Student Theses and Dissertations

2023

Jacob Wigal, "Optimizing Last Mile Delivery of Disaster Relief Supplies for Oahu, Hawaii," Thesis, Operations Research Department, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 2023. (Read)

2022

Larry T. Gulliver, "Dynamics, Stability, and Maintenance Mechanisms of Super Long-Lived Ocean Vortices," Dissertation, Oceanography Department, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2022. (Read)

Emily Motz, "Analysis of Iceberg Deterioration and Drift Using NAIS 2.0," Thesis, Oceanography Department, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2022. (Read)

Eric B. Forsgren, John Hohng, Brian K. Jernigan, Joseph C. Lucas, Steven A. Moore, and Justin M. Strait, USA, “Analysis of Pathways to Reach Net-Zero Naval Operations by 2050,” Capstone Report, Systems Engineering Department, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2022.

Alexander R. Kenna and Matthew R. Alexander, “Climate Insecurity and Governance Competition; The Near-Term Geopolitical Consequences of Destructive Climate Events,” Master’s Thesis, Department of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2022. (Read)

Sabrina Lehrke, “Forestry and Fire Management in the West: A Dynamic Homeland Security Enemy,” Master’s Thesis, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2022. (Read)

Jacob M. Bell, John L. Berry, Christian F. Bowers, and Charles D. Slagle, “Microgrid Modeling Assessment for Climate Trends and Weather Events,” Systems Engineering Department, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2022.

LT Shawn Reed, USN, “Downstream benefits of retrofitting aged DOD building stock with a focus on increasing building envelope efficiency,” Master’s thesis, Department of Defense Management, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2022. (Read)

LCDR Mark Leahey, USCG, “Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Oceania,” Master’s thesis, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 2022. (Read)

LT Christopher Masters, LT Evan Bloxham, and LT Ashraful Haque, USN, “Cost of Achieving Net Zero Maritime Operations Through Electric Energy Storage,” MBA Professional Project, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, January 2022.

2021

LCDR Matt Hardie, USN, "Long-Range Prediction of Atmospheric and Oceanic Conditions Affecting Naval Operations in the South China Sea," Master's thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, December 2021. (Read)

LCDR Kellen Jones, USN, "Wildfire Favorable Offshore Wind Events in California: Global Scale Climate Teleconnections to Extreme Weather and Potential Subseasonal to Seasonal Predictability," Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, June 2021. (Read)

LCDR Matt Watts, USN, "A Spatial Evaluation of Arctic Sea Ice and Regional Limitations in CMIP6 Historical Simulations," Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, June 2021. (Read)

LCDR Amanda Jones, USN, Mission-Informed Evacuation Models for Naval Station Newport and Aquidneck Island, Master's thesis, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, September 2021. (Read)

2020

LCDR Robert Routley, USN, "An Operational Model of the Critical Supply Chain for St. Thomas and St. John," Master’s thesis, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, September 2020. (Read)

Major Brian Moeller, USMC,  "Synthetic Network Generation and Vulnerability Analysis of Internet Infrastructure Systems in the United States Virgin Islands," Master’s thesis, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2020. (Read)

Capt William Wine, USMC,  "Analyzing Cell Phone Network Resilience in the US Virgin Islands," Master’s thesis, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2020. (Read)

ENS Andrew Borgdorff, USN, "Measuring and modeling Potable Water Demand in the US Virgin Islands," Master’s thesis, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2020. (Read)

2019

LCDR Brandon Carter, USN, "Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change on Tropical Cyclone Formations in the Western North Pacific," Master’s thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2019. (Read)

Major Dominik Wille, German Army, Simulation Optimization for Operational Resilience of Interdependent Water-Power Systems in the US Virgin Islands. Master’s thesis, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2019. (Read)

LCDR Jeff Good, USN, An Operational Model of Food Supply Chain and Transportation Systems in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Master’s thesis, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, September 2019. (Read)

Kristopher M. Thornburg, Disruptive Emergence in Disaster Response, 2019. (Read)

2018

LCDR Kelly Byrne, USN, "Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasting of Ocean Acoustic Conditions: The Potential for Shipboard Forecasting," Master's thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2018.

2017

LCDR Gary Vines, USN, "Long Range Forecasting of the Onset of Southwest Monsoon Winds and Waves Near the Horn of Africa," Master’s thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2017. (Read)

2016

LT Rich Ilczuk, USN, "The Impacts of Multiple Simultaneous Climate Variations," Master's thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2016. (Read)

LCDR Tyler McDonald, USN, "A Sociotechnical Systems Approach to Coastal Marine Spatial Planning," Master's thesis, Department of Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2016. (Read)

2015

LCDR Kate Parrish, USN, "Interannual Variations in Arctic Winter Temperature: The Role of Global Scale Teleconnections," Master’s thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2015. (Read)

2014

LCDR Jennifer Cline, USN, "Planning for Climate Change: Sea Level Rise and U.S. Navy Installations," Master’s thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2014.

2013

LCDR Brian McKeon, USN, "Climate Analysis of Evaporation Ducts in the South China Sea," Master’s thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, December 2013. (Read)

CDR Micah Weltmer, USN, "Stratified Fronts in Well-Mixed Estuaries," Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, September 2013. (Read)

Capt Chandra Pasillas, USAF, "An Evaluation of Northern Hemisphere Merged Cloud Analyses from the United States Air Force Cloud Depiction Forecasting System II," Master’s thesis, Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, March 2013. (Read)

Christopher M. Chisom and Jack C. Templeton II, Analysis of Marine Corps Renewable Energy Planning to Meet Installation Energy Security Requirements, 2013. (Read)

Pastrana, Darren, The effects of shoaling internal tides on benthic exchange events and near-boundary mixing along the continental shelf, Master’s Thesis, Department of Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2013. (Read)

2012

Capt Nicholas Reitz, USAF, "Long Range Forecasting of Surface Air Temperature and Precipitation for the Korean Peninsula," Master’s thesis, Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA, March 2012. (Read)

2010

Hutchins, Megan, Long-Range Forecasting of Arctic Sea Ice, Master’s thesis, Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 2010. (Read)