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Chief of Navy Reserve Encourages NPS Winter Quarter Graduates
Mar 24, 2023
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored its 2023 Winter Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony held in King Hall Auditorium, March 24. NPS alumnus Vice Adm. John Mustin, Chief of Navy R... 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 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

MORS/Tisdale Competition Highlights Relevance, Impact of NPS Research
Dec 13, 2022
U.S. Navy Ensign Ethan Boone is the recipient of the Fall 2022 Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Stephen A. Tisdale Graduate Research Award for his thesis work exploring the use of machine l... 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

Fellowship Connects NPS Information Warfare Students to NIWC Pacific Needs
Dec 2, 2022
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) selected five U.S Navy and Marine Corps students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for the prestigious NIWC Pacific Fellowship. These war... Read More

NPS Professor Completes Strong Run in “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions Finals
Nov 23, 2022
For the second year in a row, Dr. Sam Buttrey treated his colleagues and students at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to another amazing tournament run on the hit TV quiz show “Jeopardy!” Buttrey’... 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

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

U.S. Pacific Fleet Hosts Commander’s Conference at NPS
Aug 12, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) 2022 Commander’s Conference in Monterey, Aug. 8-9. The conference brought together senior-level commanders from... Read More

Wisdom and Warfare – Athena Sets Sail at NPS to Solve Fleet Operational Problems
Aug 4, 2022
Following years of discussion, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is launching an ambitious initiative that will help keep NPS, and the Department of the Navy, in-the-know on operationally-focused re... Read More

NWSI Hosts U.S. Naval Institute Leader for Latest Seapower Conversation
Jun 15, 2022
Bill Hamblet, the executive vice president for periodicals and membership at the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) and editor-in-chief of USNI’s magazine Proceedings, visited the Naval Postgraduate School (... Read More

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Talks “Get Real, Get Better” During Latest SGL at NPS
May 23, 2022
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Lescher spoke to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff about the Navy’s “Get Real, Get Better” initiative and how the Navy plans to st... Read More

NPS Researcher Mentors the Next Generation of Robotics Engineers
Apr 12, 2022
For six weeks, students and mentors from Santa Catalina School in Monterey meticulously crafted a robot to compete in the regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Rob... Read More

NPS, U.S. Pacific Fleet Launch Nimitz Research Group
Feb 16, 2022
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) are joining forces to establish the Nimitz Research Group, an organization which will leverage NPS’ educational and resea... Read More

NPS Climate and Security Network Leads Post-Climate Conference Discussion
Jan 28, 2022
The world’s largest international climate conference COP26 took place in Glascow, Scotland in late 2021, where senior international and industry leaders discussed methods to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG... 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 Professor Wins Big in Jeopardy Professors Tournament Final
Dec 17, 2021
MONTEREY, Calif. – Who is Dr. Sam Buttrey? The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor will forever be memorialized as a trivia answer – phrased, of course, in the form of a question – for avid fan... Read More

NPS’ Modeling, Virtual Reality Center Reimagines Navy Training
Dec 8, 2021
Before making offensive or defensive maneuvers, it’s important to run through all the scenarios of what might happen. But when those moves involve massive aircraft carriers and multi-thousand-person c... Read More

NPS Students’ Acquisition Research Steals the Spotlight at Annual Symposium
Jul 1, 2021
During the 18th annual Acquisition Research Symposium (ARP) in May, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students presented theses and research projects to the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition commu... Read More

MORS Tisdale Competition Recognizes Marine Corps Officer for Outstanding Thesis
Jun 14, 2021
Four Navy and Marine Corps students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) presented theses examining applicable improvements to operational dynamics in ship a... 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 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

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

Marine Corps’ Landmark PhD Program Celebrates First Technical Graduate
Oct 7, 2020
When the Marine Corps developed its new Doctor of Philosophy Program (PHDP), the service recognized the need for a cohort of strategic thinkers and technical leaders capable of the applied research an... Read More

How-to Book on the Craft of Wargaming Hits the Streets
Sep 24, 2020
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) scholars in the field of wargaming have authored a seminal work that lays out a detailed planning guide for defense planners and analysts in a new book, “The Craft of W... 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 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 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

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

NPS Sleep Research Takes on Amphibious Operations
Sep 25, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently led a research mission across the Pacific Ocean which may vastly improve the Navy’s understanding of how sleep can boost crew performance during arduous am... Read More

Navy Officer to Receive Summer Quarter’s MORS/Tisdale Award
Sep 10, 2019
Three U.S. Navy students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) presented theses examining a variety of operational dynamics such as supply chains, chemical an... Read More

Longtime Operations Research Professor Becomes New GSOIS Dean
Aug 28, 2019
Dr. Rob Dell, professor and past chair of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research is the new dean of the university’s Graduate School of Operational and Information Scien... Read More

Marine’s thesis honored with multiple student awards
May 28, 2019
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) awarded Marine Corps Capt. Courtney Thompson the Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Stephen A. Tisdale Thesis Award ... Read More

Susan Sanchez Celebrated as a Pioneer in Operations Research
Apr 3, 2019
NPS Department of Operations Research Professor Susan Sanchez was featured as one of ten pioneering women in the field of operations research (OR) in the latest edition of the respected professional m... Read More

Navy Officer to Receive Winter Quarter’s MORS/Tisdale Award
Mar 5, 2019
Three upcoming Winter quarter graduates from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) presented their theses to a panel of five judges, along with an audience of facu... Read More

Singapore, NPS continue longtime academic exchange program
Mar 1, 2019
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kevin Wheeler is working toward a dual master’s degree in operations research and engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). But unlike many of the overachievers who s... 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

Workshop Updates NPS Data Scientists on Current Research
Sep 12, 2018
Doctoral students from prestigious universities across the nation recently convened at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to share their latest research in data science and analytics. The second ann... Read More

Summer Quarter’s MORS/Tisdale Award Recipient Named
Aug 30, 2018
The NPS Department of Operations Research (OR) held its summer quarter Military and Operations Research Society (MORS) Stephen A. Tisdale Graduate Research Award competition in Glasgow Hall, Aug. 23. ... Read More

Student Wargaming Activities Address Sponsors’ Direct Needs
Jul 11, 2018
In the near future, a crisis suddenly flares up on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, and U.S. Marines are called to action to evacuate U.S. civilians trapped in a hostile city. The nearest ... 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

NPS Launches Interdisciplinary Data Science and Analytics Group
Jul 2, 2018
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has just stood up a new interdisciplinary working group to streamline the way data science is developed, taught and shared at the university and beyond. The format... Read More

Operations Research Grad’s Analysis Recognized by CJCS
May 30, 2018
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus was recently honored by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford for his work in text analysis and security cooperat... 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’ MOVES Institute Reflects on 30 Years of Virtual Reality
Apr 11, 2018
For the past 30 years, virtual reality has proven to be a foundational technology, one that has completely changed the way humans interact with machines, opening new doors and possibilities that are s... Read More

Military Operations Research Society Selects Thesis Award Recipient
Mar 15, 2018
The NPS Department of Operations Research (OR) held its latest Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Tisdale Thesis Award competition in Glasgow Hall, March 8. Four finalists were selected to pr... Read More

Former CJCS Offers Candid Look at America’s Greatest Challenges
Jan 26, 2018
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Adm. Mike Mullen addressed NPS students, faculty and staff on the challenges facing America today and our way forward during the latest Secretary ... Read More

Operations Research Professor Honored with INFORMS Fellowship
Nov 16, 2017
Professor of Operations Research Susan Sanchez has been elected a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), one of the highest and most prestigious designa... Read More

NPS’ Sleep Study Research Leads to Fleetwide Policy
Nov 2, 2017
NPS Professor of Operations Research (OR) Dr. Nita Shattuck has spent more than a decade working tirelessly to enhance crew performance by developing watchbills that match a human’s natural circadian ... Read More

NPS Faculty, Students Develop Strategic Missile Defense Tool
Jul 25, 2017
In May 2017, the United States successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile in the first-ever test of the U.S.’s long-range, anti-missile capabilities. While impactful, it is just th... Read More

Marine Corps Student Brings Elite Athlete Discipline to Her NPS Studies
Jul 14, 2017
Before Marine Corps Capt. Kate Herren was a student in the Space Systems and Operations program at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), she competed at the highest levels of her sport with the U.S. Na... Read More

Latest Cyber Endeavour Tackles Deterrence in and Through Cyberspace
Jun 29, 2017
The DOD Information Operation Center for Research, located at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), sponsored the 2017 Cyber Endeavour conference hosted by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pa.,... Read More

NPS Operations Research Professor Wins Two Prestigious INFORMS Awards
Dec 7, 2016
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor of Operations Research (OR) Dr. Gerald G. Brown accomplished something no other OR practitioner ever has … He was awarded both the 2016 INFORMS ... Read More

NPS Says Farewell to Former Provost Board Member
Aug 29, 2016
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) was saddened to learn of the passing of former university provost and long-time NPS Board of Advisors (BOA) member, Dr. Jack Borsting, Aug. 16. “Jack was a true fr... Read More

New Ops Research Professor Contributes to Understanding of Military Suicides
Jun 24, 2016
NPS Department of Operations Research Assistant Professor Andrew Anglemyer recently published an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled, “Suicide Rates in Active Duty Personnel, 2005-2011.”... Read More

Navy’s Use of Sleep-Optimized Watchbill Continues to Rise
Jun 22, 2016
“The judge said, ‘If the Lieutenant j.g. had veered left instead of right he could have killed someone. In my mind he got behind the wheel equivalent of being drunk … and I blame you for this, you’re ... Read More

NPS IT Secures $1 Million Grant to Expand HPC Capabilities
Mar 10, 2016
A team of researchers and information technology experts at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has secured nearly $1 million in funding from the High-Performance Computing (HPC) Modernization Program... Read More

NPS Researchers Lay the Foundation for an Ultra High-Speed Navy Vessel
Feb 25, 2016
A futuristic vessel soars like an aircraft across the electric blue Pacific at more than 100 knots, carrying 25 exhilarated Sailors to a destination in the fraction of the time of any other boat in th... Read More

NPS Says Farewell to Fall Quarter Graduates
Dec 18, 2015
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) said farewell to 331 graduates earning 333 degrees from every U.S. branch of military service and from 29 countries during its fall Quarter Graduation Ceremony at K... Read More

Distinguished Ops Research Professor Named AAAS Fellow
Dec 2, 2015
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research Distinguished Professor Patricia Jacobs has been named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for ... Read More

NPS Student Advances Fuel-Saving Optimization Model
Nov 9, 2015
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) student Lt. Cmdr. Korban Blackburn is developing an optimization tool dubbed the Optimized Transit Tool Easy Reference (OTTER), which has the potential to save the Navy... Read More

Portal Provides Tools, Promises Needed Sailor Rest
Jul 31, 2015
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research Associate Professor Nita Shattuck’s long struggle to improve the amount and quality of Sailor rest at sea has led to the creation of a... 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

Sailor-Optimized Watch Schedules Continue to Gain Traction
Mar 3, 2015
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Operations Research Associate Professor Nita Shattuck has led a long line of NPS students on a mission to improve the lives of their fellow service member... Read More

SEED Center Research Team Earns NATO Scientific Achievement Award
Nov 24, 2014
A team of faculty and researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Simulation, Experiments and Efficient Design (SEED) Center for Data Farming has been honored with a 2014 NATO Science and T... Read More

Navy’s Energy Czar Examines NPS Education, Research Programs
Nov 3, 2014
Assistant Secretary of the Navy – Energy, Installations and Environment retired Vice Adm. Dennis McGinn traveled to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Oct. 29, to see first hand the work that studen... Read More

Former CJCS, NPS Alumnus Inducted into National Academy of Engineering
Oct 24, 2014
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff retired Navy Adm. Mike Mullen was recently inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for “for app... Read More

Defense Analysis Professor Champions Design Thinking’s Problem-Solving Potential
Aug 19, 2014
At a recent commencement address, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Defense Analysis (DA) Professor and Chair Dr. John Arquilla discussed the “big, game-changing ideas” percolating at NPS,... Read More

Senior Brazilian Officer Honored With Distinguished Alumni Award
Aug 8, 2014
Military Advisor for the Minister of Defense, Vice Admiral Almir Garnier Santos of the Federal Republic of Brazil Navy was presented with the Naval Postgraduate School’s Distinguished Alumni Award dur... Read More

NPS Mentors Work to Close the Gender Gap in STEM
Jul 14, 2014
It’s no secret that women are historically under-represented in the STEM disciplines, or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and have been for some time. Since 1990, the National Resear... Read More

One-of-a-Kind Distance Learning Program Develops DOD’s Cost Estimators
Jun 9, 2014
“Cost and effectiveness estimates form the basis for decisions regarding future Naval forces and weapon systems.” These words, as written in SECNAV Instruction 5223.2, are part of the guiding vision ... Read More

NPS Faculty, Student Team Helps Navy Rethink Arctic Process Models
Jun 5, 2014
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Oceanography Research Professor Tim Stanton is once again studying the effects of environmental change in the world’s polar regions, but this time he and ... 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

NPS Professor Dr. Nita Shattuck Honored With Surface Navy Association's Literary Award
Jan 23, 2014
In the wake of a time that requires the fleet to “do more with less,” somewhere sleep is overlooked in the equation of mission readiness.  Navy tradition didn’t necessarily include sleep to begin... Read More

NPS Supply Corps Student Honored With Prestigious Batchelder Award
Nov 27, 2013
Naval Postgraduate School operations analysis student Lt. John Sprague was officially presented with the Navy League of the United States Vice Adm. Robert F. Batchelder Award by university President, ... Read More

NPS Workshop Launches a Continuum of Education, Analysis on the Navy’s Most Challenging Issues
Oct 21, 2013
Students at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently participated in a warfare innovation workshop designed to challenge students to analyze a series of scenarios wherein U.S. forces are drawn int... Read More

Naval War College Review Honors NPS Faculty with Best Paper Awards
Sep 12, 2013
Retired Navy Capts. and NPS operations research Professors of Practice, Wayne P. Hughes and Jeffrey Kline, took first and second place in the prestigious Hugh G. Nott Prize competition for their contr... Read More

NPS Leads Global Team in Maritime Nuclear Detection Research
Jun 28, 2013
An international team of researchers, special forces operators, first responders and scientists led by Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of Information Sciences Associate Professor Alexander ... Read More

NPS Ops Research Professor Reflects on Mars Mission-Planning Experience
May 20, 2013
There is arguably nothing more valuable to graduate studies than hands-on applied research. The opportunity to see how classroom concepts and theories are applied to real-world scenarios helps graduat... Read More

NPS OR Department Wins Prestigious INFORMS Award
Apr 18, 2013
The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Department of Operations Research (OR) was awarded the 2013 UPS George D. Smith Prize by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORM... Read More

NPS Grads Form International OR Community at NATO ISAF Afghanistan
Apr 15, 2013
For men and women serving their country overseas, building a sense of community with fellow service members can be incredibly valuable. As a group of Naval Postgraduate School alumni found at the Nort... Read More

Navy, Air Force Partnership Graduates First Cohort in Cost Estimation and Analysis
Mar 22, 2013
In the modern DOD world of vast program cost overruns and ever increasing fiscal scrutiny, the burgeoning discipline of cost estimating and analysis is finally getting its due. On March 29, on the Na... Read More

Student, Faculty Team Explores Littoral Operations, Tactics
Mar 22, 2013
Students at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) have spent several months on a series of exercises designed to test the combat and logistical capabilities of the Navy’s newest class of vessels, the Li... Read More

NORAD, USNORTHCOM Commander Talks Civil Support with NPS Students
Feb 6, 2013
Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, visited the Naval Postgraduate School, Jan 31. Jacoby spent much of his visit wit... Read More

Marine Corps Student Uses Ops Research Thesis to Combat Veteran Homelessness
Nov 9, 2012
Abraham Lincoln long ago charged the nation with the duty to “care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan.” NPS Operations Research (OR) student Marine Corps Maj. Da... Read More

NPS, AFIT Partner on Development of Cost Estimation Certificate Program
Nov 5, 2012
A joint educational effort between the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) celebrated the completion its first cohort of students in the cost estimating an... Read More

NPS Distinguished Professor Awarded Prestigious OR Prize
Oct 18, 2012
NPS Distinguished Professor Donald Gaver has been awarded the 2012 Military Applications Society of INFORMS J. Steinhardt Prize. The award recognizes individuals for lifetime achievements in the field... Read More

NPS Students Impact Future Navy Through Strategic Studies Group
Aug 28, 2012
Each year, about seven students from the Naval Postgraduate School travel to the U. S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., to become Chief of Naval Operations Group (CNO SSG) Director Fellows. Establ... Read More

EUCOM Recognizes NPS Professor, Student for Humanitarian Assistance Research
Jul 11, 2012
As the designated U.S. Partnership for Peace Training and Education Center (USPTC), the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) develops programs with a focus on preventing conflict, establishing capabilities... Read More

NPS Researcher, Students Explore New Sea Duty Watchbill
Jun 24, 2012
For the Navy’s surface warfare community, sleep is a luxury not often afforded while on sea duty. The Navy’s standard 81-hour workweek means Sailors in the fleet often experience sleep problems seriou... Read More

NPS Establishes Interdisciplinary Cyber Academic Group
Feb 15, 2012
In the January 2012 “Priorities for the 21st Century Defense” report, the Department of Defense listed cyberspace operations as one of the 10 primary missions for the armed forces. The growing threats... Read More

Faculty Explore Defensive ‘Swarming’ Strategies to Counter UAVs
Jan 17, 2012
Unmanned systems have proven valuable and are well integrated into offensive mission sets – from gathering ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) to delivering payload. While researchers ... Read More

Marine Corps Student Analyzes Cost Savings of Rechargeable Batteries Over Disposables
Jan 6, 2012
About a year ago, a Marine Corps Capt. walked into the office of Naval Postgraduate School Operations Research Professor Daniel Nussbaum claiming he had a great idea for his thesis. Capt. Darrell H. B... Read More

Student Research Helps Award-Winning Dudley Knox Library Improve Services
Dec 22, 2011
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) course on survey research methods has provided critical data on distance learning (DL) student usage of the Dudley Knox Library (DKL). Operations Research Associate P... Read More

NPS Faculty Secure Government Patent for Fuel-Saving Plan
Dec 19, 2011
NPS Senior Lecturer, Jeff Kline, recently saw years of research pay off in a big way when he received a U.S. Government patent for an idea sparked 20 years ago when he applied his NPS Operations Resea... Read More

Doctoral Student Explores Algorithm for Force Protection
Sep 13, 2011
Cmdr. Jay Foraker is less than a month away from receiving his Ph.D. in Operations Research (OR), but his studies in optimal search patterns may not be coming to a close. In fact, it may soon become p... Read More

NPS Student Named “Marine Corps Times” Marine of the Year
Jul 20, 2011
A Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) student has been named the “Marine Corps Times” Marine of the Year for 2011, and will be presented the award during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., July 21, with memb... Read More

Ops Research Professor Honored with National SCEA Award
Jun 29, 2011
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Visiting Professor of Operations Research, Dr. Dan Nussbaum, was recently honored with the Society of Cost Estimating & Analysis’ (SCEA) 2011 Service to the Society... Read More