Aug. 15, 2025

2025 Defense Basic Research Conference Highlights

Over four days, leading Department of Defense scientists, researchers, and innovators came together to explore groundbreaking ideas, share knowledge, and build collaborations that will shape the future of science and technology.

June 10, 2025

Registration Now Open - 2025 DOD Basic Research Conference

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 DOD Basic Research Conference, taking place on August 5-9, 2025, at the University of Maryland.

March 10, 2025

Call for Abstracts - 2025 DoD Basic Research Conference

The 2025 DoD Basic Research Conference aims to showcase groundbreaking research, facilitate collaboration, and inform researchers about opportunities in basic research. The conference is a multi-day event featuring breakout sessions on over 15 topics. The abstract submission deadline is April 23, 2025.

Nov. 12, 2024

New Breakthrough in Quantum Engineering!

Exciting new research by Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows Profs. Supratik Guha and David Awschalom, along with their collaborators, on "Controlled Spalling of 4H Silicon Carbide for Quantum Technologies," has recently been published in ACS Nano.

Oct. 2, 2024

DOD Awards $43 Million to U.S. Universities to Purchase Equipment for Defense-Related Research

The Department of Defense today announced awards totaling $43 million to 112 university researchers under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).

July 26, 2024

Register Now for the 2025 VBFF Competition Webinar!

The Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) Program Team is hosting the 2025 Vannevar Bush Faculty competition webinar at 3:00 EST on Friday, August 2nd.

July 2, 2024

DOD Announces 2024 Vannevar Bush Fellows to Pursue Breakthrough Research

The Department of Defense today announced the selection of 11 university scientists and engineers to fill the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF), the DoD's flagship single-investigator award for basic research.

May 24, 2024

HSI STEM Pathways Forum hosted by the Basic Research Office

Hosted by the Basic Research Office, Research & Engineering leaders recently attended the HSI STEM Pathways Forum at Virginia Tech University's Executive Briefing Center in Arlington, VA. 

May 16, 2024

Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, Prof. Elchanan Mossel elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2024

Congratulations to Prof. Elchanan Mossel, a distinguished Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow from the class of 2019. Prof. Mossel, a faculty member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has achieved an extraordinary milestone by being selected as one of the 250 exceptional individuals elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2024.

March 21, 2024

DoD Announces Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Awards

The Department of Defense awarded $17.6 million to 27 collaborative academic teams under the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).