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NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 

WASHINGTON, DC 20375-5320
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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION TO THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

1 Mission

3 The Naval Research Laboratory in the Department of the Navy

4 NRL Functional Organization

5 Current Research

8 Major Research Capabilities and Facilities

15 NRL Sites and Facilities

17 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE

19 Executive Directorate – Code 1000 and Code 1001

 20 Commanding Officer

 21 Director of Research

23 Executive Council

24 Research Advisory Committee

25 Office of Technology Transfer

26 Office of Program Administration and Policy Development

27 Office of Counsel

28 Institute for Nanoscience

30 Command Support Division

32 Military Support Division

34 Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1)

36 Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research

38 Human Resources Office

 40 Ruth H. Hooker Research Library

 

41 BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE

43 Business Operations Directorate – Code 3000

 44 Associate Director of Research for Business Operations

46 Contracting Division

48 Financial Management Division

50 Supply and Information Services Division

52 Research and Development Services Division

55 SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE

 57 Systems Directorate – Code 5000

 58 Associate Director of Research for Systems

60 Radar Division

62 Information Technology Division

64 Optical Sciences Division

66 Tactical Electronic Warfare Division

69 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

 71 Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate – Code 6000

 72 Associate Director of Research for Materials Science and Component Technology

74 Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics

76 Chemistry Division

78 Materials Science and Technology Division

80 Plasma Physics Division

82 Electronics Science and Technology Division

84 Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
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87 OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

 89 Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate – Code 7000

 90 Associate Director of Research for Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology

92 Office of Research Support Services (NRL-SSC)

94 Acoustics Division

96 Remote Sensing Division

98 Oceanography Division

100 Marine Geosciences Division

102 Marine Meteorology Division

104 Space Science Division

107 NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY

109 Naval Center for Space Technology – Code 8000

110 Director of Naval Center for Space Technology

112 Space Systems Development Department

114 Spacecraft Engineering Department

117 TECHNICAL OUTPUT, FISCAL, AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION

119 Technical Output

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

121 FY 2012/2013 Uses of Funds

122 FY 2012 Total New Funds by Category

123 FY 2013 Total New Funds by Category

124 Personnel Information

125 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

127 Programs for NRL Employees

129 Programs for Non-NRL Employees

131 GENERAL INFORMATION

133 Maps

140 Key Personnel
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Introduction to the

Naval Research Laboratory

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

• 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;

• Provides space and space systems 

technology development and support; and

• Assumes responsibility as the Navy’s 

corporate laboratory.

Mission

The Naval Research Laboratory Detachment is located 

at Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 

(NRL-SSC).

The NRL Marine Meteorology Division is located in

Monterey, California (NRL-MRY).

The Naval Research Laboratory is located in Washington, 

DC, on the east bank of the Potomac River.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

U

NITED STATES OF AMERICA

NAVAL SPACE

AND WARFARE

(SPAWAR)

SYSTEMS

CENTER
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The Naval Research Laboratory

in the

Department of the Navy

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.

UNITED STATES NAVY

N

AVAL

RESEARCH LABORATO

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NRL Functional Organization

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

RESEARCH ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY

TRANSFER

 1004

OFFICE OF COUNSEL

 1008

HUMAN RESOURCES

OFFICE

 1800

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO

THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

 1001.1

INSTITUTE FOR 

NANOSCIENCE

1100

OFFICE OF PROGRAM

ADMIN & POLICY

DEVELOPMENT

 1006

INSPECTOR GENERAL

 1000.1

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

DIRECTORATE

ASSOC DIRECTOR OF

RESEARCH

 3000

NAVAL CENTER FOR 

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

 8000

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND

COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY

DIRECTORATE

ASSOC DIRECTOR OF

RESEARCH

 6000

SYSTEMS

DIRECTORATE

ASSOC DIRECTOR OF

RESEARCH

 5000

MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION

SYSTEMS OFFICE

3030

CONTRACTING

DIVISION

 3200

SUPPLY AND

INFORMATION

SERVICES

DIVISION

3400

FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT

DIVISION

3300

RESEARCH &

DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES

DIVISION

3500

RADAR

DIVISION

 5300

OPTICAL

SCIENCES

DIVISION

 5600

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

5500

TACTICAL

ELECTRONIC

WARFARE 

DIVISION

5700

SPACE SYSTEMS

DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT

 8100

CHEMISTRY

DIVISION

6100

ELECTRONICS

SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

6800

CENTER FOR

BIO/MOLECULAR

SCIENCE &

ENGINEERING

6900

LABORATORIES FOR 

COMPUTATIONAL

PHYSICS & FLUID 

DYNAMICS 6040

OFFICE OF RESEARCH

SUPPORT SERVICES

 7030

LAB FOR

COMPUTATIONAL

PHYSICS & FLUID

DYNAMICS

6400

MATERIALS

SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

 6300

PLASMA

PHYSICS

DIVSION

6700

*DIRECT ACCESS

 1830 DEEOO

 3005 DEP FOR SMALL BUS

 3540 SAFETY OFFICER

 HS-IRB CHAIR

OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DIRECTORATE

ASSOC DIRECTOR OF

RESEACH

 7000

MARINE 

METEOROLOGY

DIVISION

 7500

SPACE 

SCIENCE

DIVISION

 7600

SPACECRAFT

ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT

 8200

ACOUSTICS

DIVISION

 7100

OCEANOGRAPHY

DIVISION

 7300

REMOTE 

SENSING

DIVISION

7200

NAVAL RESEARCH

LABORATORY

 COMMANDING OFFICER *  1000 

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 

 1001 

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

FOR

TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT

 1001.3

ADMINISTRATIVE

RESOURCES MANAGER

 1003

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

 1030

CHIEF STAFF OFFICER

 1002

COMMAND SUPPORT

DIVISION

 1200

MILITARY SUPPORT

DIVISION

 1400

SCIENTIFIC DEVEL

SQUADRON ONE

 1600

MARINE

GEOSCIENCES

DIVISION

 7400

LAB FOR AUTONOMOUS

SYSTEMS RESEARCH

 1700
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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

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
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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; 

portable tank 4 ft by 36 ft 

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
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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)

Extended Spectrum Experimentation Laboratory

Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory

Immersive Simulation Laboratory 

Warfighter Human-Systems Integration Laboratory

Audio Laboratory

Mobile and Dynamic Network Laboratory 

Integrated Communications Technology Test Lab

General Electronics Environmental Test Facility

Key Management Laboratory

Crypto Technology Laboratory

Navy Cyber Defense Research Laboratory

Communications Security (COMSEC) Laboratory

Navy Shipboard Communications Testbed

Behavior Detection Laboratory

Virtual Reality Laboratory

Service Oriented Architecture Laboratory

Distributed Simulation Laboratory

Motion Imagery Laboratory

Laboratory for Large Data Research

Affiliated Resource Center for High Performance Computing

Ruth H. Hooker Research Library 

Optical Sciences Division (Code 5600)

Optical probes laboratory to study viscoelastic, structural, and transport properties of molecular systems

Short-pulse excitation apparatus for kinetic mechanisms investigations

IR laser facility for optical characterization of semiconductors

Facilities for synthesis and characterization of optical 

glass compositions and for the fabrication of optical 

fibers

Silica and IR fluoride/chalcogenide fiber fabrication 

facilities

Environmental testing of fiber sensors (acoustic,

magnetic, electric field, etc.)

Laser diode pumped solid-state lasers

Mid-IR, low-phonon crystal growth facility

Infrared countermeasure techniques laboratory

Mobile, high-precision optical tracker

EO/IR technology/systems modeling and simulation 

capabilities

Field-qualified EO/IR measurement devices

Focal plane array evaluation facility

Facilities for fabricating and testing integrated

optical devices

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 

Tactical Electronic Warfare Division

(Code 5700)

Visualization display room

Transportable step frequency radar

Vehicle development laboratory

Offboard test platform

Compact antenna range facility

Millimeter-Wave Antenna Range Facility

TEWD Mechanical Fabrication Shop

RFCM techniques development chamber facility

Low-power anechoic chamber

High-power microwave research facility

Electro-optics mobile laboratory

Infrared-electro-optical calibration and characterization 

laboratory

Infrared missile simulator and simulator development 

laboratory

Secure supercomputing facility

CBD/Tilghman Island IR field evaluation facility

Ultrashort pulse laser effects research and analysis 

laboratory

Central Target Simulator facility

Flying Electronic Warfare laboratory

High-power RF explosive laboratory

Classified material lay-up facility

Classified computing facilities

RF measurement laboratory

Wet chemistry laboratory

Ultra-near-field test facility

RF and millimeter-wave laboratory

Optical laboratory

Paint room

Secure laboratories for classified projects 

Laboratories for Computational Physics 

and Fluid Dynamics (Code 6040)

1120-core x86 cluster

(3) 64-core SGI Altix systems

184-core x86 cluster

256-core SGI ICE

256-processor Opteron cluster

More than sixty SGI, Apple, and Intel workstations

Three-quarter-terabyte RAID disk storage systems

All computers and workstations have network

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 

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
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 Optoelectronic Scanning Electron Characterization

 Facility

 Infrared Sensor Characterization Laboratory

 Ultrafast Laser Facility

Millimeter-Wave Vacuum Electronics Fabrication

 Facility

Ultraviolet Photolithography Laboratory for Sub-milli-

 meter-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 underwater 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

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
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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 (GIDBTM) 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 Opera-

 tional 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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1

Per DON Facilities Asset Data System standard cost factors.

2

NRL Accountable Property Acquisition Costs

*See maps in the General Information section (page 131).

NRL Sites and Facilities

SITE

ACREAGE

EASEMENT/

LICENSEPERMIT

BUILDINGS/

LAND STRUCTURES

OWNED/LEASED

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

131/0

162/0

Tenant

 

168/0

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 141/0 

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Decommissioned 457-ft vessel used for fire research

 PROPERTY

Land: 605 acres Buildings: Replacement Costs:

 RDT&E 3,138,104 ft2 Buildings Plant Replacement

 Administrative 276,246 ft2

 Value (PRV)

1 $1,184.7 million

 Other 280,190 ft2

 Equipment Costs2 $523.7 million
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*Acting

+Additional Duty

Key Personnel

Name 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
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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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Captain 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. 

Commanding Officer
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Dr. 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.

Director of Research
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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

Executive Council
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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)

Research Advisory Committee
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Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer

Code 1830

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.

Ms. L.L. Hill

Chief Staff Officer/Inspector General

Code 1002/1000.1

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.

CAPT K. Szczublewski, USN

Mr. R.L. Thompson

Public Affairs Officer

Code 1030

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).
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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 1004

Sr. Licensing Associate 1004

Sr. Licensing Associate 1004

Licensing Associate 1004

Management Analyst 1004

Administrative Assistant (SCEP) 1004

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

Dr. R.C. Manak

Code 1004

Office of Technology Transfer
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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

Code 1006

Ms. M.E. Dixon

Office of Program Administration 

and Policy Development

*Acting
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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

Office of Counsel
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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.

Institute for Nanoscience
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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

Dr. E.S. Snow+

Basic Responsibilities

Code 1100

+

Additional Duty
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Code 1200

Staff Activity Areas

• Security

Security monitoring

Incoming visitor reception area

Command Support Division
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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

Mr. T. Brewer

Basic Responsibilities

COMMAND SUPPORT

DIVISION

HEAD

 1200

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

1202

INFORMATION ASSURANCE 

AND COMMUNICATIONS

SECURITY BRANCH

1220

NRL-SSC 

SECURITY STAFF

1203

PERSONNEL SECURITY

AND VISITOR CONTROL 

BRANCH

1240

INFORMATION SECURITY 

AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS 

BRANCH

1230

FORCE PROTECTION AND 

PHYSICAL SECURITY

BRANCH

1210
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Code 1400

Staff Activity Areas

• Operations

• Administrative Operations

Administration

Military Support Division

P-3 airborne research platform
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MILITARY SUPPORT DIVISION

HEAD

 1400

OPERATIONS

BRANCH

1410

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

CDR D.A. Ursini, USN*
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Code 1600

Staff Activity Areas

Scientific Development Squadron One hangar

P-3 airborne research platform

Aircraft maintenance

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. 

Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1)

• Projects

– Operations

– Safety/NATOPS/Training

• Administration

• Maintenance

– Quality assurance

• Configurations

– Project Liaison Officer
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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

CDR J. Plaisance, USN

COMMANDING OFFICER

 1600

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 1601

SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT SQUADRON

ONE

OPERATIONS

BRANCH

1630

SAFETY/NATOPS

BRANCH

1660

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

BRANCH

1650

ADMINISTRATION

BRANCH

1640
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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.

Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research

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.

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.

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.
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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

 

Key Personnel

Title Code

Director, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research 1700 

Facilities Manager 1700

Secretary 1700

 

Point of contact: Code 1700, (202) 767-0792

Mr. A.C. Schultz+

Code 1700

+

Additional Duty
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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

Employee Relations Branch

Diversity and Employee Recognition Branch

Personnel Operations Branch

Employee Development and Management Branch

Human Resources Office
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HUMAN RESOURCES

OFFICE

DIRECTOR

 1800

PERSONNEL

OPERATIONS BRANCH

1810

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

BRANCH

1850

EEO, DIVERSITY, AND 

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION

BRANCH

1830

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

OFFICE

1802

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

&

REPORTS OFFICE

 1804

EMPLOYEE

 DEVELOPMENT AND 

MANAGEMENT BRANCH

1840

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 Code

Director, Human Resources Office 1800

Administrative Officer 1802

Head, Information Technology and Reports Office 1804

Head, Personnel Operations Branch 1810

Head, EEO, Diversity, and Employee Recognition Branch 1830

Head, Employee Development and Management Branch 1840

Head, Employee Relations Branch 1850

 

Point of contact: Code 1802, (202) 404-2797

Ms. C.L. Downing*

*

Acting
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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

Code 5596

Ruth H. Hooker Research Library
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business operations Directorate
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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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Mr. 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.

Associate Director of Research 

for Business Operations
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 Key Personnel

Title Code

Associate Director of Research for Business Operations 3000

Special Assistant 3001

Deputy Associate Director of Research for Business Operations 3002

Deputy for Small Business 3005

Head, Management Information Systems Office 3030

Head, Contracting Division 3200

Head, Financial Management Division 3300

Head, Supply and Information Services Division 3400

Director, Research and Development Services Division 3500

 

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

*

Acting
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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.

Procurement Technician reviews contract file.

Specialist and Division Head discuss small business programs.

Contracting Division
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 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 3200

Deputy Head 3201

Administrative Officer 3202

Contracts Support Branch 3210

Head, Contracts Branch 1 3220

Head, Contracts Branch 2 3230

Team Lead, Contracts Section, SSC 3235

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

Ms. C.A. Hartman*

*

Acting
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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.

 Code 3300

Staff Activity Areas

 • Budget

• Reports and Statistics

• Accounting

• Travel Services

• Payroll Liaison

• Audit Readiness

Financial Management Division

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. 
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

DIVISION

HEAD

 3300

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

 3302

BUDGET AND 

FUNDS

MANAGEMENT BRANCH

3310

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, 

REPORTS, AND ACCOUNTING

BRANCH

3350

FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

 3305

 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 3300

Administrative Officer 3302

Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Coordinator 3305

Head, Budget and Funds Management Branch 3310

Head, Funding Section 3311

Head, Internal Budget Section 3312

Head, Corporate Budget Section 3313

Head, Financial Systems, Reports, and Accounting Branch 3350

Head, Cost Accounting Section 3351

Cost and Analysis Unit 3351.1

Head, Vendor Pay Unit 3351.2

Head, Financial Services Section 3352

Head, Payroll Services Unit 3352.1

Head, Travel Services Unit 3352.2

Head, Accounting Systems and Reports Section 3353

Head, Asset Management and Accounting Section 3354

Point of contact: Code 3302, (202) 767-2950

Ms. H.L. Finch
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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

Disposal and storage in Building 49.

Woodworkers prepare boxes for shipping.

Customers and employee at the Supply store.

Photographer and videographer capture footage for a 

technical presentation.

Employees of the 

Administrative Services 

Branch discuss NRL 

electronic forms.

Supply and Information Services Division
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 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 3400

Deputy Supply Officer 3401

Administrative Officer 3402

Head, Customer Support Staff 3403

Head, Purchasing Branch 3410

Head, Technical Information Services Branch 3430

Head, Material Control Branch 3450

Head, Administrative Services Branch 3460

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

Ms. C.A. Hartman

SUPPLY AND INFORMATION

SERVICES DIVISION

SUPPLY OFFICER

 3400

PURCHASING

BRANCH

3410

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

BRANCH

3460

MATERIAL CONTROL

BRANCH

3450

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

SERVICES BRANCH

3430

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

3402

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

STAFF

3403

DEPUTY SUPPLY OFFICER

 3401
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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.

Research and Development Services Division
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 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

Mr. T.K. Hull, Jr.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES DIVISION

DIRECTOR

 3500

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

3502

CUSTOMER LIAISON STAFF

3505

TECHNICAL/SUPPORT

SERVICES BRANCH

3520

SAFTEY BRANCH

3540

*

Acting
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syst

ems Dir

ectorat

e
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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;

SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE

Code 5000

• 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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Dr. 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. 

Associate Director of Research

 for Systems
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Key Personnel

Title Code

Associate Director of Research for Systems 5000

Special Assistant 5001

Special Consultant 5007

Head, InTop Program Office 5008

Superintendent, Radar Division 5300

Superintendent, Information Technology Division 5500

Superintendent, Optical Sciences Division 5600

Superintendent, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division 5700

 

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

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

FOR SYSTEMS

 5000

STAFF

5001 SPECIAL ASSISTANT

 5008 INTOP PROGRAM OFFICE

RADAR

DIVISION

5300

TACTICAL ELECTRONIC

WARFARE 

DIVISION

5700

OPTICAL SCIENCES

DIVISION

5600

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

5500

*

Acting
60

Code 5300

Staff Activity Areas

Shipboard radar systems

Small target detection

Maritime Domain Awareness

Networked Radar Concepts (FlexDAR)

High-power millimeter-wave radar 

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

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

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.

Wavelength scaled array: an ultrawideband array concept 

providing constant beamwidth across 8:1 bandwidth; designed 

using NRL-developed Domain Decomposition Algorithm.

Radar Division
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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 5300

Chief Scientist 5300.1

Associate Superintendent 5301

Administrative Officer 5302

AEGIS Coordinator 5306

Head, Advanced Concepts Group 5307

Head, Radar Analysis Branch 5310

Head, Advanced Radar Systems Branch 5320

Head, Surveillance Technology Branch 5340

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

Center for High Assurance Computer Systems

Secure Enterprise Architectures (SEA)

Formal specification/verification of system security

COMSEC application technology

Technology and solutions to secure networks and 

 databases

Software engineering for secure systems

Key management and distribution solutions

Information systems security (INFOSEC) engineering

Formal methods for requirements specification and 

verification

Security product development

Secure wireless network and wireless sensor technology

Network security protocol modeling, simulation, and verification

Cross-domain solution technology development

Computer Network Defense (CND) technology

Hardware/software co-design

 

 

 

 

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

Large data in distributed computing

Scientific visualization

High-performance file systems

High-definition video technology

NRL labwide computer network and related services

Labwide support for web, email, and other information

 services

ATDnet and leading-edge WAN research networks

Ruth H. Hooker Research Library

Desktop/workbench access to relevant scientific resources

NRL scientific digital archive (TORPEDO)

Authoritative database of NRL-produced publications (NRL 

Online Bibliography)

Comprehensive literature/citation/classified searches

Extensive collection of print and digital books, journals, and 

 technical reports

Information Technology Division
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 5500

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 5501

NAVY CENTER FOR 

APPLIED

RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL

INTELLIGENCE

5510

NETWORKS AND

COMMUNICATION

SYSTEMS BRANCH

5520

CENTER FOR

COMPUTATIONAL

SCIENCE

5590

INFORMATION 

MANAGEMENT AND 

DECISION ARCHITECTURES

BRANCH

5580

TRANSMISSION

TECHNOLOGY

BRANCH

5550

CENTER FOR HIGH

ASSURANCE COMPUTER

SYSTEMS

5540

FREESPACE PHOTONIC

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

5505

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

5502

ADVERSARIAL MODELING

AND EXPLOITATION OFFICE

(AMX)

 5508

Dr. J.D. McLean

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+ 5500

Associate Superintendent 5501

Administrative Officer 5502

Head, Freespace Photonic Communications Office 5505

Head, Adversarial Modeling and Exploitation Office 5508

Director, Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence 5510

Head, Networks and Communication Systems Branch 5520

Director, Center for High Assurance Computer Systems 5540

Head, Transmission Technology Branch 5550

Head, Information Management and Decision Architectures Branch 5580

Director, Center for Computational Science 5590

Chief Librarian, Ruth H. Hooker Research Library 5596

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

+Additional Duty
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Optical Sciences Division

Code 5600

Staff Activity Areas

Technical contract monitoring

Theoretical studies

Program analysis and development

Special systems analysis

Technical study groups 

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

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.
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Dr. C.A. Hoffman*

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 5600

Associate Superintendent 5601

Administrative Officer 5602

Head, Senior Scientific Staff 5604

Head, Optical Physics Branch 5610

Head, Optical Materials and Devices Branch 5620

Head, Photonics Technology Branch 5650

Head, Applied Optics Branch 5660

Head, Optical Techniques Branch 5670

 

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

OPTICAL SCIENCES DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 5600

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 5601

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

5602

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC

STAFF

5604

OPTICAL PHYSICS

BRANCH

5610

PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY

BRANCH

5650

APPLIED OPTICS

BRANCH

5660

OPTICAL TECHNIQUES

BRANCH

5670

OPTICAL MATERIALS AND 

DEVICES BRANCH

5620

*Acting
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Offboard Countermeasures

Expendable technology and devices

Unmanned air vehicles

Offboard payloads

Decoys

Airborne Electronic Warfare Systems

Counter ISR

Wireless network analysis

Jamming technology and deception

Communications CM

Ships Electronic Warfare Systems

Ships systems development

Jamming technology and deception

EW antennas

High power microwaves (HPM) research

Electronic Warfare Support Measures

Intercept systems and direction finders

RF signal simulators

Systems integration

Command and control interfaces

Signal processing

Code 5700

Staff Activity Areas

EW Strategic Planning

Signature Technology Office

Effectiveness of Naval EW Systems (ENEWS)

Research Activity Areas

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.

Advanced Techniques

Analysis and modeling simulation

Experimental systems

EW concepts

Infrared technology

Integrated EW Simulation

Hardware-in-the-loop simulation

Data management technology

Flyable ASM seeker simulators

Foreign materiel exploitation (FME)

EW Modeling and Simulation

High-fidelity threat models and simulations

Advanced system visualization

EW tactical decision aids

RF environmental and propagation modeling

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.

Tactical Electronic Warfare Division
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Dr. F.J. Klemm

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 5700

Head, Electronic Warfare Strategic Planning Organization 5700.1

Associate Superintendent 5701

Administrative Officer 5702

Senior Scientist for Expendable Vehicles 5704

Head, Electronic Warfare Lead Laboratory Staff 5705

Head, Signature Technology Office 5708

Head, Offboard Countermeasures Branch 5710

Head, Electronic Warfare Support Measures Branch 5720 

Head, Aerospace Electronic Warfare Systems Branch 5730 

Head, Surface Electronic Warfare Systems Branch 5740

Head, Advanced Techniques Branch 5750

Head, Integrated Electronic Warfare Simulation Branch 5760

Head, Electronic Warfare Modeling and Simulation Branch 5770

 

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

*Acting

TACTICAL ELECTRONIC

WARFARE DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 5700

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 5701

OFFBOARD

COUNTERMEASURES

BRANCH

5710

ELECTRONIC WARFARE

MODELING AND 

SIMULATION BRANCH

5770

INTEGRATED

EW SIMULATION

BRANCH

5760

ADVANCED

TECHNIQUES

BRANCH

5750

SURFACE ELECTRONIC

WARFARE SYSTEMS

BRANCH

5740

AEROSPACE ELECTRONIC

WARFARE SYSTEMS

BRANCH

5730

ELECTRONIC WARFARE

SUPPORT MEASURES

BRANCH

5720

SENIOR SCIENTIST

FOR

EXPENDABLE VEHICLES

 5704

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

5702

CONSULTANT

STAFF

 5701.1

HEAD, ELECTRONIC

WARFARE STRATEGIC

PLANNING ORGANIZATION

 5700.1

ELECTRONIC WARFARE

LEAD LABORATORY

STAFF

5705

SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGY

OFFICE

5708
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materials science and component 

technology Directorate
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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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Dr. 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.

Associate Director of Research

for Materials Science and Component Technology
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Key Personnel

Title Code

Associate Director of Research for Materials Science and

 Component Technology 6000 

Special Assistant 6001

Chief Scientist for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics 6003

Director, Laboratories for Computational Physics and

 Fluid Dynamics 6040

Superintendent, Chemistry Division 6100

Superintendent, Materials Science and Technology Division 6300

Superintendent, Plasma Physics Division 6700

Superintendent, Electronics Science and Technology Division 6800

Director, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering 6900

Point of contact: Code 6000, (202) 767-2538
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Code 6040

Research Activity Areas

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

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

CT-Analyst plumes displayed in Google Earth, showing the 

same colors and density information as in the CT-Analyst 

program.

Detailed simulations have led to new understanding of 

high-intensity, nonequilibrium, inhomogeneous, anisotropic 

reactive turbulent flows.

Unstructured grid 

technology has 

been used to design 

and develop a 

flying unmanned 

underwater vehicle 

(UUV) for long range 

deployment.

Laboratories for Computational Physics

and Fluid Dynamics

Rotating Detonation Engine 

research for reducing fuel 

consumption and improving 

performance.
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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 Code

Director, Laboratories for Computational Physics and 

 Fluid Dynamics 6040

Administrative Officer 6040.2

Chief Scientist for Computational Physics and 

 Fluid Dynamics 6003

Head, Laboratory for Propulsion, Energetic, and 

 Dynamic Systems 6041

Head, Laboratory for Advanced Computational Physics 6042

Head, Laboratory for Multiscale Reactive Flow Physics 6043

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

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

Chemistry Division

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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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

Dr. B.J. Spargo*

CHEMICAL DYNAMICS

AND DIAGNOSTICS BRANCH

6110

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

6102

NAVY TECHNOLOGY CENTER

FOR SAFETY AND

SURVIVABILITY

6180

SURFACE CHEMISTRY

BRANCH

6170

CENTER FOR CORROSION

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

6130

MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

BRANCH

6120

BIOTECHNOLOGY

PROGRAM MANAGER

6106

CHEMISTRY DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 6100

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 6101

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC

STAFF

6104

*Acting
78

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

Multifunctional Materials

3D Materials Science

Image-based microstructural modeling 

 Materials by design 

Nano-, micro-, mesoscale material characterization 

 Grain boundary engineering

 Atom probe tomography

Physical metallurgy

 Ferrous, nonferrous, and intermetallic alloys 

Powder metallurgy

 Microwave sintering

Rapid solidification 

 Rail gun materials

 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 

Quantum many-body theory 

 Theory of magnetic materials 

 Theory of alloys 

 Materials for power and energy 

 Semiconductor and surface physics 

 Theoretical studies of phase transitions 

 Atomic physics theory 

Protein modeling 

 Continuum multiphysics modeling

 Reduced order modeling

 Multiphysics simulation of materials behavior

Development of high-performance computational 

 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.

Materials Science and Technology Division
79

Dr. P. Matic

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 6300

Associate Superintendent 6301

Administrative Officer 6302

Senior Scientist 6300.1

Head, Special Projects Group 6300.2

Head, Multifunctional Materials Branch 6350

Head, Materials and Sensors Branch 6360

Head, Center for Computational Materials Science 6390

 

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

*Acting

CENTER FOR

COMPUTATIONAL

MATERIALS SCIENCE

6390

MATERIALS AND SENSORS

BRANCH

6360

MULTIFUNCTIONAL

MATERIALS BRANCH

6350

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

6302

SPECIAL PROJECTS

GROUP

6303

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 6300

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 6301
80

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

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.

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.

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

Plasma Physics Division
81

Dr. T.A. Mehlhorn

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 6700

Associate Superintendent 6701

Administrative Officer 6702

Senior Scientist, Directed Energy Physics 6703

Senior Scientist, Radiation Physics and High Energy

 Density Materials 6705

Senior Scientist, Intense Particle Beams and Plasma Processes 6709

Head, Radiation Hydrodynamics Branch 6720

Head, Laser Plasma Branch 6730

Head, Charged Particle Physics Branch 6750

Head, Pulsed Power Physics Branch 6770

Head, Beam Physics Branch 6790

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

RADIATION 

HYDRODYNAMICS

BRANCH

6720

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR 

DIRECTED ENERGY

PHYSICS

 6703

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR

RADIATION PHYSICS AND

HIGH ENERGY DENSITY

MATERIALS 

6705

BEAM PHYSICS

BRANCH

6790

PULSED POWER

PHYSICS BRANCH

6770

CHARGED PARTICLE

PHYSICS BRANCH

6750

LASER PLASMA

BRANCH

6730

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR

INTENSE PARTICLE BEAMS

AND PLASMA PROCESSES

6709

PLASMA PHYSICS DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 6700

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 6701

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

 6702
82

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

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 photo-

 voltaic power systems

Radiation Effects

Particle irradiation

Photons irradiation

Displacement damage dose effects in materials

 and 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.

Electronics Science and Technology Division
83

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 6800

Associate Superintendent 6801

Administrative Officer 6802

Senior Scientist for Nanoelectronics 6877

Head, Optoelectronics and Radiation Effects Branch 6810

Head, Electromagnetics Technology Branch 6850

Head, Physics of Electronic Materials Branch 6870

Head, High Power Electronics Branch 6880

Point of contact: Code 6802, (202) 767-3416
84

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

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.

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.

Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
85

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 6900

Assistant Director 6901

Administrative Officer 6902

Senior Scientist for Biosurveillance 6905

Head, Laboratory for Biosensors and Biomaterials 6910

Head, Laboratory for Biomolecular Dynamics 6920

Head, Laboratory for the Study of Molecular Interfacial

 Interactions 6930

 

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

Dr. B.R. Ratna

LABORATORY FOR

MOLECULARLY ENGINEERED

MATERIALS & SURFACES

6950

LABORATORY FOR THE

STUDY OF MOLECULAR

INTERFACIAL INTERACTIONS

6930

LABORATORY FOR

BIOMOLECULAR DYNAMICS

6920

LABORATORY FOR

BIOSENSORS AND

BIOMATERIALS

6910

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

6902

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR 

BIOSURVEILLANCE

6905

CENTER FOR BIO/MOLECULAR

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

DIRECTOR

 6900

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

 6901

SENIOR SCIENTIFIC

STAFF

6907

*Acting
87

ocean and atmospheric science and

technology Directorate
89

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.
90

Dr. 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.

Associate Director of Research for Ocean and

Atmospheric Science and Technology
91

Key Personnel

Title Code

Associate Director of Research for Ocean and Atmospheric 

 Science and Technology 7000

Special Assistant 7001

Military Deputy 7005

Head, Office of Research Support Services 7030

Superintendent, Acoustics Division 7100

Superintendent, Remote Sensing Division 7200

Superintendent, Oceanography Division 7300

Superintendent, Marine Geosciences Division 7400

Superintendent, Marine Meteorology Division 7500

Superintendent, Space Science Division 7600

 

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

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF 

RESEARCH FOR

OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

7000

STAFF

7001 SPECIAL ASSISTANT

7005 MILITARY DEPUTY

OFFICE OF RESEARCH 

SUPPORT SERVICES

7030

MARINE

GEOSCIENCES

DIVISION

7400

SPACE SCIENCE

DIVISION

7600

MARINE

METEOROLOGY

DIVISION

7500

ACOUSTICS

DIVISION

7100

REMOTE SENSING

DIVISION

7200

OCEANOGRAPHY

DIVISION

7300
92

 

Code 7030

Staff Activity Areas

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

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

Office of Research Support Services (NRL-SSC)
93

 

 

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 7030

Administrative Officer 7030.2

Head, Facilities Office 7030.3

Public Affairs Officer 7030.4

Safety/Environmental Officer 7030.5

HPC Management Office 7030.6

NRL-SSC Network Management Office 7030.8

 

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

*Acting
94

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

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

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

NRL’s “Reliant” unmanned undersea vehicle with towed 

acoustic array being deployed during a long range active 

acoustics experiment.

Acoustics Division
95

Dr. D.G. Todoroff

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 7100

Associate Superintendent 7101

Administrative Officer 7102

Naval Science (Acoustics) Research Coordinator 7105

Senior Scientist for Structural Acoustics 7106 

Head, Physical Acoustics Branch 7130

Head, Acoustic Signal Processing and Systems Branch 7160

Head, Acoustic Simulation, Measurements, and Tactics Branch 7180

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

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

7102

ACOUSTICS DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 7100

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 7101

NAVAL SCIENCE

(ACOUSTICS) RESEARCH

COORDINATOR

7105

SENIOR SCIENTIST

FOR

STRUCTURAL ACOUSTICS

7106

ACOUSTIC SIMULATION,

MEASUREMENTS, &

TACTICS BRANCH

7180

PHYSICAL

 ACOUSTICS

BRANCH

7130

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL

PROCESSING AND SYSTEMS

BRANCH

7160
96

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

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

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

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

The WindSat polarimetric 

radiometer prior to 

spacecraft integration.
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Dr. R.M. Bevilacqua

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 7200

Associate Superintendent 7201

Administrative Officer 7202

Military Deputy 7205 

Head, Radio/Infrared/Optical Sensors Branch 7210

Head, Remote Sensing Physics Branch 7220

Head, Coastal and Ocean Remote Sensing Branch 7230

Head, Image Science and Applications Branch 7260

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

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

7202

IMAGE SCIENCE AND

APPLICATIONS BRANCH

7260

RADIO/IR/OPTICAL

SENSORS BRANCH

7210

SPECIAL PROJECTS

OFFICE

7207

MILITARY

DEPUTY

7205

COASTAL AND OCEAN

REMOTE SENSING BRANCH

7230

REMOTE SENSING

PHYSICS BRANCH

7220

REMOTE SENSING DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 7200

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 7201
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Code 7300

Research Activity Areas

Ocean Dynamics and Prediction

Circulation

Global resolution of circulation and mesoscale 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

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

Rayleigh Bernard Convective Tank provides a 

controlled environment capable of generating turbulent 

microstructures at various repeatable intensities. Environmental scanning electron microscope with focused 

ion beam (ESEM/FIB) coupled with an energy dispersive 

X-ray detector.

Sea surface height from the 1/25° Global Hybrid Coordinate 

Ocean Model (HYCOM) for the Northern Pacific Ocean.

Oceanography Division
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ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

7302

OCEAN SCIENCES

BRANCH

7330

OCEAN DYNAMICS &

PREDICTION BRANCH

7320

OFFICE OF THE SENIOR

SCIENTIST FOR

MARINE MOLECULAR

PROCESSES

7303

MILITARY

DEPUTY

7305

OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 7300

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 7301

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 Code

Superintendent, Oceanography Division 7300

Associate Superintendent 7301

Administrative Officer 7302

Office of the Senior Scientist for Marine Molecular Processes 7303

Military Deputy 7305

Head, Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Branch 7320

Head, Ocean Sciences Branch 7330 

 

Point of contact: Code 7301, (228) 688-4704; DSN 828-4704

Dr. R.H. Preller
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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 

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.

Marine Geosciences Division

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
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Dr. H.C. Eppert, Jr.

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 7400

Associate Superintendent 7401

Administrative Officer 7402

Head, Office of Geospatial Science and Technology Innovation 7403

Military Deputy 7405

Head, Marine Physics Branch 7420

Head, Seafloor Sciences Branch 7430

Head, Geospatial Sciences and Technology Branch 7440

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

GEOSPATIAL SCIENCES AND 

TECHNOLOGY BRANCH

7440

MARINE

PHYSICS

BRANCH

7420

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

7402

MILITARY

DEPUTY

7405

SEAFLOOR

SCIENCES

BRANCH

7430

SUPERINTENDENT

 7400

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 7401

MARINE GEOSCIENCES DIVISION

*Acting
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Code 7500

Research Activity Areas

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

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

Marine Meteorology Division
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Dr. S.W. Chang

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

MILITARY

DEPUTY

7505

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

7502

INTERAGENCY 

COORDINATION

METEOROLOGY OFFICE

7503

METEOROLOGICAL

APPLICATIONS

DEVELOPMENT BRANCH

7540

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS

AND PREDICTION 

BRANCH

7530

MARINE METEOROLOGY DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 7500

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 7501

PROBABILISTIC

PREDICTION RESEARCH

OFFICE

7504
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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.

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

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.

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.

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.
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Dr. J.P. Dahlburg

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

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

7602

 SOLAR AND HELIOSPHERIC 

PHYSICS

BRANCH

7680

HIGH-ENERGY 

SPACE ENVIRONMENT 

BRANCH

7650

GEOSPACE SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY

BRANCH

7630

SPACE TEST PROGRAM

(STP) OFFICE

7603

SPACE SCIENCE DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 7600

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 7601

SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR 

SUN-EARTH

SYSTEMS RESEARCH

 7605
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naval center for space technology
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NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Code 8000

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.

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-
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Mr. 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.

Director, Naval Center for Space Technology
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SPACE SYSTEMS 

DEVELOPMENT 

DEPARTMENT

 8100

SPACECRAFT

ENGINEERING 

DEPARTMENT

 8200

MILITARY DEPUTY

8020

TECHNICAL STAFF

8001.1

ADMINISTRATIVE/

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 

OFFICE

 8010

DIRECTOR

NAVAL CENTER

FOR

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

 8000

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

 8001

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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Code 8100

Research Activity Areas

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)

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.

Space Systems Development Department

One-meter SLR and Optical Test Facility in Quantico, Virginia.
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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 8100

Associate Superintendent 8101

Administrative Officer 8102

Head, Mission Management Office 8103

Head, National Programs Support Office 8104

Head, Mission Development Branch 8110

Head, Advanced Systems Technology Branch 8120

Head, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, 

 and Intelligence Branch 8140

Head, Advanced Space Precision Navigation and Timing

 Branch 8150

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

Mr. C. Dwyer

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

8102

ADVANCED SPACE 

PRECISION NAVIGATION & 

TIMING BRANCH

8150

COMMAND, CONTROL,

COMMUNICATIONS, 

COMPUTERS & INTELL

BRANCH

8140

ADVANCED

SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

BRANCH

8120

MISSION DEVELOPMENT

BRANCH

8110

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

SUPPORT OFFICE

8104

MISSION MANAGEMENT

OFFICE

8103

SPACE SYSTEMS 

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

SUPERINTENDENT

 8100

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 8101
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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 prototype 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

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.

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

Spacecraft Engineering Department
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Mr. J.P. Schaub

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 Code

 

Superintendent, Spacecraft Engineering Department 8200

Associate Superintendent 8201

Administrative Officer 8202

Head, Programs Support Office 8204

Head, Design, Test, and Processing Branch 8210

Head, Space Mechanical Systems Development Branch 8220

Head, Control Systems Branch 8230

Head, Space Electronics Systems Development Branch 8240

 

Point of contact: Code 8202, (202) 767-6412

*Acting

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

8202

SPACE ELECTRONICS

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

BRANCH

8240

CONTROL SYSTEMS 

BRANCH

8230

SPACE MECHANICAL 

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

BRANCH

8220

DESIGN, TEST, AND 

PROCESSING BRANCH

8210

PROGRAMS SUPPORT

OFFICE

8204

SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT

SUPERINTENDENT

 8200

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 8201
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technical output, fiscal, and

personnel information
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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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$M

FY 2012 Reimbursable Direct Cite Total

Office of Naval Research (ONR) 347.6 56.8 404.4

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) 48.1 44.3 92.4

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) 29.5 28.9 58.4

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) 11.2 6.6 17.8

Other Navy 73.2 28.1 101.3

All Other 286.9 113.6 400.5

Total Funds 796.5 278.4 1074.8

$M

FY 2013 Reimbursable Direct Cite Total

Office of Naval Research (ONR) 316.4 38.4 354.8

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) 46.2 25.0 71.2

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) 18.4 1.6 20.0

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) 8.9 10.7 19.5

Other Navy 68.2 22.0 90.2

All Other 275.0 83.3 358.3

Total Funds 733.1 181.0 914.0

Source of Funds

FY 2012

FY 2012 FY 2013

Source of Funds

FY 2013

FY 2012/2013 Sources of New Funds (Actual)

SPAWAR

5.4%

All Other

37.3%

ONR

37.6%

Other Navy

9.4%

NAVAIR

1.7%

NAVSEA

8.6%

NAVSEA

7.8%

NAVAIR

2.1%

Other Navy

9.9%

ONR

38.8%

All Other

39.2%

SPAWAR

2.2%
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Distribution of Funds

$M

Direct Labor 247.9

General Overhead 95.1

Indirect Overhead 82.8

Direct Material, Travel, and Other 127.0

Direct Contracts 472.4

Total Costs* 1025.2

$M

Direct Labor 240.1

General Overhead 93.7

Indirect Overhead 93.6

Direct Material, Travel, and Other 125.7

Direct Contracts 377.3

Total Costs* 930.4

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

contracts.

FY 2012

Distribution of Funds

FY 2013

FY 2012 FY 2013

FY 2012/2013 Uses of Funds

Indirect

Overhead

8.1%

General 

Overhead

9.3%

Direct

Material, 

Travel, and 

Other

12.4%

Direct Labor

24.2%

Direct

Contracts

46.0%

Indirect

Overhead

10.1%

General 

Overhead

10.1%

Direct

Material, 

Travel, and 

Other

13.5%

Direct

Labor

25.8%

Direct

Contracts

40.5%
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 $M

 Category Navy Non-Navy Total

BA1 Basic Research 128.8 5.3 134.1

BA2 Applied Research 166.3 37.4 203.7

BA3 Advanced Technology Development 92.3 106.1 198.5

BA4 Advanced Component Development Prototypes 77.9 31.1 109.1

BA5 System Development and Demonstration 87.8 22.3 110.1

BA6 RDT&E Management Support 17.2 14.5 31.7

BA7 Operational System Development 27.9 13.3 41.2

Subtotal RDT&E 598.2 230.0 828.4

Operations and Maintenance 47.4 54.2 101.5

Procurement 22.7 31.5 54.2

Other 1.0 89.8 90.8

Total New Funds 669.3 405.5 1074.9

FY 2012

Distribution of RDT&E, Navy (%)

($598.2)

Distribution of Total (%)

($1074.8)

FY 2012 Total New Funds by Category

BA7

4.7% BA6

2.9%

BA5

14.7%

BA4

13.0%

BA1

21.5%

BA3

15.4%

BA2

27.8% Other

Non-Navy

16.3%

RDT&E, 

Navy

55.7%

RDT&E, 

Non-Navy

21.4%

O&M, Navy

4.4%

Other 

Navy

0.1%

Proc., Navy

2.1%
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$M

Category Navy Non-Navy Total

BA1 Basic Research 125.8 3.5 129.2

BA2 Applied Research 148.2 30.6 178.9

BA3 Advanced Technology Development 58.7 128.4 187.1

BA4 Advanced Component Development Prototypes 72.3 17.4 89.7

BA5 System Development and Demonstration 60.1 (1.6) 58.5

BA6 RDT&E Management Support 19.8 7.8 27.6

BA7 Operational System Development 15.0 31.8 46.8

Subtotal RDT&E 499.9 217.9 717.8

Operations and Maintenance 41.2 33.6 74.8

Procurement 10.1 28.0 38.0

Other 1.7 81.9 83.6

Total New Funds 552.9 361.4 914.2

FY 2013

Distribution of RDT&E, Navy (%)

($499.8)

Distribution of Total (%)

($914.2)

FY 2013 Total New Funds by Category

BA7

3.0%

BA6

4.0%

BA5

12.0%

BA4

14.5%

BA1

25.2%

BA3

11.7%

BA2

29.6%

Other

Non-Navy

15.7%

RDT&E,

Navy

54.7%

RDT&E,

Non-Navy

23.8%

O&M,

Navy

4.5%

Other 

Navy

0.2%

Proc., Navy

1.1%
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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 1,561

Scientific/Engineering Technical 83

Administrative Specialist/Professional 386

 Administrative Support 232

 Senior Executive Service 22

Scientific or Professional 14

 General Schedule 0

 Total 2,298

Military On-Board

Officers 31

 Enlisted 52

Total Military On-Board 83

(Military Allowance) 106

Annual Civilian Turnover Rate (%) (permanent employees only)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Research divisions 6.8 7.2 9.5 8.5 6.9 4.7 5 5.3 6.0

Nonresearch areas 8.2 8.5 11.0 13.7 13.3 7.4 11 13.5 11.1

Entire Laboratory 6.5 7.4 9.7 9.6 8.2 5.3 6.2 6.9 7.0

Highest Academic Degrees Held by Civilian Permanent Employees

 Bachelors 557

 Masters 389

 Doctorates 868

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

Personnel Information*
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professional development
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Professional Development

Programs for NRL Employees

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.

Graduate Programs

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, provides graduate programs to 

enhance the technical preparation of Naval officers and 

civilian employees who serve the Navy in the fields of 

science, engineering, operations analysis, and management. 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, application 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.

Continuing Education

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.

Professional Development

NRL has several programs, professional society chapters, 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 

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 fundamental 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 
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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 nonNRL 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 capable 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 governments 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 

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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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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P OTO M A C R I V E R

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295

495

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295 495

WOODROW WILSON

MEMORIAL BRIDGE 1

26th Street 

GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKWAY

VIRGINIA

95

NORTH

VIRGINIA

NAVAL

RESEARCH

LABORATORY

RONALD REAGAN

WASHINGTON

 NATIONAL

 AIRPORT

395

270

WASHINGTON, DC

66

MARYLAND

Alexandria

Springfield

Suitland

Bethesda

Silver

Spring

College

Park

McLean

Potomac

River

Arlington

Ronald 

Reagan

Washington

National

Airport

95

95

Baltimore Washingto

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495

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495

MARYLAND

295

VIRGINIA

ROUTE 

1

Parkway

Naval 

Research 

Laboratory

(Washington, DC)

1	 Follow Route 1 South for approximately

	 3 miles to the Beltway I-95/I-495.

2	 Exit right to the Beltway. This exit

	 curves to the right and then divides.

	 Take the left fork to I-95 (Baltimore).

	 Stay in local lanes.

3	 Stay in the right lane on the Woodrow

	 Wilson Bridge. After crossing the

	 Woodrow Wilson Bridge, take the first

	 exit (I-295). This exit divides. Take the

	 left fork to I-295 North.

4	 NRL is the first exit off of I-295

	 (approximately 2 miles) after crossing

	 the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.

5	 Make a right at the traffic light in front

	 of the main gate (Overlook Avenue).

	 Then make an immediate left into the

	 parking lot. The Visitor Control Center

	 (Building 72) is located on the corner in

	 the brick building next to the main gate.

 Directions 

 from Ronald Reagan 

 Washington National Airport
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Location of Buildings at NRL Washington
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Location of Field Sites in the NRL Washington Area

 Approximate

 Mileage from Cognizant

 Location NRL Washington Code

A – Chesapeake Bay Section, Chesapeake Beach, MD 40 3522

B – Tilghman Island, MD 110 3522

C – Patuxent River (MD) Naval Air Station 64 1600

D – Pomonkey, MD 20 8124

E – Midway Research Center, Quantico, VA 38 8140

F – Blossom Point, MD 40 8140

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WASHINGTON, DC

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50

301

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695

D

A

5

B

Parkway

altimore

Washington

C

295

Potomac River

B

F

70

BALTIMORE, MD

Chesaeake Bay

Chesaeake Bay

Patent River

495

E
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Chesapeake Bay Section

(Chesapeake Beach, Maryland)

Access Routes to CBS

Naval Research Laboratory

Chesapeake Bay Section

5813 Bayside Road

Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732

(301) 257-4002

CHESAPEAKE

BAY

CHESAPEAKE

BAY

PATUXENT RIVER

DULLES INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT

495

RONALD REAGAN

WASHINGTON

NATIONAL

AIRPORT

WASHINGTON,

DC

50 301

301 50

5

5

231

CHESAPEAKE

BAY

POTOMAC

RIVER

POINT

LOOKOUT

POTO

M

AC

RIVER

DAHLGREN, VA

NAVAL SURFACE

WARFARE CENTER

NORTH

260

2

170 95

BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

BALTIMORE,

MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS

301

301

3 2

495

695

695

261 TILGHMAN

ISLAND

295

301

PATUXENT RIVER

(MD) NAVAL

AIR STATION

4

4

4

CHESAPEAKE

BAY SECTION

Maryland

Virginia

NRL

WASHINGTON

CHESAPEAKE BAY

SECTION to

NRL Washington

~ 40 Miles

Access Routes to

Chesapeake Bay Section
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Location of Buildings

at the Chesapeake Bay Section

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BAYSIDE ROAD – MARYLAND ROUTE 261 

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Building No.

12456

152947495055757679

Purpose

Test Control/BOS ContractorLaboratory/OfficeLaboratory/OfficeLaboratory/OfficeOfficeGarage/ShopsLaboratory/StorageSecurity Office/StorageLaboratory/StorageFire DepartmentStorageLaboratory/OfficeShop/Storage

Central Heating Plant

Building No.

8488

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Purpose

Seage Treatment PlantShopH Gun FacilityLaboratoryStorageLaboratory/OfficeLaboratory/ShopFire esearch Test DecLaboratory/OfficeFire  ChamberLaboratoryFire esearch Test DecLaboratory/StorageLaboratoryFire  ChamberLaboratory/OfficeLaboratoryLaboratory
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Naval Research Laboratory

John C. Stennis Space Center

Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5004

(228) 688-3390

NORTH

BUFFER ZONE

FEE AREA

NEW ORLEANS

PICAYUNE

Highway 90

Lake Pontchartrain

Lake

Borgne

Mississippi Sound

Louisiana Mississippi

Gulfport

Long Beach

Pass Christian

Bay St. Louis

Waveland

Biloxi

Gulf of Mexico

Bay of St. Louis

Stennis

Field

NEW ORLEANS

INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT

Slidell

NOTE: Use Interstate 610 to by-pass

downtown New Orleans district.

Mississippi i R ev r

NRL-SSC

10

10

10

12

59

610

Highway 90

Pearl River

John C. Stennis Space Center

(Stennis Space Center, Mississippi)
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Naval Research Laboratory Monterey

(Monterey, California)

Naval Research Laboratory

Marine Meteorology Division

7 Grace Hopper Avenue

Monterey, CA 93943-5502

(831) 656-4721

Del Vina Avenue

Airport Road

Canyon

Del Rey Boulevard

Airport Road

Ramona Avenue

Casanova Avenue Casanova Avenue

Ramona Avenue

Fairground Road

Garden Road

Garden Road

Monterey Peninsula

Airport

NORTH

MAIN

GATE

Monterey - Salinas Highway

U.S. Navy Golf Course

Casa

Verde Way

Airport

Terminal Building

Monterey County 

Fairground

Sylvan Road

Del Monte

Golf Course

Del Monte Avenue

Del

Monte

Lake

West Road

Middle

Road

South Road

East Road

Lake Drive

Garden Drive

Lake

Driv e

Palo Verde Avenue

Garden Ave.

Monterey

Seaside

U.S. Naval

Postgraduate

School

Mark Thomas Drive

Old Golf Course Road

Josselyn Canyon Road

1

North Fremont Street

North Fremont Street

Olmstead Road

NRL-MRY
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DSN: NRL Washington 297- or 754-; NRL/SSC 828-; NRL/Monterey 878-;

 NRL VXS-1/Patuxent River 342-

Code Telephone

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE

1000 Commanding Officer (202) 767-3403

1000.1 Inspector General (202) 767-3621

1001 Director of Research (202) 767-3301

1001.1 Executive Assistant to the Director of Research (202) 767-2445

1001.2 Head, Strategic Workforce Planning (202) 767-3421

1001.3 Executive Assistant for Technology Deployment (202) 767-0851

1002 Chief Staff Officer (202) 767-3621

1004 Head, Office of Technology Transfer (202) 767-3083

1006 Head, Office of Program Administration and Policy Development (202) 767-1312

1008 Head, Office of Counsel (202) 767-2244

1030 Head, Public Affairs Office (202) 767-2541

1100 Director, Institute for Nanoscience (202) 767-1803

1200 Head, Command Support Division (202) 767-3091

1400 Head, Military Support Division (202) 767-2273

1600 Commanding Officer, Scientific Development Squadron One

 (PAX River NAS) (301) 342-3751

1700 Director, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (202) 767-0792

1800 Director, Human Resources Office (202) 767-8322

1830 Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer (202) 767-8390

3005 Deputy for Small Business (202) 767-0666

3540 Head, Safety Branch (202) 767-2232

 BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE

3000 Associate Director of Research for Business Operations (202) 767-2371

3005 Deputy for Small Business (202) 767-0666

3030 Head, Management Information Systems Office (202) 404-3659

3200 Head, Contracting Division (202) 767-5227

3300 Head, Financial Management Division (202) 767-3405

3400 Head, Supply and Information Services Division (202) 767-3446

3500 Director, Research and Development Services Division (202) 404-4054

SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE

5000 Associate Director of Research for Systems (202) 767-3525

5300 Superintendent, Radar Division (202) 404-2700

5500 Superintendent, Information Technology Division/NRL Chief

 Information Officer* (202) 767-2903

5600 Superintendent, Optical Sciences Division (202) 767-3171

5700 Superintendent, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division (202) 767-6278

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

6000 Associate Director of Research for Materials Science 

 and Component Technology (202) 767-3566

6040 Director, Laboratories for Computational Physics

 and Fluid Dynamics (202) 767-3055

6100 Superintendent, Chemistry Division (202) 767-3026

6300 Superintendent, Materials Science and Technology Division (202) 767-2926

6700 Superintendent, Plasma Physics Division (202) 767-2723

6800 Superintendent, Electronics Science and Technology Division (202) 767-3693

6900 Director, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering (202) 404-6000

*Additional duty

Key Personnel
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DSN: NRL Washington 297- or 754-; NRL/SSC 828-; NRL/Monterey 878-;

 NRL VXS-1/Patuxent River 342-

Code Telephone

OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

7000 Associate Director of Research for Ocean and Atmospheric

 Science and Technology (202) 404-8690

7030 Head, Office of Research Support Services (228) 688-4010

7100 Superintendent, Acoustics Division (202) 767-3482

7200 Superintendent, Remote Sensing Division (202) 767-3391

7300 Superintendent, Oceanography Division (228) 688-4670

7400 Superintendent, Marine Geosciences Division (228) 688-4650

7500 Superintendent, Marine Meteorology Division (831) 656-4721

7600 Superintendent, Space Science Division (202) 767-6343

NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY

8000 Director, Naval Center for Space Technology (202) 767-6547

8100 Superintendent, Space Systems Development Department (202) 767-4593

8200 Superintendent, Spacecraft Engineering Department (202) 404-3727
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED

NRL/PU/3430--14-595

RN: 14-1231-2388

May 2014

Anthony J. Ferrari, Captain, USN

Commanding Officer

The cooperation and assistance of others on the 

staffs of the Technical Information Services Branch 

and the Central Mail Processing Unit are also 

acknowledged and appreciated.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

Editorial Assistance

Saul Oresky

Coordination, Design, and Layout

Jonna Atkinson

Photography

Jamie Hartman, Gayle R. Fullerton, and

James Marshall

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