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Commander Levine Passes the Torch for the Navy’s Airborne Scientific Development Squadron
March 30, 2026 — Cmdr. Luis A. Levine relinquished command of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1, the Warlocks, to Cmdr. Andrew R. Vawter, the new Commanding Officer (CO), during a change of command ceremony Mar. 27 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland...

Navy Researcher Receives NRL’s Award for Breakthroughs in Interfacial Science
March 18, 2026 — Kathryn Wahl, Ph.D., a senior researcher at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has been awarded the 2025 E.O. Hulburt Annual Science Award for pioneering research that has advanced the scientific understanding of adhesion, lubrication, and nanoscale contact mechanics...

Science Director Named 2025 Office of Naval Research Global Technical Employee of the Year
March 4, 2026 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Research Engineer Joel Goodman, Ph.D., was named the 2025 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global Technical Employee of the Year and awarded the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal for his leadership, technical excellence, and sustained contributions to high-impact international research initiatives supporting U.S. Navy science and technology priorities...

2025 Naval Research Laboratory Year in Review
February 25, 2026 — In 2025, scientists and engineers at NRL pushed the boundaries of what is possible, launching new instruments into space, advancing breakthrough technologies in the lab, and delivering capabilities that directly strengthen naval readiness and national security. From the sea floor to the far reaches of space, NRL’s research this year translated discovery into real-world impact for the Fleet and the Nation...

Naval Research Lab Honored for Electromagnetic Excellence
February 19, 2026 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Spectrum Collaboration and Demonstration Team has been awarded the 2025 U.S. Navy - U.S. Marine Corps Electromagnetic Spectrum Team Excellence Award at WEST 2026 in San Diego, Calif., Feb. 9...

Naval Research Laboratory Study Uses Neutron Scattering to Clarify Magnetic Behavior in Altermagnetic Material
February 18, 2026 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have identified the true source of a magnetic effect seen in the material ruthenium dioxide (RuO₂), helping resolve an active debate in the rapidly growing field of altermagnetism. The research was published by the American Chemical Society...

VLITE Marks 11 Years of Listening to a Changing Radio Sky
February 12, 2026 — For 11 years, the VLA Low-band Ionosphere and Transient Experiment, known as VLITE, has quietly recorded the low-frequency radio sky every time the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array (VLA) observes...

A Physicist’s Legacy: Serving Over Four Decades
February 10, 2026 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Associate Director of Research Dr. Gerald M. Borsuk, SES, retired in early January 2026 after more than four decades of distinguished federal service advancing the Navy’s science and technology program...

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