Research at the Naval Postgraduate School exists to support the graduate education of our students. As an integral part of NPS' primary mission, research:

• maintains upper division course content and programs at the cutting edge
• challenges students to creatively solve DoD relevant issues
• advances Department of Navy (DoN)/Department of Defense (DoD) technology
• solves warfare problems
• attracts and retains quality faculty

This website is designed to provide a broad overview of the extensive research being undertaken at NPS by its faculty and students. Research is conducted in every academic department and interdisciplinary group. NPS has unique research facilities, several research centers of excellence and hosts over 15 sponsored chair professorships.