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After 25 years, ONR's Young Investigator Program Continues Strong Commitment to Science

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will honor more than 500 Young Investigator Program awardees, including this year’s 17 recipients, during the 25th anniversary celebration Oct. 15 at the Navy’s science and technology provider’s headquarters.

October 14, 2010

Office of Naval Research Sponsors Ocean Science Competition to Spur Interest in STEM Careers

Co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the 14th annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) will bring together students from 25 high schools from across the country to compete April 28-May 1 at Texas A&M University.

April 25, 2011

Solving Science and Technology Challenges Requires Growing the Workforce, say leaders at Naval 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.

November 08, 2010

ONR Celebrates 65 Years of Pioneering Science and Technology

The Office of Naval Research marked its 65th anniversary with a commemorative timeline storyboard Aug. 1, 2011.

January 01, 2011

How Science is Finding Ways to Navigate in GPS-Denied Environments

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global selected and co-funded with the U.S. Army Development Command the winning proposal of its second annual Global-X Challenge.

November 23, 2021

Outstanding: Navy Reservist on the Cutting Edge of Science and Technology

Lt. Cmdr Tom McAndrew received the Navy Reserve's 2014 Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year award for contributions to cyber and electronic warfare efforts.

July 28, 2015

ONR-Funded Research Takes Flight in Popular Science Article

The Office of Naval Research is looking at birds’ perceptual and maneuvering abilities as inspiration for small unmanned aerial vehicle autonomy, trying to understand why birds make particular flight path choices and how they can do so quickly at higher speeds than would be safe for current engineered air systems in these environments.

July 25, 2012

Media Advisory: Michael Tinkham Awarded the Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science

Dr. Michael Tinkham of Harvard University was presented with the Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science by Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Jay M. Cohen at the Office of Naval Research, Thursday, April 13, 2005. Dr. Tinkham was nominated for his many groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of superconductivity.

April 15, 2005

ONR funds basic science in support of counter-IED efforts

Basic research program aims to increase counter-IED predictive capabilities

November 14, 2005

Rocket Science Leads to Discovery About Whale Hearing

New scans are providing detailed three-dimensional replicas of a whale’s hearing anatomy using a breakthrough method developed by marine biologists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division (N45).

November 23, 2009