MSU's Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory is providing engineering and scientific support to the team headed by GEO-CENTERS INC. as part of a $44.9 million service contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Bethesda, Md.

Newton, Mass.-based GEO-CENTERS asked the Mississippi State lab to participate because of its significant experience in environmental monitoring and handling of environmental problems, said DIAL industrial programs director Bob Kirkland.

DIAL's scientists and engineers focus their research on specialized measurement and testing procedures.