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ONR Taking On Challenges of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

The Office of Naval Research touted its latest unmanned and autonomous technologies at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2011 through Aug. 19, 2011.
August 19, 2011

Navy, Carnegie Mellon Enter Education Partnership

The Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory and Carnegie Mellon University have entered into an Education Partnership Agreement to encourage and strengthen studies in the scientific disciplines.
August 15, 2018

Five Engineers Join “Etter Elite” for Electromagnetic Railgun Advancements

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition honored the team with the 2011 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award, citing the team’s work to significantly advance the EM Railgun launcher technology.
August 17, 2012

Chilling With Sound

Have a hankering to chill your Cherry Garcia™ and to listen to Jerry Garcia using the same system? The concept may not be too far off. The Office of Naval Research has long funded researchers at Penn State who now have proved they can build a compact freezer case substituting sound waves for...
December 06, 2002

Office of Naval Research Achieves Milestone With Free Electron Laser Program

Scientists at Los Alamos National Lab, N.M., have achieved a remarkable breakthrough with the Office of Naval Research's Free Electron Laser (FEL) program, demonstrating an injector capable of producing the electrons needed to generate megawatt-class laser beams for the Navy's next-generation weapon system.
January 19, 2011

Senior ONR Executive Earns Highest DoD Civilian Award for Transition Excellence

Dr. Joseph P. Lawrence III, who oversees ONR’s Transition Directorate, received the defense department's highest civilian honor Nov. 4.
November 04, 2011

Pioneering Oceanographer Honored by Navy, American Geophysical Union

For his work in the establishment of a new scientific field, Dr. Nicklas Pisias received the Maurice Ewing Medal, sponsored jointly by the U.S. Navy and the American Geophysical Union.
January 08, 2019

New Hull Coatings for Navy Ships Cut Fuel Use, Protect Environment

New hull coatings being developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans – namely barnacles – on ships´ hulls, optimizing vessel performance and dramatically reducing fuel costs.
June 04, 2009

Navy to Build Two New Oceanographic Research Vessels

The Navy has awarded $70 million to a West Coast-based shipyard to begin building the second of two modern oceanographic research vessels, the Office of Naval Research announced Feb. 9
January 01, 2012

Evaluating Virtual Reality Therapy for Treating Acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is funding three projects to evaluate virtual reality therapy for treatment of acute post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
April 01, 2005