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Navy-sponsored Scientists Win International Acclaim

Two ONR-supported scientists awarded the prestigious 2012 Kavli Prize for nanoscience and neuroscience.
June 13, 2012

ONR Program Officer Named AAAS Fellow for ‘Visionary Leadership’

For his “multi-decade visionary leadership role in setting and shepherding the research agenda in AI and computational neuroscience at the Office of Naval Research [ONR],” Dr. Tom McKenna recently was named a 2023 Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
August 30, 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

Directed Energy Weapons: Counter Directed Energy Weapons and High Energy Lasers

The Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Program is part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022

2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference

The 2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference will take place July 26-29 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The theme, “Enabling Naval Innovations to Win the Global War on Terrorism,” will promote the Navy/Marine Corps objective to rapidly develop and implement innovative solutions to the unique challenges of this war.
July 14, 2005

Aerodynamics

The Aerodynamics program is part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022

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.
March 18, 2022

Powerful Patents: Navy Outranks All Government Agencies in Yearly Report

For the fifth consecutive year, the U.S. Navy leads the government in an annual ranking of patent portfolios.
July 30, 2015

Former ONR Performers Win Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics

Since its creation in 1946, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has supported the early-career research of more than 60 Nobel laureates. ONR is proud to add two new names to that prestigious list — Dr. David Baker of the University of Washington (UW) and Dr. John Hopfield of Princeton University, who received the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry and physics, respectively.
January 23, 2025

Electronic Warfare

The goal of the Office of Naval Research's Electronic Warfare program is to control the electromagnetic spectrum by exploiting, deceiving, or denying enemy use of the spectrum while ensuring its use by friendly forces.
March 18, 2022