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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

14 NRL Sites and Facilities

15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE

	 17	 Executive Directorate - Commanding Officer and Director of Research

20 Executive Council

21 Research Advisory Committee

	 23	 Office of Technology Transfer

	 24	 Office of Program Administration and Policy Development

	 25	 Office of Counsel

26 Institute for Nanoscience

28 Command Support Division

30 Military Support Division

	 32	 Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1)

34 Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research

	 36	 Human Resources Office

39 BUSINESS OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE

41 Associate Director of Research for Business Operations

43 Contracting Division

45 Financial Management Division

47 Supply and Information Services Division

49 Research and Development Services Division

51 SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE

53 Associate Director of Research for Systems

55 Radar Division

57 Information Technology Division

59 Optical Sciences Division

61 Tactical Electronic Warfare Division

63 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

65 Associate Director of Research for Materials Science and Component Technology

	 67	 Laboratories for Computational Physics and Fluid Dynamics

69 Chemistry Division

71 Materials Science and Technology Division

	 73	 Plasma Physics Division

75 Electronics Science and Technology Division

77 Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
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79 OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

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

	 83	 Office of Research Support Services (NRL-SSC)

85 Acoustics Division

87 Remote Sensing Division

89 Oceanography Division

91 Marine Geosciences Division

93 Marine Meteorology Division

95 Space Science Division

97 NAVAL CENTER FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY

99 Director of Naval Center for Space Technology

101 Space Systems Development Department

103 Spacecraft Engineering Department

105 TECHNICAL OUTPUT, FISCAL, AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION

106 Technical Output

108 Fiscal

	111	 Personnel Information

112 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

	113	 Programs for NRL Employees

	115	 Programs for Non-NRL Employees

117 GENERAL INFORMATION

118 Maps

	125	 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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The Naval Research Laboratory

in the

Department of the Navy

The Naval Research Laboratory is the Department of the Navy‘s corporate laboratory; it is under 

the command of 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 most 

recently in Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). NRL values this linkage

and continues to develop it.

NRL is an important link in the Navy Research, Development, and Acquisition (RD&A) chain.

Through NRL, the Navy has direct ties with sources of fundamental ideas in industry and the academic 

community throughout the world and provides an effective coupling point to the R&D chain for ONR.

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NRL Functional Organization

 DATE:

 11 JULY 2011

 APPROVED:

 COMMANDING OFFICER

NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY NRL ORGANIZATION CHART NO:

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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

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

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

(Listed alphabetically by organizational unit)

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 MK50 and synthetic aperture sonars to measure high 

frequency scattering and coherence

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 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

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)

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)
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Electronics Science and Technology Division 

(Code 6800)

Nano- and microelectronics characterization and

 processing facilities

Electron-beam nanowriter

High-resolution transmission electron microscope

Scanning tunneling microscopy and electro-optical 

analysis

Material growth facilities including bulk crystal

growth, molecular beam epitaxy, organometallic 

chemical vapor deposition, and atomic layer deposition

Optical and electrical characterization of materials

Electronic testing and analysis facilities

Cathode fabrication and characterization laboratory

Millimeter-wave vacuum electronics fabrication

facility

Femtosecond laser facility

Solar cell characterization facility

Power electronics materials characterization and

 device processing facilities

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

Institute for Nanoscience (Code 1100)

Clean room (5000 sq ft), quiet (4000 sq ft), and ultra-

	 quiet (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

E-beam writer with active vibration control 

system

Scanning electron microscope

Atomic force microscope

Metallurgical optical microscopes

	 Surface profiler

	 Mask aligners (2, 1, and 0.2 μm)

Electron beam evaporation system

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

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 

to the NRL CCS facilities (including the DoD HPC

resources) and many other computer resources both

internal and external to NRL

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 
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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

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

100 and 300 kV transmission electron microscopes

with environmental cell for study of sediment fabric, especially impact of organic matter

Map data formatting facility compresses map information onto CD-ROM media for masters for use in 

aircraft digital moving map systems

Comprehensive geotechnical and geoacoustics laboratory capability

Airborne electromagnetic (AEM) bathymetry system

Ocean bottom magnetometer system

3D, multispectral, subbottom swath imaging system

Ocean bottom seismographs (OBS)

In situ sediment acoustic measurement system (ISSAMS)

Instrumented mine shapes to measure hydrodynamics 

of free-fall in the water column, dynamics of deceleration in seafloor sediments, and rates and depths

of scour burial

Hydrothermal plume imaging data acquisition and

analysis system

Integrated digital databases analysis and 

display system for bathymetric, meteorological, 

oceanographic, geoacoustic, and acoustic data

Stereometric video image processing system for use in 

foreshore morphology measurement

Sediment gas-content sampler

Acoustic tomographic probes for surf zone sands and 

gassy muds

Computed tomography (CT) system and real-time

radiography unit with a 0–225 keV @ 0–1 mA microfocus X-ray tube and a 225 mm image intensifier

Patented Geospatial Information Data Base (GIDBTM)

for rapidly accessing disparate geospatial content 

on the Internet. This is the most extensive interconnection of geospatial data that exists. 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 visualization lab for rapid 2D and 3D 

graphic and physical 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 distribution of near-real-time METOC data and higher-level 

products from Navy and other providers to the 

global ocean and atmospheric research community 

AN/SMQ-11 shipboard antenna system for retrieving polar-orbiting satellite data

Geostationary satellite data direct readout and polarorbiting satellite data processing center

Supercomputer for numerical weather prediction systems development

Master Environmental Library (MEL) implemented

on superworkstations for archiving and distributing

real-time and historical atmosphere/ocean databases

Bergen Data Center for extensive file serving on disks

and research data backup/archival capability on

tapes

Data visualization center for developing shipboard 

briefing tools, displaying observations and model

output, and integrating meteorological parameters 
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into tactical simulations

Classified radar and satellite data processing facility

Two Mobile Atmospheric Aerosol and Radiation Characterization Observatories (MAARCO)

Technical research library

Materials Science and Technology 

Division (Code 6300)

Hot isostatic press

Cold isostatic press

High-energy dispersive X-ray analytical system

Electron microprobe, SEM, SAM, and STEM systems

Quantitative metallography

Computer-controlled multiaxial loading and SCC measurement systems

Computer-aided experimental stress analysis

Crystallite orientation distribution function (CODF)

Class 1000 clean room; processing metallic film

Elevated temperature and structural characterization 

laboratory

Metallic film deposition systems

Magnetometry

Cryogenic facilities

High-field magnets

High-resolution analytical electron microscope

Isothermal heat treating facility

Vacuum arc melting facility

Vacuum induction melting facility

3 MeV tandem Van de Graaff accelerator

200 keV ion-implantation facility

Precision colorimeters

Polymer synthesis and characterization

Microwave device test facility

Excimer laser film deposition facility

Bomen infrared spectrometer facility

Diffuse light scattering facility

Femtosecond laser facility

Surface characterization facility

Accelerator mass spectrometry facility

Carbon-14 dating facility

Laminated object manufacturing system

Thermal analysis characterization suite (TGA/DSC/

DMA/DEA/rheometer)

Dielectric characterization facility

Composites processing autoclave

3D ESPI strain measurement system

Biomechanical surrogate fabrication facility

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, and

DMSP ocean color processing facility

Environmental scanning electron microscope, confocal laser scanning microscope, and the new 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

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
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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

Radar Division (Code 5300)

Shipboard radar research and development test 

beds: 

AMRFC test bed

	 AN/SPS-49A(V)1

Airborne research radar facility, APS-137D(V)5

High-power 94 GHz radar system

Ultrahigh-resolution radar system (microwave

	 microscope)

Radar signature calculation facility

Electromagnetic numerical computation facility

Compact range antenna measurement laboratory 

and nearfield scanner

Electronic protection (EP) and adaptive pulse compression (APC) test bed

Electronic computer-aided design facility

Microwave and RF instrumentation laboratory

Functional materials electromagnetic analysis 

laboratory

High-bandwidth, high-capacity data recording 

system

High frequency (HF) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) test bed

Remote Sensing Division (Code 7200)

Ground-based water vapor millimeter-wave 

spectrometer (WVMS)

SAR processing facility

SCI processing facility

SEALAB

SAIL

Hyperspectral imaging, sensors, and processing

Optical remote sensing calibration lab/facility

Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI)

NRL/NRAO 74 MHz Very Large Array

Free surface hydrodynamics laboratory (including

a 10 m wave tank)

WindSat processing facility

Volume imaging lidar system

Aerosol and field measurement facility

NRL RP-3A aircraft sensors

Airborne polarimetric microwave imaging

	 radiometer (APMIR)

Airborne lidar

Millimeter-wave imager

Interferometric synthetic aperture radar 

	 (InSAR)

Flight-level meteorological sensors

	 Visible/near infrared (VNIR) hyperspectral

imaging systems

	 Mid-wave infrared (MWIR) indium antimonide

	 (InSb) hyperspectral imaging system

	 Long-wave infrared (LWIR) quantum well IR

	 photodetector (QWIP) imaging system

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, welding, and

plating

Occupational safety and health

Environmental

Health physics

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
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Static loads test

	 Star tracker characterization

Spacecraft spin balance

Modal analysis

Computational astrodynamic simulation and

 visualization

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

Infrared Test Facility (IRTF)

Solar Coronagraph Optical Test Chamber (SCOTCH)

Vacuum Ultraviolet Calibration Facility (VUCF)

Gamma Ray Imaging Laboratory (GRIL)

Doppler Asymmetric Spatial Heterodyne Spectroscopy 

(DASH) balloon instrument

Very high angular Resolution Imaging Spectrometer

(VERIS) sounding rocket instrument

Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System 

(RAIDS) International Space Station instrument

Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) 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

Spatial Heterodyne Imager for Mesospheric Radicals 

(SHIMMER) satellite instrument

Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment (ANDE)

microsatellite

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)

Simulation of radiation detection and systems in space 

and terrestrial environments (SWORD & SMART)

Mountain Wave Forecast Model (MWFM)

Advanced Level Physics High Altitude extension of the

Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction

System (NOGAPS-ALPHA)

Synthetic Scene Generation Model (SSGM)

Integrating the Sun-Earth System for the Operational 

Environment (ISES-OE)

Space Systems Development 

Department (Code 8100)

Payload test facility and processor development

laboratory

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

Tactical Electronic Warfare Division

(Code 5700)

Visualization display room

Transportable step frequency radar

Vehicle development laboratory

Offboard test platform

Compact antenna range facility

Isolation measurement chamber facility

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
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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

 3/0

 141/0 

0/0

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 Tenant

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 10/10

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Decommissioned 457-ft vessel used for fire research

 PROPERTY

Land: 824 acres Buildings: Replacement Costs:

 RDT&E 3,183,094 ft2 Buildings Plant Replacement

 Administrative 249,121 ft2

 Value (PRV)

1 $1,252.0 million

 Other 266,749 ft2 Equipment Costs2 $523.7 million
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Executive

Directorate
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Key Personnel

Title Code

	 Commanding Officer	 1000

Director of Research 1001

Executive Assistant to the Director of Research 1001.1

	 Head, Strategic Workforce Planning	 1001.2

Executive Assistant for Technology Deployment 1001.3

NRL Historian 1001.15

	 Chief Staff Officer/Inspector General	 1002/1000.1

Command Management Review 1000.12

	 Head, Office of Technology Transfer	 1004

	 Head, Office of Program Administration and Policy Development	 1006

	 Head, Office of Counsel	 1008

	 Head, Public Affairs Office	 1030

Director, Institute for Nanoscience 1100

Head, Command Support Division 1200

Head, Military Support Division 1400

	 Commanding Officer, Scientific Development Squadron One (VXS-1)	 1600

Director, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research 1700

	 Director, Human Resources Office	 1800

	 Deputy Equal Employment Opportunity Officer	 1830

Deputy for Small Business 3005

Head, Safety Branch 3540

 DATE: 

10 JUNE 2010

 APPROVED: 

 COMMANDING OFFICER

NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE CHART NO:

1A

*DIRECT ACCESS

 1830 DEEOO

 

 3005 DEP FOR SMALL BUS

 3540 SAFETY OFFICER

 HS-IRB CHAIR

CHIEF STAFF OFFICER

1002

COMMAND SUPPORT

DIVISION

1200

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RESEARCH ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

SCIENTIFIC DEVEL

SQUADRON ONE

1600

MILITARY SUPPORT

DIVISION

1400

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

TO THE DIRECTOR

OF RESEARCH

1001.1

OFFICE OF COUNSEL

 1008

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

 1030

INSPECTOR GENERAL

1000.1

ADMINISTRATIVE 

RESOURCES MANAGER

 1003

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

FOR TECHNOLOGY

DEPLOYMENT

1001.3

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY

TRANSFER

 1004

OFFICE OF PROGRAM

ADMIN & POLICY DEV

 1006

INSTITUTE FOR

NANOSCIENCE

 1100

HUMAN RESOURCES

OFFICE

 1800

 COMMANDING OFFICER *

 1000

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

 1001

LAB FOR AUTONOMOUS

SYSTEMS RESEARCH

 1700
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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 Anthony J. Ferrari is a native of Queens,NewYork, and was raised in the New York/New Jersey

area. Upon graduation from Delran High School in 1982, he

joined the Navy and attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1983, he received 

an appointment to the United States Naval Academy and

graduated in 1987 with a B.S. degree in oceanography and 

physics. Upon commissioning, he attended undergraduate flight training and was winged as a Naval Flight Officer

in 1988. His next set of orders sent him to Whidbey Island, 

Washington, and Fleet Replacement Squadron 128 (VA-128),

where he completed Bombardier/Navigator training in 1990 

and joined the “Milestones” of VA-196. During his tour with

VA-196, he accumulated over 1,000 hours in the A-6 Intruder

and flew missions in support of Operation Desert Shield.

	 In 1993, he was selected for U.S. Naval Test Pilot School

and graduated in the summer of 1994 with class 105. As a 

Flight Test Officer, he was assigned to VX-23 in Patuxent River, Maryland, and worked on various test projects supporting

Carrier Aviation and Weapons testing. When the A-6 Intruder 

was faithfully retired, he transitioned to the F-14 community 

and served on the staff of CVW-17 as the Air Wing Strike Operations Officer, completing two Mediterranean deployments

from 1997 to 1999. Following a brief training syllabus at VF-101, he reported to the “World Famous Pukin’ Dogs”

(VF-143) and served as the Safety and Operations Officer.

	 Upon completion of his department head tour, he was then assigned as the Officer in Charge and Chief Operational Test Director of the VX-9 detachment, Point Mugu, California. This tour was followed by a second tour in

Patuxent River, joining NAVAIR as the PMA-241 class desk officer, and principal deputy Program Manager. During

this tour, he transitioned to the Aviation Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) community, was selected as an Acquisition Professional (AP), and received an M.S. degree in systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

	 After leaving NAVAIR, he was assigned as the Naval Aviation Depot Requirements Officer, Fleet Readiness

Division (OPNAV N43) in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations at Washington, DC. This was followed by

a tour with the Naval Personnel Command as the Head Detailer for the Aerospace Engineering and Maintenance

Communities.

	 Selected for Major Command in 2008, he proudly served as the Deputy Director and Director of PMR-51, the

Navy’s Low Observable/Counter Low Observable Technology, Policy and Advanced Project office from December

2008 through August 2012.

	 Captain Ferrari has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy and

Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards) and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three

awards), in addition to numerous campaign and unit 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 43 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.

	 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

	 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 process 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 (VSX-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: 6 full-time civilian; 1 SCEP student, 1 STEP student

Key Personnel

Title Code

Head, Technology Transfer 1004

Sr. Licensing Associate 1004

Sr. Licensing Associate 1004

	 Social Media Marketing Associate	 1004

Licensing Associate 1004

Management Analyst 1004

	 Administrative Assistant (SCEP)	 1004

	 Administrative Assistant (STEP)	 1004

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

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: 14 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	 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

Office of Program Administration 

and Policy Development
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Code 1008

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) 767-7606

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 of carbon nanotube chemical sensors fabricated in 

the Institute for Nanoscience clean room.

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

Basic Responsibilities

Code 1100
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Code 1200

Staff Activity Areas

		 	 	 	 	 	 •	Security

Security monitoring

Incoming visitor reception area

Command Support Division
29

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: 50 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

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
30

Code 1400

Staff Activity Areas

		 	 	 	 	 	 • Operations

		 	 	 	 	 	 • Administrative Operations

P-3 airborne research platform

Administration

Military Support Division
31

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 civilian; 7 military

Key Personnel

Title Code

Head, Military Support Division 1400

	 Project Officer	 1410

	 Project Officer	 1410

	 Project Officer	 1410

	 Administrative Officer	 1420

Point of contact: Code 1420, (202) 767-7632
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Code 1600

Staff Activity Areas

		 	 	 	 	 	 • Operations

		 	 	 	 	 	 • Administrative Operations

		 	 	 	 	 	 • Aircraft Maintenance

		 	 	 	 	 	 • Safety/NATOPS

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)
33

Basic Responsibilities

The Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) located at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, operates

and maintains five uniquely configured P-3 Orion aircraft and two 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, 

hydroacoustic research, bathymetry, electronic countermeasures, gravity mapping, and radar research. The 

squadron annually logs approximately 1000 flight hours, and in its 47 years, Scientific Development Squadron

ONE (VXS-1) has amassed 69,000 hours of mishap-free flying.

Personnel: 3 full-time civilian; 70 military; 9 full-time contractors

Key Personnel

Title Code

	 Commanding Officer, VXS-1	 1600

	 Executive Officer	 1601

Senior Enlisted Advisor 1600.2

Executive Secretary 1600.4

	 Operations Officer	 1630

	 Administrative Officer/Public Affairs Officer	 1640

	 Maintenance Officer	 1650

	 Assistant Maintenance Officer	 1650.1

	 Maintenance/Material Control Officer	 1650.2

	 Safety/NATOPS Officer	 1660

Point of contact: Code 1600.4, (301) 342-3526; DSN 342-3526

COMMANDING OFFICER

 1600

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 1601

SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT SQUADRON

ONE

OPERATIONS

BRANCH

1630

SAFETY/NATOPS

BRANCH

1660

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

BRANCH

1650

ADMINISTRATION

BRANCH

1640
34

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

Because autonomous systems are not just vehicles, the building contains a 

number of human-system interaction labs to develop automated decision 

support tools and address critical communications and network issues.

The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research integrates S&T components

into research prototype systems. 

The Reconfigurable High Bay allows operation of

small air vehicles as well as ground vehicles.

Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research
35

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: 1.5 full-time civilian

Key Personnel

Title Code

Director, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research 1700

Facilities Manager 1700

Point of contact: Code 1700, (202) 767-2684

Code 1700
36

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
37

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
38

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
39

Business

Operations

Directorate
40

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.
41

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
42

Key Personnel

Title Code

Associate Director of Research for Business Operations 3000

Special Assistant 3001

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

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

FOR 

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 3000

STAFF

 3001 SPECIAL ASSISTANT

 

 3005 DEPUTY FOR SMALL

BUSINESS

 3030 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

SYSTEMS OFFICE

CONTRACTING

DIVISION

 3200

FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT

DIVISION

 3300

SUPPLY AND 

INFORMATION SERVICES 

DIVISION

 3400

RESEARCH & 

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

DIVISION

 3500
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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
44

CONTRACTING DIVISION

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

 3202

CONTRACTS

BRANCH 2

 3230

CONTRACTS

SUPPORT BRANCH

 3210

HEAD

 3200

CONTRACTS

BRANCH 1

 3220

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 $100,000. 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: 30 full-time civilian

Key Personnel

Title Code

Head, Contracting Division 3200

	 Administrative Officer	 3202

Contracts Support Branch 3210

Head, Contracts Branch 1 3220

Head, Contracts Branch 2 3230

Head, Contracts Section, SSC 3235

Point of contact: Code 3202, (202) 767-3749
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Code 3300

Staff Activity Areas

 • Budget

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Reports and Statistics

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Accounting

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Travel Services

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Payroll Liaison

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.

Financial Management Division
46

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 Program efforts to ensure the

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
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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.

The Publications staff discusses design ideas for a new

publication.

Mail clerks sort mail by directorate and file into bins by

organizational codes. Mail is bundled and delivered once a day.

Supply and Information Services Division
48

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: 102 full-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

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
49

Code 3500

Staff Activity Areas

 • Technical/Support Services

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Production Control

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Shop Services

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Chesapeake Bay Section

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Customer Liaison

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Safety

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Occupational, Safety and Health/Industrial Hygiene

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 •	Explosives Safety

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Health Physics

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Environmental

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Administrative Office

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Telephones

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 • Facilities Planning and Operations

Service Desk – processing service calls

Safety Office – processing procurement requests for safety

equipment

Interstitial hardening furnace

Research and Development Services Division
50

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: 141 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

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES DIVISION

DIRECTOR

 3500

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

3502

CUSTOMER LIAISON STAFF

3505

TECHNICAL/SUPPORT

SERVICES BRANCH

3520

SAFTEY BRANCH

3540
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Systems

Directorate
52

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
55

Code 5300

Staff Activity Areas

AEGIS coordination Maritime Domain Awareness High-power millimeter-wave radar 

Marine Corps/Air Force coordination Multifunction RF systems

Research Activity Areas

Surveillance Technology

Shipboard surveillance radar

Ship self-defense

Electronic counter-countermeasures and 

	 	 electronic protection (EP)

Target signature recognition

Digital T/R modules

Asymmetric and expeditionary warfare

 spectrum management

	 Ultrawideband technology

Dynamic waveform diversity

	 Multistatic radar network

Information extraction

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

Signal analysis 

	 Real-time signal processing and equipment

	 Computer-aided engineering (CAE)

Array architecture optimization

	 FPGA-based digital processing

	 Future identification technology

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.

Wavelength scaled array: an ultrawideband array concept providing constant beamwidth across 8:1 bandwidth; designed by 

NRL-developed Domain Decomposition Algorithm.

Radar Division
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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: 94 full-time civilian

Key Personnel

Title Code

Superintendent, Radar Division 5300

Associate Superintendent 5301

	 Administrative Officer	 5302

Senior Consultant Staff 5304

Marine Corps and IFF Coordinator 5305

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

SUPERINTENDENT

 5300

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 5301

RADAR DIVISION

CHIEF SCIENTIST

 5300.1

RADAR ANALYSIS

BRANCH

5310

SURVEILLANCE

TECHNOLOGY

BRANCH

5340

ADVANCED

RADAR SYSTEMS

BRANCH

5320

MARINE CORPS & IFF

COORDINATOR STAFF

5305

AMRF CONCEPT

COORDINATOR

5303

AEGIS COORDINATOR

STAFF

5306

SENIOR CONSULTANT

STAFF

5304

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

5302

ADVANCED CONCEPTS 

GROUP

5307
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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

Hostile intent and deception detection

Behavior detection research

Geospatial modeling and simulation

	 Dynamic semantic networks

Behavioral modeling, analysis and metrics

Spatially integrated social science

Integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

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 service oriented architectures (SOA) and

	 	 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 verificaton

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

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
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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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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: 137 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

	 Senior Scientific Staff	 5660.1

	 Head, Optical Techniques Branch	 5670

Point of contact: Code 5602, (202) 767-6986

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
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Offboard Countermeasures

Expendable technology and devices

	 Unmanned air vehicles

Offboard payloads

Decoys

Airborne Electronic Warfare Systems

Air systems development

	 Penetration aids

	 Power source development

	 Jamming and deception

Millimeter-wave technology

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 	 Effectiveness of Naval EW Systems (ENEWS)

	 Signature Technology Office

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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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: 237 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

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
63

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. degreein 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.

	 	 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 three international materials research journals, and as chairman

of several 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

	 Senior Scientist for Reactive Flow Physics	 6004

	 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

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

FOR

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND

COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY

 6000

CHIEF SCIENTIST FOR 

COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS & 

FLUID DYNAMICS

6003

LABORATORIES FOR 

COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS & 

FLUID DYNAMICS

 6040

MATERIALS SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

6300

CHEMISTRY DIVISION

6100

PLASMA PHYSICS

DIVISION

6700

CENTER FOR

BIO/MOLECULAR SCIENCE

AND ENGINEERING

6900

ELECTRONICS SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

6800

SPECIAL ASSISTANT

6001 SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR 

REACTIVE FLOW PHYSICS

6004
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Code 6040

Research Activity Areas

Computational Physics Developments

Laser-plasma interactions

	 Inertial confinement fusion

Solar physics modeling

Dynamical gridding algorithms

Advanced graphical and parallel

 processing systems

Electromagnetic and acoustic scattering

	 Microfluidics

Fluid structure interaction

	 Shock and blast containment

Reactive Flows

Fluid dynamics in combustion

	 Turbulence in compressible flows

	 Multiphase flows

	 Turbulent jets and wakes

Turbulence modeling

Computational hydrodynamics

	 Propulsion systems analysis

Contaminant transport modelling

Fire and explosion mitigation

Olive (32P) and Snuffy (24P) — Origins at work.

This figure shows a contaminant cloud from a FAST3D-CT

simulation of downtown Chicago using a 360 × 360 × 55 grid 

(6 m resolution). A 3 m/s wind off the lake from the left blows

contaminant across a portion of the detailed urban geometry. 

The contaminant is lofted rapidly above the tops of the 

majority of the buildings due to their geometrical effect.

Water-mist trajectories and temperature distributions during 

the suppression of a fire inside a complex ship compartment.

Simulations and experiments have shown that using fine

water-mist can significantly reduce the amount of water

needed for fire suppression.

Unstructured grid technology has been used to obtain the

surface pressure distribution on a hovering fruit fly Drosophila. 

Such computations are being carried out to gain insights into 

unsteady force production in nature that may guide in the 

design of insect-like autonomous air vehicles for the Navy.

Laboratories for Computational Physics

and Fluid Dynamics
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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

	 Senior Scientist for Reactive Flow Physics	 6004

	 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 6040.2, (202) 767-6581

Code 6040
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Code 6100

Research Activity Areas

Chemical Diagnostics

Optical diagnostics of chemical reactions

Kinetics of gas phase reactions

Trace analysis

Atmosphere analysis and control

Ion/molecule processes

Environmental chemistry/microbiology

Methane hydrates

Laboratory on a chip

Alternate energy sources

Materials Chemistry

Synthesis and evaluation of

 innovative polymers and composites

Functional organic coatings

	 Polymer characterization

Magnetic resonance

Degradation and stabilization mechanisms

High-temperature resins

Bio-inspired materials

	 Novel nanotubes and nanofibers

Reactive nanometals

Center for Corrosion Science

and Engineering

Materials failure analysis

Marine coatings

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 science

Environmental fracture and fatigue

Corrosion control engineering

Surface/Interface Chemistry

Tribology

Surface properties of materials

Surface/interface analysis

Chemical/biological sensors

Surface reaction dynamics

Adhesion

Bio/organic interfaces

	 Diamond films

Energy storage materials

Nanostructured materials and interfaces

Electrochemistry

	 Plasmonics

Synchrotron radiation applications

Safety and Survivability

Combustion dynamics

Fire protection and suppression

	 Personnel protection

Modeling and scaling of combustion systems

Mobility fuels

Chemometrics/data fusion

Trace analysis

The ex-USS Shadwell (LSD 15), moored in Mobile Bay,

Alabama, is NRL’s full-scale, advanced fire research vessel

operated by the Chemistry Division.

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: 111 full-time civilian; 2 military; 6 intermittent; 2 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

Point of contact: Code 6102, (202) 767-2460

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
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Code 6300

Research Activity Areas

Spintronics

Materials and Sensors

Superconducting materials

Magnetic materials

Optoelectronic materials

Electroceramic materials

Radar absorbing materials

THz sources and detectors

Bioelectronics

Remote video surveillance

Chemical sensors

Chaos theory

	 Thin film deposition

	 	 Pulsed laser deposition

 Ion-beam-assisted deposition

	 	 Variable balance magnetron sputtering

Laser direct write

Ion implantation

	 Glass fiber draw tower

	 Polymer synthesis and characterization

	 Precision calorimetry

Analysis of extrasolar materials

Ballistic materials

	 Personal protective equipment

Explosives detection

Multifunctional Materials

Biomechanical surrogate development for 

 threat response characterization

Biomechanical simulation

Composite material systems

	 	 Multifunctional structure + other (e.g., power, etc.)

 Hierarchical and tiled architectures

 Armor protection 

The variable 

pressure 

scanning 

electron 

microscope 

facility 

provides 

capabilities 

for imaging 

down to 

10 nm 

resolution, 

with both 

secondary and backscattered electron detectors. The capability

of operating at variable pressures allows for the examination of 

nonconducting samples without the need for coating. The system 

is equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) capabilities

for measuring, quantifying, and mapping chemical composition, as

well as an electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) camera for the

mapping and quantification of material crystallography.

Five-axis laser micromachining and laser direct-write system 

based on a high-repetition-rate (100 kHz) UV solid-state

laser (266 nm). This system can directly deposit and pattern

metals and dielectrics on doubly curved surfaces (such as the

hemispherical dome shown) with a linewidth resolution down

to a few microns and a positional accuracy of one micron.

Corrosion simulation and control

 Modeling of electrochemical corrosion systems

 Evaluation of cathodic protection performance

Image-based modeling

Materials by design

Mesoscale material characterization and

 simulation

	 Physical metallurgy

 Ferrous, nonferrous, and intermetallic alloys

 Hot/cold isostatic pressing

 Micro/nanostructure characterization

 Three-dimensional microstructure characterization

 Synthesis/processing of metal

	 	 Rapid solidification

 Welding/joining technology

 Heat treating and phase transformations

Synthesis and processing of advanced ceramics

 High energy density dielectrics

	 	 Piezoelectrics

Computational Materials

Condensed matter theory

Electronic structure of solids and clusters

Molecular dynamics

Quantum many-body theory

Theory of magnetic materials

Theory of alloys

Semiconductor and surface physics

Theoretical studies of phase transitions

Atomic physics theory

	 Protein modeling

Continuum multiphysics modeling

Materials Science and Technology Division
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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. R&D programs

encompass the intrinsic behavior of metals, 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 and microstructure nature (composition

and structure) 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, 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. The diversity of R&D programs in the

Division is carried out by multidisciplinary teams of materials scientists, metallurgists, ceramists, physicists, 

chemists, and engineers using the most advanced testing facilities and diagnostic techniques.

Personnel: 110 full-time civilian

Key Personnel

Title Code

Superintendent, Materials Science and Technology Division 6300

Senior Scientist 6300.1

Associate Superintendent 6301

	 Administrative Officer	 6302

	 Head, Special Projects Group	 6303

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

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
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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

	 X-ray channeling and propagation

	 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

Impact fusion

Laser fusion technology

Laser fusion energy

Detection of chemical/biological/nuclear

 materials

Charged Particle Physics

Applications of modulated electron beams

	 Rocket, satellite, and shuttle-borne natural

 and active experiments

Laboratory simulation of space plasma 

 processes 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 

(100 km/sec) 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 50 fsec, 10 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.

Large-area plasma processing sources

	 Plasma processing 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 radiator and bremsstrahlung diode sources

Capacitive and inductive energy storage

Nuclear weapons effects simulation

Electromagnetic launchers

Detection of Special Nuclear Materials

Advanced energetics via stimulated nuclear decay

Beam Physics

Advanced accelerators and radiation sources

Microwave, plasma, and laser processing of materials

Microwave sources: magnicons and gyrotrons

Nonlinear dynamics of coupled lasers

	 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

Laser propagation in the atmosphere

	 Underwater laser interactions

Plasma Physics Division
74

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
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Code 6800

Research Activity Areas

Electronic Materials

	 Preparation and development of magnetic, 	 	

 dielectric, optical, and semiconductor materials

 including micro- and nanostructures

Electrical, optical, and magneto-optical studies 

 of semiconductor microstructures and nano- 

 structures, superlattices, surfaces, and interfaces

Impurity and defect studies

Surface research and interface physics

Theoretical solid-state physics

Microwave Technology

Microwave and millimeter-wave integrated circuits 

 and components research

	 High-frequency device design, simulation, and

 fabrication

Reliability and failure physics of electronic 

 devices and circuits

Oxide- and carbon-based electronics for high-

	 	 frequency devices

Power Electronics

	 Power device design, simulation, and fabrication

High-voltage/high-temperature power device and 

 components research

Growth and characterization of wide bandgap and 

	 	 thin film materials for power devices

Wafer bonding for power devices and novel sub- 

 strates

Reliability and failure physics of power devices

Nanoelectronics

Characterization of nanosurfaces and interfaces

Nanoelectronic device research and fabrication

	 Processing research for nanometric devices

Radiation Effects

Space experiments and satellite survivability

Single event and total ionizing dose effects

Radiation hardening of electronics devices,

 circuits, and optoelectronic sensors 

	 Ultrafast charge collection

Environmental hazard remediation

Advanced photovoltaic technologies

Femtosecond laser research

Radiation effects in microelectronics and 

 photonics

Solid-State Devices

Solid-state optical sensors

	 Photovoltaic research and development

Mid- and far-infrared photodiodes/arrays

Microelectronics device research and fabrication

Solid-state circuits research

Signal processing research

Vacuum Electronics

	 Compact millimeter-wave power amplifier

 research and development

Cathode research and electron emission science

Materials development for microwave and 

 millimeter-wave applications

	 Development of microfabrication techniques

 for upper millimeter-wave devices

	 Theory and numerical techniques for modeling

 of fast-wave and slow-wave devices

	 Techniques for broadband, complex waveform

 generation and analysis for high data rate 

 communications and electronic warfare

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. Here 

a scientist creates a structure using high-vacuum, 

chamber-to-chamber sample transfer.

Electronics Science and Technology Division
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Basic Responsibilities

 The Electronics Science and Technology Division conducts programs of basic science and applied 

research and development in materials growth and properties, surface physics, micro- and nanostructure 

electronics, microwave techniques, microelectronic device research and fabrication, vacuum electronics, and

cryoelectronics, including superconductors. The activities of the Division integrate device research with basic 

materials investigations and with systems research and development needs.

Personnel: 98 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, Solid State Devices Branch 6810

	 Head, Vacuum Electronics Branch	 6840

Head, Microwave Technology Branch 6850

Head, Electronic Materials Branch 6870

	 Head, Power Electronics Branch	 6880

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

ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

BRANCH

6870

MICROWAVE

TECHNOLOGY BRANCH

6850

VACUUM ELECTRONICS

BRANCH

6840

SOLID STATE DEVICES

BRANCH

6810

ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICE

6802

THEORETICAL

CONSULTANT

6807

POWER ELECTRONICS

BRANCH

6880

ELECTRONICS SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

SUPERINTENDENT

 6800

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

 6801
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Code 6900

Research Activity Areas

Biologically Derived Microstructures

Self-assembly, molecular machining

Synthetic membranes

Nanocomposites

Tailored electronic materials

Low observables

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

Novel Materials

Soil/groundwater explosives detection

Antifouling paint, controlled release

Single chain antibodies 

	 Liquid crystal nanoparticles

	 Liquid crystal elastomers

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

Utilizing the self-assembly of molecular chromophores, electron

acceptors, and electron donors to investigate non-silicon-based 

methods for electricity generation from sunlight.

Microfluidic structures direct arrays of beads one-by-one past a

laser beam. If a biothreat is bound to the surface of a bead, the 

identity of the threat can be determined by the color code on 

the bead.

Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
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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, self-assembly, controlled release and encapsulation, and 

surface patterning and modification. Much of the research deals with the self-assembly of lipids, proteins, and

liquid crystals 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 cross-disciplinary programs in the areas of immunology, biochemistry, electrochemistry, 

inorganic and polymer 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, Senior Scientific Staff	 6907

Head, Laboratory for Biosensors and Biomaterials 6910

Head, Laboratory for Biomolecular Dynamics 6920

Head, Laboratory for the Study of Molecular Interfacial Interactions 6930

Head, Laboratory for Molecularly Engineered Materials and Surfaces 6950

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

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
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Ocean and

Atmospheric

Science and

Technology

Directorate
80

OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE 

AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

Code 7000

The Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate 

performs research and development 

in the fields of acoustics, remote sensing, oceanography, marine geosciences, 

marine meteorology, and space science. 

Areas of emphasis in acoustics include 

advanced acoustic concepts and computation, acoustic signal processing, 

physical acoustics, acoustic systems, 

ocean acoustics, and acoustic simulation 

and tactics. Areas of emphasis in remote 

sensing include radio, infrared, and 

optical sensors, remote sensing physics and hydrodynamics, remote sensing 

simulation, and imaging systems. Areas 

of emphasis in oceanography include 

coastal and open ocean dynamics, ocean 

modeling and prediction, coastal and 

open ocean processes, remote sensing applications to oceanography, and 

marine biocorrosion processes. Areas of 

emphasis in marine geosciences include 

marine physics, seafloor sciences,

geospatial information science and 

technology, and mapping, charting, 

and geodesy. Areas of emphasis in marine meteorology include atmospheric 

dynamics for theater-wide, tacticalscale prediction systems and forecast 

support, and meterological applications development. Areas of emphasis 

in space science include middle and 

upper atmosphere physics, solar terrestrial relationships, solar physics, and 

higher energy astronomy. Senior naval 

officers are assigned as military advisors to help maintain the directorate 

focus on operational Navy and other 

DoD requirements in these areas of emphasis. The directorate is responsible 

for administrative and technical support to major activities in Washington, 

DC; Stennis Space Center, Mississippi; 

and Monterey, California.
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Dr. E.R. Franchi was born in Huntington, New York. Hegraduated 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 Undersea Research Centre Scientific Committee of

National Representatives 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. 

Since 2004, he has 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
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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
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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)
84

 

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

Code 7030
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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.

At-sea deployment of underwater acoustic communications 

source/receiver array. The purpose is to conduct multipleinput-multiple-output (MIMO) underwater acoustic

communications experiments to increase the bandwidth for 

distributed systems.

Acoustics Division
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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: 77 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
87

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 WindSat 

polarimetric 

radiometer prior 

to spacecraft 

integration.

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
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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
89

Code 7300

Research Activity Areas

Ocean Dynamics and Prediction

Circulation

 Global resolution of circulation and meso-

	 	 	 scale fields

 Littoral circulation at the coast, bays, and

 estuaries

 Satellite observation processing and

 assimilation

	 	 UUV adaptive sampling

 Observation system simulation experiments

 Ice volume and ice drift

 Tidal currents and heights

Surface effects

 Surface wave effects globally and into bays

	 	 Wave breaking

 Mixed layer dynamics

 Swell propagation and dynamics

	 	 Phase averaged wave evolution

	 	 Phase resolved wave dynamics

Nearshore

	 	 Wave breaking at the shore

 Rip currents at the shore

 Tidal currents and heights into rivers

 Nonlinear wave interaction

 Sensor deployment optimization

Acoustic effects

 Sound speed variation for acoustic

 propagation

 Internal waves, solitons, and bores for beam

 focusing

 Wave bubble entrainment and noise

 generation

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.

Global sea surface height from the 1/25° Hybrid

Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) including ice cover.

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: 86 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
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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 (TomoPIV) 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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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/N6F5, 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: 63 full-time civilian; 2 military

Key Personnel

Title Code

Superintendent, Marine Geosciences Division 7400

Associate Superintendent 7401

	 Administrative Officer	 7402

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
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Code 7500

Research Activity Areas

Atmospheric Physics

Air-sea interaction

Cloud and aerosol microphysics

Radiative transfer

Aerosol characterization

Tropical cyclone structure

Satellite Data/Imagery

	 Automated classification of cloud properties

Sensor calibration/validation

Satellite imagery analysis and enhancement

Multisensor data fusion

Tropical cyclone characterization

Dust/aerosols

Rain rate and snow cover

Nighttime environmental analysis

	 JPSS preparation

Tactical meteorology

Decision Aids

Refractivity/ducting

Ceiling/visibility

Fog/turbulence/icing

Atmospheric acoustics

EM/EO propagation effects

Tropical cyclones/consensus forecasts

Nuclear/chemical/biological transport and

 dispersion

	 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

Large eddy simulation

Boundary layer

Land surface

Coastal

Arctic

	 Urban effects

Massively parallel computing

Coupled ocean/atmosphere

Tropical cyclones

Aerosols

	 Topographically forced flow

	 Predictability

Ensembles design

Advanced numerical methods

Data Assimilation

	 Hybrid techniques

3D and 4D variational analysis

	 Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter (ETKF)

Quality control and bias correction

Tropical cyclone initialization

Remotely sensed data assimilation

Adjoint applications

Direct radiance assimilation

Radar data assimilation

Targeted observations

	 Data selection techniques

Aerosol assimilation

	 UAV data assimilation

Tactical Environmental Support

Rapid environmental assessment

Through-the-sensor measurements

Atmospheric impact on 

 weapons systems

Chem-bio transport and 

 dispersion

Data fusion

Nowcasting

	 Visualization

Expert systems

	 Aviation risk assessment

A 3D depiction of forecast sensitivity based on a COAMPS model forecast of

Hurricane Katrina, obtained using the model's adjoint and tangent linear model 

system. The sea-level 

pressure (white contours)

and 10 m wind speed are 

shown at the surface. The 

sensitivity of the energy 

in a box surrounding 

Katrina to the previous 

24-h model vorticity at 

2.5 km is shown elevated

above the surface. The 3D 

surface corresponding to 

the equivalent potential

temperature of 340 K, 

shaded by wind speed, is 

also displayed.

Marine Meteorology Division
94

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 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: 77 full-time civilian; 1 military

Key Personnel

Title Code

Superintendent, Marine Meteorology Division 7500

Associate Superintendent 7501

	 Administrative Officer	 7502

	 Head, Interagency Coordination Meteorology Office	 7503

	 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
95

Code 7600

Research Activity Areas

Solar and Heliospheric Physics

Research to develop a fundamental physical 

understanding of highly variable transient and 

long-term solar activity; the radiative, plasma, and 

particulate emissions associated with the activity; and the responses of the heliosphere and the 

terrestrial magnetosphere to the activity. Relevant 

empirical data is collected by conceiving, developing, and operating state-of-the-art imaging, 

spectrometric, and in situ space flight sensors on

national and international space missions. Physicsbased models are hypothesized, tested with the 

collected empirical data and computer simulation, 

and developed.

Geospace Science and Technology

Research to observe, understand, model, and forecast 

the Earth's operational environment that extends 

from the lower atmosphere to the magnetopause, in 

which region both terrestrial and solar effects influence the space environment.

SECCHI: The 

Sun-Earth 

Connection 

and 

Heliospheric 

Investigation 

instrument 

suite, shown 

during testing 

at NRL, is 

returning 

spectacular 

stereo imagery 

of the region 

between the Sun and the Earth.

GLAST launched at 

12:05 p.m. EDT on 11 

June 2008 from Cape

Canaveral Air Force 

Station on a Delta II 

7920-10 rocket. After

on-orbit checkout

and commissioning, 

the observatory was 

renamed the Fermi 

Gamma-ray Space 

Telescope in honor of 

Enrico Fermi.

Solar image taken

with the Extreme 

Ultraviolet Imaging

Telescope (EIT) on the

Solar and Heliospheric 

Observatory (SOHO)

spacecraft. The bright 

areas are active regions 

above sunspots, and 

the dark areas are

coronal holes where 

the open magnetic 

structure allows the 

fast solar wind to flow

freely out into space.

High Energy Space Environment

Research of energetic particle, γ-ray, and X-ray/

ultraviolet environments in space and for other 

applications of interest to the DoD, homeland security, and national programs, such as detection and 

surveillance of nuclear materials in terrestrial and 

space applications.

Space Science Division

First monolithic Doppler 

Asymmetric Spatial Heterodyne 

Spectroscopy (DASH)

interferometer. DASH is an 

innovative, advanced optical 

technique that can be used to

measure winds in the middle 

and upper atmosphere of Earth 

and on other planets.
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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: 81 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
98

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 attendedPurdue 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 of 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) 767-6550
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Code 8100

Research Activity Areas

Space and Airborne Payload Development

	 Space and airborne system payload concept definition,

 design, and implementation including 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 determination

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/instrumentation

	 Passive and active ranging techniques

	 Precision tracking of orbiting objects from space/ground

	 National and International standards for timekeeping/

	 	 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

SEALINK Advanced Analysis (S2A) provides global, persistent,

cooperative and non-cooperative maritime vessel tracking

awareness and information that is valuable to intelligence 

analysts, joint warfighters, senior decision makers, and

interagency offices within the SCI community.

The Global Awareness and Data Extraction 

International Satellite (GLADIS) is a system of 30

satellites designed to achieve expanded global 

situational awareness and information sharing.

Space Systems Development Department
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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

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

Design, fabrication, and testing of spacecraft and 

 hardware

	 Preliminary and detailed design, fabrication,

 testing, and integration onto launch vehicle

Systems engineering for new spacecraft proposals

	 Start-to-finish responsibility for NCST spacecraft

 mechanical systems

Space Mechanical Systems Development

Research and development in spacecraft 

 technology

Conceptual design trade studies

Integrated engineering design and analysis

Structural and thermal design and analysis

Development and transition of prototype 

 hardware

Development and integration of experimental 

 payloads

Mission integration and development

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

Computer animation

Robotics systems engineering

	 Proximity operations

Autonomous servicing

Autonomous inspection

End effector design

Compliance control

Trajectory planning

Machine vision

Fault detection, isolation, 

 and recovery

TacSat-4 is a Navy-led joint mission to 

provide operationally relevant capabilities 

and enable Operationally Responsive Space 

(ORS). TacSat-4 provides 10 ultra high

frequency channels that can be used for

any combination of communications, data 

exfiltration, or Blue Force tracking. Notably,

TacSat-4 provides communications onthe-move with legacy radios and provides 

a wideband “MOUS-like” channel for

early testing. The unique orbit augments

geosynchronous communications by 

allowing near-global, but not continuous, 

coverage including the high latitudes. 

TacSat-4 also advances ORS development 

areas including spacecraft bus standards, 

long dwell orbits, dynamic tasking, and net-centric operations. TacSat-4 launched

in 2011.

Space Electronic Systems Development

	 Space system concept definition, design, and imple-	

 mentation including hardware and software

Detailed electrical/electronic design of electronic and 

 electromechanical systems and components

	 Implementation of real-time flight software and em-	

 bedded command, control, and telemetry software

	 Design and verification of real-time embedded multi-	

 processor software

Spacecraft antenna systems

Space systems fabrication, test, and integration

Launch and on-orbit support

Space test systems and electronic launch support 

	 	 equipment

	 Space TT&C and control systems

Space communication systems

The Space Robotics 

Laboratory employs two 

six-degree-of-freedom 

robotic manipulators 

to perform realistic 

orbital and attitude 

motion simulations for 

proximity operations of 

spacecraft. This facility 

enables hardware-inthe-loop testing of 

machine vision systems, 

capture mechanisms and autonomous guidance, navigation, and 

control algorithms. The resulting technologies will benefit future

DoD space missions involving autonomous rendezvous and 

capture.

Spacecraft Engineering Department
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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

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 2010 and 2011 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 2010

Type of Contribution Unclassified Classified Total

Articles in periodicals, chapters in books,

and papers in published proceedings 1502 0 1502

Oral Presentations	 	 	 	 	 2181	 	 0	 	 	 2181

NRL Formal Reports 6 6 12

NRL Memorandum Reports 67 8 75

Books	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 2	 	 0	 	 	 2

Patents granted	 	 	 	 	 51	 	 0	 	 	 51

Statutory Invention Registrations (SIRs)	 	 	 	 	 0	 	 0	 	 	 0

Calendar Year 2011

Type of Contribution Unclassified Classified Total

Articles in periodicals, chapters in books,

and papers in published proceedings 1398 0 1398*

Oral Presentations	 	 	 	 	 2301	 	 0	 	 	 2301

NRL Formal Reports 6 5 11

NRL Memorandum Reports 51 4 55

Books	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 1	 	 0	 	 	 1

Patents granted	 	 	 	 	 87	 	 1	 	 	 88

Statutory Invention Registrations (SIRs)	 	 	 	 	 0	 	 0	 	 	 0

*This is a provisional total based on information available to the Ruth H. Hooker Research Library on August 1, 2012. Total includes

refereed and non-refereed publications.

Technical Output
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SPAWAR

3.9%

All Other

41.6%

ONR

44.1%

Other 

3.7%

NAVAIR

3.0%

NAVSEA

3.6%

Navy

$M

FY 2010 Reimbursable Direct Cite Total

Office of Naval Research (ONR)	 314.0	 168.2	 482.2

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)	 19.6	 19.7	 39.3	

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)	 34.6	 8.1	 42.6

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)	 11.5	 21.8	 33.3

Other Navy 19.3 21.5 40.8

All Other 284.6 170.2 454.8

Total Funds 683.6 409.5 1,093.1

$M

FY 2011 Reimbursable Direct Cite Total

Office of Naval Research (ONR)	 319.6	 101.6	 421.2

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)	 22.9	 10.9	 33.8	

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)	 40.7	 54.7	 95.4

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)	 7.8	 7.4	 15.2

Other Navy 72.3 50.2 122.5

All Other 264.2 145.9 410.1

Total Funds 727.6 370.6 1,098.2

Source of Funds (%)

FY 2010

FY 2010 FY 2011

Source of Funds (%)

FY 2011

SPAWAR

8.7%

All Other

37.3%

ONR

38.3%

Other 

Navy

11.2%

NAVAIR

1.4%

NAVSEA

3.1%

Other Navy

11.2%

All Other

37.3%

ONR

38.3%

FY 2010/2011 Sources of New Funds (Actual)
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Distribution of Funds (%)

$M

Direct Labor 228.9

General Overhead 96.0

Indirect Overhead 81.5

Direct Material, Travel, and Other 111.4

Direct Contracts 591.8

Total Costs* 1,109.6

$M

Direct Labor 241.5

General Overhead 99.2

Indirect Overhead 80.0

Direct Material, Travel, and Other 120.3

Direct Contracts 517.3

Total Costs* 1,058.3

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

contracts.

FY 2010

Distribution of Funds (%)

FY 2011

FY 2010 FY 2011

Indirect

Overhead

7.6%

General 

Overhead

9.4%

Direct

Material, 

Travel, and 

Other

11.4%

Direct

Labor

22.8%

Direct

Contracts

48.9%

FY 2010/2011 Uses of Funds

Indirect

Overhead

7.3%

General 

Overhead

8.7%

Direct

Material, 

Travel, and 

Other

10.0%

Direct

Labor

20.6%

Direct

Contracts

53.3%
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 $M

 Category Navy Non-Navy Total

BA1 Basic Research 130.1 9.4 139.5

BA2 Applied Research 151.6 31.6 183.2

BA3 Advanced Technology Development 139.8 93.3 233.1

	 BA4	 Advanced Component Development Prototypes	 115.9	 60.8	 176.7

BA5 System Development and Demonstration 34.7 4.7 39.4

	 BA6	 RDT&E Management Support	 18.2 8.8 27

BA7 Operational System Development 22.1 22.4 44.5

Subtotal RDT&E	 612.4	 231	 843.4

Operations and Maintenance 58.7 43.8 102.5

	 Procurement	 24.7	 39.5	 64.2

Other 1.6 81.4 83

Total New Funds 697.4 395.7 1,093.1

FY 2010

Distribution of RDT&E, Navy (%)

($612.4)

Distribution of Total (%)

($1,093.1)

FY 2010 Total New Funds by Category

BA7

3.6% BA6

3.0%

BA5

5.7%

BA4

18.9%

BA1

21.2%

BA3

22.8%

BA2

24.8%

Proc., Navy

2.3%

Other 

Navy

0.1%

O&M, Navy

5.4%

RDT&E, 

Non-Navy

21.1%

RDT&E,

Navy

56%

Other

Non-Navy

15.1%
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$M

Category Navy Non-Navy Total

BA1 Basic Research 126.7 7.4 134.1

BA2 Applied Research 161.2 33.5 194.7

BA3 Advanced Technology Development 117.3 90.4 207.7

	 BA4	 Advanced Component Development Prototypes	 112.1	 67.6	 179.7

BA5 System Development and Demonstration 31.6 15.5 47.1

	 BA6	 RDT&E Management Support	 17.2 7.2 24.4

BA7 Operational System Development 21 24.9 45.9

Subtotal RDT&E	 587.1	 246.5	 833.6

Operations and Maintenance 65.7 58.5 102.5

	 Procurement	 21.2	 38.8	 64.2

Other 1.7 78.7 83

Total New Funds 675.7 422.5 1,098.2

FY 2011

BA7

3.6%

BA6

3.0%

BA4

18.9%

BA1

21.2%

BA3

22.8%

BA2

24.8%

Proc., Navy

2.3%

Other 

Navy

0.1%

O&M, Navy

5.4%

RDT&E,

Non-Navy

21.1%

RDT&E,

Navy

56%

Other

Non-Navy

15.1%

BA5

5.7%

Distribution of RDT&E, Navy (%)

($587.1)

Distribution of Total (%)

($1098.2)

FY 2011 Total New Funds by Category
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Civilian On-Board

	 	 Full-Time, Permanent (FTP)

 Graded 2,328

	 	 	 Ungraded	 	 	 	 92

 Total 2,420

	 	 Temporary, Part-Time, Intermittent (TPTI)

	 	 	 TPTI	 	 	 	 302

Total Civilian 2,722

	 	 FTP Breakdown

	 	 	 Scientific/Engineering Professional	 1,572

	 	 	 Scientific/Engineering Technical	 92

	 	 	 Administrative Specialist/Professional	 376

 Administrative Support 251

 Senior Executive Service 21

	 	 	 Scientific or Professional	 16

 General Schedule 0

 Total 2,328

Military On-Board

	 	 Officers	 	 	 	 	 33

 Enlisted 52

Total Military On-Board 85

	 	 (Military Allowance)	 	 	 110

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

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Research divisions 6.0 6.8 7.2 9.5 8.5 6.9 4.7 5 5.3

Nonresearch areas 8.2 8.2 8.5 11.0 13.7 13.3 7.4 11 13.5

Entire Laboratory 6.4 6.5 7.4 9.7 9.6 8.2 5.3 6.2 6.9

Highest Academic Degrees Held by Civilian Permanent Employees

 Bachelors 573

 Masters 368

 Doctorates 839

*All data is as of 31 July 2012 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 

may 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 

Program, 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.

For further information on any of the above Graduate 

and Continuing Education programs, contact the Workforce Development and Management Branch (Code 1840) 

at (202) 404-8314 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) 

767-7627.
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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 Counseling & Referral Service (C/RS) helps 

employees improve job performance through counseling 

designed to resolve problems that may adversely affect job 

performance. Such problems may include family and/or 

work-related stress, relationship difficulties, or behavioral, 

emotional, or substance abuse problems. C/RS provides 

confidential assessment, short-term counseling, training 

workshops, and referral to additional resources in the 

community. Contact (202) 767-6857.

The NRL Women in Science and Engineering 

(WISE) Network was formed in 1997 through the merger 

of the NRL chapter of WISE and the Women in Science 

and Technology Network. Luncheon meetings and seminars are held to discuss scientific research areas, career 

opportunities, and career-building strategies. The group 

also sponsors projects to promote the professional success 

of the NRL S&T community and improve the NRL 

working environment. Membership is open to all S&T 

professionals. Contact (202) 404-4389.

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 in the lab 

is presented annuallly 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 a internationally 

distinguished scientist. Contact (202) 767-2007.

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. Mentorees 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 Forum 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, 

providing EEO training, and managing NRL’s affirmative employment recruitment program. 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 and theater groups and the 

Amateur Radio Club. The NRL Fitness Center at NRLDC, 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; a game room; and full 

locker rooms. The Fitness Center is free to NRL employ-
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ees and contractors. 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. The NRL Showboaters Theatre, organized in 1974, is “in the dark.” Visit www.nrl.navy. mil/

showboaters/Past_Productions.php for pictures from past 

productions such as Annie Get Your Gun, Gigi, and Hello 

Dolly. Contact (202) 404-4998 for Play Reader’s meetings 

at NRL.

Programs for Non-NRL Employees

Several programs have been established for non-NRL 

professionals. These programs encourage and support 

the participation of visiting scientists and engineers in 

research of interest to the Laboratory. Some of the programs may serve as stepping-stones to Federal careers 

in science and technology. Their objective is to enhance 

the quality of the Laboratory’s research activities through 

working associations and interchanges with highly 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.

Recent Ph.D., Faculty Member, and 

College Graduate Programs

The National Research Council (NRC) Cooperative 

Research Associateship Program selects associates who 

conduct research at NRL in their chosen fields in collaboration with NRL scientists and engineers. Appointments 

are for one year (renewable for a second and possible 

third year).

The NRL/ASEE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program,

administered by the American Society for Engineering 

Education (ASEE), aims to increase the involvement of 

highly trained scientists and engineers in disciplines necessary to meet the evolving needs of naval technology. 

Appointments are for one year (renewable for a second 

and possible third year).

The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program 

(NREIP) is a ten-week program involving NROTC colleges/universities and their affiliates. The Office of Naval 

Research (ONR) offers summer appointments at Navy 

laboratories to current 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. Students are 

provided a stipend of $7,500 (undergraduates) or $10,000 

(graduate students).

The American Society for Engineering Education also 

administers the Navy/ASEE Summer Faculty Research 

and Sabbatical Leave Program 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.

The NRL/United States Naval Academy (USNA) 

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.

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.

For further information about the above six programs, contact (202) 404-7450.

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.

College and High School Student 

Programs

The student programs are tailored to high school, 

undergraduate, and graduate students to provide 

employment opportunities and work experience in naval 

research. These programs are designed to attract appli-
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cants for student and full professional employment in 

fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, and 

computer sciences. The student employment programs 

are designed to help students and educational institutions gain a better understanding of NRL’s research, its 

challenges, and its opportunities. To participate in these 

programs, the student must be continuously enrolled in 

school on at least a half-time basis at a qualifying educational institution; and be at least 16 years of age and a 

U.S. citizen.

The Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)

employs students in study-related occupations. The program is conducted in accordance with a planned schedule and a working agreement among NRL, the educational institution, and the student. Primary focus is on 

the pursuit of undergraduate and graduate degrees in 

engineering, computer science, or the physical sciences. 

Applications are accepted year-round.

The Student Temporary Employment Program 

(STEP) is a one year temporary employment program 

that may be renewed. This program enables students to 

earn a salary while continuing their studies and offers 

them valuable work experience. They must be continuously enrolled in school on at least a half-time basis at 

a qualifying educational institution. Applications are 

accepted year-round.

The Summer Employment Program (SEP) employs 

students for the summer that are enrolled in a qualifying educational institution on at least a half-time basis 

studying paraprofessional and technician positions in 

engineering, physical sciences, computer sciences, and 

mathematics. Applications are due the second Friday in 

February.

The Student Volunteer Program helps students gain 

valuable experience by allowing them to voluntarily perform educationally related work at NRL. Applications 

are accepted year-round.

For additional information on these student programs, contact (202) 767-8313.

For high school students, the DoD Science & Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP) offers students 

grades 9 to 12 the opportunity to serve for eight weeks to 

participate in research at a Department of Navy laboratory during the summer. Under the direction of a mentor, students gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities of research through participation in scientific programs. Criteria for eligibility are 

based on science and mathematics courses completed 

and grades achieved; scientific motivation, curiosity, and 

capacity for sustained hard work; a desire for a technical career; teacher recommendations; and achievement 

test scores. For more information, please contact the 

SEAP coordinator at SEAP@hro.nrl.navy.mil or (202) 

767-8324/8309/6736.
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General

Information
118

Naval Research Laboratory

4555 Overlook Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20375-5320

(202) 767-3200 – DSN 297-3200

CRYSTAL

CITY

WASHINGTON

MARINA

1

ALEXANDRIA

OLD

TOWN

ALEXANDRIA

KING STREET 

DUKE STREET

95

JOINT 

BASE 

ANACOSTIABOLLING 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MARYLAND

P O T O M A C R I V E R

1

295

495

1

3

4

5

2

295 495

WOODROW WILSON

1 MEMORIAL BRIDGE

26th Street 

GEORGE WASH

NG I TON 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 Washington

95

495

495

95

95

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
120

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

270

495

50 7

66

95

95

95

695

83

95

3

50

50

301

NRL

WASHINGTON, DC

4

50

301

301

301

5

695

D

A

5

B

Parkway

altimore

Washington

C

295

Potomac River

B

F

70

BALTIMORE, MD

Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay

Patuxent River

495

E
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Chesapeake Bay Section

(Chesapeake Beach, Maryland)

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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x

x x x x

x x x

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CHESAPEAKE BAY

BAYSIDE ROAD – MARYLAND ROUTE 261 

4

84

2

15

6

1

55

88

47

49

5

25

0

249

75

244

228 31

0

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25

2

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

218228244249250252301302307308309310311312313314

Purpose

Sewage Treatment PlantShopHV Gun FacilityLaboratoryStorageLaboratory/OfficeLaboratory/ShopFire Research Test DeckLaboratory/OfficeFire II ChamberLaboratoryFire Research Test DeckLaboratory/StorageLaboratoryFire I 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

P ea rl River

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 R

vi er

NRL-SSC

10

10

10

12

59

610

Highway 90

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

6100 	 Superintendent, Chemistry Division (202) 767-3026

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

6040 	 Director, Laboratories for Computational Physics

and Fluid Dynamics (202) 767-3055

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--11-552

RN: 12-1231-4047

November 2012

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

Claire Peachey

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