UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 081726Z FEB 16 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS UNCLAS ALNAV 006/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/FEB// SUBJ/2015 SECRETARY OF THE NAVY INNOVATION AWARD WINNERS// REF/A/MEMO/SECNAV MEMO/14JUL2015// REF/B/ GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC /21AUG2015// REF A IS SECNAV INNOVATION INCENTIVES MEMO OF 14 JULY 2015// REF B IS ALNAV 062/15, SECNAV INNOVATION AWARDS // POC/SCOTT HARGATE/CIV/DUSN(M) S&I/-/TEL: 703-692-8106/EMAIL: ROBERT.HARGATE@NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Innovation Awards recognize the top innovators within the Department of the Navy. Their accomplishments are remarkable and serve as inspiration for the entire workforce to think boldly to solve our most challenging problems. 2. The 2015 Innovation Awards Winners and Honorable Mentions are: a. Robotics/Autonomous Systems Category: (1) Winner: Underwater Wireless Energy Transfer (UnWET) System Team from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) (Mr. Mayer Nelson, Mr. Alex Askari, Dr. Michael Knauff, Mr. Kevin Lin, Mr. Willard Morris, Dr. Robert Stark, Mr. William Gottwald IV, Ms. Crystal Lutkenhouse, Mr. Thomas Jiang, Mr. Steve Miller, Mr. Tristan Wolfe). (2) Honorable Mention: Glider Observation Strategy (GOST) Project Team from Naval Research Laboratory (Dr. Charlie Barron, Ms. Lucy Smedstad). (3) Honorable Mention: Advanced Robotics and Systems Engineering Laboratory (ARSENL) Team from Naval Postgraduate School (Dr. Timothy H. Chung, Mr. Michael Clement, Mr. Michael Day, Ms. Marianna Jones, Dr. Kevin Jones, Dr. Duane Davis, PO2 EJ Montoya). b. Data Analytics Category: (1) Winner: Realtime Acoustic Imaging Team from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) (Dr. Philip W. Gillett, Mr. Christian M. Sarofeen). (2) Honorable Mention: Fractures, Leads and Polynyas (FLAP) Analytic and Forecast Modeling from Naval Research Laboratory (Ms. Pamela Posey). (3) Honorable Mention: Nuclear Logistics Enterprise Application Suite (NUCLEAS) Team from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support Code N94 (CDR Mark Bowmer, Mr. Michael Leggett, Mr. Justin Miller, Ms. Janelle Houser, Mr. Marty Strubczewski). c. Additive Manufacturing Category: (1) Winner: Sensor Embedding in Additive Manufacturing (SEAM) Team from Naval Air Systems Command (Ms. Denise Orthner, Mr. Kamal Bhakta, Mr. Nicholas Cavaliere, Mr. Ian Gallagher, Mr. Steven Orciuolo). (2) Honorable Mention: Development of Standard Artifacts for Verification of Additive Manufacturing Machine Output Accuracy from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division (Mr. Vincent Capobianco). (3) Honorable Mention: Cold Spray Implementation Team from Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) (Mr. Conrad Macy, Mr. Matt Minnick, Mr. Luc Doan). d. Innovation Leadership Category: (1) Winner: Commanding Officer USS PREBLE (DDG 88) (CDR Jeffrey L. Heames). (2) Honorable Mention: Program Manager of Submarine Combat and Weapon Control Systems (PMS 425) from Program Executive Office - Submarines (CAPT John Zimmerman). (3) Honorable Mention: Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O) Team from Headquarters, Marine Corps (Col James Caley, Mrs. Gayle von Eckartsberg, Maj Michael Prato, Capt Anthony Ripley, Capt Nathan Daniel, Mrs. Katie Hantson, Ms. Pearl Martin, Ms. Patricia Lee, Ms. Katherine Turner). e. Innovation Scholar (PME) Category: (1) Winner: "Navigational Heads-Up Display: Will a Shipboard Augmented Electronic Navigation System Sink or Swim?", by LT Brendan Geoghegan (March 2015) at Naval Postgraduate School. (2) Honorable Mention: "Development of Maritime Patrol Aviation in the Interwar Period, 1918-1941", by LCDR Christopher Mergen (2015) at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. (3) Honorable Mention: "'Charlie,' Development of a Light-Weight, Virtual Reality Trainer for the LSO Community: Time to Make the Leap Toward Immersive VR", by LT Larry Clay Greunke (Sept 2015) at Naval Postgraduate School. f. Innovation Scholar (Midshipmen) Category: (1) Winner: "The Nuclear Triad and Interoperable Weapons", by MIDN Annie McDonald (Sept 2015) at NROTC Unit, The George Washington University. (2) Honorable Mention: "Use of Additive Manufacturing to Model & Develop Advanced Liquid Propulsion", MIDN James Catina at United States Naval Academy. g. Enlisted Innovator Category: (1) Winner: Web Based SONAR Tactical Decision Aid aboard USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) (STGC Benjamin A. Lebron). (2) Honorable Mention: Navy Brightwork and SMART (Statistically driven Maintenance Analysis and Repair Technology) Development from Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (AT1 Richard P Walsh). (3) Honorable Mention: AN/TRN-47 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) Power Source Development from Marine Air Control Squadron - 4, Detachment Alpha (GySgt Michael L. Ott). h. Innovation Catalyst Category: (1) Winner: Project Longhorn Team from Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport; Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division; and Department of Energy partners at Sandia National Laboratories (Mr. Keith Archbold, Mr. Allan Weidenheimer, Mr. Jeremy Hyland, Mr. Robert Alvey, Mr. David Reed, Mr. Mitch McCrory Department of Energy (DOE), Dr. Alex Roesler DOE, Mr. John Mulder DOE, Mr. Phil Turner DOE, Mr. Lon Dawson DOE). (2) Honorable Mention: 3D Printing aboard USS ESSEX (LHD 2) (CWO2 Kaiser Reinhart). (3) Honorable Mention: Athena Team aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) (LCDR Jonathan Norris, LT Steven Ton, LT Christopher Moore, LTJG Mark Phillips, CTR2 Michael Alvarado, ABH3 John Broussard). i. Outside the Box Category: (1) Winner: Electronic Warfare Battle Management software from Naval Research Laboratory (Mr. Daniel M. Robinson). (2) Honorable Mention: Universal Break-Out Box from Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (ATCS Ryan R. Balzer). (3) Honorable Mention: Web Based SONAR Tactical Decision Aid aboard USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) (STGC Benjamin A. Lebron). 3. Receiving the SECNAV Innovation Award is a significant accomplishment and a testament to the outstanding ingenuity and professionalism of the Department of the Navy (DON) workforce. "Bravo Zulu" to these teams and individuals for their commitment to excellence and innovation. 4. The Office of Strategy and Innovation will contact commands via separate correspondence for coordination and additional awards information. More information on the award winners and other outstanding submissions will be made available on the DON Innovation website (http://www.secnav.navy.mil/innovation) over the next several weeks. 5. Released by Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//