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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

Back To Basics

As the Marine Corps look for answers to the deadly dangers of improvised explosive devices in Iraq, and the Navy seeks to protect ships from sea mines and anti-ship missiles, the Office of Naval Research is exploring radically new approaches to designing metals that could lead to effective blast shielding for military units—and protection for civilian targets against terrorist attack.
November 17, 2004

ONR Ranks Fourth in Federal Survey for Workplace Innovation

The Office of Naval Research’s innovation score of 76.6 in the Partnership for Public Service's new report was an increase over the previous year’s tally in the “Agency Subcomponent” rankings, placing the organization just behind three of NASA’s space centers.
July 31, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

‘We Think in Decades’: ONR Leaders Talk Future of Autonomy, Unmanned Innovation

On April 21, Chief of Naval Research Dr. Rachel Riley and Vice Chief of Naval Research Brig. Gen. Dustin J. Byrum participated in a Sea-Air-Space 2026 panel titled “From Concept to Capability: Aligning Autonomy Across our Maritime Forces.” The panel explored how autonomous systems are redefining maritime operations.
April 22, 2026