191028-N-PO203-0229 HONOLULU, Hawaii (Oct. 28, 2019)

191028-N-PO203-0229 HONOLULU, Hawaii (Oct. 28, 2019) Dr. Velma Kamcoka, vice chancellor of research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, talks with Anthony C. Smith, left, director of the Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program, and his team during a visit to discuss current DoN-funded material science research. The DoN HBCU/MI program expands opportunities for universities to successfully compete for grants and contracts for basic and applied research. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams)