31 December 2024 Partnership Power: ONR, ASNE Talk S&T Innovation, Maritime Dominance at Symposium Hosted by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), the symposium enabled attendees across the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, industry and academia to meet, discuss and learn about “Naval S&T: From Idea to Maritime Dominance,” particularly...
06 November 2024 Promoting Maritime Dominance: ONR, ASNE to Host Naval Science and Technology/Combat Systems/Technology, Systems and Ships Symposium, Dec. 9-12 The Office of Naval Research (ONR), in partnership with the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), will host the 2024 Naval Science and Technology (S&T)/Combat Systems/Technology, Systems and Ships Symposium on Dec. 9-12 at George Mason University’s Van Metre Hall, located...
22 October 2024 2025 Young Investigators: ONR Celebrates 40 Years of Cultivating Scientific Talent Today, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) celebrates the 40th year of its Young Investigator Program (YIP) by honoring the Class of 2025 YIP awardees.Approximately $18 million in funding will be shared by 24 university professors to conduct innovative scientific research that will benefit science...
01 October 2024 Maintenance Alert: Portable Kit Analyzes Fluids to Gauge Health of Military Vehicles Similar to how blood can be used to assess the overall health of a person, analyzing liquids such as hydraulic lubricants and fuel can ascertain the working condition of military equipment onboard ships, aircraft or vehicles.The Office of Naval Research (ONR) — in partnership with the Naval Research...
24 September 2024 Texas Opportunity Rodeo: Naval Workshop Spotlights Talent at HBCU/MIs To bolster its outreach in the Lone Star State, the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program recently held its annual Naval Opportunity Awareness Workshop (OAW) at Texas Southern University (TSU) in Houston.TSU is one of the...
04 September 2024 Robot Rumble: NSWC Philadelphia-Mentored Team Wins Big at FIRST Robotics Championship A high school team mentored by Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently won a world title at the FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston, Texas.That team from the City of Brotherly Love — the RoboLancers of Central High School — earned the championship as part of an...
30 August 2024 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)...
22 August 2024 Air Time: DoN Celebrates New Class of Navy, Marine Corps JROTC Flight Academy Grads The Department of the Navy (DoN) is celebrating the next generation of graduates from the Navy and Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy.Graduates of the academy recently participated in ceremonies at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and...
15 August 2024 Ideas in Flight: ONR TechSolutions Delivers New Realistic Flight Simulator ARLINGTON, Va. - A new innovation in aviation training, featuring a simulator sponsored by the Office of Naval Research TechSolutions program, delivers a better way to prepare future Navy pilots.The T-45C Goshawk mixed-reality simulator, also known as Project Link, was recently showcased at Naval...
01 August 2024 Battle Blimps: ONR-Sponsored STEM Contest Shows Creativity of Student Engineers Held multiple times a year at varying locations, Defend the Republic showcases numerous university teams led by ONR-sponsored professors who mentor their student participants. Support comes from STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) funding from ONR’s Warfighter Performance...