▁their ▁skill ▁at ▁finding ▁and ▁solving ▁inter organ iz ational ▁problems . ▁ ▁Jer ome ▁Clar ke ▁H uns aker ▁was ▁inter im ▁chief , ▁followed ▁by ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Julius ▁A . ▁Fur er . ▁ ▁OS R D ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Co ordin ator ▁of ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁Navy ▁Office ▁of ▁Research ▁and ▁In vent ions , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Harold ▁Bow en , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁▁▁▁ 1 st : ▁Harold ▁Gard iner ▁Bow en ▁( 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 4 7 ) ▁▁ 2 nd : ▁Paul ▁F . ▁Lee ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 4 9 ) ▁▁ 3 rd : ▁Thor val d ▁A . ▁Sol berg ▁( 1 9 4 9 – 1 9 5 1 ) ▁▁ 4 th : ▁Cal vin ▁Matt he ws ▁Bol ster ▁( 1 9 5 1 – 1 9 5 3 ) ▁ 5 th : ▁Frederick ▁R . ▁Fur th ▁( 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 6 ) ▁▁ 6 th : ▁Raw son ▁Ben nett ▁II ▁( 1 9 5 6 – 1 9 6 1 ) ▁▁ 7 th : ▁Leon idas ▁D ixon ▁Co ates , ▁Jr . ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 1 9 6 4 ) ▁▁