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ONR Announces 2008 Young Investigator Award Recipients
The Office of Naval Research announces the recipients of its 2008 Young Investigator Program.
ONR Advanced Technology Cited as TIME Magazine "2008 Best Invention"
Nexi, the humanoid robot, is the result of the cutting edge technology funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) being developed at MIT’s Media Lab
ONR Science Advisor Anh Duong Honored with Multiple Prestigious Awards
At a ceremony on January 16 during which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Emilio Gonzalez welcomed 25 new U.S. citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Director Gonzalez also presented four prominent naturalized U.S. citizens with the “Outstanding American by Choice” certificate of recognition. Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Paul Schneider and other senior officials were present to congratulate both the new citizens and the certificate recipients.
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
ONR Global's Avery Receives Zenkokai Award for Charitable Work with Homeless in Japan
Roger Avery, network administrator and security manager for ONR Global’s office in Tokyo, Japan, has been awarded the Zenkokai Award by the Nippon Zenkokai Association for his charitable work supporting the homeless in Japan
ONR Released New Broad Agency Announcement for Science and Technology
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced that it has released a Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), effective September 23, 2008.
Million Dollar Competition Triggers Interest at ONR Signature Event
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) today announced that it has received more than 110 submissions for the Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Challenge at the 2008 Naval S&T Partnership Conference.
ONR Contributions in Ocean Science Highlighted at Smithsonian's New Ocean Hall Exhibit
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced that it has contributed a video to be showcased in the Ocean News Kiosk at the new Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Sant Ocean Hall exhibit, scheduled to open to the public on September 27, 2008.
ONR Demonstrates Revolutionary Infantry Immersion Trainer to Joint Chiefs Chairman
The Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, witnessed Marines in action Tuesday as they confronted loud explosions and thick smoke in the Infantry Immersion Trainer´s virtual Iraqi village.
Office of Naval Research Spearheads Development of New All-Composite Mark V.1 Patrol Boat
Naval special forces units have to work in extreme—and more often than not, unfriendly—environments. But one of the most persistent problems they face comes when they´re just trying to get to or leave the battlefield—and it isn´t from flying bullets. The 82-foot-long Mark V aluminum patrol boat—a primary mode of transport for Navy SEALs—has long been known as a rough ride by those who use it. Personnel have been known to get everything from bruises to back and foot injuries as the vessel roars along at speeds in excess of 50 knots.