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Establishment of Millimeter Array Consortium

(24) I n November 1986, the Board of Trustees approved an agreement between the University of Illinois and the University of California to establish a six-antenna millimeter-wave interferometer at the University of California's facility near Hat Creek, California, and a Laboratory for Astronomical Imaging at the Urbana campus. The agreement was contingent upon approval of a National Science Foundation grant for $2.5 million. The foundation now has determined that in spite of excellent scientific reviews, there are insufficient funds for the project. However, the University of Maryland has expressed an interest in participating and has tentatively agreed to provide $1.2 million toward the expansion of the interferometer and $600,000 to establish a Laboratory for Remote Observing at the University of Maryland at College Park. The University of California is willing to provide a $600,000 contribution in addition to the present facility. The University of Illinois now would contribute $1.2 million toward the expansion of the interferometer and $600,000 toward the cost of the Laboratory for Astronomical Imaging at Urbana. The Illinois contribution would be provided in equal increments over three fiscal years. It is now proposed that the three institutions contract to establish the Berkeley-Ulinois-Maryland Millimeter Array Consortium; construct and operate an astronomical instrument, the H a t Creek Millimeter-Wave Array, at Hat Creek, California; a supercomputer-based data reduction and image processing facility at the University of Illinois Urbana campus; and an image processing facility at the University of Maryland. Subject to approval of these arrangements by the other universities, it is requested that the comptroller and the secretary of the board be authorized to execute an agreement establishing the consortium and committing the University of Illinois to contribute $1,800,000 for this project in equal increments over three fiscal years, starting with Fiscal Year 1988. Funds for the initial payment of $600,000 and for the subsequent two years will be included in the Urbana operating budget authorization request from institutional funds. T h e chancellor at Urbana has recommended approval of this agreement as described. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval.

O n motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Evenson, Mr. Wylie; no, none.) Acceptance of Conveyance, Chicago Technology Park Research Center

(25) On December 31, 1986, the Medical Center Commission conveyed to the University real property comprised in part of a tract of land of 1.4- acres in Chicago. The Capital Development Board constructed on the site, for the use of the University, a three-story, 57,000 square foot laboratory and other facilities known as the Chicago Technology Park Research Center. It is located at 2201 West Campbell Park Drive. T h e land and improvements have been leased to the Chicago Technology Park ( C T P ) which assumes all management and operational responsibility and subleases space to emerging companies in the biotechnology industries. 1

1 The lease between the University and CTP was approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees on March 16, 1987, and ratified by the board on April 9, 1987.