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Cutting F-35 Manufacturing Costs, Time Earns ONR Top Award

The Office of Naval Research earned Defense Dept. accolades for advancing the manufacture of cockpit enclosures for the F-35.
December 02, 2014

New Directorate Leader Smoothly Transitions in to Help Speed New Technologies to Fleet

Dr. Thomas H. Killion, the Army’s former chief scientist, will lead the ONR office charged with transitioning naval basic research into actual products in the hands of Sailors and Marines. He previously led the Army’s science and engineering corps in discovering new materials that protect Soldiers from deadly roadside bombs.
July 10, 2012

Unraveling 'Knotty' Problems: ONR Helps Launch New Academic Center for National Security Innovation

Recognizing the modern need for bold answers to complex naval challenges, ONR has sponsored the creation of Stanford University’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation (GKC)—a new academic center dedicated to helping the U.S. government re-envision its approach to national security issues.
December 03, 2021

Best and Brightest: ONR's 2019 Young Investigators

The Office of Naval Research recognized 25 awardees of the 2019 Young Investigator Program. These recipients will share $16.5 million in funding to conduct naval-relevant scientific research.
December 17, 2018

TechSolutions Helps Delivers Solution to Warfighter within Two Months of Request

As the lead of curriculum for the Naval Aviation Maintenance Center for Excellence Training (NAMCE-T) unit at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Point Mugu, California, Master Chief Avionics Technician Andrew Karsten wanted to give his students more than just PowerPoint instruction. He wanted them to get a feel for the parts of the plane they were going to be tasked with repairing – the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. However, obtaining parts for that hands-on experience was going to be a challenge. Karsten reached out to TechSolutions and asked, if there was a way to potentially obtain a 3D printer or connect him to somebody who could provide 3D printing services. TechSolutions is the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) rapid response program that addresses warfighter needs by quickly developing science and technology-driven solutions. Although the request was out of scope for the program, which does not facilitate getting commercially available products, TechSolutions took immediate action to help. Dr. Scott Steward, then-deputy director of TechSolutions, connected with colleagues in their network to find someone who may be able to support the warfighter’s request. Sailors and Marines interested in learning more about TechSolutions may email the team at ONR_TechSolutions@navy.mil.
December 18, 2023

ONR Set to Show Off Range of Unmanned Systems at AUVSI

The Office of Naval Research will tout its latest unmanned and autonomous technologies at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2011 beginning Aug. 16.
August 15, 2011

Best and Brightest: ONR's 2021 Young Investigators

Today, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recognized awardees of the 2021 Young Investigator Program (YIP).
May 06, 2021

Historic Leap: Navy Shipboard Laser Operates in Persian Gulf

Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that the laser weapon system (LaWS)—a cutting-edge weapon that brings significant new capabilities to America’s Sailors and Marines—was for the first time successfully deployed and operated aboard a naval vessel in the Persian Gulf.
December 10, 2014

ONR-Supported Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Speaks in Arlington

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist—who helped isolate a new ultra-thin material called graphene that could revolutionize everything from circuits to industrial processes—spoke at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on Oct. 17.
October 17, 2012

NOAA and U.S. Navy Uncover Secrets of Lost Civil War Submarine USS Alligator

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) have joined forces to uncover the secrets of a technological marvel of the Civil War era akin to the USS Monitor and the CSS Hunley: the USS Alligator.
December 15, 2003