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Purpose

a. The award is named in honor of Captain Robert Dexter Conrad, who was the primary architect of the Navy's basic research program, and the head of the Planning Division of the Office of Naval Research at the time of its establishment. It is designed to recognize and to reward outstanding technical and scientific achievement in research and development for the Department of the Navy (DON).

b. This is a complete revision and this directive should be reviewed in its entirety. References have been updated to include policy for awards as outlined in references (a) through (c). A brief synopsis is listed as follows:

(1) Key officials and their responsibilities are clarified.

(2) Required actions are clearly outlined for submission of nomination packages.