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ONR Recruits Defense Community for Online Wargame

The Office of Naval Research intends to launch a new Internet wargame May 16, 2011.
May 09, 2011

ONR Schools the Educators at STEM Summer Camp

ONR is funding five-day summer camps, ending July 15, 2011, to recharge science and math teachers in the Gulf Coast region.
July 11, 2011

Meeting of the Minds: ONR Hosts Roundtable with Present, Past CNRs

ONR recently held a roundtable hosted by current Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby and featuring eight former CNRs.
August 16, 2021

ONR Distinguished Scientist Transitions to Deputy Director Role at Applied Research Laboratory

After a three-year term leading the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Discovery and Invention (D&I) Directorate, distinguished researcher Patricia Gruber, Ph.D., is returning to Penn State University’s (PSU) Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) to serve as the Deputy Director.
December 17, 2008

Groundbreaking research relies on seawater to reduce dependency on oil and land

The University of Manchester researchers are using synthetic biology to explore a more efficient and reliable pathway towards the production of jet fuels.
January 01, 2020

Mine Mission: Marine Corps Looks to Boost Mine Countermeasure Capabilities

At the Technical Concept Experiment 23.2, held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, ONR showcased multiple systems designed to enhance the Marine Corps’ capability in carrying out amphibious operations — including explosive hazard defeat/mine countermeasures as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
January 19, 2024

Cognitive Neuroscientist Shares Psychology of Brain Function in ONR Lecture Series

Dr. Michael Posner, a cognitive neuroscientist and University of Oregon professor emeritus, will share how attention works and how it can be mapped in the brain during a lecture from 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 31 at the Office of Naval Research.
March 30, 2010

Smart Materials For a Next-Gen Vehicle

The Marine Corps' M1A1 Abrams tanks and light armored vehicles that pulled heavy duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom are expected to serve us well until 2015 and 2020.
December 22, 2003

Affordable Weapons for the War against Terror

Cruise missiles have proven themselves in combat many times since the Gulf War, but the Navy would like to drive their cost down—the ones currently in service cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has a program to use commercially-based equipment to build a...
December 10, 2002

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