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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
In Competition for Water Supremacy, RoboBoats Rule the Waves
Sixteen teams hit the water with custom-built autonomous surface vehicles at the eighth annual RoboBoat Competition, held in Virginia Beach.
July 14, 2015
Thinking Outside the Box
"I want you to think out of the box," said the Chief of Naval Research, Rear Admiral Jay Cohen to Paul Lowell when he tasked him to find some different - perhaps high-risk - answers to some of the Navy's most challenging problems. "And you may fail most of the time…. that's no problem. The bigger...
January 01, 2001
Media Advisory: See Live Demos of a Remote-Operated Patrol Boat, Language Translator & Virtual Reality Gear Aboard the Afloat Lab During NYC Fleet Week Visit
See working demonstrations of some of the newest research developed during peacetime for results at wartime to benefit Sailors and Marines aboard the Office of Naval Research´s Afloat Lab during its New York City Fleet Week visit
May 20, 2004
Biofouling Control
Naval assets, large and small, spend months to years at sea exposed to considerable biofouling pressures. The Office of Naval Research's Biofouling Control program sponsors research to develop antifouling/fouling release coatings and the mechanics underlying such materials.
March 18, 2022
Computational Methods for Decision Making – Large Scale Distributed Decision-making
The Office of Naval Research Computational Methods for Decision Making Applied Research Program is composed of three thrusts—Large-scale Distributed Decision-making, Automated Image Understanding and Resource Optimization.
March 18, 2022
Mine Mission: Marine Corps Looks to Boost Mine Countermeasure Capabilities
At the Technical Concept Experiment 23.2, held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, ONR showcased multiple systems designed to enhance the Marine Corps’ capability in carrying out amphibious operations — including explosive hazard defeat/mine countermeasures as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
January 19, 2024
Twelve Finalists Share More Than $1 Million in ONR STEM Challenge Funding
The Office of Naval Research announced the winners of the 2011 Sponsoring Scholars in Science challenge Dec. 15, 2011.
January 01, 2011
For Fleet and Force: Science Solutions, from Cyber to the Skies
Science advisors from the Office of Naval Research Global play a key role in today’s naval technology—connecting the warfighter to cutting-edge capabilities in the air, at sea, on land and in the information/cyber domain.
November 21, 2017
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