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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

The event — hosted by the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program, located at ONR — highlighted research efforts by nine HBCU/MI professors who recently won fellowships from the Distinguished Fellows Program.Launched in...

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global has promoted Dr. Marcus Tepaske to the role of Technical Director, where he will lead experts in finding cutting-edge technologies and solutions and getting them into the hands of Sailors and Marines...

Two Office of Naval Research (ONR)-supported professors — Dr. Terrence Sejnowski of the University of California, San Diego and Dr. Haim Sompolinsky of Harvard University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem — recently won the 2024 Brain Prize for pioneering contributions to computational and...