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CDR Dylan Schmorrow Receives First Leland S. Kollmorgen Spirit of Innovation Award

Commander Dylan Schmorrow of the U.S. Office of Naval Research became the first recipient of the Leland S. Kollmorgen Spirit of Innovation Award, presented by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) on October 2. The officers of the HFES Augmented Cognition Technical Group selected Schmorrow...
October 19, 2007

2007 Naval Science and Technology Partnership Conference

The National Defense Industrial Association is hosting the 2007 Naval Science and Technology Partnership Conference, with technical assistance from the Office of Naval Research
July 23, 2007

New Naval S&T Strategy to be Detailed at Partnership Conference

The recently approved Naval Science and Technology Strategic Plan and its thirteen science and technology (S&T) focus areas will be among the items discussed at the 8th annual Naval S&T Partnership Conference to be held starting on July 30th in Washington, D. C.
June 26, 2007

“CNR Challenge” Offers $1 Million for Innovative Science & Technology

The Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Admiral William Landay III, USN, has announced the $1 million
June 22, 2007

Unmanned Vehicles Take the Man Out Of the Minefield

As festivals go, AUVFest 2007 was more than a little unusual.
June 21, 2007

ONR and NSWC Sponsor AUV Fest 2007 in Panama City, Florida

AUV Fest 2007 will run from June 4–15 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Panama City, Florida. This event, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and NSWC, aims to introduce fleet sailors to autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs. ONR has sponsored AUV Fests about once every 18...
June 07, 2007

Naval Science and Technology to Be on Display at New York City Fleet Week 2007

What: Speak with developers of the latest Navy/Marine Corps technologies and see live demonstrations. Take a virtual tour of a battle zone and learn to weld pipes in a virtual shipyard using ONR´s virtual reality training systems. When: Thursday, May 24, and Friday, May 25—By appointment Where: USS...
May 10, 2007

New Virtual Immersive Trainer Will Help Make Marines and Sailors of the Future

Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has announced the funding of a $1.3-million
April 05, 2007

Office of Naval Research Launches Science and Technology Strategic Plan

Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has unveiled a new Naval science and technology strategic plan that outlines in detail how the Department of the Navy will enable the Navy and Marine Corps of the future—and shape how Sailors and Marines will fight years and even decades...
March 26, 2007

Superconductor Images Make the Cover of Science

Researchers funded by the Office of Naval Research have developed an imaging technique that gives them a direct view of electron distribution in superconducting layered copper oxide ceramics.
March 16, 2007