MONTEREY, Calif. - Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Assistant Professor Douglas Van Bossuyt, Department of Systems Engineering, is the 2023 recipient of the Richard W. Hamming Faculty Award for Interdisciplinary Achievement.

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command honors William Harkness for contributions to astronomy during many years spent at the U.S. Naval Observatory.

WASHINGTON - Since partnering with the Labor Department to establish the first federal cybersecurity apprenticeship program in January 2022, DOD has identified and developed standards for 15 critical cybersecurity occupations to address military needs.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), with the help of Defense Media Activity, is launching a three-part series highlighting the importance of quantum research for the 21st century U.S. Navy.

U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH – The ice chunks drifting on Arctic waters are inhospitable and, for most people, inaccessible. As a result, gathering accurate information about the environment in this harsh – but important – region of the world is challenging for researchers.

Dr. Roger Myerson, an internationally-recognized economist and 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize recipient in Economic Sciences, offered an informal guest lecture with Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students and faculty in the Defense Analysis (DA) department, Feb. 28.

The Defense Department is recognizing the important role engineers play in advancing the mission of defending the nation. 

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Three Navy leaders recently helped spark the interest of a group of middle and high school age girls in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic’s annual Girls Day Out (GDO) STEM camp.

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded $50 million in grants to 150 university scientists—54 of whom are sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)—via the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).

Researchers funded by the Naval Sea Systems Command Monitoring Program believe they have discovered a new species of beaked whale in the waters off Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.