Applied Research Laboratory
University of Hawai‘i
Protecting Those Who Protect Us
Conducting Research in all Hawaiian Environments
Imagining & developing agile, innovative, cost-effective solutions to problems impacting our stakeholders, our community, & our planet.
ABOUT US
Established in 2008, the Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawai‘i (ARL at UH) is the fifth of five Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Centers. The ARL at UH serves as a center of excellence for critical Navy and national defense needs, conducting research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) to address challenging and emerging problems. ARL at UH efforts focus on Ocean Environmental Effects; Astronomical Research; Advanced Electro-Optical Systems, Detectors, Arrays and Instrumentation; Environmental Sensor Research and Remote Sensing; New Renewable Energy; and Mission-Related and Public-Services-Oriented Research and Development. On May 13, 2019, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to the ARL at UH to continue its support of critical Navy and Department of Defense requirements.
The NAVSEA contract is a sole-source mechanism that allows the Navy and other federal agencies to fund research at the University of Hawai‘i and the ARL at UH that falls within the ARL’s core competency areas.
WE ARE HIRING
Join the team at ARL at University of Hawai’i. View our open positions in the The Research Corporation of University of Hawai’i (RCUH) career portal. Filter by project name “Applied Research Laboratory”.
POST FX 2025
We invite technology developers to submit their capabilities for demonstration as part of the annual Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Field Experimentation event.
Recent News
Scientists plan to grow $25 million reef in Hawaii
MAUI, HAWAI’I (Maui News) – Scientist Ben Jones plans to grow dozens of species of coral in a project designed to build an engineered coral reef ecosystem in Kailua Bay […]
MAUI, HAWAI’I (Maui News) – Scientist Ben Jones plans to grow dozens of species of coral in a project designed to build an engineered coral reef ecosystem in Kailua Bay […]
Darpa Thinks Walls of Oysters Could Protect Shores Against Hurricanes
SAN FRANCISCO (Wired) – The US defense research agency is funding three universities to engineer reef structures that will be colonized by corals and bivalves and absorb the power of […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Wired) – The US defense research agency is funding three universities to engineer reef structures that will be colonized by corals and bivalves and absorb the power of […]
Concrete reefs to be deployed off Oʻahu to slow wave energy, promote coral growth
Ben Jones from ARL at UH was featured on The Conversation on Hawaii Public Radio discussing our Rapid Resilient Reefs for Coastal Defense (R3D) project.
Ben Jones from ARL at UH was featured on The Conversation on Hawaii Public Radio discussing our Rapid Resilient Reefs for Coastal Defense (R3D) project.