Research Program Areas - Office of Research & Innovation
Our Comparative Advantage
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has robust research and innovation programs. The research programs support graduate education by providing militarily relevant thesis topics that address issues from the current needs of the fleet and joint forces to the science and technology required to sustain long-term superiority of the Navy/DOD. Research varies from the fundamental to the applied and covers all levels of classification. Annually, research is aligned to top priority naval needs per Program Area detailed by Naval leadership in the fleet and force strategies. NPS currently has nine academic "Warfighter Development" program areas, aligned to ten "Warfighting Development" research program areas.
Critical and strategic thinkers able to problem-solve, adapt, innovate, and lead

Classified and applied research and innovative solutions