Naval Postgraduate School
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| founding | 1909 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Monterey (California) |
| country | United States of America |
| president | Ann E. Rondeau, Vice Admiral USN a. D. |
| Students | approx. 2,600 (2018) |
| Employee | 1,000 (2018) |
| including professors | 230 |
| Annual budget | $ 414 million (2018) |
| Website | www.nps.edu |
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is an accredited university sponsored by the United States Navy in Monterey, California . It serves the scientific education and training of officers of all branches of the United States and at the same time as a research facility. It is the US Navy's second educational institution, alongside Naval War College , where officers can earn a Master of Science / Art degree. In terms of its tasks, it is comparable to the Air Force Institute of Technology of the US Air Force .
history
The Naval Postgraduate School was founded in 1909 as the School of Marine Engineering by the Secretary of the Navy at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis , Maryland . In 1919 it was renamed the Naval Postgraduate School.
In 1945, by a resolution of Congress, it was granted the right to award degrees. As part of the restructuring of the United States Department of Defense in 1947, the Naval Postgraduate School was an independent organizational unit and then moved to Monterey, California in 1952.
organization
As is usual in American universities, the university is divided into schools and departments:
- Graduate School of Defense Management
- Graduate School of Business and Public Policy
- Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Physics
- Systems engineering
- Space Systems
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Meteorology
- Oceanography
- Graduate School of Operational and Information Science
- Computer Sciences Department
- Defense Analysis Department
- Information Sciences Department
- Operations Research Department
- Cyber Academic Group
- Data Science and Analytics Group
- School of International Graduate Studies
There are also the following research institutions:
- Cebrowski Institute for Information Innovation and Superiority
- MOVES Institute (Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation)
- Wayne E. Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering
Education
The student body consists of officers from all branches of the United States. The proportion of students in foreign armed forces is around 20%. In addition, fewer civilian students from federal and state authorities are allowed to study. The prerequisite for admission to the course is the degree of a bachelor's degree , approval by the sending office and selection by the NPS. In principle, the NPS only offers courses for the acquisition of a Master of Science / Art or Doctor of Philosophy / Engineering .
Studies are carried out in quarters so that it is possible to acquire a master’s degree in one to two years. Most of the professors are civilian employees with a doctorate in their subject, and only a few are officers.
Personalities (selection)
Professors / lecturers
- Richard Hamming , mathematician, co-founder of coding theory, professor 1976–1997
- Gary Kildall , computer pioneer , lecturer in computer science 1972
- Rudy Panholzer (* 1928), Chairman, Space Systems Academic Group
- Peter J. Denning and Dorothy E. Denning , computer scientists
Graduates
- Keith B. Alexander - Director of NSA (Physics)
- Scott Douglas Altman - Astronaut (Aeronautical Engineering 1990)
- Arleigh A. Burke - Chief of Naval Operations 1955–1961 (Chemistry 1930)
- Eugene Cernan - astronaut , to this day the last person on the moon (aeronautical engineering)
- Michael W. Hagee - 33rd Commandant of the US Marine Corps (electrical engineering 1969)
- Hubert Haß - German Rear Admiral (Physics 1975–1978)
- Heinrich Lange - German Vice Admiral (Operations Research 1988)
- Michael G. Mullen - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Operations Research 1985)
- Lisa Nowak - astronaut (aerospace engineering 1992)
- Alan Goodwin Poindexter - Astronaut (Aerospace Engineering 1995)
- Gert-René Polli - Head of the Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Fight against Terrorism (2002–2008)
- Hyman Rickhofer - responsible for building the nuclear navy (electrical engineering)
- Ansgar Rieks - German Lieutenant General (National Security Affairs 1995)
- Eljezer Schkedi - Commander of the Israeli Air Force (System Management)
- Jobst Schönfeld - German Brigadier General (US National Security Affairs, 1994)
- Lennart Souchon - German sea captain, military theorist and strategist (electrical engineering 1975)
- Håkan Syrén - Commander in Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces
- James D. Watkins - Chief of Naval Operations 1982–1986 and US Secretary of Energy 1989–1993 (mechanical engineering 1959)
- Thomas E. White - Secretary of Army 2001-2003 (Operations Research 1974)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leadership. In: www.nps.edu. Naval Postgraduate School, accessed January 11, 2020 .
- ↑ a b 2018/2019 Annual Report & Fact Book. In: www.nps.edu. Naval Postgraduate School, accessed January 11, 2020 .
- ^ NPS History. In: library.nps.edu. Naval Postgraduate School, accessed January 11, 2020 .
- ^ NPS History. In: www.nps.edu. Naval Postgraduate School, accessed January 11, 2020 .
Coordinates: 36 ° 35 '52.4 " N , 121 ° 52' 23.9" W.