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ININ REREVMAGAZINEIEWIEW V APRIL 2011

our LEGACY inSPACE As the program comes to an end, we look back at NPS’ place in America’s journey into space.

Inside: CNO Keynotes Winter Graduation Leading Nuclear Detection, Interdiction Research Alumni Profiles: NYSE CEO Marsh Carter, SAIC CEO Walt Havenstein Features President’s Message 10 Stand-Off Maritime Nuclear Detection Research The university’s CENETIX team is a major player in a partnership that is pushing the envelope in networked, stand-off nuclear radiological detection research. he Space Shuttle Endeavour is soon scheduled to blast-off into space from Launch Pad 39A at in – it will be the final mission for the Endeavour 12 A Legacy in Space The Naval Postgraduate School has granted graduate degrees to more and one of just two remaining missions for the Space Transportation Systems (STS) Page 10 than any institution in the world. As the shuttle program comes to a close, we program – a remarkable feat of human engineering and determination that has resulted in 30 years T reminisce about our place in America’s journey into space. of continuous exploration into the of space. 20 Alumni Making a Difference Daniel T. Oliver In command of Endeavour will be Capt. , a 1994 aeronautical engineering graduate of NYSE CEO Marsh Carter and SAIC CEO Walt Havenstein are both NPS Vice Adm., (Ret.) the Naval Postgraduate School. Following Endeavour, the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, graduates. But that’s not all they have in common – both are making President, Naval Postgraduate School will propel Atlantis into orbit commanded by retired Capt. , a 1991 NPS tremendous impacts in critical areas in their post-service careers. aeronautical engineering graduate. As a matter of fact, when the shuttle program comes to an end, 23 Our impact in space four out of the final five shuttle missions will have been led by graduates of the Naval Postgraduate A Landmark Achievement, Again NPS was recently reaccredited for a maximum 10 years by the Western School. flight represents a proud Association of Schools and Colleges … again. It’s an achievement few universities across the nation can claim. heritage for our institution It’s a truly honorable distinction, and one that compels me to think about legacies. In this edition of Page 12 “In Review,” you will read about this university’s amazing legacy in America’s manned space flight 24 From Cyber Security to Building Integrity indeed. And although it is programs. From the through the close of the , NPS graduate Secure cyber systems, robotics revolutions, NATO state building, and the State astronauts have been key players in some of the most impactful moments in American history. of NPS – it’s just another quarter of the university’s Secretary of the Navy Guest a highly visible one to the Lecture series. Our impact in space flight represents a proud heritage for our institution indeed. And although it is general populace, it is but a highly visible one to the general populace, it is but one mark our institution makes on the fabric 26 The Future Taking Shape of the Navy, defense and national security establishments. Our graduates go on to senior positions President Dan Oliver’s Committee on the Future continues its efforts of one mark our institution discovery, tapping some of the nation’s top leaders in defense and national of leadership across our uniformed services – a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, a Commandant of security to build a picture of the future NPS. makes on the fabric of the the Marine Corps, Combatant Commanders and four star leaders across our Armed – these alumni guide their organizations and leave tremendous marks on the security of our nation. Navy, defense and national Page 16 Even out of the service, our alumni are forging legacies in fields they are passionate about, and Departments security establishments. you can also read about some of them in this edition. Marshall Carter is Chairman of the Board 4 University News of Directors for the New York Stock Exchange, and is a driven leader and teacher on ethical leadership in a financial profession that needs it. Walt Havenstein, Chief Executive Officer at Science 7 Faculty Showcase Applications International Corporation, dedicates his free time as Chairman of the Board of FIRST, 16 or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology – an effort that inspires youth into Winter Graduation exploring careers in the science and technology disciplines. These are graduates that will leave NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL amazing legacies. IN REVMAGAZINEIEW President ON THE COVER These are wonderful stories, spotlighting individuals in senior leadership positions across American Daniel T. Oliver The rockets into the deep blue sky on Independence society. But perhaps our greatest achievement – our greatest legacy – comes in the form of a collective Executive Vice President and Provost Day, July 4, 2006 – the only manned space flight ever to launch on the of the approximate 1,200 students we graduate every year. They are provided with an impactful, Dr. Leonard A. Ferrari day we celebrate our nation’s freedom. Piloting Discovery on that mission Vice President, Information Resources is Naval Postgraduate School aeronautical engineering graduate Capt. relevant, quality education, and I can proudly say that it is not just me offering these exalting and Chief Information Officer Mark Kelly, actually one of two alumni on board. NPS’ place in manned praises, for our university recently made history. For the second straight term, NPS has received the Dr. Christine Haska space flight is stunning – at the peak of the shuttle program, 2000–2010, Executive Director, Institutional Planning maximum 10-year reaccreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. two out of every three flights had an NPS graduate on board. With only and Communications two missions remaining in the space shuttle program, we dedicate this Dr. Fran Horvath issue to a proud review of our graduates’ impact on manned space flight. This uncommon recognition is nothing short of definitive proof that we are providing all of our Director of Publications, Web Media Naval Postgraduate School students with an education that is second to none. And that is the proudest legacy of the Naval Dale Kuska / [email protected] Production Editor 1 University Circle Postgraduate School. Allison Lent Monterey, CA 93942 (831) 656-1068 / [email protected] Contributing Writers / Photographers Published by the Office of Institutional Advancement Joan Ackerman, MC1 Grant Ammon, MC1 Leonardo Carrillo, Javier Chagoya, Barbara Honegger, For more information about NPS, visit the new NPS NewsCenter at www.nps.edu/news. For free MC1 Chad McNeeley, MC1 Rob Rubio, Amanda D. Stein subscription information or to submit your comments or suggestions on “In Review” magazine, Imagery used in the Legacy in Space article courtesy NASA. contact [email protected]. University News University News

University Welcomes “I’m very glad to be back serving of Students considers education to an exciting new massive-multi- collaborative web-based game. School faculty-student team EcoMapper UUV to collect real- “Tidal inlets are important to New Dean of Students in this position,” said Poindexter. “I be an important part of an officer’s player online wargame designed “Our goal is a diverse audience led by Assistant Professor of time data on waves, currents, the Navy’s littoral focus, because When NPS welcomed its new think it’s a great opportunity for career path – in fact, Poindexter to tap the collective intellectual of everyone in the Navy plus Jamie MacMahan. , salinity, sediments, when you move from the deep Dean of Students early this year, me to lead and influence officers sums it up with one word. capital of the entire Navy in coming anyone who’s interested beyond Seven students in MacMahan’s pollutants and bathymetry in the ocean to any land water body, you it was a face the campus had seen as they’re going to school here. I “Critical,” he stated. “Whether up with breakthrough to the military, to build group insight have to go through an inlet, and many times before. Capt. Alan think I have a lot to offer them and it be in engineering, management, a “wicked” realworld problem – leading to breakthroughs for Navy spatially mapping the velocity field Poindexter is not only an alumnus, I hope I can serve them and help business or one of the many other defeating Somali pirates. technology investments,” said is critical for many expeditionary them make their way through the great degrees we offer here, it The goal of the game – Brutzman. “We’ll then test the best warfare exercises, particularly school.” will serve the individual and the called MMOWGLI for Massive new ideas that come out of the pilot involving human swimmers such A veteran NASA with Navy or their service very well Multiplayer Online Wargame through modeling and simulation, as Navy SEALs,” MacMahan two previous space shuttle flights, to have that capability and that Leveraging the Internet – is to reach so you’ll know if your great new explained. “And this is the first one as commander of STS-131 in background.” beyond the experts to build the idea will really work.” time smaller UUVs have been early 2010, Poindexter attributed Poindexter affirmed that his critical mass of players needed to Dates for the interactive online used in fast-flow inlet or riverine part of his success to the technical goal is to continue to serve the catalyze “knowledge accidents” and game are still tentative. It runs on environments. education he received at NPS. student population. “I’m really trigger the “outlier” ideas needed to both PCs and Macs, and no prior “This is a unique exploration “The technical knowledge and honored to be back here in this crack really hard problems. installations on your computer are and educational opportunity for the technical education certainly job working for the school and On February 17, NPS required. For more information, go students that simultaneously tests assisted me,” said Poindexter. “I working for the students,” he Modeling, Virtual Environments to http://mmowgli.nps.edu. transformative ideas that can think a large part, though, was concluded. “I have an open door and Simulation Institute Associate be integrated into future naval Oceanography Assistant Professor Jamie MacMahan, center, gathers with officer Capt. Alan Poindexter Field Project Uses UUVs that I broadened my knowledge policy and I would be glad to talk Professor Don Brutzman, project students and teaching assistants from his Littoral Field Studies course around NPS’ operations,” MacMahan noted earning a Master of Science degree base. I learned about systems with or counsel anyone, and I hope partners from the Bay Area-based to Map Tidal Inlet Flows EcoMapper Unmanned Underwater Vehicle. Participants in the study were in aeronautical engineering in 1995, management, systems engineering that I can influence them in some Institute for the Study of the As future Navy SEALs swim doctoral students Lt. Cmdr. Bill he has also visited the campus on and it allowed me to be more small way.” Future and representatives from silently toward shore, they will be Littoral Field Studies course highly energetic Bear Cut tidal inlet Swick and Jenna Brown; and Lts. several occasions. With a couple of analytical in my thought process the sponsoring Office of Naval armed with validated 3D maps participated in a 10-day capstone near Miami, Fla.; and learned how David Paul Smith, Mark Hebert, months now under his belt, he has … My NPS education was NPS Prepping for Massive Research Office of Innovation, of the , waves and currents field experiment collecting tidal to input the data into the Navy’s Chris Tuggle, Stephanie Johnson, settled into his new role, and looks instrumental in my follow-on Online Wargame held two briefs for faculty, students between their location and the inlet measurements using portable nearshore Delft3D model and Chris Beuligmann and Will Ashley. forward to providing leadership to tours.” Everyone at NPS and far beyond and staff on the overall vision and target thanks to cutting-edge unmanned underwater vehicles output the resulting maps using Partnering in the exercise were the 1,500 plus students on campus. It’s no surprise that an NPS Dean will soon be able to participate in methodology of the interactive and research by a Naval Postgraduate (UUVs). They programmed NPS’ Google Earth Matlab. Continued on page 6

science teachers in high school. And finally, students from The Cebrowski Institute took NPS Expands STEM Programs for In my first year of college I took Hartnell College converged a leadership role in the program, Area Students of All Ages an astronomy class and was onto campus to take part in an expanding and recruiting more relieved that it would be my last internship program coordinated NPS mentors for the Hartnell More than 50 young women opening remarks by university exposure to science and math,” by the Cebrowski Institute. students to be engaged in from Monterey-area high schools president Dan Oliver, a keynote Sherman noted. “Down the road I The initial ‘meet and greet’ research with. Over the past five and middle schools descended address by Dr. Alana Sherman took another math course and the with campus professors and years, more than 50 Hartnell upon the Naval Postgraduate of the Monterey Bay Aquarium teacher was great. I really started researchers for the 2011 Hartnell- students have participated in School campus, Mar. 11, as Research Institute (MBARI), and enjoying my math and science NPS STEM internship program STEM related research internships part of the “Girls Day In” pilot the opportunity to build, program courses. I realized math was fun.” took place Mar. 23, as 15 college at NPS. program. Girls Day In is a new and operate robots under the Earlier that same month, students discussed research The strong relationship which K-12 outreach program that tutelage of NPS Professor Timothy approximately 60 high school projects and opportunities in a has been established between aims to introduce science and Chung. students from the Monterey round robin with potential NPS NPS and Hartnell in mentoring technology disciplines to children Sherman shared in vivid detail Academy of Oceanographic mentors. students towards STEM majors in the local Monterey community her adventurous career as an Science (MAOS) visited NPS for an The Hartnell College STEM has been tremendously effective, by providing opportunities engineer studying ice caps in extended tour, Mar. 4. (Science, Technology, Engineering and several initiatives have now for female students from local Antarctica, mapping the ocean MAOS is a college preparatory and Mathematics) internship been institutionalized or blended Dr. Alana Sherman of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute provides the keynote address for NPS’ first Girls Day In. schools to explore the fields of floor inside the submersible academy located at Monterey program began in 2006 with into campus-wide professional science, technology, engineering capsule “Alvin,” and piloting High School that helps high the placement of six students at development opportunities at and math (STEM). remotely operated vehicles. school students from Monterey institutions like the Monterey The students started the day the effects of the interaction the Fremont Peak Observatory the valley college. The program During the day-long event, Sherman also shared her feelings County by exposing them to Bay Aquarium and NPS, where with an acoustics presentation between heat, cold and sound and and two students at NPS. Since was also the key ingredient in the girls were exposed to a on the study of math and science additional science classes and the students do internships from Associate Professors of the different research approaches then, the internship program NPS’ selection for the Hartnell variety of events, presentations early in her scholastic endeavors. volunteer work. Some of the within the science and research Physics Andres Larraza and Bruce that are being explored at NPS to and placement has expanded President’s Partnership of and activities which included “I had some tough math and volunteer work takes place at departments. Denardo, where they witnessed take advantage of these effects. substantially. Excellence Award in 2008.

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Delft3D expert Prof. Ad Reiners personnel to respond to sustainment and professional are six chapters in SSLA with the Aerospace Veteran Turned contributions cited in this award,” and by the continuous support Faculty Provide Diverse of the University of Miami and threats to installations and units, education. Monterey Bay Chapter being the Physics Prof. Wins 2011 said Brown, “resulted from close from the Office of Naval Research.” Offerings as E-Week Naval Undersea Warfare Center using all processes security forces The JFSSPP partners with the seventh. Hamming working relationships with dedi- He continues to do research on Continues to Expand (NUWC) AUV experts Mike Inzce would implement in the event of an Defense Language Institute Foreign The Naval Postgraduate School cated and well-motivated student shaped charges and other projects Students at NPS are afforded and Scott Sideleau. NUWC also actual emergency. Language Center (DLIFLC) to International Terrorism presented the 2011 Richard W. researchers and very rewarding that have a significant impact on just a few breaks during the course provided AUVs in addition to the provide customized language Expert Speaks at NPS Hamming Annual Faculty Award collaborations here and abroad, explosive behavior. Continued on page 8 NPS EcoMapper. SOUTHCOM Deputy training and sustainment support International terrorism expert for Interdisciplinary Achievement “Professor MacMahan is a great Engages NPS Foreign Area to Foreign Area Officers. The Judge Jean-Louis Bruguière to Dr. Ronald E. Brown, Research teacher. He’s energetic, hands on Officer Community DLIFLC, also based in Monterey, is lectured on the “Radicalization Professor of Physics in the Gradu- CRUSER Joins Robotics and Unmanned Systems and passionate, and cares very of Europe” during a Center for ate School of Engineering and Ap- Research, Education at NPS deeply about helping students Homeland Defense and Security plied Sciences (GSEAS), during a get the most out of the learning (CHDS) sponsored brownbag ceremony, Mar. 15. Chartered by Under DoD’s mission. experience,” said Tuggle, who lunch session in the Glasgow Brown began work at NPS in Secretary of the Navy Robert “CRUSER’s overall goal is to wirelessly loaded the EcoMapper’s auditorium, Jan. 26. 2002 after retiring from a 40-year Work, NPS has commissioned capture NPS’ unique synergy programs. “This is an incomparable NPS faculty, staff and career in the aerospace industry as the Consortium for Robotics between operationally- class in the amount of hands-on students had the opportunity to a way to fulfill his lifelong dream and Unmanned Systems experienced students and a experience you get and in taking listen to one of the world’s most Education and Research diverse faculty who focus on you through all the steps for your renowned experts on international (CRUSER). CRUSER is a wide defense related issues,” explained thesis, and should really be the Army Lt. Gen. P. K. Keen, Military Deputy Commander of United States Southern terrorism and also the man who base community of interest Kline. “The innovation, technical first class in the oceanography Command, center, meets with a small group of Foreign Area Officers prior to his was instrumental in the capture that offers a collaborative talent and concept generation program.” class-wide presentation. of international terrorist Ilich environment for researchers, potential at NPS provides an The tidal inlet exercise was Army Lt. Gen. P. K. Keen, the largest language institute in the Ramírez Sánchez, “Carlos the industry, students and excellent foundation for a sponsored by N4/N7 Assistant Military Deputy Commander United States with an educational Jackal.” defense personnel interested Department of Defense venue Chief of Staff for Readiness, of the United States Southern mandate for all Department of Judge Bruguière was the French in all aspects of employing to cooperatively engage in all Training and Education, Mr. Command, addressed members Defense personnel. leading magistrate for investigating unmanned systems in an aspects of unmanned system operational environment now education and research.” Rich Jeffries, and funded by Dr. of the Joint Foreign Area Officer counter-terrorism, responsible for Dr. Timothy Chung, Director Dr. Ronald E. Brown Robots and unmanned Tom Drake of the Office of Naval Skill Sustainment Pilot Program Sea Service Leadership hundreds of important arrests and and in the future. of Research and Education for Research Coastal GeoSciences. (JFSSPP) at NPS, Feb. 24. Keen Association Establishes convictions including the infamous of teaching. His work is focused NPS is a hotbed for systems are increasingly being CRUSER, and the RMP 400 Robot. spoke for nearly an hour to more Monterey Bay Chapter Jackal. He was also appointed by on modeling explosive detonation robotics and unmanned developed and utilized within NPS Participates in Navy- than 35 students participating The newly-formed Sea Service the European Union to the U.S. processes, shaped-charge jet for- systems research with the Navy to handle tasks that are communities can look at some wide Solid Curtain/Citadel in the residence course for Latin Leadership Association (SSLA) Department of Treasury to oversee mation, and high-velocity impact students and faculty across too dull, dirty or dangerous for of the pressing questions to Shield America Foreign Area Officers Monterey Bay Chapter held its the Terrorist Finance Tracking phenomena. departments working on humans to perform. NPS students make the technology as efficient A postal worker has (FAO). first social event on campus in Program. Bruguière condensed his “Dr. Brown’s contributions to different components of studying unmanned capabilities as possible, notes Dr. Timothy accidentally come into contact with Keen’s military experience early February under the direction more than 25 years of experience the success and reputation of NPS concepts, research and are encouraged to work with Chung, Director of Research and a suspicious package which has in Latin America includes of Lt. Heather Hornick, Chapter into the hour-long session at NPS go beyond his teaching and re- development. Where one faculty, government laboratories, Education for CRUSER. spilled a powdery, white residue. assignments as a Special Forces President, and retired Navy Capt. search contributions,” said NPS Ex- group of researchers might be other universities and Navy “CRUSER has the opportunity He complains to his supervisor of Officer in the Republic of Panama, Carol O’Neal, Faculty Advisor. ecutive Vice President and Provost exploring how to best develop experimentation programs to to align a lot of different cramps and nausea. The supervisor Military Group Training Officer in “There are over 150 female Dr. Leonard Ferrari. “A true leader sensing capabilities to help fully explore the potential of people and bring them calls for help and the police are Honduras, FAO and student at the students at NPS and a wonderful in his field, Research Professor unmanned systems navigate these systems to support the together in conversation,” said first on the scene. Two officers Brazilian Command and General cadre of senior female mentors Brown exemplifies Professor - the battlefield, for example, warfighter. Chung. “Conversation leads immediately evacuate the area Staff College, Commander of on the staff and faculty, so this ming’s commitment to interdisci- another department across Developing a generation to collaboration, and that and alert their superiors. Within U.S. Military Group in Colombia, organization is the perfect venue plinary scholarship.” campus might be exploring of officers ready to employ collaboration is what’s going to minutes, medical and hazardous and as Commander of U.S. Army to provide a forum for networking, “I am overjoyed with the ac- the ethical implications of unmanned systems is an make things happen. There needs materials units are dispatched to South. mentorship and volunteer work in knowledgement of my work,” said using unmanned systems in important CRUSER objective. to be some understanding, some NPS’ post office building. The JFSSPP is an advanced the community,” said O’Neal. Brown. “I’m very grateful for the combat. CRUSER will facilitate Other goals include inspiring translation that occurs when This scenario-driven episode education and skill sustainment The SSLA was established in opportunities provided here at the connecting the two and others concept generation for new people talk with one another, is part of the Solid Curtain/ initiative for Foreign Area Officers 1978, and is the only non-profit Naval Postgraduate School to fol- in their fields, utilizing each unmanned technologies, offering and CRUSER can help bring those Citadel Shield Exercise, which ran from all services – Army, Air Force, organization in the United States low a lifelong dream of teaching group’s findings to contribute and aligning education programs, people together. And even if they from Feb. 22-24 at Navy shore Navy and Marines. Recognizing dedicated to providing professional Judge Jean-Louis Bruguière and, recently in life, a desire for to the bigger picture. conducting and participating just have coffee together on a installations and activities across foreign language ability and development through networking, and gave an interesting perspective contributing to the education and CRUSER Program Director in at-sea experimentations, regular basis, that’s already more the continental United States. specialized regional knowledge as education and mentorship of on the strategies of terrorist cells critical decision-making of our fine retired Navy Capt. and OR and conducting cooperative than they are doing now, and Coordinated by U.S. Fleet Forces mission critical skills, the JFSSPP women from all three of the and the patterns he learned to read armed forces members.” Senior Lecturer Jeff Kline, research in all aspects of that’s helpful in the longer term Command, the security exercise is fulfills a Department of Defense maritime armed forces – the that build up to major incidents Brown noted that working with notes the value of the unmanned systems. Together, the when they try to do collaborative designed to enhance the training mandate to provide resources United States Navy, Marine Corps such as hijackings, car-bomb plots, students was one of many valued program in support of the unmanned systems and robotics research.” and readiness of Naval Security and opportunities for FAO skill and Coast Guard. To date, there and even the Sept. 11 attacks. aspects of his work at NPS. “The

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of their studies. In an effort to make dominance. Their participation through problems of critical share insight and program ideas to user community together to particular area of opportunity warfare, command and control, In Memorium, the most of that time, Executive in the course provided them an interest to the Navy. It explored help promote agricultural recovery discuss new technologies and within the IDC expressed by meteorology and cyber – the fields Distinguished Professor Vice President and Provost Leonard understanding of the graduate level and expected capabilities in conflict-affected environments. opportunities, research and Simpson during his Feb. 11 visit that secure information against Emeritus Peter Lewis Ferrari developed Enrichment study that provides a foundation of unmanned systems to conduct The discussions ranged from problem solving. This year’s to NPS was in cyber systems and and retrieve information regarding Week (E-Week) in 2009, where in for developing competencies and coordinated operations, with property rights in conflict-affected conference drew more than 400 operations, and he noted that extra potential adversaries. between each academic quarter creatively solving problems related minimal human supervision, in a environments to security and attendees, including Chief of Naval attention should be paid to fully “We initially had difficulty students and faculty are afforded to achieving cyber effects in wired naval conflict that is set five years stabilization. As one participant Research and NPS alumnus Rear incorporate the cyber domain into cross-communicating and the opportunity to participate in and wireless systems. in the future. noted, “Without security, there will Adm. Nevin P. Carr, Jr. the IDC curriculum. defining the cyber battle space,” a diverse collection of academic In addition to the cyber short During another offering, be no peace. Without peace, there Carr was provided a tour of the “The technology curve is said Simpson. “When you get enrichment activities now several course, the Future Unmanned members of the Information will be no development.” Beam Control Facility in Halligan asymptotic,” Simpson explained. to the details of describing the dozen strong. Naval Systems (FUNS) Wargame Dominance (ID) Center of Hall by Distinguished Professor “Our investments in information boundaries of cyberspace, and who A few of this past quarter’s Competition was held during Excellence held a Junior Officer Workshop Seeks of Mechanical and Aerospace technology used to be right on has responsibilities for cyberspace, Distinguished Professor offerings include a Cyber Effects E-Week, March 21-24. Three Course, also during E-Week, Mar. Collaboration on Military Engineering, Dr. Brij Agrawal, that technology curve. The DoD that’s not easy. Bringing the IDC Emeritus Peter Lewis Short Course – led by Professor student teams representing 21-25. The junior officer course Use of Wireless Comms and Vice President and Dean of was really pushing that technology together for the Navy has really With great sadness, the John McEachen, Director of the different schools on campus focused on how the ID Corps can Technology Research, Dr. Karl van Bibber. curve. We were defining it. But allowed us to get past a lot of NPS community bid a fond NPS Center for Cyber Warfare received subject matter expert develop leadership qualities in its Computer Science Associate Carr listened to an extensive the adversary can pick and choose that. But now we need to ensure farewell to Operations Research (CCW) – which began with a briefings on a wide variety of topics young officers as they move into Professor Dennis M. Volpano explanation and demonstration where he wants to be on that that our officers see that battle Distinguished Professor presentation on “Cyber in National in unmanned systems, from ethics increasingly important roles in the presented his research during the of the Jitter Control Testbed, the technology curve to achieve the space, understand it, and are able Emeritus Peter Lewis who Security Today.” The course was to capabilities to future threats. future of the corps. Military Wireless Communications Adaptive Optics Testbed, and the desired affect. We are not going to to communicate it in terms that passed away on Friday, April 8, hosted by the CCW in Glasgow They then went head-to-head in The weeklong course featured Research Group Invitational High Energy Laser Beam Control be able to defend everywhere on the larger command structure at the age of 78. Hall on campus, Mar. 21-25. a wargame competition with the discussions and exercises on a Workshop, Jan. 12. Volpano Testbed. that technology curve at all times, understands.” Lewis joined the OR Through the course, more winning team announced at the variety of topics aimed at the explains the architecture of his Following the demonstrations, so we have to be more agile in our During his visit, Simpson Department as a Professor in than 35 participants were game’s conclusion on Thursday, professional development of junior project that is used to detect Carr toured the Segmented 1971, became Distinguished provided an overview of the Mar. 24. officers in the IDC community, and recognize voices in order to Mirror Space Telescope and Professor in 1986, and retired science, technology, structure FUNS was designed to challenge including polarity management, maintain active communication was provided an overview of in 1998 due to his battle and operation of systems relevant and showcase the abilities of NPS social networking, higher order with a user through any wireless the telescope by Agrawal. While with Parkinson’s disease. to the pursuit of information students and faculty by working thought and team building. The device. viewing the telescope, Carr signed Among his many honors, he Information Dominance Center of The workshop focused a Memorandum of Agreement was appointed Fellow of the Excellence exists to ignite a culture on emerging technologies in (MOA) establishing an Adaptive International Statistical Institute of innovation and learning by the world of military wireless Optics Center of Excellence for in 1973, Fellow of the Institute of NPS Faculty Share Their teaching ideas that are compelling, communications such as the ‘Real National Security at NPS for Mathematical Statistics in 1977, Expertise on the Crisis in Egypt relevant, sustainable and enable a Caller ID’ project lead by Volpano. education and research in Adaptive and Fellow of the American competitive advantage. Real Caller ID is a system that Optics and related technologies for Statistical Association in 1979. National Security Affairs Center, Dr. John Arquilla, recognizes a caller’s voice and applications in national security. “Peter Lewis attracted superb (NSA) Professor Robert was interviewed by “Wired Center for Stabilization allows the caller to access the The MOA is between the Office statisticians from around the Springborg is a nationally- magazine” and NSA Associate and Reconstruction network from any phone and be of Naval Research, National world to visit NPS, this helped recognized expert on Egypt, Professor James Russell was Studies Hosts Ag called to that same phone using a Reconnaissance Office, Air Force to present NPS to the statistical and the protests leading to interviewed for a piece on Workshop designated number for the user. Research Laboratory and the Naval community as a top-notch center President Hosni Mubarak’s MSNBC. The NPS Center for Workshops such as this one Postgraduate School. of statistical research,” noted resignation as President of Stabilization and Reconstruction allow researchers to put forward Distinguished Professor Kevin the North African nation Studies (CSRS) hosted an annual their projects and get feedback and ID Leaders, NPS Faculty Corporate Director for Information Dominance, Rear Adm. David Simpson meets Wood. “He advised postdoctoral with a group of NPS faculty from across departments for discussion about the made Springborg a popular workshop titled “Agriculture: support from their peers in the Discuss Corps’ Educational researchers who have moved on Information Dominance curricula. Simpson graduated from the Space Systems resource for major media Promoting Livelihoods in Conflict- field. Needs to influential positions in the Operations program in 1982. outlets across the world. Over Affected Environments” at Casa As part of a return visit to research community. the course of a single week, he Munras Hotel in Monterey from Directed Energy his alma mater, NPS alumnus ability to respond to the adversaries’ spoke to NPS faculty about the “He was an early promoter of was interviewed by “The New Jan. 31- Feb. 3. Professional Society Holds and Corporate Director for the movements in cyberspace.” kind of curricula that will best statistical computing and getting York Times,” the BBC, “TIME The workshop brought together Symposium at NPS Deputy Chief of Naval Operations The Navy announced the fulfill those goals. Given the those tools into the hands of magazine” and National Public military, government and non- The Directed Energy for Information Dominance Rear establishment of the IDC in Oct. broad spectrum covered under students,” noted Wood. “There Radio (NPR) to name just a government representatives Professional Society (DEPS) held Adm. David Simpson met with a 2009, in an effort to streamline the IDC, including Information was some controversy about few. from the U.S. and abroad to its weeklong Systems Symposium, small group of faculty from across and unite the information Professionals, Information Warfare which computational tools we But he was not the only discuss the role of agricultural with support by the NPS Physics disciplines to discuss the Navy’s communities with a common goal: Officers, Intelligence Officers, should be using, but without faculty expert contributing to development in achieving political Department, in King Auditorium needs and the expectations that the dominance. The IDC looks to Oceanography Officers and the Peter’s instigation, the NPS OR the subject. Defense Analysis and socio-economic stabilization. and the nearby Hyatt Hotel from Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) keep the Navy on the forefront of Space Cadre, NPS leadership Department might have been Professor and Director of Participants were able to network Mar. 28 to Apr. 1. The conference, has for members of the Information the information domain, in areas strives to keep the most current behind the power curve on these the Information Operations Dr. Robert Springborg with others in their field and to held every year, brings the DEPS Dominance Corps (IDC). One such as intelligence, electronic and relevant curriculum possible. important tools.”

8 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 9 together with actual operators,” said Ph.D. student and Research Associate Sean Kragelund, who worked with the team’s first surface robot, the NPS’ CENETIX a Leader in Network-Controlled, Sea Fox, and has been a mock combat swimmer for experiments. CENETIX Team Advances “Operator participation adds value to the research results, and they Networked Medicine learn how to operate and leverage new technology including unmanned Stand-Off Maritime Nuclear Radiological Detection vehicles, biometric identification devices and nuclear detection equip- ment.” The team’s 2007 to 2009 experiments focused on network-enabled early detection and warning of nuclear related material at multiple overseas locations, tracking the contraband to its onloading onto small boats, and detecting and interdicting the craft at multiple U.S. entry points. A 2008 scenario was detecting, searching for and interdicting nuclear radiological material hidden in a large cargo ship, carried out jointly with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. “The high priority the New York-New Jersey Port Authority places on maritime situational awareness for nuclear radiological material, including improvised nuclear devices, emerged out of their experiences surrounding September 11th,” Bordetsky noted. Recent experimental scenarios include using fast boats equipped with Adaptable Radiation Area Monitor detectors for drive-by stand-off screening, detection and pursuit; feeding live reports and video from network-enabled swimmers and sensor data from unmanned robotic boats and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to remote experts who send A Special Forces Medic simulates activating a nano patch on a back guidance to front line responders; collaboration between U.S. experts ‘wounded soldier’ played by an advanced manikin during Battlefield and overseas operators in Germany and Greece on network-controlled Medical experimentation at Camp Roberts, Calif., late last year. choke point set up; open water tracking of a source transfer to a sea port point of entry near an overseas NATO-U.S. installation; and patrol crews from multiple countries collaborating in targeting small craft tracking, NPS Associate Professor Alex Bordetsky and his CENETIX team screening, pursuit and interdiction incorporating UAVs. are also leading research into advanced battlefield medicine. Part “Our swimmers and autonomous vehicles are now fully-integrated of NPS’ Tactical Network Topology test-bed (TNT), upon the network nodes,” stressed Senior Researcher Eugene Bourakov. “Our goal is request of the Air Force Special Operations Chief Surgeon and Professor Alex Bordetsky, front, and German partners prepare for experimentation with an onboard stand-off nuclear radiological detection device in collaboration with Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System used in high-speed drive-bys of potential small boat targets. for all of our gear to have not just tactical networking reach, but true global (SVMHS), field tests continue in hopes of developing network- reach in near real time.” controlled, unmanned systems to assist medics in delivering “What I like best is that we’ve shown how to integrate swimmers and remote medical assistance to casualties in the battlefield. By Barbara Honegger autonomous vehicles into the system so they become network nodes, feeding video to distant experts,” seconded Mike Clement, a doctoral “We started battlefield medical networking experimentation For five years, a Naval Postgraduate School team led by Principal Authority of New York and New Jersey and numerous overseas partners student and research associate. upon the request from the Air Force,” said Bordetsky. “They Investigator Prof. Alex Bordetsky has pushed the envelope of network- including NATO’s Maritime Interdiction Training Center. We also have In late April, the team will integrate real-time reachback to radiological wanted to explore how to benefit from network-controlled sys- controlled, stand-off nuclear radiological threat detection through a active participation by overseas partners from Sweden, Germany, Greece, experts into the daily patrols of Bay Marine Police and Coast tems to assist medics in delivering medication to a casualty site unique program of Tactical Network Topology Maritime Interdiction Denmark and Singapore. Guard vessel crews. “This will be a bring-your-own-boat, plug-and-play, under fire or otherwise hazardous conditions.” Operations (MIO) field experiments jointly conducted by the NPS Center “Historically, MIO experimentation emerged out of collaboration real-world testbed where we’ll set up virtual private networks [VPNs] in In a recent experiment at Camp Roberts, Bordetsky simulated a for Network Innovation and Experimentation (CENETIX) and Lawrence among geographically distributed Special Forces ISR [intelligence, just a few hours,” Bordetsky said. In June, he then plans to augment the casualty in a remote location and established a network link to a Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). surveillance and reconnaissance] units using cyberspace to track high- network with pico [less than 1 kg] -based ad hoc mobile orbital medic on the ground then to a UAV flying over the casualty site. The goal of the NPS-LLNL MIO program is a layered, wirelessly- value targets,” Bordetsky explained. “It’s evolved to the point that today, nodes assembled and launched by CENETIX in cooperation with the NPS Finally, these readings were transmitted to an operations center, networked, globally-integrated nuclear radiological detection, warning NPS Dean of Research Karl van Bibber has called our unique campaign Space Systems Academic Group’s Cube Satellite team “to add the testbed then to an advanced SVMHS manikin where it simulated the and interdiction system in which remote radiation source experts and of experimental studies in man-machine integration using cyberspace capability to track covertly tagged targets and share detection findings via vital signs of the casualty. biometric data analysts at geographically distributed command centers collaboration a new direction in science.” ‘private’ orbital nodes. can actively see, hear and evaluate data online in near real time from The heart of CENETIX’s experimental program is its interdisciplinary “In addition to the students, our success is due to the talent and The research scenario has future soldiers donned in advanced tagged and tracked small maritime targets, including video feeds and NPS faculty-student team. dedication of CENETIX researchers,” Bordetsky stressed. “Eugene battlesuits that would send a soldier’s vital signals and could administer medicine if he or she were injured in battle. A medic text messaging, to guide further surveillance and collection by decision “We have the enthusiastic participation of NPS master’s and doctoral Bourakov provides invaluable contributions to swimmer networking, or an unmanned vehicle would get close enough to the soldier makers. students from Information Systems, Information Operations, C4I, and adaptive antennas, voice control, electronic tagging and maintaining to establish a network link that would send the data to a Tactical “This is a high priority international counterterrorism effort that Defense Analysis/Special Operations who help integrate the MIO detection the test bed infrastructure. Other key participants are Michael Clement, Operations Center where it could then be sent to any location in purposefully pushes the limits of synergistic communication and and expert reachback network, design experimental tasks, play operational Marianna Verett, John Looney, Sue Hutchins and Peter Guest; Ph.D. the world. Doctors monitoring the patient’s vitals live can make collaboration among sea, air and land sensors; remote operators and roles, capture data, and do post-experiment analysis,” Bordetsky said. “In students Steve Mullins, Bryan Hudgens and Richard Bergin; and partner medical decisions and take action by controlling the nano patch subject matter experts; front-line first responders; special operations 2004, the first German, Swedish, Greek and Singapore officer students faculty from a number of NPS departments.” remotely. forces; homeland security and maritime personnel; and information focused on nuclear threat detection MIO for their thesis research here at In addition to NPS and Lawrence Livermore, participants in the MIO fusion Tactical Operation Centers,” said Bordetsky, an associate professor NPS, and then set it up in their countries when they returned. We wouldn’t program are Lockheed Martin’s Center for Innovation, the Army Research Sounds like it all should be part of a science fiction novel, but of Information Sciences and CENETIX director. “It is supported by, have been nearly so successful in developing the international portion of Center at Picattiny Arsenal, the University of Bundeswehr in Germany, the with the NPS’ CENETIX team and the TNT field experimenta- tion effort, it is slowly becoming a reality. amongst others, the U.S. Department of Energy, Special Operations the program if we hadn’t had these student ambassadors.” Swedish Naval Warfare Center jointly with the Swedish Defense Research Command, Coast Guard, San Francisco Bay Area first responders, the Port “The strongest facet of this research is that it brings researchers Agency, and NATO’s MIO Training Center in Souda Bay.

10 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 11 serve in the . “I think in the Mercury through Apollo and early shuttle days, we were really taking some risk in space exploration,” explained astronaut and NPS alumnus Capt. (Aeronautical Engineering, 1996). “Shuttle missions today are still risky, however our engineers, flight controllers, and maintainers have had the luxury of working on the same vehicles over and over again to learn how to hammer the risk out of the flights.” our After 30 years and 133 missions, the space shuttle fleet is scheduled to retire this year, with NPS alums Capt. Mark Kelly (Aeronautical Engineering, 1994) and Chris Ferguson (Aeronautical Engineering, 1991) commanding the final two missions, STS-134 Endeavour and STS-135 Atlantis respectively. NPS’ new Dean of Students, Capt. Alan Poindexter (Aeronautical Engineering, 1995), and Ham also commanded two of the LEGACY program’s five final shuttle missions aboard STS-131 Discovery and STS- 132 Atlantis in 2010. Most recently, STS-133 Discovery retired after her final mission on March 9. It was a bittersweet moment for former astronaut and current in Continued on page 16 Astronaut Eugene Cernan salutes the American flag on the surface of the moon during the moonwalk in 1972. Cernan was the most recent man to walk the moon’s surface. SPACE Capt. Michael Smith, USN With more alumni astronauts than any graduate university in the April 30, 1945 - January 28, 1986 NPS’ legacy in American space flight begins when the effort itself world, we reflect on the Naval Postgraduate School’s mark on the Smith graduated from the Naval Acad- began, when Navy pilot (Navy General Line School) emy in 1967, and went on to receive his American space program as the space shuttle era comes to a close. walked the campus in 1959. Carpenter was selected in the first round of Master of Science degree in Aeronautical astronauts to lead the U.S. in the with the . His Engineering from NPS in 1968. He served astronaut class, known as the Mercury Seven, were the first Americans in a tour in Vietnam as a pilot aboard the USS By Amanda D. Stein space, and paved the way for the 332 astronauts to date that have followed Kitty Hawk. He was selected to the astro- in their footsteps. naut program in 1980, and completed a The Mercury Seven were part of an unforgettable era, and a series of year-long training program for the shuttle historic firsts that proved the U.S. to be a leading contender in the quest missions. Smith was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Defense Distinguished Service Medal. He is to explore the vastness of space. NPS Professor and former astronaut John survived by his wife and three children. Phillips (DRMI, 1977) recalled being a child in the thick of the space race, and the beginning of a lifelong goal that would take him on four space “Sometimes when we reach for the stars, we fall short, but we must pick missions, and ultimately, to the Naval Postgraduate School. ourselves up again and press on despite the pain.” “It was just before my tenth birthday that the first human space President Ronald Reagan flight happened. It was , the Russian cosmonaut,” explained January 28, 1986 Phillips, one of four former astronauts currently serving as faculty at NPS. “He flew in space in 1961, and I decided that’s what I wanted to do. To me, it’s about exploration. If I had been born a hundred years earlier, maybe I Cmdr. William McCool, USN From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, would have wanted to be a polar explorer or a jungle explorer. But in my September 23, 1961 - February 1, 2003 beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a bor- particular period of history, space was the beckoning field of exploration. “It’s human nature to want to explore and learn about your environment,” McCool graduated from the Naval Acad- derless world as we see it and strive to live as one in peace. he continued. “As soon as a culture stops doing that and starts looking emy in 1983, and went on to receive his Master of Science degree in Aeronautical only inward, they stagnate. I think that exploring the unknown keeps our Engineering from NPS in 1992. He flew culture and our society viable and dynamic.” It is hard to imagine a world undivided. To envision mankind working to achieve great things through science – something that his memory, and 24 different aircrafts during his time in as one for the greater good seems like little more than a utopian dream. the continuing efforts in space exploration have no doubt accomplished. That exploration has taken shape through the National Aeronautics the Navy, and was a seasoned pilot before But 200 miles above earth, astronauts from partner nations around the Following the disaster, then President George W. Bush made the and Space Administration, NASA, and the space programs they oversaw: he was selected to the astronaut program world are routinely demonstrating that perhaps this ideal may not be so following statement about the crew. “These astronauts knew the dangers, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Transportation System (STS), in 1996. Before the launch of STS-107, unthinkable. and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose also known as the shuttle program. With the early programs’ astronauts McCool noted the importance of their mission to helping future On January 28, 2003, aboard the with John in life. Because of their courage, and daring, and idealism, we will miss commonly selected from a pool of military candidates, NPS had an generations through discoveries in science and technology. McCool Lennon’s “Imagine” playing in the background, Cmdr. William McCool them all the more … The cause in which they died will continue … Our opportunity to provide NASA with highly-qualified young pilots fit for was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor stated those words during a broadcast back to earth – a perspective of our journey into space will go on.” . In the years since Carpenter, that involvement has developed and the Defense Distinguished Service Medal. He is survived by his wife and three children. home that few will ever experience. He saw no borders or conflict. Only The loss of the Columbia crew hit close to home for the Naval tenfold, and NPS has maintained a commitment to furthering the U.S.’ role in space exploration. potential. Postgraduate School (NPS) community. McCool, a 1992 graduate of “Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration Tragically, three days later, February 1, McCool and the crew of STS- the aeronautical engineering program, was one of 39 astronauts who Retired astronaut and 1963 aeronautical engineering graduate Eugene of discovery and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will 107 perished upon re-entry into earth’s atmosphere when Columbia broke has studied at NPS, more than any other institution in the world at the Cernan is most noted for being the latest man to set foot on the moon. He go on.” apart over , a tragic end to a 15-day space mission so full of hope. graduate level. His quote lives forever on a panel in the NPS Centennial served as Commander of Apollo 17, which launched December 7, 1972, President George W. Bush McCool was a Navy pilot, an outdoorsman, a dedicated family man. Timeline, stretching the length of Root Hall on campus, a reminder to his alongside fellow NPS alumnus, Command Module Pilot February 1, 2003 His mission in becoming an astronaut was to inspire future generations legacy, and to the university’s place in manned space flight. (Aeronautical Engineering, 1964). He was one of four NPS astronauts to

12 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 13 Four of the Final Five Shuttle Missions are Commanded by NPS Graduates

Leestma (‘72) Poindexter (‘95) Ham (‘96) STS-133 Kelly (‘94) Ferguson (‘91) STS-28 Commander STS-131 Commander STS-132 Commander STS-134 Commander STS-135

Bursch (‘91) Curbeam (‘90) Ferguson (‘91) Mission Specialist STS-51 Mission Specialist STS-98 Commander STS-126 (‘60) Rominger (‘87) Rominger (‘87) Kelly (‘94) Launched on Apollo 14, Reightler (‘84) Pilot STS-73 Commander STS-100 Commander STS-124 Lunar Module Pilot, Pilot STS-48 Lopez-Alegria (‘88) Phillips (‘77) Ham (‘96) First NPS Graduate on the Moon Mission Specialist STS-73 Mission Specialist Pilot STS-124 Scott Carpenter (‘59) Mike Coats (‘79) Coats (‘79) Launched on Aurora 7, STS-41-D Coats (‘79) Jett (‘89) STS-100 Evans (‘64) Commander Foreman (‘86) First American to Eat Solid Piloted First Flight of Shuttle Commander STS-29 Pilot STS-81 Launched on Apollo 17, STS-39 Bursch (‘91) Mission Specialist Food in Space Discovery, Became Director of the Springer (‘71) Noriega (‘90) Command Module Pilot Mission Specialist, to STS-123 in 2005 Mission Specialist STS-29 Mission Specialist STS-84 the ISS on STS-108 Frick (‘94) Kelly (‘94) Rominger (‘87) Commander STS-122 Carpenter (‘59) Pilot STS-85 Pilot STS-108 After 28 Days in Navy SeaLab, Weitz (‘64) Hauck (‘64) Poindexter (‘95) Weitz (‘64) Commander STS-6 Became First Astronaut/ Pilot Commander STS-26 Scott (‘80) Pilot STS-122 Hilmers (‘78) Mission Specialist STS-87 Altman (‘90) Mission Specialist STS-26 Commander STS-109 Lousma (‘65) Gordon (‘64) Pilot Frick (‘94) Launched on Apollo 12, Overmyer (‘64) Pilot STS-110 Altman (‘90) Command Module Pilot, NASA Lead Investigator Pilot STS-90 Lopez-Alegria (‘88) Second Mission to Carr (‘61) for the Challenger Mission Specialist STS-113 Land on the Moon Commander Disaster Herrington (‘95) Mission Specialist STS-113 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Williams (‘87) Rominger (‘87) Flight Engineer Hilmers (‘78) Commander STS-96 TMA-8 Lopez-Alegria (‘88) Cernan (‘63) Lousma (‘65) Mission Specialist STS-36 Returns from ISS, Kelly (‘94) Piloted Gemini 9 Commander STS-3 Broke Bursch’s Williams (‘87) Pilot STS-121 Record of Time Springer (‘71) Mission Specialist Nowak (‘92) in Space Gordon (‘64) Overmyer (‘64) Mission Specialist STS-38 STS-101 Pilot STS-121 Piloted Gemini 11 Pilot STS-5 Altman (‘90) Jett (‘89) Pilot STS-106 Commander Cernan (‘63) Hilmers (‘78) STS-115 Lopez-Alegria (‘88) Phillips (‘77) Launched on Apollo 10, Mission Specialist STS-42 Ferguson (‘91) Mission Specialist Mission Specialist Lunar Module Pilot, Hauck (‘64) Pilot STS-115 STS-92 STS-119 Dry Run for Pilot STS-7 Leestma (‘72) Lopez-Alegria (‘88) Mission Specialist STS-45 Jett (‘89) Altman (‘90) Eugene Cernan (‘63) Flight Engineer Commander STS-97 Commander STS-125 Apollo 11 Launched on Apollo 17, Reightler (‘84) Noriega (‘90) Soyuz TMA-9 McBride (‘71) First Men to Land Last Man to Step Foot on Moon Pilot STS-60 Mission Specialist STS-97 Stayed on the ISS Foreman (‘86) on the Moon Pilot STS-41-G Mission Specialist STS-129 Leestma (‘72) Bursch (‘91) Mission Specialist STS-41-G Mission Specialist STS-68 Shepard Launched on Freedom 7, Hauck (‘64) Jett (‘89) First American in Space Commander STS-51-A Pilot STS-72 Scott (‘80) Mission Specialist STS-72 Cosmonaut Gagarin First Human to Enter Space Hilmers (‘78) Bursch (‘91) Mission Specialist STS-51-J Mission Specialist STS-77 (‘90) Carpenter (‘59) Launched on STS-116, (‘65) Overmyer (‘64) Rominger (‘87) Dan Bursch (‘91) First Future Astronaut Set Record for Most Spacewalks Received the Distress Transmission Commander STS-51-B Pilot STS-80 Returned from the ISS to Graduate from NPS During a Single Flight from Apollo 13 - Aboard STS-111, “, we’ve had a problem.” Set Record for Time in Space MERCURY GEMINI & APOLLO SKYLAB SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS STS-129 Atlantis Challenger was lost on January 28, 1986, when a opportunities will come.” awaits launch to faulty O-ring caused the shuttle to break apart Even with the uncertainty of the space program looming, there is no the International Space Station on 73 seconds after liftoff. NPS alum Capt. Michael doubt that the U.S. remains committed to greatness in space. No longer Nov. 15, 2009 at Smith was among those killed in the Challenger a race, the collaboration with 15 partner nations on the ISS has opened Kennedy Space disaster. doors to a promising, collaborative future in space exploration, perhaps Center in , Fla. “If you die before your time, you want not so distant from those inspired words by Willie McCool. NPS Alumnus people to remember you with a smile. And that In his final words before leaving the moon, Cernan expressed Mike Foreman is certainly the case with both Mike Smith and confidence that history would see man on the moon again. His hopeful served as Mission Specialist for the Willie McCool,” said Coats. message is one echoed by the space community as NASA prepares to bid 10-day mission. In their memory, NPS established the farewell to Atlantis and Endeavour. Astronaut Michael J. Smith, CAPT, USN and “As I take man’s last step from the surface, back home for some time Astronaut William C. McCool, CDR, USN to come … I’d just like to say what I believe history will record – that Astronautics Award. The award was established Retired Navy Capt. Winston Scott conducts a pre-flight check of America’s challenge of today has forged man’s of tomorrow,” said to recognize outstanding graduates of NPS’ NASA’s T-38 aircraft before taking off for Kennedy Space Center for the Cernan. “And as we leave the moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came Space Systems curricula. launch of STS-72 Endeavour. and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Eligible candidates continue to emerge from Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17.” the halls of NPS, eager to help fulfill the U.S.’ two years from home.” commitment to space exploration in the long The Authorization Act outlines the plan to maintain a U.S. presence on term. The question lies in funding to develop the the ISS through 2020, with astronaut transport aboard Russian spacecrafts necessary technologies to make those missions for the short term until the growing commercial spaceflight industry Naval Postgraduate School happen. develops those capabilities. This is a growing field, with companies like Alumni Astronauts The 2010 NASA Authorization Act outlines Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Boeing exploring manned Director of Johnson Space Center, Mike Coats (Aeronautical Engineering, the future goals and expectations, with new areas of focus for the coming spaceflight technology. Graduate Program Year Retired astronaut and current Dean of the College of Aeronautics at the 1979). A retired Navy flight instructor, Coats piloted STS-41-D, the maiden years including manned spaceflight to asteroids and Mars. Upon signing Scott Carpenter General Line School ‘59 of the Shuttle Discovery, on Aug. 30, 1984. He piloted the Discovery the Act, President Barack Obama noted that the U.S. space program has Florida Institute of Technology, Winston Scott (Aeronautical Engineering, Edgar Mitchell Aeronautical Engineering ‘60 again on two subsequent missions in 1989 and 1991, and watched proudly inspired generations, and will continue to do so well into the future. 1980) notes that the uncertainty for aspiring astronauts is obvious, but Aeronautical Engineering ‘61 as she touched down at Kennedy Space Center for the last time. “To me, the space shouldn’t deter anyone Eugene Cernan Aeronautical Engineering ‘63 The Discovery was one of six shuttles built at the program’s genesis: program has always To me, the space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to from the field. Scott Dick Gordon Operations Research ‘64 Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour. The captured an essential retired from NASA Ronald Evans Aeronautical Engineering ‘64 Enterprise, used as a test flight orbiter, was retired early into the program, part of what it means be an American—reaching for new heights. Stretching beyond what previously did and the Navy in 1999, Paul Weitz Aeronautical Engineering ‘64 and parts were repurposed for other shuttles. Having been restored for to be an American— with two shuttle Bob Overmyer Aeronautical Engineering ‘64 not seem possible … I believe that space exploration is not a luxury. It’s not an after- Rick Hauck Mathematics, Physics ‘64 display, the shuttle is currently on loan to the Smithsonian Institute. The reaching for new missions, STS-72 and Jack Lousma Aeronautical Engineering ‘65 Columbia and Challenger were lost in two separate accidents in 1986 and heights. Stretching thought in America’s quest for a brighter future. It is an essential part of that quest. STS-87, under his belt. Michael Smith Aeronautical Engineering ‘68 2003. b e y o n d w h a t He now works with Bob Springer OR, Systems Analysis ‘71 The shuttle program allowed NASA to master the science of living and previously did not President Barack Obama students who aspire to Jon McBride Aeronautical Engineering ‘71 working in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), but it has not come about without a seem possible,” said April 15, 2010 a career in space. Dave Leestma Aeronautical Engineering ‘72 cost. In the course of the U.S. space program, 13 crew members have lost Obama in a speech at “Even though the John Phillips DRMI ‘77 their lives in spaceflight missions, with two shuttle disasters that shook the Kennedy Space Center on April 15, 2010. “And so, as President, I believe NASA programs are scaling down and it’s questionable how quickly the Dave Hilmers Electrical Engineering ‘78 nation and the space community. Before the Columbia disaster, STS-51-L that space exploration is not a luxury. It’s not an afterthought in America’s private programs are going to come along,” said Scott, “I really believe that Mike Coats Aeronautical Engineering ‘79 quest for a brighter future. It is an essential part of that quest.” the pendulum will swing back the other way, and in the coming years, Winston Scott Aeronautical Engineering ‘80 Ken Reightler Aeronautical Engineering ‘84 So for the NASA astronaut corps, the opportunities that have come we will see an increase in support and funding for space exploration. I Mike Foreman Aeronautical Engineering ‘86 with space exploration have certainly been memorable ones. Their efforts tell students to prepare themselves for what they want, because the Space Systems Academic Group Aeronautical Engineering ‘87 have resulted in invaluable scientific discoveries and human achievements Jeff Williams Aeronautical Engineering ‘87 Education Beyond a Reach for the Stars in an environment that, even still, holds more questions than answers. Mike Lopez-Alegria Aeronautical Engineering ‘88 The technologies being explored onboard the International Space Brent Jett Aeronautical Engineering ‘89 While supporting NASA with exceptionally qualified candidates Station (ISS), and at research centers around the world, are key to enabling Aeronautical Engineering ‘90 for the astronaut corps is a high and noble calling, NPS’ Space astronauts to safely leave LEO, which extends from 100-1,240 miles Carlos Noriega Space Systems Operations ‘90 Systems Academic Group educates far more officers in prepara- (160-2,000 km) above earth’s surface, for the vastness of . Bob Curbeam Aeronautical Engineering ‘90 tion to lead and manage operations in the space domain. Working Technologies to recycle air, water and resources are being developed to Dan Bursch Engineering Science ‘91 extensively on a variety of satellite and other space technologies, Chris Ferguson Aeronautical Engineering ‘91 help astronauts achieve an unprecedented distance flight to Mars. the education program offers students two paths – Space Systems William McCool Aeronautical Engineering ‘92 Based on the earth’s orbit around the sun, the distance between Earth Operations or Space Systems Engineering – both of which prepare Astro and Aeronautical Engineering ‘92 military officers and Department of Defense civilians for develop- and Mars varies, but even at their closest point, the two are still millions of Steve Frick Aeronautical Engineering ‘94 ing and implementing space capabilities for the Navy and DoD. miles apart. This presents a unique challenge when considering manned Mark Kelly Aeronautical Engineering ‘94 are critical to defense, used for communication, map- to Earth’s neighbor planet. Aeronautical Engineering ‘95 ping, and gathering information on adversaries. The SSAG has “When we finally leave earth orbit to go to Mars or an asteroid, you Alan Poindexter Aeronautical Engineering ‘95 Chair Professorships with NASA, the National Reconnaissance are on your own for the first time in human history,” said Coats. “You are Ken Ham Aeronautical Engineering ‘96 Office, and the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Space Sys- really on your own. Even when you are walking around on the moon, you STS-131 Discovery Commander, Capt. Alan Poindexter, poses in the Systems Engineering ‘98 tems, to ensure that the curricula and opportunities for students are two and a half days away from home if there is an emergency. Cupola of the International Space Station when Discovery docked Scott Tingle Aviation Safety School ‘03 fulfill the needs of the DoN, DoD and the U.S. Space Program. with the ISS in early 2010. Following this mission, Poindexter retired G. Reid Wiseman Space Systems Certificate ‘08 “When you are on the Space Station,” he continued, “you are an hour from NASA and now serves as NPS’ Dean of Students. from home. But when you fire those engines to leave earth orbit, you are

16 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 17 added. base,” LaShomb said. “In addition to broadening my understanding of CNO Roughead “Congratulations on your accomplishments today,” he concluded, logistics, software, manufacturing, finance and systems engineering and “and thank you for everything you will do in the interests of our common advancing my program management and team skills, my research project Keynotes Winter security and prosperity in the years ahead.” was extremely rewarding and important to the Department of the Navy. Following the ceremony, the newly-minted graduates and their family My NPS degree in combination with on-the-job assignments resulted members gathered in the Barbara McNitt Ballroom in Herrmann Hall for in advancement at work to Naval Undersea Warfare Center Technical Graduation Ceremonies the ceremonial cutting of the Winter 2011 class cake. Sharing the honors Program Manager for the Maritime Surveillance Systems Program and with the CNO, Oliver and Executive Vice President and Provost Leonard NAVSEA Acting Distributed Undersea Sensor Systems Technical Warrant Ferrari was top student award winner Marine Corps Maj. Jacob Reynolds, Holder.” who collectively sliced through the frosting layers with precision. The outstanding faculty awards went to Professor of Physics By Barbara Honegger “I can’t express strongly enough how wonderful it’s been to be a student Ronald Brown, who won the Richard W. Hamming Faculty Award for here at NPS. As an officer matures into the senior ranks, critical thinking Interdisciplinary Achievement; Professor Anders Strindberg of the Chief of Naval Operations Gary Roughead inspired graduates skills become invaluable in both staff and command assignments, and Center for Homeland Defense and Security who received the Lieutenant from all the military services and nine allied and coalition partner nations the NPS faculty and curricula hone these priceless skills of thinking and Commander David L. Williams Outstanding Professor Award; and Dr. during his keynote address at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Winter 2011 writing critically,” Reynolds said. “You learn how the academic world Donald Muehlbach, Jr. who won the Meyer Award for Teaching Excellence commencement ceremonies, Mar. 25. integrates with military operations and strategy, and because of the joint in Systems Engineering (Distance Learning). NPS President Dan Oliver, who introduced the 29th CNO as “my and multinational nature of the student body, you get to know a broad “I’m overjoyed with the acknowledgement of my work,” said Brown, an boss,” thanked Roughead for his leadership “that has had an extraordinary demographic of U.S. military officers from across the services, foreign expert in modeling explosive detonations who came to NPS in 2002 after impact on the Naval Service.” officers and civilians you would never otherwise meet.” retiring from four decades in the aerospace industry. “I’m very grateful for “For those of us who believe in the mission of NPS, Admiral Roughead On Mar. 15, top faculty and students were recognized for outstanding the opportunities provided here at the Naval Postgraduate School to follow has been especially supportive,” Oliver said. “He is the first CNO in decades achievement at the Winter Quarter Awards ceremony. Highlighting the a lifelong dream of teaching and, more recently, a desire to contribute to commit resources to the Naval Postgraduate School at a level befitting honors was the presentation of the Bronze Star Medal to Air Force Special to the education and critical decision-making of our fine armed forces a flagship institution. He re-energized our governance and oversight Agent 1st Lt. Kevin Burleson for meritorious achievement and exemplary members.” mechanisms, set standards for our support, and directed the dollars to leadership in intelligence operations while assigned to Air Force Special Of the 262 graduates, 139 came from the Navy, 22 Marine Corps, 11 meet those standards. The palpable facility improvements from which we Investigations in Baghram, Afghanistan. Reynolds received the Navy Air Force, three Army, one Air National Guard, and one Coast Guard. are all benefitting are the result of this CNO’s commitment to graduate League Award for Highest Academic Achievement and the Chief of Naval The class also included 72 Department of Defense civilians and 13 education for the officer corps. This is his second [NPS] graduation as Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead rallied nearly Personnel Award for Academic Excellence in Manpower Systems Analysis; international students from nine allied and coalition nations. Degrees 200 graduates from all the military services and nine allied and CNO, which is also a first in decades, and I could not be more proud to coalition nations at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Winter 2011 and distance learning student, Susan LaShomb, Technical Manager for awarded were three Ph.D.s, 95 Masters of Science, 110 Masters of Arts, 51 have him with us again.” commencement ceremonies, Mar. 25, his second graduation keynote Maritime Surveillance Systems at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Executive Masters of Business Administration, seven Masters of Business The CNO who recently stood up the Navy’s Cyber Command was in three years. NPS President Dan Oliver thanked Roughead for his won the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for a Department of Administration, two Mechanical Engineering, and five dual degrees. unwavering support “as the first CNO in decades to commit resources quick to return the compliment, and seemed equally proud to address the to the Naval Postgraduate School at a level befitting a flagship Defense student. Seventy-five graduates also earned Joint Professional Military Education nearly 200 officer students along with their friends and family members in institution.” “Though I undertook an NPS master’s program in Program (JPME) certification from the Naval War College. Sixty-five degrees King Auditorium. Management to increase my knowledge of Department of Defense were awarded in absentia to students unable to attend due to operational “The Naval Postgraduate School is a unique institution among our elite acquisition, I acquired far more value than just an increase in my knowledge commitments. schools whose twin objectives of cutting-edge, actionable research and successfully shape tomorrow for future generations,” Roughead continued. pertinent instruction by a renowned faculty stand as a challenge to other “Those who have earned an MBA geared towards public sector finance great institutions. President Oliver’s dedication to building its strength has will be singularly equipped to tackle the juxtaposition of national security just been aptly demonstrated by his having led the school as a whole to requirements and pressurized defense budgets. Those now steeped in a highly-uncommon, 10-year accreditation,” Roughead said to sustained defense acquisition and resource management will be asked to lead applause, and then turned to the graduates. our charge to improve the speed at which we field cost-effective and “Today is a very special day of great achievement for each one of you integrated warfighting capabilities for those who go into harm’s way. We nearly 200 accomplished students and future leaders who will play a major will look to those who have earned advanced degrees in engineering and role in institutions of great importance to your nations,” the CNO said. applied sciences to develop tomorrow’s Navy at the confluence of cyber “You have benefitted from the rigorous and comprehensive education you and directed energy technologies. And we will rely on regional security have received here at the Naval Postgraduate School, where you have had studies experts in our approach to strengthen bilateral and multilateral time to reflect, to think analytically, to question assumptions, and benefit relationships for the broad challenges we face in common. from exposure to one another’s ideas as much as from your challenging “I see great opportunity in your future careers to shape and lead, and relevant degree programs. opportunity to bring to bear the benefits of an NPS education for the “All of you here today, with your various professional backgrounds complexities of our time. Be confident that you are well equipped for what and the knowledge and relationships you now have, make me confident lies ahead of you as military leaders and defense and security experts, that we will chart a safe course through some challenging times and and don’t forget that few, if any, are better equipped than you,” Roughead

Today is a very special day of great achievement for each one of you nearly 200 accomplished students and future leaders who will play a major role in institutions of great importance to your nations … You have benefitted from the rigorous and comprehensive education you have received here at the Naval Postgraduate School. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead met with a select group of students during his visit to the university. The new graduates held an in depth Adm. Gary Roughead discussion with the CNO on their educational experiences and research at NPS over breakfast in the El Prado Room. Chief of Naval Operations

18 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 19 Alumnus Marshall Carter Brings Ethics, Leadership to SAIC CEO and NPS Alumnus Walt Havenstein Brings Guiding the New York Stock Exchange Passion to Promoting STEM Fields to America’s Youth

Walt Havenstein, left, meets with FIRST Founder Dean Kamen, right, before opening ceremonies of the Washington, D.C. Regional FIRST Robotics Competition, Mar. 23. Havenstein serves as the Chief Executive Officer of SAIC, as well as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for FIRST.

By Amanda D. Stein

The Naval Postgraduate School has long been vested in the STEM – or opportunities for college scholarships. Havenstein has a noticeable passion Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – disciplines, not only for FIRST, noting that there should be an emphasis on the STEM fields in for the thousands of military officers and DoD civilians who have crossed much the same way sports are encouraged at an early age. the stage in King Auditorium, but also for the dozens of young adults “If you are going to inspire young people to want to deal with the rigors interning across campus at any given time. NPS alumni see first-hand the of these academic disciplines, you have to capture their imaginations From the halls of NPS to the Chief Executive Officer of the New York Stock Exchange, the comprehensive Operations Research program at NPS helped prepare alumnus Marshall Carter for over 30 years in finance. value of education in these technical arenas. relatively early in life, and reinforce that imagination by making what I will For graduate Walt Havenstein, however, promoting the sciences is both call heroes out of scientists and engineers, the way we do out of athletes.” his day job, and his free time. Havenstein is the Chief Executive Officer When Havenstein took his position at SAIC in 2009, he brought of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), which uses his excitement for FIRST with him, garnering support throughout the By Amanda D. Stein scientific, engineering and technology applications to solve real-world company, and adding new volunteers and mentors to the roster. The problems. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of collaboration allows SAIC to give back to their community by providing From the Purple Heart to the New York Stock Exchange, NPS alumnus “At the end of the Vietnam War, if you were a heavy combat vet, you For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), a young people with an academic coach to help in their projects. Marshall Carter has had quite a career. He has worked for some of the couldn’t get a job. Because at that time, people hated the war, and the public not-for-profit organization founded to inspire young people’s interest and “The future generation of our nation … frankly the people who are most powerful companies in banking, and now serves as Chairman seemed to also hate the service people. I got rejected by 85 companies. It participation in science and technology. going to find a cure for cancer, and the people who are going to find better of the Board of Directors of the NYSE Group, also known as the New was very tough for vets to get a job.” “Many of the solutions to national problems, and ways to improve ways to protect our environment and be good stewards of our natural York Stock Exchange. He also regularly lectures on leadership and Despite the difficulties he found in transitioning his career out of the our lifestyles here in the United States and around the world, come from resources … are going to be building upon a firm understanding of management to graduate students for the Sloan School of Management at public sector, he was always confident that some of the biggest lessons science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” explained Havenstein, science, mathematics and technology,” said Havenstein. the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard’s Kennedy he learned in the services, such as ethics, leadership and the value of who received his master’s degree in electrical engineering from NPS in One of FIRST’s widely-recognized projects, First Lego League (FLL), School of Government. education, would translate seamlessly to the private sector. 1977. “Virtually all of our standards of living are based on invention and Continued on page 22 But before he became the head of one of Wall Street’s most powerful Relying on his experiences from years in the service, Carter secured innovation that start with a fundamental understanding of science, the organizations, and a speaker on ethical leadership, Carter served two tours a position at the Chase Manhattan Bank, working towards establishing a application of science through engineering, and inevitably, mathematics. If you are going to inspire young people to want to deal in Vietnam with the United States Marine Corps, where he was awarded system similar to the Defense Department’s planning, programming and Whether it’s the house you live in, the water you drink, the energy you the Navy Cross and Purple Heart. budgeting system. use, or the healthcare that we take for granted, all are based on solutions with the rigors of these academic disciplines, you have He was well educated through the services, receiving his Bachelor of “There was a direct application of the skills I had learned in the graduate or inventions that came from the application of basic science and to capture their imaginations relatively early in life, Science degree in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at program at NPS, and in working at the Marine Corps headquarters in the mathematics.” West Point, and his Master of Science degree in Operations Research (OR) Pentagon.” Naturally, as the STEM workforce ages, the need for fresh young faces and reinforce that imagination by making what I will and Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1970. Banking ultimately proved to be something that Carter was very is constant. For the past 15 years, Havenstein has worked closely with call heroes out of scientists and engineers. He transitioned to the Reserves in 1975, and looked for a fresh start good at, and was a place where his skill set and values were both needed FIRST to help inspire new generations of scientists and engineers through in the private sector. That time in America was a difficult one, however, and applicable. “I think that a graduate education really gives you the programs and competitions for young people around the world. Walt Havenstein and the heated debate over the Vietnam War had left employers wary of intellectual knowledge that you need to upward in your career. FIRST provides mentor-based STEM programs and support to CEO, Science Applications International Corp. hiring vets. Continued on page 22 children K-12, emphasizing the value of their achievements and providing Electrical Engineering, ‘77

20 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 21 Alumnus Carter Continued is technical competence in your job; the second is adaptability, because And I think it gives you a certain level of maturity.” things change every six to 18 months in both the military and civilian Naval Postgraduate School Earns Landmark Second Carter continued working for Chase for 16 years before relocating world. to Boston to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the State “And the third,” Carter continued, “is the ability to communicate with Consecutive Ten-Year WASC Reaccreditation Street Bank and Trust Company, from which he retired almost 10 years people that work for you, around you, and above you. After 50 years of later. In an industry recently plagued by self-interest and a sense of public practicing those, they seem to me to be the most important, and ones that distrust, Carter has maintained the same values instilled in him at a young you really learn in the military.” age, and earned him a reputation as an honest and fair leader. “Those skills, regardless of your job or position, are still the core of “I think there’s been a degradation of ethics in the country for the leadership.” last 25 years or more. Solid ethics used to be a cornerstone of American While ethical and effective leadership are key, Carter also notes that business,” he said. “The example of leadership really starts at the top. A one has to have balance in order to be successful. Reflecting upon his own company can’t have a good ethical foundation if the CEO isn’t walking the time at NPS, Carter knows the facing young officers working on talk, and setting the example. their graduate education. He recalled that he and his peers used to joke “The military has a real edge up in ethics, and there are a few reasons that attending NPS was like serving an overseas deployment in your living for that,” he added. “The first is that in the service academies, you get room because the workload was unforgiving, and the rest was a luxury. ethics training very early on, starting at 18 or 19 years old. And the second Balance comes in the form of a blend of work and family time, and a hobby reason, and perhaps the most important – poor ethics in the military can to turn to when the pressure of either begins to mount. get people killed or wounded. “Life is like a three-legged stool, you have your work, family and “In the civilian world,” Carter continued, “like finance for example, no religion, and a third outside interest that is about you as a person. And NPS’ Western Association of Schools and Colleges Planning Group celebrates the university’s receipt of the maximum ten-year reaccreditation, for one is dying, but there are still major consequences. When leaders focus you can’t have a two-legged stool. It falls over. So you have to have this – the second consecutive term. The group, from left to right, are: Co-Chair and Operations Research department Chair, Dr. Rob Dell; Co-Chair and Vice too much on making money for the corporation, as opposed to making whatever it is, running marathons, coaching your kids’ soccer team – this President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Doug Moses; Vice President for Information Resources and Chief Information Officer, Dr. Christine Haska; Executive contributions that benefit society, the result is people are broke or they is an activity or event that treats you as an individual.” Director of Institutional Planning and Communications and Accreditation Liaison Officer, Dr. Fran Horvath; Professor of Systems Engineering, Dr. Dave Olwell; and University Librarian Eleanor Uhlinger. Not shown: Vice President for Finance and Administration Colleen Nickles. Also, Professor of National lose their homes.” As for Carter, he spends his free time flying his seaplane over New Security Affairs, Dr. Dan Moran served as faculty co-chair in the early phases of the review. In his lectures at Harvard and MIT, Carter notes the qualities that an England, an activity he says allows him to clear his head of work challenges effective leader possesses – traits that are necessary everywhere from the and focus on his hobby. battlefield to the floor of the stock exchange. “As all military pilots know, you don’t take a problem with you when By Barbara Honegger “To me, as someone who has been in the workforce going on 50 years you are going to fly an airplane,” he said, “You have to leave that on the now, effective leadership all boils down to three essential skill sets: the first g rou n d .” The Naval Postgraduate School has just received the highest possible “The WASC Planning Group was the heart and soul of the process, a ten-year reaccreditation from the Western Association of Schools and team of immensely dedicated individuals who kept a continuous, rigorous Colleges (WASC), for the second consecutive term. and systematic self-review process moving for four years, on top of their In a March 7 letter notifying NPS President Dan Oliver of the maximum regular duties,” said Dr. Fran Horvath, Executive Director of Institutional reaccreditation, WASC President Ralph A. Wolff said the visiting team Planning and Communications, and member of the group. remarked the school was “a model for others” in mapping coursework “This is a tremendous achievement for the Naval Postgraduate School to program learning outcomes, conducting and supporting rigorous and – not many schools get the full ten years,” Horvath stressed. “It’s a strong robust program and curriculum reviews, and utilizing direct measures of reaffirmation that we have been and are on the right track, that we truly student learning. The letter noted that “NPS has been energized under have been dedicated to continuous improvement, and that this has been strong leadership,” from the offices of Oliver and Executive Vice President recognized by our regional reviewing agency who are top professionals in and Provost Leonard Ferrari to every academic department and research their fields.” institute on campus. “We should be very proud of this ten-year accreditation,” agreed “NPS’ leadership, especially the President and Provost, should be Planning Group Co-Chair, and Operations Research department Chair praised for setting the tone that this is an important campus-wide effort,” Rob Dell. “It’s a recognition, after an external review process by a group said Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Doug Moses, co-chair of the of our peers, that we really care about providing high-quality academic WASC Planning Group. “This second consecutive ten-year reaccreditation programs and instruction to our students and that we have the robust A view of the FIRST Robotics Competition in Washington, D.C. on Mar. 23 shows all 65 teams competing in the event. FIRST competitions like these offer scholarship opportunities to get young people involved in the STEM fields. is a strong endorsement for the high quality of our academic programs and means to provide that.” the dedication and effectiveness of our faculty.” Members of the Planning Group reflected on why the outcome was so Oliver, in turn, thanked and praised the entire NPS community. successful. Alumnus Havenstein Continued scientific discovery and technological innovation is essential to meeting “I want everyone to know how proud I am to be here and to have been “The major reason for the success, in my opinion, is the degree to allows kids to build Lego-based robots to perform specific tasks in the challenges of this century,” announced Obama upon debuting the part of the team that worked so hard to earn this highest possible ten- which NPS embraced and leveraged the WASC reaccreditation process as competition. Paired with a mentor, each team gets the chance to apply math campaign in 2009. “That’s why I am committed to making the improvement year WASC reaccreditation,” Oliver said. “It was a true all hands effort – a framework to encourage real change across campus,” noted Moses. “We and science to the task of designing, building, testing and programming of STEM education over the next decade a national priority.” an all-inclusive win – involving all of the campus community. It’s both were also successful because of the special culture here at NPS. We had the robots. The challenge encourages the teams to think like scientists and The goal, Havenstein explained, is to make children and young adults a great achievement and recognition that we’ve met the exacting WASC a strong culture of self-evaluation, even before the process began, where engineers while boosting their confidence in their own technical abilities. aware of the opportunities available in the STEM fields, and to give them a accreditation criteria with flying colors.” we’re highly attuned to our sponsors. Our natural way of operating is that Through programs like the FLL and the First Tech Challenge, students chance to excel and be recognized for their efforts and abilities. In his work That external peer review process included in depth visits and we’re continually asking if we’re providing high-quality, military-relevant can compete for one of over 900 scholarship opportunities available. Many with scientists and engineers through SAIC, and from his own experience assessments by a Capacity and Preparatory Review team and an programs for our Navy and broader defense community sponsors.” of the competitors have even met with President Barack Obama, whose in the field, Havenstein understands the potential in having so many fresh, Educational Effectiveness Review team, together consisting of two As for the future, Moses emphasized that the ten-year reaccreditation Educate to Innovate campaign, launched in 2009, has the same goal as new perspectives, and in shifting the way young people view the sciences. university presidents, two experts on educational effectiveness, a professor “is not an ending, it’s the beginning of the next phase of a continuous FIRST. A few FIRST teams were invited to attend the Science “We don’t solve our problems in the media, or in the entertainment of electrical engineering, and a university vice president for finance and process. The process has already set expectations by both WASC and Fair late last year, representing the program with a robot that plays soccer, world, or in sports and leisure,” said Havenstein. “The vast majority of administration. Overseeing and shepherding the four-year reaccreditation ourselves that we can strive to meet in the next decade, and that provides and a steering wheel cover that monitors safe hand positions while driving. issues that we face everyday get solved by the application of science, effort was the WASC Planning Group with input from select faculty, the motivation to continue and even better this outstanding track record “Reaffirming and strengthening America’s role as the world’s engine of mathematics, engineering and the adoption of technology.” campus leaders. of improvement.”

22 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 23 and students. I am all the more grateful, as I don’t believe visits by NATO Security Experts, NATO commanders to this school are all that frequent. NATO has become almost synonymous with the concept of ‘Atlanticism’ and we don’t have a very Leadership Headline strong presence on the Pacific Coast. “Physical distances aside, the most important message I have for you today is that NATO is as relevant to the whole of its member nations’ Quarter’s Lecture Series territories and the whole of their forces as it was when it was founded six decades ago,” said Abrial. “It is often described – rightly I believe – as the most successful [mutual defense] alliance in history. If we look back to its record during the , NATO epitomized Sun Tzu’s observation that the best victory is winning without battle.” IA Staff Report To wrap up the SGLs for the quarter, Mary Ann Davidson, the Chief Security Officer at Oracle Corporation, one of the largest software Several experienced leaders and security experts took the stage in King companies in the world, spoke about the future of cyber defense. Dr. Peter W. Singer, Foreign Policy Senior Fellow and Director of the 21st Auditorium throughout the Winter quarter as part of the Secretary of Century Initiative at the Brookings Institution, discussed the revolution The former U.S. Navy civil engineer spoke about the importance the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL) series. NPS Executive Vice President and in unmanned military systems and its far-reaching implications at the of cybersecurity, the challenges involved in promoting it, as well as the Provost, Dr. Leonard Ferrari, began the quarter with the State of NPS Naval Postgraduate School’s Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture, Feb. importance of implementing concepts from different fields into the 15 in King Auditorium. address on Jan. 18 to a packed auditorium of students, staff, faculty and cyber defense arena. She praised the military mindset and said that many guests. aspects of military life and military history influence the way she looks at He offered a brief overview of some of NPS’ noteworthy departments, cybersecurity. projects and faculty accomplishments from 2010. As exciting as the past Davidson spoke about how the military has become more dependent achievements have been, he noted, there are only more to come for 2011. and Director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings The following week, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander on Information Technology (IT) and therefore more vulnerable to it. As an institution known as the nation’s premier national security Institution, presented on the topic of his latest book, “Wired for War: The Transformation, French Air Force General Stéphane Abrial, strongly “Warfighting now relies on an IT backbone,” said Davidson. research institution, Ferrari explained, NPS offers an entirely unique Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century” (Penguin, 2009). defended the post-Cold War relevance of “the most successful alliance in “Information has become your force multiplier and now the network itself learning environment, rich with research opportunities that directly The book, which made “The New York Times” bestseller list in its first history” on Feb. 24. has become the battlefield.” impact the Navy. Some examples that he gave included small satellites week of release and has been named Book of the Year by “The Financial The first European to be permanently appointed to head a strategic She cautioned, however, that while technology can give a great being developed in the Space Systems Academic Group under the direction Times,” is official reading at the National Defense University and a wide NATO command in the Alliance’s 60-year history, Abrial was in Monterey advantage, it can also be an Achilles’ heel and although the U.S. has a of Jim Newman, research in modeling ice melt in the Arctic Ocean, and range of U.S. Air Force and Navy and Royal Australian Navy organizations. to keynote the second NATO Building Integrity Conference (see sidebar) powerful military, a weaker opponent could cause serious problems the advancement of weather processing capabilities. “We’re in the ‘game changer’ that we’ve been saying was coming,” on the theme of reducing corruption and building integrity, transparency by attacking U.S. networks and stealing technology. She assured that “Our greatest asset is definitely our students,” said Ferrari. “And I say Singer stressed, “a new experience of war in which robots and unmanned and accountability in defense ministries. technology could not be an advantage if current and potential enemies that not because you outnumber me terribly in this audience, but because systems operated at distances of thousands of miles are being deployed Abrial was introduced by NPS Dean of Students, Capt. Alan Poindexter, can easily have access to it. I haven’t been at an institution where faculty consider students to be at an exponential rate and changing the face of warfare. Just a few years who noted that the two had flown together in Operation Desert Storm in “I’m here mostly to thank you,” concluded Davidson. “I want to thank colleagues. You truly are colleagues to our faculty. You bring so much to ago, images like these were still science fiction, but today they’re science the early 1990s when the speaker commanded the French Air Force’s 5th each and everyone of you for your service. I know that seems to be a trite the table. So much more than in civilian universities, and I am speaking fact,” he noted as a metal menagerie of land, sea and air robots flashed on Fighter Squadron. phrase but I truly mean it. If I could do something that makes our systems from 35 years of experience in civilian universities.” the screen behind him. “These unmanned vehicles aren’t future visions. “Thank you very much, Poindexter, for the opportunity to better for the people who work in defense and intelligence I have earned Later in the quarter, Dr. Peter W. Singer, Foreign Policy Senior Fellow They’re an integral reality on today’s battlefields.” address such a vibrant audience of Naval Postgraduate School faculty my salary and I’ve justified my existence.”

sector by promoting accountability and transparency. Commander Transformation, Gen. Stéphane Abrial. “It is about partners Abrial Keynotes USPTC, NATO In support of that initiative, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization coming together on an equal footing to advise concrete ways to enhance (NATO) coordinated with the USPTC to host the 2011 NATO Building transparency and accountability to reduce the risk of corruption in defense Conference on Combating Integrity Conference from Feb. 23-25, held at the nearby Monterey Plaza establishments.” Corruption Hotel. Executive Vice President and Provost Leonard Ferrari began the “The consequences of corruption are the deepening effects of organized conference noting the opportunities that NPS has had in serving as the By Amanda D. Stein crime, and public distrust,” explained Dr. Huguette Labelle, Chair of the USPTC, and in supporting various NATO programs and initiatives. NPS Board of Directors for Transparency International. “The BI initiative regularly collaborates with institutions in partner countries to help in their has been a tremendous success in delivering world-class tools to tackle path to NATO membership, and that support continues as members and As the designated United States Partnership for Peace Training and a problem that many have believed in the past to be too difficult or too partners come together to promote global peace and stability. Education Center (USPTC), the Naval Postgraduate School works closely sensitive to tackle.” “This is a cooperative endeavor in which everyone stands to learn with other Partnership for Peace Training and Education Centers and The conference brought together military and civilian leaders from from best practices and to fill in where there are gaps,” echoed Abrial. other related institutions on long-term capacity building programs and NATO allied and partner nations and the public and private sectors to “Fighting corruption is a very complex endeavor, which requires a wide opportunities to coordinate on important initiatives. One such initiative, share ideas and tools for BI. The various panels throughout the week array of tools and different perspectives. Building Integrity brings just that Building Integrity (BI), aims to reduce the risk of corruption in the security looked at the impact of corruption on development in Afghanistan, and to the table, once again, in a true partnership setting. It does so in an even understanding corruption in conflict environments. The conference more phenomenal way than by just bringing together NATO members fostered collaboration, and really brought to light the importance of and partner nations. The BI initiative has integrated a wide array of supporting partner nations in BI efforts. organizations, prominent among which are our co-hosts today, the Naval NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Gen. Stéphane Abrial, “Building integrity is not about NATO giving lessons to everyone Postgraduate School and Transparency International … We are stronger addresses attendees at the Building Integrity conference in Monterey. else on how to combat corruption,” explained NATO Supreme Allied when we are cooperative.”

24 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 25 Committee on the Future Continues Relevant. Advanced. Education. Process of Discovery

By Joan Ackerman

The Naval Postgraduate School is used to challenging the status quo. Whether it’s new inventions, tools, discoveries or academic programs, NPS is home to experimentation and innova- tion, an institution with academic quality and a commitment to aca- demic excellence as its enduring values. Leadership say this is precisely why imagining the future of NPS is an exciting opportunity for the Committee on the Future (CoF) as it continues its discovery pro- cess, helping shape a vision of what is possible and what is im- perative as the committee forges ahead in support of the school’s Committee on the Future members (top left to right): retired Rear Adm. Jerry Ellis, Vice Adm. Jody strategic planning process. Breckenridge, retired Capt. Karl Hasslinger, NPS Executive Vice President and Provost Leonard Ferrari, “The Committee on the Fu- Mr. Mark Garenflo and Dr. Karl van Bibber; (lower left to right) Prof. Frank Giraldo, Ms. Colleen Nickles, Dr. Christine Haska, Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy, Dr. Doug Moses, retired Rear Adm. James McGarrah and retired ture is using the springboard of Capt. James Durham. the school’s legacy to support, in a persuasive and compelling way, the continuation of our mission of exceptional education and research programs,” said NPS President Dan ing cyber, energy and climate change education and research; marketing Oliver. the “value” of NPS; developing unmanned systems; continuing leadership In January, the committee and its 10 working groups met to assess their development; expanding international relations, classified facilities, in- progress in collecting and evaluating research, benchmarking data, con- vestment by other military services, civilian agencies, and international sultations with peer organizations, and personal interviews. The results sectors; and using budget reductions to focus mission priorities. were impressive, according to committee leadership, a rich mix of internal NPS was noted as a high-quality institution, both in terms of education and external information that provoked thought and invoked lively dis- and research programs. The value of an NPS education was emphasized as cussions that will form the basis for the committee’s final report to campus the distinction between training and education, and the school’s “value” leadership in August 2011. was recognized as fundamentally the intersection of young, joint, interna- “I’m honored and pleased to be working with such a dynamic group,” tional future leaders with the latest science and technology. said CoF Chair retired Rear Adm. Jerry Ellis, “all of whom understand the Future global trends that were consistently mentioned as an important value of NPS, and are committed to demonstrating the school’s value and factor in DoD/DoN planning include cyber competency, climate change, impact to those it serves.” unmanned systems, energy, budget reductions and international relations, In early February, Ellis and Dr. Christine Haska, Vice President of In- topics noted by Executive Vice President and Provost Leonard Ferrari formation Resources and Chief Information Officer, traveled to Washing- in January when he told the committee that “because NPS is a demand- ton, D.C. to conduct interviews with 21 key leaders of the Departments of driven institution, our educational mission must expand to include global 04:37:48:12 04:37:48:12 04:37:48:12 04:37:48:12 Defense and Navy including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the partnerships, and our research efforts must remain responsive to DoD/ Chief of Naval Operations, the Under Secretary of the Navy, Vice Chief DoN priorities as we advance into another century of serving our nation’s of Naval Operations, Director of the Naval Staff, Director of the National s e c u r it y.” Security Agency, Chief of Naval Research, and the Commander of the Na- In late April, Ellis will present an update on the Committee to the NPS val Sea Systems Command, among others. The interviews provided vital Board of Advisors. In May, Ellis and Haska will travel to the Air Force information for the committee’s efforts and helped to frame DoD/DoN Institute of Technology, the Naval War College and again to Washington, priorities and expectations. D.C., to further interview institutional leaders and directors of federal Recommendations for NPS priorities in the future included establish- agencies as the committee’s discovery process continues.

26 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School In Review • April 2011 27 A More Common Sight on Campus

Jaclyn Clement Kinney is captured here following the successful exploration of natural resources that will likely coincide with the defense of her doctoral dissertation entitled, “The Bering Sea: ongoing retreat of sea ice in the Western Arctic. Communication with the Western Subarctic Gyre, Mesoscale Activity, Shelf-Basin Exchange, and the Flow Through Bering Strait.” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead adorned Kinney with the academic regalia that come with a doctoral degree during Kinney received her Doctor of Philosophy this past quarter as a Winter quarter graduation ceremonies, but it wasn’t too long ago that civilian oceanography student at the Naval Postgraduate School. Her students like Jaclyn would have been a much rarer sight on campus. work, supervised by world-renown Arctic expert Research Professor Wieslaw Maslowski, advances understanding of the exchange of Doctoral programs at NPS have been in existence for several years, water between the Bering Sea and the North Pacific, at the surface but the university has made a concerted effort to increase its number and at depth, via the western Aleutian Island passes. of doctoral candidates. In fact, this past 2010 academic year saw a total of 89 doctoral candidates engaged in studies across campus – Understanding the physical oceanography of the Bering Sea is of clear just a few years prior, in 2006, that figure was less than half of that. It’s importance to the U.S. Navy due to the increase in ship traffic and an effort that continues to the day.

28 In Review • April 2011 Naval Postgraduate School