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Undersea Warriors, Undersea Medicine: The Future Force

A video, released May 15, highlights how Office of Naval Research (ONR) scientists are working with medical experts to protect America’s undersea warriors.
May 15, 2012

Got a Pirate Problem? There's Even an App for That

The Office of Naval Research's International Collaborative Development for Enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness was one of 14 projects selected by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to receive $1 million awards beginning this fall through the...
May 14, 2012

ONR Awarding Scholarship Money to Top Students at Science Competition

Top students in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) competition will be awarded scholarship prizes from the Office of Naval Research.
May 10, 2012

New ONR Program Aims to Develop Solid-State Laser Weapons for Ships

The Office of Naval Research will host an industry day May 16 to provide the research and development community information about the Solid-State Laser Technology Maturation Program.
May 08, 2012

ONR Researcher Tapped for Role in National Materials Genome Initiative

The Office of Naval Research's Dr. Julie Christodoulou, division director of naval materials in the Sea Warfare and Weapons department, became one of three co-deputy chairs of the National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee for the Materials Genome Initiative.
May 08, 2012

Get Your Rotor Runnin': ONR-sponsored Flexrotor Program Takes off for Next Phase

The Office of Naval Research is awarding a phase II contract to Aerovel Corp. to develop flight controls for the Flexrotor vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
April 30, 2012

Nation's Future STEM Professionals Gather at D.C. Event

ONR will engage with students, families and teachers at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C.
April 26, 2012

Titanic Discoverer Embarks on ONR Mission to Boost STEM Education

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.
April 18, 2012

ONR Demonstrates Technology Tools, Scientific Outreach at Sea-Air-Space Show

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.
April 13, 2012

Students' Underwater Robots Face off in National Competition

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).
April 13, 2012