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TechSolutions and Marines Bring a Decades-Old Process into the 21st Century
Assessing surf zone conditions has never been an exact science for the Department of the Navy. That’s about to change thanks to a recent request to TechSolutions, which has resulted in new surf observation (SUROB) technology to make operational forecasts more precise. For the past six months, a team of scientists and engineers from the Naval Research Lab (NRL) and the U.S. Army’s Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) have been developing the technological tools needed to create a more precise surf observation report. In order to gain greater insight into how the surf observation tool may improve warfighter operations, NavalX recently organized a workshop that brought together the science and engineering developers with the Sailors and Marines who would use it. TechSolutions received the request less than a year ago for a technology-driven solution for surf observation from Maj. Zachary Taylor, a technology officer with the Marines’ Warfighting Lab. Within weeks, TechSolutions began working with the development team at NRL and ERDC to come up with a prototype.
April 04, 2024
Plankton Power
For hundreds of millions of years, plankton - those tiny drifting sea creatures found throughout the ocean - have been raining unceasingly on the sea floor as individuals die. There they've been deposited as organic (reduced carbon) matter in the sediment. This organic matter is a rich and...
August 01, 2001
Bio-Inspired Autonomous Systems
The aim of Bio-Inspired Autonomous Systems is to extract principles of sensorimotor control, biomechanics and fluid dynamics of underwater propulsion and control in aquatic and amphibious animals that underlie the agility, stealth, efficiency and sensory adaptations of these animals.
March 18, 2022
Call for Planning Letters
The Littoral Geosciences and Optics program (322LO) solicits informal planning letters or pre-proposals from prospective investigators as the first step in the proposal process.
March 18, 2022
2019 Young Investigator Award Recipients
See a list of the 2019 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.
March 18, 2022
2016 Young Investigator Award Recipients
See a list of the 2016 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.
March 18, 2022
Office of Naval Research Sponsors Ocean Science Competition to Spur Interest in STEM Careers
Co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the 14th annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) will bring together students from 25 high schools from across the country to compete April 28-May 1 at Texas A&M University.
April 25, 2011
Office of Naval Research Website Wins Site of the Year Award
An international provider of Web content and portal solutions announced Feb. 1 that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) was named the best government website in its North American Site of the Year for 2011 contest.
February 01, 2011
Office of Naval Research Rated No. 1 Among Its Peers in 2010 'Best Places to Work' Survey
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) led its peers in the 2010 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings released Sept. 1, ranking first in the “agency subcomponents” category for the Department of the Navy.
September 08, 2010
All ONR-Sponsored Nobel Laureates
The Nobel Prize is awarded each year to trailblazers in cultural and scientific fields. Since its creation in 1946, ONR has supported the early-career research of more than 80 Nobel laureates.
March 18, 2022