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ONR Lines up Speakers and Technologies for 2012 Naval Conference
Dr. John P. Holdren, White House Office of Science and Technology (S&T) Policy director, will join a powerful roster of military and government leaders at the Office of Naval Research 2012 Naval S&T Partnership Conference and ASNE Expo.
September 18, 2012
'Tech Talk' with Dr. J. Paul Armistead
The following is a transcript from the Office of Naval Research's online Tech Talk series. Dr. J. Paul Armistead answered questions on Facebook on Oct. 6.
January 01, 2010
Felling Antenna Forests ONR's AMRF
As the services scramble to adapt to 21st century visions of "network-centric warfare" that call for vast growth in tactical information exchange, they'll be looking for innovative ways to multiply communications networking capabilities—while slashing costs. All the services are looking at...
December 01, 2002
Students to Face-Off in New RobotX Game
RoboNation is gearing up for a larger, more competitive, global event that is entering the field of student robotics competitions, U.S. Navy officials announced Aug. 14.
August 14, 2013
ONR Researcher Wins Prestigious Delores M. Etter Award
Dr. Thomas McKenna, program manager in the Office of Naval Research’s Warfighter Performance Department, was honored with the prestigious 2009 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award on July 23 at the Pentagon.
July 23, 2010
Navy Enlists Microbes To Cut Costs
Microbes have been exploited for thousands of years to help us make bread and alcohol, and more recently, to make antibiotics and clean up toxic spills.
December 22, 2003
Dr. Thomas Rossby to Receive the Walter Munk Award for Distinguished Research in Oceanography Related to Sound and the Sea
The Walter Munk Award for Distinguished Research in Oceanography Related to Sound and the Sea will be presented to Dr. Thomas Rossby on June 4, 2003, at The Oceanography Society - Oceanology International Americas Ocean Conference in New Orleans.
June 02, 2003
Picking Your Way Through a Minefield…Made Easy
If you know where the mines are, you don't necessarily have to sweep them up—just don't drive over them. It comes down to knowing where you are and what's around you—what the military calls "having situational awareness."
January 21, 2003
Fish Tales
Something strange is going on in a shallow, marshy area of Virginia's Elizabeth River, and the Office of Naval Research is onto it. Here is a site so polluted that when the riverbed there is disturbed, oil generally bubbles up and forms a slick on the water's surface. Yet, in this foul soup there is...
March 19, 2002
Radio, Active: ONR Celebrates Big Results from Tiny Transistor
Officials at the Office of Naval Research gathered Dec. 14 to celebrate the anniversary of the transistor.
January 01, 2012