News Releases

Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard has received a grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to employ his tele-presence technology comprising advanced robotics and high-bandwidth ship-to-shore communications in support of ocean exploration and STEM education.

Representatives from the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Research Laboratory and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory will talk about research efforts and ongoing projects at the Sea Air Space Exposition in National Harbor, Md.

The 2012 National SeaPerch Challenge brings top teams from middle and high school together to compete with the underwater robots they’ve built as part of a curriculum designed to boost their skills and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

ONR is awarding grants and contracts to six academic institutions and two commercial companies to develop noise-reduction technologies, as well as measurement and prediction tools and noise source models to dampen the noisy jet plumes that emanate from naval aircraft.

Scientists based in the nation’s capital are stepping into the desert and rainforest to run experiments on autonomous systems without having to set foot outside the Navy’s new robotics laboratory, officials said April 2.

The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research opens its doors to reporters for a first look inside the Department of the Navy’s dedicated space for robotics innovation to support research in autonomous systems.

ONR is joining the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explore noise controls at the nation's hydroelectric power plants.

The Association for Computing Machinery named ONR-sponsored scientist Dr. Judea Pearl as its 2011 A.M. Turing Award winner -- the highest award in the field.

Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder will speak on the March 22 panel at the 2012 Pacific Operational Science and Technology Conference in Honolulu.

On Feb. 28, Navy officials announced the firing of the Navy's first industry-built electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher.