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MS in Defense Contract Management ‘24
Improving DOD acquisition with NPS research on ATO reform.
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Dual MS in Defense Analysis (Applied Design for Innovation) and Information Warfare Systems Engineering ‘22
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MS in Defense Analysis (Irregular Warfare) ‘20
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Dual MS in Electrical Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering ‘95
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MS in Operations Research ’24
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MS in Human Systems Integration ‘13
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Research Associate Professor
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MA in National Security Affairs '85
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23rd Secretary of Defense
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Hank Plain
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MS in System Technology '87
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Adm. Michael Mullen, USN (Ret)
MS in Operations Research '85
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Vice Adm. Timothy J. White, USN (Ret)
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NPS Student, Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation
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Capt. John Tully, USN
Foreign Area Officer Warfare Chair, Navy Senior Service Representative
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Maj. Gen. Arturo Rojas, Philippine Marine Corps
Commandant, MS IN Defense analysis '04
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Capt. Anthony Burns, USAF
NPS Student, MS in Physics '23
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Frank Narducci, PhD
Chair, Physics Department
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Capt. Christian Wachter, USAF
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Ryan Beall
MS in Systems Engineering '17
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Mathias Kölsch, PhD
Associate Professor, Computer Science
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Lt. Col. Pedro Ortiz, USA
PhD in Computer Science '23 & MS in Computer Science '10
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Lt. Col. Scott Humr, USMC
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Capt. Johanna Tam, USMC
NPS Student, Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation '23
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Christian Fitzpatrick
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Capt. Ben Cohen, USMC
MS in Defense Systems Analysis & MS in Applied Design for Innovation ‘22
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MS in Computer Science
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MS in Computer Science ‘23
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Maj. Mark Haasdijk, Netherlands Marine Corps
MS in Defense Analysis ‘23
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MS in Aeronautical Engineering ‘94
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Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Chlebo, USN
MS in Space Systems Operations ‘23
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Lt. Angelia O'Toole, USN
MS in Astronautical Engineering ‘22
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Lts. JaMerra Turner and Joanna Cruz
MS in Computer Science '22 and MS in Computer Science – Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation '22
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Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, USN (Ret)
Chair & Professor of Practice, Undersea Warfare
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1st Sgt. Brandon Smart, USMC
MBA '22
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Bob Mortlock, PhD
Professor of Practice and Principal Investigator, Acquisition Research Program
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Maj. Gen. Alice Treviño, USAF
MBA '07 Senior International Defense Management certificate ‘21
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Master Sgt. Kade Forrester, USAF
MBA in Acquisition and Contract Management ‘23
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Kevin Smith, PhD
Vice Provost for Research
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Maj. Lucas Burke, USMC
MS in Computer Science '19
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Lt. Col. Daniel J Finkenstadt, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Defense Management
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Byron Harder, PhD
MS in Computer Science '08, PhD in MOVES '17
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Lt. Col. Sam Gray
MS in Operations Research '17, Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate '20
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Assistant Professor, Computer Science
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Senior Lecturer, National Security Affairs Department
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Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography
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Ens. Sarah Clark
MA in Security Studies '22
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Joan Melendez-Misner
MS in Systems Engineering '17
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Capt. Benjamin Waldon
MS in Systems Engineering Management ‘22
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MS in Space Systems Operations '16
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MA in Security Studies (Middle East, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa), '22
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Capt. Natalie Poggemeyer
MA in Security Studies (Eurasia), '21
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Cmdr. Thor Martinsen
NPS Permanent Military Professor
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Maj. Benjamin Pimentel
PhD Candidate, Information Sciences
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Ralucca Gera, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
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Lt. Erick Samayoa
MS in Applied Physics, '21
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Lt.j.g. Suzelle Thomas
MA in National Security Studies, ‘19
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Capt. Edward "Tick" McCabe
NPS Air Warfare Chair
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Bonnie Johnson, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Information Sciences
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Capt. Emily Hastings
Manpower Systems Analysis '23
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Brenda Shaffer
Faculty Associate – Research, Energy Academic Group
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Research Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
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Sr. Lecturer, National Security Affairs
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Ying Zhao, PhD
Research Professor, Department of Information Sciences
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Jeff Appleget, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Operations Research
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David Alderson, PhD
Professor, Operations Research
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Matthew Carlyle, PhD
Professor, Operations Research
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Lt. Cmdr. Jessica Wittner
NASA Astronaut Candidate
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Luke Delaney
NASA Astronaut Candidate
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Valerie Jensen
Special Projects Coordinator, NPS Foundation
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Peter Denning, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science
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Lt. Mitchell Kempisty
MS in Astronautical Engineering, '21
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Maj. Thomas Hathaway
MS in National Security Affairs '22
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Capt. Thomas Stanley
MS in Defense Analysis '22
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