News Releases

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

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).

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.

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...

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.

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.

The Office of Naval Research and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, Va., will hold a media day Dec. 10 to showcase the latest developments in the Electromagnetic Railgun program, including an attempt to establish a new world record.

The naval community must be able to steer investments toward the technologies that provide the greatest promise of benefit to Sailors and Marines, said the Navy's acquisition chief Nov. 10 at the 2010 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Partnership Conference.

Making science and technology a major priority, the White House is looking for ways the naval research community can partner on efforts, such as advanced training for sailors, a top administration official said Nov. 9 at the 2010 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Partnership Conference.

Some of the more pressing challenges facing the science and technology community may never be solved if more isn't done to develop the next generation of researchers, top Navy officials said Nov. 8 at the 2010 Office of Naval Research Partnership Conference.