TEWKSBURY, Mass., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's Integrated
Defense Systems has partnered with the University of Massachusetts, in
Amherst, and other industry partners in the awarding of a National Science
Foundation grant for the creation of a new Engineering Research Center (ERC)
for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA). The grant for
approximately $40 million is a first for the UMASS ERC and continues the long
history of collaboration between Raytheon and UMASS-Amherst.
"Support of academic excellence, particularly in math and science, are
tenets of Raytheon's cultural and community goals," said Mark Russell, vice
president of Engineering at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "As a UMASS-
Amherst engineering graduate of the Raytheon Advance Study Microwave Program,
I am extremely proud of the expertise and dedication found at the university
and look forward to strengthening Raytheon's commitments both in Amherst and
with the Massachusetts school system."
CASA's goal is to focus on revolutionary sensing technology that will
enable earlier and more accurate forecasts of severe weather emergencies.
Utilizing the radar design and technology expertise of this team, an
intelligent network of mobile, low-power, low-cost sensors that will provide
collaborative sensing of atmospheric conditions on the earth's surface. This
new network of sensors is expected to increase the warning time for tornadoes,
flash floods and other severe weather disturbances.
UMASS-Amherst will lead the multidisciplinary team that includes the
University of Oklahoma; Colorado State University; and the University of
Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. Along with Raytheon, CASA's industry partners include
IBM, M/A-COM, Vaisala, Vieux and Associates, Telephonics, and The Weather
Channel. Government partners include NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory,
the National Weather Service and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
This teaming continues a long history of partnering between Raytheon and
the University of Massachusetts system, which includes an engineering program
in Microwave Engineering that has provided a challenging and intensive
graduate level program since 1980 at the University's Amherst campus. This
program offers highly motivated, academically qualified Raytheon engineers the
opportunity to expand their knowledge of microwave technology solid-state
electronics and earn a Master of Science degree in the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering. The program has grown over the years to
include systems engineering, computer engineering and communication systems
disciplines.
Based in Tewksbury, Mass., Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader
in mission systems integration. With a strong international and domestic
Customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Armed
Forces, Integrated Defense Systems provides integrated air and missile defense
and naval and maritime warfighting solutions.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2002 sales of $16.8 billion, is an
industry leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, space,
information technology, technical services, and business and special mission
aircraft. With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon employs more than
76,000 people worldwide.
Contact
Steve Brecken
978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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