Virginia's Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Barry DuVal, and the Center for Innovative Technology recently announced the presentation of a $2 million grant to four local universities collaborating in the new Applied Research Center (ARC) adjacent to the J efferson Lab campus.

The announcement, made August 11, awarded Christopher Newport University, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University and the College of William and Mary with the 5 year, $2-3 million award.

The award will be used to help the universities form the Center for Plasma and Photon Processing at the ARC. The new center will conduct research using lasers and plasmas and their interactions with materials, structures and devices.

The award also assists the universities in creating a gateway for small, medium and large businesses to access expensive equipment at the ARC and Jefferson Lab, and will facilitate access to the expertise of university researchers and Jefferson Lab scient ists.

The new center also hopes to assist in the development of new applications of technologies, and share in the spin-off potential of new technologies developed at the ARC.

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