research laboratories 1tSEGURIRYseh¥FANWed Wbrough which contact is established and maintained with the leading research authorities of the country. NaVaL RESEARGELABORATORY. (Bellevue, D. C,) . The NRL has a staff of about 3400 men and includes approximately 300 physicists, 500 electrical engineers, 100 chemists and 100 mechanical - engineers. There are ten scientific divisions in NRL of which three are for radio and comprise about 50 per cent of the laboratory. Other divisions conduct research tute Sound, Chemistry, Electricity, Physics, e Nucleonics, Metallurgy and Optics. E A few of the more pertinent tasks of : Oberae these divisions include high polymers, protective coatings, high capacity primary cells, cry .genics emphasizing electrical and magnetic properties, meteorological instruments, anti-precipitation static antennas, free flight ' aerodynamics, instantaneous pressure time observations, shock and vibr-tior a } improvement of material properties, crystals, nucleonies including cosmic | rays as well as light particles, electron optics, radiometry, telemetering, sradio propagation and absorption, countermecsures, radar, human reactions . a 3 ? and acoustics, 4 Z _ RESEARCH GROUP 3 C y , () By its support of basic and applied research at universities and in 5 industry, the ONR is in a very advantegeous position in its contractual relationships with outstanding scientists. It is possible for ONR to undertake almost any research and development activity. t E research programs are: Typicel of such Electronics involving fuzing, sensing elements and countermeasures; Detonation phenomena involving propagstion of waves, etc.; eryogenics which include the problems encountered at the temperature of liquid helium end liquid hydrogen; Effects of atomic weapons; applied mathematics involving atomic weapon design, design of shaped charges on expected weapons effects; Eallistics, Hydredynamics and Aerodynamics. The ONK is experienced in organizing the task force type of attack on research problems. Typical examples of this type are the Project Michael Group resolving undersea warfare problems, Preject Charles on air warfare, - and study groups such as Project Vista and the Hartwell group. S ¢an ais om COPIFN,DOE 78 SANwIA RG coeer Se . ‘