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Office of Naval Research Honors Efforts of Young Scientists at Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Arlington, Va.—The Office of Naval Research and the Orlando science and technology community hosted the 46th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), which took place in Orlando, Florida, on April 30-May 4. Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay III presented this...
May 13, 2008

Office of Naval Research Honors Efforts of Young Scientists at Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

The Office of Naval Research and the Orlando science and technology community hosted the 46th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), which took place in Orlando, Florida, on April 30-May 4.
May 13, 2008

Office of Naval Research Science and Technology to Be on Display at New York City Fleet Week 2008

Please join the Office of Naval Research on board the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and at our display at the pier at Staten Island to learn about some of the exciting technologies being developed for today’s Navy and Marine Corps
May 12, 2008

Office of Naval Research to Showcase Next-Generation Marine Vehicle Technology Demonstrator at New York Fleet Week

The Office of Naval Research will be showcasing a variety of revolutionary technologies destined for today’s and tomorrow’s Sailors and Marines at this year’s Fleet Week in New York, from May 21-26.
May 12, 2008

ONR and NRL Researchers to Receive Prestigious Navy Top Scientist and Engineer of the Year Award for 2007

Fourteen individuals and groups of scientists and engineers from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have been selected by Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (Acting) John Thakrah to receive Department of the Navy Top...
May 09, 2008

ONR's Schmorrow Is First Naval Officer to Receive Prestigious Navy Top Scientist and Engineer of the Year Award

Navy Cdr. Dylan Schmorrow of the Office of Naval Research has been selected by Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (Acting) John Thakrah to receive one of 34 Department of the Navy Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Awards for 2007, which will be...
May 09, 2008

Office of Naval Research to Co-Sponsor Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Demonstration

A major exercise and demonstration of unmanned autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) will take place in Narragansett Bay from May 12-23, 2008 during AUVfest 2008
April 28, 2008

ManTech Program Is Helping to Reduce Per-Unit Cost of Virginia-Class Subs

The Navy’s ManTech office, managed by the Office of Naval Research, is continuing to support the Virginia Class Program Office in its efforts to reach its cost reduction goals as mandated by the Chief of Naval Operations.
April 11, 2008

DoD to Award $15.7 Million for Science and Engineering Research

The Department of Defense announced today that it plans to award $15.7 million to 24 academic institutions in 18 states to perform research in science and engineering, under the fiscal 2008 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).
March 26, 2008

ONR's Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator Will Test Revolutionary Rimjet Propulsion System

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) returned the Navy´s Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator—or Sea Jet—with a new modified stern to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on March 14, 2008
March 18, 2008