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Photo By Sarah Peterson | Eleven U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) engineers and scientists received the prestigious Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Awards during a ceremony at the Pentagon on July 29, recognizing their exceptional contributions to naval science and technology. L-R: USS America Digital Corrosion Tank Inspection Team – James Martin, Jimmy Tagert, and Edward Lemieux (Chemistry Division); Emergent Scientist – Dr. Benjamin Phrampus (Space Science Division); Emergent Scientist – Dr. Joseph M. D’Addezio (Ocean Sciences Division); Next-generation Ionosphere Model for Operations (NIMO) Team – Dr. Sarah McDonald, Dr. Christopher Metzler, Dr. Angeline Burrell, and Emily Morgan (Space Science Division); Individual Scientist – Dr. Michael J. Coleman (Space Systems Development Division); Emergent Engineer – Dr. Joseph B. Murray (Optical Sciences Division). (U.S. Navy photos by Sarah Peterson)  see less | View Image Page
Eleven U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) engineers and scientists received the prestigious Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Awards during a ceremony at the Pentagon, July 29, recognizing their exceptional contributions to naval science and technology.
Imagine a U.S naval strike group navigating a pitch-black, GPS-denied ocean, relying on a silent, invisible tether of data and energy to survive. In the modern battlespace, technological superiority is the unseen armor shielding our Sailors and Marines. NRL scientists and engineers are proud architects of that armor – forging the algorithms, sensors, and modeling systems that ensure when a Fleet sails into contested waters, they hold the definitive, devastating advantage.
“Our warfighters operate in domains where seconds and centimeters define the boundary between mission success and failure,” said NRL Commanding Officer Capt. Randy Cruz. “The Naval Research Lab develops the technologies that keep our ships at sea, guide our assets safely through denied waters,buildresilient tactical networks and provide warfighter advantage.”
Named after the former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, the Dr. Delores M. Etter Awards celebrate both early-career and senior investigators whose breakthroughs are directly redefining fleet readiness, lethality, and capabilities.
This year’s NRL honorees delivered transformational advances across multiple domains:
These exceptional achievements highlight NRL’s ongoing commitment to delivering game-changing capabilities to the joint force and sustaining the Department of the Navy’s strategic advantage.
About the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory NRL is a scientific and engineering command dedicated to research that drives innovative advances for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps from the seafloor to space and in the information domain. NRL is located in Washington, D.C. with major field sites in Stennis Space Center, Mississippi; Key West, Florida; Monterey, California.
NRL offers several mechanisms for collaborating with the broader scientific community, within and outside of the Federal government. These include Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), LP-CRADAs, Educational Partnership Agreements, agreements under the authority of 10 USC 4892, licensing agreements, FAR contracts, and other applicable agreements.
For more information, contact NRL Corporate Communications at mailto:NRLPAO@us.navy.mil.
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