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ONR Helps to Train the Future Canine Force

The the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Expeditionary Canine Sciences program is taking a fresh look at how dogs are trained to identify different explosive devices.

April 28, 2015

ONR’s RoboBoat Competition Makes a Splash in Sarasota, Florida

A unique maritime competition, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), recently took place in Sarasota, Florida. The 16th annual RoboBoat competition brought together teams of students from across the globe to assemble and navigate autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USV) through a series of real-world challenges, including coastal surveillance, port security and oceanographic exploration, at Sarasota’s Nathan Benderson Park.

April 06, 2023

ONR Researcher Tapped for Role in National Materials Genome Initiative

The Office of Naval Research's Dr. Julie Christodoulou, division director of naval materials in the Sea Warfare and Weapons department, became one of three co-deputy chairs of the National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee for the Materials Genome Initiative.

May 08, 2012

Four Navy Researchers Receive the Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Award for Patented Inventions For Aircraft Safety System

Arlington, Va.—Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Jay M. Cohen will present the Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Award for Patented Inventions to four Navy researchers in a ceremony at the Office of Naval Research on Thursday, December 15, 2005.

December 15, 2005

Three Researchers Receive the Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Award for Patented Inventions For Advancing the Navy's Environmental Efforts

Chief of Naval Research Radm. Jay M. Cohen will present the Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Award for Patented Inventions to three Navy researchers in a ceremony at the Office of Naval Research on Thursday, April 7, 2005. The patent awarded to Peter S. McGraw, John L. Drake, and Thomas H. Hanes has helped the Navy find better ways to store plastic waste on board many of its ships.

April 07, 2005

Prototype Weld Seam Facing Tool for DDG 1000 Successfully Tested at Shipyard

Butt welding exterior ship panels together produces a weld protrusion that exceeds DDG1000 fairness requirements.

March 05, 2009