Robert Nowak receives ONR Young Investigator Award!

Dr. Robert Nowak received the ONR Young Investigator Award for his project on "Bayesian Multi-scale Models for Inverse Problems and Automatic Target Recognition". The grant award is $300,000 for 3 years.

The Office of Naval Research today announced plans to award 26 grants totaling $8.5 million as a result of the Fiscal Year 2000 ONR Young Investigator Program competition. A total of 178 proposals were submitted in response to this year's program announcement.

The Young Investigator Program supports basic research by exceptional faculty at U.S. universities who received a Ph.D. or equivalent degree within the preceding five years. Grants to their institutions provide up to $100,000 per year for three years; additional funds may be made available to purchase equipment related to the investigator's research. The funds may be applied to a variety of research costs, including salary, graduate student support, laboratory supplies, and operating costs.

Young Investigators are selected on the basis of prior professional achievement, the submission of a meritorious research proposal, and evidence of strong support by their respective universities. ONR's Young Investigator awards recognize exceptional young scientists and engineers. The program supports outstanding research in a wide range of science and engineering fields that are critical to the evolution of a first-rate Navy and Marine Corps.

Last modified: February 10, 2000