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NPS Professor and Student Develop Patented Self-Sealing Fuel Line
May 30, 2023
Patents from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are a measure of novel inventions, but each also tells a story of a relevant idea with warfighting impact. NPS Department of Physics Associate Professo... Read More

Extra Credit: Design Challenge Recognizes Students For Innovative Climate Change Solutions
May 22, 2023
A total of 75 students representing 20 science classes and robotics teams from Monterey County high schools competed in the second annual Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Rapid Innovation Design Challe... Read More

NPS Acquisition Research Symposium Marks 20th Annual Event With Return to Monterey
May 15, 2023
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – For the first time in four years, acquisition professionals from the government, academic and private sectors gathered in Monterey as the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hoste... Read More

Innovation Capstone Gives NPS Students a Pathway to Transition New Ideas to the Fleet
May 8, 2023
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is currently piloting a new innovation capstone opportunity for NPS’ warrior-scholar students to work with U.S. Navy sponsors on developing and transitioning their ... Read More

Charting the Navy’s Future Course in Advanced Space Education
Mar 30, 2023
No domain more than space operations highlights the essential blend of the operational art of war – as well as the science and technology of warfare.    From the very beginning of the “spac... Read More

NPS Hosts JIFX 23-2 With Focus on Innovation, Collaboration
Mar 21, 2023
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) conducted the latest iteration of its quarterly Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) program from Feb. 6-10 at the NPS Field Lab at Camp Roberts, Calif., ... Read More

NPS Student Operational Insight and Faculty Collaboration Advances Hypersonics Applied Research
Mar 16, 2023
In a small area – 4 inches by 4 inches, to be precise – in a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) research laboratory, a uniquely-capable facility is supporting foundational hypersonics research and prepar... Read More

Qualcomm and Naval Postgraduate School Announce Collaboration to Advance Technological Solutions
Feb 13, 2023
Two well-known California institutions of research and innovation – the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. – are joining forces in a strategic partnership focused on emerg... Read More

Bridging the Gap: NPS to Accelerate Innovation from Concept to Capability
Feb 9, 2023
Innovation has long been part of the foundation of U.S. military power. Indeed, the call for greater innovation is at the forefront of both the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Stra... Read More

NPS Office of Research and Innovation will Accelerate Solutions from Idea to Impact
Jan 23, 2023
“Technology is central to today’s geopolitical competition and to the future of our national security, economy and democracy. U.S. and allied leadership in technology and innovation has long underpinn... Read More

Artificial Intelligence Summit at NPS Accelerates Critical Capabilities
Jan 19, 2023
The fourth quarterly Naval Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit took place December 5-9 at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). More than 160 participants from the eight Navy AI Task Forces, Warfare an... Read More

NPS Research in Electromagnetic Waves Hunts for Ship’s ‘Ghost Signals’
Jan 9, 2023
Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the world and finding ships at sea – especially those that do not want to be found – is still quite a challenge. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Mete... Read More

NPS Joins Forces with Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability to Address Sustainability, Climate and Energy Challenges
Dec 15, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is joining forces with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability to explore and address the increasing challenges of global climate change, energy security and su... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Joins Consortium for Applied Hypersonics Research
Dec 14, 2022
The Navy’s Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) 2022 features six force design imperatives that include investments in hypersonics that will play an important role in delivering capabilities at greater distance.... Read More

From Idea to Impact – NPS Grad Delivers on Autonomous, Predictive Maintenance for USMC
Dec 12, 2022
The U.S. Marine Corps is poised to dramatically advance its approach to maintenance and logistics on major systems due in large part to the tenacious efforts and impact of a Naval Postgraduate School ... Read More

NPS Faculty Experience the Fleet in Action Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
Dec 7, 2022
When Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday released an updated Navigation Plan in July 2022, he tasked the Navy’s Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development (OPNAV N7) with “ali... Read More

Naval Warfare Innovation Continuum Workshop at NPS Focuses on Technologies for Hybrid Force Operations
Oct 16, 2022
The Navy’s Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) 2022 includes six force design imperatives where autonomous, unmanned systems play an increasing role alongside traditional ships, submarines and aircraft. Commonl... Read More

Defense Analysis Professor Awarded Oxford Dissertation Prize
Jul 28, 2022
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor has been awarded the Society for the History of American Foreign Relation's (SHAFR) Oxford University Press USA Dissertation Prize in International History.... Read More

NPS Researchers Explore the Impact of Sea Ice Change in Bering Sea
Jul 20, 2022
The Bering Sea is the most productive ground fishery in the world, particularly for salmon, halibut and shellfish. About half of U.S.  fish and shellfish come from that area and the fishing indus... Read More

NPS Researchers Leave a Lasting Legacy in Climate Analysis and Prediction
Jul 6, 2022
The analysis of global patterns can help scientists develop predictions about the conditions a specific region might experience in the coming weeks, months or years. One method they do this is by look... Read More

NPS Researchers Unravel the Stability Mystery of Ocean Rings
Jun 3, 2022
The ocean is a dynamic enigma. Humans have strived to understand its many behaviors since the first ocean-going craft hit its complex waters.  One phenomenon that has stumped researchers for yea... Read More

Partnerships Support Science, Research Exchange Between NPS, Norway
May 10, 2022
Through the Department of Defense’s Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Permanent Military Professor (PMP) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thor Martinsen worked with respected cry... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Collaborates With Microsoft To Bring Emerging Technologies To The Fleet
May 2, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is teaming up with Microsoft to explore how rapidly evolving commercial technologies can solve operational challenges faced by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. ... Read More

NPS Research in Extreme Weather Prediction Prepares for Future Computing Capabilities
Apr 27, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has received a major grant to explore a groundbreaking new way to model hurricanes and other extreme weather events.  The three-year grant from the Office of ... Read More

NPS Students Explore Potential Cost Efficiency of Battery-Powered Warships
Apr 14, 2022
When Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Financial Management students Lt. Cmdr. Evan Bloxham and Lts. Christopher Masters and Ashraful Haque, started their joint research project on the financial feasibi... Read More

NPS Professor, Students Issued Provisional Patent for Liquid Air Energy Storage, Recovery System
Mar 28, 2022
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Systems Engineering Assistant Professor Tony Pollman, along with university graduates U.S. Navy Lts. Nicholas Bailey and Christopher Girouard, were issued... Read More

NPS Research Seeks to Advance Aircraft Turbine Resilience to Particulates
Mar 24, 2022
In late 2015, two Marines were killed and 20 others injured after a MV-22 Osprey crashed during pre-deployment training at Bellows Air Force Base in Hawaii. The culprit … Airborne sand and d... Read More

NPS Defense Analysis Department Welcomes New Chair
Mar 8, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Department of Defense Analysis, nationally-recognized for its leading graduate education and research programs in information strategy, political warfare and inno... Read More

“HAI 2.0” – NPS Releases Updated Artificial Intelligence Course, Video Series
Feb 3, 2022
From its beginnings in 1956, the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been on a quest to build computers that perform intelligent tasks, and possibly computers that are intelligent. Early AI bega... Read More

NPS Student’s Award-Winning Thesis Helps Naval Station Newport Prepare for Hurricane
Jan 20, 2022
When an extreme weather event hits, emergency preparation and procedures get put to the test, and so does the cohesion of multiple areas’ evacuation plans. A lack of communication between cities, or b... Read More

NPS Researchers Use High-Tech Optics, Artificial Intelligence to Advance Laser Weapons Systems
Dec 13, 2021
A high-energy laser beam pointed over the ocean will get distorted by the atmosphere and marine layer, reducing its effectiveness in long-range defensive applications, particularly when the target is ... Read More

NPS Students Finish Strong, Take Top Honors, in NavalX Challenge
Nov 9, 2021
A field of 200 participants from across the Navy stepped forward to be a force for innovation in the sea services through the NavalX Agility Summit Challenge, part of NaxalX’s annual Agility Summit. ... Read More

New Approaches in Prediction Models Shines Light on Numerical Analysis
Oct 14, 2021
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor Frank Giraldo, Chair of the NPS Applied Mathematics department, recently released his latest textbook, “An Introduction to Element-based Galerki... Read More

New LP-CRADA Between NPS, TMGcore Focused on High-Density Computing
Oct 5, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and TMGcore, a company specializing in the development and commercialization of emerging technologies, signed a five-month Limited Purpose Cooperative Research and ... Read More

NPS Hosts JIFX 21-4 at Camp Roberts and SLAMR in Monterey
Sep 20, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held the latest iteration of its Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) 21-4 event, August 23-27, with experimentation taking place at the NPS Field Lab at ... Read More

HASC Chairman Talks Defense Innovation, Technological Leadership During Visit and Lecture at NPS
Jul 15, 2021
Congressman Adam Smith, 17th Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), visited the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), July 13, to participate in the university’s Secretary of the Navy Guest... Read More

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

Game On! NPS’ Wargaming Week Ties Tactics, Strategy to Improve Defense Planning
Jun 23, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) just took on some of the nation’s most critical national security issues … through analytic wargaming. NPS’ program has evolved into a national leader in the field... 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

Aquatic Laboratory Adds Maritime Domain to JIFX Field Experiments
Jun 14, 2021
The Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) program at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), held quarterly, recently added another warfighting domain to its range of venues used to conduct fiel... 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

Problems Solved Here: Central Coast Tech Bridge, Innovation Accelerator Foundation to collaborate on technology solutions
Jun 7, 2021
The NavalX Central Coast (C2) Tech Bridge is partnering with Innovation Accelerator Foundation (IAF) to expand collaboration between the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and public sector innovation or... 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 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

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 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

Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Discusses Quantum Reform of the Metric System
Mar 15, 2021
Nobel Prize recipient Dr. William Phillips, a pioneer of atomic timekeeping used by the Navy, spoke virtually to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff on the topic of “Quantum Re... Read More

NPS, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Expand Collaboration on Applied Research, Education
Mar 3, 2021
Conducting applied research to strengthen national defense is something the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have in common. Building upon a long histo... Read More

DOD Selects NPS to Advance Research in Environmental Resilience and Surprise
Feb 24, 2021
The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) has awarded the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) funding to begin a new research project, titled “Adva... 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

New NPS Graduate Certificate Program Provides Context, History to Great Power Competition
Feb 10, 2021
Four weeks into the first course of a brand-new distance learning graduate certificate program in Great Power Competition (GPC) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), and 31 Navy and Marine Corps stu... Read More

NPS Railgun Lab Propels Technology Leaders, Alumnus into Award-Winning Research
Jan 26, 2021
Since its establishment approximately two years ago, the Naval Postgraduate School's Railgun Laboratory – the largest of any academic institution – has empowered students and faculty with the faciliti... Read More

NPS Launches Naval Warfare Studies Institute to Expedite Fleet Warfighting Solutions
Jan 13, 2021
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently launched a new organization to expedite the Navy’s ability to access the university’s immense talent and resources in taking on its most complex warfightin... Read More

CNO Explores Future Warfare at the Naval Postgraduate School
Dec 18, 2020
In an effort to explore current research related to key naval priorities, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday visited the Naval Postgraduate School, Dec. 17, to assess the university’s la... Read More

Marine Corps Assistant Commandant Explores Emerging Concepts, Capabilities at NPS
Dec 11, 2020
On a trip to observe emerging technologies in practice, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) Gen. Gary Thomas, accompanied by five other general officers, visited the Naval Postgraduate Sch... 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

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

Computing Pioneer Leads NPS into the Cognitive Era
Nov 17, 2020
It has been said that technology advances at an extraordinary speed … What, then, would be said about a mind that has been innovating in the field of technology, always a step ahead, for more than hal... 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

Resurrecting War Plan Blue: NPS Workshop Re-examines U.S. War Preparedness
Oct 29, 2020
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently concluded an intense concept generation workshop to explore new ways to augment the nation’s resilience and ability to prepare for war - should the need ar... 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

New Critical and Strategic Thinking Course Responds to DOD’s Latest Guidance
Oct 14, 2020
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) launched a new course for the summer quarter titled “Critical Thinking for Strategic Leadership,” responding directly to DOD education guidance to focus on critic... Read More

First American Woman to Walk in Space and Dive the Deepest Ocean to Lecture at NPS Ahead of Women’s Suffrage 100th Anniversary
Aug 19, 2020
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has taken its popular Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL) series virtual, exposing university students, faculty and staff to prominen... Read More

NPS Headlines Seminar Designed to Strengthen Connection Between SOF, Silicon Valley
Aug 17, 2020
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) President retired Vice Adm. Ann E. Rondeau gave the closing remarks to a two-day virtual seminar focused on strengthening partnerships between U.S. Special Operations F... Read More

True Grit: NPS Research Helps Navy Build More Resilient Sailors, Teams
Aug 12, 2020
Now more than ever, individuals, teams and organizations are discovering the invaluable role of individual and team resilience, especially with the additional stress created by the coronavirus crisis ... Read More

Stout Conversations: Student-Led “Trident Room Podcast” Features Iconic People In The Iconic Pub (virtually) at NPS
Aug 5, 2020
There is a hidden gem within the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). Dangling from countless points above, are stout mugs belonging to many faculty, students, staff and famous alumni who imbue this place... 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’ Naval Warfare Studies Initiative Launches Emerging Technology Series, Focuses First on 5G Tech
Jul 28, 2020
The future Navy and Marine Corps will undoubtedly be built using today’s emerging technologies, therefore, the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI) launched the Eme... Read More

Hall of Fame NPS Grads Alexander, Tighe Talk Benefits and Challenges of 5G
Jul 23, 2020
Respected DOD cyber warriors and leaders, retired Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the first Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, and retired Navy Vice Adm. Jan E. Tighe, the 66th Director of Naval Intel... Read More

‘Listen, Learn, Lead’ Reveals the People Behind the Breakthroughs at NPS
Jul 21, 2020
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) true value – its faculty, staff and students – make invaluable technological and leadership contributions to the Navy and nation. Who are these thoughtful, princi... Read More

Defense Cyber Leaders to Discuss 5G Communications in Virtual Lecture
Jul 20, 2020
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – Is your audience informed about 5G? What is 5G? Who has the edge? What are the security implications of this transformational technology?  The Naval Postgraduate School’... Read More

NPS Faculty Help Princeton Undergrad Explore Missile Defense Tactics
Jul 2, 2020
In August 2019, Princeton ROTC student MIDN 1/C Kara Dowling visited the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to conduct research with members of the university’s Operations Research (OR) department for he... Read More

NPS Professor Receives Mills Medal for Optimizing Surface Ship Drydock Schedules
Jun 26, 2020
The Mills Medal, awarded by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Alumni Association and Foundation, recognizes research that has had a clear impact on the Navy’s operational efficiency. This year, the ... Read More

Lessons in Leadership from Admiral Bill McRaven
Jun 24, 2020
One of the most lauded military leaders in modern history, retired Navy Adm. William H. McRaven shared his own, personal lessons on leadership during the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) latest Virtu... 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

Students Across Navy’s Educational Enterprise Exchange Big Ideas
Jun 1, 2020
The U.S. Marine Corps at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) kicked off the first day of the university’s latest Big Idea Exchange (BIX) with five of the 14 students presenting their cutting-edge rese... 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 Student Spouse Makes Hundreds of Cloth Masks for Community
Apr 22, 2020
In the midst of a pandemic, with social distancing and empty streets becoming the norm, Amber Gallagher is doing her part to help flatten the curve by making cloth facemasks for the community and frie... Read More

Student Thesis Explores Russian Tactics to Influence U.S. Nuclear Perceptions
Apr 21, 2020
Russian meddling in the United States’ affairs gained media attention in the U.S. following the 2016 presidential election, but the superpower has been manipulating foreign media for decades, says U.S... Read More

Networks That Don’t Exist Expand the Boundaries of Battlefield Communication
Apr 16, 2020
For the better part of two decades, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Professor of Information Sciences Alex Bordetsky and his colleague Eugene Bourakov have been working to develop and improve tactical... Read More

Naval Research Working Group 20 Shifts to a Virtual Format
Apr 8, 2020
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) continues to showcase its exceptional research capacity via the next Naval Research Working Group (NRWG), April 21-23, 2020. However, per current COVID-19 guidance,... Read More

Advances in Autonomy Flying High at Latest JIFX
Apr 3, 2020
The latest iteration of the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation 20-2 (JIFX) program, held March 2-6 at the Naval Postgraduate School Field Lab at Camp Roberts, provided another opportunity for the... 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 Cancels Winter Quarter Graduation Ceremony to Reduce COVID-19 Risks
Mar 12, 2020
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – In order to reduce the risk of transmission posed by the novel Coronavirus, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has canceled the university’s Winter Quarter graduation ceremon... Read More

Leidos LIVE Immersive Technology Lab makes first national stop at NPS
Feb 21, 2020
Housed in an 18-wheeled tractor trailer, the Leidos LIVE mobile technology display consisting of virtual and interactive workstations showing the Leidos Corporation’s current developments in various d... 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

Crew Endurance Team explores innovative sleep solutions onboard USS Paul Hamilton
Feb 3, 2020
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Crew Endurance team, whose research has already led to fleet-wide changes in watchbill rotations to provide more sleep to Sailors, has now focused their studies on ... Read More

NPS prepares to take on xSwarms
Jan 30, 2020
It’s time for a new discussion about the birds and the bees ... Or rather, fleets of hundreds of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the dynamics of these massive swarms under external control –... Read More

Gray Networks: NPS uses social network analysis to cast a bright light on maritime awareness
Jan 23, 2020
On November 25, 2018, a large commercial cargo ship suddenly parked itself under the recently-constructed Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait, preventing three Ukrainian Navy vessels from reaching th... Read More

NPS partners with RoboNation, Open Robotics to host the first global, nautical-themed Virtual Robotics competition
Jan 16, 2020
Since its official launch in 2014, the biennial international RobotX challenge, a collaboration between the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and private and non-profit partners from the robotics industr... 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

NPS Initiates Meyer Scholar Program to Develop Air and Missile Defense Experts
Jan 10, 2020
Responding to the real-world challenges of air and missile defense, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has initiated the Meyer Scholar program, named for the Father of the AEGIS Combat System, retire... Read More

NPS Students Research Impact of Stress on Learning, Performance
Jan 8, 2020
NPS Department of Operation Research students Lts. Lindsay Clements and Clarese Neill are performing a series of experiments looking into the effects of stress training on learning retention. Clement... Read More

Commandant Explores Student Research, Addresses Marines During Visit to NPS
Dec 13, 2019
Just five months into his tour as the Marine Corps’ 38th Commandant, Gen. David H. Berger paid a visit to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Dec. 5, to explore relevant research and engage universit... Read More

Navy Leaders Press Ahead, Funding Naval University System
Dec 12, 2019
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) – Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly signed a memorandum, Dec. 9, directing senior Navy leaders to find the required funding to press forward on the Naval Education Strat... Read More

In Memorium: Legendary Strategist and Fleet Tactics Author Wayne P. Hughes
Dec 11, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) lost one of its most treasured teachers with the passing of retired Navy Capt. Wayne P. Hughes, professor of practice in military operations research and Dean Emeri... Read More