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Turing in Style: ONR Scientist Receives Highest Award
The Association for Computing Machinery named ONR-sponsored scientist Dr. Judea Pearl as its 2011 A.M. Turing Award winner -- the highest award in the field.
Navy, Small Business Converge at Opportunity Forum
Top naval leaders met with representatives from some of the nation’s most cutting-edge small businesses this week at the Navy Opportunity Forum in Crystal City, Va., with the goal of discovering new technologies and capabilities for America’s Sailors and Marines.
Loco for Microscopic Sea Life
Despite all of the elbow room the open ocean offers miniscule life forms such as phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses, these creatures sometimes converge into patches called “thin layers.”
Jet Noise Reduction
The Jet Noise Reduction program is part of the Office of Naval Research’s Noise-Induced Hearing Loss program and is a result of the health and environmental impacts of aircraft noise.
Advanced Power and Energy for Undersea Applications
The Office of Naval Research's Advanced Power and Energy for Undersea Applications program aims to develop component, subsystem and system technologies for advanced high-energy density and power density propulsion systems, and enabling increased endurance and reliability in an air-independent environment.
Hydrodynamics Related to Subsurface Vehicles (SSV)
The Office of Naval Research's Hydrodynamics Related to Subsurface Vehicles (SSV) program supports the Navy’s interest in advanced sea platform performance science and technology, submarine science and technology, and naval engineering.
Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) and Prognostics: Advanced Sensors and Technologies
Non-Destructive Evaluation and Prognostics is a two-tiered research area within the Office of Naval Research's Sea Warfare and Weapons Department.
ONR Kicks Off Fall Lecture Series by Addressing Dwindling Number of U.S. Engineers
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Office of Naval Research (ONR) launched its fall Distinguished Lecture Series on Sept. 21 at its headquarters with a presentation addressing the shortfall of engineers in the United States. Dr. James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus and professor of science and engineering at the...
Cyber Boost: New Operating System Will Improve Navy Computing Power
With support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Dr. Binoy Ravindran, an engineering professor at Virginia Tech, has designed a system that could revolutionize how military and commercial computing systems perform.
ONR-Sponsored Scientist Receives Nobel Prize in Physics
An ONR-sponsored scientist, Dr. David Wineland, won the Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 9, 2012.