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Potomac Research Fellow Honored for ONR Contributions

2 August, 2002

Arlington, VA –Dr. Elihu Zimet, Senior Research Fellow at The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies was recently presented the Navy’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award. Dr. Zimet was honored for his work as Director, Naval Expeditionary Warfare Science and Technology Department at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) from 1984 to December of 2001.

The citation signed by the Secretary of the Navy says in part:

“Throughout his career, Dr. Zimet distinguished himself by advancing science and technology available to our country's Naval Forces. Over the last 6 years, Dr. Zimet had programmatic responsibility for $1.3 billion of innovative programs in Expeditionary Warfare Science and Technology which led to significant improvements in the Department of the Navy's (DON) weapons, aircraft, and special capabilities. Dr. Zimet was instrumental in implementing the new ONR strategic initiative in Future Naval Capabilities, an innovative program planning process intimately tied to future naval acquisition projects. Dr. Zimet served as the Navy representative to the System Concepts and Integration Panel of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Research Technology Organization from 1994 to 2000. This period of distinguished performance highlights a career of 30 years of dedicated service to our nation which leaves a legacy of scientific and technological advancement from which the future of the DON will greatly benefit”.

The Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the highest civilian award that can be given by the Department of the Navy, was presented by RADM Jay M. Cohen, Chief of Naval Research at a ceremony at the Office of Naval Research on July 16th.

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute, and is dedicated to the development and implementation of policies that advocate and manage the increasing role of science and technology in our evolving world.