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Advisory: Trieste Pioneer to Receive Major Navy Award

The Department of the Navy will present the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award to retired Navy Capt. Dr. Don Walsh in a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard on April 15.

March 23, 2010

Navy to Honor History-making Undersea Adventurer and Scientist

ONR and the Department of the Navy honor Dr. Don Walsh, who co-piloted the historic 1960 deep-sea voyage of the Trieste, in a ceremony on April 15 at the U.S. Navy Museum at the Washington Navy Yard.

April 13, 2010

ONR Researchers Look to the Future for Defeating Blindness

Neurobiologists funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have discovered a potential cure for degenerative vision diseases leading to terminal blindness.

August 04, 2010

Godfather of Oceanography Wins Prestigious Award

Hailed as one of the world's greatest oceanographers and pioneers of marine science, Dr. Walter Munk, a long-time contributor to the Office of Naval Research (ONR), received the prestigious 2010 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on May 11 in Stockholm.

January 01, 2010

Science and Technology Conference Highlights Opportunities for Partnerships

Making science and technology a major priority, the White House is looking for ways the naval research community can partner on efforts, such as advanced training for sailors, a top administration official said Nov. 9 at the 2010 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Partnership Conference.

November 09, 2010

2010 Young Investigators Announced

On April 5, 2010, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) named 17 recipients as winners of its 2010 Young Investigator Program, which invests in academic scientists and engineers who show exceptional promise for creative study.

April 05, 2010

After 25 years, ONR's Young Investigator Program Continues Strong Commitment to Science

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will honor more than 500 Young Investigator Program awardees, including this year’s 17 recipients, during the 25th anniversary celebration Oct. 15 at the Navy’s science and technology provider’s headquarters.

October 14, 2010

Top Students Compete in Finals of the 12th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition

Thirty teams of high school and college students from around the world have been gathered in San Diego this week for the 12th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Competition, sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

July 31, 2009

ONR and GM Partner to Test Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicles of the Future

As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines in General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).

March 18, 2009

Advanced Metalworking Technologies Create Cost Avoidance/Weight Reduction for N-UCAS

The objective of this Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) project was to use advanced metalworking technologies to reduce the weight and cost of airframe components on the Navy-Unmanned Combat Air System (N-UCAS).

March 31, 2009