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Heading Home, NPS Alumni Leading Artemis II Locked In for Return to Earth
Apr 07, 2026
Next stop — Earth. Following a historic lunar flyby at a record-setting distance, the Artemis II crew is now on its return journey, with splashdown expected Friday in the Pacific Ocean, approximately... Read More
Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Lead NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission
Mar 24, 2026
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumni will lead the historic Artemis II mission on a 10-day space flight around the Moon — mission commander retired U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Wiseman and spacecraft pi... Read More
Astronaut, Educator, Leader – Dr. Jim Newman Retires After 40 Years of Service, Impact
Feb 19, 2026
Forty years to the day after launching his illustrious federal career, Dr. James H. Newman officially retired from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Dec. 8, 2025. The former NASA astronaut wore ma... Read More
NPS Physics Professor, Quantum Science Expert Wins 2025 Hamming Teaching Award
Feb 05, 2026
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) physics professor Frank Narducci has been awarded the 2025 Richard W. Hamming Faculty Teaching Award. Launched in 2000, the prestigious annual award is a recognition o... Read More
Vice Chief, Distinguished Alumnus Adm. James Kilby Celebrates NPS’ Fall Quarter Graduates
Dec 19, 2025
MONTEREY, Calif. — The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its 2025 Fall Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony, Dec. 19 in King Hall auditorium. Advanced degrees in defense-focused d... Read More
Rapidly Developed Counter-Drone Prototype Succeeds at NATO’s Bold Machina
Dec 11, 2025
A new, innovative detection system for countering uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) conducted its first field tests at sea during the Bold Machina (BOMA) exercise in the Netherlands this September. Rapi... Read More
Naval Aviator Turned NPS Doctoral Student Earns National Recognition for Applied Quantum Research
Dec 04, 2025
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) physics doctoral student has just been presented with a prestigious award for his pioneering research in quantum sensing using a unique atomic fountain. U.S. Navy Cm... Read More
NPS Students, Researchers and Partners Operationalize Advanced Manufacturing at Trident Warrior 25
Sep 30, 2025
Students and researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are playing a lead role in operationalizing advanced manufacturing (AM) techniques and technologies, and the critical warfighting advant... Read More
In Commencement Address, Commander Task Force 66 Celebrates Graduates, Underscores Strategic Advantage of NPS
Sep 26, 2025
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its 2025 Summer Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony on Sept. 26 at King Hall Auditorium. A total of 233 student warrior-scholars, including ... Read More
NPS Spring Graduates Challenged to Shape the Future of Warfare and Security
Jun 18, 2025
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its 2025 Spring Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony on June 18 at King Hall Auditorium. A total of 375 warrior-scholars—including 32 allied ... Read More
NPS Hall of Fame Alumnus Inspires Graduates During Winter Quarter Commencement
Mar 28, 2025
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized the achievements of its 2025 Winter Quarter graduates during its latest commencement ceremony, March 28, in King Hall auditorium on the school’s Monterey... Read More
Menneken Research Awards Honor NPS Faculty for Impactful Scientific Contributions
Feb 15, 2025
Associate Professor Emre Gunduz of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Professor Giovanna Oriti of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, have been named the 20... Read More
NPS, Industry Research Leads to First in Persistent, Ocean Acoustic Data Collection Technology
Feb 04, 2025
A research partnership between the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Seatrec has led to a milestone in the persistent monitoring of oceanographic and underwater acoustic data in real-time, and near ... Read More
Former SECDEF Honors NPS 2024 Fall Graduates
Dec 18, 2024
The Hon. Leon Panetta, 23rd Secretary of Defense and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), recognized the accomplishments of the most recent graduating class as the Naval Postgradu... Read More
Operation Ice Camp Yields Treasure Trove of Arctic Data for NPS Students, Faculty
Jul 30, 2024
Early this year, inside the Arctic Circle – thousands of miles from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) campus in Monterey – a small team of students and faculty undertook a critical scientific resear... Read More
NPS President Explores Links Between Additive Manufacturing, Warfighting Readiness With Panelists at Sea-Air-Space
Apr 12, 2024
One of the key measures of effectiveness for any warfighting organization is materiel readiness – the ability to maintain ships, aircraft, vehicles and weapons systems, keeping them in the fight. Ensu... Read More
Former Colombian Navy Commander Inducted Into NPS Hall of Fame
Apr 05, 2024
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored retired Colombian Navy Adm. Guillermo E. Barrera for his lifetime of service, both to his country and to the United States, by inducting him as the 30th mem... Read More
17th President of National Defense University Honors NPS Winter Quarter Graduates
Mar 29, 2024
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized the achievement of its 2024 Winter Quarter graduates during the school’s latest commencement ceremony in King Hall Auditorium, Mar. 29. U.S. Air Force L... Read More
NPS Students Accelerate Innovative Over-The-Horizon Technology Solution
Feb 06, 2024
Since Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the establishment of the Naval Innovation Center at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in 2022, the institution has worked to establish the proce... Read More
Exploration of Wolfpack Tactics Earns Submariner Recognition in Operations Research
Oct 11, 2022
Advancements in technology towards secure communication between submarines will significantly affect how they could operate in groups, or modern “Wolfpack Tactics.”  This award-winning analysis c... Read More
Discovery Day at NPS Opens Campus to Central Coast Students
May 13, 2022
In a sight not seen for more than two years, nearly 2,000 students, teachers and parent chaperones from throughout the Central Coast descended upon the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for the return o... Read More
Career Submariner Steps in as NPS’ New Undersea Warfare Chair
Mar 18, 2022
Retired Navy Vice Adm. Phillip G. Sawyer has taken the helm as the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Undersea Warfare (USW) Chair, and will now serve as the primary liaison and advisor between the unive... Read More
NPS Launches Center on Combating Hybrid Threats to Address Hybrid Warfare
Jul 21, 2021
On November 25, 2018, a Russian commercial cargo ship suddenly parked itself across the narrow Kerch Strait on the Crimea, blocking three Ukrainian Navy vessels sailing in international waters from re... Read More
NPS Creating Virtual Undersea Environments to Advance Underwater Autonomy
Dec 09, 2020
With undersea warfare remaining a key domain for U.S. defense strategies, the ability to map and navigate the depths of the world’s oceans becomes increasingly essential to maintaining an advantage. R... Read More
NPS Scholar Program Takes Warfare Tactics Instructors to the Next level
Nov 24, 2020
A pilot program at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is taking fleet Warfare Tactics Instructors –officers with specialized training, operational experience and a deep understanding of fleet tactics... Read More
USW, Oceanography Student Uses Arctic Experience to Advance Research
Nov 09, 2020
Lt. Kristen Ainslie, an undersea warfare student at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), is on the home stretch of her challenging thesis in physical oceanography. Her research, critical to continue t... Read More
Open For Autonomous Business: Largest-Ever Unmanned & Robotics Systems Research Contract Awarded For NPS
Jul 29, 2020
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – Military students at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) have firsthand experience with complex challenges in the fleet and the field. They come to NPS to work alongside exper... Read More
NPS Sees Increased Foreign Enrollment in Undersea Warfare Program
Nov 01, 2016
NPS’ undersea warfare program is experiencing an influx of students from allied foreign nations, many from countries along the strategic Pacific Rim. “Submarines have become the weapon of choice for ... Read More
NPS Professor to Join Astronauts in Return to Aquarius Habitat
Apr 20, 2016
NPS Research Assistant Professor Dr. Noel E. Du Toit has been granted access to Florida International University’s Aquarius Reef Base Underwater Habitat located beneath the waters of the Florida Keys ... Read More
University USW Curriculum Leads Resurgence in Undersea Warfare Dominance
Oct 31, 2012
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” These iconic words, presented to rousing cheers by then President Ronald Reagan on June 12, 1987 in West Berlin, were the defining moment of a generation. With th... Read More
Pacific Fleet Commander Honored With Distinguished Alumnus Award
May 18, 2012
Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) was named a distinguished alumnus by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) April 28, while attending the university’s annual Submarine Birthday Ball. Adm... Read More
Student Explores Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Maritime Data Collection
Jan 27, 2012
Undersea Warfare student Lt. Timothy Rochholz is exploring the research potential of a new wave-propelled unmanned surface vehicle which industry hopes can replace moored buoys for maritime surveillan... Read More
NPS Acquires Two USVs, Opens Sea Web Lab for Expanded Undersea Warfare Research
Jan 17, 2012
Naval Postgraduate School leaders, students and guests gathered on the roof of Spanagel Hall, Jan. 11, to welcome two new unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to the university’s research community, and t... Read More
NPS Launches Online Wargame Focused on Countering Piracy
Jun 02, 2011
Researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation (MOVES) Institute, in coordination with the San Francisco Bay-area based Institute for the Future (... Read More
NPS Students Travel to the Arctic for ICEX 2011
Apr 29, 2011
Part of the Navy’s maritime domain includes the frigid and desolate frozen Arctic Ocean north of the Alaskan Coast, where swiftly melting ice has researchers at NPS looking to fully understand the cau... Read More
NPS Pioneers “Seaweb” Underwater Sensor Networks
Aug 02, 2010
The Naval Postgraduate School is on the cutting edge of through-water acoustic communications technology enabling distributed autonomous ocean sensors to operate as an underwater wireless wide-area ne... Read More
Undersea Warfare Academic Group Re-established at NPS
Jul 28, 2010
As the military branch tasked with protecting our nation’s waterways, the Navy remains diligent in areas of maritime security and undersea warfare. In 1971, as the Cold War continued and the perceived... Read More