03 June 2022 NPS Researchers Unravel the Stability Mystery of Ocean Rings The ocean is a dynamic enigma. Humans have strived to understand its many behaviors since the first ocean-going craft hit its complex waters.One phenomenon that has stumped researchers for years is how swirls of circular currents multiple kilometers wide, known as ocean rings or eddies, stay intact.
24 May 2022 Vice Chief of Naval Operations Talks “Get Real, Get Better” During Latest SGL at NPS MONTEREY, Calif. - 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 stay ahead in today’s era of strategic competition during the latest Secretary of
19 May 2022 NPS Students “Hack The Port” at Maritime Cybersecurity Conference MONTEREY, Calif. - Five students from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and their faculty advisor recently attended the inaugural Maritime and Control Systems Cybersecurity Conference, known as “Hack the Port 22,” which took place in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and online from March 21-25.
17 May 2022 NPS Professor Takes a Deep Dive Into Elected Autocrats Russia’s invasion of Ukraine left many Western analysts confounded. From a foreign policy perspective, it simply did not make any sense. Even if its “special military operation” proved fully successful, Russia still had more to lose than gain: NATO would draw closer to its borders, the West would
13 May 2022 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 Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) for the return of Discovery Day at NPS, May 13, touring the university and interacting with the more than 40
12 May 2022 Culture, Partnerships Take Center Stage with Return of International Day MONTEREY, Calif. - Following two agonizing years of wrestling with the pandemic and its varied restrictions, the return to a ‘new normal’ has opened possibilities for finally coming together as a community. The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) international students and their families, eager to
10 May 2022 Partnerships Support Science, Research Exchange Between NPS, Norway MONTEREY, Calif. - Through the Department of Defense’s Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Permanent Military Professor (PMP) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thor Martinsen worked with respected cryptography expert and researcher Dr. Tron Omland of Norway’s National Security
27 April 2022 NPS Applies System Engineering to Bolster Marine Corps Reserves Education System MONTEREY, Calif. - As Great Power Competition intensifies, the United States Marine Corps is increasingly being called upon as the nation’s premier expeditionary force. Critical to its success is the strength of its Reserve component, and the ability to augment active duty USMC forces with trained
27 April 2022 NPS Research in Extreme Weather Prediction Prepares for Future Computing Capabilities MONTEREY, Calif. - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has received a major grant to explore a groundbreaking new way to model hurricanes and other extreme weather events.
15 April 2022 NPS Students Explore Potential Cost Efficiency of Battery-Powered Warships MONTEREY, Calif. - When Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Financial Management students Lt. Cmdr. Evan Bloxham and Lts. Christopher Masters and Ashraful Haque, started their joint research project on the financial feasibility of powering warships using lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, they were