By MC3 Brian H. Abel

NPS alumnus Lt. Clay Greunke, left, explains a virtual reality simulation to Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation (MOVES) Institute Deputy Director Army Lt. Col. John Morgan, right, at the MOVES Institute Academic Working Group in Watkins Hall, May 24. The event provides an overview of how MOVES advances the operational effectiveness of U.S. joint forces and our allies through superior education and research in the fields of modeling and simulation.

"The annual MOVES Academic Working Group gives students an opportunity to present thesis projects across campus and to sponsors," said NPS student U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Miller. "It also gives professors the opportunity to speak about their research area."

The event places a keen focus on student projects, with short briefings throughout the day detailing research efforts, challenges and solutions. During the open house in the evening, students were able to demonstrate their efforts.

"This event gets the people of MOVES, the faculty along with our stakeholder organizations, together, and it acts as a steering meeting for us," said Morgan, adding that the working group is also for NPS personnel looking to capitalize on MOVES expertise. "We're the ones that study modeling and simulation, so we like to see ourselves as being able to provide help to all of the other departments."