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Astronauts:
We graduated the largest number of astronauts in the world. The reason? We built our program to have an extraordinary impact on the life-long needs and careers of our students. The Services get maximum benefits as well. This is the number one reason why we graduated more astronauts than any other single graduate educational institution in the world. Come meet a former graduate, our astronaut-in-residence and hear about his experience-- CAPTAIN Dan Bursch, USN (PDF) He holds the world’s record for an astronaut spending the most time in space.
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Anechoic Chamber:
We have it. You might ask, “Just what is it”? The name “anechoic” means “without echo” and that is exactly what our anechoic chamber does. It is a 5,000 ft. cube lined with fiberglass wedges. The inside walls are attached to a 16” layered concrete and fiberglass frame. The chamber creates an ideal environment for tests of sound power of a machine—e.g. acoustics in air, sonar equipment and others. Note: NPS is one of only a handful of universities that has an on-site chamber. View it.
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Laboratories:
Vital to Academic Excellence and Relevance to National Security,
Artificial intelligence and robotics laboratory; sonar signal processing lab; unmanned air vehicle flight research lab; astronautical design lab; marine atmospheric measurements lab; rapid environmental assessment lab and many, many others support our teaching and research missions. Labs enhance and enrich students’ learning experiences while linking classroom knowledge to reality. Because faculty research, curricula and laboratories align with future war fighting concepts and capabilities, our students are engaged with the latest defense related research and technologies. Read more (PDF).
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Satellites: Students built it. NASA launched it (in 1998 with John Glenn).
Our students learn more than just theory—they gain hands-on experience on how and why things work. Our students do real engineering—from conceptual design derived from future concepts and capabilities to detailed, technical design of systems that enable future war fighting capabilities. Students gain real world skills that will benefit them in their next assignments and enable them to lead and manage in a rapidly changing technological world. >> Learn about PANSAT, a communications satellite built by students and staff at: www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat >> NPSAT-1 (is currently being built by students) at: www.sp.nps.navy.mil/npsat1.
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High quality, dedicated faculty:
GSEAS faculty - a national treasure. Dedicated to educating military leaders and committed to the security of our nation, they also are U.S. patent holders, national science award recipients noted for their work in their respective fields, and well-known scholars with numerous publications. They are just some of the many professors that you will meet at GSEAS. In short, GSEAS faculty is nationally known in their fields as well as being fully committed to the education of their students. They are, and will always be, the heart and strength of the NPS Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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International Students: Our graduates come from every corner of the world.
Our U.S. students share a unique opportunity—they not only work and learn with other U.S. officers and civilians from various Services and defense organizations, but also with international students—outstanding mid-to-senior level officers who enrich our programs and bring great credit on their respective countries. Both U.S. and international students continue to praise the opportunity to work and learn with those from different countries and cultures as one of their more rewarding and enriching learning experiences.
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Cutting-Edge Research:
As a partner to our mission of teaching officers, cutting-edge research is absolutely essential for keeping our courses, curricula and student experiences relevant to current and future national defense needs. Thus, GSEAS remains in a constant state of transition and adjustment to remain aligned with technology and future war fighting capabilities and needs. For these reasons, GSEAS seeks opportunities for growth and change in areas that currently include:
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Electric ship systems to include rail gun, electric drive, and directed energy weapons |
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Electro-technologies, C4I systems and networks that enable Net Centric Warfare and Homeland Security |
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Battle space environments and their impact on future war fighting capabilities |
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Space systems and their contributions to national security
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Nano-technologies and their impact on national security needs |
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Systems-of-systems derived from and integrated to achieve top-down joint war fighting capabilities and Maritime Domain Awareness and Protection |
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