CU a finalist for national lab to study sun.

CU a finalist for national lab to study sun.
The Denver Post

Posted: 04/27/2011 01:00:00 AM MDT

The University of Colorado has been named one
of two finalists for the headquarters of the
National Solar Observatory, whose mission is to
advance knowledge of the sun.

The National Solar Observatory is operated under
the auspices of the Association of Universities
for Research in Astronomy under a cooperative
agreement with the National Science Foundation.

CU-Boulder provost Russell Moore said CU is
delighted to be named a finalist to host the NSO,
which would employ up to 70 scientists,
engineers and staff with an estimated annual
payroll of $20 million.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is the
other finalist