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NPS Atomic Fountain for Research in Quantum Sensing Nears Completion of First Phase
Nov 20, 2024
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) physicists are on track to bring the institution’s new atomic fountain online – the largest of its kind in the world – for applications to quantum sensing experiments i... Read More

NPS Recognizes Latest Cohort of Summer Quarter Graduates
Sep 27, 2024
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized the achievements of its 2024 Summer Quarter graduates during the school’s latest commencement ceremony on Sept. 27 at King Hall Auditorium. Dr. James Ne... Read More

National University of Singapore, NPS Advance Critical Educational Partnership
Aug 29, 2024
Three Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students recently returned from six months studying systems engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) through a strategic partnership between NPS ... Read More

Impact at RIMPAC: NPS Students Enhance Fleet Readiness with 3D Printing Technology
Aug 16, 2024
Students and faculty from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) conducted expeditionary advanced manufacturing research during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) and Trident Warrior 2024 exercises demonstr... Read More

From Astronauts to CubeSats, Space Education and Research at NPS Pushes Boundaries
Jul 8, 2024
Whether it’s providing accurate positioning and navigation, or enabling intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, the space domain has never been more important to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps... Read More

NPS Hosts Operations Research Professionals at MORS Symposium
Jul 3, 2024
For the first time in six years, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed professionals from the operations research and analytics communities at the 92nd Military Operations Research Society (MOR... Read More

Defense Technology Exploration Continues to Thrive at JIFX
Jun 28, 2024
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) conducted its spring Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) event in May, with a technological focus on command, control, communications, computers, cyber, ... Read More

STEM Design Challenge Students Create Autonomous Solutions to Monitor Water Quality, Environment
May 15, 2024
For the third year in a row, science students and teachers from Monterey County high schools came together to brainstorm local solutions to real-world issues during the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School Hosts 21st Annual Acquisition Research Symposium
May 2, 2024
Join the discussion about resourcing innovation and the future of research in acquisition at the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS’s) 21st Annual Acquisition Research Symposium. View the full... Read More

Navy Research & Development Leaders Convene Summit at NPS
Apr 25, 2024
Senior leaders from the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) gathered at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to discuss strategic priorities, STEM workforce needs and accelerating ... Read More

NPS Researchers Recognized for Modeling Integrated Deterrence in INDOPACOM Region
Apr 22, 2024
In recognition of their efforts to advance future force design and the next-generation Joint Warfighting Concept, several researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) were recently honored wit... Read More

NPS President Explores Links Between Additive Manufacturing, Warfighting Readiness With Panelists at Sea-Air-Space
Apr 12, 2024
One of the key measures of effectiveness for any warfighting organization is materiel readiness – the ability to maintain ships, aircraft, vehicles and weapons systems, keeping them in the fight. Ensu... Read More

17th President of National Defense University Honors NPS Winter Quarter Graduates
Mar 29, 2024
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recognized the achievement of its 2024 Winter Quarter graduates during the school’s latest commencement ceremony in King Hall Auditorium, Mar. 29. U.S. Air Force L... Read More

WIC Workshop Kicks Off NPS Annual Innovation Continuum
Nov 7, 2023
In today’s era of strategic competition, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps understand that innovation is a key to success in the maritime warfighting domain. To that end, every year the Naval Postgradua... Read More

NPS Stackable Graduate Certificates Give Student Naval Aviators A Head Start
Oct 31, 2023
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is working in close coordination with the Naval Aviation community to ensure that aspiring aviators can get a head start on their graduate-level education goals – e... Read More

Marine General Offers Challenge to NPS Summer Quarter Graduates
Sep 22, 2023
Emphasizing the power of collaboration and embracing the inevitable flux of change, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) celebrated its 2023 Summer Quarter graduates on Sept. 22 during a ceremony at Ki... Read More

NPS Advances Energy Resilience, Sustainability Through Microgrid Research
Sep 14, 2023
Over the past five years, a multidisciplinary team of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty has been supporting the development of an energy renaissance of sorts with the potential to redefine what ... Read More

NPS Research on Coast Guard Icebreaker to Enhance Arctic Readiness
Aug 30, 2023
During a seven-week Arctic transit aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB 20), researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) will study the impact of the extreme environment o... Read More

NPS Student, Faculty Research Helps Develop Climate-Ready Force through Infrastructure Resilience
Jul 19, 2023
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) student research that identified and modeled different aspects of real-world disaster preparedness is being adopted by Navy and state emergency management officials for... Read More

Empowering Student Ideas: NPS Introduces the Naval Innovation Exchange
Jul 11, 2023
The Naval Innovation Center (NIC) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, Calif., is part of the Secretary of the Navy’s initiative to leverage the power of American innovation for nationa... Read More

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