Naval Postgraduate School Foundation & Alumni Association

06/01/2026

Members of the NPS Cycling Club recently competed in the Bass Lake Triathlon, earning multiple podium finishes across the duathlon, sprint triathlon, and Olympic triathlon events.

The race weekend highlighted the dedication, teamwork, and competitive spirit of the club, with participants representing the Naval Postgraduate School community across a range of age groups and divisions.

Interested in getting involved? Learn more about NPS clubs at: npsfoundation.org/membership/clubs

05/26/2026

Exhibitor applications are now open for Converge @ NPS, July 22–24.

Converge @ NPS brings together warfighters, academia, industry and government agencies to connect technology and innovation with operational needs through research, education, and collaboration.

This year’s event includes expanded programming alongside the International Alumni Symposium, as well as the NVIDIA DGX GB300 ribbon cutting and a fireside chat with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.

❗Key things to know:
• Applications close June 12
• Limited exhibitor spaces available
• Selected exhibitors will pay a $2,500 participation fee covering up to four team members
• Exhibitors receive four tickets to an evening event at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

🔗 Apply now: www.npsfoundation.org/convergenps

Naval Postgraduate School | Fleetwerx

05/15/2026

“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐏𝐒 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜. 𝐈𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.”

Michael Cadenazzi, MS in Electrical Engineering ’00, is Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, where he leads efforts to develop and maintain the U.S. defense industrial base to ensure a secure supply of materials critical to national security.

His career spans military service as a U.S. Navy cryptologic warfare officer and leadership across the aerospace and defense sector, with experience in signals intelligence, data analytics, and strategy across domains from space to undersea.

At the Naval Postgraduate School, Mr. Cadenazzi developed an engineering mindset focused on applying technical knowledge to the technical and tactical support of the warfighter.

📖 Read the full interview: https://www.npsfoundation.org/faces-of-nps/michael-cadenazzi

U.S. Department of War

05/14/2026

The African Heritage Club hosted another session of its “Building Bridges Through Culture” US–Africa Dialogue Series, held monthly since October 2024 for members of the Naval Postgraduate School and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center communities.

The series explores how culture shapes leadership, security, innovation, education and diplomacy through discussions that connect students, faculty, officers, staff, spouses and alumni. The club is open to anyone interested in cross-cultural dialogue and strengthening US–Africa relationships.

The African Heritage Club meets on the first Thursday of every month at noon at the NPS Foundation Cottage for discussions and community engagement, along with a free lunch. Community members interested in attending are encouraged to join the next meeting on June 4.

🎧 Listen to the latest podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4K3xguhMhkGPabnvOob1xg?si=qdrj4D-bQEeHBrC3_bEbPA

04/28/2026

The NPS Outdoors Club visited Lake Tahoe last month for a family ski trip at Heavenly Mountain. Students, spouses, and kids hit the slopes and shared quality time together after long days on the mountain.

🙌 Interested in joining the Outdoors Club or one of the other 20+ NPS Foundation student clubs? Visit npsfoundation.org/membership/clubs.

Naval Postgraduate School

04/22/2026

"It's a special thing to be human, and it's a special thing to be on planet Earth." — Reid Wiseman, Certificate of Space Systems '08

Happy Earth Day. 🌍 This photo of our home was captured from the Orion spacecraft by NPS alumnus and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman during NASA's historic first crewed return to the Moon in over 50 years. Today, looking at Earth through his lens, we're reminded just how precious it is.

Naval Postgraduate School

04/17/2026

"𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐏𝐒 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫.”

Ho Lee, MBA (Defense Systems Analysis) ’05, is a Missions Lead at Applied Intuition, where he bridges the gap between warfighter mission needs and autonomy software development, ensuring solutions meet the real-world demands of military operations.

His experience spans the U.S. Marine Corps, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), the Space Development Agency, and U.S. Special Operations Command, leading multidomain technology programs and supporting capabilities such as unmanned systems autonomy, aviation command and control, and counter-UAS.

At the Naval Postgraduate School, Lee developed an understanding of how industry evaluates risk and innovation, helping align government requirements with industry priorities and improve collaboration across both.

📖 Read the full interview: https://www.npsfoundation.org/faces-of-nps/ho-lee

04/03/2026

“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐆𝐓𝐂 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬.”

LCDR Matt McIntyre is a student in Operations Research at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he is developing skills in GPU computing and exploring how advanced computing can support complex simulations and problem solving.

His work builds on a background in physics and operational logistics, with experience supporting submarine programs and fleet operations. Through his time at NPS and participation in NVIDIA GTC, he has gained exposure to how artificial intelligence and computing are being applied across a wide range of fields.

📖 Read his full interview: https://www.npsfoundation.org/faces-of-nps/lcdr-matt-mcintyre

NVIDIA

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

Artemis II successfully launched yesterday at 3:35 p.m. PDT, beginning the crewed test flight of NASA’s Integrity spacecraft and Space Launch System in a lunar mission profile. Following liftoff, Orion completed its initial Earth orbit phases and is now on a trajectory that will carry the crew beyond the Moon before returning to Earth.

At Waypoint, members of the NPS community gathered to watch the launch live, filling the space and marking the moment together as the mission got underway.

Through its planned return on April 10, we will be displaying NASA’s Artemis real-time orbit tracker at Waypoint. Make sure to check in on the mission as you grab your morning coffee, settle in for a study session, or meet with other students.

2 of 4 astronauts on the Integrity are .

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