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ONR and GM Partner to Test Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicles of the Future
As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines in General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).
March 18, 2009
ONR Honored as Go-To Institution for STEM Education
The Office of Naval Research earned the 2012 ASM Materials Education Foundation's 2012 Pacesetter Award.
October 09, 2012
Oregon State University's Holman, Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Kuperman Named to CNO Oceanography Post
The Office of Naval Research has announced that Dr. Robert A. Holman of Oregon State University and Dr. William A. Kuperman of Scripps Institution of Oceanography have been appointed jointly to a four-year term as the FY 2004 Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Research Chair in Oceanographic Science.
August 26, 2003
Naval Community Celebrates High School Scientists, Engineers
Assistant Chief of Naval Research Capt. Robert Palisin, from the Office of Naval Research, was on-hand to present awards and congratulate some of the nation’s top science- and engineering-focused high school students at the 53rd National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, or JSHS.
May 05, 2015
ONR Makes Virtual Training Anywhere, Anytime, a Reality
Marines tested an augmented reality system from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) last week that could revolutionize the way they prepare for battle, allowing them to transform any location into a dynamic training ground.
November 10, 2014
Farewell, FLIP! Renowned Navy-Owned Research Platform Retired after 60 Years of Service
A dynamic era in naval oceanography recently ended as the iconic Floating Instrument Platform — popularly known as FLIP — was officially retired from service. Built in 1962 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), FLIP helped generations of scientists and oceanographers better understand the mysteries of the sea, including internal waves, air-sea interaction and long-range sound propagation. Sadly, age and exorbitant life-extension costs resulted in the platform being disestablished. On Aug. 3, a solemn gathering of well-wishers watched as FLIP was towed, at sunset, to a dismantling and recycling facility. Last month, a formal good-bye ceremony was hosted by the Marine Physical Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Though retired, FLIP will live on at Scripps. One of its booms (crane-like arms for suspending instruments) will be installed on the Scripps research pier in La Jolla and used to deploy instruments. Also, artifacts from the platform will be displayed in a permanent exhibit at Scripps’ Birch Aquarium.
August 16, 2023