The Office of Naval Research Warfighter Protection and Applications Division's mission is to conduct research and technology demonstration programs directed at maintaining the survival, health and performance of Navy and Marine Corps personnel during training, routine operations, special operations and in times of war.

Goals

• Increase the survival of casualties through immediate, life-saving treatment and stabilization
• Prevent stress-induced injury and performance degradation in naval occupations and environments
• Optimize warfighter selection, training and team dynamics
• Mitigate health and performance risks in undersea operations

Areas of Interest

The Warfighter Protection and Applications Division seeks technology solutions from a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines including, but not limited to, biology, physiology, pharmacology, computer and behavioral sciences, and systems engineering. Science and technology programs and program pages are listed below.

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• Autonomous Devices for Advanced Personnel Treatment
• Basic Biomedical
• Biomaterials and Bionanotechnology
• Capable Manpower Future Capability
• Bioenergy Harvesting
• Force Health Protection
• Marine Mammal Health
• Metabolic Engineering
• Marine Biofouling
• Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
• Stress Physiology Biophysics
• Undersea Medicine
• Synthetic Biology

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