labs. SENTIR researchers are granted a unique opportunity to develop ground breaking solutions in America’s heartland.

Centrally located in the Midwestern United States, Tulsa is a place where the art, flavors, and cultures of the world merge and simmer. With a sustained history as a destination for success in the energy, aerospace, and financial industries, transplants to Tulsa have brought their stories, music, art, food, and way of life with them for over a century. All of these diverse backgrounds blend amiably with Oklahoma’s history and present as a land spotted with the territories of various Native American tribes. The diverse stories and celebrated cultures of all of those who call Tulsa home converge in the form of organizations, educational centers, and a neverending calendar of events happening year-round. 

Tulsa is also known for pleasing stomachs without emptying wallets. If it’s fine dining you’re after, T-Town prides its self with attracting the talents of world-renowned chefs of various backgrounds and disciplines. If you’re a beverage seeker, Tulsa is known not only for its supply of unique destination bars but also acclaimed locally-owned coffee roasteries and shops. If you’re a fan of beer, you may want to hold onto your hat as the once “oil capital of the world” is home to well over a dozen breweries — most of which feature their own taprooms and outdoor beer gardens. 

While you’re enjoying a night out, you’ll want to visit Tulsa’s many music venues to experience the unique “Tulsa sound” — a style inspired by the likes of the late proud Tulsan Leon Russell that has influenced the music of everyone from Eric Clapton to Jack White. Despite having a signature sound, Tulsa is also home to an incredibly diverse array of musical stylings from all over the world. It is one of the few cities of its size where one can hear live music seven nights a week all over town.