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Marine Corps Lightens its Load with Office of Naval Research Technology

At the joint meeting of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), held 26 January 2009, ONR showcased current and future technology investments aimed at providing lighter load solutions for Marine Corps warfighters.
February 03, 2009

ONR's Virtual Submarine Program Aims to Spark Kids' Interest in Science

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).
February 10, 2011

Scent of a Lobster

No question about it… spiny lobsters aren't pretty. Keith Ward, chair of ONR's Biomolecular and Biosystems Science and Technology Group, doesn't particularly like their looks either, but he knows their sense of smell is astounding. Researchers funded by Ward figure that a lobster's extraordinary...
January 01, 2001

Lt. Cmdr. Richard D. Harvey Named the 2023 Junior Officer of the Year

The Reserve Organization of America (ROA) recently honored Lt. Cmdr. Richard D. Harvey with the 2023 Junior Officer of the Year award for his service at the Office of Naval Research.
January 07, 2025

Dive, Dive, Dive! — Young Engineers Compete in Underwater Robotics Race

Student-built autonomous underwater vehicles will speed through the depths of a Navy pool in a battle for supremacy at the 16th International RoboSub Competition, July 22–28, co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International Foundation.
July 17, 2013

Twelve Finalists Share More Than $1 Million in ONR STEM Challenge Funding

The Office of Naval Research announced the winners of the 2011 Sponsoring Scholars in Science challenge Dec. 15, 2011.
January 01, 2011

Building the Future, One RoboBoat at a Time

Teams of students representing six countries tested their engineering skills by developing autonomous boats during the 11th annual International RoboBoat Competition, held June 18-24 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
June 27, 2018

New Test Range Helps Create Cyber Warriors

A unique mix of training technologies sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is preparing front-line warfighters to conduct cyber and combat operations simultaneously, as Marines demonstrated during a recent amphibious exercise off the coast of Virginia.
January 01, 2014

Unmanned Vehicles Take the Man Out Of the Minefield

As festivals go, AUVFest 2007 was more than a little unusual.
June 21, 2007

ONR Global Leads Iceberg Tagging in Greenland for International Maritime Situational Awareness

A recent activity was executed with participants from Denmark, Canada and the United States using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deploy GPS tags onto icebergs near Disko Bay, Greenland.
January 01, 2021