TEWKSBURY, Mass., Aug. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) and the University of
Massachusetts Lowell have announced an agreement to
establish a joint research facility focused on the advancement of
innovative technologies in a collaborative, state-of-the-art
institute. Raytheon is committing $3
million with options to $5
million throughout the next 10 years for establishment of
this research facility.
The Raytheon-UMass Lowell Research Institute (RURI) will feature
state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms that will serve as a
launchpad for collaboration and learning among UMass Lowell faculty and students and Raytheon
employees to benefit both organizations in the pursuit of federal
research funding. It will also provide UMass
Lowell students with opportunities for research projects and
employment opportunities at Raytheon.
"The creation of the RURI presents a tangible opportunity to
advance the research and the learning of technologies under
development for students and employees alike and will inspire
future engineers and drive innovation," said Dan Crowley, president of Raytheon's Integrated
Defense Systems business.
"We look forward to bringing the expertise of our top-notch
faculty together with researchers from Raytheon. This new
partnership is just one example of how UMass
Lowell is leading the way in collaborating with industry to
power innovation and the economy in Massachusetts and beyond," said UMass Lowell
Chancellor Marty Meehan. "This
institute will also provide our students with the kind of
real-world experience that is one of the hallmarks of a
UMass Lowell education."
"As a co-directed, co-located research environment, the RURI
signifies a unique opportunity for Raytheon's university
partnerships," said Mark E. Russell,
Raytheon vice president of Engineering, Technology and Mission
Assurance. "The RURI will serve as an extension of our current
research capabilities and represents a resource across the Raytheon
enterprise for the study of advanced materials and flexible circuit
technologies, such as printable electronics and
nanotechnology."
Initial research will focus on future technologies for radar and
communication systems and could expand into other areas as needed.
The institute will leverage UMass
Lowell's strengths in printed electronics and nanotechnology
that align with Raytheon's strategic technology needs including
high-frequency printed conformal antennas, carbon-based transistors
and photonic devices.
The RURI will be located in the Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging
Technologies and Innovation Center, an $80
million, 84,000-square-foot research facility on the
UMass Lowell campus that is home to
cutting-edge research in a variety of science and engineering
disciplines. The center – one of nine new buildings opened by the
university since 2009 – was constructed to provide not only
UMass Lowell faculty and students with
the most advanced research facility of its kind north of
Boston, but to also support
collaboration with businesses from startups to world leaders like
Raytheon.
The building's fourth floor will be specially equipped to house
the institute, which will be co-directed by Dr. Christopher McCarroll of Raytheon and UMass
Lowell Prof. Craig Armiento, Ph.D.,
a faculty member in electrical and computer engineering in the
university's Francis College of
Engineering.
About UMass Lowell
UMass Lowell is a national research
university located on a high-energy campus in the heart of a global
community. The university offers its 17,000 students bachelor's,
master's and doctoral degrees in business, engineering, education,
fine arts, health, humanities, liberal arts, sciences and social
sciences. UMass Lowell delivers
high-quality educational programs, vigorous hands-on learning and
personal attention from leading faculty and staff, all of which
prepare graduates to be ready for work, for life and for all the
world offers. www.uml.edu
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of
$24
billion and 63,000 employees worldwide, is a
technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security
and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cyber security and a broad range of mission support
services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
SOURCE Raytheon Company