The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) will host the Naval Research Working Group (NRWG) 17 April 18-20, 2017 aboard the Monterey campus. This activity is an essential element in the success of the NPS Naval Research Program, as envisioned by the Secretary of the Navy. It serves as a forum for Navy and Marine organizations to communicate, review, validate, and recommend topics for NPS research in FY18. SECNAVINST 1524.2C dtd 21 OCT 2014 identifies that, “an active academic research program is vital to the quality of education provided to students, the attraction and retention of exceptional faculty members, and the provision of real-time, directly relevant deliverables to government sponsors.”

Primarily in response to participant feedback, NRWG 17 will be following a different format than previous NRWGs. During the main event Topic Sponsor Representatives will be assigned a tradeshow booth in the NPS McNitt Ballroom (replaces: plenary session and revolving panels) where they will be able to discuss research opportunities, the benefit(s) to the Services, and expected deliverables from the research. NPS faculty and students are invited to meet with sponsors during the tradeshow to discuss topics and begin scoping research to form an Initial Research Estimate Form (IREF) for topics they wish to research.  A sponsor-only sync session will be held to brief representatives on NRWG events and to facilitate coordination and collaboration on research requirements of mutual interest prior to the main event. Also, new to the agenda is a selection of NPS Lab Tours that, in addition to the Research Poster Session and Social, are meant to provide sponsors a better understanding of the wide range of research capabilities at NPS.

This is an excellent annual opportunity for the Navy and Marine Corps to effectively leverage NPS faculty expertise and student operational experience as valuable research assets. All faculty and students are invited and encouraged to participate.

Topic Sponsor Representatives must register and coordinate Topic Portal research submissions with their Topic Sponsor Lead no later than 27 Mar 2017 in order to be included in the NRWG 17 program. (Note: New topics may still be entered until 28 APR 2017 for consideration in the FY18 funding cycle, but they will not appear in NRWG 17 print materials.)

Please review the NRWG 17 Agenda for detailed NRWG 17 event information.

Topic Sponsors, faculty, students and others interested in naval research with base access - Register Now!