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At the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington D.C., Department of Navy leaders on Feb. 5 called for investment in new ideas and scientific research to keep the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps technologically superior in increasingly uncertain times.

Established on August 1, 1946, and authorized under Public Law 588, the Office of Naval Research has been a pioneer in the public support of science and technology research that benefits both the naval services as well as the nation, for more than 75 years and counting.

The U.S. Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global), in partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) Singapore, is proud to announce the launch of the GlobalX Innovation Joint Challenge: AI for Advancing Maritime Security. This nine-month international science challenge offers significant research partnerships to encourage groundbreaking research from around the world.

See a list of the 2024 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.

See a list of the 2022 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.

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See a list of the 2023 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.

ONR's Chief of Naval Research, Rear Adm. Kurt J. Rothenhaus, leads a team of senior science and technology advisors in the development of technologies for the future naval fleet.

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.

The competition—sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Foundation—is an autonomous robotics challenge where teams put their autonomous surface vehicles through a marked navigation channel and a series of challenges. The goal is to boost student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and to inspire them to follow a naval career in these fields.