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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

Elevated Equipment: DoD Awards $50 Million for Defense-Related Scientific Research

The DoD recently awarded $50 million in grants to 150 university scientists—54 of whom are sponsored by ONR—via the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program.

January 13, 2021

Dr. Derrick Marcus Tepaske

Dr. Derrick Marcus Tepaske became Technical Director of the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) in June 2024.

March 18, 2022

Rear Admiral William E. Landay Assumes Command as Chief of Naval Research

Rear Admiral William E. Landay succeeded Rear Admiral Jay M. Cohen as Chief of Naval Research during a ceremony beginning at noon on today at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.

January 20, 2006

Building Relations through International Experimentation

At any given point in time, there are naval forces from countries around the world, both allies and competitors, training and conducting exercises.

January 01, 2020

Navy Honored for Pace, Quality of Inventions

Navy scientists and engineers in 2012 once again had the world’s most significant government portfolio of newly patented discoveries and inventions, according to a November report published by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

January 01, 2012

Evaluating Virtual Reality Therapy for Treating Acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is funding three projects to evaluate virtual reality therapy for treatment of acute post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

April 01, 2005

New Hull Coatings for Navy Ships Cut Fuel Use, Protect Environment

New hull coatings being developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans – namely barnacles – on ships´ hulls, optimizing vessel performance and dramatically reducing fuel costs.

June 04, 2009

Sound Off! The Navy, Hearing Protection and Mobile Devices

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring the development of a new app to help warfighters learn about hearing protection on their mobile Android devices.

January 31, 2017

Lasers Bring New Urgency to Electric Power Research

In the wake of the recent announcement that laser weapons will be put on U.S. Navy ships, the need for reliable, high-voltage shipboard power has become a matter of national security, officials said at this week’s Electric Ship Technologies Symposium outside Washington, D.C.

April 25, 2013