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Ice Exercise 2011 (ICEX 2011), which runs March 15 through April 2, includes several Office of Naval Research (ONR) projects designed to improve naval operations in the Arctic.

At a ceremony on January 16 during which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Emilio Gonzalez welcomed 25 new U.S. citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Director Gonzalez also presented four prominent naturalized U.S. citizens with the “Outstanding American by Choice” certificate of recognition. Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Paul Schneider and other senior officials were present to congratulate both the new citizens and the certificate recipients.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) ushered in a new era of leadership Friday, as Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby—a decorated submarine commander, naval engineer, and acquisition officer—was sworn in as the new Chief of Naval Research (CNR).

Office of Naval Research program officer Harold Hawkins received the 2003 Dr. Arthur E. Bisson Prize for Naval Technology Achievement from Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral Jay Cohen at a ceremony in Arlington, Va, on June 22, 2004

U.S. students are gaining hands-on experience operating a simulated submarine as part of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Team Submarine initiative to encourage interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

As the 2013 Nobel laureates accepted their awards Dec. 10, one carried with him the shared vision and support of the Office of Naval Research (ONR), which sponsored his research when few in the scientific community embraced his computational theories.

Naval special forces units have to work in extreme—and more often than not, unfriendly—environments. But one of the most persistent problems they face comes when they´re just trying to get to or leave the battlefield—and it isn´t from flying bullets. The 82-foot-long Mark V aluminum patrol boat—a primary mode of transport for Navy SEALs—has long been known as a rough ride by those who use it. Personnel have been known to get everything from bruises to back and foot injuries as the vessel roars along at speeds in excess of 50 knots.

Top students in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) competition will be awarded scholarship prizes from the Office of Naval Research.

Science advisors from the Office of Naval Research Global play a key role in today’s naval technology—connecting the warfighter to cutting-edge capabilities in the air, at sea, on land and in the information/cyber domain.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has co-sponsored two regional events aimed at encouraging student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at part of 2011 National Robotics Week.