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Senior ONR Executive Earns Highest DoD Civilian Award for Transition Excellence
Dr. Joseph P. Lawrence III, who oversees ONR’s Transition Directorate, received the defense department's highest civilian honor Nov. 4.
November 04, 2011
Brigadier General Dustin J. Byrum
Brigadier General Dustin J. Byrum is the vice chief of naval research at the Office of Naval Research.
March 18, 2022
ONR Program Uses Cell Phones to Fight Epidemics
An ONR-managed program to get ahead of epidemic outbreaks has led to the deployment of new healthcare monitoring and information collection technology in South America and Africa, officials announced Jan. 15.
January 15, 2013
Tagging the Great White Shark…and a Few of His Friends
What will some 4,000 of the smartest dressed elephant seals, tuna fish, albatrosses, leatherback sea turtles, great white sharks, and other pelagic megafauna in the Pacific all be wearing in the coming seasons? How about the latest in microprocessor-based electronic tags, some no bigger than...
August 22, 2002
ONR History
Established on August 1, 1946, and authorized under Public Law 588, the Office of Naval Research has been a pioneer in the public support of science and technology research that benefits both the naval services as well as the nation, for more than 75 years and counting.
March 18, 2022
ONR Global Shapes the Department of the Navy's Science & Technology Collaboration Worldwide
ONR Global acts as a technology broker, bridging operational Sailor and Marines with the Naval Research Enterprise.
July 22, 2011
Battle Rhythm: Navy Looking at Sleep, Decision-Making Links
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global is sponsoring new research by Professor Sean Drummond at the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (MICCN) in Australia to study the impact of fatigue and circadian rhythm disruption on people's decision-making capabilities.
January 01, 2018
New Website Highlights Renewable Energy Push in Hawaii
Several recent developments have reaffirmed the importance of alternative energy efforts for America’s warfighters—and officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are focused on major initiatives taking place in Hawaii.
October 30, 2014
Is This Real or Just Fantasy? ONR Augmented-Reality Initiative Progresses
The Office of Naval Research has completed the first year of a multi-year augmented-reality effort, developing a system that allow trainees to view simulated images superimposed on real-world landscapes.
August 23, 2012
U.S. Research Vessel Winds Down Visit to Vietnam as Part of Joint Oceanographic Research Program
Owned by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, R/V Roger Revelle, an auxiliary general purpose oceanographic research vessel (AGOR 28), arrived in Vietnam on June 22. Its visit highlights partnership between ONR and the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology as part of a five-year research endeavor.
June 27, 2012