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.

Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the West Coast and is one of the preeminent research universities in the world.

The Regional Scale Nodes component within the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative is led by the University of Washington.