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Training to Survive Hypoxia Without Actually Getting It
The Office of Naval Research has funded a successful program to help train naval aviators to recognize the early effects of hypoxia-oxygen starvation. When the brain is starved of oxygen, it starts to shut down by stages-slowed reactions, impaired judgment, disorientation, loss of consciousness, and...
March 19, 2002
Wanted: A New Way to Find Pilots for U.S. Navy Unmanned Aircraft
ONR is sponsoring the development of new specialized tests to assess the cognitive abilities and personality traits of potential Navy and Marine Corps unmanned aviation systems (UAS) operators.
August 30, 2017
Nobel Laureate Underscores Importance of Investment in Basic Research
Dr. William Phillips, an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded Nobel Prize-winning physicist, delivered the final lecture at ONR´s spring distinguished lecture series May 19. Phillips´ compelling presentation, titled
May 22, 2009
Chief of Naval Research to Speak at Savannah State University Commencement Ceremony
Rear Adm. Nevin Carr, chief of naval research, will be the keynote speaker at Savannah State University's commencement ceremony on May 7.
May 05, 2011
Students to Compete in National SeaPerch Competition at Drexel University
Middle school and high school students will compete in the National SeaPerch Competition sponsored by the Office of Naval Research in May 2011.
May 19, 2011
Onward, Upward: 2022 Naval Horizons Contest Boasts Greatest Number of Winners Yet
The results are in for the recent Naval Horizons student essay contest. The contest organizer, the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Naval STEM Coordination Office (NSCO), which is located at the Office of Naval Research, is excited about the growth of the contest since its premiere. In the 2022 contest, over 710 students were awarded a $200 cash prize.
January 10, 2023
Seeing the light: ONR-sponsored Scientist Named One of Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10'
ONR-sponsored scientist Dr. Andrea Armani has been named one of Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10.'
October 17, 2013
STEM Grand Challenge Winners to Build Better Digital Tutors for Students
Winners of ONR's STEM Grand Challenge will produce intelligent tutoring technology that will be used to enhance the STEM skills of students, Sailors and Marines.
February 21, 2012
TRACER: Sailors Use Augmented-Reality to Train for Combat
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global TechSolutions program has teamed with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and industry partners, Magic Leap Horizons and Haptech Inc., to develop a breakthrough AR training environment known as the Tactically Reconfigurable Artificial Combat Enhanced Reality (TRACER) system.
July 24, 2019