Two NRL Engineers Receive Dr. Delores M. Etter Awards
By Jameson Crabtree, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | June 27, 2025
Two NRL engineers received the prestigious Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award on June 25 during a live-streamed ceremony broadcast from Naval Research and Development Establishment sites of the award recipients.
Launch Your STEM Career: A Unique Gateway into Scientific Research with Naval Research Laboratory Internships
By Jameson Crabtree, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | June 24, 2025
Each summer, students from across the country begin internships with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), gaining hands-on experience in science and technology. These internships take place at various NRL locations, including sites along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, and Monterey Bay in California. Each hoping for career growth that will take them to new horizons.
Parker Solar Probe Team Receives Collier Trophy for Record-Breaking Solar Encounter
By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | June 23, 2025
The Parker Solar Probe science and engineering team, a collaboration of scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), NASA, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), and more than 40 other partner organizations, received the 2024 Robert J. Collier Trophy, awarded by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), on June 12.
Naval Research Lab Electronics Engineer Receives 2024 Robert T. Hill Best Dissertation Award
By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | June 18, 2025
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Electronics Engineer Christian Jones, Ph.D., received an award for his dissertation entitled “Robust and Efficient Structure-Based Radar Receive Processing” during the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Radar Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 7.
NRL Protects Naval Assets: Land, Sea, and Air
By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | June 11, 2025
The relentless assault of salt-laden sea spray generated by coastal wave action poses a significant and persistent threat to the integrity of Department of Defense (DoD) assets located near shorelines.
Northrop Grumman Successfully Integrates Spacecraft for Next-Generation Space Robotic Servicing System
By U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Corporate Communications Office | June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) SpaceLogistics LLC has announced the integration of a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus, achieving another milestone for its MRV and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program.
Global Team Tracks Unusual Objects in Milky Way Galaxy
By Connie Braesch, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | June 4, 2025
Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) were part of a global effort to track newly discovered unusual bursts of radio emission from an object within the Milky Way galaxy. Information from telescopes in Australia, India, South Africa, and the United States were all used to help identify the object.