Ex-Stennis official retires from NRL

Dr. Edward R. Franchi, the Associate Director of Research for the Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory retired June 30 after more than 40 years of cutting-edge research and executive management at NRL. (Source: NRL Weekly Digest 07/17) Gulf Coast Note: Dr. Franchi’s career included a stint as the Associate Technical Director and Director of Ocean Acoustics and Technology at the Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity (NORDA) at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. At NORDA, he Franchi managed basic, exploratory and advanced research and developments in acoustic measurements and ocean engineering in supporting the Navy’s undersea warfare missions.