Office of Research & Innovation

One of the major goals of the NPS Research Program is provide cost-effective research and unique research laboratory facilities that permit students and faculty to support Navy/DoD needs. NPS provides independent assessments of proposed solutions to military issues, pre-deployment evaluation of new technologies, and combined student-faculty expertise for current research and development programs.

Research Programs

NPS Research Programs are comprised of:

• Sponsored Research Programs
  • Basic and Applied Research
  • Individual and Group Projects
  • Fleet Support
  • Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with Non-Federal Entities
  • Cooperative Research with Eligible Non-Federal Entities
  • Naval Research Program (NRP)
• Institutionally Funded Research Programs
  • New Directions
  • Augmentation of Sponsored Programs
  • Institute for Joint Warfare Analysis
  • Post-Doctoral Programs
  • Research Initiation Programs for New Faculty
  • Recapitalization of Major Scientific Equipment
• Integrated Graduate Education and Research Programs
  • Space Systems
  • Total Ship Systems Engineering
  • Combat Systems

Research is conducted in every academic department and in the research and education institutes.

NPS also has a number of Patents and Express Licenses available on the TechLink website.