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WASHINGTON, DC 20375-5320

Contents
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INTRODUCTION TO THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
Mission
The Naval Research Laboratory in the Department of the Navy
NRL Functional Organization
Current Research
Major Research Capabilities and Facilities
NRL Sites and Facilities

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE
Executive Directorate – Code 1000 and Code 1001
Commanding Officer
Director of Research
Executive Council
Research Advisory Committee
Office of Technology Transfer
Office of Program Administration and Policy Development
Office of Counsel
Institute for Nanoscience
Command Support Division
Military Support Division
Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1)
Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research
Human Resources Office
Ruth H. Hooker Research Library

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SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE
Systems Directorate – Code 5000
Associate Director of Research for Systems
Radar Division
Information Technology Division
Optical Sciences Division
Tactical Electronic Warfare Division

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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate – Code 6000
Associate Director of Research for Materials Science and Component Technology
Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics
Chemistry Division
Materials Science and Technology Division
Plasma Physics Division
Electronics Science and Technology Division
Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering

BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE
Business Operations Directorate – Code 3000
Associate Director of Research for Business Operations
Contracting Division
Financial Management Division
Supply and Information Services Division
Research and Development Services Division

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OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate – Code 7000
Associate Director of Research for Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology
Office of Research Support Services (NRL-SSC)
Acoustics Division
Remote Sensing Division
Oceanography Division
Marine Geosciences Division
Marine Meteorology Division
Space Science Division

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NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Naval Center for Space Technology – Code 8000
Director of Naval Center for Space Technology
Space Systems Development Department
Spacecraft Engineering Department

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TECHNICAL OUTPUT, FISCAL, AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Technical Output
FY 2012/2013 Sources of New Funds (Actual)
FY 2012/2013 Uses of Funds
FY 2012 Total New Funds by Category
FY 2013 Total New Funds by Category
Personnel Information

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Programs for NRL Employees
Programs for Non-NRL Employees

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Maps
Key Personnel

Introduction to the
Naval Research Laboratory

Mission
To conduct a broadly based multidisciplinary program of scientific research
and advanced technological development
directed toward maritime applications of
new and improved materials, techniques,
equipment, systems, and ocean, atmospheric,
and space sciences and related technologies.

The Naval Research Laboratory is located in Washington,
DC, on the east bank of the Potomac River.

The Naval Research Laboratory
• Provides primary in-house research for
the physical, engineering, space, and
environmental sciences;
• Provides broadly based exploratory and
advanced development programs in
response to identified and anticipated DON
needs;
• Provides broad multidisciplinary support
to the Naval Warfare Centers;

The NRL Marine Meteorology Division is located in
Monterey, California (NRL-MRY).

• Provides space and space systems
technology development and support; and
• Assumes responsibility as the Navy’s
corporate laboratory.

The Naval Research Laboratory Detachment is located
at Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
(NRL-SSC).

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The Naval Research Laboratory is the Department of the Navy‘s corporate laboratory, and it
reports to the Chief of Naval Research. As the corporate laboratory of the Navy, NRL is the principal
in-house component in the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) effort to meet its science and technology
responsibilities.
NRL has had a long and fruitful relationship with industry as a collaborator, contractor, and
through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). NRL values this linkage and
continues to develop it.
NRL is an important link in the Navy Research, Development, and Acquisition (RD&A) chain.
Through NRL, the Navy has direct ties with sources of fundamental ideas in industry and the academic
community throughout the world and provides an effective coupling point to the R&D chain for ONR.

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RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES
DIVISION
3500

SUPPLY AND
INFORMATION
SERVICES
DIVISION
3400
OPTICAL
SCIENCES
DIVISION

5300

3200

RADAR
DIVISION

LAB FOR
COMPUTATIONAL
PHYSICS & FLUID
DYNAMICS
6400

TACTICAL
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
DIVISION
5700

ELECTRONICS
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION
6800

6100

CHEMISTRY
DIVISION

LABORATORIES FOR
COMPUTATIONAL
PHYSICS & FLUID
DYNAMICS 6040

1100

7100

7300

MARINE
METEOROLOGY
DIVISION
7500

CENTER FOR
BIO/MOLECULAR
SCIENCE &
ENGINEERING
6900

OCEANOGRAPHY
DIVISION

ACOUSTICS
DIVISION

7030

OFFICE OF RESEARCH
SUPPORT SERVICES

REMOTE
SENSING
DIVISION
7200

SPACE
SCIENCE
DIVISION
7600

SPACE SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
8100

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ADMINISTRATIVE
RESOURCES MANAGER

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
FOR
TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT
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3540 SAFETY OFFICER

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SPACECRAFT
ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
8200

NAVAL CENTER FOR
SPACE TECHNOLOGY
8000

RESEARCH ADVISORY
COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO
THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
1001.1

MARINE
GEOSCIENCES
DIVISION
7400

ASSOC DIRECTOR OF
RESEACH
7000

OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTORATE

HUMAN RESOURCES
OFFICE
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LAB FOR AUTONOMOUS
SYSTEMS RESEARCH
1700

INSTITUTE FOR
NANOSCIENCE

OFFICE OF PROGRAM
ADMIN & POLICY
DEVELOPMENT
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OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
1004

6700

PLASMA
PHYSICS
DIVSION

MATERIALS
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION
6300

ASSOC DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH
6000

INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION
5500

ASSOC DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH
5000

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
1030

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
1001

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND
COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTORATE

SCIENTIFIC DEVEL
SQUADRON ONE
1600

OFFICE OF COUNSEL
1008

MILITARY SUPPORT
DIVISION
1400

CHIEF STAFF OFFICER
1002

SYSTEMS
DIRECTORATE

FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
3300

CONTRACTING
DIVISION

MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS OFFICE
3030

ASSOC DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH
3000

BUSINESS OPERATIONS
DIRECTORATE

INSPECTOR GENERAL
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COMMAND SUPPORT
DIVISION
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

COMMANDING OFFICER *
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NAVAL RESEARCH
LABORATORY

NRL Functional Organization

Current Research
The following areas represent broad fields of NRL research. Under each, more specific topics that are being investigated for the benefit of the Navy and other sponsoring organizations are listed. Some details of this work
are given in the NRL Review, published annually. More specific details are published in reports on individual
projects provided to sponsors and/or presented as papers for professional societies or their journals.

Advanced Radio, Optical, and IR
Sensors

Advanced optical sensors
EM/EO/meteorological/oceanographic sensors
Satellite meteorology
Precise space tracking
Radio/infrared astronomy
Infrared sensors and phenomenology
UV sensors and middle atmosphere research
Image processing
VLBI/astrometry
Optical interferometry
Imaging spectrometry
Liquid crystal technology

Autonomous Systems

Algorithms for control of autonomous systems
Cognitive robotics
Human-robot interaction
Perception hardware and algorithms
High-level reasoning algorithms
Machine learning and adaptive algorithms
Sensors for autonomous systems
Power and energy for autonomous systems
Networking and communications for mobile systems
Swarm behaviors
Test and evaluation of autonomous systems

Computer Science and Artificial
Intelligence

Standard computer hardware, development
environments, operating systems, and run-time
support software
Methods of specifying, developing, documenting,
and maintaining software
Human-computer interaction
Intelligent systems for resource allocation, signal
identification, operational planning, target
classification, and robotics
Parallel scientific libraries
Algorithms for massively parallel systems
Digital progressive HDTV for scientific visualization
Adaptive systems: software and devices
Advanced computer networking
Simulation management software for networked
high performance computers
Interactive 3D visualization tools and applications
Real-time parallel processing
Scalable, parallel computing
Petaflop computing, globally distributed file systems,
terabit-per-second networking

Directed Energy Technology
High-energy lasers
Laser propagation
Solid-state and fiber lasers
High-power microwave sources
RAM accelerators
Pulse detonation engines
Charged-particle devices
Pulse power
DE effects

Electronic Electro-optical Device
Technology

Integrated optics
Radiation-hardened electronics
Nanotechnology
Microelectronics
Microwave and millimeter-wave technology
Hydrogen masers for GPS
Aperture syntheses
Electric field coupling
Vacuum electronics
Focal plane arrays
Infrared sensors
Radiation effects and satellite survivability
Molecular engineering

Electronic Warfare

EW/C2W/IW systems and technology
COMINT/SIGINT technology
EW decision aids and planning/control systems
Intercept receivers, signal processing, and identification
systems
Passive direction finders
Decoys and offboard countermeasures (RF and IR)
Expendable autonomous vehicles/UAVs
Repeaters/jammers and EO/IR active countermeasures
and techniques
Platform signature measurement and management
Threat and EW systems computer modeling and
simulations
Visualization
Hardware-in-the-loop and flyable ASM simulators
Missile warning infrared countermeasures
RF environment simulators
EO/IR multispectral/hyperspectral surveillance

Enhanced Maintainability, Reliability, and
Survivability Technology
Coatings
Friction/wear reduction
Water additives and cleaners

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Fire safety
Laser hardening
Satellite survivability
Corrosion control
Automation for reduced manning
Radiation effects
Mobility fuels
Chemical and biological sensors
Environmental compliance

Environmental Effects on Naval Systems
Meteorological effects on communications
Meteorological effects on weapons, sensors, and
platform performance
Air quality in confined spaces
Electromagnetic background in space
Solar and geomagnetic activity
Magnetospheric and space plasma effects
Nonlinear science
Ionospheric behavior
Oceanographic effects on weapons, sensors, and
platforms
EM, EO, and acoustic system performance/
optimization
Environmental hazard assessment
Contaminant transport
Biosensors
Microbially induced corrosion

Imaging Research/Systems

Remotely sensed signatures analysis
Real-time signal and image processing algorithms/
systems
Image data compression methodology
Image fusion
Automatic target recognition
Scene/sensor noise characterization
Image enhancement/noise reduction
Scene classification techniques
Radar and laser imaging systems studies
Coherent/incoherent imaging sensor exploitation
Remote sensing simulation
Hyperspectral imaging
Microwave polarimetry

Information Technology

High-performance, all-optical networking
Antijam communication links
Next-generation, signaled optical network
architectures
Integrated voice and data
Information security (INFOSEC)
Voice processing
High performance computing
High performance communications
Requirements specification and analysis
Real-time computing
Wireless mobile networking
Behavior detection
Machine learning

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Information filtering and fusion
Integrated internet protocol (IP) and asynchronous
transfer mode (ATM) multicasting
Reliable multicasting
Wireless networking with directional antennas
Sensor networking
Communication network simulation
Bandwidth management (quality of service)
High assurance software
Distributed network-based battle management
High performance computing supporting uniform
and nonuniform memory access with single and
multithreaded architectures
Distributed, secure, and mobile information
infrastructures
Simulation-based virtual reality
High-end, progressive HDTV imagery processing
and distribution
Defensive information warfare
Virtual reality/mobile augmented reality
3D multimodal interaction
Model integration (physical, environmental,
biological, psychological) for simulation
Command decision support
Data fusion

Marine Geosciences

Marine seismology, including propagation and
noise measurement
Geoacoustic modeling in support of acoustic
performance prediction
Geomagnetic modeling in support of nonacoustic
system performance prediction
Static potential field measurement and analysis
(gravity and magnetic) in support of navigation
and geodesy
Geotechnology/sediment dynamics affecting mine
warfare and mine countermeasures
Foreshore sediment transport
Geospatial information, including advanced
seafloor mapping, imaging systems, and
innovative object-oriented digital mapping
models, techniques, and databases

Materials

Superconductivity
Magnetism
Biological materials
Materials processing
Advanced alloy systems
Solid free-form fabrication
Environmental effects
Energetic materials/explosives
Aerogels and underdense materials
Nanoscale materials
Nondestructive evaluation
Ceramics and composite materials
Thin film synthesis and processing
Electronic and piezoelectric ceramics
Thermoelectric materials

Active materials and smart structures
Computational material science
Paints and coatings
Flammability
Chemical/biological materials
Spintronic materials and half metals
Biomimetic materials
Multifunctional materials
Power and energy
Synthetic biology

Meteorology

Global, theater, tactical-scale, and on-scene
numerical weather prediction
Data assimilation and physical initialization
Atmospheric predictability and adaptive
observations
Adjoint applications
Marine boundary layer characterization
Air/sea interaction; process studies
Coupled air/ocean/land model development
Tropical cyclone forecasting aids
Satellite data interpretation and application
Aerosol transport modeling
Meteorological applications of artificial
intelligence and expert systems
On-scene environmental support system
development/nowcasting
Tactical database development and
applications
Meteorological tactical decision aids
Meteorological simulation and visualization

Ocean Acoustics

Underwater acoustics, including propagation,
noise, and reverberation
Fiber-optic acoustic sensor development
Deep ocean and shallow water environmental
acoustic characterization
Undersea warfare system performance
modeling, unifying the environment,
acoustics, and signal processing
Target reflection, diffraction, and scattering
Acoustic simulations
Tactical decision aids
Sonar transducers
Dynamic ocean acoustic modeling
Underwater acoustic communications

Oceanography

Oceanographic instrumentation
Open ocean, littoral, polar, and nearshore
oceanographic forecasting
Shallow water oceanographic effects on
operations
Modeling, sensors, and data fusion
Bio-optical and fine-scale physical processes
Oceanographic simulation and visualization
Coastal scene generation
Waves, tides, and surf prediction
Coupled model development

Sea-ice modeling
Coastal ocean characterization
Oceanographic decision aids
Global, theater, and tactical-scale modeling
Remote sensing of oceanographic parameters
Satellite image analysis

Space Systems and Technology

Space systems architectures and requirements
Advanced payloads and optical communications
Controllers, processors, signal processing, and VLSI
Precision orbit estimation
Onboard autonomous navigation
Satellite ground station engineering and
implementation
Tactical communication systems
Spacecraft antenna systems
Launch and on-orbit support
Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) technology
Atomic time/frequency standards/instrumentation
Passive and active ranging techniques
Design, fabrication, and testing of spacecraft and
hardware
Structural and thermal analysis
Attitude determination and control systems
Reaction control
Propulsion systems
Navigation, tracking, and orbit dynamics
Spaceborne robotics applications

Surveillance and Sensor Technology

Point defense technology
Imaging radars
Surveillance radars
Multifunction RF systems
High-power millimeter-wave radar
Target classification/identification
Airborne geophysical studies
Fiber-optic sensor technology
Undersea target detection/classification
EO/IR multispectral/hyperspectral detection and
classification
Sonar transducers
Electromagnetic sensors, gamma ray to RF
wavelengths
SQUID for magnetic field detection
Low observables technology
Ultrawideband technology
Interferometric imagery
Microsensor system
Digital framing reconnaissance canvas
Biologically based sensors
Digital radars and processors

Undersea Technology

Autonomous vehicles
Bathymetric technology
Anechoic coatings
Acoustic holography
Unmanned undersea vehicle dynamics
Weapons launch

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Major Research Capabilities and Facilities
Institute for Nanoscience (Code 1100)

Clean room (5000 sq ft), quiet (4000 sq ft), and ultraquiet (1000 sq ft) laboratories
35 dB and 25 dB acoustically isolated zones
20ºC ± 0.5ºC and 0.1ºC controlled temperature zones
Vibration isolation
		 Vertical (mm, pp) <0.1 @ 70–500 Hz
		 Horizontal (mm, pp) <0.1 @ 70–500 Hz
Clean electrical power, free from SCR spikes and
other interferences, and < ±10% voltage change
<0.5 mG at 60 Hz EMI
45 ± 5% relative humidity
Class 100 clean room
Source of water meeting ASTM D5127 spec. Type E1.2
Clean Room Major Equipment
Monitoring system (toxic gas, hazmat, temperature)
Laminar flow wet benches for localized Class 1/10
ambient in clean room
Air purification unit to remove local organic 		
contamination
DI water system
Wire bonder
Two electron-beam writers
Two scanning electron microscopes
Atomic force microscope
Metallurgical optical microscopes
3D optical profiler
Mask aligners (2, 1, and 0.2 µm)
Electron beam evaporation systems
Low pressure chemical vapor deposition 			
(LPCVD) system
Magnetron sputter deposition system
Reactive ion etching systems
Dual-beam focused ion beam workstation
Optical pattern generating system
Laser micromachining system
Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition 		
(PECVD) system
Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition system
Chlorine reactive ion etching system
Other Major Equipment
Transmission electron microscope
UHV multi-tip scanning tunneling microscope/
nanomanipulator

Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research
(Code 1700)

Prototyping High Bay: (150 ft by 75 ft by 30 ft), contains
real-time motion capture system, directional environmental sounds, GPS repeater and simulator
Four human-systems interaction labs contain eye trackers and multiuser, multitouch monitors
Littoral High Bay with 45 ft by 25 ft by 5.5 ft deep pool
with 16-channel wave generator and slope that allows
simulation of littoral environments; multiple sediment
tanks (from 5 ft to 16 ft); GPS repeater and simulator;
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Desert High Bay with a 40 ft by 14 ft area of sand 2.5
ft deep, and 18 ft high rock walls; high speed fans
and variable lighting
Tropical High Bay, a 60 ft by 40 ft greenhouse, contains a re-creation of a southeast Asian rain forest
with native plants; nominal 80 degrees temperature
and 80% humidity; can generate rain events up to
6 in. per hour; Rainforest contains waterfall, stream,
and pond
Outdoor test range is a 1/3 acre highland forest with
a waterfall, stream and pond, and terrain of differing difficulty including large bolder structures and
earthen berms
Sensor lab contains environmental chambers (small
and walk-in) with maximum temperature range of
−50°F to 375°F, relative humidity from 10% to 95%
and for smaller chamber, barometric pressure of
−9000 feet to 100,000 feet; lab also contains various
fume hoods, biosafety cabinet, anechoic chamber,
vapor generators, and other specialized equipment
Power and energy lab contains specialized equipment
including a battery dry room, glove box, isolation
room, and fume hoods

Research and Development Services Division (Code 3500)

Military construction
Research support engineering
Planning
Full range of facility contracting, including construction, architect/engineering services, facilities
support, and reserved parking
Transportation
Telephone services
Maintenance and repair of buildings, grounds, and
communication and alarm systems
Shops for machining, sheet metal, carpentry, and
welding
Safety and Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene
Explosives safety
Health physics
Environmental Program

Radar Division (Code 5300)

Shipboard radar research and development test beds:
FlexDAR demonstration system (every element
digital beamforming)
AN/SPS-49-A(V)1
S-Band radar wavefrom development testbed
Airborne research radar facility, AN/APS-137D(V)5
High Power 94 GHz radar system
Ultra-high resolution radar (Microwave Microscope)
Radar signature calculation facility
Electromagnetic numerical computational facility
Compact range and nearfield antenna measurement
laboratory

Electronic Protection (EP) and adaptive pulse compression (APC) testbed
Electronics and mechanical computer aided design
facility
High Frequency (HF) Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
(MIMO) testbed
HF Surface Wave Radar Testbed
Microwave and RF instrumentation laboratories

Information Technology Division
(Code 5500)

Panchromatic and multi- and hyperspectral digital imaging processing facilities
NRL P-3 aircraft sensor pallet
Airborne EO/IR and radar sensors
VNIR through SWIR hyperspectral systems
VNIR, MWIR, and LWIR high-resolution systems
Wideband SAR systems
RF and laser data links
High-speed, high-power photodetector characterization
Communication link characterization to >100 Gbps
RF phase noise, noise figure, and network analysis
Ultrahigh-speed A/O converters

Extended Spectrum Experimentation Laboratory
Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory
Tactical Electronic Warfare Division
Immersive Simulation Laboratory
(Code 5700)
Warfighter Human-Systems Integration Laboratory
Visualization display room
Audio Laboratory
Transportable step frequency radar
Mobile and Dynamic Network Laboratory
Vehicle development laboratory
Integrated Communications Technology Test Lab
Offboard test platform
General Electronics Environmental Test Facility
Compact antenna range facility
Key Management Laboratory
Millimeter-Wave Antenna Range Facility
Crypto Technology Laboratory
TEWD Mechanical Fabrication Shop
Navy Cyber Defense Research Laboratory
RFCM techniques development chamber facility
Communications Security (COMSEC) Laboratory
Low-power anechoic chamber
Navy Shipboard Communications Testbed
High-power microwave research facility
Behavior Detection Laboratory
Electro-optics mobile laboratory
Virtual Reality Laboratory
Infrared-electro-optical calibration and characterization
Service Oriented Architecture Laboratory
laboratory
Distributed Simulation Laboratory
Infrared missile simulator and simulator development
Motion Imagery Laboratory
laboratory
Laboratory for Large Data Research
Affiliated Resource Center for High Performance Com- Secure supercomputing facility
CBD/Tilghman Island IR field evaluation facility
puting
Ultrashort pulse laser effects research and analysis
Ruth H. Hooker Research Library
laboratory
Optical Sciences Division (Code 5600)
Central Target Simulator facility
Optical probes laboratory to study viscoelastic, strucFlying Electronic Warfare laboratory
tural, and transport properties of molecular systems
High-power RF explosive laboratory
Short-pulse excitation apparatus for kinetic mechaClassified material lay-up facility
nisms investigations
Classified computing facilities
IR laser facility for optical characterization of semiconRF measurement laboratory
ductors
Wet chemistry laboratory
Facilities for synthesis and characterization of optical
Ultra-near-field test facility
glass compositions and for the fabrication of optical
RF and millimeter-wave laboratory
fibers
Optical laboratory
Silica and IR fluoride/chalcogenide fiber fabrication
Paint room
facilities
		 Secure laboratories for classified projects
Environmental testing of fiber sensors (acoustic,
Laboratories for Computational Physics
magnetic, electric field, etc.)
Laser diode pumped solid-state lasers
and Fluid Dynamics (Code 6040)
Mid-IR, low-phonon crystal growth facility
1120-core x86 cluster
Infrared countermeasure techniques laboratory
(3) 64-core SGI Altix systems
Mobile, high-precision optical tracker
184-core x86 cluster
EO/IR technology/systems modeling and simulation
256-core SGI ICE
capabilities
256-processor Opteron cluster
Field-qualified EO/IR measurement devices
More than sixty SGI, Apple, and Intel workstations
Focal plane array evaluation facility
Three-quarter-terabyte RAID disk storage systems
Facilities for fabricating and testing integrated
All computers and workstations have network
optical devices
connections to NICENET and ATDnet allowing access

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to the NRL CCS facilities (including the DoD HPC
resources) and many other computer resources both
internal and external to NRL

Chemistry Division (Code 6100)

Synthesis/processing facilities
Paint formulation and coating
Functional polymers/elastomers/composites
Nanotubes/Nanofibers
Surface modification
Thin film deposition/etching with in situ control
Marine Corrosion Facility (at Key West, FL)
Fire/Damage Control Test Facility (at Mobile, AL)
Wave pool (at Mobile, AL)
Large and small boat test platforms (at Mobile, AL)
Characterization facilities
General-purpose chemical analysis/trace analysis
Surface diagnostics
Nanometer scale composition/structure/properties
Magnetic resonance NDI
Tribology
Polymer structure/function/dynamics
Special-purpose capability
Environmental monitoring/remediation
Combustion and fire research
Alternate and petroleum-derived fuels
Trace explosive detection test beds
Trace vapor generation and detection test beds
Simulation/modeling
Synchrotron radiation beam lines (at NSLS, 			
Brookhaven, NY)
		 Pressurized test chambers (small, medium, large)

Materials Science and Technology
Division (Code 6300)

		 Synthesis and Processing
			 Hot and cold isostatic presses
			 Isothermal heat treating facility
			 Vacuum arc melting facility
			 Rapid Solidification System
			 Composites processing autoclave
			 200 keV ion-implantation facility
			 Class 1000 clean room
			 Metallic film deposition systems
			 Laser direct write system
			 Excimer laser film deposition facility
			 Dip pen lithography
			 3D-printing of polymers
			 Polymer synthesis and characterization
			 Polymer extruder
			 Channel reactors for fuels synthesis
			 Tape caster
			 Laser cutting facility
			 Biomechanical surrogate fabrication facility
		 Physical Property Characterization
			 Conductive AFM
			 Magnetometry
			 Cryogenic facilities
			 High-field magnets

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			 High-resolution analytical scanning transmission
		
electron microscope (STEM)
			 High-energy dispersive X-ray analytical system
			 Electron microprobe, SEM, SAM, and STEM systems
			 Quantitative metallography
			 Accelerator mass spectrometry facility
			 Thermal analysis characterization suite (TGA/DSC/
		 DMA/DEA/rheometer)
			 Dielectric characterization facility
			 Microwave device test facility
			 Bomen infrared spectrometer facility
			 Diffuse light scattering facility
			 Femtosecond laser facility
			 Surface characterization facility
			 Gas chromatography
			 X-ray computed microtomography
			 X-ray diffractometers
			 Powder characterization
			 Contact angle and surface tension analyzer
		 Mechanical Property Characterization
			 Robotic multiaxial loading system
			 Stress corrosion cracking measurement systems
			 Computer-aided experimental stress analysis
			 2D and 3D strain imaging and measurement
			 Material drop tower test facility
			 Helmet drop tower test facility
			 Shock tube
			 Gas gun
			 Portable, high speed data acquisition system
		 Imaging, Modeling, and Simulation
			 High speed video cameras
			 Infrared camera
			 Quantum cascade lasers
			 Live biological cell confocal imaging and manipula		
tion system
			 Live biological cell mechanical loading system
			 High performance computer clusters

Plasma Physics Division (Code 6700)

Mercury, 6 MV, 360 kA, magnetically insulated
inductive voltage adder
Gamble II, 1 MV, 1 MA pulsed power generator
HAWK, 1 MA inductive storage facility
Table-Top Terawatt (T3) laser system
Table-Top Ti: Sapphire Femtosecond Laser (TFL) systems (10 Hz and 1 kHz)
NIKE krypton fluoride laser facility
Space Physics Simulation Chamber
Plasma Applications Laboratory
Microwave facility for processing of advanced
materials (2.45, 35, 83, and 60–120 GHz)
ELECTRA, test bed for high-rep 5 Hz KrF laser
Railgun Materials Testing Facility
Directed Energy Physics Facility
SWOrRD laser facility

Electronics Science and Technology Division
(Code 6800)
		 Solar Cell Characterization Laboratory

		 Optoelectronic Scanning Electron Characterization
Facility
		 Infrared Sensor Characterization Laboratory
		 Ultrafast Laser Facility
		 Millimeter-Wave Vacuum Electronics Fabrication
Facility
		 Ultraviolet Photolithography Laboratory for Sub-millimeter-Wave Devices
		 Compound Semiconductor Processing Facility
		 Atomic Layer Deposition System
		 Epicenter
		 Laboratory for Advanced Materials Synthesis
		 Advanced Silicon Carbide Epitaxial Research
Laboratory
		 High Pressure Laboratory

Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering (Code 6900)
Optical equipment
Confocal microscope
Raman microscope
UV-visible absorption spectrophotometers
Transmission electron microscope
Scanning electron microscope
Microscope/atomic force microscope
Nanosight (nanoparticle tracking analysis)
Analytical instruments
Gas chromatography mass spectrometer
HPLC
LC/MS/MS system
FluroMax-3 spectrofluorometer
Titration workstation
General facilities
X-ray scattering
Cold room for storage and preparation
High-speed and microanalytical ultracentrifuges
Inert atmosphere dry box
NMR
FTIR
Ellipsometer
Dynamic mechanical analyzer
Differential scanning calorimeter
Circular dichroism
Minimill injection mold machine
Multi RF centrifuge
Perkin Elmer BioChip Arrayer I
Freeze-dry system
Affymetrix Gene Chip system
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR)
Isothermal calorimeter
High-resolution 3D Printer

Acoustics Division (Code 7100)

Laboratory Measurements
One-million-gallon, vibration-isolated underwater
acoustic holographic/3D laser vibrometer facility
for studying structural acoustic phenomena
Large, sandy-bottom, acoustic holographic pool facility for investigating echo characteristics of under-

water buried/near-bottom targets and sediment
acoustics
In-air structural acoustics facility with high spatial
density near-field acoustic holography and 3D
laser vibrometry for diagnosing large structures,
including aircraft interiors and rocket payload
fairings
Salt water acoustic tank (20 ft by 20 ft by 10 ft deep)
with environmental control and substantial optical access for studying the acoustics of bubbly
media, acoustic metamaterials, and laser induced
sound
Micro-Nanostructure Dynamics Laboratory to study
the structural dynamics and performance of high
Q oscillators and other micromechanical systems
using laser Doppler vibrometers, super resolution
nearfield scanning optical microscope, and low
temperature calorimeter
Model Fabrication Laboratory to fabricate rough
topographical surfaces in various materials for
acoustic scattering and propagation studies and
measurements.
Sonomagnetic Laboratory with doubly insulated
Faraday cage for conducting experiments to
measure weak electromagnetic fields generated by
mechanical/acoustic vibrations of a conducting
medium in an arbitrary magnetic field
Seagoing Assets
Acoustic arrays (towed/moored/suspended)
64-channel broadband source–receiver array with
time-reversal mirror functionality over a frequency band of 500 to 3500 Hz
High-powered sound sources and source arrays
Autonomous acoustic sources
Acoustic communications array and data
acquisition buoy
Portable, ocean-deployable synthetic aperture
acoustic measurement system (100-meter rail
with precise positioning)
Containerized, seagoing multichannel data acquisition system
High-speed, maneuverable towed body with
MK-50 and synthetic aperture sonars to measure
high frequency scattering and coherence

Remote Sensing Division (Code 7200)

WindSAT satellite instrument (joint with Code 8000)
WindSat processing facility
Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO)
International Space Station (ISS) instrument
Ground-based water vapor millimeter-wave
spectrometer (WVMS)
SAR processing facility
SCI processing facility
SEALAB
SAP facility
Hyperspectral imaging, sensors, and processing
Optical remote sensing calibration lab/facility
Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI)

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NRL/NRAO 74 MHz Very Large Array long-wave
radio receiver system
Free surface hydrodynamics laboratory (including
a 10 m wave tank)
In-water lidar facility
Aerosol and field measurement facility
NRL RP-3A aircraft sensors
Airborne polarimetric microwave imaging
radiometer (APMIR)
Millimeter-wave imager
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)
Flight-level meteorological sensors
Visible/near infrared (VNIR) hyperspectral
imaging systems
VNIR polarimetric multispectral imager
Short-wave IR (SWIR) hyperspectral imaging
systems
Midwave infrared (MWIR) indium antimonide
(InSb) imaging system
Long-wave infrared (LWIR) quantum well IR
		 photodetector (QWIP) imaging system

Oceanography Division (Code 7300)

Towed sensor and advanced microstructure profiler
systems for studying upper ocean fine and microstructure
Integrated absorption cavity and optical profiler systems for studying ocean optical characteristics
Self-contained bottom-mounted upward-looking
acoustic profilers for measuring ocean variability
Acoustic Doppler profiler for determining ocean
currents while under way
Remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV)
Bottom-mounted acoustic Doppler profilers
Towed hyperspectral optical array
SCI processing facility
Satellite receiving stations for AVHRR, MODIS,
DMSP, and JPASS ocean color processing facility
Environmental scanning electron microscope, confocal laser scanning microscope, and Inspect S low
vacuum scanning electron microscope for detailed
studies of biocorrosion in naval materials
Real-time Ocean Observations and Forecast Facility
for monitoring and tracking of ocean physical and
bio-optical conditions
Slocum Electric Gliders for performing wide-area
ocean surveys of temperature, salinity, and optical
characteristics
SCANFISH MKII, a towed undulating vehicle system, designed for collecting 3D TS profile data of
the water column
Bottom-mounted Shallow water Environmental Profiler in Trawl-safe Real-time configuration (SEPTR)
for measuring temperature, salinity, and optical
parameters in addition to current profiles and pressure
Bio-optical Physical Pop-up Environmental Reconnaisance System to measure bio-optical and physical properties of the water column

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Cytosense Scanning Flow Cytometer to identify individual phytoplankton and zooplankton for ecological model development and validation
Shipboard Lidar Optical Profiler to measure optical properties of the water
Raleigh Bernard Convective Tank and a Hybrid
Underwater Camera for providing object detection and identification in extremely turbid underwater environments
Collaborative system for propagating environment error distributions through disparate dynamical systems

Marine Geosciences Division (Code 7400)

Airborne gravimetry, magnetics, and topographic
measurements suite coupled with differential GPS
yielding position accuracies of <1.0 meter
100 and 500 kHz sidescan sonar with 2–12 kHz chirp
profiler and Cs magnetometer for seafloor characterization/imaging and shallow subbottom
profiling
Deep-towed acoustic geophysical system operating
at 220–1000 Hz characterizes subseafloor structure
including gas clathrate accumulations and dissociation of methane hydrates
Acoustic seafloor classification system operating at
8–50 kHz provides underway, real-time prediction
of sediment type and physical properties
Seafloor probes for measuring sediment pore water
pressures, permeability, electrical resistivity, acoustic compressional and shear wave velocities and
attenuations, and dynamic penetration resistance
300 kV transmission electron microscope with environmental cell for study of sediment fabric, especially impact of organic matter
Map data formatting facility compresses map information onto CD-ROM media for masters for use in
aircraft digital moving map systems
Comprehensive geotechnical and geoacoustics laboratory capability
Airborne electromagnetic (AEM) bathymetry system
Ocean bottom magnetometer system
3D, multispectral, subbottom swath imaging system
Ocean bottom seismographs (OBS)
In situ sediment acoustic measurement system (ISSAMS)
Instrumented mine shapes to measure hydrodynamics of free-fall in the water column, dynamics of
deceleration in seafloor sediments, and rates and
depths of scour burial
Hydrothermal plume imaging data acquisition and
analysis system
Integrated digital databases analysis and
display system for bathymetric, meteorological,
oceanographic, geoacoustic, and acoustic data
Stereometric video image processing system for use in
foreshore morphology measurement
Sediment gas-content sampler

Acoustic tomographic probes for surf zone sands and
gassy muds
Computed tomography (CT) system and real-time radiography unit with a 0–225 keV @ 0–1 mA micro-focus
X-ray tube and a 225 mm image intensifier
Patented Geospatial Information Data Base (GIDB™) for
rapidly accessing disparate geospatial content on the
Internet. http://dmap.nrlssc.navy.mil
Human-centered display design through the application
of human factors principles in the design of geospatial
displays (e.g., analysis of clutter in electronic displays)
GPS-based survey vehicles and equipment to measure
foreshore and nearshore bathymetry (camera towers,
jet ski, and push cart)
Geospatial lab for rapid 2D and 3D visualization, analysis, and prototyping
Small oscillatory flow tunnel to observe sediment dynamics under forcing from waves and currents
Tomographic particle image velocimetry system for
three-dimensional volumetric velocity measurements
of fluid flow

Marine Meteorology Division (Code 7500)

The USGODAE Data Server (Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment) for collection and broad distribution of near-real-time METOC data and higher-level
products from Navy, DoD, and other providers to the
global ocean and atmospheric research community
A Cray Xe-6 Supercomputer for numerical weather
prediction systems development provided by the
DoD High Speed Computing Modernization Program
(HPCMP) through a Dedicated HPC Project Investment (DHPI) grant
Bergen Data Center with an extensive disk file storage capacity and research data tape backup/archival
capability
Data visualization center for developing shipboard
briefing tools, displaying individual and merged observations and model output, and integrating meteorological parameters into tactical simulations
Classified and unclassified radar and satellite data processing facility
Two Mobile Atmospheric Aerosol and Radiation Characterization Observatories (MAARCO) used to collect
atmospheric data around the world
Technical research library
New Marine Meteorology Center for the Meteorological
Applications Development Branch, Secure IT Facility,
Division Administrative support, and Front Office
Management Team

Space Science Division (Code 7600)

Development and test facilities for satellite, sounding
rocket, and balloon instruments, to perform solar
terrestrial, astrophysical, astronomical, solar, upper/
middle atmospheric, and space environment sensing
Solar Coronagraph Optical Test Chamber (SCOTCH)
Vacuum Ultraviolet Calibration Facility (VUCF)
Gamma Ray Imaging Laboratory (GRIL)

Rocket Assembly and Checkout Facility
Neutron Characterization Laboratory
Semiautomatic Probe Station
Solar Irradiance Calibration Facility
Suborbital Instrument Assembly and Test Facility
SuperMISTI reconfigurable and adaptable stand
off gamma ray and neutron radiation detection
systems for detection of special nuclear material
and other radiological/nuclear Weapons of Mass
Destruction
Very high angular Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
(VERIS) sounding rocket instrument
Helium Resonance Scattering in the Corona and
Heliospheric (HERSCHEL) sounding rocket instrument
Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection
System (RAIDS) International Space Station instrument
Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution
Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) satellite instrument
Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS)
satellite instrument
Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO)
satellite instrument
Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric
Investigation (SECCHI) satellite instrument suite
Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) satellite
instrument
Wide-field Imager (WISPR) satellite instrument
Compact Coronograph (CCOR) satellite instrument
Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) satellite instrument
Winds Ions Neutrals Composition Suite (WINCS)
small satellite instrument suite
Extensive computer-assisted data manipulation,
interpretive, and theoretical capabilities for space
science instrumentation operations, data imaging,
and modeling
SECCHI Payload Operations Center (POC)
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly
GLAST) Science Analysis Center (SAC)
SoftWare for Optimization of Radiation Detectors
(SWORD)
Mountain Wave Forecast Model (MWFM)
Mass Spectrometer and Incoherent Scatter Radar
empirical atmospheric model (NRLMSISE)
Horizontal Wind Model (HWM)
Ground to Space empirical atmospheric model
(G2S)
Navy Gloval Environmental Model (NAVGEM)
Integrating the Sun-Earth System for the Operational Environment (ISES-OE)

Space Systems Development
Department (Code 8100)

Payload test facility and processor development
laboratory

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Laser communications and electro-optics
laboratories
Tactical Technology Development Laboratory
(TTDL)
Precision oscillator (clock) test facility
RF payload development laboratory with anechoic
chamber
Precision high-frequency RF compact range anechoic chamber facility
Transportable ground station development, assembly, and test facility
Multiplatform FPGA/ASIC/VLSI development
laboratory
Satellite telemetry, tracking, and satellite control at
Blossom Point, MD
		 L/C/S/X-band fixed antenna resources
		 Connectivity to the Air Force Satellite Control
Network (AFSCN)
Pomonkey field site: large antenna, space communications, and research facility
Midway Research Center space communications
and research facility
Optical telescope facility

Spacecraft Engineering Department
(Code 8200)

Chambers:
Thermal-vacuum
Acoustic reverberation
Large, tapered horn, RF anechoic chamber
EMI/EMC testing chamber
Facilities:
Spacecraft high-reliability electronic and electrical
rework facility
Spacecraft electronic systems integration and test
facility
Radio frequency (RF) system development facility
RF microcircuit fabrication clean room facility
Large tapered horn RF anechoic chamber facility
Frequency sources laboratory
Shock and vibration test
Clean rooms (multiple classes and sizes)
Spacecraft fabrication and assembly
Fuels testing
Autoclave
Space robotics laboratory
Proximity operations testbed
CAD/CAM
Propulsion system welding
Static loads test
Star tracker characterization
Spacecraft spin balance
Modal analysis
Computational astrodynamic simulation and
		visualization

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NRL Sites and Facilities
SITE

District of Columbia
NRL and
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling*
Virginia
Midway Research Center
Quantico*
Maryland
NRL Scientific Development
Squadron One (VXS-1), NAS
Patuxent River*
Chesapeake Bay Section
and Dock Facility
Chesapeake Beach*
Multiple Research Site
Tilghman Island*
Free Space Antenna Range
Pomonkey*
Blossom Point Satellite Tracking
and Command Station
Blossom Point*
Florida
Marine Corrosion Facility
Key West
California
NRL Monterey
Monterey*
Mississippi
Stennis Space Center
Bay St. Louis*
Alabama
Ex-USS Shadwell (LSD-15)
Mobile Bay

ACREAGE
EASEMENT/
LAND
OWNED/LEASED LICENSEPERMIT

BUILDINGS/
STRUCTURES

131/0

0/10.13

93/33

162/0

0/0

7/11

168/0

.6/.02

44/73

3/0

0/0

3/3

141/0

0/0

11/10

0/0

0/265

21/23

Tenant

Tenant
Tenant
Tenant
Tenant

Decommissioned 457-ft vessel used for fire research

Land:

605 acres

Buildings:
RDT&E
Administrative
Other

PROPERTY
3,138,104 ft2
276,246 ft2
280,190 ft2

Replacement Costs:
Buildings Plant Replacement
Value (PRV)1
$1,184.7 million
2
Equipment Costs
$523.7 million

Per DON Facilities Asset Data System standard cost factors.
NRL Accountable Property Acquisition Costs
*See maps in the General Information section (page 131).

1
2

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17

Executive Directorate

Name

Key Personnel
Title

Code

CAPT A.J Ferrari, USN		
Commanding Officer						
1000
Dr. J.A. Montgomery		
Director of Research						
1001
Mr. D.J. DeYoung		
Executive Assistant to the Director of Research			
1001.1
Ms. C.L. Downing		
Head, Strategic Workforce Planning				
1001.2
Dr. G. Sandhoo			
Executive Assistant for Technology Deployment/STILO		
1001.3
Dr. L. Slater			NRL Historian							1001.15
CAPT K. Szczublewski, USN
Chief Staff Officer/Inspector General				
1002/1000.1
Ms. B.L. Gibson*		Command Management Review					1000.12
Dr. R.C. Manak			
Head, Office of Technology Transfer				
1004
Ms. M.E. Dixon			
Head, Office of Program Administration and
				
Policy Development						
1006
Mr. J.N. McCutcheon		
Head, Office of Counsel						
1008
Mr. R.L. Thompson		
Head, Public Affairs Office					
1030
Dr. E.S. Snow+			Director, Institute for Nanoscience				1100
Mr. T. Brewer			
Head, Command Support Division				
1200
CDR D.A. Ursini, USN*		
Head, Military Support Division					
1400
CDR J. Plaisance, USN		
Commanding Officer, Scientific Development
				
Squadron One (VXS-1)					
1600
Mr. A.C. Schultz+		
Director, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research		
1700
Ms. C.L. Downing*		
Director, Human Resources Office				
1800
Ms. L.L. Hill			
Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer			
1830
Vacant				
Deputy for Small Business					
3005
Mr. K.J. Pawlovich		
Head, Safety Branch						
3540
*Acting
+
Additional Duty

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE
Code 1000 and Code 1001

The Commanding Officer (Code 1000) and the Director
of Research (Code 1001) share executive responsibility for
the management of the Naval Research Laboratory. In accordance with Navy requirements, the Commanding Officer
is responsible for the overall management of the Laboratory
and exercises the usual functions of command including
compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, liaison
with other military activities, and the general supervision of
the quality, timeliness, and effectiveness of the technical work
and of the support services.
The Commanding Officer delegates line authority and
assigns responsibility to the Director of Research for the
Laboratory’s technical program, its planning, conduct, and
staffing; evaluation of the technical competence of personnel;
liaison with the scientific community; selection of subordinate technical personnel; exchange of technical information;
and the effective execution of the NRL mission.
Within the limits of Navy regulations, the Commanding Officer and the Director of Research share authority and
responsibility for the internal management of the Laboratory.
The Commanding Officer retains all authority and responsibility specifically assigned to him by higher authority.
The mission of the Laboratory is carried out by three
science and technology directorates and the Naval Center
for Space Technology, supported by the Business Operations Directorate and the Executive Directorate. In addition,
the Laboratory’s operating staffs provide assistance in their
special fields to the Commanding Officer and to the Director
of Research. The operating staffs are listed on the following
pages of this publication.

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Commanding Officer

C

aptain Mark Bruington is the 38th Commanding Officer
of the Naval Research Laboratory, assuming command on
August 1, 2014. As NRL’s Commanding Officer, he directs the
activities of more than 2,500 scientists, engineers, and support
personnel in their mission to conduct leading-edge research
and provide new technological capabilities to the Navy and
Marine Corps. Prior to his assumption of command of NRL, he
was the Principal Director, Programs at the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency where he led a team charged with DoD
humanitarian assistance, building partnership capacity and
Foreign Military Training and Equipping U.S. partner nations.
Captain Bruington, a native of California, received his
commission through the Aviation Officer Candidate School
program after graduating from San Francisco State University
with a B.S. in physics. He received his Wings of Gold at NAS
Beeville, Texas, in 1992 and is a graduate of the United States
Naval Test Pilot School, Class 117, in 2000. He also holds an
M.S. in systems engineering from Johns Hopkins University
and an M.S. in national resource strategy from the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces (ICAF).
His sea tours include an assignment in the A-6 Intruders
with VA-165, “The Boomers,” aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in
support of Operation Southern Watch. Following the decommissioning of the A-6E, Captain Bruington transitioned to
the F-14 Tomcat. He next reported to VF-11, “The Red Rippers,” aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) for its maiden,
around-the-world cruise, again in support of Operation Southern Watch. Following the events of September 11th,
Captain Bruington joined VF-211, “The Fighting Checkmates,” again aboard USS John C. Stennis, in the initial
phases of Operation Enduring Freedom, where he led numerous strikes in support of coalition troops in Afghanistan. Following his Department Head tour in VF-211, Captain Bruington transitioned to the Aerospace Engineering
Duty Officer community.
His shore tours include attendance at United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS), and upon graduation, he
reported to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) as the squadron’s Safety Officer and F-14 project officer. At
VX-23 he worked on numerous F-14 and F/A-18 A-F projects including F-14 digital flight controls systems, envelope expansion and LANTIRN pod integration. His next shore assignment was as the senior fixed wing instructor at USNTPS where he led curriculum development and was integral in the introduction of the F/A-18 Hornet
out-of-control flight syllabus implemented at all F/A-18 Fleet Replacement Squadrons. He next spent three years
in the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program office as the Vehicle Systems Integrated Product Team (IPT)
lead. He was responsible for developing the F-35 A/B/C flight controls, propulsion integration, aircraft subsystems
and all aircrew systems. He led his IPT through three F-35 Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) and Critical Design
Reviews (CDRs), directly leading to the flight clearances and first flights of the F-35A Conventional Take-Off and
Landing (CTOL) and F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variants. Following this tour, he attended
ICAF where he earned distinguished graduate honors. Following his tour at ICAF, he was assigned as the “Deputy
CAG,” as part of the OPNAV N88 staff, responsible for development of requirements and budget submissions for
all Naval tactical aircraft, E-2/C-2, unmanned combat air systems and weapons programs across the Naval Aviation
Enterprise. Following his tour on the Navy staff, Captain Bruington next served as the Deputy Program Manager
for the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G air vehicle and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F programs as part of
Program Manager AIR (PMA) 265 in NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. He led a diverse team of over 1,000 government and industry professionals to execute a $2.7B annual budget, delivering 40-plus Super Hornets and Growlers
to the fleet each year. He was also instrumental in the final delivery of all 24 F/A-18F aircraft to the RAAF.
Captain Bruington has flown more than 70 combat missions above Iraq and Afghanistan, flown 41 different
types of aircraft while amassing 3,200 flight hours and over 500 carrier-arrested landings. His decorations include
the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, four Air Medals (Strike/Flight), and numerous
personal, campaign, and unit level awards.

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Director of Research

D

r. John A. Montgomery joined the Naval Research
Laboratory in 1968 as a research physicist in the
Advanced Techniques Branch of the Electronic Warfare
Division, where he conducted research on a wide range of
Electronic Warfare (EW) topics. In 1980, he was selected to
head the Off-Board Countermeasures Branch. In May 1985,
he was appointed to the Senior Executive Service and was
selected as Superintendent of the Tactical Electronic Warfare
Division. He has been responsible for numerous systems that
have been developed/approved for operational use by the
Navy and other services. He has had great impact through
the application of advanced technologies to solve unusual
or severe operational deficiencies noted during world crises, most recently in Afghanistan, Iraq, and for Homeland
Defense and in the Pacific theater. Dr. Montgomery has
accumulated 45 years of civilian service to-date at the Naval
Research Laboratory.
Dr. Montgomery received the Department of Defense
Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 2001. He was recognized by the Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian
Service Award in 1999 and by the Department of the Navy
Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1986. As a member
of the Senior Executive Service, he received the Presidential
Rank Award of Distinguished Executive in 1991 and again in
2002, and the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive in 1988, 1999 and again in 2007. He also received
the 1997 Dr. Arthur E. Bisson Prize for Naval Technology Achievement, awarded by the Chief of Naval Research in
1998. Further, he has received the Association of Old Crows (Electronic Defense Association) Joint Services Award
in 1993. He was an NRL Edison Scholar, and is a member of Sigma Xi. He served as the U.S. National Leader of The
Technical Cooperation Program’s multinational Group on Electronic Warfare from 1987 to 2002, and served as its
Executive Chairman. In 2006, Dr. Montgomery received the Laboratory Director of the Year award from the Federal
Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, and in 2011, he received the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive
Leadership from American University’s School of Public Affairs. In 2013, he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Montgomery received his bachelor’s of science degree in physics from North Texas State University in 1967
and his master’s degree, also in physics, in 1969. He received his PhD in physics from the Catholic University of
America in 1982. As Director of Research at the Naval Research Laboratory, Dr. Montgomery oversees research and
development programs with expenditures of approximately $1.2 billion per year.

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Executive Council

The Executive Council consists of executive, management, and administrative
personnel. Executive Council members include the following:
Commanding Officer, Chairperson
Director of Research
Executive Assistant to the Director of Research
Associate Directors of Research
Chief Staff Officer
Director, Naval Center for Space Technology
Associate Director, Naval Center for Space Technology
Heads of Divisions
Director, Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics
Director, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
Director, Human Resources Office
Public Affairs Officer
Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
Administrative Resources Manager
Head, Office of Program Administration and Policy Development
Safety Officer
Head, Office of Counsel
Head, Office of Technology Transfer
Head, Management Information Systems Staff
Head, Office of Research Support Services
Representative, Administrative Advisory Council
Director, Institute for Nanoscience
Director, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research

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Research Advisory Committee

The Research Advisory Committee advises the Commanding Officer and the Director of Research on
scientific programs and the administration of the Laboratory. The committee assists in planning the longrange scientific program, coordinating the scientific work, reviewing the budget, accepting or modifying
problems, considering personnel actions, and initiating such studies as may be necessary or desirable. The
membership consists of the following:
					
Director of Research, Chairperson
Commanding Officer
Associate Directors of Research
Director, Naval Center for Space Technology
Chief Staff Officer (Observer)

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Chief Staff Officer/Inspector General
Code 1002/1000.1

CAPT K. Szczublewski, USN

The Chief Staff Officer serves as the Deputy to the Commanding Officer and acts for the Commanding Officer in his absence. The Command Support Division (Code 1200), the Military Support Division (Code 1400), and the
Scientific Development Squadron One (VXS-1) (NAS Patuxent River, MD, Code
1600) report directly to the Chief Staff Officer. When directed, the Laboratory’s
Inspector General investigates, inspects, and/or inquires into matters that affect
the operation and efficiency of NRL. These matters include but are not limited to:
effectiveness, efficiency, and economy; management practices; and fraud, waste,
and abuse. He serves as principal advisor to the Commanding Officer on all inspection matters and audits and is the principal point of contact and liaison with
all agencies outside NRL.

Public Affairs Officer
Code 1030

Mr. R.L. Thompson

The Public Affairs Officer (PAO) advises the Commanding Officer and
Director of Research on public affairs matters, including external and internal
relations and community outreach, and serves as the Commanding Officer’s
principal assistant in the area of public affairs. To do this, the PAO plans and
directs a program of public information dissemination on official NRL activities.
The PAO coordinates responses to requests from the news media and the public
for unclassified information or materials dealing with the Laboratory, coordinates
participation in community relations activities, and directs the internal information programs. The PAO is also responsible for coordinating all actions within
the Laboratory that respond to requirements of the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA).

Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
Code 1830

Ms. L.L. Hill

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The Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer (DEEOO) is the
EEO program manager and the advisor to the Commanding Officer on all EEO
matters. The DEEOO manages the discrimination complaint and reasonable accommodation processes and directs the Laboratory’s affirmative action plans and
special emphasis programs (Federal Women’s, Hispanic Employment, African
American Employment, Asian-Pacific Islanders, American Indian Employment,
Individuals with Disabilities, including Disabled Veterans). The DEEOO recruits
quality candidates for those areas when underrepresentation exists. Duties also
include reviewing, coordinating, and monitoring implementation of EEO policies
and developing local guidance, directives, and implementation procedures for
the EEO programs.

Office of Technology Transfer
Code 1004

Dr. R.C. Manak

Basic Responsibilities
The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) is responsible for NRL’s implementation of the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-502). The law requires the transfer of Government innovative technologies to industry for commercialization as products and services for public benefit. TTO negotiates Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) under which NRL investigators collaborate with
investigators from industry, academia, state or local governments, or other Federal agencies to develop NRL
technologies for government and/or commercial use. It markets NRL’s patented inventions, negotiates patent
license agreements under which the Navy grants a licensee the right to make, use, and sell NRL inventions (in
exchange for receiving licensing fees and a percentage of sales), and enforces licenses to assure diligence in
commercialization efforts.

Personnel: 5 full-time civilian; 1 SCEP student
Key Personnel
Title								Code
Head, Technology Transfer		
Sr. Licensing Associate		
Sr. Licensing Associate		
Licensing Associate		
Management Analyst		
Administrative Assistant (SCEP)

1004
1004
1004
1004
1004
1004

Point of contact: Code 1004, (202) 767-7229

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Office of Program Administration
and Policy Development
Code 1006

Ms. M.E. Dixon

Basic Responsibilities
The Office of Program Administration and Policy Development provides managerial, technical, and
administrative support to the Director of Research (DOR) in such areas as program and policy development,
intra-Navy and inter-Service Science and Technology (S&T) program coordination; liaison with other Navy,
DoD, and government activities on matters of mutual concern; and support to the Executive Directorate in
planning and directing NRL’s S&T (6.1, 6.2) program. Specific functions include: monitoring and providing
background information on technical and policy matters that come under the purview of the DOR; representing NRL, ONR, and/or the Navy on tri-Service or DoD-wide coordination matters; performing special studies
or chairing ad hoc study groups regarding program decisions or policy positions; performing special studies
involving major NRL programs and resource issues; providing administrative support in the areas of personnel, budget, facilities, equipment, and security; providing executive management information and analyses
for various aspects of the S&T program effort; coordinating VIP visits to NRL; managing the NRL directives
system; administering the NRL response to Congressional requests; maintaining the NRL R&D achievements
file; developing the S&T guidance for monitoring and reporting the NRL S&T program; administering NRL’s
various postdoctoral fellowship programs; and managing the Facility Modernization Program.

Personnel: 16 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Head, Office of Program Administration and Policy Development
1006
Head, Program Administration Staff					
1006.1
VIP Coordinator/Protocol Officer/Administrative Officer		
1006.2
Head, Executive Management & Policy Development Staff		
1006.3
Directives								1006.31
Head, NRL Facilities Staff						
1006.4
Special Assistant							1006.6

Point of contact: Code 1006.2, (202) 767-3370

*Acting

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Office of Counsel
Code 1008

Mr. J.N. McCutcheon

Basic Responsibilities
The Office of Counsel is responsible for providing legal services to NRL’s management in all areas of
general, administrative, intellectual property, and technology transfer law. The Office reviews all procurementrelated actions; reviews NRL scientific papers prior to publication; prepares patent applications and prosecutes
the applications through the Patent and Trademark Office; defends against contract protests, other contract
litigation, and personnel cases; and advises on other legal matters relating to technology transfer, personnel,
fiscal, and environmental law.
NRL Counsel also serves as legal advisor to the Commanding Officer and Director of Research.

Personnel: 30 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title		Code
Head, Office of Counsel		1008			
Associate Counsel/General Law		1008.1
Associate Counsel/Intellectual Property		1008.2
Associate Counsel/SSC Legal Matters		1008.3

Point of contact: Code 1008.1, (202) 767-7605

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Institute for Nanoscience
Code 1100
Staff Activity Areas
			
•Interdisciplinary nanoscience that enables:
			
Low-power, high-speed electronics
			
Lightweight, high-strength materials
			
Highly sensitive molecular sensors
			
Efficient energy generation and storage

NRL researchers working in the Class 100 clean room in the
Institute for Nanoscience.

Transmission electron microscope located
in one of the Institute for Nanoscience’s
environmentally controlled laboratories.

Wafer on graphene transistors.

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Code 1100

Dr. E.S. Snow+

Basic Responsibilities
The Institute for Nanoscience has two primary responsibilities: to administer an interdisciplinary research program in nanoscience and to provide NRL scientists with high-quality laboratory space and state-ofthe-art nanofabrication facilities.
The mission of the research program is to conduct highly innovative, interdisciplinary research at the
intersections of the fields of materials, electronics, and biology in the nanometer size domain. The Institute exploits the broad multidisciplinary character of NRL to bring together scientists and engineers with disparate
training and backgrounds to attack common goals at the intersection of their respective fields at this length
scale. The Institute’s S&T programs provide the Navy and DoD with scientific leadership in this complex,
emerging area and help to identify opportunities for advances in future defense technology.
The Institute also operates a nanoscience research building containing nanofabrication facilities and
environmentally controlled measurement laboratories. The central core of the building, a 5000 sq ft Class 100
clean room, has been outfitted with the newest tools to permit nanofabrication, measurement, and testing of
devices. In addition to the clean room facility, the building also contains 5000 square feet of controlled-environment laboratory space, which is available to NRL researchers whose experiments are sufficiently demanding to require this space. There are 12 of these laboratories within the building. They provide shielding from
electromagnetic interference, and very low floor vibration and acoustic levels. Eight of the laboratories control
the temperature to within ± 0.5 °C and four to within ± 0.1 °C.

Personnel: 3.5 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title		Code
		Director, Institute for Nanoscience				1100
		
Position Assistant 						
1100
		Facilities Manager 						1100
		Facilities Manager						1100

Point of Contact: Code 1100, (202) 767-1804

Additional Duty

+

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Command Support Division
Code 1200

Staff Activity Areas
							 • Security

Incoming visitor reception area

Security monitoring

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COMMAND SUPPORT
DIVISION
HEAD

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

Mr. T. Brewer

FORCE PROTECTION AND
PHYSICAL SECURITY
BRANCH
1210

1202

INFORMATION ASSURANCE
AND COMMUNICATIONS
SECURITY BRANCH
1220

1200

NRL-SSC
SECURITY STAFF

1203

INFORMATION SECURITY
AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
BRANCH
1230

PERSONNEL SECURITY
AND VISITOR CONTROL
BRANCH
1240

Basic Responsibilities
The Command Support Division is responsible for NRL security policy, management, and enforcement.
The Division Head is the NRL Security Manager. The primary areas of security are: information assurance,
information security, personnel security, industrial security, classification management, public release, foreign
disclosure, physical security, force protection, antiterrorism, operations security, special security programs,
and communications security. Provides security education across all security disciplines. Conducts local
inspections for compliance with current internal and external policies. Provides advice and guidance to senior
NRL management concerning the security posture of the Command. Provides administrative budget support
to the Military Support Division (Code 1400) and Scientific Development Squadron One (VXS-1, Code 1600).

Personnel: 66 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title		Code
Head, Command Support Division					1200
Administrative Officer							
1202
Head, Stennis Space Center Security Staff				
1203
Head, Force Protection and Physical Security Branch			
1210
Head, Information Assurance and Communications Security Branch
1220
Head, Information Security and Special Programs Branch			
1230
Head, Personnel Security and Visitor Control Branch			
1240

Point of contact: Code 1202, (202) 767-6987

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Military Support Division
Code 1400

Staff Activity Areas
							 • Operations
							 • Administrative Operations

P-3 airborne research platform

Administration

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MILITARY SUPPORT DIVISION
HEAD

OPERATIONS
BRANCH

CDR D.A. Ursini, USN*

1410

1400

ADMINISTRATION/
PERSONNEL BRANCH
1420

Basic Responsibilities
The Military Support Division provides military operational and administrative services to NRL.
The Operations Branch assists NRL research directorates in planning and executing project flight missions, develops deployment schedules and military operational and training objectives, and coordinates the
Research Reserve Program within NRL.
The Military Administration Branch is responsible for the coordination and efficient functioning of all
military administrative operations for NRL (including site detachments). These duties specifically include:
personnel actions, maintenance of personnel records, performance evaluations, awards and training; advising
the Chief Staff Officer on manpower matters and organization issues; and preparing and administering the
military operational budget.

Personnel: 1 full-time contractor; 7 military
					

Key Personnel

Title		Code
Head, Military Support Division					1400			
Project Officer							
1410
Project Officer							
1410
Project Officer							
1410
Administrative Officer						
1420
Administrative Yeoman						1420

Point of contact: Code 1420, (202) 767-2103

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Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1)
Code 1600

Staff Activity Areas
• Projects
– Operations
– Safety/NATOPS/Training
• Administration
• Maintenance
– Quality assurance
• Configurations
– Project Liaison Officer

VXS-1 maintains two RC-12 aircraft dedicated to airborne
research. They are smaller, more cost-efficient alternatives to
the P-3 Orion. Each aircraft is outfitted with a research electrical load center and has a roll-on roll-off capability, which
enables it to be equipped with project stations. The RC-12s
can support a broad spectrum of project configurations.
Aircraft maintenance

P-3 airborne research platform

Scientific Development Squadron One hangar

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SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT SQUADRON
ONE
COMMANDING OFFICER
EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CDR J. Plaisance, USN

OPERATIONS
BRANCH

1630

ADMINISTRATION
BRANCH

1640

1600
1601

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
BRANCH
1650

SAFETY/NATOPS
BRANCH

1660

Basic Responsibilities
The Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) located at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, operates
and maintains three uniquely configured P-3 Orion aircraft and one C-12 aircraft. The men and women of the
squadron provide the Naval Research Laboratory with airborne research platforms, conducting flights worldwide in support of a broad spectrum of projects and experiments. These include magnetic variation mapping,
electro-optic infrared research, hydroacoustic research, bathymetry, electronic countermeasures, gravity mapping, data link, and radar research. The squadron annually logs approximately 1000 flight hours, and in its 51
years, Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) has amassed 72,000 hours of mishap-free flying.

Personnel: 1 full-time civilian; 63 military; 7 full-time contractors
					

Key Personnel

Title		Code
Commanding Officer, VXS-1		1600
Executive Officer		1601
Senior Enlisted Leader		1600.2
Executive Secretary		1600.4
Projects Director		1630
Operations Officer		1630.1
Safety/Quality Insurance Officer		1630.2/1650.3
NATOPS/Training Officer		1630.2
Administrative Officer/Public Affairs Officer		1640
Maintenance Officer		1650
Assistant Maintenance Officer		1650.1
Maintenance/Material Control Officer
1650.2
Projects Liaison Officer		 1660
			
Point of contact: Code 1640, (301) 995-4122

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Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research
Code 1700

Staff Activity Areas
Multidisciplinary research, development, and integration in autonomous systems, including:
• Software for intelligent autonomy
• Novel human-systems interaction technology
• Mobility and platforms
• Sensor systems
• Power and energy systems
• Networking and communications
• Trust and assurance

The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research integrates S&T components into
research prototype systems.

The Prototyping High Bay can be used for small
autonomous air vehicles, autonomous ground
vehicles, and of course the people who interact with
them.

The Tropical High Bay provides a simulated jungle
terrain and rain forest including a flowing water
feature in an enclosed greenhouse. Rain up to 6”
per hour can be generated.

The Littoral High Bay features a 45 ft by 25 ft
by 5.5 ft deep pool. This pool has a 16-channel wave generator, allowing us to create
directional waves. The Littoral High Bay has
a variety of sediment tanks for testing sensors
and energy-harvesting devices.

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The Desert High Bay contains
a 40 ft by 14 ft area of sand
2 feet deep, and contains
18-foot-high rock walls that
allow testing of robots and
sensors in a desert-like environment. We can introduce
blowing sand, and can control
the lighting in that environment.

Code 1700

Mr. A.C. Schultz+

Basic Responsibilities
The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research provides specialized facilities to support highly innovative, interdisciplinary research in autonomous systems, including software for intelligent autonomy, sensor systems, power and energy systems, human-systems interaction, networking and communications, and
platforms and mobility. The Laboratory capitalizes on the broad multidisciplinary character of NRL, bringing
together scientists and engineers with disparate training and backgrounds to advance the state of the art in
autonomous systems at the intersection of their respective fields. The Laboratory provides unique facilities
and simulated environments (littoral, desert, tropical) and instrumented reconfigurable high bay spaces to
support integration of science and technology components into research prototype systems. The objective of
the laboratory is to enable Naval and DoD scientific leadership in this complex, emerging area and to identify
opportunities for advances in future defense technology.
The facility includes a Reconfigurable Prototyping High Bay that allows real-time, accurate tracking of
many entities (vehicles and humans) for experimental ground truth. Small UAVs and ground vehicles can
simultaneously operate within the large high bay, which is viewable from four adjacent Human-System Interaction labs. The Tropical High Bay emulates a rainforest with appropriate terrain and plants, and includes
flowing water features. An outdoor Highland Forest provides an additional forest environment, and also
includes interesting water and terrain features. The Desert High Bay provides a simulated desert environment
featuring as sand pit, natural rock walls, and appropriate lighting and wind. The Littoral High Bay provides
a simulated coastal environment featuring sediment tanks, large pool with a sloping floor, and small flow
tanks. In addition to the environmental high bays, the facility also has a Power and Energy Laboratory, a Sensor Laboratory, and a mechanical and electrical shop.
The facility is open to use by all NRL scientists contributing to the science and technology of autonomous systems and will host many NRL scientists as needed.

Personnel: 3.5 full-time civilian

					

Title

Key Personnel
Code

Director, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research		
1700		
Facilities Manager						1700
Secretary							1700
				
Point of contact: Code 1700, (202) 767-0792

Additional Duty

+

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Human Resources Office
Code 1800

Staff Activity Areas
			
			
			
			
			
			

• Personnel Operations (Staffing and Classification)
• Employee Relations
• Employee Development
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Manpower
• Compensation, Reports, and Demonstration Project
• Information Technology and Reports

Personnel Operations Branch

Diversity and Employee Recognition Branch

Employee Development and Management Branch

Employee Relations Branch

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HUMAN RESOURCES
OFFICE
DIRECTOR

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
OFFICE
1802

Ms. C.L. Downing*

PERSONNEL
OPERATIONS BRANCH
1810

EEO, DIVERSITY, AND
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
BRANCH
1830

1800

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
&
REPORTS OFFICE
1804

EMPLOYEE
DEVELOPMENT AND
MANAGEMENT BRANCH
1840

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
BRANCH
1850

Basic Responsibilities
The Human Resources Office (HRO) provides civilian personnel, manpower, and Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) services to the Naval Research Laboratory. The Human Resources Program provides the
full range of operating civilian personnel management in the staffing and placement, position classification,
employee relations, labor relations, employee development, EEO functional areas, manpower management,
and morale, welfare, and recreation programs.
The HRO at NRL’s main site in Washington, DC, services approximately 2,500 employees and provides
a centralized capability to perform managerial, service, and advisory functions in support of field office
operations. These include issuing policy and procedural directives; developing, designing, and maintaining
automated systems; and monitoring and evaluating product effectiveness to develop and maintain efficient,
cost-effective, service-oriented methods.

Personnel: 30 full-time civilian

					

Key Personnel

Title
Director, Human Resources Office
Administrative Officer
Head, Information Technology and Reports Office
Head, Personnel Operations Branch
Head, EEO, Diversity, and Employee Recognition Branch
Head, Employee Development and Management Branch
Head, Employee Relations Branch
			
Point of contact: Code 1802, (202) 404-2797

Code
1800
1802
1804
1810
1830
1840
1850

Acting

*

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Ruth H. Hooker Research Library
Code 5596

Ms. S.M. Ryder

Basic Responsibilities
NRL’s Ruth H. Hooker Research Library supports NRL and ONR scientists in conducting their
research by making a comprehensive collection of the most relevant scholarly information available and
useable; by providing direct reference and research support; by capturing and organizing the NRL research
portfolio; and by creating, customizing, and deploying a state-of-the-art digital library. Traditional library
resources include extensive technical report, book, and journal collections dating back to the 1800s housed
within a centrally located research facility that is staffed by subject specialists and information professionals. The collections include 44,000 books; 80,000 digital books; 80,000 bound historical journal volumes; more
than 3,500 current journal subscriptions; and approximately 2 million technical reports in paper, microfiche,
or digital format (classified and unclassified). Research Library staff members provide advanced information
consulting; literature searches against all major online databases including classified databases; circulation
of materials from the collection including classified literature up to the Secret level; and retrieval of articles,
reports, proceedings, or documents through our interlibrary loan and document delivery network. The digital
library provides desktop access to thousands of journals, books, proceedings, reports, databases, and reference sources.

Personnel: 21 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Chief Librarian		5596
Head, Research Reports and Bibliography		5596.3
Library IT Director		5596.2

Point of contact: Code 5596, (202) 767-2357

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41

business operations Directorate

BUSINESS OPERATIONS
DIRECTORATE
		

Code 3000

The Business Operations Directorate provides executive
management, policy development, and program administration for business programs needed to support the activities
of the scientific directorates. This support is in the areas of
financial management, supply management, technical information services, contracting, research and development
services, and management information systems support.

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Associate Director of Research
for Business Operations

M

r. D.K. Therning was born in Modesto, California. He
graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1983 and earned a master's degree in
business administration from George Mason University in 1993.
Mr. Therning has accumulated extensive experience in the
financial business management of research, development, test,
and evaluation (RDT&E) activities within the Department of the
Navy (DON) beginning at the Naval Weapons Center, China
Lake, California, where he served as a budget analyst in the
Public Works Department and then in the Weapons Department.
In 1984, he became the Financial Management Advisor to the
Ordnance Systems Department. In 1985, under the auspices of
the Naval Scientist Training and Exchange Program, he was selected for a one-year assignment in the Office of
the Director of Naval Laboratories (DNL), Washington, DC. He remained on the DNL staff as a budget analyst
until 1987, when he was appointed Budget Officer of the DNL's seven Navy Industrial Fund R&D laboratories.
As the DON reorganized the R&D laboratories and T&E activities, Mr. Therning oversaw the financial reorganization of the DNL labs with other activities into the Naval warfare centers. Upon the disestablishment of
DNL, Mr. Therning remained in the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command as the Director of the Defense
Business Operations Fund (DBOF) Resources Management Division, with collateral duty as the Financial Manager of the Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center (NCCOSC). During this time, he managed the conversion of nine appropriated fund engineering activities to DBOF and the financial consolidation
of these activities with NCCOSC.
In 1995, Mr. Therning served as Head of the Revolving Funds Branch of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Controller), where he was responsible for the budget formulation
and execution processes of all DON DBOF activities, which includes the RDT&E activities, shipyards, aviation
depots, ordnance centers, and supply centers.
Mr. Therning was appointed Head, Financial Management Division/Comptroller of NRL in July 1996. In
October 1996, in addition to leading the Financial Management Division, he assumed responsibilities for the
Management Information Systems office. In January 1999, as an additional duty to his role as Comptroller, Mr.
Therning was appointed to the newly established position of Deputy Associate Director of Research for Business Operations to assist in the management and administration of the Business Operations Directorate.
Mr. Therning was Acting Associate Director of Research for Business Operations from April 1999 until
March 2000, when he was appointed the Associate Director of Research for Business Operations.

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Key Personnel

			
Title			

		

Associate Director of Research for Business Operations
Special Assistant
Deputy Associate Director of Research for Business Operations
Deputy for Small Business
Head, Management Information Systems Office
Head, Contracting Division
Head, Financial Management Division
Head, Supply and Information Services Division
Director, Research and Development Services Division

Code
3000
3001
3002
3005
3030
3200
3300
3400
3500

Point of contact: Code 3000A, (202) 404-7461

Acting

*

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Contracting Division
Code 3200

Staff Activity Areas
							
							
							
							
							
							
							

• Advance Acquisition Planning
• Acquisition Strategies
• Acquisition Training
• Contract Negotiations
• Contractual Execution
• Contract Administration
• Acquisition Policy Interpretation and Implementation

Customers are greeted at the receptionist station.

Contracting personnel attend training session.

Specialist and Division Head discuss small business programs.

Procurement Technician reviews contract file.

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Ms. C.A. Hartman*

			

Basic Responsibilities

The Contracting Division is responsible for the acquisition of major research and development materials, services, and facilities where the value is in excess of $150,000. It also maintains liaison with the ONR
Procurement Directorate on procurement matters involving NRL. Specific functions include: providing
consultant and advisory services to NRL division personnel on acquisition strategy, contractual adequacy of
specifications, and potential sources; reviewing procurement requests for accuracy and completeness; initiating and processing solicitations for procurement; awarding contracts; performing contract administration and
post-award monitoring of contract terms and conditions, delivery, contract changes, patents, etc., and taking
corrective actions as required; providing acquisition-related training to division personnel; and interpreting
and implementing acquisition-related Federal, Department of Defense, and Navy regulations.

Personnel: 40 full-time civilian

					

			
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Head, Contracting Division
Deputy Head
Administrative Officer
Contracts Support Branch
Head, Contracts Branch 1
Head, Contracts Branch 2
Team Lead, Contracts Section, SSC

3200
3201
3202
3210
3220
3230
3235

Point of contact: Code 3202, (202) 767-3749

Acting

*

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Financial Management Division
			

Code 3300

Staff Activity Areas

							• Budget
							 • Reports and Statistics
							 • Accounting
							 • Travel Services
							 • Payroll Liaison
							 • Audit Readiness

The Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness team
ensures that NRL is ready for a independent financial audit
in accordance with Secretary of Defense and congressional
mandates. They perform independent audit readiness testing, develop corrective action recommendations, and serve
as NRL’s liaison with the Navy’s Financial Management
Operations office.

The Budget Branch prepares various financial analyses,
reports, and studies in response to external data calls
and/or management requests.

The Financial Systems, Reports, and Accounting Branch ensures that NRL's financial system satisfies user requirements
and is in compliance with applicable rules and regulations,
maintains official accounting records, and coordinates efforts
with DFAS to complete payment transactions related to NRL
business.

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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
HEAD

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

3302

3300

FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
3305

Ms. H.L. Finch
BUDGET AND
FUNDS
MANAGEMENT BRANCH
3310

			

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS,
REPORTS, AND ACCOUNTING
BRANCH
3350

Basic Responsibilities

The Financial Management Division (FMD) develops, coordinates, and maintains an integrated system of
financial management that provides the Comptroller, Commanding Officer, Director of Research, and other officials of NRL the information and support needed to fulfill the financial and resource management aspects of their
responsibilities. FMD translates the NRL program requirements into the financial plan, formulates the NRL budget,
monitors and evaluates performance with the budget plan, and provides recommendations and advice to NRL
management for corrective actions or strategic program adjustments. FMD maintains the accounting records of
NRL's financial and related resources transactions and prepares reports, financial statements, and other documents
in support of NRL management needs and/or to comply with external reporting requirements. FMD provides
financial management guidance, policies, advice, and documented procedures to ensure that NRL operates in
compliance with Navy and DoD regulations and with economy and efficiency. FMD coordinates efforts with the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) to complete payment transactions related to NRL business (e.g.,
the payment of NRL personnel for payroll and travel expenses and the payment to NRL's contractors and vendors
for goods and services purchased by NRL). FMD coordinates Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness efforts
to ensure NRL is ready for an independent financial audit. Additionally, FMD develops, operates, and maintains
automated business and management information systems supporting the lab-wide administrative and business
processes, including financial management, procurement and contracting, stores and inventory, asset management,
human resources, facilities, and security.

Personnel: 68 full-time civilian

			
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Head, Financial Management Division
Administrative Officer
Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Coordinator
Head, Budget and Funds Management Branch
Head, Funding Section
Head, Internal Budget Section
Head, Corporate Budget Section
Head, Financial Systems, Reports, and Accounting Branch
Head, Cost Accounting Section
Cost and Analysis Unit
Head, Vendor Pay Unit
Head, Financial Services Section
Head, Payroll Services Unit
Head, Travel Services Unit
Head, Accounting Systems and Reports Section
Head, Asset Management and Accounting Section

3300
3302
3305
3310
3311
3312
3313
3350
3351
3351.1
3351.2		
3352
3352.1
3352.2
3353
3354

Point of contact: Code 3302, (202) 767-2950
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Supply and Information Services Division
Code 3400

Staff Activity Areas

• Purchasing
• Technical Information Services
• Customer Support and Program Management
• Material Control
• Administrative Services
• Automated Inventory Management System
• Disposal and Storage

Customers and employee at the Supply store.

Woodworkers prepare boxes for shipping.

Disposal and storage in Building 49.

Employees of the
Administrative Services
Branch discuss NRL
electronic forms.

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Photographer and videographer capture footage for a
technical presentation.

SUPPLY AND INFORMATION
SERVICES DIVISION
SUPPLY OFFICER

3400

DEPUTY SUPPLY OFFICER

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

Ms. C.A. Hartman

PURCHASING
BRANCH

			

3410

3402

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
SERVICES BRANCH
3430

3401

CUSTOMER SUPPORT
STAFF
3403

MATERIAL CONTROL
BRANCH
3450

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
BRANCH
3460

Basic Responsibilities

The Supply and Information Services Division provides the Laboratory and its field activities with contracting, supply management, logistics, administrative, and technical information services. Specific functions
include: procuring required equipment, material, and services; receiving, inspecting, storing, and delivering material and equipment; packing, shipping, and traffic management; surveying and disposing of excess
and unusable property; operating various supply issue stores and performing stock inventories; providing
technical and counseling services for the research directorates in the development of specifications for a complete procurement package; and obtaining and providing guidance in the performance stages of contractual
services. Services also include publications, visual information, exhibits, photography, editing, and mailroom
services and correspondence management.

Personnel: 81 full-time civilian; 1 part-time civilian

			
Key Personnel		
Title

Code

Supply Officer
Deputy Supply Officer
Administrative Officer
Head, Customer Support Staff
Head, Purchasing Branch
Head, Technical Information Services Branch
Head, Material Control Branch
Head, Administrative Services Branch

3400
3401
3402
3403
3410
3430
3450
3460

Point of contact: Code 3402, (202) 404-1701

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Research and Development Services Division
Code 3500

Staff Activity Areas
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							

• Engineering
• Production Control and Transportation
• Shop Services
• Chesapeake Bay Facilities Management
• Customer Liaison
• Safety and Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene
• Explosives Safety
• Health Physics
• Environmental
• Utilities
• Telephones
• Facilities Planning and Operations

Safety and Occupational Health — respirator fit testing for
research support personnel.

Health physics — analyzing samples for radioactive material.

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES DIVISION
DIRECTOR

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
3502

3500

CUSTOMER LIAISON STAFF
3505

Mr. T.K. Hull, Jr.
TECHNICAL/SUPPORT
SERVICES BRANCH
3520

			

SAFTEY BRANCH
3540

Basic Responsibilities

The Research and Development Services Division is responsible for the physical plant of the Naval
Research Laboratory and subordinate field sites. The responsibilities include military construction, engineering, and coordination of construction; facility support services, planning, maintenance/repair/operation of all
infrastructure systems; transportation; and occupational safety, health and industrial hygiene, and environmental safety.
The Division provides engineering and technical assistance to research divisions in the installation and
operation of critical equipment in support of the research mission.

Personnel: 154 full-time civilian

			
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Director, Research and Development Services Division		3500
Administrative Officer		3502
Customer Liaison		3505
Head, Technical/Support Services Branch		3520
Head, Engineering Section		3521
Head, Chesapeake Bay Section		3522
Head, Shop Services Section		3523
Head, Production Control Section		3524
Head, Facilities, Planning and Operations Section		3525
Head, Safety Branch		3540
Occupational Safety and Health/Industrial Hygiene Section
3541
Explosives Safety		3542
Health Physics Section		3544
Environmental Section		3546
Environmental Response Unit		3546.1

Point of contact: Code 3502, (202) 404-4312

Acting

*

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systems Directorate

SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE
Code 5000

The Systems Directorate applies the
tools of basic research, concept exploration, and engineering development
to expand operational capabilities and
to provide materiel support to Fleet
and Marine Corps missions. Emphasis is on technology, devices, systems,
and know-how to acquire and move
warfighting information and to deny
these capabilities to the enemy. Current
activities include:
• New and improved radar systems
to detect and identify ever smaller 			
targets in the cluttered littoral environment;
• Optical sensors and related
materials to extract elusive objects in
complex scenes when both processing
time and communications bandwidth
are limited;
• Unique optics-based sensors for
detection of biochemical warfare agents
and pollutants, for monitoring structures, and for alternative sensors;
• Advanced electronic support
measures techniques for signal detection and identification;
• Electronic warfare systems,
techniques, and devices including
quick-reaction capabilities;
• Innovative concepts and designs
for reduced observables;
• Techniques and devices to disable and/or confuse enemy sensors and
information systems;

• Small “intelligent”/autonomous
land, sea, or air vehicles to carry
sensors, communications relays, or
jammers; and
• High performance/high
assurance computers with right-thefirst-time software and known security
characteristics despite commercial offthe-shelf components and connections
to public communications media.
Many of these efforts extend from
investigations at the frontiers of science
to the support of deployed systems in
the field, which themselves provide
direct feedback and inspiration for
applied research and product improvement and/or for quests for new
knowledge to expand the available
alternatives.
In addition to its wide-ranging
multidisciplinary research program, the
Directorate provides support to
the corporate laboratory in shared
resources for high performance computing and networking, technical
information collection and distribution,
and in coordination of Laboratory-wide
efforts in signature technology, countersignature technology, Theater Missile
Defense, and the Naval Science Assistance Program.

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Associate Director of Research
for Systems

D

r. G.M. Borsuk is the Associate Director of Research for Systems at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington,
DC. In this position he provides executive direction and leadership
to four major NRL research divisions that conduct a broad multidisciplinary program of scientific research and advanced technological development in the areas of optics, electromagnetics, information technology, and radar. He is responsible for the conduct
and effectiveness of research programs conducted within these
divisions and for the overall administration of activities throughout the Systems Directorate. He is also the Focus Area Coordinator for all NRL base programs in electronics science and technology. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Borsuk
served for 23 years as the Superintendent of the Electronics Science and Technology Division at NRL where
he was responsible for the in-house execution of a multidisciplinary program of basic and applied research
in electronic materials and structures, solid state devices, vacuum electronics, and circuits. Dr. Borsuk also
serves as the Technical Chair of the DDR&E's Electronic Warfare Technology Task Force (EWTTF). He was the
Navy Deputy Program Manager and Technical Director for the now completed DARPA/Tri-Service MIMIC
and MAFET Programs. He was the Department of Defense (DoD) technical representative for Electronics to
the Wassenaar Arrangement dealing with export control. He has also served as the DoD representative to the
President's National Science and Technology Council's Electronic Materials Working Group.
Dr. Borsuk joined the ITT Electro-Physics Laboratory in Columbia, Maryland, as a staff physicist in 1973,
where he worked on the application of charge-coupled devices (CCDs) for imaging and signal processing. In
1976 he joined the Westinghouse Advanced Technology Laboratory in Baltimore, Maryland, developing advanced silicon VLSI integrated circuits and performing device physics research. He performed original work
in the design and fabrication of CCDs for signal processing and photodetectors for use with acousto-optic signal processors. He headed the Westinghouse VHSIC effort in advanced sub-micron VLSI device technology.
Dr. Borsuk was department manager of Solid State Sciences at the Advanced Technology Laboratory when he
left Westinghouse in 1983 to join the Naval Research Laboratory as the Superintendent of the Electronics Science and Technology Division.
Dr. Borsuk received a Ph.D. in physics from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, in 1973. He is
a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of the American Physical Society, a member of the AVS, and is a member of
Sigma Xi. He has 37 technical publications, four patents, and eleven invention disclosures. He is the recipient
of four Presidential Rank Senior Executive Awards, the Distinguished, the most recent awarded in 2010. He
is also the recipient of the IEEE Frederik Philips Award, the IEEE Harry Diamond Memorial Award, the IEEE
Millennium Medal, and an IR-100 Award for his work on high-speed CCDs. Dr. Borsuk also served on the
editorial board of the IEEE Proceedings.

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STAFF
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
FOR SYSTEMS

5001 SPECIAL ASSISTANT
5008

5000

RADAR
DIVISION

5300

INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION

5500

OPTICAL SCIENCES
DIVISION

INTOP PROGRAM OFFICE

TACTICAL ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
DIVISION
5700

5600

Key Personnel

		

Title

Code

Associate Director of Research for Systems
Special Assistant
Special Consultant
Head, InTop Program Office
Superintendent, Radar Division
Superintendent, Information Technology Division
Superintendent, Optical Sciences Division
Superintendent, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division

5000
5001
5007
5008
5300
5500
5600
5700

Point of contact: Code 5000A, (202) 767-3324

Acting

*

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Radar Division
Code 5300

Staff Activity Areas
Shipboard radar systems
Small target detection
Maritime Domain Awareness
Networked Radar Concepts (FlexDAR)
High-power millimeter-wave radar

Radar Analysis

Target signature prediction
Electromagnetics and antennas
Airborne early-warning radar (AEW)
Inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR)
Sea clutter modeling
Periscope detection
Wideband array simulation and fabrication

Advanced Radar Systems

High-frequency over-the-horizon radar systems
HF Radar Technology
Signal analysis
Real-time signal processing and equipment
Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
Optimization techniques
FPGA-based digital processing

Wavelength scaled array: an ultrawideband array concept
providing constant beamwidth across 8:1 bandwidth; designed
using NRL-developed Domain Decomposition Algorithm.

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Surveillance Technology

Shipboard surveillance radar
Ship self-defense
Electronic counter-countermeasures and
		 electronic protection (EP)
Target signature and information extraction
T/R module technologies
Asymmetric and expeditionary warfare
		spectrum management
Ultrawideband technology
Dynamic waveform diversity
Multistatic radar network information
Ballistic missile defense
Mine detection

The Advanced Multifunction RF Concept (AMRFC) test bed is a
proof-of-principle demonstration system capable of simultaneously
transmitting and receiving multiple beams from common transmit
and receive array antennas for radar, electronic warfare, and communications. This testbed will be expanded to support the FlexDAR
program.

Dr. B.G. Danly

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Radar Division conducts research on basic physical phenomena of importance to radar and related
sensors, investigates new engineering techniques applicable to radar, demonstrates the feasibility of new
radar concepts and systems, performs related systems analyses and evaluation of radar, and provides special
consultative services. The emphasis is on new and advanced concepts and technology in radar and related
sensors that are applicable to enhancing the Navy's ability to fulfill its mission.

Personnel: 80 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Superintendent, Radar Division		
Chief Scientist		
Associate Superintendent		
Administrative Officer		
AEGIS Coordinator		
Head, Advanced Concepts Group
Head, Radar Analysis Branch		
Head, Advanced Radar Systems Branch
Head, Surveillance Technology Branch

5300
5300.1
5301
5302
5306
5307
5310
5320
5340

Point of contact: Code 5300, (202) 404-2700

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Information Technology Division
Code 5500

Research Activity Areas
Freespace Photonics Communications Office

Extended spectrum communications
Atmospheric channel effects on photonic transfer
Studies in marine miraging
Analog modulation techniques on freespace optical
		carriers
Modulating retroreflector based communications
Signature studies for ISR
Adaptive optics for freespace optical communications

Adversarial Modeling and Exploitation Office
Behavioral indicators of hostile intent
Suspicious behavior detection research
Behavioral modeling, analysis, and metrics
Deception detection research
Geospatial modeling and simulation
Spatially integrated social science
Automated video analysis and retrieval

Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence
Intelligent decision aids
Natural language and multimodal interfaces
Intelligent software agents
Machine learning and adaptive systems
Robotics software and computer vision
Neural networks
Novel devices/techniques for HCI
Spatial audio
Immersive simulation
Autonomous and intelligent systems
Case-based reasoning and problem-solving methods
Machine translation technology evaluation
Cognitive architectures
Human-robot interaction

Transmission Technology

Communication system architecture
Communication antenna/propagation technology
Communications intercept systems
Virtual engineering
Secure voice technology
Satellite and tactical networking
Satellite communications research
Satellite architecture analysis
RF systems analysis

Malicious code analysis
Information hiding (watermarking, covert channel analysis, etc.)
Anonymizing systems
Quantum information science
Logical foundations of security

Networks and Communication Systems
Communication system engineering

		 Mobile, wireless networking technology
Bandwidth management (quality of service)
Joint service tactical networking
Integration of communication and C2 applications
Automated testing of highly mobile tactical networks
Reliable multicast protocols and applications
Communication network simulation
Networking protocols for directional antennas
Policy-based network management
Tactical voice-over IP
Sensor networks
Advanced tactical data links
Cognitive radio technology

Information Management and Decision Architectures
Virtual reality/mobile augmented reality
Visual analytics
Scientific visualization
Computer graphics
Human-computer interaction
Service oriented architecture
Service orchestration
Data and information management
Human-centered design
Parallel and distributed computation
Distributed modeling and simulation
Natural environments for distributed simulation
Intelligent decision support
Information sharing
Semantic web technology
Data mining
Software agents for data fusion

Center for Computational Science

Transparent optical network research and design
Parallel computing
Scalable high performance computing and networking for
		 Navy and DoD
Center for High Assurance Computer Systems
Large data in distributed computing
Secure Enterprise Architectures (SEA)
Scientific visualization
Formal specification/verification of system security
High-performance file systems
COMSEC application technology
High-definition video technology
Technology and solutions to secure networks and
NRL labwide computer network and related services
		databases
Labwide support for web, email, and other information
Software engineering for secure systems
		services
Key management and distribution solutions
		 ATDnet and leading-edge WAN research networks
Information systems security (INFOSEC) engineering
		
Ruth H. Hooker Research Library
Formal methods for requirements specification and 			
		
Desktop/workbench access to relevant scientific resources
		 verification
NRL scientific digital archive (TORPEDO)
Security product development
Authoritative database of NRL-produced publications (NRL
Secure wireless network and wireless sensor technology
		
Online Bibliography)
Network security protocol modeling, simulation, and verification
Comprehensive literature/citation/classified searches
Cross-domain solution technology development
Extensive collection of print and digital books, journals, and
Computer Network Defense (CND) technology
		 technical reports
Hardware/software co-design

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION

ADVERSARIAL MODELING
AND EXPLOITATION OFFICE
(AMX)
5508

SUPERINTENDENT

FREESPACE PHOTONIC
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

5500

5505

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
5501

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

5502

Dr. J.D. McLean

NAVY CENTER FOR
APPLIED
RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
5510

CENTER FOR HIGH
ASSURANCE COMPUTER
SYSTEMS
5540

NETWORKS AND
COMMUNICATION
SYSTEMS BRANCH
5520

TRANSMISSION
TECHNOLOGY
BRANCH

5550

CENTER FOR
COMPUTATIONAL
SCIENCE
5590

INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT AND
DECISION ARCHITECTURES
BRANCH
5580

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Information Technology Division conducts basic research, exploratory development, and advanced
technology demonstrations in the collection, transmission, processing, presentation, and distribution of information to provide information superiority and distributed networked force capabilities that improve Naval
operations across all mission areas. The Division provides immediate solutions to current operational needs
as required while developing those technologies necessary to implement the Navy after next.

Personnel: 204 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title		

Code

Superintendent/NRL Chief Information Officer+
Associate Superintendent		
Administrative Officer		
Head, Freespace Photonic Communications Office
Head, Adversarial Modeling and Exploitation Office
Director, Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence
Head, Networks and Communication Systems Branch
Director, Center for High Assurance Computer Systems
Head, Transmission Technology Branch
Head, Information Management and Decision Architectures Branch
Director, Center for Computational Science
Chief Librarian, Ruth H. Hooker Research Library

5500
5501
5502
5505
5508
5510
5520
5540
5550
5580
5590
5596

Point of contact: Code 5501, (202) 767-2954

+

Additional Duty

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Optical Sciences Division
Code 5600

Staff Activity Areas
Program analysis and development
Special systems analysis
Technical study groups						

Technical contract monitoring
Theoretical studies

Research Activity Areas
Optical Materials and Devices

Advanced infrared optical materials
IR fiber-optic materials and devices
IR fiber chemical and environmental sensors
IR transmitting windows and domes
Transparent ceramic armor materials
Planar waveguide devices
IR nonlinear materials and devices
Ceramic laser gain materials
Advanced solar cell materials
Fiber lasers/sources and amplifiers
Radiation effects

Optical Physics

Laser materials diagnostics
Nonlinear frequency conversion
Optical instrumentation and probes
Optical interactions in semiconductor
		 superlattices and organic solids
Laser-induced reactions
Organic light-emitting devices
Nanoscale electro-optical research
Aerosol optics

Applied Optics

UV, optical, and IR countermeasures
Ultraviolet component development
Missile warning sensor technology
UV, visible, and IR imager development
Multispectral/hyperspectral sensors
Multispectral/hyperspectral/detection
		algorithms
Framing reconnaissance sensors
Novel optical components
Sensor control and exploitation system
		development
IR low observables
EO/IR systems analysis
Atmospheric IR measurements
Airborne IR search and track technology

64

Photonics Technology

Fiber and solid-state laser/sources
High-speed (<100 fs) optical probing
High-power fiber amplifiers
High-speed fiber-optic communications
Antenna remoting
Free space communication
Photonic control of phased arrays
Micro-electro-optical-mechanical systems
Optical clocks
Microwave photonics

Optical Techniques

Fiber-optic materials and fabrication
Fiber Bragg grating sensors/systems
Fiber-optic sensors/systems (acoustic, magnetic,
		 gyroscopes)
Integrated optics
The Advanced Optical
Materials Fabrication
Laboratory, a state-of-theart high vacuum cluster
system, consists of a series
of interconnected chambers
allowing vacuum deposition of complex, multilayer
films to be deposited and
patterned without breaking
vacuum during processing.

The Optical Fiber
Preform Fabrication Facility includes
computer control of the
glass composition and
standard fiber-optic
dopants as well as rare
earths, aluminum, and
other components for
specialty fibers.

OPTICAL SCIENCES DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

5600

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

5601

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

5602

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC
STAFF
5604

Dr. C.A. Hoffman*

OPTICAL PHYSICS
BRANCH
5610

OPTICAL MATERIALS AND
DEVICES BRANCH
5620

PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY
BRANCH
5650

APPLIED OPTICS
BRANCH

5660

OPTICAL TECHNIQUES
BRANCH
5670

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Optical Sciences Division carries out a variety of research, development, and application-oriented activities in the generation, propagation, detection, and use of radiation in the wavelength region between nearultraviolet and far-infrared wavelengths. The research, both theoretical and experimental, is concerned with
discovering and understanding the basic physical principles and mechanisms involved in optical devices, materials, and phenomena. The development effort is aimed at extending this understanding in the direction of
device engineering and advanced operational techniques. The applications activities include systems analysis,
prototype system development, and exploitation of R&D results for the solution of optically related military
problems. In addition to its internal program activities, the Division serves the Laboratory specifically and the
Navy generally as a consulting body of experts in optical sciences. The work in the Division includes studies
in quantum optics, laser physics, optical waveguide technologies, laser-matter interactions, atmospheric propagation, holography, optical data processing, fiber-optic sensor systems, optical systems, optical materials,
radiation damage studies, IR surveillance and missile seeker technologies, IR signature measurements, and
optical diagnostic techniques. A portion of the effort is devoted to developing, analyzing, and using special
optical materials.

Personnel: 132 full-time civilian
Key Personnel

		

Title		

Code

Superintendent, Optical Sciences Division
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Head, Senior Scientific Staff
Head, Optical Physics Branch
Head, Optical Materials and Devices Branch
Head, Photonics Technology Branch
Head, Applied Optics Branch
Head, Optical Techniques Branch

5600
5601
5602
5604
5610
5620
5650
5660
5670

Point of contact: Code 5602, (202) 767-9306

*Acting
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Tactical Electronic Warfare Division
Code 5700

Staff Activity Areas
EW Strategic Planning
Signature Technology Office
Effectiveness of Naval EW Systems (ENEWS)

Research Activity Areas
Offboard Countermeasures

Advanced Techniques

Airborne Electronic Warfare Systems

Integrated EW Simulation

Ships Electronic Warfare Systems

EW Modeling and Simulation

Expendable technology and devices
Unmanned air vehicles
Offboard payloads
Decoys
Counter ISR
Wireless network analysis
Jamming technology and deception
Communications CM

Ships systems development
Jamming technology and deception
EW antennas
High power microwaves (HPM) research

Analysis and modeling simulation
Experimental systems
EW concepts
Infrared technology
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Data management technology
Flyable ASM seeker simulators
Foreign materiel exploitation (FME)
High-fidelity threat models and simulations
Advanced system visualization
EW tactical decision aids
RF environmental and propagation modeling

Electronic Warfare Support Measures
Intercept systems and direction finders
RF signal simulators
Systems integration
Command and control interfaces
Signal processing

Using the latest composite, MMIC, and processing
technologies, the Tactical Electronic Warfare Division
has developed a small, lightweight, and inexpensive
ESM receiving system for use on frigates, Coast Guard
vessels, and various patrol aircraft.

The Central Target Simulator (CTS) Programmable Array
is part of a large hardware-in-the-loop simulation facility
whose purpose is to test and evaluate electronic warfare
systems and techniques used to counter radar-guided missile threats to Navy forces.

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TACTICAL ELECTRONIC
WARFARE DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT
CONSULTANT
STAFF

HEAD, ELECTRONIC
WARFARE STRATEGIC
PLANNING ORGANIZATION
5700.1

5700

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
5701

5701.1

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

5702

Dr. F.J. Klemm

ELECTRONIC WARFARE
LEAD LABORATORY
STAFF
5705

SENIOR SCIENTIST
FOR
EXPENDABLE VEHICLES
5704

SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGY
OFFICE
5708

OFFBOARD
COUNTERMEASURES
BRANCH
5710

AEROSPACE ELECTRONIC
WARFARE SYSTEMS
BRANCH
5730

ELECTRONIC WARFARE
SUPPORT MEASURES
BRANCH
5720

ADVANCED
TECHNIQUES
BRANCH

SURFACE ELECTRONIC
WARFARE SYSTEMS
BRANCH
5740

5750

ELECTRONIC WARFARE
MODELING AND
SIMULATION BRANCH
5770

INTEGRATED
EW SIMULATION
BRANCH

5760

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Tactical Electronic Warfare Division (TEWD) is responsible for research and development in support
of the Navy’s tactical electronic warfare requirements and missions. These include electronic warfare support
measures, electronic countermeasures, and supporting counter-countermeasures, as well as studies, analyses,
and simulations for determining and improving the effectiveness of these systems.

Personnel: 269 full-time civilian
Key Personnel

		

Title

Code

Superintendent, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division
Head, Electronic Warfare Strategic Planning Organization
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Senior Scientist for Expendable Vehicles
Head, Electronic Warfare Lead Laboratory Staff
Head, Signature Technology Office
Head, Offboard Countermeasures Branch
Head, Electronic Warfare Support Measures Branch
Head, Aerospace Electronic Warfare Systems Branch
Head, Surface Electronic Warfare Systems Branch
Head, Advanced Techniques Branch
Head, Integrated Electronic Warfare Simulation Branch
Head, Electronic Warfare Modeling and Simulation Branch

5700
5700.1
5701
5702
5704
5705
5708
5710
5720				
5730				
5740
5750
5760
5770

Point of contact: Code 5701, (202) 767-5974

*Acting
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69

materials science and component
technology Directorate

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND
COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTORATE
Code 6000
The Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate carries out
a multidisciplinary research program
whose objectives are the discovery,
invention, and exploitation of new
improved materials, the generation of
new concepts associated with materials
behavior, and the development of advanced components based on these new
and improved materials and concepts.
Theoretical and experimental research
is carried out to determine the scientific
origins of materials behavior and to
develop procedures for modifying these
materials to meet important naval needs
for advanced platforms, electronics, sensors, and photonics.
The program includes investigations of a broad spectrum of materials
including insulators, semiconductors,
superconductors, metals and alloys,
optical materials, polymers, plastics,
artificially structured bio/molecular
materials and composites, and energetic
materials, which are used in important
naval devices, components, and systems.
New techniques are developed for producing, processing, and fabricating these

materials for crucial naval applications.
The synthesis, processing, properties, and limits of performance of these
new and improved materials in natural
or radiation environments, and under
deleterious conditions such as those
associated with the marine environment, neutron or directed energy beam
irradiation, or extreme temperatures
and pressures, are established. For new
materials design, emphasis is placed on
protection of the environment.
Additionally, major thrusts are directed in advanced sensing, detection,
reactive flow physics, computational
physics, and plasma sciences. Areas of
particular emphasis include nanoscience and technology, fluid mechanics
and hydrodynamics, nuclear weapon
effects simulations, high energy density
materials including fuels, propellants,
explosives, and storage devices, interactions of various types of radiation
with matter, survivability of materials
and components, and directed energy
devices.

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Associate Director of Research
for Materials Science and Component Technology

D

r. B.B. Rath was born in Banki, India. He received a B.S. degree
in physics and mathematics from Utkal University, an M.S. in
metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University,
and a Ph.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Dr. Rath was Assistant Professor of Metallurgy and Materials
Science at Washington State University from 1961 to 1965. From
1965 to 1972, he was with the staff of the Edgar C. Bain Laboratory
for fundamental research of the U.S. Steel Corporation. From 1972
to 1976, he headed the Metal Physics Research Group of the McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories in St. Louis, Missouri, until he
came to NRL as Head of the Physical Metallurgy Branch. During
this period, he was adjunct professor at Carnegie-Mellon University,
the University of Maryland, and the Colorado School of Mines. Dr.
Rath served as Superintendent of the Materials Science and Technology Division from 1982 to 1986, when he was appointed to his
present position.
Dr. Rath is recognized in the fields of solid-state transformations,
grain boundary migrations, and structure-property relationships in
metallic systems. He has published over 140 papers in these fields
and edited several books and conference proceedings.
Dr. Rath serves on several planning, review, and advisory boards
for both the Navy and the Department of Defense, as well as for the National Materials Advisory Board of the
National Academy of Sciences, National Science Foundation, University of Virginia, Colorado School of Mines, and
the University of Florida. He is currently the Navy representative to the DOE Deputy Assistant Secretary's advisory
and planning committee on methane hydrates, and the Navy representative to the Indo-U.S. Joint Commission on
Science and Technology. He previously served as the Navy representative to the panel of The Technical Cooperation
Program (TTCP) countries.
		 Dr. Rath is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is a fellow of the Minerals, Metals and
Materials Society (TMS), American Society for Materials-International (ASM), Washington Academy of Sciences,
Materials Research Society of India, the Institute of Materials of the United Kingdom, and the American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In 2007, Dr. Rath received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the
Michigan Technological University and was elected to deliver the commencement address to the 2007 graduating
class. In 2008, he received the Illinois Institute of Technology Mechanical Materials & Aerospace Engineering Department 2008 Alumni Recognition Award. In 2010, he received an honorary doctorate from Ravenshaw University
and Indian Institute of Technology.
		 Dr. Rath has received a number of honors and awards, most recently the Michigan Technological University
Distinguished Alumni Award, the Padma Bhushan Award of Honors and Excellence bestowed by the President of
India, and the Acta Materialia J. Herbert Hollomon Award. His other awards include the DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award which is presented by the Secretary of Defense for distinguished accomplishments and sustained
superior service, the 2005 Fred Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science, the Presidential
Rank Award for Distinguished Executive (2005), the NRL Lifetime Achievement Award (2004), National Materials
Advancement Award from the Federation of Materials Societies (2001), the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive Award (1999 and 2004), the S. Chandrasekhar Award and Medal, and the Award of Merit for Group Achievement from the Chief of Naval Research. He received the 1991 George Kimball Burgess Memorial Award, the Charles
S. Barrett Medal, and the prestigious TMS Leadership Award for his contributions to materials research. The American Society for Materials-International and The Metals, Minerals, and Materials Society have jointly recognized him
with the TMS/ASM Joint Distinguished Lectureship in Materials & Society Award and the 2001 ASM Distinguished
Life Membership Award. He has served as the 2004–2005 President of the American Society for Materials. He also
has served as a member of the Boards of Directors/Trustees of TMS, ASM-International, and the Federation of Materials Society (FMS), as a member of the editorial boards of several international materials research journals, and as
chairman of many committees of TMS, ASM, FMS, and American Association of Engineering Societies.

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Key Personnel
Title		Code
Associate Director of Research for Materials Science and
Component Technology		
Special Assistant		
Chief Scientist for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics		
Director, Laboratories for Computational Physics and
Fluid Dynamics		
Superintendent, Chemistry Division		
Superintendent, Materials Science and Technology Division		
Superintendent, Plasma Physics Division		
Superintendent, Electronics Science and Technology Division		
Director, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering		

6000			
6001
6003
6040
6100
6300
6700
6800
6900

Point of contact: Code 6000, (202) 767-2538

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Laboratories for Computational Physics
and Fluid Dynamics
Code 6040

Research Activity Areas
Reactive Flows

Fluid dynamics in combustion
Turbulence in compressible flows
Multiphase flows
Turbulent jets and wakes
Jet noise S&T
Detonation engines
Propulsion systems analysis
Contaminant transport modelling
Fuel cells
Fire and explosion mitigation

Rotating Detonation Engine
research for reducing fuel
consumption and improving
performance.

CT-Analyst plumes displayed in Google Earth, showing the
same colors and density information as in the CT-Analyst
program.

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Computational Physics Developments
Laser-plasma interactions
Inertial confinement fusion
Space debris elimination
Solar physics modeling
Dynamical gridding algorithms
Advanced graphical and parallel
		processing systems
Solar & Heliospheric Modeling
Microfluidics
Fluid structure interaction
Shock and blast containment

Unstructured grid
technology has
been used to design
and develop a
flying unmanned
underwater vehicle
(UUV) for long range
deployment.

Detailed simulations have led to new understanding of
high-intensity, nonequilibrium, inhomogeneous, anisotropic
reactive turbulent flows.

Dr. K. Kailasanath

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics (LCP&FD) are responsible for the
research leading to and the application of advanced analytical and numerical capabilities that are relevant
to NRL, Navy, DoD, and other Government agencies. This research is pursued in the fields of compressible
and incompressible fluid dynamics, reactive flows, fluid/structure interactions including submarine and
aerospace applications, atmospheric and solar geophysics, magnetoplasma dynamics, application of parallel
processing to large-scale problems such as unsteady flows of contaminants in and around cities, advanced
propulsion concepts, flame dynamics for shipboard fire safety, jet noise reduction, and other disciplines of
continuum computational physics as required to further the overall mission of NRL. The specific objectives
of the LCP&FD are to develop and maintain state-of-the-art analytical and computational capabilities in fluid
dynamics and related fields of physics; to establish in-house expertise in parallel processing for large-scale
scientific computing; to perform analyses and computational experiments on specific relevant problems using
these capabilities; and to transfer this technology to new and ongoing projects through cooperative programs
with the research Divisions at NRL and elsewhere.

Personnel: 22 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title
Director, Laboratories for Computational Physics and
Fluid Dynamics
Administrative Officer
Chief Scientist for Computational Physics and
Fluid Dynamics
Head, Laboratory for Propulsion, Energetic, and
Dynamic Systems
Head, Laboratory for Advanced Computational Physics
Head, Laboratory for Multiscale Reactive Flow Physics

Code
6040
6040.2
6003
6041
6042
6043

Point of contact: Code 6040, (202) 404-1064

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Chemistry Division
Code 6100

Research Activity Areas
Chemical Diagnostics

Alternate energy sources
Atmosphere analysis and control
Environmental chemistry/microbiology
Ion/molecule processes
Kinetics of gas phase reactions
Laboratory on a chip
Methane hydrates
Optical diagnostics of chemical reactions
Trace analysis

Materials Chemistry

Bio-inspired materials
Degradation and stabilization mechanisms
Functional organic coatings
High-temperature resins
Magnetic resonance
Novel nanotubes and nanofibers
Polymer characterization
Reactive nanometals
Synthesis and evaluation of
		 innovative polymers and composites

Center for Corrosion Science
and Engineering

Aquatic invasive organism control
Biofouling control
Cathodic protection

The ex-USS Shadwell (LSD 15), moored in Mobile Bay, Alabama, is
NRL’s full-scale, advanced research and full-scale demonstration
vessel operated by the Chemistry Division.

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Corrosion control engineering
Corrosion science
Environmental fracture and fatigue
Marine coatings
Materials failure analysis

Surface/Interface Chemistry

Adhesion
Bio/organic interfaces
Chemical/biological sensors
Diamond films
Electrochemistry
Plasmonics
Energy storage materials
Nanostructured materials and interfaces
Surface/interface analysis
Surface properties of materials
Surface reaction dynamics
Synchrotron radiation applications
Tribology

Safety and Survivability

Chemometrics/data fusion
Combustion dynamics
Fire protection and suppression
Mobility fuels
Modeling and scaling of combustion systems
Personnel protection
System automation
Trace analysis

The Key West site of the NRL Center for Corrosion Science
and Engineering specializes in understanding and modeling
the marine environment's impact on naval materials. A
complete laboratory for the study of corrosion control
technologies provides sponsors with prototypical seawater
exposure of their systems.

CHEMISTRY DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

6100

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
6101

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC
STAFF

BIOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM MANAGER
6106

6102

6104

Dr. B.J. Spargo*
CHEMICAL DYNAMICS
AND DIAGNOSTICS BRANCH

CENTER FOR CORROSION
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

6110

6130

MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
BRANCH

NAVY TECHNOLOGY CENTER
FOR SAFETY AND
SURVIVABILITY
6180

SURFACE CHEMISTRY
BRANCH
6170

6120

Basic Responsibilities

		The Chemistry Division conducts basic research, applied research, and development studies in the broad fields
of chemical/structural diagnostics, reaction rate control, materials chemistry, surface and interface chemistry, corrosion passivation, environmental chemistry, and ship safety/survivability. Specialized programs within these fields
include coatings, functional polymers/elastomers, clusters, controlled release of energy, physical and chemical
characterization of surfaces, electrochemistry, assembly and properties of nanometer structures, tribology, chemical
vapor deposition/etching, atmosphere analysis and control, environmental protection/reclamation, prevention/
control of fires, mobility fuels, modeling/simulation, and miniaturized sensors for chemical, biological, trace analysis and data fusion, and explosives.
		 To enhance protection of Navy personnel and platforms from damage and injury in peace and wartime, the
Navy Technology Center for Safety and Survivability performs RDT&E on fire and personnel protection, fuels,
chemical defense, submarine atmospheres, and damage control aspects of ship and aircraft survivability; supports
Navy and Marine Corps requirements in these areas; and acts as a focus for technology transfer in safety and survivability.
		 To address problems in corrosion and marine fouling, a Marine Corrosion Facility is located in Key West,
Florida. This laboratory resides in an unparalleled site for natural seawater exposure testing and marine related materials evaluation. The tropical climate is ideal for marine exposure testing. Along with the high quality seawater,
the location provides small climatic variation and a stable biomass throughout the year.
Personnel: 113 full-time civilian; 1 military; 5 intermittent; 3 part-time
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Superintendent, Chemistry Division		6100
Associate Superintendent		6101
Administrative Officer		6102
Senior Scientific Staff		6104
Senior Scientific Staff		6104
Biotechnology Program Manager		6106
Head, Chemical Dynamics and Diagnostics Branch		6110
Head, Materials Chemistry Branch		6120
Head, Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering		6130
Head, Surface Chemistry Branch		6170
Head, Navy Technology Center for Safety and Survivability		6180
Senior Scientist for Theoretical Chemistry		6189
Point of contact: Code 6102, (202) 767-2460
*Acting

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Materials Science and Technology Division
Code 6300

Research Activity Areas
Materials and Sensors

Laser direct write
THz sources, devices, and sensors
Spintronic materials and devices
Magnetic materials
Superconducting materials
Optoelectronic materials
Electroceramic materials
Multiferroic materials
Radar absorbing materials
Analysis of extrasolar materials
Chemical sensors
Nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory
Nanoplasmonic biosensors
Thin film deposition for devices
Ion implantation
Glass fiber processing and characterization
Polymer synthesis and characterization
Personal protective equipment
Remote explosives detection
Automated learning

		 Friction stir welding and joining technologies
		 Heat treating and phase transformations
Biomechanical surrogate development for warfighter
protection
		Biomechanical simulation
		 Personal protective equipment
Composite material systems
		Multifunctional structures
		Armor
		 Porovascular structures
Corrosion simulation and control
		 Modeling of electrochemical corrosion systems
		 Evaluation of cathodic protection performance
Advanced ceramics
		 High energy density dielectrics
		 High temperature ceramics
		 Thermal barrier coatings

Computational Materials Science
		Condensed matter theory

		 Electronic structure of solids and clusters
		Molecular dynamics
Multifunctional Materials
		 Quantum many-body theory
3D Materials Science
		 Theory of magnetic materials
		 Image-based microstructural modeling
		 Theory of alloys
		 Materials by design
		 Materials for power and energy
		 Nano-, micro-, mesoscale material characterization 		 Semiconductor and surface physics
		 Grain boundary engineering
		 Theoretical studies of phase transitions
		 Atom probe tomography
		 Atomic physics theory
Physical metallurgy
		 Protein modeling
		 Ferrous, nonferrous, and intermetallic alloys
		 Continuum multiphysics modeling
		 Powder metallurgy
		 Reduced order modeling
		Microwave sintering
		 Multiphysics simulation of materials behavior
		 Rapid solidification
		 Development of high-performance computational
		 Rail gun materials
		 methods

The Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer/Single-Stage Accelerator
Mass Spectrometer performs spatially resolved composition analysis using secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS) to sputter atoms,
and single stage accelerator mass spectrometer (SSAMS) to reduce
background interferences from commonly present molecular ions.
Provides high-sensitivity and high-precision measurements.

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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

6300

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

6301

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

SPECIAL PROJECTS
GROUP
6303

6302

Dr. P. Matic

MULTIFUNCTIONAL
MATERIALS BRANCH
6350

CENTER FOR
COMPUTATIONAL
MATERIALS SCIENCE
6390

MATERIALS AND SENSORS
BRANCH
6360

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Materials Science and Technology Division conducts basic and applied research and engages in
exploratory and advanced development of materials having substantive value to the Navy. The Division is
composed of multidisciplinary teams of materials scientists, metallurgists, ceramists, physicists, chemists, and
engineers using the most advanced testing facilities and diagnostic techniques. R&D programs encompass the
intrinsic behavior of metals, semiconductors, insulators, composites, and ceramics, including efforts in ferrous
alloys, intermetallic compounds, superconducting, dielectric, and magnetic materials, films and coatings, and
multifunctional materials systems. The programs encompass advanced synthesis and processing techniques,
as well as postprocessing techniques to fabricate sensors, devices, structures, and components. A variety of
state-of-the-art characterization tools are used to probe the atomic, grain, and defect structure (composition
and microstructure) of the materials as well as to delineate the fundamental properties of the material or
material system. Response of materials and material systems to a variety of external influences (mechanical,
chemical, optical, electromagnetic radiation, high-power lasers, temperature, etc.) is integral to the Division’s
programs, as are performance and reliability projections for military service lifetime. The program includes
strong theoretical, experimental, computational, and simulation efforts to predict, guide, and explain the
behavior of materials and materials systems. Studies conducted in the Division provide guidance for the
selection, design, certification, and life-cycle management of material in Naval vehicles and systems.

Personnel: 100 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Superintendent, Materials Science and Technology Division
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Senior Scientist
Head, Special Projects Group
Head, Multifunctional Materials Branch
Head, Materials and Sensors Branch
Head, Center for Computational Materials Science

6300
6301
6302
6300.1
6300.2
6350
6360
6390

							

Point of contact: Code 6302, (202) 767-2458

*Acting

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Plasma Physics Division
Code 6700

Research Activity Areas
Radiation Hydrodynamics

Radiation hydrodynamics of Z-pinches and
		 laser-produced plasmas
X-ray source development
Cluster dynamics in intense laser fields
Plasma kinetics for directed energy and fusion
Plasma discharge physics
Dense plasma atomic physics, equation of
		state
Numerical simulation of high-density plasma
Laser driven ion/neutron sources

Laser Plasma

Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship
Laser fusion, inertial confinement
Megabar high-pressure physics
Rep-rate KrF laser development
High power electron beam applications
Laser fusion technology
Laser fusion energy
Detection of chemical/biological/nuclear
		materials

Charged Particle Physics

Applications of modulated electron beams
Rocket, satellite, and ISS natural and active
experiments
Laboratory simulation of space plasmas
Large-area plasma processing sources

The NRL Ti:Sapphire Femtosecond Laser (TFL)
currently operates at 40 fs, 15 TW and provides a
facility to conduct research in intense laser-plasma
interactions, ultrashort intense laser propagation
in the atmosphere, remote sensing of chem/bio
agents, and laser-induced electrical discharges.

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Surface modification of energy sensitive materials
Atmospheric and ionospheric GPS sensing
Ionospheric effects on communications
Electromagnetic launchers
Radiation belt remediation

Pulsed Power Physics

Production, focusing, and propagation of intense
		 electron and ion beams
High-power, pulsed radiography
Plasma and bremsstrahlung radiation sources
Capacitive, inductive, and battery energy storage
Nuclear weapons effects simulation
Electromagnetic launchers
Detection of Special Nuclear Materials
Advanced energetics via stimulated nuclear decay

Beam Physics

Directed energy and laser propagation in the
atmosphere
Advanced accelerators and radiation sources
Microwave, plasma, and laser processing of materials
Microwave sources: magnicons and gyrotrons
Nonlinear stochastic dynamical systems
Ultrahigh-intensity laser-matter interactions
Free electron lasers and laser synchrotrons
Theory and simulation of space and solar plasmas
Global ionospheric and space weather modeling
Underwater laser interactions

Nike is the world’s
largest krypton
fluoride (KrF)
laser and is used
to explore physics
issues for laser
fusion. Shown is
the propagation
bay where 56 shortduration (4–5 ns)
beams are directed
by mirrors first to
the electron-beampumped amplifiers and then to the target facility. The Nike KrF
system achieves extremely uniform high-intensity illumination of
planar targets by overlapping numerous smoothed laser beams.
Typical experiments include studies of the ablative acceleration
of matter to high velocities (up to 1000 km/s) and studies of the
reaction of materials to very high pressures (10 million atmospheres)
produced by the laser light.

PLASMA PHYSICS DIVISION
SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR
INTENSE PARTICLE BEAMS
AND PLASMA PROCESSES

SUPERINTENDENT

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR
RADIATION PHYSICS AND
HIGH ENERGY DENSITY
MATERIALS
6705

6700

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
6701

6709

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR
DIRECTED ENERGY
PHYSICS
6703

6702

Dr. T.A. Mehlhorn
RADIATION
HYDRODYNAMICS
BRANCH

BEAM PHYSICS
BRANCH

CHARGED PARTICLE
PHYSICS BRANCH
6720

6790

6750

LASER PLASMA
BRANCH

PULSED POWER
PHYSICS BRANCH
6730

6770

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Plasma Physics Division conducts a broad theoretical and experimental program of basic and
applied research in plasma physics, laboratory discharge, and space plasmas, intense electron and ion beams
and photon sources, atomic physics, pulsed power sources, laser physics, advanced spectral diagnostics, and
nonlinear systems. The effort of the Division is concentrated on a few closely coordinated theoretical and experimental programs. Considerable emphasis is placed on large-scale numerical simulations related to plasma
dynamics; ionospheric, magnetospheric, and atmospheric dynamics; nuclear weapons effects; inertial confinement fusion; atomic physics; plasma processing; nonlinear dynamics and chaos; free electron lasers and
other advanced radiation sources; advanced accelerator concepts; and atmospheric laser propagation. Areas
of experimental interest include laser-plasma, laser-electron beam, and laser-matter interactions, high-energy
laser weapons, laser shock hydrodynamics, thermonuclear fusion, electromagnetic wave generation, the generation of intense electron and ion beams, large-area plasma processing sources, electromagnetic launchers,
high-frequency microwave processing of ceramic and metallic materials, advanced accelerator development,
inductive energy storage, laboratory simulation of space plasma phenomena, high-altitude chemical releases,
and in situ and remote sensing space plasma measurements.

Personnel: 85 full-time civilian

Key Personnel

Title		

Code

Superintendent, Plasma Physics Division
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Senior Scientist, Directed Energy Physics
Senior Scientist, Radiation Physics and High Energy
Density Materials
Senior Scientist, Intense Particle Beams and Plasma Processes
Head, Radiation Hydrodynamics Branch
Head, Laser Plasma Branch
Head, Charged Particle Physics Branch
Head, Pulsed Power Physics Branch
Head, Beam Physics Branch

6700
6701
6702
6703
6705
6709
6720
6730
6750
6770
6790

Point of contact: Code 6700, (202) 767-2723

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Electronics Science and Technology Division
Code 6800

Research Activity Areas
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanoelectronics
Plasmonics
Energy harvesting
Quantum information
Sensing

Surface and Interface Sciences

Epitaxial growth of graphene
Growth of hyper-abrupt junctions
Atomic layer deposition of dielectrics

Electronic Materials

Advanced elemental and compound semiconductors,
		 high-k dielectrics, and second-order materials
Unique materials characterization
Fabrication of electronic devices with high degree of
complexity and precision

Computational Modeling and Simulation
Fast principles atomistic calculations
Device modeling activities
Modeling coherent interaction of electromagnetic
fields with electron beams

Power Electronics

SiC and GaN epitaxial growth research
Characterization of defects in SiC and GaN
Development of advanced SiC and GaN power
device processes
Reliability of SiC and GaN power devices

The EPICENTER specializes in molecular beam
epitaxial growth of nanostructures created by alternating layers of narrow bandgap materials made
available from four ultrahigh-vacuum chambers.
These structures are expected to improve the performance of far-infrared detectors, midwave lasers,
and superhigh frequency transistors and resonant
tunneling diodes.

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Microwave, Millimeter, and
Sub-Millimeter Technology

Millimeter-wave, sub-millimeter-wave and
terahertz technology
Vacuum electronics
Solid-state electronics
Filters and control components

Optoelectronics

Design and synthesis of new materials in the IR
spectrum region

Photovoltaics

High-efficiency technologies for portable photovoltaic power systems

Radiation Effects

Particle irradiation
Photons irradiation
Displacement damage dose effects in materials
and devices

Dr. B. Levush

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Electronics Science and Technology Division conducts programs of basic science and applied research
and development in nanoscience and nanotechnology, surface and interface sciences, electronic materials, computational modeling and simulation, power electronics, microwave, millimeter, and sub-millimeter technology,
optoelectronics, photovoltaic and radiation effects. The activities of the Division integrate device research with
basic materials investigations and with systems research and development needs.

Personnel: 107 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title		

Code

Superintendent, Electronics Science and Technology Division
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Senior Scientist for Nanoelectronics
Head, Optoelectronics and Radiation Effects Branch
Head, Electromagnetics Technology Branch
Head, Physics of Electronic Materials Branch
Head, High Power Electronics Branch

6800
6801
6802
6877
6810
6850
6870
6880

Point of contact: Code 6802, (202) 767-3416

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Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
Code 6900

Research Activity Areas
Biologically Derived Microstructures

Self-assembly, molecular machining
Synthetic membranes
Nanocomposites
Tailored electronic materials
Molecular engineering, biomimetic materials
Molecular imprinting
Viral scaffolds
Multifunctional decontamination coatings

Biosensors

Binding polypeptides and proteins
Cell-based biosensors
DNA biosensors
Fiber-optic biosensors
Flow immunosensors
Array-based sensors
Optical biosensors
Microfluidics and Microarrays

Porphyrin-functionalized organosilicate sorbents provide
capture and neutralization of vapor phase TIC/TIM targets.
These materials offer the potential for new approaches to air
filtration applicable to personal and facility protection.

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Novel Materials

Soil/groundwater explosives detection
Single chain and single domain antibodies
Nanoparticles and quantum dots
Nano- and mesoporous materials
Quantum dot and protein conjugates
Biomimetic materials

Molecular Biology

Genomics and proteomics of marine bacteria
Tissue engineering
Gene arrays, biomarkers
System and synthetic biology

Energy Harvesting

Biomaterials for charge storage
Ocean floor biofuel cell
Photo-induced electron transfer

5-color quantum dot immunohistochemical labeling
of mouse splenic tissue and an image of live HEK
cells microinjected with quantum dots. Center:
3-color quantum dot immunoassay results along
with a schematic showing quantum dot potential to
function as both a donor or as an acceptor in different
types of energy transfer biosensing configurations.
Bottom: Quantum dot solutions highlighting their
size-tunable photoluminescence.

CENTER FOR BIO/MOLECULAR
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC
STAFF

Dr. B.R. Ratna
LABORATORY FOR
BIOSENSORS AND
BIOMATERIALS

6900
6901

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR
BIOSURVEILLANCE
6905

6902

6907

LABORATORY FOR
BIOMOLECULAR DYNAMICS
6910

6920

LABORATORY FOR THE
STUDY OF MOLECULAR
INTERFACIAL INTERACTIONS
6930

LABORATORY FOR
MOLECULARLY ENGINEERED
MATERIALS & SURFACES
6950

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering is using the tools of modern biology, physics,
chemistry, and engineering to develop advanced materials and sensors. The long-term research goal is first to
gain a fundamental understanding of the relationship between molecular architecture and the function of
materials, then apply this knowledge to solve problems for the Navy and DoD community. The key theme is
the study of complex bio/molecular systems with the aim of understanding how “nature” has approached
the solution of difficult structural and sensing problems. Technological areas currently being studied include
molecular and microstructure design, molecular biology, imaging of cells using nanoparticles, sensor design
and prototype development for biosurveillance or underwater chemical detection, and energy harvesting.
Much of the research deals with the engineering of peptides, proteins, and nanoparticles into complex microstructures for use in advanced material applications, and the harnessing of the recognition functions of
proteins and cells for the development of advanced sensors. A highly multidisciplinary staff is required to
pursue these research and development programs. The Center provides a stimulating environment for crossdisciplinary programs in the areas of immunology, biochemistry, systems biology, electrochemistry, synthetic
chemistry, microbiology, microlithography, photochemistry, biophysics, spectroscopy, advanced diagnostics,
organic synthesis, and electro-optical engineering.

Personnel: 57 full-time civilian
Key Personnel

		

Title		

Code

Director, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
Assistant Director
Administrative Officer
Senior Scientist for Biosurveillance
Head, Laboratory for Biosensors and Biomaterials
Head, Laboratory for Biomolecular Dynamics
Head, Laboratory for the Study of Molecular Interfacial
Interactions

6900
6901
6902
6905
6910
6920
6930

Point of contact: Code 6902, (202) 404-6012

*Acting

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ocean and atmospheric science and
technology Directorate

OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
Code 7000
The Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate
performs research and development
in the fields of acoustics, remote sensing, oceanography, marine geosciences,
marine meteorology, and space science.
Areas of emphasis in acoustics include
advanced acoustic concepts and computation, acoustic signal processing,
physical acoustics, acoustic systems,
ocean acoustics, and acoustic simulation
and tactics. Areas of emphasis in remote
sensing include radio, infrared, and
optical sensors, remote sensing physics and hydrodynamics, remote sensing
simulation, and imaging systems. Areas
of emphasis in oceanography include
coastal and open ocean dynamics, ocean
modeling and prediction, coastal and
open ocean processes, remote sensing applications to oceanography, and
marine biocorrosion processes. Areas of
emphasis in marine geosciences include

marine physics, seafloor sciences,
geospatial information science and
technology, and mapping, charting,
and geodesy. Areas of emphasis in marine meteorology include atmospheric
dynamics for theater-wide, tacticalscale prediction systems and forecast
support, and meterological applications development. Areas of emphasis
in space science include middle and
upper atmosphere physics, solar terrestrial relationships, solar physics, and
higher energy astronomy. Senior naval
officers are assigned as military advisors to help maintain the directorate
focus on operational Navy and other
DoD requirements in these areas of emphasis. The directorate is responsible
for administrative and technical support to major activities in Washington,
DC; Stennis Space Center, Mississippi;
and Monterey, California.

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Associate Director of Research for Ocean and
Atmospheric Science and Technology

D

r. E.R. Franchi was born in Huntington, New York. He
graduated from Clarkson University in 1968 with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics. He received his master of
science (1970) and Ph.D. (1973) degrees, both in applied mathematics, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After completing
his graduate studies, Dr. Franchi accepted a research position
with Bolt, Beranek, and Newman where he performed validation
studies of underwater acoustic propagation and noise models.
Dr. Franchi joined the Naval Research Laboratory in 1975 as
a research mathematician in the Acoustics Division. In this position, he conducted and directed research in low frequency acoustic reverberation and scattering, including design and conduct of
field experiments, development of signal processing techniques,
data analysis and interpretation, computer prediction models,
and active sonar performance studies. In 1986, he was named
Head of the Acoustic Systems Branch where he was responsible
for programs that emphasized theoretical, experimental, and
computational research to understand the physical mechanisms
of acoustic propagation, scattering, and ambient noise that control the design and performance of large-aperture passive sonar
systems, low frequency active sonar systems, and shallow water sonar systems.
In July 1988, Dr. Franchi was appointed to the Senior Executive Service and selected as the Associate Technical Director of the Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity (NORDA) and its Director of Ocean
Acoustics and Technology. The Directorate conducted basic, exploratory, and advanced research and development and program management in the areas of acoustic model development and simulation, ocean acoustics measurements, and ocean engineering in support of all undersea warfare missions. In October 1992, the
Directorate became the Center for Environmental Acoustics in the Acoustics Division of the Naval Research
Laboratory, with Dr. Franchi as Director. Dr. Franchi was selected to the position of Superintendent of the
Acoustics Division in October 1993. The Acoustics Division conducts basic, exploratory, and applied research
and development in areas of acoustic modeling and simulation, ocean acoustics measurements, acoustic systems development, acoustic signal processing, and physical acoustics. He was responsible for the technical/
scientific management, direction, and administration of programs with a total budget in excess of $25M, and
for efficient management of division resources including the activities of approximately 110 civilian personnel.
He served as Acting Associate Director of Research for the Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology
Directorate from October 2001 to May 2002 and from June 2007 to April 2008. In April 2008, he was selected as
the Associate Director of Research.
Dr. Franchi received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive in 2003. He has over 35 years
experience in underwater acoustics research and is the author/co-author of over 35 publications. He is recognized as an authority on underwater acoustic scattering and reverberation and has played major roles in
Navy low frequency active sonar programs as both performer and advisor/consultant. He served as the U.S.
National Leader of The Technical Cooperation Program’s multinational Panel on ASW Systems and Technology from 1996 to 2002, and served as its Panel Chairman from 2002 to 2009. In 2011, Dr. Franchi received the
TTCP Personal Achievement Award in recognition of his significant contributions and strategic vision in leading the ASW Panel. He represents the United States to the NATO Maritime Science and Technology Experts
Committee and served as its Committee Chairman from 2010 to the present. In 2011, he was appointed to the
NATO Science and Technology Reform Implementation Team. He was elected to Pi Mu Epsilon, the Honorary National Mathematics Society, while an undergraduate at Clarkson University. Dr. Franchi is a member of
the Acoustical Society of America and past member of the Mathematical Association of America. From 2004 to
2013, he volunteered his time to serve on the Board of Directors of the NRL Federal Credit Union.
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STAFF

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH FOR
OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
7000

ACOUSTICS
DIVISION

7100

OCEANOGRAPHY
DIVISION

7300

7001

SPECIAL ASSISTANT

7005

MILITARY DEPUTY

7030

OFFICE OF RESEARCH
SUPPORT SERVICES

MARINE
GEOSCIENCES
DIVISION
7400

SPACE SCIENCE
DIVISION

7600

MARINE
METEOROLOGY
DIVISION
7500

REMOTE SENSING
DIVISION
7200

Key Personnel

				

Title		

Code

Associate Director of Research for Ocean and Atmospheric
Science and Technology
Special Assistant
Military Deputy
Head, Office of Research Support Services
Superintendent, Acoustics Division
Superintendent, Remote Sensing Division
Superintendent, Oceanography Division
Superintendent, Marine Geosciences Division
Superintendent, Marine Meteorology Division
Superintendent, Space Science Division

7000
7001
7005
7030
7100
7200
7300
7400
7500
7600

Point of contact: Code 7000A, (202) 404-8174

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Office of Research Support Services (NRL-SSC)
Code 7030

Staff Activity Areas
Office of Research Support

Conference coordination, video teleconferencing
Directives, reports, forms

Facilities Office

Facilities planning and maintenance
Vehicles

HPC Management Office

Supercomputing interface management

Safety/Environmental Office
Industrial/laboratory safety
Specialized safety training
Hazard abatement
Mishap prevention
Hazardous materials program
Hazardous waste disposal

				

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Public Affairs Office

Community relations
News releases
Exhibits
Information
Freedom of Information Act

NRL-SSC Network Management Office
Data communications
Data networking
Computer network maintenance

				
Dr. H.C. Eppert, Jr.

Basic Responsibilities

						

		 The Office of Research Support Services is responsible for the operational and management support necessary for the day-to-day operations at NRL Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (NRL-SSC). The Head of NRLSSC acts for the Commanding Officer in dealing with local Navy, Federal, and civil activities and personnel
on matters relating to NRL-SSC support activities and facilities, community and multicommand issues, and
safety and disaster control measures.
		 Support functions include public affairs, network support, safety, high performance computer management, and support services to include management, administration, and facilities.

Personnel: 8 full-time civilian
Key Personnel

		
		
		
		
		
		
		

Title		

Code

Head, Office of Research Support Services			
Administrative Officer						
Head, Facilities Office						
Public Affairs Officer						
Safety/Environmental Officer					
HPC Management Office					
NRL-SSC Network Management Office

7030
7030.2
7030.3
7030.4
7030.5
7030.6
7030.8

Point of contact: Code 7030, (228) 688-4010; DSN 828-4010

*Acting

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Acoustics Division
Code 7100

Research Activity Areas
Physical Acoustics

Structural acoustics
Quantum effects in phononic crystals
Nanomechanical devices
Fiber-optic acoustic sensors
Acoustic transduction
Inverse scattering
Target strength/radiation modeling
Flow-induced noise and vibration
Active sonar classification
Underwater distributed, networked sensing
AUV-based sensing

Acoustic Signal Processing and Systems

Underwater acoustic communications and
		networking
Limits of array performance
Waveguide invariant processing
Acoustic field uncertainty
Acoustic interactions with transonic/
		 supersonic flows
Acoustic noise forecasting
Long-range underwater communications
Underwater distributed sensing networks
Ocean boundary scattering
Acoustic propagation
Acoustic inversion
Characterization of reverberation
Acoustic metamaterials
Acoustics of microfluidic bubbly emulsions
Active sonar performance modeling
Compressive sensing
Acoustic classification
Nonlinear propagation
Underwater acoustic network warfare

Acoustic Simulation, Measurements, and
Tactics

NRL’s “Reliant” unmanned undersea vehicle with towed
acoustic array being deployed during a long range active
acoustics experiment.

Structural acoustic studies are conducted in the onemillion-gallon Acoustic Holographic Pool Facility.

94

Ocean acoustic propagation and scattering
		models
Fleet application acoustic models
High-frequency seafloor and ocean acoustic
		measurements
Riverine acoustics
Distributed sensing networks
Incorporating uncertainty in predictive models
Tactical acoustic simulations and databases
Warfare effectiveness studies and optimization
Environmental assessment and planning tools

ACOUSTICS DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

7100

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
7101

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

7102

SENIOR SCIENTIST
FOR
STRUCTURAL ACOUSTICS
7106

NAVAL SCIENCE
(ACOUSTICS) RESEARCH
COORDINATOR
7105

Dr. D.G. Todoroff

PHYSICAL
ACOUSTICS
BRANCH

7130

ACOUSTIC SIMULATION,
MEASUREMENTS, &
TACTICS BRANCH
7180

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL
PROCESSING AND SYSTEMS
BRANCH
7160

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Acoustics Division conducts basic and applied research addressing the physics of acoustic signal
generation, propagation, scatter, and detection with the objective of improving the strategic and tactical capabilities of the Navy and Marine Corps in the ocean and land operational environment. The Division’s scientists and engineers perform collaborative research with scientists affiliated with national and international
academic, private, and governmental research organizations. The Division’s research spans classical and
quantum physics, signal processing, the impact of fluid dynamics on the oceans sound speed field, the propagation and scatter of acoustic signals in the ocean and land environments, structural and physical acoustics
including the development of MEMS and nanotechnology based sensors, and the application of networked
unmanned underwater vehicles and associated sensors to the Navy’s ASW, MCM, and ISR missions.

Personnel: 61 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title		

Code

Superintendent, Acoustics Division
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Naval Science (Acoustics) Research Coordinator
Senior Scientist for Structural Acoustics
Head, Physical Acoustics Branch
Head, Acoustic Signal Processing and Systems Branch
Head, Acoustic Simulation, Measurements, and Tactics Branch

7100
7101
7102
7105
7106
7130
7160
7180

Point of contact: Code 7100, (202) 767-3482

95

Remote Sensing Division
Code 7200

Research Activity Areas
Remote Sensing

Sensors
		SAR
		Imaging radar
		 Passive microwave imagers
		 CCDs and focal plane arrays
		 Thermal IR cameras
		 Fabry-Perot spectrometers
		Imaging spectrometers
		Radio interferometers
		Optical interferometers
		Adaptive optics
		Lidar
		 Spaceborne and airborne systems
Research Areas
		 Radiative transfer modeling
		Coastal oceans
		 Marine ocean boundary layer
		 Polar ice
		Middle atmosphere
		 Global ocean phenomenology
		Environmental change
		 Ocean surface wind vector
		Soil moisture
		Ionosphere
		Data assimilation

Astrophysics

Physics of Atmospheric/Ocean Interaction
Mesoscale, fine-structure, and microstructure
Aerosol and cloud physics
Mixed layer and thermocline applications
Sea-truth towed instrumentation techniques
Turbulent jets and wakes
Nonlinear and breaking ocean waves
Stratified and rotating flows
Turbulence modeling
Boundary layer hydrodynamics
Marine hydrodynamics
Computational hydrodynamics

Imaging Research/Systems

Remotely sensed signatures analysis/simulation
Real-time signal and image processing
		algorithm/systems
Image data compression methodology
Image fusion
Automatic target recognition
Scene/sensor noise characterization
Image enhancement/noise reduction
Scene classification techniques
Radar and laser imaging systems studies
Coherent/incoherent imaging sensor exploitation
Numerical modeling simulation
Environmental imagery analysis

Optical interferometry
Radio interferometry
Fundamental astrometry and reference frames
Fundamental astrophysics
Star formation
Stellar atmospheres and envelopes
Interstellar medium, interstellar
scattering pulsars
Low-frequency astronomy

The WindSat polarimetric
radiometer prior to
spacecraft integration.

96

The Hyperspectral Imager for
the Coastal Ocean, or HICO,
is optimized to image the
coastal ocean and adjacent
land in 128 contiguous color
bands. This spectral data is
used to develop maps of water
depth, water optical properties,
land vegetation, and soil bearing strength. HICO was deployed to the
International Space Station in September 2009, providing scientific
imagery of varied coastal types worldwide.

REMOTE SENSING DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

7200

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
7201
MILITARY
DEPUTY

7205

SPECIAL PROJECTS
OFFICE

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

7207

7202

Dr. R.M. Bevilacqua
REMOTE SENSING
PHYSICS BRANCH

RADIO/IR/OPTICAL
SENSORS BRANCH
7210

COASTAL AND OCEAN
REMOTE SENSING BRANCH
7220

IMAGE SCIENCE AND
APPLICATIONS BRANCH
7260

7230

						
Basic Responsibilities

		 The Remote Sensing Division is the Navy’s center of excellence for remote sensing research and development, conducting a program of basic research, science, and applications aimed at the development of new
concepts for sensors and imaging systems for objects and targets on the Earth, in the near-Earth environment,
and in deep space. The research, both theoretical and experimental, deals with discovering and understanding the basic physical principles and mechanisms that give rise to target and background emission and to
absorption and emission by the intervening medium. The accomplishment of this research requires the development of sensor systems technology. This development effort includes active and passive sensor systems
to be used for the study and analysis of the physical characteristics of phenom­ena that give rise to naturally
occurring background radiation, such as that caused by the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, as well as manmade or induced phenomena, such as ship/submarine hydrodynamic effects. The research also includes
theory, laboratory, and field experiments leading to ground-based, airborne, and space-based systems for use
in such areas as environmental remote sensing (including improved meteorological support systems for the
operational Navy), astrometry, astrophysics, surveillance, and nonacoustic ASW. Special emphasis is given to
developing space-based platforms and exploiting existing space systems.

Personnel: 97 full-time civilian
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Superintendent, Remote Sensing Division
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Military Deputy
Head, Radio/Infrared/Optical Sensors Branch
Head, Remote Sensing Physics Branch
Head, Coastal and Ocean Remote Sensing Branch
Head, Image Science and Applications Branch

7200
7201
7202
7205			
7210
7220
7230
7260

Point of contact: Code 7200, (202) 767-3391

97

Oceanography Division
Code 7300

Research Activity Areas
Ocean Dynamics and Prediction

Circulation
		 Global resolution of circulation and meso			 scale fields
		 Littoral circulation at the coast, bays, and
			estuaries
		 Satellite observation processing and
			assimilation
		 UUV adaptive sampling
		 Observation system simulation experiments
		 Ice volume and ice drift
		 Tidal currents and heights
Surface effects
		 Surface wave effects globally and into bays
		Wave breaking
		 Mixed layer dynamics
		 Swell propagation and dynamics
		 Phase averaged wave evolution
		 Phase resolved wave dynamics
Nearshore
		 Wave breaking at the shore
		 Rip currents at the shore
		 Tidal currents and heights into rivers
		 Nonlinear wave interaction
		 Sensor deployment optimization
Acoustic effects
		 Sound speed variation for acoustic
			propagation
		 Internal waves, solitons, and bores for beam
			focusing
		 Wave bubble entrainment and noise
			generation

Rayleigh Bernard Convective Tank provides a
controlled environment capable of generating turbulent
microstructures at various repeatable intensities.

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Ocean Sciences

Dynamical processes
		Optical turbulence
		 Biological sensing and modeling
		 Optical thin layers
		 Coastal current systems
		 Waves and bubbles
Coupled systems
		Air/ocean/acoustic coupling
		 Coupled bio/optical/physical processes
		 Coupled physical/sediment processes
Remote sensing applications
		 3D optical profiling
		Color/hyperspectral signatures
		Ocean optics
		 Sea surface salinity
Microbiologically influenced corrosion
		 Metal-microbe interaction

Sea surface height from the 1/25° Global Hybrid Coordinate
Ocean Model (HYCOM) for the Northern Pacific Ocean.

Environmental scanning electron microscope with focused
ion beam (ESEM/FIB) coupled with an energy dispersive
X-ray detector.

OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

7300

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
7301
MILITARY
DEPUTY

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

7302

7305

OFFICE OF THE SENIOR
SCIENTIST FOR
MARINE MOLECULAR
PROCESSES
7303

Dr. R.H. Preller

OCEAN DYNAMICS &
PREDICTION BRANCH
7320

OCEAN SCIENCES
BRANCH

7330

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Oceanography Division conducts basic and applied research in description and modeling of biological, physical, and dynamical processes in open ocean, regional, and littoral areas; in exploitation of satellite,
airborne, and in situ sensors for environmental characterization; and in investigation and application of
microbial processes to Navy problems. The oceanographic research is both theoretical and experimental in
nature and is focused on understanding and modeling ocean, coastal, and littoral area hydro/thermodynamics, circulation, waves, ice dynamics, air-sea exchange, optics, and small and microscale processes. Analytical
methods and algorithms are developed to provide quantitative retrieval of geophysical parameters of Navy
interest from state-of-the-art sensor systems. The Division work includes analysis of biological processes that
mediate and control optical properties of the oceans, coastal, and littoral regions, and microbially induced
corrosion/metal-microbe interaction. The Division programs are designed to be responsive to and to anticipate Naval needs. Transition of Division products to the DoD, Navy systems developers, operational Navy,
and civilian (dual use) programs is a primary goal. The Division’s programs are coordinated and interactive
with other NRL programs and activities, ONR’s research programs, and other government agencies involved
in oceanographic activities. The Division also collaborates and cooperates with scientists from the academic
community and other U.S. and foreign laboratories.

Personnel: 78 full-time civilian; 1 military
Key Personnel
Title
Superintendent, Oceanography Division
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Office of the Senior Scientist for Marine Molecular Processes
Military Deputy
Head, Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Branch
Head, Ocean Sciences Branch
		
Point of contact: Code 7301, (228) 688-4704; DSN 828-4704

Code
7300
7301
7302
7303
7305
7320
7330		

99

Marine Geosciences Division
Code 7400

Research Activity Areas
Marine Geology

Sedimentary processes
Sediment microstructure
Pore fluid flow
Diapirism, volcanism, faulting, mass movement
Biogenic and thermogenic methane
Hydrate distribution, formation, and dissociation
Small-scale granular/fluid dynamics

Marine Geophysics

Seismic wave propagation
Physics of low-frequency acoustic propagation
Acoustic energy interaction with topography and
		inhomogeneities
Gravimetry and geodesy
Geomagnetic modeling

Marine Geotechnique

Acoustic seafloor characterization
Geoacoustic modeling
Geotechnical properties and behavior of sedi-		
		ments
Measurement and modeling of high-frequency
		 acoustic propagation and scattering
Mine burial processes
Marine biogeochemistry
		 Animal-microbe-sediment interactions
		 Early sediment diagenesis
Biomineralization of palladium species
Physics-based and numerical modeling of
		sediment strength

Geospatial Sciences and Technology

Digital database design
Digital product analysis and standardization
Data compression techniques and exploitation
Hydrographic survey techniques
Bathymetry extraction techniques from remote and
		acoustic imagery
Modeling of nearshore morphodynamics
Geospatial portal design with 2D and 3D interfaces
Characterization of the littoral from airborne 		
		platforms

In Situ and Laboratory Sensors

High-resolution subseafloor 2D and 3D seismic
		imaging
Laser/hyperspectral bathymetry/topography
Swath acoustic backscatter imaging
Sediment pore water pressure, permeability, and
		 undrained shear strength
Compressional and shear wave velocity and 		
		attenuation
Airborne geophysics, gravity, and magnetics
Seafloor magnetic fluctuation
Sediment microfabric change with pore fluid
		 and/or gas change
Instrumented mine shapes
Bottom currents and pressure fluctuations

In the Marine Geosciences Division, scientists perform laboratory
experiments with a small oscillatory flow tunnel (S-OFT) to study
the formation and migration of sand ripples. Rippled sand beds
are ubiquitous on the seafloor in shallow water. Understanding
the complex response of the seafloor to forcing from surface
waves and currents is important for Naval operations from
amphibious landings to mine warfare. Shown in the image is
the S-OFT including a mounted laser and four high-speed video
cameras to perform tomographic particle image velocimetry
(Tomo-PIV) measurements, which estimate the three-dimensional
fluid velocity in a volume up to 10 cm3. The upper inset is a
picture of a sand ripple formed using a bimodal distribution of
sand where the smaller sand particles are darker and the larger
sand particles are lighter in color. The lower inset is a profile
image of a sand ripple from the same experiment where the
sorting processes between large and small grains have formed
visible strata. Ripple migration is from right to left in both inset
images.

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MARINE GEOSCIENCES DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

7400

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
7401
MILITARY
DEPUTY

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

7405

7402

Dr. H.C. Eppert, Jr.
MARINE
PHYSICS
BRANCH

7420

SEAFLOOR
SCIENCES
BRANCH

GEOSPATIAL SCIENCES AND
TECHNOLOGY BRANCH
7440

7430

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Marine Geosciences Division conducts a broadly based, multidisciplinary program of scientific
research, advanced technology development, and applied research in marine geosciences, geodesy, geospatial
information, and related technologies. This includes investigations of basic processes within ocean basins,
littoral regions and adjacent land areas, and arctic regions; development of models, sensors, and techniques;
and the exploitation of this knowledge and technology to enhance Navy and Marine Corps systems, plans,
and operations, and to meet national needs.
		 As the Navy’s subject matter expert in the areas of Geospatial Information and Services (GI&S), the
Division provides vital technical support to the Oceanographer/Navigator of the Navy, CNO, N2/N6E, the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the Tri-Service Community. NRL also contributes to the
development of leading-edge geospatial technology by reviewing emerging GI&S standards and products.
		 Close coordination and interactions with the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Naval Oceanographic Office, CNO, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Systems Commands, Warfare
Centers, NGA, and the other DoD and national organizations are essential to the success of Division programs, with transition of Division technology to systems developers and to the operational Navy a primary
goal. The Division program is coordinated and interactive with other NRL programs and activities, ONR’s
Research Program Department, NOAA, USGS, NSF, and other government agencies involved in seafloor
activities. The Division collaborates and cooperates with scientists from the academic community, other U.S.
and foreign laboratories, and industry.

Personnel: 62 full-time civilian; 2 military
Key Personnel
Title		

Code

Superintendent, Marine Geosciences Division
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Head, Office of Geospatial Science and Technology Innovation
Military Deputy
Head, Marine Physics Branch
Head, Seafloor Sciences Branch
Head, Geospatial Sciences and Technology Branch

7400
7401
7402
7403
7405
7420
7430
7440

Point of contact: Code 7402, (228) 688-4660; DSN 828-4660

*Acting

101

Marine Meteorology Division
Code 7500

Research Activity Areas
Atmospheric Dynamics and
Prediction

Global to tactical scale
Deterministic and probabilistic forecasting
Large eddy simulation
Boundary layer processes
Land surface processes and modeling
Cloud microphysics and radiative processes
Coastal processes and modeling
Arctic processes and modeling
Urban effects
Coupled ocean/atmosphere phenomena
Madden Julian oscillation
Atmospheric waves and scale interactions
Coupled littoral prediction
Hydrology and hydrological cycle
Tropical cyclones
Aerosol particles
Gravity waves
Predictability
Ensembles design
Advanced numerical methods
GPU-based computing

Data Assimilation

Hybrid ensemble-variational techniques
3D and 4D variational analysis
Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF)
Quality control and bias correction
Tropical cyclone initialization
Remotely sensed data assimilation
Adjoint technique and applications
Radar data assimilation
Targeted observing strategies
Data selection techniques
Aerosol and trace gas assimilation
UAV/UAS data assimilation
Observing system assimilation experiment

Tactical Environmental Support
Rapid environmental assessment
Through-the-sensor measurements
Atmospheric impact on
		weapons systems
Data fusion
Nowcasting
Visualization
Verification and Validation
Information Assurance

102

Expert systems
Aviation risk assessment

Atmospheric Physics

Air-sea interaction
Cloud and aerosol microphysics
Radiative transfer
Cloud and aerosol radiative properties
Aerosol characterization
Tropical cyclone structure
Gravity wave drag

Measurement Capabilities Atmospheric
Physics		

Mobile Atmospheric Aerosol and Radiation Laboratory
Platform Coastal Facility for Atmospheric Research
Aircraft Aerosol and Radiation Instrumentation
Packages
Aerosol and Radiation Instrumentation Calibration
Facilities

Satellite Data/Imagery		

Automated cloud properties
Sensor calibration/validation
Nighttime environmental analysis
Multisensor data fusion
Tropical cyclone characterization
Dust/aerosols monitoring
Satellite imagery analysis and enhancement
Rain rate and snow cover
Precipitation and cloud climatology
Future satellite/constellation assessment
Tactical meteorology
Training and public outreach

Decision Aids		

Probabilistic Decision aids
Refractivity/ducting
Ceiling/visibility
Fog/turbulence/icing
Atmospheric acoustics
EM/EO propagation
Tropical cyclones/consensus forecasts
Port studies
Typhoon havens
Forecaster handbooks
Quantification of uncertainty
Counter-piracy guidance
Tropical cyclone sortie guidance
Forecast difficulty guidance
Ship wind and wave limits
Optimal ship routing – fuel savings

MARINE METEOROLOGY DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

7500

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
7501

MILITARY
DEPUTY

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

7502

7505

INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION
METEOROLOGY OFFICE
7503
PROBABILISTIC
PREDICTION RESEARCH
OFFICE
7504

Dr. S.W. Chang
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS
AND PREDICTION
BRANCH
7530

METEOROLOGICAL
APPLICATIONS
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
7540

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Marine Meteorology Division conducts a basic and applied research and development program
designed to improve scientific understanding of atmospheric processes that impact Fleet operations and to
develop automated systems that analyze, simulate, predict, and interpret the structure and behavior of these
processes and their effect on naval weapons systems. Basic and applied research includes work in air-sea
interaction, aerosol and cloud physics, atmospheric turbulence, orographically forced flow, atmospheric
predictability, scale interactions observation impact, advanced data assimilation, ensemble prediction, tropical dynamics, and numerical methods. Research and development ranges from development of atmospheric
analysis/forecast systems and satellite data products to the development of tactical decision aids for operations support. Interdisciplinary research supports the development of coupled analysis/forecast systems,
including components for ocean, wave, land surface, aerosol, chemistry, and middle atmosphere prediction.
NRL-Monterey (NRL-MRY) is co-located with the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
(FNMOC) and has developed and transitioned to FNMOC and other operational centers the data assimilation, global, and mesoscale weather forecast models, aerosol prediction systems, and satellite applications
products that form the backbone of the Navy’s worldwide environmental forecasting capability. Specialties
of the Division include numerical weather prediction, data assimilation, tropical cyclones, marine boundary
layer processes, aerosols, rapid environmental assessment, environmental decision aids, and satellite data
analysis, interpretation, and application.

Personnel: 74 full-time civilian; 1 military
Key Personnel
			

Title

Code

Superintendent, Marine Meteorology Division
7500
Associate Superintendent
7501
Administrative Officer
7502
Lead Scientist, Probabilistic Prediction Research Office
7504
Military Deputy
7505
Head, Atmospheric Dynamics and Prediction Branch
7530
Head, Meteorological Applications Development Branch
7540
				
Point of contact: Code 7500, (831) 656-4721; DSN 878-4721

103

Space Science Division
Code 7600

Research Activity Areas

Geospace Science and Technology

Conduct research to observe, understand, model,
and forecast the Earth’s geospace environment and
its connections to its lower and upper boundaries, to
facilitate and create functional capabilities.
NRL’s MIGHTI will launch
in 2017 aboard NASA’s
Ionospheric Connection
Explorer to measure the
winds in the thermosphere/
ionosphere, needed for
accurate research and reliable
operational forecasts.

Solar and Heliospheric Physics

Develop improved heliospace environment understanding, awareness, sensors, forecast capabilities, and monitoring tools that predict operational
impacts and enable real-time threat warning, and
transition these developments as needed.

Research in solar and heliophysics space-based sensors —
notably in-house coronagraphs, heliospheric imagers, solar
spectrometers — and a stream of insights and discoveries
driven by resulting data, provide timely knowledge about
solar geoeffective storms for defense and civilian readiness.

104

With SuperMISTI (Mobile Imaging & Spectroscopic Threat
Identification) in two 20-ft ISO shipping containers, SSD
demonstrates detection and identification of radiological/
nuclear materials at relevant operational standoff distances.

High-Energy Space Environment

Advance the understanding of the high-energy environment through development and deployment
of advanced detectors, simulation of the environments and operations concepts, and interpretation
and theoretical modeling of the observed phenomena, to address priority S&T goals.

SPACE SCIENCE DIVISION
SUPERINTENDENT

7600

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
7601

SPACE TEST PROGRAM
(STP) OFFICE

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

7603

7602

Dr. J.P. Dahlburg

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR
SUN-EARTH
SYSTEMS RESEARCH
7605

GEOSPACE SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
BRANCH
7630

HIGH-ENERGY
SPACE ENVIRONMENT
BRANCH
7650

SOLAR AND HELIOSPHERIC
PHYSICS
BRANCH
7680

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Space Science Division conducts a broad-spectrum RDT&E program in solar-terrestrial physics, astrophysics, upper/middle atmospheric science, and astronomy. Instruments to be flown on satellites, sounding
rockets and balloons, and ground-based facilities and mathematical models are conceived and developed.
Researchers apply these and other capabilities to the study of the atmospheres of the Sun and Earth, including
solar activity and its effects on the Earth's ionosphere, upper atmosphere, and middle atmosphere; laboratory
astrophysics; and the unique physics and properties of celestial sources. The science is important to orbital
tracking, radio communications, and navigation that affect the operation of ships and aircraft, utilitization of
the near-space and space environment of the Earth, and the fundamental understanding of natural radiation
and geophysical phenomena.

Personnel: 77 full-time civilian; 1 military
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Superintendent, Space Science Division
7600
Associate Superintendent
7601
Administrative Officer
7602
Space Test Program Officer, Kirtland AFB, NM
7603
Senior Scientist for Sun-Earth Systems Research
7605
Head, Geospace Science and Technology Branch
7630
Head, High-Energy Space Environment Branch
7650
Head, Solar and Helioshperic Physics Branch
7680
			
Point of contact: Code 7602, (202) 767-3248

105

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naval center for space technology

NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Code 8000
In its role to preserve and enhance
a strong space technology base and
provide expert assistance in the development and acquisition of space
systems that support naval missions,
the Naval Center for Space Technology
performs basic and applied research
through advanced development in
all areas of interest to the Navy space
program. The Center develops spacecraft, systems using these spacecraft,
and ground command and control stations. Principal functions of the Center
include understanding and clarifying requirements, recognizing and
prosecuting promising research and
development, analyzing and testing
systems to quantify their capabilities,
developing operational concepts that
exploit new technical capabilities, per-

forming system engineering to allocate
design requirements to subsystems, and
performing engineering development
and initial operation to test and evaluate selected spacecraft subsystems and
systems. The Center is a focal point and
integrator for those divisions at NRL
whose technologies are used in space
systems. The Center also provides systems engineering and technical direction
assistance to system acquisition managers of major space systems. In this
role, technology transfer is a major goal
and motivates a continuous search for
new technologies and capabilities and
the development of prototypes that
demonstrate the integration of such technologies.

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Director, Naval Center for Space Technology

M

r. P.G. Wilhelm was born in New York City. He attended
Purdue University, where he received a B.S.E.E. degree
in 1957. By 1961, he had completed all the course work for an
M.S.E. degree from George Washington University.
From 1957 to 1959, Mr. Wilhelm served as an electrical engineer with Stewart Warner Electronics where he was assigned
to a project to redesign the UPM-70, a Navy radar test set. In
March 1959, he joined the Naval Research Laboratory as an
electrical scientist in the Electronics Division. In December 1959,
he joined the Satellite Techniques Branch. In 1961, he became
Head of the Satellite Instrument Section; in 1965, he became
Head of the Satellite Techniques Branch; and in 1974, Head of
the Spacecraft Technology Center. In these positions, he performed satellite system design, equipment development, environmental testing, launch operations, and orbital data handling. In 1981, he was named Superintendent of the Space Systems and Technology Division, the Navy’s principal organization, or lead laboratory, for space. He is credited with contributions in the design, development, and operation of more than 100
scientific and Fleet-support satellites. He has been awarded five patents. In October 1986, he was appointed
Director of the newly established Naval Center for Space Technology. The Center’s mission is to “preserve
and enhance a strong space technology base and provide expert assistance in the development and acquisition of space systems which support naval missions.”
		 Mr. Wilhelm has been recognized with numerous awards including the Navy’s Meritorious Civilian
Service Award, the DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the Presidential Meritorious Executive Award,
the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Aerospace
and Electronic Systems Group Man of the Year Award, the NRL E.O. Hulburt Annual Science and Engineering Award, the Dexter Conrad Award, the Rotary National Stellar Award, the NRL Lifetime Achievement
Award, and in May 1999, Mr. Wilhelm received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA) Goddard Astronautics Award. He also has been elected a Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and was elected to the National
Academy of Engineering. Mr. Wilhelm is also the first recipient of the R.L. Easton Award for excellence in
engineering.

110

DIRECTOR
NAVAL CENTER
FOR
SPACE TECHNOLOGY

MILITARY DEPUTY
8000

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

TECHNICAL STAFF
8001.1

8020

8001

ADMINISTRATIVE/
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
OFFICE
8010

SPACE SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT

SPACECRAFT
ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT

8100

8200

Key Personnel
Title

Code

Director, Naval Center for Space Technology		8000
Associate Director		8001
Technical Staff		8001.1
Head, Administrative/Financial Management Office		8010
Military Deputy		8020
Superintendent, Space Systems Development Department		8100
Superintendent, Spacecraft Engineering Department		8200
		
Point of contact: Code 8010, (202) 767-6551

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Space Systems Development Department
Code 8100

Research Activity Areas
Advanced Space/Airborne/Ground
Systems Technologies

Space systems architectures and requirements
Advanced payloads and optical communications
Controllers, processors, signal processing, and VLSI
		 data management systems and equipment
Embedded algorithms and software
Satellite laser ranging

Astrodynamics

Precision orbit estimation
Onboard autonomous navigation
Onboard orbit propagation
GPS space navigation
Satellite coverage and mission analysis
Geolocation systems
Orbit dynamics
Interplanetary navigation

Command, Control, Communications,
Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance,
and Reconnaissance

Communications theory and systems
Satellite ground station engineering and imple		mentation
Transportable and fixed ground antenna systems
High-speed fixed and mobile ground data collec		 tion, processing, and dissemination systems
Tactical communication systems
The Space Systems Development
Department, operates extensive
laser communication test bed
facilities at Quantico, Virginia;
Tilghman Island, Maryland;
and NRL’s Chesapeake Bay
Detachment (CBD). Optical
communications equipment
at CBD and Tilghman Island
are separated by 16 km across
the Chesapeake Bay, creating a
fully instrumented laboratory
in a maritime environment.
Measurements made at
this facility may be applied
directly to ship-to-ship laser
communications applications. The optical test facility at Quantico,
Virginia, hosts a 1-m telescope and satellite laser ranging equipment
that is used for both precise orbit determination and space-toground laser communications research. Together, these facilities
provide researchers the full spectrum of operating environments
relevant to naval communications needs.

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Space and Airborne Payload Development

Space and airborne system payload concept
		 definition, design, and implementation includ		 ing hardware and software
Detailed electrical/electronic design of electronic
		 and electromechanical payload and systems and
		components
Design and verification of real-time embedded
		multiprocessor software
Payload antenna systems
Space and airborne payload fabrication, test, and
		integration
Launch and on-orbit payload support

Laser Communications Research

Ship-to-ship laser communications
Space-to-ground laser communications
Satellite laser ranging for precise orbit determina		tion

Space and Airborne Mission Development

Mission development and requirements definition
Systems engineering and analysis
Concepts of operations and mission simulations
Mission evaluation and performance assessments

Precision Navigation and Time

Advanced navigation satellite technology
Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) technology
Atomic time/frequency standards/instrumenta		tion
Passive and active ranging techniques
Precision tracking of orbiting objects from space/
		ground
National and International standards for time
		 keeping/Universal Coordinated Time/UTC
		 (NRL)

One-meter SLR and Optical Test Facility in Quantico, Virginia.

SPACE SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SUPERINTENDENT

8100

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
8101

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

8102

MISSION MANAGEMENT
OFFICE
8103

NATIONAL PROGRAMS
SUPPORT OFFICE
8104

Mr. C. Dwyer
MISSION DEVELOPMENT
BRANCH
8110

ADVANCED
SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
BRANCH
8120

COMMAND, CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS,
COMPUTERS & INTELL
BRANCH
8140

ADVANCED SPACE
PRECISION NAVIGATION &
TIMING BRANCH
8150

Basic Responsibilities
		 The Space Systems Development Department (SSDD) is the space and ground support systems research
and development organization of the Naval Center for Space Technology. The primary objective of the SSDD
is to develop command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) hardware and software solutions to space, airborne, and ground applications to respond to
Navy, DoD, and national mission requirements with improved performance, capacity, reliability, efficiency,
and/or life cycle cost. The Department must derive system requirements from the mission, develop architectures in response to these requirements, and design and develop systems, subsystems, equipment, and implementation technologies to achieve the optimized, integrated operational space, airborne, and ground system.
These development responsibilities extend across the entire space/airborne/ground spectrum of hardware,
software, and advanced technologies, including digital processing and control, analog systems, power, communications, payload command and telemetry, radio frequency, optical, payload, and electromechanical
systems, as well as systems engineering.

Personnel: 126 full-time civilian; 1 part-time civilian; 23 student civilian; 1 intermittent civilian
Key Personnel
Title

Code

Superintendent, Space Systems Development Department
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Head, Mission Management Office
Head, National Programs Support Office
Head, Mission Development Branch
Head, Advanced Systems Technology Branch
Head, Command, Control, Communications, Computers,
and Intelligence Branch
Head, Advanced Space Precision Navigation and Timing
Branch

8100
8101
8102
8103
8104
8110
8120
8140
8150

Point of contact: Code 8102, (202) 767-0432

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Spacecraft Engineering Department
Code 8200

Research Activity Areas
Design, Test, and Processing

Preliminary and detailed design of spacecraft
		 mechanical components, structures, and
		mechanisms
Fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of
		 spacecraft and payloads
Vibration, shock, acoustic, and thermal vacuum
		 testing of components, systems, payloads, and
		spacecraft
Integration of spacecraft onto launch vehicles
Systems engineering for new spacecraft proposals

Space Mechanical Systems Development
Development, integration, and transition of proto		 type spacecraft systems and experimental pay		loads
Structural design and analysis
Large space structures
Thermal design, analysis, fabrication, integration,
		 test, and flight operation
Pumped and advanced multiphase heat transfer
		devices
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technique
		 for space systems
Integrated structural/thermal/optical or RF design
		and analysis
Mission integration and development
Mission assurance, configuration control, and
		safety
Systems engineering and management

Control Systems
Attitude determination and control systems
Precision pointing
Optical line-of-sight stabilization
Propulsion systems
Precision cleaning and component testing
Propellent and pressurization systems
Hydraulic and pneumatics control
Test systems and services
Analytical design and mission planning
Navigation, tracking, and orbit dynamics
Expert systems
Flight operations support
Computer simulation and animation
Computer animation
Robotics systems engineering
Proximity operations
Autonomous servicing and inspection
Autonomous inspection
End effector design
114

Compliance control
Trajectory planning
Machine vision
Fault detection, isolation, and recovery
Electro-dynamic tethers
Robotic control algorithms and software
Robotic actuation and sensing

Space Electronic Systems Development

Space system concept definition, design, and
		 implementation including hardware and
		software
Detailed electrical design of electronic and
		 electromechanical systems and components
Implementation of real-time flight software and
		 embedded command, control, and telemetry
		software
Implementation of Spacecraft Ground system
		 software, including integration and test as well
		 as operations (Neptune/CGA)
Mission Tasking Software (VMOC)
Spacecraft antenna systems, receivers, transmit		 ters, and radiometers
Space hardware design, fabrication, test, and
		integration
Launch and on-orbit support
Space test systems and electronic launch support
		 equipment
Spacecraft power systems– collection, storage,
		 conversion, and distribution
Spacecraft TT&C and control systems
Space communications

Against the backdrop of a glowing morning sky, the TacSat-4 tactical
satellite, carrying an experimental communications payload developed by
NRL, successfully launched September 27, 2011, aboard an Orbital Sciences
Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation’s
Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska.

SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
SUPERINTENDENT

8200

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
8201

ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE

8202

PROGRAMS SUPPORT
OFFICE
8204

Mr. J.P. Schaub

DESIGN, TEST, AND
PROCESSING BRANCH
8210

SPACE MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
BRANCH
8220

CONTROL SYSTEMS
BRANCH

8230

SPACE ELECTRONICS
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
BRANCH
8240

Basic Responsibilities
The Spacecraft Engineering Department (SED) is the focal point for the Navy’s capability to design and
build spacecraft. Activities range from concept and feasibility planning to on-orbit IOC for NRL’s space systems.
The SED provides spacecraft bus expertise for the Navy and maintains an active in-house capability to
develop satellites; manages Navy space programs through engineering support and technical direction; in
concert with the Space Systems Development Department, designs, assembles, and tests spacecraft and space
experiments, including all aspects of space, launch, and ground support; analyzes and designs structures,
mechanisms, and a variety of control systems, including attitude, propulsion, reaction, and thermal; integrates satellite designs, launch vehicles, and satellite-to-boost stages; functions as a prototype laboratory to
ensure that designs can be transferred to industry and incorporated into subsequent satellite hardware builds;
and consults with the Navy Program Office on technical issues involving spacecraft architecture, acquisition,
and operation.

Personnel: 128 full-time civilian; 2 part-time civilian; 26 student civilian
Key Personnel
		

Title

Superintendent, Spacecraft Engineering Department
Associate Superintendent
Administrative Officer
Head, Programs Support Office
Head, Design, Test, and Processing Branch
Head, Space Mechanical Systems Development Branch
Head, Control Systems Branch
Head, Space Electronics Systems Development Branch
		
Point of contact: Code 8202, (202) 767-6412

Code
8200
8201
8202
8204
8210
8220
8230
8240

*Acting

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technical output, fiscal, and
personnel information

Technical Output
Publications, Presentations, and Patents

		 The Navy continues to be a pioneer in science and engineering developments and a leader in applying
these advancements to military requirements. The primary means of informing the scientific and engineering community of the advances made at NRL is through the Laboratory’s technical output — reports, articles
in scientific journals, contributions to books, papers presented to scientific societies and topical conferences,
patents, and inventions.
		 The figures for calendar years 2012 and 2013 presented below represent the output of NRL facilities in
Washington, DC; Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; and Monterey, California.
		 In 1986, Congress enacted the Federal Technology Transfer Act in an effort to encourage the commercial
use of technology developed in Federal laboratories. The Act allows Government inventors and the laboratories where they work to share the royalties generated by commercial licensing of their inventions. Also,
the Act encourages the establishment of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
between laboratories such as NRL and non-Federal entities such as state and local governments, universities,
and business corporations. Such cooperative R&D agreements can include the allocation in advance of patent
rights on any inventions made under the joint research effort.
		 The 1986 Act has given additional impetus to the Laboratory’s efforts to patent important inventions arising out of its various research programs.
Calendar Year 2012
					 Type of Contribution				
Unclassified
Classified			 Total
Articles in periodicals, chapters in books,
and papers in published proceedings					 1473*		
0			 1473*
Oral Presentations					 1159		
0			 1159
NRL Formal Reports					
7		
4			
11
NRL Memorandum Reports					
61		
1			 62
Books									
1		
0			
1
Patents granted					
87		
0			
87
Trademarks registered					
3		
0			
3
Calendar Year 2013
					 Type of Contribution				
Unclassified
Classified			 Total
Articles in periodicals, chapters in books,
and papers in published proceedings					 1260*		
0			 1260*
Oral Presentations					 1016		
0			 1016
NRL Formal Reports					
9		
7			 16
NRL Memorandum Reports					
33		
5			 38
Books									
6		
0			
6
Patents granted					
114		
2			 116
Trademarks registered					
1		
0			
1

*This is a provisional total based on information available to the Ruth H. Hooker Research Library on January 28, 2014. Total includes
refereed and non-refereed publications.

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FY 2012/2013 Sources of New Funds (Actual)
FY 2012

NAVAIR
1.7%
NAVSEA
8.6%

FY 2013

SPAWAR
5.4%

NAVAIR
2.1%
NAVSEA
7.8%

ONR
37.6%

SPAWAR
2.2%

ONR
38.8%

Other Navy
9.9%

Other Navy
9.4%

All Other
39.2%

All Other
37.3%

FY 2012

Source of Funds
		$M
FY 2012
Reimbursable Direct Cite
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
347.6
56.8
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
48.1
44.3
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
29.5
28.9
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
11.2
6.6
Other Navy
73.2
28.1
All Other
286.9
113.6
Total Funds
796.5
278.4

Total
404.4
92.4
58.4
17.8
101.3
400.5
1074.8

FY 2013

Source of Funds
		$M
FY 2013
Reimbursable Direct Cite
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
316.4
38.4
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
46.2
25.0
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
18.4
1.6
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
8.9
10.7
Other Navy
68.2
22.0
All Other
275.0
83.3
Total Funds
733.1
181.0

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Total
354.8
71.2
20.0
19.5
90.2
358.3
914.0

FY 2012/2013 Uses of Funds
FY 2012
General
Overhead
9.3%
Indirect
Overhead
8.1%

Direct
Material,
Travel, and
Other
12.4%

FY 2013
General
Overhead
10.1%

Direct Labor
24.2%

Indirect
Overhead
10.1%
Direct
Contracts
46.0%

Direct
Labor
25.8%

Direct
Contracts
40.5%

Direct
Material,
Travel, and
Other
13.5%

FY 2012

Distribution of Funds
Direct Labor
General Overhead
Indirect Overhead
Direct Material, Travel, and Other
Direct Contracts
Total Costs*

$M
247.9
95.1
82.8
127.0
472.4
1025.2

FY 2013

Distribution of Funds
Direct Labor
General Overhead
Indirect Overhead
Direct Material, Travel, and Other
Direct Contracts
Total Costs*

$M
240.1
93.7
93.6
125.7
377.3
930.4

*Costs based on CFO statements; direct contracts include costs for reimbursable-funded contracts and obligations for direct cite-funded
contracts.

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FY 2012 Total New Funds by Category
BA7
4.7%

BA6
2.9%
BA5
14.7%

O&M, Navy
4.4%

BA1
21.5%

Proc., Navy
2.1%
Other
Navy
0.1%

BA4
13.0%

BA3
15.4%

RDT&E,
Non-Navy
21.4%

BA2
27.8%

Other
Non-Navy
16.3%

Distribution of RDT&E, Navy (%)
($598.2)

Distribution of Total (%)
($1074.8)
FY 2012

BA1
BA2
BA3
BA4
BA5
BA6
BA7

Category

Basic Research
Applied Research
Advanced Technology Development
Advanced Component Development Prototypes
System Development and Demonstration
RDT&E Management Support
Operational System Development
Subtotal RDT&E

Operations and Maintenance
Procurement
Other
Total New Funds

122

RDT&E,
Navy
55.7%

Navy
128.8
166.3
92.3
77.9
87.8
17.2
27.9
598.2
47.4
22.7
1.0
669.3

$M
Non-Navy
5.3
37.4
106.1
31.1
22.3
14.5
13.3
230.0
54.2
31.5
89.8
405.5

Total
134.1
203.7
198.5
109.1
110.1
31.7
41.2
828.4
101.5
54.2
90.8
1074.9

FY 2013 Total New Funds by Category

BA6
4.0%
BA5
12.0%

BA7
3.0%

O&M,
Navy
4.5%
BA1
25.2%

Proc., Navy
1.1%
Other
Navy
0.2%

BA4
14.5%
BA3
11.7%

RDT&E,
Navy
54.7%
RDT&E,
Non-Navy
23.8%

BA2
29.6%

Distribution of RDT&E, Navy (%)
($499.8)

Distribution of Total (%)
($914.2)
FY 2013

BA1
BA2
BA3
BA4
BA5
BA6
BA7

Category
Basic Research
Applied Research
Advanced Technology Development
Advanced Component Development Prototypes
System Development and Demonstration
RDT&E Management Support
Operational System Development
Subtotal RDT&E

Operations and Maintenance
Procurement
Other
Total New Funds

Other
Non-Navy
15.7%

Navy
125.8
148.2
58.7
72.3
60.1
19.8
15.0
499.9
41.2
10.1
1.7
552.9

$M
Non-Navy
3.5
30.6
128.4
17.4
(1.6)
7.8
31.8
217.9
33.6
28.0
81.9
361.4

Total
129.2
178.9
187.1
89.7
58.5
27.6
46.8
717.8
74.8
38.0
83.6
914.2

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Personnel Information*
Civilian On-Board

		
Full-Time, Permanent (FTP)
			
Graded				2,298
			
Ungraded				 88
			
Total				2,386
		
Temporary, Part-Time, Intermittent (TPTI)
			
TPTI				 168
Total Civilian					2,554
		
FTP Breakdown
			
Scientific/Engineering Professional
			
Scientific/Engineering Technical
			
Administrative Specialist/Professional
			Administrative Support
			
Senior Executive Service
			
Scientific or Professional
			General Schedule
			Total

1,561
83
386
232
22
14
0
2,298

Military On-Board

		
Officers					
31
		
Enlisted					 52
Total Military On-Board				
83
		
(Military Allowance)			 106

Annual Civilian Turnover Rate (%) (permanent employees only)
Research divisions
Nonresearch areas
Entire Laboratory

2004
6.8
8.2
6.5

2005
7.2
8.5
7.4

2006
9.5
11.0
9.7

2007
8.5
13.7
9.6

2008
6.9
13.3
8.2

2009
4.7
7.4
5.3

2010
5
11
6.2

Highest Academic Degrees Held by Civilian Permanent Employees
		
		
		

Bachelors		
Masters		
Doctorates

557
389
868

*All data is as of 31 December 2013 unless otherwise noted.

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2011
5.3
13.5
6.9

2012
6.0
11.1
7.0

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professional development

Professional Development

The Human Resources Office supports and provides
traditional and alternative methods of training for employees. NRL employees are encouraged to develop their skills
and enhance their job performance so they can meet
the future needs of NRL and achieve their own goals for
growth.
One common study procedure is for em­ploy­ees to
work full time at the Laboratory while taking job-related
courses at universities and schools local to their job site.
The training ranges from a single course to undergraduate,
graduate, and postgraduate course work. Tuition for training is paid by NRL. The formal pro­grams offered by NRL
are described here.

en­hance the techni­cal prepara­tion of Naval officers and
civil­ian em­ployees who serve the Navy in the fields of
science, engi­neer­ing, opera­tions analy­sis, and manage­
ment. NRL employees desiring to pursue grad­uate studies
at NPS may apply; thesis work is ac­complished at NRL.
Participants con­­tinue to receive full pay and bene­fits
during the period of study. NRL also pays for tuition and
travel expenses.
In addition to NRL and university offer­ings, applica­
tion may be made to a number of note­worthy programs
and fellowships. Exam­ples of such opportu­nities are the
Capitol Hill Workshops, the Legislative Fellowship
(LEGIS) program, the Federal Executive Institute (FEI),
and the Executive Leader­ship Pro­gram for Mid-Level
Employees. These and other pro­grams are announced
from time to time, as schedules are published.

Graduate Programs

Continuing Education

The Advanced Graduate Re­search Program
(formerly the Sabbati­cal Study Program, which began in
1964) enables selected profes­sion­al employees to devote
full time to re­search or pursue work in their own or a
related field for up to one year at an insti­tution or research
facility of their choice without the loss of regular sal­ary,
leave, or fringe bene­fits. NRL pays all travel and moving
expenses for the em­ployee. Criteria for eligi­bili­ty include
professional stature consistent with the applicant’s opportunities and experi­ence, a satis­factory program of study,
and ac­ceptance by the facility selected by the appli­cant.
The pro­gram is open to em­ploy­ees who have completed six
years of Feder­al ser­vice, four of which have been at NRL.
The Edison Memorial Graduate Train­ing Program
enables employees to pursue graduate studies in their
fields at local universi­ties. Par­tici­pants in this program
work 24 hours each workweek and pursue their studies during the other 16 hours. The criteria for eligibility
in­clude a minimum of one year of service at NRL, a bachelor’s or master’s degree in an appropriate field, and professional standing in keeping with the candi­date’s opportunities and expe­ri­ence.
To be eligible for the Select Graduate Training Pro
gram, employ­ees must have a bachelor’s degree in an
appropri­ate field and must have demon­strated ability and
aptitude for ad­van­ced training. Students accepted into this
pro­gram receive one-half of their salary and benefits and
NRL pays for tuition and travel expenses.
The Naval Postgrad­uate School (NPS), lo­cated in
Monterey, Califor­nia, pro­v ides gradu­ate pro­grams to

Under­graduate and graduate courses offered
at local colleges and universities may be subsidized by NRL
for em­ploy­ees interest­ed in improving their skills
and keep­ing abreast of current devel­op­ments in their fields.
NRL offers short courses to all employees in a number
of fields of inter­est including administrative subjects, and
su­pervisory and manage­ment tech­niques. Labora­tory
em­ploy­ees may also at­tend these courses at non­gov­ern­ment
facili­ties. HRO advertises training opportunities on the
online Billboard, HRO website, and in the email newsletter,
HRO Highlights.
For fur­ther infor­ma­tion on any of the above Graduate and Continuing Education programs, contact the
Employee Development and Management Branch (Code
1840) at (202) 767-8306 or via email at Training@hro.nrl.
navy.mil.
The Scientist-to-Sea Program (STSP) pro­vides opportunities for Navy R&D labo­ratory/center personnel to go
to sea to gain first-hand insight into operational factors
affecting system design, performance, and operations on a
variety of ships. NRL is a participant of this Office of Naval
Research (ONR) program. Contact (202) 404-2701.

Programs for NRL Employees

Professional Development
NRL has several programs, profes­sional soci­ety chap­
ters, and informal clubs that en­hance the professional
growth of employees. Some of these are listed below.
The Department of the Navy Civilian Employee
Assistance Program (DONCEAP) provides confiden-

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tial assessment, referral, and short-term counseling for
employees (or their eligible family members) regarding
personal concerns to help avoid adversely affecting job performance. Types of personal concerns may include challenging relationships (at work or at home); dealing with
stress, anxiety, or depression; grief and loss; or substance
abuse. The DONCEAP also provides work/life referral
services such as live or on-demand webinars; discussion
groups; and advice on parenting, wellness, financial and
legal issues, education, and much more. Contact (844)366-2327 or visit http://donceap.foh.hhs.gov/.
The NRL chapter of Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) was established to address current issues
concerning the scientific community of women at the NRL
such as networking, funding, work-life satisfaction, and
effective use of our resources. We address these issues by
empowering members through the establishment of a supportive and constructive network that serves as a sounding
board to develop solutions that address said issues, and
then serve as a platform in which members work together
to implement these solutions. The NRL chapter of WISE
has started several new initiatives for the 2013-2014 year,
including a seminar series entitled “Working Smarter Not
Harder at NRL — Effective Use of Our Resources” and a
Science as Art competition, which is open to all NRL sites.
Membership is open to all employees. For more information, contact (202) 404-3355.
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, encourages and acknowledges original investigation in pure
and applied science. It is an honor society for research
scientists. Individuals who have demonstrated the ability
to perform original research are elected to membership
in local chapters. The NRL Edison Chapter, comprising
approximately 200 members, recognizes original research
by presenting annual awards in pure and applied science to
two outstanding NRL staff members per year. In addition,
an award seeking to reward rising stars at NRL is presented
annually through the Young Investigator Award. The
chapter also sponsors several lectures per year at NRL on a
wide range of topics of general interest to the scientific and
DoD community. These lectures are delivered by scientists from all over the world. The highlight of the Sigma
Xi Lecture Series is the Edison Memorial Lecture, which
traditionally is given by an internationally distinguished
scientist. Contact (202) 767-5528.
The NRL Mentor Program was estab­lished to provide
an innovative approach to profes­sional and career training
and an environ­ment for per­sonal and professional growth.
It is open to per­manent NRL employees in all job series
and at all sites. Mentees are matched with successful, experienced colleagues having more technical and/or managerial experience who can provide them with the knowledge
and skills needed to maximize their contribution to the
success of their immediate organization, to NRL, to the
Navy, and to their chosen career fields. The ulti­mate goal of
the program is to increase job pro­ductivity, creativity, and

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satis­faction through bet­ter communication, under­standing,
and train­ing. NRL Instruction 12400.1B pro­vides policy
and proce­dures for the pro­gram. For more information,
please contact mentor@hro.nrl.navy.mil or (202) 767-6736.
Employees interested in develop­ing effec­tive selfexpression, listening, thinking, and lead­er­ship potential
are invited to join the NRL Forum Toastmasters Club, a
chapter of Toastmasters Interna­tion­al. Members of this
club pos­sess di­verse career backgrounds and talents and
learn to com­muni­cate not by rules but by practice in an
atmo­sphere of understanding and helpful fellow­ship. NRL’s
Com­manding Officer and Di­rec­tor of Re­search en­dorse
Toastmasters. Contact (202) 404-4670.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Programs
Equal employ­ment opportunity (EEO) is a funda­men­
tal NRL policy for all employees regard­less of race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, or
disability. The NRL EEO Office is a service organization
whose major functions include counseling employees
in an effort to resolve employee/management conflicts,
processing formal discrimination complaints, and requests
for reasonable accommodation, providing EEO training,
and managing NRL’s MD-715 and affirmative employment
recruitment programs. The NRL EEO Office is also responsible for sponsoring special-emphasis programs to promote
awareness and increase sensitivity and appreciation of the
issues or the history relating to females, individuals with
disabilities, and minorities. Contact the NRL Deputy EEO
Officer at (202) 767-2486 for additional information on any
of their programs or services.

Other Activities
The award-winning Community Outreach Program
directed by the NRL Public Affairs Office fosters programs
that benefit students and other community citizens. Volunteer employees assist with and judge science fairs, give
lectures, provide science demonstrations and student tours
of NRL, and serve as tutors, mentors, coaches, and classroom resource teachers. The program sponsors student
tours of NRL and an annual holiday party for neighborhood children in December. Through the program, NRL
has active partnerships with three District of Columbia
public schools. Con­tact (202) 767‑2541.
Other programs that enhance the develop­ment of NRL
employ­ees in­clude sports groups and the Amateur Radio
Club. The NRL Fitness Center at NRL-DC, managed by
Naval Support Activity Washington Morale, Welfare and
Recreation (NSAW-MWR), houses a fitness room with
treadmills, bikes, ellipticals, step mills, and a full strength
circuit; a gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, and other
activities; and full locker rooms. The Fitness Center is free
to NRL employees and contractors. Various exercise classes

are offered for a nominal fee. NRL employees are also
eligible to participate in all NSAW-MWR activities held on
Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling and Washington Navy Yard,
less than five miles away.

Programs for Non-NRL Employees
Several programs have been estab­lished for non‑
NRL professionals. These programs encour­age and support the participation of visiting scientists and engineers
in research of interest to the Labo­ratory. Some of the programs may serve as step­ping-stones to Feder­al careers
in sci­ence and technology. Their objective is to en­hance
the quality of the Labor­atory’s research activi­ties through
working associations and interchanges with high­ly capa­
ble scien­tists and engineers and to provide opportunities
for out­side scientists and engineers to work in the Navy
labora­tory environ­ment. Along with en­hanc­ing the Laboratory’s research, these pro­grams acquaint participants
with Navy capabili­ties and concerns and may provide a
path to full-time employment.

Postdoctoral Research Associateships
Every year, NRL hosts several postdoctoral research
associates through the National Research Council (NRC)
and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
postdoctoral associateship and fellowship programs. These
competitive positions provide postdoctoral scientists and
engineers the opportunity to pursue research at NRL in
collaboration with NRL scientists and engineers. Research
associates are guest investigators, not employees of NRL.
NRL/NRC Cooperative Research Associateship
Program: The National Research Council conducts a
national competition to recommend and make awards to
outstanding scientists and engineers at recent postdoctoral levels for tenure as guest researchers at participating laboratories. The objectives of the NRC program are
(1) to provide postdoctoral scientists and engineers of
unusual promise and ability opportunities for research on
problems, largely of their own choice, that are compatible
with the interests of the sponsoring laboratories and (2)
to contribute thereby to the overall efforts of the Federal
laboratories. The program provides an opportunity
for concentrated research in association with selected
members of the permanent professional laboratory staff,
often as a climax to formal career preparation.
NRL/NRC Postdoctoral Associateships are awarded
to persons who have held a doctorate less than five years
at the time of application and are made initially for one
year, renewable for a second and possible third year.
Information and applications may be found at http://www.
national-academies.org/rap. To contact NRL’s program
coordinator, call (202) 404-7450 or email nrc@hro.nrl.
navy.mil.

NRL/ASEE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: The
ASEE program is designed to significantly increase the
involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and
engineers from academia and industry in scientific and
technical areas of interest and relevance to the Navy. Fellowship awards are based upon the technical quality and
relevance of the proposed research, recommendations by
the Navy laboratory, academic qualifications, reference
reports, and availability of funds.
NRL/ASEE Fellowship awards are made to persons
who have held a doctorate for less than seven years at the
time of application and are made for one year, renewable
for a second and possible third year. Information and
applications may be found at http://www.asee.org/nrl/. To
contact NRL’s program coordinator, call (202) 404-7450 or
email asee@hro.nrl.navy.mil.

Faculty Member Programs
The Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty
Research and Sabbatical Leave Program provides for
university faculty members to work for ten weeks (or
longer, for those eligible for sabbatical leave) with professional peers in participating Navy laboratories on research
of mutual interest. Applicants must hold a teaching or
research position at a U.S. college or university. Contact
NRL’s program coordinator at sfrp@hro.nrl.navy.mil.
The NRL/United States Naval Academy Cooperative Program for Scientific Interchange allows faculty
members of the U.S. Naval Academy to participate in
NRL research. This collaboration benefits the Academy
by providing the opportunity for USNA faculty members
to work on research of a more practical or applied nature.
In turn, NRL’s research program is strengthened by the
available scientific and engineering expertise of the USNA
faculty. Contact NRL’s program coordinator at usna@hro.
nrl.navy.mil.

Professional Appointments
Faculty Member Appoint­ments use the special skills
and abilities of faculty members for short periods to fill
positions of a scientific, engi­neer­ing, professional, or
analyti­cal nature at NRL.
Consultants and experts are employed because they
are outstanding in their fields of specialization or because
they possess ability of a rare nature and could not normally be em­ployed as regular civil servants.
Intergovernmental Person­nel Act Ap­point­ments
temporarily assign person­nel from state or local gov­
ernments or educa­tional institu­tions to the Federal Government (or vice versa) to improve public services rendered by all levels of government.

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Student Programs
The student programs are tailored to high school,
undergraduate, and graduate students to provide employment opportunities and work experience in naval
research.
The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program
(NREIP) is a ten-week summer research opportunity for
undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors, and
graduate students. The Office of Naval Research (ONR)
offers summer appointments at Navy laboratories to current college sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate
students from participating schools. Application is online
at www.asee.org/nreip through the American Society for
Engineering Education. Electronic applications are sent
for evaluation to the point of contact at the Navy laboratory identified by the applicant. Contact NRL’s program
coordinator at nreip@nrl.navy.mil.
The National Defense Science and Engineering
Graduate Fellowship Program helps U.S. citizens obtain
advanced training in disciplines of science and engineering critical to the U.S. Navy. The three-year program
awards fellowships to recent outstanding graduates to support their study and research leading to doctoral degrees
in specified disciplines such as electrical engineering,
computer sciences, material sciences, applied physics, and
ocean engineering. Award recipients are encouraged to
continue their study and research in a Navy laboratory
during the summer. Contact NRL’s program coordinator
at (202) 404-7450 or ndseg@hro.nrl.navy.mil.
The Pathways Intern Program (formerly STEP and
SCEP) provides students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions, from high school to graduate level,
with opportunities to work at NRL and explore Federal
careers while still in school and while getting paid for the
work performed. Students can work full-time or part-time
on a temporary or non-temporary appointment. Students
must be continuously enrolled on at least a half-time basis
at a qualifying educational institution and be at least 16
years of age. The primary focus of our Non-temporary
intern appointment is to attract students enrolled in
undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering,
computer science, or the physical sciences. Students on
non-temporary appointments are eligible to remain on
their appointment until graduation and may be noncompetitively converted to a permanent appointment within
120 days after completion of degree requirements. Conversion is not guaranteed. Conversion is dependent on work
performance, completion of at least 640 hours of work
under the intern appointment before completion of degree
requirements, and meeting the qualifications for the position. The Temporary intern appointment is initially a one
year appointment. This program enables students to earn
a salary while continuing their studies and offers them
valuable work experience. NRL’s Pathways Intern Program
opportunities are announced on USAJOBS four times per

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year. Visit USAJOBS at https://www.usajobs.gov/ to create
an account, search for jobs, set up an e-mail notification
alert of when positions of interest are posted (see “Saved
Searches”) and apply for our intern opportunities when
posted. For additional information on NRL’s Intern Program, contact (202) 767-8313.
The Department of Defense Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) provides an opportunity for high school students who have completed at
least Grade 9, and are at least 15 years of age, to serve as
junior research associates. Under the direction of a mentor, for eight weeks in the summer, students gain a better
understanding of research, its challenges, and its opportunities through participation in scientific, engineering, and
mathematics programs. Criteria for eligibility are based
on science and mathematics courses completed and grades
achieved; scientific motivation, curiosity, the capacity
for sustained hard work; a desire for a technical career;
teacher recommendations; and exceptional test scores. The
NRL program is the largest in the Department of Defense.
For detailed information visit http://seap.asee.org/, or call
(202) 767-8324, or email seap@hro.nrl.navy.mil.

Volunteer Opportunities
The Student Volunteer Program helps students gain
valuable experience by allowing them to voluntarily perform educationally related work at NRL. It provides exposure to the work environment and also provides an opportunity for students to make realistic decisions regarding
their future careers. Applications are accepted year-round.
For additional information, contact (202) 767-8313.
The Voluntary Emeritus Program (VEP) uses the
services of highly skilled and uniquely qualified individuals who are retired from the Federal Service. Paticipants
will work under the program without compensation.

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4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
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5813 Bayside Road
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7 Grace Hopper Avenue
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE

Commanding Officer
Inspector General
Director of Research
Executive Assistant to the Director of Research
Head, Strategic Workforce Planning
Executive Assistant for Technology Deployment
Chief Staff Officer
Head, Office of Technology Transfer
Head, Office of Program Administration and Policy Development
Head, Office of Counsel
Head, Public Affairs Office
Director, Institute for Nanoscience
Head, Command Support Division
Head, Military Support Division
Commanding Officer, Scientific Development Squadron One
(PAX River NAS)
Director, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research
Director, Human Resources Office
Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
Deputy for Small Business
Head, Safety Branch

(202) 767-3403
(202) 767-3621
(202) 767-3301
(202) 767-2445
(202) 767-3421			
(202) 767-0851
(202) 767-3621
(202) 767-3083
(202) 767-1312
(202) 767-2244
(202) 767-2541
(202) 767-1803
(202) 767-3091
(202) 767-2273
(301) 342-3751
(202) 767-0792
(202) 767-8322
(202) 767-8390
(202) 767-0666
(202) 767-2232

BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE

Associate Director of Research for Business Operations
Deputy for Small Business
Head, Management Information Systems Office
Head, Contracting Division
Head, Financial Management Division
Head, Supply and Information Services Division
Director, Research and Development Services Division

SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE

Associate Director of Research for Systems
Superintendent, Radar Division
Superintendent, Information Technology Division/NRL Chief
Information Officer*
Superintendent, Optical Sciences Division
Superintendent, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division

(202) 767-2371
(202) 767-0666
(202) 404-3659
(202) 767-5227
(202) 767-3405
(202) 767-3446
(202) 404-4054
(202) 767-3525
(202) 404-2700
(202) 767-2903
(202) 767-3171
(202) 767-6278

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

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Associate Director of Research for Materials Science
and Component Technology
Director, Laboratories for Computational Physics
and Fluid Dynamics
Superintendent, Chemistry Division
Superintendent, Materials Science and Technology Division
Superintendent, Plasma Physics Division
Superintendent, Electronics Science and Technology Division
Director, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering

(202) 767-3566
(202) 767-3055
(202) 767-3026
(202) 767-2926
(202) 767-2723
(202) 767-3693
(202) 404-6000

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Associate Director of Research for Ocean and Atmospheric
Science and Technology
Head, Office of Research Support Services
Superintendent, Acoustics Division
Superintendent, Remote Sensing Division
Superintendent, Oceanography Division
Superintendent, Marine Geosciences Division
Superintendent, Marine Meteorology Division
Superintendent, Space Science Division

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Director, Naval Center for Space Technology
Superintendent, Space Systems Development Department
Superintendent, Spacecraft Engineering Department

(202) 404-8690
(228) 688-4010
(202) 767-3482
(202) 767-3391
(228) 688-4670
(228) 688-4650
(831) 656-4721
(202) 767-6343

NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY

(202) 767-6547
(202) 767-4593
(202) 404-3727

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