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NPS Spring Graduates Challenged to Shape the Future of Warfare and Security
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) celebrated its 2025 Spring Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony on June 18 at King Hall Auditorium. A total of 375 warrior-scholarsincluding 32 allied ... Read More
Revamped Bullard Hall Signals a New Era in NPS Modernization for Enhanced Education and Innovation
Naval Support Activity Monterey (NSAM) has just completed a four-year renovation of Bullard Hall, opening the door to a new chapter of modernization at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS). A ribbon-c... Read More
NPS Hall of Fame Alumnus Inspires Graduates During Winter Quarter Commencement
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) recognized the achievements of its 2025 Winter Quarter graduates during its latest commencement ceremony, March 28, in King Hall auditorium on the schools Monterey... Read More
NPS' Latest CubeSat Launch Furthers International Collaboration in Space
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) has once again boldly gone into low Earth orbit, where its faculty and students research will impact the national security of the nation and its allies. At 11:09 ... Read More
Former SECDEF Honors NPS 2024 Fall Graduates
The Hon. Leon Panetta, 23rd Secretary of Defense and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), recognized the accomplishments of the most recent graduating class as the Naval Postgradu... Read More
NPS' Warfare Innovation Continuum Drives Students' Concept Generation
The Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI) at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) recently completed the latest cycle of its annual Warfare Innovation Continuum (WIC), a 12- to 18-month interdisciplin... Read More
Navy, DOD Leaders Discuss Space Capabilities During Second Naval Space Summit at NPS
Recognizing the importance of a rapidly evolving space domain to U.S. national defense, key leaders from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Department of Defense gathered at the 窪蹋勛圖厙... Read More
From Astronauts to CubeSats, Space Education and Research at NPS Pushes Boundaries
Whether its 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 Student Captures Unique Photo of Earth Using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
A recent photo taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has revealed a very unusual subject Earth!  Typically, as its name suggests, the LRO is pointed at the surface of the moon. But w... Read More
NAVIFOR Commander Encourages NPS Spring Quarter Graduates
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) celebrated its 2024 Spring Quarter graduates on June 21 during a ceremony at King Hall Auditorium. A total of 335 warrior-scholars, including 27 international stude... Read More
From Provost to Professor: Gartner Will Return to Scholarship at NPS
MONTEREY, Calif. Dr. Scott Gartner, who has served as the 16th Provost of the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) since March 2021, recently announced that he will be returning to scholarship as a full ... Read More
窪蹋勛圖厙 and Qualcomm Empower Student Ideas, Wireless Innovation
The emergence of autonomous vehicles and drones has increased the demand for communication technologies that can move vast amounts of data at the necessary speeds, but traditional communication system... Read More
STEM Design Challenge Students Create Autonomous Solutions to Monitor Water Quality, Environment
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 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS)... Read More
Expansion of Shoemaker Scholarship Program at NPS Enhances Education Readiness for Naval Aviators
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) is working to further extend access to its advanced degree programs throughout a warfighters career. Building on the recent success of providing graduate-level cer... Read More
窪蹋勛圖厙 Hosts 21st Annual Acquisition Research Symposium
Join the discussion about resourcing innovation and the future of research in acquisition at the 窪蹋勛圖厙s (NPSs) 21st Annual Acquisition Research Symposium. View the full... Read More
NPS President Explores Links Between Additive Manufacturing, Warfighting Readiness With Panelists at Sea-Air-Space
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
Innovation Accelerates Through NPS Ongoing Joint Interagency Field Experimentation Program
Every three months, like a high-tech pilgrimage, dozens of industry technologists journey from across the nation to a backcountry gathering at Camp Roberts, a U.S. Army National Guard base in southern... Read More
Former Colombian Navy Commander Inducted Into NPS Hall of Fame
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) honored retired Colombian Navy Adm. Guillermo E. Barrera for his lifetime of service, both to his country and to the United States, by inducting him as the 30th mem... Read More
17th President of National Defense University Honors NPS Winter Quarter Graduates
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) recognized the achievement of its 2024 Winter Quarter graduates during the schools latest commencement ceremony in King Hall Auditorium, Mar. 29. U.S. Air Force L... Read More
NPS' Latest Small Satellite Launch Advances Comms Experimentation, International Collaboration
In the dark, early morning sky of March 21 over NASAs Wallops Island Flight Facility on the Virginia coast, a Rocket Lab Electron rocket carried a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) manifest featur... Read More
NPS Accepted Into USSPACECOM Academic Engagement Enterprise
U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) has accepted the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) into its Academic Engagement Enterprise (AEE), a select partnership of 48 colleges and universities throughout the Unit... Read More
NPS Doctoral Program Advances Technical Capacity, Research Capability For NIWC Pacific Employees
Facing the increasingly complex, and critical, mission of advanced technological and engineering support to the Navys information warfare community, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, h... Read More
NPS Students Accelerate Innovative Over-The-Horizon Technology Solution
Since Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the establishment of the Naval Innovation Center at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) in 2022, the institution has worked to establish the proce... Read More
NPS POTION Software Helps UAV Break Records During Arctic Test Flight
Following years of dedicated work with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), NPS and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) partners have successfully concluded the ultimate test of a nine-year continuum of resea... Read More
Naval Space Summit Brings SECNAV, Other Senior Leaders To NPS
As global dependence on space-based technology continues to grow, senior leaders from throughout the Department of Defense joined Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro at the 窪蹋勛圖厙... Read More
Charting the Navys Future Course in Advanced Space Education
No domain more than space operations highlights the essential blend of the operational art of war as well as the science and technology of warfare. From the very beginning of the space race in th... Read More
Chief of Navy Reserve Encourages NPS Winter Quarter Graduates
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (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
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work Inducted as 25th Member of NPS Hall of Fame
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) welcomed the Honorable Robert O. Work, 32nd Deputy Secretary of Defense and acclaimed national security professional, into the schools prestigious Hall of Fame dur... Read More
Discovery Day at NPS Opens Campus to Central Coast Students
In a sight not seen for more than two years, nearly 2,000 students, teachers and parent chaperones from throughout the Central Coast descended upon the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) for the return o... Read More
NPS Space Systems Grad Carlos Del Toro sworn in as 78th Secretary of the Navy
窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) alumnus Carlos Del Toro was sworn in as the nations 78th Secretary of the Navy, August 9. Del Toro served 26 years in uniform followed by 17 years as CEO and President... Read More
NPS Students Tackle Key Challenges of the Mobile CubeSat Network
Four 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) students, representing the Navy and Army, have each conducted thesis research to advance and address unique aspects of the Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3)... Read More
NPS, NASA Team Up on Astrobatics Project to Advance Spacecraft Robotics
On March 17, 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) students and researchers in the NPS Spacecraft Robotics Laboratory, working with NASA and the International Space Station research team, including astronau... Read More
NPS Student Invents, Patents Durable Uniform Nametags
Using his own time and resources, 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) Space Systems Engineering student Lt. Mitchell Kempisty ventured into unchartered waters to bring an invention of his making through t... Read More
NPS Supports FVEY Efforts to Streamline Space Technologies
The creation of Space Force has inspired a renewed interest in space systems research and innovation. In August, the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) received funding from the DOD to lead a project to ... Read More
Open For Autonomous Business: Largest-Ever Unmanned & Robotics Systems Research Contract Awarded For NPS
MONTEREY, Calif. (NPS) Military students at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) have firsthand experience with complex challenges in the fleet and the field. They come to NPS to work alongside exper... Read More
NPSAT-1 Launches Onboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy
The long wait finally came to an end for faculty and researchers in the 窪蹋勛圖厙s (NPS) Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG). Following several external delays to a launch that was or... Read More
NPS Marine Corps students build, launch comms rocket
Randsburg, Calif. - When two Devil Dogs recently launched a rocket built from scratch over the barren wastes of the Mojave Desert, they took the expeditionary power of the United States Marine Corps t... Read More
Spring Grads Thesis Examines Vulnerabilities in the Space Domain
A Spring Quarter 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) graduate received two of the schools prestigious student awards for the masters thesis he wrote on his way to dual masters degrees. U.S. Army Maj. ... Read More
Hamming Award Recipient Recognized for Interdisciplinary Studies in Big Data
Dr. James Scrofani, Associate Professor in the NPS Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the universitys Center for Multi-INT Studies (CMIS), is the winner of the... Read More
CubeSat Communications Research Competes in NASA iTech
Research into how small satellites, known as CubeSats, communicate with each other and the Earth performed by a team of researchers in the 窪蹋勛圖厙s (NPS) Space Systems Academic Grou... Read More
Marine Corps Student Brings Elite Athlete Discipline to Her NPS Studies
Before Marine Corps Capt. Kate Herren was a student in the Space Systems and Operations program at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS), she competed at the highest levels of her sport with the U.S. Na... Read More
NPS Honors Longtime ECE, Space Systems Professor, Herschel Loomis
Distinguished Professor Dr. Herschel Hersch Loomis Jr. was honored at his retirement ceremony by being awarded the Superior Civilian Service Award by NPS President retired Vice Adm. Ronald A. Route ... Read More
NPS Newest Satellite Prepared for Launch
Students and faculty at the 窪蹋勛圖厙s (NPS) Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG) are tentatively scheduled to launch a 3-foot, 180-pound satellite dubbed NPSAT 1, as part of the next ... Read More
NPS Foundation Announces 2015 Menneken Award Winners
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Menneken Awards. NPS Dean of Research Jeff Paduan made the announcement which included the introduction of a new facul... Read More
Space Systems Professor Assumes Position of Acting Provost
Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG) Professor James H. Newman officially assumed the position of 窪蹋勛圖厙 Acting Provost, Oct. 5. As he steps into his new role on campus, he noted his... Read More
Intern Develops Small, Inexpensive Star Tracker
窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) student Intern Julian Brown is just 21 years old, but dont let his young age and boyish charm fool you. He is a serious scientist and is working to build a star tracki... Read More
NPS Space Systems Academic Group Honors Legacy With Space for Space
The 窪蹋勛圖厙s Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG) recently acquired a piece of the leading edge of a wing from one of NASAs Space Transportation System orbiter, also known as a spac... Read More
Novel Thesis Project Turned Patent Offers Satellite Solutions
窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) alumnus Cmdr. William Crane along with NPS Professor Jim Newman, NPS Associate Professor Marcello Romano and NPS alumnus Paul Oppenheimer, an engineer with Naval Resear... Read More
International Team Solves TubeSat Enigma
A pair of 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) international exchange students from the University of Bundeswehr say they are the first to have ever successfully built an operational InterOrbital Systems T... Read More
NPS Special Report: Supporting the COCOMs U.S. Southern Command
Throughout the U.S. Southern Commands organization, a network of partnerships with the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) in Monterey, Calif. on several high-visibility initiatives continues to have a d... Read More
Southcom Turns to NPS to Evaluate CubeSats for Communications Support
The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) has embarked on an ambitious international CubeSat program, and turned to the 窪蹋勛圖厙 for help. The NPS Distributed Information Systems and Expe... Read More
NPS Alumnus, Mercury 7 Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Passes
Mercury 7 astronaut and NPS alumnus retired Navy Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenter passed away Thursday, Oct. 10, from complications related to a recent stroke. A graduate of NPS' General Line School in 1959, ... Read More
NPS, Hartnell College Intern Program Leads to Increased Opportunity for Regional Students
When the 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) recently joined regional leaders, educators and students at the Hartnell College Internship Symposium, Aug. 24, the inner workings and broad impact of an ambit... Read More
NPS, SPAWAR Collaboration Explores High-Energy Laser Weapon Defense
From earths orbit to the worlds oceans, the U.S. Navy is dedicated to protecting the communications capabilities and manpower necessary for operations worldwide. Defense researchers are consistently... Read More
Former NPS Aeronautics Professor Named AIAA Honorary Fellow
Not many people are presented with the honor of being named an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Honorary Fellow. But for a former NPS distinguished professor who dedicated his... Read More
NPS CubeSat Prepares to See Space By Way of New Payload Platform
In many ways, it will be a monumental launch for the Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG) at NPS. After a recent successful test run, two exciting NPS projects are scheduled to head to space in August ... Read More
Students Explore Potential Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Space Propulsion
Like something from a sci-fi movie, researchers at NPS are looking at using carbon nanotubes to propel satellites in space. Recent NPS Space Systems Engineering (SSE) graduate Lt. Paul Camp explored t... Read More
From the Shuttle to the Lab, NPS Alumni Look for Solutions to Todays Space Challenges
窪蹋勛圖厙 alumni and former astronauts Kent Rominger and Ken Reightler have seen time change a lot of things. The shuttle program is at its end, their days as astronauts with NASA are ... Read More
University Welcomes Top County Students for Annual Mathletics
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 (NPS) opened its doors to hundreds of county math whizzes when the university hosted the 43rd Annual Monterey County Mathletics Competition, May 14. Mathletics is an ann... Read More
NPS Crushes CubeSats for DARPA Challenge
The Space Systems Academic Group at NPS is known for being active in developing CubeSats- small, square satellites used for space research. The satellites have become widely popular in academia as the... Read More
NPS Teams Up with NASA, Industry to Test Groundbreaking Maneuvers on Spacecraft in Orbit
Dazzling sun spots and stunning solar flares were just another day in the life of the Transitional Regional and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) spacecraft for the past 12 years. Designed to record solar acti... Read More
PEO Space Rear Admiral Young Joins NPS SSAG Students for Midterm Review
Students in the Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG) had a unique opportunity during their Spacecraft Systems II Course (AE4831) midterm review when the Navys Program Executive Officer for Space Syste... Read More
University Volunteers Participate in Monterey County Fair
Monterey county residents were treated to the customary fair events of midway rides, fried foods, carnival games and informative exhibits at this years 74th annual Monterey County Fair, but were also... Read More
PEO Space Systems Chair Supports Navys Efforts in the Final Frontier
While the Navy is our nations seafaring service, it truly operates through every domain, be it sea or land or space. In fact, over the past few decades, the Navy has played a major role in the deve... Read More
Professors Honored With AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award
During an August 3 ceremony in Toronto, Canada, NPS Professors Isaac Mike Ross and Fariba Fahroo were presented with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Mechanics and Contr... Read More
SpaceShipOne Pilot Brian Binnie Describes Record-Breaking Space Flight
In an exciting follow-up to the visit with Aviator Dick Rutan in April, the Point Lobos Section of the American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics presented a lecture with SpaceShipOne pilot Br... Read More
Area Students Get a Call from Orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery
More than 1,000 students, parents and members of the NPS community packed King Auditorium Saturday morning where they received a call from the Space Shuttle Discovery orbiting more than 200 miles into... Read More
NPS New Home for Giant Segmented-Mirror Space Telescope
The 窪蹋勛圖厙 is the proud new home for the Segmented Mirror Space Telescope (SMT), designed and developed for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) as a technical demonstrator and ... Read More
Apollo 11 Hero Regales Space Systems Students, Faculty
Neil Armstrongs giant leap for mankind would have turned into tragedy had it not been for the fast thinking and courageous action of a 窪蹋勛圖厙 distinguished alumnus, retired Navy ... Read More
NPS Astronaut Alumni Star in Centennial Air and Space Week
One-third of U.S. astronauts are graduates of the 窪蹋勛圖厙, more than any other graduate university in the world, and a large number returned to their alma mater in August for a Cente... Read More
Original Mercury 7 Astronaut, Alumnus Scott Carpenter Shares Insights with Past, Future Space Travelers
窪蹋勛圖厙 alumnus retired Navy Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenter the second American to orbit the Earth and the worlds first astronaut/aquanaut celebrated the 47th anniversary of his ... Read More
NPS Professor Inducted into California Astronaut Hall of Fame
Former NASA astronaut and 窪蹋勛圖厙 Professor of Space Systems James Newman has been inducted into the California Astronaut Hall of Fame. The occasion for the presentation of the awar... Read More
Mini-Satellite Launcher Makes NPS Player in CubeSat Space Race
Like the Sputnik launch that triggered the Cold War space race, Russian miniature spacecraft launches have catalyzed the 窪蹋勛圖厙 to design and build a revolutionary new mini-satellit... Read More
Distinguished Professor Agrawal Elected AIAA Fellow
Sometimes it does take a rocket scientist to be elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). 窪蹋勛圖厙 Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and ... Read More