Applied Research Laboratory of the University of Hawai'i



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What is ARL at UH?
The Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawai'i will serve as a research center of excellence for critical Navy and national defense science, technology and engineering with a focus in naval missions and related areas. As a designated Navy-sponsored research laboratory administered by the University of Hawai'i System, ARL at UH may conduct research for the Navy, the Department of Defense and other Government agencies.

Generally speaking, the Navy-sponsored laboratory represents a sole-source mechanism that ARL researchers can use to fund their research within the core compentencies identified by the University. The expertise and competency of the university to perform such research has been predetermined with the initial technical proposal. As such, our ARL researchers will not have to write specific proposals for funding. Instead, they will respond to research requests from the Navy or any other Department of Defense sponsor, which are called "task orders." ARL Researchers will have the choice to respond to any/all task orders at their discretion. In addition, this designation doesn't preclude ARL researchers from pursuing other existing funding mechanisms (e.g., NIH, NSF, NOAA, private foundations, etc.).

Other navy-sponsored research laboratories include:

ARL Core Capabilities

The following core capabilities of the University of Hawai'i have been identified by the Navy as essential to its needs and essential to the support of numerous specific programs managed by different technical sponsor organizations under the proposed University of Hawai'i Applied Research Laboratory:

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Questions?

For all media inquiries, please contact the University of Hawai‘i Office of External Affairs and University Relations at (808) 956-8109, or go to http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eaur/ for more information.