Chief of Naval Research
| Chief of Naval Research | |
|---|---|
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition) | |
| Seat | Arlington County, Virginia, US |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 5022 |
| Deputy | Vice Chief of Naval Research |
| Website | Office of Naval Research |
The Chief of Naval Research is the senior military officer in charge of scientific research in the United States Navy. The Chief of Naval Research has a rank of Rear Admiral, and is in charge of the Office of Naval Research.[1]
The Chief of Naval Research has responsibility for
Other positions in the Office of Naval Research leadership include the Vice Chief of Naval Research (a one-star Marine Corps brigadier general), the Assistant Chief of Naval Research and Commanding Officer of ONR Global (both captains), and the Executive Director and Assistant Vice Chief of Naval Research (both civilians).
History
The predecessor to the Office of Naval Research was the Office of the Coordinator of Research and Development, an institution within the Navy during World War II meant to coordinate between the military-wide Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), Navy materiel bureaus, and civilian research organizations. The organization was formed in 1941 and was nicknamed the "Bird Dogs" due to their skill at finding and solving interorganizational problems. Jerome Clarke Hunsaker was interim chief, followed by Rear Admiral Julius A. Furer. OSRD was disbanded after the war, and the Office of the Coordinator of Research and Development was incorporated into the new Navy Office of Research and Inventions, headed by Harold Bowen, which became the Office of Naval Research in 1946.[6]
- 1st: Harold G. Bowen Sr. (1946–1947)[8]
- 2nd: Paul F. Lee (1947–1949)[5]
- 3rd: Thorvald A. Solberg (1949–1951)[9]
- 4th: Calvin Matthews Bolster (1951–1953)[10]
- 5th: Frederick R. Furth (1953–1956)[11]
- 6th: Rawson Bennett II (1956–1961)[12][13]
- 7th: Leonidas Dixon Coates, Jr. (1961–1964)[14]
- 8th: John Leydon (1964–1968)[5][15]
- 9th: Thomas Barron Owen (1968–1970)
- 10th: Carl O. Holmquist (1970–1973)[16]
- 11th: M. Dick Van Orden (1973–1975)[17]
- 12th: Robert Keith Geiger (1975–1978)[17]
- 13th: Albert Baciocco (1978–1981)[17][18]
- 14th: L. S. Kollmorgen (1981–1983)[17]
- 15th: Brad Mooney (1983–1987)[17]
- 16th: John R. Wilson, Jr. (1987–1990)[17]
- 17th:
- 18th: Marc Y. E. Pelaez (1993–1996)[17][20]
- 19th: Paul G. Gaffney II (1996–2000)[17][21]
- 20th: Jay M. Cohen (2000–2006)[17][22]
- 21st: William E. Landay III (2006–2008)[23]
- 22nd: Nevin P. Carr, Jr. (2008–2011)[24]
- 23rd: Matthew L. Klunder (2011–2014)[25][26]
- 24th: Mathias W. Winter (2014–2016)[26]
- 25th: David J. Hahn (2016–2020)[27]
- 26th: Lorin C. Selby (2020–2023)[28]
- 27th: Kurt J. Rothenhaus (2023–present)[29]
References
- ^ a b 10 U.S.C. § 5022
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- ^ "ASN(RDA) Overall Structure". Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4008-6092-0.
- ISBN 978-1612513065. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Photograph 110505-N-PO203-200". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Harold Gardiner Bowen Papers". Princeton University. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Solberg Award (Research)". American Society of Naval Engineers. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Valor awards for Calvin Matthews Bolster". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "The retiring chief of U.S. Navy research, Rear Adm. Calvin M. Bolster (left), congratulates his successor, Rear Adm. Frederick R. Furth, in Washington as Mrs. Furth looks on". Brownwood Bulletin. Brownwood, Texas. 4 January 1954. p. 14. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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- ^ "Valor awards for Rawson Bennett, II". Military Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Valor awards for Leonidas D. Coates, Jr". Military Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Valor awards for John K. Leydon". Military Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Senior US Navy Leaders, December 31, 1970". Fleet Organization Web Site. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ ISBN 9781612513065. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Albert J. Baciocco, Jr., USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow and Member, Board of Regents". Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "RADM William C. Miller '62, USN (Ret.)". U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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- ^ "Rear Adm . Paul G. Gaffney II, U.S. Navy" (PDF). U.S. Defense Acquisition University. p. 14. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Jay M. Cohen". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Vice Admiral William E. Landay III". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Rear Admiral (Retired) Nevin P. Carr, Jr". U.S. Navy. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Matthew L. Klunder". U.S. Office of Naval Research. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ a b Smalley, David (5 January 2015). "Full Steam Ahead for Navy Science: Winter Comes to ONR". Office of Naval Research. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Rear Adm. David J. Hahn Takes the Helm at ONR". Office of Naval Research. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Welcome Aboard, Rear Adm. Selby! New CNR Takes Helm at Office of Naval Research". Office of Naval Research. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Duffie, Warren (2023-06-21). "Welcome Aboard, Rear Adm. Rothenhaus! New CNR Takes Helm at Office of Naval Research". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2023-07-03.