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NPS Student Wins Prestigious National Award for High-Energy Laser Research
Jul 8, 2021
“Lasers are the future of U.S. Navy shipboard defense.”  A straightforward statement, but it was all the motivation U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Austin West needed to tackle a highly-challenging research... Read More

NPS Oceanography Professor Wins National Science Foundation CAREER Program Grant
Jun 30, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Assistant Professor of Oceanography Dr. Mara Orescanin was recently awarded a five-year grant through the highly-competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER pr... Read More

ONR Awards Two NPS Faculty with Young Investigator Program Honors
Jun 18, 2021
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professors recently earned the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, a highly competitive early-career award program for academic s... Read More

NPS Team Earns Design Inspiration Award at HACKtheMACHINE Competition
Jun 10, 2021
For this year’s HACKtheMACHINE (HtM) Navy digital competition, NavalX implemented “Heavy Metal,” an additive manufacturing challenge to use metallic 3D printing for fabricating shipboard parts to with... Read More

Future Force: Naval Research Chief Discusses Disruptive Technologies During Latest V-SGL
Jun 2, 2021
Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff about “Re-Imagining the Future Force,” and how the United States militar... Read More

NPS Professor Advancing Quantum Technology for Navy Applications
May 24, 2021
Quantum mechanics, the study of nature at an atomic and subatomic level, is a quickly emerging field of research and technology. This new way to look at the world can improve how we navigate, communic... Read More

NPS Student Uses Multidisciplinary Approach to Study Sea Level Rise at Navy Installation
May 21, 2021
For the large number of naval bases located on an ocean’s coast, the prospect of sea level rise (SLR) poses a real potential threat, especially since a rising sea doesn’t necessarily impact everywhere... Read More

Deputy CNO for Operations and Strategy Explores NPS, Warfighter Solutions
May 19, 2021
Vice Adm. Philip Sawyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5), and Flag Sponsor for the Navy Foreign Affairs Officer (FAO) community, visited the Naval Postgradu... Read More

NPS Students Tackle Key Challenges of the Mobile CubeSat Network
May 18, 2021
Four Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, representing the Navy and Army, have each conducted thesis research to advance and address unique aspects of the Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3)... Read More

NPS, NASA Team Up on “Astrobatics” Project to Advance Spacecraft Robotics
May 4, 2021
On March 17, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students and researchers in the NPS Spacecraft Robotics Laboratory, working with NASA and the International Space Station research team, including astronau... Read More

NPS Student Invents, Patents Durable Uniform Nametags
May 3, 2021
Using his own time and resources, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Space Systems Engineering student Lt. Mitchell Kempisty ventured into unchartered waters to bring an invention of his making through t... Read More

NPS Professor, Students Explore Innovative Ways to Power the Navy
Apr 27, 2021
Imagine a machine that collected water from the air, broke the water down into hydrogen and oxygen, then used hydrogen as a power source. That’s the goal of Dr. Anthony Gannon, associate professor at ... Read More

NPS Establishes Climate and Security Network for Research Collaboration, Accessibility
Apr 22, 2021
On January 27, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to tackle climate challenges at home and abroad, which both elevates and frames climate concerns within a national security perspective. Re... Read More

NPS Military Professor Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Scholar Program
Mar 31, 2021
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thor Martinsen, an applied mathematics professor, has become the first Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Permanent Military Professor (PMP) to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award that... Read More

New CRADA between NPS and BNNano to Research Nanomaterial Applications
Mar 11, 2021
Coupling applied research with defense-focused education, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with BNNano, an advanced manufac... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School and Xerox Collaborate to Advance Additive Manufacturing Solutions
Mar 1, 2021
In January 2021, the Department of Defense published its first-ever Additive Manufacturing Strategy to “provide a shared set of guiding principles and a framework for [additive manufacturing] technolo... Read More

Systems Engineering Capstone Competition Develops Real Solutions to Real Challenges
Feb 12, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Systems Engineering Management (SEM) programs held their latest Outstanding Capstone Project Award competition, with four teams of students developing challenging... Read More

NPS-Led Research Reveals Greater Abundance of Life Under Arctic Ice Than Previously Thought
Feb 4, 2021
For the longest time, scientists have written off there being much life below the Arctic sea ice. Surely not enough sunlight would be able to get through the snow and ice to sustain an abundance of li... Read More

NPS Researchers Developing the Defensive Playbook Against Large-Scale Drone Swarms
Dec 11, 2020
The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea stunned the world when they put on a dazzling light show made up of a record-breaking 1,218 drones, all dancing in harmony. In the Department of De... Read More

NPS Creating Virtual Undersea Environments to Advance Underwater Autonomy
Dec 9, 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 Researchers Use Flying Laboratory to Study Wildfire Smoke Effects on Naval Operations
Nov 30, 2020
As the recent Monterey county wildfires burned more than 150,000 acres, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) researchers took to the local skies in a specially-equipped deHavilland Twin Otter UV-18A aircra... Read More

USW, Oceanography Student Uses Arctic Experience to Advance Research
Nov 9, 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

NPS Supports FVEY Efforts to Streamline Space Technologies
Oct 27, 2020
The creation of Space Force has inspired a renewed interest in space systems research and innovation. In August, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) received funding from the DOD to lead a project to ... 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 Alumnus Applies Research to Improve Efficacy, Cost of Radar and Counter UAS Systems
Jun 8, 2020
No one knows how to improve conditions on the battlefield like warfighters themselves. This unique perspective allows mid-career officers across the services to choose graduate programs that not only ... Read More

New NPS Robotics Engineering Certificate Underway
May 26, 2020
The prevalence of unmanned systems across the DOD landscape, and its projected increase, has placed a unique demand on service members and the skills they bring to the fight. In the same way a compute... Read More

Distinguished Professor Applies for Patent to More Efficiently Detect FOD
May 14, 2020
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor Oleg Yakimenko recently filed for a patent proposing a system for automated detection, classification and possible removal of foreign object deb... Read More

NPS Study Leads to Turbulence for Kolmogorov’s Power Constant
Mar 31, 2020
Nature doesn’t care if humans get physics laws right, but understanding how the world works helps people properly interact with nature. So when Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Research Assistant Profe... Read More

NPS Explores Next-Generation Acoustic Detection
Feb 7, 2020
A team of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) researchers is partnering with local research institutions to explore some of the latest technology in acoustics sensors, investigating a challenge the Navy h... Read More

Two NPS Grads Among NASA’s Newest Astronauts
Jan 15, 2020
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumni have just graduated astronaut basic training with the first cohort for NASA’s Artemis program, poised to open a new chapter of American space exploration. M... Read More

Army Graduate Turns to NPS to Advance Education for Acquisition Pros
Dec 10, 2019
On December 20, the first cohort of 30 Army Acquisition Corps Officers will graduate from a new degree curriculum, called 522, at NPS with a Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering Management.... Read More

NPS Researchers Regulate Temperature With Innovation in Phase Change Materials
Nov 12, 2019
A team of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) researchers recently published the results of their successful experimentation using phase change materials (PCMs) to develop a formulation with potential to ... Read More

Wozencraft Award Winner, Summer Quarter 2019
Oct 17, 2019
Over the coming days, we’ll look back at the experiences of several of the Summer Quarter’s top student award winners, from their own words ... First up, Lt. Sean Kennedy, the 2019 Summer Quarter reci... Read More

NPS Researchers Play Leading Roles in Massive Arctic Study
Sep 4, 2019
The largest Central Arctic expedition in human history – the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) – is scheduled to depart Norway on September 19 with two NP... Read More

NPS Campus Hosts Ordnance and Ballistics Group for Industry, Academia Collaboration
Aug 20, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), in partnership with the National Armaments Consortium (NAC), hosted the 68th annual Ordnance and Ballistics Technology Working Group allowing researchers and devel... Read More

Former Vice President Dan Quayle Tours Campus, Research Labs
Aug 9, 2019
Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States, took an opportunity to learn more about the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and its unique mission of defense-relevant graduate education and rese... Read More

Research in Review – A Legacy Under the Ice
Jul 18, 2019
For more than 20 years, the Naval Postgraduate School’s home-grown, innovative Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoy has braved some of the Earth’s harshest environments in support of student research and scient... Read More

NPSAT-1 Launches Onboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy
Jun 25, 2019
The long wait finally came to an end for faculty and researchers in the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG). Following several external delays to a launch that was or... Read More

NPS researchers honored with regional clean air award
Jun 20, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) received Monterey area community recognition recently for its efforts to reduce the Navy’s carbon footprint in developing alternative energy technology. Lecturer D... Read More

NPS Internship Program Helps Students Refine Research Through Industry Connections
May 14, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School Industry Internship Program recently completed its third iteration sending 21 students for week-long internships at leading private sector technology companies to develop... Read More

NPS Marine Corps students build, launch comms rocket
May 7, 2019
Randsburg, Calif. - When two Devil Dogs recently launched a rocket built from scratch over the barren wastes of the Mojave Desert, they took the expeditionary power of the United States Marine Corps t... Read More

Army student’s systems engineering research goes global
Mar 28, 2019
U.S. Army Plans Officer and Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Systems Engineering student Capt. Rondolf Moreno captured the attention of the engineering community with his research into modeling and sim... Read More

Systems Engineering Professor Earns 2019 Hamming Interdisciplinary Award
Mar 22, 2019
Dr. Oleg Yakimenko, Professor in the NPS Department of Systems Engineering and founding director of the Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Center (ADSC) and the Autonomous Systems Engineering and Integra... Read More

NPS Researchers Partner on Next Generation Climate Model
Mar 4, 2019
A team of professors from the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Department of Applied Mathematics has joined a consortium of leading researchers seeking to revolutionize the world of climate modeling ... Read More

NPS professor selected to receive prestigious engineering award
Feb 8, 2019
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) selected Dr. Young W. Kwon, a Distinguished Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, for the annual S. Y. Zamrik Pressure V... Read More

NPS researcher explores 3D printing with extremely viscous materials
Feb 6, 2019
Dr. Emre Gunduz arrived at NPS in July, ready to continue his cutting-edge work with the 3D printing of extremely viscous materials. This work is the culmination of two years of research and testing c... Read More

New Climate Model to Be Built from the Ground Up
Dec 12, 2018
Facing the certainty of a changing climate coupled with the uncertainty that remains in predictions of how it will change, scientists and engineers from across the country are teaming up to build a ne... Read More

Physics Professor’s Patents Could Help Speed Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Nov 29, 2018
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) applied physics associate professor was recently awarded a series of patents which could dramatically reduce the cost and time of infectious disease diagnosis. Dr. E... Read More

NPS Team Completes Remote Arctic Research Expedition
Nov 27, 2018
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) scientists and students just returned from the heart of the desolate Arctic on an expedition which will deepen our understanding of a rapidly retreating northern ice pa... Read More

NDIA Honors NPS Distinguished Professor Through Young Professional’s Award
Nov 19, 2018
NPS Distinguished Professor Emeritus Robert E. Ball of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department was honored by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) as it renamed its award for... Read More

Defense Energy Seminar Examines Navy’s Future Use of Electrical Energy Tech
Nov 7, 2018
A group of energy officials from across the Navy teamed up to provide the NPS community with an overview of the Navy’s future electrical energy technology development during the latest Defense Energy ... Read More

Annual Workshop Envisions Future Use of Unmanned Systems
Oct 15, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER) held its annual Warfare Innovation Continuum (WIC) Workshop, Sept. 17-20. The WIC is a coo... Read More

NPS Research Brings Navy One Step Closer to Laser-Equipped Destroyers
Sep 25, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has brought the U.S. Navy one step closer to its goal of deploying laser weapons on destroyers by 2020. Members of NPS’ Directed Energy Research Group went to sea ... Read More

Four NPS Faculty Recognized as Distinguished Professors
Sep 14, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized four of its top faculty by conferring the honored title of Distinguished Professor in recognition of their exceptional and sustained scholarly, teaching ... Read More

NPS Student Gives New Voice to Hope Services Janitor
Aug 15, 2018
“There is no one else I can think of who deserves this kind of communication device more than Juan,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Daniels during a presentation to Hope Services Janitor Juan Olgui... Read More

NPS Professor Appointed Editor-In-Chief of “Systems Engineering” Journal
Aug 14, 2018
NPS Department of Systems Engineering Professor Clifford Whitcomb has been selected to serve as the new Editor-In-Chief (EIC) of “Systems Engineering” journal, a bimonthly publication recognized as a ... Read More

Summer Interns Help NPS Engineers Explore Unmanned Systems
Aug 9, 2018
Two young interns are making some serious waves this summer at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). High school senior Kathryn Yeager and college sophomore Colin Cool are spending their summer breaks... Read More

NPS Students Begins Rare Quarter-long Internship With NASA
Jul 20, 2018
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) graduate student has boldly gone where no NPS physics student has gone before. Navy Lt. Todd Coursey recently embarked on a quarter-long internship this summer with ... Read More

NPS-Developed Software Detects System Design Errors Early
Jul 17, 2018
A small group of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty has teamed up with NPS’ Center for Educational Design, Development and Distribution (CED3) to develop a software-based tool which has the power... Read More

NPS Professors Honored With Navy’s Distinguished Service Award
Jul 10, 2018
Two Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professors have received the highest honorary award bestowed on Navy civilians by the Secretary of the Navy. Operations research (OR) professors Gerald Brown and N... Read More

Spring Grad’s Thesis Examines Vulnerabilities in the Space Domain
Jun 19, 2018
A Spring Quarter Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) graduate received two of the school’s prestigious student awards for the master’s thesis he wrote on his way to dual master’s degrees. U.S. Army Maj. ... Read More

NPS Inducts Newest Member into Esteemed Hall of Fame
Jun 18, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently welcomed its newest inductee into the university’s prestigious Hall of Fame. Vice Adm. Jan E. Tighe was presented with the NPS Hall of Fame medal – honori... Read More

ECE Professor Recognized with Annual Schieffelin Award
Jun 12, 2018
The Rear Adm. John J. Schieffelin Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Naval Postgraduate School was awarded to Dr. Frank Kragh, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Eng... Read More

NPS Holds 13th International Mine Warfare Technology Symposium
Jun 5, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Navy’s Office of Expeditionary Warfare (N95), and the Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUS... Read More

Reorganization Provides NPS Faculty With New Opportunities in Leadership
May 24, 2018
Early this year, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Provost Dr. Steven Lerman announced a restructuring of his office, creating two new associate provost positions, and new opportunities for university f... Read More

Former NPS Professor Returns to Lecture on Future of Undersea Communication
May 18, 2018
Dr. Joe Rice, a former research professor in the NPS Department of Physics, returned to campus to offer the latest Menneken Lecture, May 3. While on campus, Rice was also honored with the NATO Science... Read More

Bowman Scholar’s USNA CubeSat Research Gets Help from NPS
May 9, 2018
Space robots will be launched into orbit this summer by a team of junior Navy officers in a test which has the opportunity to bring significant change to how the Department of Defense (DOD) operates a... Read More

NPS Physics Professor’s Patent Could Have Significant Applications in Treatment of Cancer
May 7, 2018
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) applied physics associate professor has just been awarded a patent that could potentially revolutionize the treatment of cancer. Dr. Emil Kartalov received the paten... Read More

Annual NRWG Connects Navy's Issues to NPS Researchers
Apr 25, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held its latest annual Naval Research Working Group (NRWG), April 10-12, 2018, on the university’s campus in Monterey. The NRWG serves as a forum for Navy and Marin... Read More

NPS Earns High Marks in Annual Grad School Rankings
Apr 4, 2018
“U.S. News and World Report” released their annual rankings for graduate universities across the nation, and once again, NPS programs performed well in the analysis, including a number one overall ran... Read More

Hamming Award Recipient Recognized for Interdisciplinary Studies in Big Data
Mar 14, 2018
Dr. James Scrofani, Associate Professor in the NPS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the university’s Center for Multi-INT Studies (CMIS), is the winner of the... Read More

Local Mayor Helps ECE Faculty Evaluate Wozencraft Competition
Mar 7, 2018
Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Kampe joined the usual panel of NPS Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty as the finalists for the quarterly John McReynolds Wozencraft Academic Award in electrical and ... Read More

Annual Menneken Awards Honor NPS' Top Researchers
Jan 10, 2018
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Provost Dr. Steven R. Lerman announced the winners of the 2017 Menneken Awards, Jan. 10. Made possible by the NPS Foundation through a grant from the Carl E. and Jessie... Read More

Communications Award Recipient Recognized by Former CJCS Mike Mullen
Dec 13, 2017
Electrical and Computer Engineering student Lt. Cmdr. Ehren J. Bittner is the 2017 Fall Quarter recipient of the 138th Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) John McReynolds Wo... Read More

Annual Short Course Covers Maritime Technology, Techniques
Oct 24, 2017
NPS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Philip Pace welcomes attendees from the Swedish Armed Forces to the latest Technologies for Information Operations (TIO) short course, O... Read More

Defense Execs Share Industry’s Perspective on Major Acquisition Programs
Aug 24, 2017
NPS students showed up in force to get insight first-hand from some of the defense industry’s most senior leaders during a panel discussion with university faculty, Aug. 16. The NPS Department of Syst... Read More

CubeSat Communications Research Competes in NASA iTech
Aug 16, 2017
Research into how small satellites, known as CubeSats, communicate with each other and the Earth performed by a team of researchers in the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Space Systems Academic Grou... Read More

Former Distinguished Professor Returns to Present the Terawatt Challenge
Aug 1, 2017
Former NPS Distinguished Professor of Physics Dr. Nancy Haegel presented the latest Defense Energy Seminar on “Terawatt-Scale Photovoltaics: Trajectories and Challenges” in the Mechanical Engineering ... Read More

NPS Faculty Churn Out New Research from an Old Tank
Jul 19, 2017
Researchers in NPS’ Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), and Systems Engineering (SE), have given an old tow tank new life, completing the installation of a student-designed wave... Read More

Professor Leaves Lasting Legacy on NPS, Systems Engineering
Jun 24, 2015
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Professor of Systems Engineering (SE) Dr. David H. Olwell will soon be settling in to his new position as Dean of Engineering at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, Was... Read More

Students Use Design Thinking to Forecast Future of Civil Affairs
Mar 23, 2015
NPS defense analysis students and Civil Affairs (CA) officers, U.S. Army Majs. Sam Hayes and Ken Nguyen, organized a Design Thinking workshop, March 3-6, for the thesis capstone project in Dr. Nancy R... Read More

AFIT Selects NPS Professor to be Next Provost
Dec 31, 2015
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Professor Sivaguru S. Sritharan was recently selected to serve as the next provost of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). “When this opportunity came around ... Read More

Faculty Research Into Capturing EM Wave Energy Leads to Patent
Dec 17, 2014
Professor David Jenn with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) has been awarded a patent for his Dipole with an Unbalanced Microstrip Feed antenn... Read More

Engineering Students, Faculty Find Solutions in Satellite Sustainability
Oct 16, 2014
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students Lt. Eric Kinzbrunner and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Argenziano are in the midst of their research theses in the university’s Graduate School of Engineering and Applied ... Read More

NPS Meteorology Examines Environmental Effects on Electromagnetic Waves
Sep 9, 2014
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Meteorology Professor Qing Wang welcomed a multidisciplinary group of scientists to NPS’ Root Hall to kick off a multiyear, multidisciplinary study to exp... Read More

NPS Special Report: Supporting the COCOMs – U.S. Southern Command
Apr 24, 2014
Throughout the U.S. Southern Command’s organization, a network of partnerships with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, Calif. on several high-visibility initiatives continues to have a d... Read More

Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science Students Explore NPS Labs, Facilities
Mar 26, 2014
The Naval Postgraduate School hosted a group of high school students from the Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science (MAOS) for an afternoon of activities and demonstrations to encourage pursuit of... Read More

NPS Systems Engineering Program Puts Product Development in the Spotlight
Jan 31, 2014
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Joint Executive Systems Engineering Management - Product Development 21st Century (SEM-PD21) program is working to bring together senior engineering and technical... Read More

Southcom Turns to NPS to Evaluate CubeSats for Communications Support
Jan 22, 2014
The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) has embarked on an ambitious international CubeSat program, and turned to the Naval Postgraduate School for help. The NPS Distributed Information Systems and Expe... Read More

Growth in HSI Programs Underscores Value of Humans in Systems Design
Nov 7, 2013
When the Naval Postgraduate School graduated its first cohort of students in the distance learning Master of Human Systems Integration (HSI) degree program this past quarter, it was not the first time... Read More

NPS Alumnus, Mercury 7 Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Passes
Oct 16, 2013
Mercury 7 astronaut and NPS alumnus retired Navy Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenter passed away Thursday, Oct. 10, from complications related to a recent stroke. A graduate of NPS' General Line School in 1959, ... Read More

Remote Antarctic Research Details Ice Melt Below Massive Glacier
Sep 12, 2013
An international team of scientists and glaciologists are reaping the data-rich rewards of an exhaustive expedition to the Western Antarctic Ice Shelf’s (WAIS) Pine Island Glacier, where landmark meas... Read More

NPS, Hartnell College Intern Program Leads to Increased Opportunity for Regional Students
Sep 3, 2013
When the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently joined regional leaders, educators and students at the Hartnell College Internship Symposium, Aug. 24, the inner workings and broad impact of an ambit... Read More

NPS Leads Collaborative Effort to Inspire Innovation Across Government, Beyond
Aug 21, 2013
The Naval Postgraduate School’s Joint Interagency Field Exploration (JIFX) program brought together more than 400 researchers, scientists, first responders and military personnel, Aug. 5-8, to conduct... Read More

Professional Dialogue With NPS President Helps Students Set Thesis Topics
Jul 3, 2013
When Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Interim President Rear Adm. Jan E. Tighe spent an afternoon discussing information dominance and information warfare (IW) with a small group of systems engineering... Read More

NPS Adds Another Astronaut Alumnus With NASA’s Newest Class
Jun 18, 2013
When NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced the latest class of NASA’s eight astronaut candidates, June 17, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) was able to add yet another space-traveling alumnus... Read More

NPS, SPAWAR Collaboration Explores High-Energy Laser Weapon Defense
May 9, 2013
From earth’s orbit to the world’s oceans, the U.S. Navy is dedicated to protecting the communications capabilities and manpower necessary for operations worldwide. Defense researchers are consistently... Read More

NPS’ Long-Time Directed Energy Program Turns to Power Supply Systems
May 3, 2013
Physicists at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are collaborating with researchers at the University of Texas to develop the power supply that will help make ship-born laser weapons a reality on U.S... Read More

NPS Department of Systems Engineering Ranked 21st in the Nation
Apr 24, 2013
U.S. News and World Report recently released its annual rankings of the top graduate schools in the country, and the Naval Postgraduate School’s own Department of Systems Engineering ranked 21st on th... Read More

Former NPS Aeronautics Professor Named AIAA Honorary Fellow
Apr 8, 2013
Not many people are presented with the honor of being named an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Honorary Fellow. But for a former NPS distinguished professor who dedicated his... Read More