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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy responsible for the science and technology programs of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. In that capacity it funds and collaborates with schools, universities, government laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations.

ONR Headquarters is in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia.

ONR Global has offices overseas in Santiago (Chile), Sao Paulo, London, Prague, Singapore, and Tokyo.

Overview

ONR was authorized by an Act of Congress, Public Law 588, and subsequently approved by President Harry S. Truman on 1 August 1946. Its stated mission is "planning, fostering, and encouraging scientific research in recognition of its paramount importance as related to the maintenance of future naval power and the preservation of national security."[1]

Today, ONR carries this out through funding with grants and contracts scientists and engineers who perform basic research, technology development, and advanced technology demonstrations

ONR's Science and Technology Portfolio is allocated as follows: "10% Quick Reaction & Other S&T, 30% Acquisition Enablers, 10% Leap Ahead Innovations, 40% Discovery & Invention (Basic and Applied Science),"[2] 10% Other.

Organization

ONR reports to the U.S. Secretary of the Navy through the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. The Chief of Naval Research is Rear Admiral David J. Hahn and the Vice Chief of Naval Research is Brigadier General Christian F. Wortman, United States Marine Corps, who also serves as Director of United States Marine Corps Futures Directorate and Commanding General of the United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory.

ONR executes its mission through science and technology departments, corporate programs, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), and the ONR Global office.

Science and Technology Departments

ONR has six science and technology departments that support a broad range of subjects, which span such efforts as combating terrorism, oceanography, sea warfare, and life sciences. These fund basic research programs, primarily through U.S. universities; technology research programs, primarily through government and nongovernment laboratories; and advanced technology demonstration programs, primarily through U.S. industry and companies.

Additionally, ONR has an Office of Transition that supports technology transitions to the Navy and Marine Corps; a Small Business Innovative Research Office that encourages small businesses to develop and commercialize products in support of ONR’s mission; a Future Naval Capabilities Program that works to provide technologies to close warfighting gaps; and a Corporate Programs Office that supports cross-disciplinary research and education programs.

ONR Corporate Programs: Research & Education

ONR supports many Corporate research and education programs, including:

  • Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP)
  • Multidisciplinary Research Program of the URI (MURI)
  • Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) of the URI
  • DoD Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCOR)
  • Young Investigator Program
  • DoD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program of the URI
  • Summer Faculty Research Program
  • Faculty Sabbatical Leave Program
  • Naval High School Science Awards Program
  • HBCU (Historically Black Colleges/Universities)Future Engineering Faculty Fellowship Program
  • Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP) (Run by ONR, funded by the American Society for Engineering Education)
Main article: Naval Research Laboratory

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) was founded in 1923 and today employs over 2,500 scientists and engineers.[3] NRL is the corporate research laboratory for the Navy and Marine Corps and conducts a broad program of scientific research, technology and advanced development. It has a prestigious history, including the development of the first U.S. radar system,[4] synthetic lubricants (for modern gas turbine engines), over-the-horizon radar,[5] the first U.S. surveillance satellite, and the Clementine space mission. A few of the Laboratory's current specialties include plasma physics, space physics, materials science, and tactical electronic warfare.

ONR Global

ONR Global regional offices are located in:

  • RAF Blenheim Crescent, London, U.K. (Europe)
  • Santiago, Chile (Latin America)
  • Tokyo, Japan (Asia/Pacific)
  • Australia (Asia/Pacific)
  • Singapore (South Asia/Singapore)
  • Prague, Czech Republic (Europe)

ONR Global is a supporter of the Global Security Challenge at the London Business School.

Research

Sea Fighter (FSF-1), August 2005

ONR's investments have enabled many firsts, including the launch of the first U.S. intel satellite; the development of SEALAB I/II; the validation of the GPS concept and launch of the first GPS satellite; the first global atmospheric prediction model; GWOT support through various quick response programs; and, most recently, the electromagnetic railgun, the Infantry Immersive Trainer, and super-conducting motors.[citation needed] Others include:

The ONR has also sponsored symposia such as the Symposium on Principles of Self-Organization at Allerton Park in 1960.[8]

ONR projects and programs

Tomahawk TLAM missile launching

See also

Related organizations and agencies

References

  1. ^ ONR Public Affairs (Fall 2011). "Office of Naval Research Celebrates 65 Years of Pioneering Science & Technology" (PDF). InfoDomain: 42. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. ^ Carr, jr., RADM Nevin P. "The Office of Naval Research". Office of Naval Research. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ "About NRL - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory". www.nrl.navy.mil. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Development of the Radar Principle - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory". www.nrl.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Over-the-Horizon Radar - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory". www.nrl.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "United States Department of Defense". www.defenselink.mil. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Office of Naval Research". www.onr.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Frontispiece". International Tracts in Computer Science and Technology and their Application. 9 (Principles of Self-Organization). 1962.

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