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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 presented at a ceremony at the Pentagon on 29 May.

May 09, 2008

ONR Distinguished Scientist Transitions to Deputy Director Role at Applied Research Laboratory

After a three-year term leading the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Discovery and Invention (D&I) Directorate, distinguished researcher Patricia Gruber, Ph.D., is returning to Penn State University’s (PSU) Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) to serve as the Deputy Director.

December 17, 2008

Sea Fighter Contributes to Rescue of Downed Air Force Pilot

Two F-15 aircraft from Eglin Air Force Base collided in mid-air on 20 February 2008 during a training mission over Gulf of Mexico waters south of Tyndall Air Force Base.

February 20, 2008

Sea Fighter Contributes to Rescue of Downed Air Force Pilot

Two F-15 aircraft from Eglin Air Force Base collided in mid-air on 20 February 2008 during a training mission over Gulf of Mexico waters south of Tyndall Air Force Base. Both pilots were rescued from the Gulf, but one later died, officials said. The F-15C Eagles collided just before 2 p.m. some 77...

February 20, 2008

ONR Streamlines Grant Submissions Process Beginning September 1

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that it has enacted a new policy aimed at streamlining the application and submission process for grants and cooperative agreements.

September 08, 2008

USS Freedom (LCS 1) Commissioned Ship's Capabilities Enhanced by ONR Cutting-Edge S&T

The USS Freedom, the Navy’s first littoral combat ship (LCS 1), was commissioned earlier this month at Veterans Park in Milwaukee.

November 14, 2008

Warfighters Prove Naval Expeditionary Overwatch Collaboration Is a Success

Officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), five Navy Warfare Centers and industry collaborating on the Navy Expeditionary Overwatch (NEO) system’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology watched warfighters demonstrate the sophisticated warfighting network at the NSWC Dahlgren test range Nov. 20.

November 21, 2008

“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

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 down the road

March 26, 2007

ONR Sponsors Award-Winning Nanotechnology Researchers

Two nanotechnology researchers whose work is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) are among Scientific American´s SA-50, a list of 50 American technology and policy leaders for 2006. A third ONR-funded nanotechnology investigator has earned a 2006 TR35 Young Innovator award from MIT´s Technology Review

January 09, 2007