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ONR Funds Scientists in International Climate Research and Mapping Project

An international team of researchers co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is studying Indian Ocean meteorological and oceanographic processes for clues to predicting worldwide weather patterns, ONR announced Oct. 13.

January 01, 2011

Department of the Navy Updates Its Science and Technology Priorities

The Office of Naval Research announced updates to the 2011 Navy Science and Technology Strategic Plan on Nov. 16.

January 01, 2011

ONR-Funded Young Investigators Featured in Popular Science Magazine's 'Brilliant 10' List

Popular Science magazine has selected two ONR-funded scientists to its annual “Brilliant 10” listing in a print edition available Sept. 29

January 01, 2011

ONR Goes Back to School to Open New Pathways Into Science Education

Enlisting the aid of experts from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a Maryland-based nonprofit rolled out a series of educational science competitions for area middle and high school students on Sept. 17.

January 01, 2011

ONR Celebrates 65 Years of Pioneering Science and Technology

The Office of Naval Research marked its 65th anniversary with a commemorative timeline storyboard Aug. 1, 2011.

January 01, 2011

ONR-funded Researchers Among Popular Science Magazine's 'Brilliant 10'

Dubbed the "Brilliant 10" by Popular Science, two researchers on the magazine's recently released 2010 list of top young scientists have received funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

December 21, 2010

Navy Sets New World Record With Latest Electromagnetic Railgun Demo

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) achieved a milestone Dec. 10 when it successfully conducted a world-record 33 megajoule shot of the Electromagnetic Railgun at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

December 10, 2010

ONR's Record-Setting Test to Showcase Railgun's Military Relevance

Senior Navy leaders will be on hand Dec. 10 at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), a tenant command to Naval Support Facility (NSF), Dahlgren, Va., for a record-setting test of the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) experimental Electromagnetic Railgun, the service's effort to...

December 07, 2010

Eight ONR-funded Scientists Among Those Recognized by U.S. President

Of the 85 up-and-coming scientists and engineers receiving the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Science & Engineering, eight helped to validate the Office of Naval Research's history of investing in innovators.

December 01, 2010

Exponaval Provides ONR Opportunity to Further Global Partnerships

Officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will showcase science and technology efforts ranging from energy and power to corrosion research Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 at the seventh annual Exponaval 2010 in Valparaiso, Chile.

November 30, 2010