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College students from around the world will have a hand in shaping the future of ocean robotics as they compete in the first Maritime RobotX Challenge, which kicks off this week in Singapore.

Commander Dylan Schmorrow of the U.S. Office of Naval Research became the first recipient of the Leland S. Kollmorgen Spirit of Innovation Award, presented by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) on October 2. The officers of the HFES Augmented Cognition Technical Group selected Schmorrow for this award, which was presented at the 4th Augmented Cognition International Conference in Baltimore.

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.

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.

A longstanding partnership between the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and one of the country’s foremost oceanographers will culminate on June 21 with the launch of a 24-hour “newsroom” to track scientists’ activity aboard research ships and in the field and broadcast their findings to students and teachers around the world.

From unmanned vehicles to explosive-resistant coatings, the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) will showcase a range of technologies at the Sea-Air-Space 2014 expo April 7–9.

Two ONR-supported scientists awarded the prestigious 2012 Kavli Prize for nanoscience and neuroscience.

The Office of Naval Research is seeking applications from college and university professors for its 2014 Summer Faculty Research and Sabbatical Leave programs by noon on Dec. 6.

To build new scientific partnerships, as well as strengthen existing collaborations to enhance warfighter readiness and lethality, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will host an Industry Engagement Day on Thursday, Aug. 28, at its headquarters at 875 N. Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22203.

Dr. Frances H. Arnold, a former ONR-sponsored performer, received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the first American woman to win science’s most recognized award.