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Media Advisory: DoD Awards $43.9 Million to Universities for Research Equipment
The Department of Defense announced the award of $43.9 million to academic institutions for the purchase of research instrumentation.
February 28, 2005
Forum Pushes Warfighter Performance, Training to New Levels
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently hosted more than 100 experts for discussions on how science and technology can improve warfighter performance—and in the process assembled a panel of leading specialists that could transform training, experimentation and planning for Navy missions and operations.
January 01, 2014
U.S. Navy Sails by Competition for Number, Quality of Patents
A laser with the potential to jam heat-seeking missiles and sniff out chemicals is one of 358 technologies patented by the U.S. Navy in 2012, helping the service dominate the government category in an annual ranking of patent portfolios published Oct. 23.
November 07, 2013
Wave of the Future: New Technology Could Impact Ships at Sea
Sea tests concluding Sept. 19 demonstrated the Environmental and Ship Motion Forecasting System.
September 26, 2013
Students' Underwater Robots Face off in National Competition
The 2012 National SeaPerch Challenge brings top teams from middle and high school together to compete with the underwater robots they’ve built as part of a curriculum designed to boost their skills and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
April 13, 2012
Naval Community Celebrates High School Scientists, Engineers
Assistant Chief of Naval Research Capt. Robert Palisin, from the Office of Naval Research, was on-hand to present awards and congratulate some of the nation’s top science- and engineering-focused high school students at the 53rd National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, or JSHS.
May 05, 2015
Navy Program 'Excelerates' Alternative Energy
As the Department of the Navy continues to emphasize the need for energy security, the Office of Naval Research today announced it will increase its support for Energy Excelerator, a Hawaii-based program that funds development of new and innovative energy ideas.
September 09, 2013
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 ONR Policy Equalizes Opportunities for Contractors
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) published new guidance on Sep. 15, aimed at preventing conflicts of interest among companies competing for business with the science and technology organization.
September 15, 2011
Onward, Upward: 2022 Naval Horizons Contest Boasts Greatest Number of Winners Yet
The results are in for the recent Naval Horizons student essay contest. The contest organizer, the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Naval STEM Coordination Office (NSCO), which is located at the Office of Naval Research, is excited about the growth of the contest since its premiere. In the 2022 contest, over 710 students were awarded a $200 cash prize.
January 10, 2023