ONR Distinguished Scientist Transitions to Deputy Director Role at Applied Research Laboratory Released: 12/17/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - December 17, 2008 - After a three-year term leading the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Discovery and Invention (D&I) Directorate, distinguished researcher Patricia Gruber, Ph.D., is returning to Penn State University’s (PSU) Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) to serve as the Deputy Director.
New Admiral Takes Helm at ONR Released: 12/15/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - December 11, 2008 – RADM Nevin P. Carr, Jr. assumed the duties and responsibilities as the 22nd Chief of Naval Research (CNR) effective today.
ONR-Global Fosters Partnerships With
Global Science & Technology Community at ExpoNaval Released: 12/12/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – December 12, 2008 – The Office of Naval Research (ONR) strengthened its message of international collaboration and partnership at the 6th International Maritime and Naval Exhibition and Conference for Latin America, ExpoNaval, December 2-5 in Valparaiso, Chile.
ONR Selects 12 to Share $1.2 Million Research Funding
Recipients Awarded Seed Money for Specific Promising and Innovative S&T Ideas Released: 12/3/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - December 2, 2008 – The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced the 12 winners of the 2008 Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Challenge. Each of these cutting-edge science and technology (S&T) recipients will receive a $100,000 grant to be used toward the continued research and development of specific technological ideas that are projected to improve U.S. Navy and Marine Corps warfighter capabilities.
PC Magazine Hails ONR-Funded Research as
‘Invention That Will Change Everything’ Released: 11/22/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - November 22, 2008 – The memristor, a once dormant electronic circuit theory developed with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), may soon revolutionize PC computing. In fact, PC World Magazine hails the memristor as one of the “15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything” (October 2008).
Warfighters Prove Naval Expeditionary Overwatch Collaboration Is a Success Released: 11/21/2008
DAHLGREN, Va. – Officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), five Navy Warfare Centers and industry collaborating on the Navy Expeditionary Overwatch (NEO) system’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology watched warfighters demonstrate the sophisticated warfighting network at the NSWC Dahlgren test range Nov. 20.
ONR Scientists Collaborate on Directed Energy
“Directed Energy Flagship: FEL Showcased” Released: 11/17/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - November 17, 2008 – Scientists from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are on hand at the Eleventh Annual Directed Energy Symposium (www.deps.org/DEPSpages/DEsymp08.html) held in Honolulu, Hawaii November 17-21. The annual symposium brings together leading scientists in the field for S&T collaboration. ONR’s delegation represents several experts in Directed Energy including fiber lasers, high power microwaves, maritime weapons of mass destruction and the innovative Free Electron Laser (FEL).
ONR Advanced Technology Cited as TIME Magazine "2008 Best Invention" Released: 11/14/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - November 14, 2008 - Nexi, the humanoid robot, is the result of the cutting edge technology funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) being developed at MIT’s Media Lab. Ranked 17th on TIME Magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2008”, Nexi is an MDS robot – mobile, dexterous, social – that can move around on wheels (mobile), pick up objects (dexterous) and express a range of humanlike facial emotions (social). The MDS project is just one more indicator that ONR continues to be one of the premier places to go for support of scientific discovery and invention.
USS Freedom (LCS 1) Commissioned Ship’s Capabilities Enhanced by ONR Cutting-Edge S&T Released: 11/14/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - November 14, 2008 – The USS Freedom, the Navy’s first littoral combat ship (LCS 1), was commissioned earlier this month at Veterans Park in Milwaukee. The fast, agile and adaptable warship supports critical and urgent war-fighting requirements that meet the demands of the Navy’s maritime strategy. The 379-foot vessel represents years of strategic investment by the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
RDML Nevin P. Carr, Jr. to take ONR's helm: "Next Big Thing" for Navy resides in S&T discovery Released: 11/4/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - November 4, 2008 - Rear Admiral Nevin P. Carr, Jr. is set to take the helm at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in December. His appointment as the 23rd Chief of Naval Research (CNR) came as one of four flag officer assignments announced Thursday by Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) ADM Gary Roughead.
ONR Released New Broad Agency Announcement
for Science and Technology Released: 10/20/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - October 08, 2008 – The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced that it has released a Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), effective September 23, 2008. The BAA is aimed at attracting Science and Technology (S&T) proposals that support the advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. Innovative S&T funded under the BAA includes basic research, applied research and some advanced technology development.
ONR Contributions in Ocean Science Highlighted at Smithsonian’s New Ocean Hall Exhibit Released: 9/25/2008
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - September 25, 2008 – The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced that it has contributed a video to be showcased in the Ocean News Kiosk at the new Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Sant Ocean Hall exhibit, scheduled to open to the public on September 27, 2008. The Sant Ocean Hall will feature a variety of high-definition video experiences, one-of-a kind displays, numerous interactive exhibits, and nearly 700 marine specimens and models. The video draws attention to ONR’s leadership as a preeminent science and technology organization and demonstrates a vital application of its revolutionary research.
Twelve Finalists Selected by ONR for CNR Challenge Released: 9/23/2008 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - September 22, 2008 – The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that 12 white paper submissions are finalists in the 2008 Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Challenge. The CNR Challenge offers monetary reward for the best and brightest Science and Technology (S&T) ideas that could significantly contribute to our future military force capabilities.
U.S. Navy Continues to Collect Accolades as ONR Receives Recognition for Workplace Excellence & Diversity Released: 9/8/2008 Arlington, Va. — The Office of Naval Research (ONR) was ranked number 39 of the Best Places to Work by the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Federal Human Capital Survey and named a "Most Admired Employer" for 2008 by US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine and Hispanic Engineer and Technology Magazine. ONR’s present diversity program encompasses 32% of the general workforce.
ONR Streamlines Grant Submissions Process Beginning September 1 Released: 9/8/2008 Arlington, Va. — The Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that it has enacted a new policy aimed at streamlining the application and submission process for grants and cooperative agreements. ONR will now use Grants.Gov as the sole channel for submission of proposals which would result in the award of a grant or cooperative agreement.
ONR Researchers Awarded for Significant Achievements at 2008 ONR Naval S&T Conference Released: 8/14/2008 ARLINGTON, VA., Aug 14, 2008 – The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has bestowed five researchers with high honors. Dr. Bobby Junker was presented with the Fred E. Saalfeld Award for a Lifetime Achievement in Science. Four others received the Vice Admiral G. Bowen Award for their work resulting in patented inventions: David Abdow, James Butts, Donald Cox and Stephen Oliver. The ceremony took place today at the 2008 ONR Naval S&T Partnership Conference held in Washington, D.C.
Million Dollar Competition Triggers Interest at
ONR Signature Event Released: 8/13/2008 ARLINGTON, Va., August 13, 2008 - The Office of Naval Research (ONR) today announced that it has received more than 110 submissions for the Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Challenge at the 2008 Naval S&T Partnership Conference.
More than 1,300 Industry Insiders Gather at the 2008 ONR Naval S&T Partnership Conference Released: 8/12/2008 ARLINGTON, VA, Aug. 12, 2008 -- The Office of Naval Research (ONR) today announced that more than 1,300 science and technology (S&T) industry professionals from Department of Defense, private industry, small business, and academia gathered to engage with ONR´s principal S&T decision makers at the 2008 ONR Naval S&T Partnership Conference. The conference kickoff was held at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington, D.C., and runs through Thursday.
ONR Offers up to $1 million for Innovative Science & Technology Ideas Released: 6/19/2008 Arlington, Va. – Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has announced the 2008 “CNR Challenge” for innovative ideas brought to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) during the upcoming ONR Naval Science & Technology Partnership Conference (12-14 August) at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
ONR Global’s Avery Receives Zenkokai Award for
Charitable Work with Homeless in Japan Released: 5/24/2008 Arlington, Va.—Roger Avery, network administrator and security manager for ONR Global’s office in Tokyo, Japan, has been awarded the Zenkokai Award by the Nippon Zenkokai Association for his charitable work supporting the homeless in Japan. He received the award at a ceremony at the Meiji-Jingu Shrine in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park on May 24.
Office of Naval Research Honors Efforts of Young Scientists at Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Released: 5/13/2008 Arlington, Va.—The Office of Naval Research and the Orlando science and technology community hosted the 46th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), which took place in Orlando, Florida, on April 30-May 4. Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay III presented this year’s Navy award winners on May 3.
Office of Naval Research to Showcase Next-Generation Marine Vehicle Technology Demonstrator at New York Fleet Week Released: 5/12/2008 Arlington, Va.—The Office of Naval Research will be showcasing a variety of revolutionary technologies destined for today’s and tomorrow’s Sailors and Marines at this year’s Fleet Week in New York, from May 21-26. In addition to new vehicles and other technologies that will be on display at Pier 88, the new Combat Tactical Vehicle (CTV) variant of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family of vehicles will be available for display. The JLTV is a joint Army, Marine, and Special Operations Command program to replace the current HMMWV vehicle in use by the U.S. military. The CTV is the combat variant, built under contract by the Office of Naval Research at the Nevada Automotive Test Center in Carson City, Nevada, as a technology demonstrator. The CTV takes advantage of lessons learned from combat experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan and incorporates a number of design features that make it better able to resist improvised explosive devices.
ONR and NRL Researchers to Receive Prestigious Navy Top Scientist and Engineer of the Year Award for 2007 Released: 5/9/2008 Arlington, Va.—Fourteen individuals and groups of scientists and engineers from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have been selected by Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (Acting) John Thakrah to receive Department of the Navy Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Awards for 2007, which will be presented at a ceremony at the Pentagon on 29 May.
ONR’s Schmorrow Is First Naval Officer to Receive Prestigious Navy Top Scientist and Engineer of the Year Award Released: 5/9/2008 Arlington, Va.—Navy Cdr. Dylan Schmorrow of the Office of Naval Research has been selected by Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (Acting) John Thakrah to receive one of 34 Department of the Navy Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Awards for 2007, which will be presented at a ceremony at the Pentagon on 29 May.
Office of Naval Research to Co-Sponsor Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Demonstration Released: 4/28/2008 ARLINGTON, VA - A major exercise and demonstration of unmanned autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) will take place in Narragansett Bay from May 12-23, 2008 during AUVfest 2008. The event is hosted by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Office (NOAA) of Ocean Exploration.
ManTech Program Is Helping to Reduce Per-Unit Cost of Virginia-Class Subs Released: 4/11/2008
The Navy’s ManTech office, managed by the Office of Naval Research, is continuing to support the Virginia Class Program Office in its efforts to reach its cost reduction goals as mandated by the Chief of Naval Operations. The Navy ManTech program works with defense contractors, the Naval Research Enterprise, Navy acquisition program offices, and academia to develop improved processes and equipment. Project success is measured by implementation of these technologies on the factory floor and rapid transition to the fleet to support Navy warfighters. Beginning last fiscal year, a concerted effort to prioritize cost-reduction Virginia-class ManTech projects was made. Since this refocused start, seven of the affordability focused projects have completed and are in some phase of implementation. Currently, there are more than 60 different Navy ManTech projects focused on Virginia-class manufacturing technology priorities.
DoD to Award $15.7 Million for Science and Engineering Research Released: 3/26/2008 The Department of Defense announced today that it plans to award $15.7 million to 24 academic institutions in 18 states to perform research in science and engineering, under the fiscal 2008 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). The Office of Naval Research´s portion of that money, $5.3 million, will go to researchers at 11 academic institutions in 10 states.
ONR’s Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator Will Test Revolutionary Rimjet Propulsion System Released: 3/18/2008 Arlington, Va. — Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) returned the Navy´s Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator—or Sea Jet—with a new modified stern to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on March 14, 2008. Sea Jet now incorporates the Rimjet propulsor, plus associated mechanical and electrical systems. The Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator was accepted at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Acoustic Research Detachment (NSWCC-ARD) in Bayview, Idaho. NSWCCD-ARD, located on the shores of Lake Pond Oreille, is now taking Sea Jet through a series of hydrodynamic, electromagnetic, and acoustic testing.
ONR Announces 2008 Young Investigator Award Recipients Released: 3/14/2008 Arlington, Va. — The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced the recipients of the U.S. Navy’s 2008 Young Investigator Awards. This year’s recipients can be viewed at: http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/yip.asp
Florida Schools, U.S. Navy Partner at Science Fairs to Influence Student Careers Released: 2/27/2008 Panama City, Fla. -- Structured to pique students´ career interests in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics, the 47th Three Rivers Science and Engineering Fair was hosted, Feb. 19, at the Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC).
Sea Fighter Contributes to Rescue of Downed Air Force Pilot Released: 2/20/2008 Two F-15 aircraft from Eglin Air Force Base collided in mid-air on 20 February 2008 during a training mission over Gulf of Mexico waters south of Tyndall Air Force Base. Both pilots were rescued from the Gulf, but one later died, officials said. The F-15C Eagles collided just before 2 p.m. some 77 miles southeast of Eglin. The jets were part of Eglin´s 33rd Fighter Wing.
ONR Demonstrates Revolutionary Infantry Immersion Trainer to Joint Chiefs Chairman Released: 2/19/2008 Camp Pendleton, San Diego, Calif. - The Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, witnessed Marines in action Tuesday as they confronted loud explosions and thick smoke in the Infantry Immersion Trainer´s virtual Iraqi village.
Navy Scientist Dr. Bhakta Rath Elected to National Academy of Engineering Released: 2/19/2008 Washington, D.C. – Dr. Bhakta Rath, Associate Director of Research and Head of the Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Rath is recognized for “leadership in advancing materials research and technology to support national security.” Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a scientist or engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature,” and to the “pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.”
U.S. Navy Demonstrates World’s Most Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun at 10 MJ Released: 1/31/2008
NSWC Dahlgren, VA - The Navy´s Office of Naval Research successfully conducted a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. An invited audience, including the Chief of Naval Operations, ADM Gary Roughead, witnessed this revolutionary technology in action.
Office of Naval Research Spearheads Development of New All-Composite Mark V.1 Patrol Boat Released: 1/17/2008 Arlington, Va.--Naval special forces units have to work in extreme—and more often than not, unfriendly—environments. But one of the most persistent problems they face comes when they´re just trying to get to or leave the battlefield—and it isn´t from flying bullets. The 82-foot-long Mark V aluminum patrol boat—a primary mode of transport for Navy SEALs—has long been known as a rough ride by those who use it. Personnel have been known to get everything from bruises to back and foot injuries as the vessel roars along at speeds in excess of 50 knots.
ONR Science Advisor Anh Duong Honored with Multiple Prestigious Awards Released: 1/17/2008 At a ceremony on January 16 during which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Emilio Gonzalez welcomed 25 new U.S. citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Director Gonzalez also presented four prominent naturalized U.S. citizens with the “Outstanding American by Choice” certificate of recognition. Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Paul Schneider and other senior officials were present to congratulate both the new citizens and the certificate recipients.
ONR Program Manager Dr. Peter Craig Receives Prestigious Research Award Released: 1/9/2008 Arlington, Va.— On January 9, 2008, at a ceremony at the Office of Naval Research, Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William Landay III presented the first-ever Award for Outstanding Dedicated Leadership in Executing Future Naval Capabilities to Dr. Peter Craig.
Infantry Immersion Trainer Begins Training Marines in a Virtual Environment Released: 12/18/2007 The Office of Naval Research (ONR) TechSolutions program has transformed a former tomato packing plant on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., into a state-of-the-art Infantry Immersion Trainer (IIT) prototype. Launched in November 2007 as a technology demonstrator, the IIT began real training of Marines before all of the facility´s high-tech equipment was even fully operational.
ONR Presents Bowen Award for Composite Materials Test Method Released: 11/28/2007 Arlington, VA—On November 27, the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) honored two engineers who patented a nondestructive method for detecting flaws and anomalies in composite materials. Rear Admiral William E. Landay, Chief of Naval Research, presented the 2006 Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Award to Dr. Colin P. Ratcliffe and Dr. Roger M. Crane for their “Nondestructive Method for Detecting Structural Anomalies in Composites,” also known as Structural Irregularity and Damage Evaluation Routine or SIDER (U.S. Patent 6,799,126).
ONR Honors Shlesinger With 2006 Dr. Fred E. Saalfeld Award Released: 10/30/2007 Arlington, Va. — On October 30, 2007, Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William Landay III and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) honored Dr. Michael F. Shlesinger as the 2006 recipient of the Dr. Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science at a ceremony at ONR´s headquarters in Arlington, Va.
CDR Dylan Schmorrow Receives First Leland S. Kollmorgen Spirit of Innovation Award Released: 10/19/2007 Arlington, VA – Commander Dylan Schmorrow of the U.S. Office of Naval Research became the first recipient of the Leland S. Kollmorgen Spirit of Innovation Award, presented by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) on October 2. The officers of the HFES Augmented Cognition Technical Group selected Schmorrow for this award, which was presented at the 4th Augmented Cognition International Conference in Baltimore.
2007 Naval Science and Technology Partnership Conference Released: 7/23/2007 What: The National Defense Industrial Association is hosting the 2007 Naval Science and Technology Partnership Conference, with technical assistance from the Office of Naval Research. The conference agenda is available on line at www.ndia.org/meetings/7200
New Naval S&T Strategy to be Detailed at Partnership Conference Released: 6/26/2007 The recently approved Naval Science and Technology Strategic Plan and its thirteen science and technology (S&T) focus areas will be among the items discussed at the 8th annual Naval S&T Partnership Conference to be held starting on July 30th in Washington, D. C.
“CNR Challenge” Offers $1 Million for Innovative Science & Technology Released: 6/22/2007 Arlington, Va. – The Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Admiral William Landay III, USN, has announced the $1 million "CNR Challenge" for innovative science and technology ideas brought to the Office of Naval Research during the 2007 Naval Science and Technology Partnership Conference, which takes place July 30 through August 2 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. The CNR Challenge gives registered conference attendees the opportunity to schedule face-to-face meetings with ONR decision-makers at the Open Innovation Marketplace to ask specific questions about Naval science and technology or to present new and innovative concepts and technologies.
Unmanned Vehicles Take the Man Out Of the Minefield Released: 6/21/2007 As festivals go, AUVFest 2007 was more than a little unusual. "On a good day, you won´t see much of anything," said Phil Bernstein, the event manager. The two-week event at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Panama City, Florida, which wrapped up June 14, was a hotbed of activity, but most of it was underwater. The seventh such event that the Office of Naval Research has sponsored, AUVFest 2007 was a chance for developers of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), tracking systems, unmanned aerial and land vehicles, and computer modeling systems to come together and show their colleagues what they could do. The first AUVFest was in 1997, but this is the first year that the NSWC Panama City has hosted the event.
ONR and NSWC Sponsor AUV Fest 2007 in Panama City, Florida Released: 6/7/2007 Arlington, VA—AUV Fest 2007 will run from June 4–15 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Panama City, Florida. This event, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and NSWC, aims to introduce fleet sailors to autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs. ONR has sponsored AUV Fests about once every 18 months since 1997, and this will be the first time it will be hosted in Panama City.
Naval Science and Technology to Be on Display at New York City Fleet Week 2007 Released: 5/10/2007
What: Speak with developers of the latest Navy/Marine Corps technologies and see live demonstrations. Take a virtual tour of a battle zone and learn to weld pipes in a virtual shipyard using ONR´s virtual reality training systems.
When: Thursday, May 24, and Friday, May 25—By appointment
New Virtual Immersive Trainer Will Help Make Marines and Sailors of the Future Released: 4/5/2007 Arlington, Va.—Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has announced the funding of a $1.3-million "Tech Solutions" project to deliver advanced infantry immersive training to Marines. This project will field two systems by the fall of 2007. The first system will be installed in the I MEF Battle Simulation Center at Camp Pendleton, California, and the second will be installed in the new Marine Expeditionary Rifle Integration Facility opening this summer near Quantico, Virginia.
Office of Naval Research Launches Science and Technology Strategic Plan Released: 3/26/2007
Arlington, Va.— Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay III has unveiled a new Naval science and technology strategic plan that outlines in detail how the Department of the Navy will enable the Navy and Marine Corps of the future—and shape how Sailors and Marines will fight years and even decades down the road.
Superconductor Images Make the Cover of Science Released: 3/16/2007 Arlington, Virginia – Researchers funded by the Office of Naval Research have developed an imaging technique that gives them a direct view of electron distribution in superconducting layered copper oxide ceramics. Examples of these images appear on the cover of the March 9 issue of Science, and their research is published in this issue. The images, which map the quantum mechanical probability of adding or removing electrons at specific positions and energies, provide an important clue to solving the 20-year-old puzzle of how electrons can travel so freely through these so-called "high temperature superconductors."
ONR Sponsors Award-Winning Nanotechnology Researchers Released: 1/9/2007 Arlington, Va.— Two nanotechnology researchers whose work is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) are among Scientific American´s SA-50, a list of 50 American technology and policy leaders for 2006. A third ONR-funded nanotechnology investigator has earned a 2006 TR35 Young Innovator award from MIT´s Technology Review. Each year, this publication´s editors honor 35 researchers under the age of 35 whose work they deem "most exciting."
ONR Grantee Included in 2006 Scientific American 50 List Released: 11/16/2006 Arlington, Va.— The Office of Naval Research congratulates Dr. David J. Wineland of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an ONR grantee who has been named as one of the Scientific American 50 for 2006. The December 2006 issue of Scientific American magazine lists the 50 American technology and policy leaders who have been selected for this year´s recognition.
Keel Laid for Revolutionary Dual-Use Catamaran Vessel, M/V Susitna Released: 8/28/2006 Arlington, Va.— On August 24, 2006, onlookers gathered at the shipyard of Alaska Ship & Drydock Inc. in Ketchikan, Alaska, to witness the keel laying of what will be a very unusual and versatile ship.
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the vessel´s sponsor, performed the honors as she welded her name onto the keel of the M/V Susitna, a twin-hulled catamaran ferry that is being funded jointly by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Alaska´s Matunuska Susitna (Mat/Su) Borough. Attendees also included ONR´s Chief of Naval Research RAdm. William E. Landay, Mat/Su Borough Mayor Tim Anderson, as well as State of Alaska and Ketchikan officials and the management team for the Susitna program.
ONR Supports Monterey Bay 2006 Experiment Released: 8/23/2006 Like schools of robot fish, dozens of undersea gliders and other robotic undersea vehicles have been cruising the near-shore waters of the Central California coast during the past month. These undersea robots, along with other instruments carried on ships, airplanes, satellites, buoys, and drifters, are providing oceanographers with new ways of seeing and hearing the ocean in unprecedented detail.
"CNR Challenge" Offers $1 Million for Innovative Science & Technology Concepts Released: 6/28/2006 Arlington, Va.— Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Admiral William E. Landay III, USN, has announced the $1 million "CNR Challenge" for innovative science and technology ideas brought to the Office of Naval Research during the 2006 Naval Science and Technology Partnership Conference.
Navy Researcher Receives Award for Technology Achievement Released: 5/12/2006 Arlington, Va.—Jeffrey G. Morrison received the 2004 Dr. Arthur E. Bisson Prize for Naval Technology Achievement May 12, 2006, from Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William E. Landay, III, in a ceremony at the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Morrison works at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – San Diego, and is being recognized for his work in the development and application of state-of-the-art decision support technologies, advanced human computer interaction, and collaboration technologies.
Lift-off! Released: 4/17/2006 At 6:40 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Friday, April 14, 2006, a constellation of six satellites launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., with the mission of improving weather forecasts, monitoring climate change, and enhancing space weather research and operations.
Dr. Peter Worcester to Receive the Walter Munk Award Released: 2/22/2006 The Walter Munk Award for Distinguished Research in Oceanography Related to Sound and the Sea will be presented to Dr. Peter F. Worcester on February 24, 2006, at the 13th Ocean Sciences Meeting, a joint meeting of the American Geophysical Union, The Oceanography Society, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, and the Estuarine Research Federation, in Honolulu, HI.
A FASTT First Released: 12/29/2005 Before the sun had even risen over Wallops Island, Va., on 10 December 2005, a joint Office of Naval Research/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency vehicle achieved a world first. At an altitude of 63,000 feet, the Freeflight Atmospheric Scramjet Test Technique (FASTT) vehicle became the first air-breathing, liquid hydrocarbon fuel-powered scramjet engine to fly.
What “Big Eyes” You Have….The Better to Hear You With Released: 12/29/2005 The six ships, one submarine, and more than 5,500 Sailors and Marines of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)-1 are getting the chance to test and evaluate a new low cost, low power, optical communications system. The Office of Naval Research supported development of four prototype systems, called LightSpeed, that use infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to communicate point to point.
Four Navy Researchers Receive the Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Award for Patented Inventions For Aircraft Safety System Released: 12/15/2005 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. The patent was awarded to Thomas Anderson, Thomas Hanrahan, Charles W. Shaffer, and John (Jack) Schultz for their work on the embedded Terrain Awareness Warning System for Aircraft.
ONR funds basic science in support of counter-IED efforts Released: 11/14/2005 2004, Secretary of the Navy Gordon England met with Nobel Laureate Jerome Karle of the Naval Research Laboratory and his wife and fellow researcher Isabella Karle, Captain David Schubert (Commanding Officer of the NRL), and Rear Admiral Jay Cohen (Chief of Naval Research). All agreed on the need for a comprehensive program to counter the growing use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Guarding Giants with Tiny Protectors Released: 10/19/2005 How do you build an infrared (IR) camera that is small enough to fit on a mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) without cryogenic cooling? Call in the nanobots.
NOAA, Navy Continue Hunt For Lost Civil War Submarine Alligator Released: 9/6/2005 NOAA, with support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), will return this week to the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” to continue the hunt for the Alligator, the U.S. Navy’s first submarine. The joint expedition will take place Sept. 9-12 off Cape Hatteras, N.C., where the Civil War-era vessel was lost during a fierce storm in 1863.
Loco for Microscopic Sea Life Released: 8/31/2005 Despite all of the elbow room the open ocean offers miniscule life forms such as phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses, these creatures sometimes converge into patches called “thin layers.” The centimeter- to meter-thick layers have densities as great as 1,000 times that of the water around them and can have profound effects on the way light and sound move through the water. Yet little is known about them. That’s why they are the latest oceanographic mystery being investigated by the Office of Naval Research.
New Water Purifier Prevents Drinking Water Shortage at Remote Coast Guard Station Released: 8/4/2005 Arlington, Va.— A high-volume water purification system developed by the Office of Naval Research has proven itself in a real-world emergency situation, providing a remote U.S. Coast Guard station with enough potable water to last through an Alaska winter. The Expeditionary Unit Water Purification Unit (EUWP) was designed to be energy-efficient and transportable—just what was needed for this type of situation.
AUV Competition Challenges Next Generation of Engineers Released: 8/1/2005 Arlington, Va.-- From August 4 through August 7, teams of international students from 21 high schools, colleges and universities will pit their unmanned underwater vehicles against each other for $20,000 in scholarship money.
2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference Released: 7/14/2005 Arlington, Va.— 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.
Navy & Marine Corps Science & Technology at Norfolk Harborfest Released: 6/10/2005 Arlington, Va.—The Office of Naval Research’s Afloat Lab, nicknamed “Starfish,” will make a port visit June 10 through 12 to help celebrate the 29th Annual Norfolk Harborfest. The boat will be docked at Waterside and open for public tours noon to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Media Advisory: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Fest 2005 Released: 5/25/2005 Arlington, Va. – In-water demonstrations of over 30 unmanned vehicle systems and related technologies will highlight this year’s AUV Fest 2005 at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington.
Media Opportunity: Afloat Lab Brings Navy & Marine Corps Science & Technology to South Street Seaport Released: 5/16/2005
WHAT: Speak with developers of the latest Navy/Marine Corps technologies
WHEN: Wednesday, May 25, during the Parade of Ships (a.m.) & 2 to 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 26, 9 to 11 a.m. & 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 27, 9 a.m. to noon (Other times available through Sunday, May 30, by appointment) Open to the public May 27—29, 1 to 6 p.m. & May 30, 1 to 5 p.m.WHERE: South Street Seaport, Pier 17 (north side), New York City
Media Advisory: Michael Tinkham Awarded the Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science Released: 4/15/2005 Arlington, Va. – Dr. Michael Tinkham of Harvard University was presented with the Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science by Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Jay M. Cohen at the Office of Naval Research, Thursday, April 13, 2005. Dr. Tinkham was nominated for his many groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of superconductivity.
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