HONOLULU
The Navy and the University of Hawaii have agreed to terms on establishing a Navy research center on campus.
The university affiliated research center, or UARC, would draw on the school’s expertise in astronomy, oceanography, lasers, and other areas. If approved by the university’s Board of Regents, the center would be the nation’s fifth and expected to bring in tens of millions in research funding.
The Board of Regents is expected to consider the contract at a meeting in Hilo Sept. 27-28. The board must approve the deal before it can go forward.
The laboratory would be funded for three years, with an option for renewal for an additional two years.
The four Navy-backed research centers in the United States are located at Pennsylvania State University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington and Johns Hopkins University.
University of Hawaii was recommended as the fifth center in July 2004.