Contact: Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353
Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement regarding a researcher at the University of Arkansas receiving an award from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program:
"This is a very competitive program, and the fact that one of our very own from the University of Arkansas was chosen to receive funding shows just how important his research is. Our researchers continue to work at the forefront of technology, and I congratulate Professor Yu and the university on this impressive achievement."
Background
• The Department of Defense Research Equipment Awards were awarded through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) and are administered through a merit competition jointly conducted by the Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The program is meant to encourage work in foundational science and engineering research that's of importance to national defense.
• Professor Shui-Qing Yu of the University of Arkansas received the award from the Department of Defense for his work on "Developing a Material Foundry for Silicon-Germanium-Tin Based Optoelectronics." The award came from the Air Force Officer of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
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