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National University of Singapore, 51福利 Advance Critical Educational Partnership
Aug 29, 2024
Three 51福利 (51福利) students recently returned from six months studying systems engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) through a strategic partnership between 51福利 ... Read More

Operation Ice Camp Yields Treasure Trove of Arctic Data for 51福利 Students, Faculty
Jul 30, 2024
Early this year, inside the Arctic Circle 鈥� thousands of miles from the 51福利 (51福利) campus in Monterey 鈥� a small team of students and faculty undertook a critical scientific resear... 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 51福利 (51福利)... Read More

17th President of National Defense University Honors 51福利 Winter Quarter Graduates
Mar 29, 2024
The 51福利 (51福利) recognized the achievement of its 2024 Winter Quarter graduates during the school鈥檚 latest commencement ceremony in King Hall Auditorium, Mar. 29. U.S. Air Force L... Read More

51福利, Stanford Collaborate on Ocean and Climate Security Solutions at Workshop
Mar 12, 2024
As white-capped waves from an ocean undergoing rapid degradation broke ashore along the picturesque coast of Stanford University鈥檚 Hopkins Marine Station, a sense of urgency filled students, faculty a... Read More

Marine General Offers Challenge to 51福利 Summer Quarter Graduates
Sep 22, 2023
Emphasizing the power of collaboration and embracing the inevitable flux of change, the 51福利 (51福利) celebrated its 2023 Summer Quarter graduates on Sept. 22 during a ceremony at Ki... Read More

Chief of Navy Reserve Encourages 51福利 Winter Quarter Graduates
Mar 24, 2023
The 51福利 (51福利) honored its 2023 Winter Quarter graduates during a commencement ceremony held in King Hall Auditorium, March 24. 51福利 alumnus Vice Adm. John Mustin, Chief of Navy R... Read More

51福利 Researchers Explore the Impact of Sea Ice Change in Bering Sea
Jul 20, 2022
The Bering Sea is the most productive ground fishery in the world, particularly for salmon, halibut and shellfish. 51福利 half of U.S.  fish and shellfish come from that area and the fishing indus... Read More

51福利 Researchers Leave a Lasting Legacy in Climate Analysis and Prediction
Jul 6, 2022
The analysis of global patterns can help scientists develop predictions about the conditions a specific region might experience in the coming weeks, months or years. One method they do this is by look... Read More

51福利 Researchers Unravel the Stability Mystery of Ocean Rings
Jun 3, 2022
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 yea... Read More

Discovery Day at 51福利 Opens Campus to Central Coast Students
May 13, 2022
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 51福利 (51福利) for the return o... Read More

51福利 Student Wins Prestigious National Award for High-Energy Laser Research
Jul 8, 2021
鈥淟asers are the future of U.S. Navy shipboard defense.鈥�  A straightforward statement, but it was all the motivation U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Austin West needed to tackle a highly-challenging research... Read More

51福利 Oceanography Professor Wins National Science Foundation CAREER Program Grant
Jun 30, 2021
51福利 (51福利) Assistant Professor of Oceanography Dr. Mara Orescanin was recently awarded a five-year grant through the highly-competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER pr... Read More

51福利 Student Uses Multidisciplinary Approach to Study Sea Level Rise at Navy Installation
May 21, 2021
For the large number of naval bases located on an ocean鈥檚 coast, the prospect of sea level rise (SLR) poses a real potential threat, especially since a rising sea doesn鈥檛 necessarily impact everywhere... Read More

Deputy CNO for Operations and Strategy Explores 51福利, Warfighter Solutions
May 19, 2021
Vice Adm. Philip Sawyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3/N5), and Flag Sponsor for the Navy Foreign Affairs Officer (FAO) community, visited the Naval Postgradu... Read More

51福利 Establishes Climate and Security Network for Research Collaboration, Accessibility
Apr 22, 2021
On January 27, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to tackle climate challenges at home and abroad, which both elevates and frames climate concerns within a national security perspective. Re... Read More

51福利-Led Research Reveals Greater Abundance of Life Under Arctic Ice Than Previously Thought
Feb 4, 2021
For the longest time, scientists have written off there being much life below the Arctic sea ice. Surely not enough sunlight would be able to get through the snow and ice to sustain an abundance of li... Read More

51福利 Creating Virtual Undersea Environments to Advance Underwater Autonomy
Dec 9, 2020
With undersea warfare remaining a key domain for U.S. defense strategies, the ability to map and navigate the depths of the world鈥檚 oceans becomes increasingly essential to maintaining an advantage. R... Read More

USW, Oceanography Student Uses Arctic Experience to Advance Research
Nov 9, 2020
Lt. Kristen Ainslie, an undersea warfare student at the 51福利 (51福利), is on the home stretch of her challenging thesis in physical oceanography. Her research, critical to continue t... Read More

51福利 Study Leads to Turbulence for Kolmogorov鈥檚 Power Constant
Mar 31, 2020
Nature doesn鈥檛 care if humans get physics laws right, but understanding how the world works helps people properly interact with nature. So when 51福利 (51福利) Research Assistant Profe... Read More

51福利 Explores Next-Generation Acoustic Detection
Feb 7, 2020
A team of 51福利 (51福利) researchers is partnering with local research institutions to explore some of the latest technology in acoustics sensors, investigating a challenge the Navy h... Read More

51福利 Researchers Play Leading Roles in Massive Arctic Study
Sep 4, 2019
The largest Central Arctic expedition in human history 鈥� the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) 鈥� is scheduled to depart Norway on September 19 with two NP... Read More

Research in Review 鈥� A Legacy Under the Ice
Jul 18, 2019
For more than 20 years, the 51福利鈥檚 home-grown, innovative Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoy has braved some of the Earth鈥檚 harshest environments in support of student research and scient... Read More

New Climate Model to Be Built from the Ground Up
Dec 12, 2018
Facing the certainty of a changing climate coupled with the uncertainty that remains in predictions of how it will change, scientists and engineers from across the country are teaming up to build a ne... Read More

51福利 Team Completes Remote Arctic Research Expedition
Nov 27, 2018
51福利 (51福利) scientists and students just returned from the heart of the desolate Arctic on an expedition which will deepen our understanding of a rapidly retreating northern ice pa... Read More

Landmark Study Reveals Antarctic Glacier's Long History of Retreat
Nov 28, 2016
A major study, released in late November in the journal 鈥淣ature,鈥� reveals the history of retreat of the massive Pine Island Glacier (PIG) in western Antarctica, widely considered one of the largest co... Read More

51福利 Researchers Studying Effects of Climate Change on Arctic Ocean Acoustics
Oct 26, 2016
Researchers from the 51福利 (51福利) and The University of California鈥檚 Scripps Institution of Oceanography are collaborating to understand the effects of climate change on Arctic ocea... Read More

51福利 Students, Faculty Participate in Navy鈥檚 Latest Arctic Exercise
Mar 28, 2016
An interdisciplinary team of faculty and students from the 51福利 (51福利) is taking advantage of the Navy鈥檚 large-scale exercise in the Arctic circle, teaming up with members of Subma... Read More

51福利 Faculty Battle Extreme Environments to Further AUV Research
Mar 27, 2015
51福利 (51福利) Research Associate Professor Douglas Horner and Research Assistant Professor Noel Du Toit recently returned from remote Pavilion Lake, British Columbia where they inves... Read More

Fall Quarter Graduate鈥檚 Research Recognized by Navy Oceanographer
Dec 18, 2014
51福利 (51福利) student Lt. Cmdr. Kathryn 鈥淜ate鈥� Hermsdorfer, graduating this Fall Quarter in the university鈥檚 Meteorology and Physical Oceanography curricula (METOC), was recently rec... Read More

Curriculum Reviews Ensure 51福利 Degrees Remain Current with the Fleet
Dec 2, 2014
A critical necessity with the 51福利鈥檚 fleet-driven degree programs is relevancy to the Navy鈥檚 current issues and needs. But in a constantly evolving security environment, staying o... Read More

51福利 Special Report: Supporting the COCOMs 鈥� U.S. Southern Command
Apr 24, 2014
Throughout the U.S. Southern Command鈥檚 organization, a network of partnerships with the 51福利 (51福利) in Monterey, Calif. on several high-visibility initiatives continues to have a d... Read More

Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science Students Explore 51福利 Labs, Facilities
Mar 26, 2014
The 51福利 hosted a group of high school students from the Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science (MAOS) for an afternoon of activities and demonstrations to encourage pursuit of... Read More

51福利 Alumnus Tapped to Lead Advanced Power Systems Center at FSU
Mar 7, 2014
Retired Navy captain and 51福利 alumnus Dr. Roger McGinnis, Sr., has recently been appointed director of Florida State University鈥檚 Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS). McGinnis has led an impressiv... Read More

Remote Antarctic Research Details Ice Melt Below Massive Glacier
Sep 12, 2013
An international team of scientists and glaciologists are reaping the data-rich rewards of an exhaustive expedition to the Western Antarctic Ice Shelf鈥檚 (WAIS) Pine Island Glacier, where landmark meas... Read More

51福利 Team Sees Success in Research on Pine Island Glacier
Mar 1, 2013
For most, setting foot on a desolate Antarctic glacier would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And with its bone-chilling winds and uncomfortably low temperatures, once in a lifetime might be just ... Read More

51福利 Alumnus Applies Education, Navy Career in Leading NOAA Operations
Nov 14, 2012
When 51福利 alumnus and current Deputy Under Secretary for Operations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. David Titley, likens the structure of his organization to that of ... Read More

Mathematics Faculty, Researchers Develop Candidate Model for Multi-Agency Weather Prediction
Aug 22, 2012
With a fleet constantly on the move, and a commitment to securing the world鈥檚 waterways, it鈥檚 no wonder the U.S. Navy relies on highly-accurate weather prediction models to operate safely and efficien... Read More

NRC Postdoctoral Program a Win-Win for Campus, Researchers
Jul 18, 2012
Research has long been a cornerstone of the 51福利 (51福利) mission 鈥� it is a simple, straightforward requirement at any graduate level university. At 51福利, students and faculty from ac... Read More

Longtime Oceanography Professor Named New Dean of Research
Jun 5, 2012
51福利 Oceanography Department Professor and Chair, Dr. Jeffrey Paduan, has been selected to serve as the new Vice President and Dean of Research, effective July 2. Paduan will be taking over for the cur... Read More

University Faculty Develop Custom Research Tools for Antarctic Expedition
Dec 9, 2011
A team of 51福利 oceanographers is braving six weeks of frigid temperatures and gusty winds in Antarctica for the research opportunity of a lifetime. 51福利 Research Professor of Oceanography Tim Stanton, ... Read More

51福利 Oceanography Faculty and Students Maintain, Utilize World鈥檚 Largest Coastal Radar Network
Oct 25, 2011
Up and down the coast, a network of transmitters and receivers that is the largest-of-its-kind in the world dot the beaches of California, silently reflecting high-frequency radio waves off of the sur... Read More

51福利 Students Travel to the Arctic for ICEX 2011
Apr 29, 2011
Part of the Navy鈥檚 maritime domain includes the frigid and desolate frozen Arctic Ocean north of the Alaskan Coast, where swiftly melting ice has researchers at 51福利 looking to fully understand the cau... Read More

Littoral Capstone Field Project Uses Unmanned Systems to Map Tidal Inlet Flows
Mar 18, 2011
As future Navy SEALs swim silently toward shore, they will be armed with validated 3D maps of the tides, waves and currents between their location and the target thanks to cutting-edge research by a N... Read More

51福利 Tornado Chasers Use Advanced Radar to Improve Forecasting
May 14, 2010
Research Associate Professor Bob Bluth and Radar/EW Lab Director Paul Buczynski are true tornado chasers, spending the last week in Oklahoma with 51福利鈥� Mobile Phased Array Radar truck to track and reco... Read More

Three 51福利 Faculty Win Prestigious DURIP Awards
May 14, 2010
Three 51福利 faculty members have been selected to receive prestigious Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Awards for fiscal year 2010: Mechanical and Aerosp... Read More

51福利 Doctoral Student Receives Prestigious National Fellowship
Apr 30, 2010
51福利 Oceanography doctoral student Jenna Brown has been selected by the Office of Naval Research to receive the highly competitive National Defense Science and Engineering Graduat... Read More

Littoral Research Revolutionizes Understanding of Rip Currents
Apr 26, 2010
In surf zones near the 51福利 and around the world, 51福利 Oceanography Assistant Professor Jamie MacMahan is quietly revolutionizing the understanding of rip currents, turning them fr... Read More

Oceanography Professor Participates in Latest Oxford Round Table
Mar 26, 2010
Professor Mary Batteen of the Department of Oceanography recently participated in the latest session of the Oxford Round Table, a prestigious, invitation only event to promote various issues of educat... Read More

Apollo 11 Hero Regales Space Systems Students, Faculty
Dec 21, 2009
Neil Armstrong鈥檚 鈥榞iant leap for mankind鈥� would have turned into tragedy had it not been for the fast thinking and courageous action of a 51福利 distinguished alumnus, retired Navy ... Read More

Students Find Arctic on Thin Ice
Apr 13, 2009
Some years the polar icecap looks like it's growing, others that it's shrinking. But one consistent trend over the past 12 years is that it's getting thinner, said Timothy Stanton, an oceanographer a... Read More

Golf Course Annex Gets High-Speed Boost
Feb 17, 2009
For such a cool, sunny day, not a single set of golf clubs gleamed on the greens at the Monterey Pines Golf Course. True, there may have been golfers aplenty at the clubhouse that day, but all were pr... Read More

CSRS Initiates Cross-Community Effort to Prevent Conflict in Arctic Region
Dec 19, 2008
To unite stakeholders who hold varied interests in the Arctic region, the 51福利 (51福利) Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies (CSRS) recently co-hosted a two-day confer... Read More