190805-N-PO203-0236 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 5, 2019) Louis Edelman, right, an Office of Naval Research (ONR) graduate fellow, participates in a poster session following the opening reception for the First Annual National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program conference. The NDSEG Fellowship is sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, and ONR under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Since 1989, NDSEG has awarded nearly 3,600 fellowships to U.S. citizens and nationals who pursue a doctoral degree in one of fifteen supported disciplines at a U.S. institution of their choosing. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)