UW News
Gary Harkins
April 15, 2013
Preparing to install the world’s largest underwater observatory
![Applied Physics Laboratory engineer Mike Harrington leads development of the science junction boxes for the underwater laboratory..](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/04/04195858/ooi-tile-150x150.jpg)
Engineers at the UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory are under pressure to build and test parts for installation this summer in the world’s largest deep-ocean observatory off the Washington and Oregon coasts.