Captain Robert Dexter Conrad award.
The Captain Robert Dexter Conrad Award is an award presented annually to the individual making an outstanding contribution in naval research and development.
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).
The Captain Robert Dexter Conrad award consists of a gold medal and a citation signed by the Secretary of the Navy.