UW

As a leading research university, the University of Washington possesses exceptional resources and strengths across many disciplines related to ocean science and education: marine research and education programs within the School of Oceanography; the 274-foot Global Class Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson; expert ocean engineers in the Applied Physics Laboratory; the College of Engineering; the College of Education; the College of the Environment; and centers in cutting-edge research ranging from nanotechnology to high-frequency ultrasound, from genome science to robotics.

The UW also possesses exceptional telecommunications networking assets that include a 25-year track record of advanced computing and communications that support nearly all forms of data, voice, video, and broadcast networks on campus, and at metropolitan, regional, national, and international scales.