Naval Postgraduate School Foundation & Alumni Association

Jason Lim, MA in Security Studies '17, has joined Apple as manager of Identity Product Management after nearly two decades with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). At Apple, Lim will lead a team of product managers developing secure, user-focused experiences for ID in Wallet products, following a 19-year career at TSA focused on digital transformation, identity management, biometrics and security technology. Most recently, Lim served as digital transformation counselor to the TSA administrator, advising agency leadership on the use of digital technologies to improve security operations, increase efficiency and support evolving mission requirements. Earlier in his career, he led initiatives in biometrics, identity management and security technology while helping modernize passenger identity verification across the agency. 🔗 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/exbjPhQf 📰 Find more NPS alumni news in the August News Roundup: https://lnkd.in/eKbCF5fj #AlumniSuccess #WalletApp #CyberSecurity #AppleInnovation #TechLeadership #Biometrics #SecurityTechnology #DigitalTransformation #ProductManagement #IdentityManagement

Imagine the next generation of robotics and prosthetics moving with the smooth, natural grace of human muscle without the heavy, battery-draining motors of the past. Scientists at the Naval Postgraduate School have engineered a revolutionary artificial muscle using advanced, electrically activated rubber that contracts and flexes on command. This incredibly lightweight, energy efficient, and scalable technology is ready to power the future of wearable tech and lifelike robotics. 👉 Why license? The technology is manufacturable, energy-efficient, low-cost, up-scalable, modular and low-weight, with a $590.5 million serviceable obtainable market focused on UUV, exoskeleton and human augmentation applications. Microfluidic-Based Artificial Muscles and four other technologies will be pitched by NPS inventors at the Lab-to-Launch BlueTech Nexus event. This in-person event is your opportunity to discover exclusive technologies shaping the future of maritime innovation and license them for your business. Register by September 14! Lab-to-Launch BlueTech Nexus September 22 6 PM Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey, California 🔗 Register & Learn more at https://lnkd.in/edEMg5D8 🚀 Explore NPS’ full patent collection: https://lnkd.in/ghSJgcx6 FLEETWERX | TechLink | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability | Hopkins Marine Station | California State University, Monterey Bay #OCEANS26 #BlueTech #Autonomy #ArtificialIntelligence #AdvancedManufacturing #Maritime #TechLicensing #DefenseInnovation #Commercialization #USInnovation

Mike Lippert, MS in Systems Engineering '19, has joined NASA's Quesst mission as an X-59 test pilot. Based at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, Lippert will fly NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft, as well as F-15 and F-18 support aircraft, helping advance the agency's mission to demonstrate supersonic flight without the disruptive sonic booms that have historically limited commercial flight over land. His career includes 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he retired as a lieutenant colonel after logging more than 2,600 flight hours in 60 different aircraft. He is expected to begin flying the X-59 later this summer as NASA continues preparing for community flight testing that could help shape the future of commercial supersonic flight. 🔗 Read the full story: https://ow.ly/VEz050ZwP46 📰 Find more NPS alumni news in the August News Roundup: https://ow.ly/EAiH50ZwP45 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #ArmstrongFlightResearchCenter #NPSAlumni #AviationInnovation #MilitaryVeteran #FlightResearch #AerospaceEngineering #TestPilot #SupersonicFlight #X59 #NASA

What a memorable way to to conclude a remarkable week at the Naval Postgraduate School. During the week of July 20, the NPS campus welcomed students, defense-focused faculty, industry, and government and military professionals for Converge @ NPS, connecting technology, research, and operational needs to accelerate solutions for national security. At the same time, alumni from around the world returned to Monterey for this year's International Alumni Symposium. To close out the week, the NPS Foundation & Alumni Association welcomed students, alumni, partners, and supporters to the Ocean at Night at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Set within one of the world's most iconic maritime environments, the evening reflected the maritime domain central to the Naval Postgraduate School and the United States Department of the Navy, providing a unique setting to continue conversations, strengthen relationships, and celebrate the NPS community. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an unforgettable evening and for helping make the week such a success! 🔗 Learn more about upcoming Converge @ NPS events at: https://ow.ly/nkPb50Zx9Yx #ConvergeAtNPS #AlumniSymposium #ResearchAndInnovation #MilitaryProfessionals #DefenseTechnology #NationalSecurity #MaritimeDomain #MontereyBayAquarium #NPSAlumni

FLEETWERX, the NPS Foundation, and TechLink are helping create pathways for Naval Postgraduate School technologies to move beyond the laboratory and into the hands of organizations that can put them to use. As Partner Intermediaries with NPS, Fleetwerx and the NPS Foundation bring together government, academia, and industry to collaboratively solve operational, technological, and industrial base challenges. TechLink supports this process by helping companies evaluate and license technologies developed by NPS faculty, researchers and students, bringing new dual-use products and services to market with speed and efficiency. ➡️ These partnerships are part of what makes the upcoming Lab-to-Launch BlueTech Nexus possible, connecting innovators with industry and commercialization partners interested in licensing emerging maritime and autonomy technologies developed at NPS. 🔗 Learn more and register to join us on September 22: https://ow.ly/aLva50ZxeYx 📖 Explore NPS’ full patent collection: https://ow.ly/Eoi250ZxeYw #InnovationPartnerships #MilitaryTech #Autonomy #Commercialization #DefenseInnovation #MaritimeTech #BlueTech #TechLink #Fleetwerx Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability | Hopkins Marine Station | California State University, Monterey Bay | Acquisition Research Program at Naval Postgraduate School | CAMRE | Joint Interagency Field Experimentation

Lt. Gen. Nilantha Premaratne, MA in Security Studies '15, has been appointed the 26th commander of the Sri Lanka Army. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed Lt. Gen. Premaratne to the Army's highest leadership position following a career spanning more than three decades of military service. Since joining the Sri Lanka Army as an officer cadet in 1990, he has held a wide range of command, staff, instructional, and key administrative appointments. He also represented Sri Lanka as a military observer with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. 🔗 Read the full story: https://ow.ly/F7ik50ZwOVr 📰 Find more NPS alumni news in our August News Roundup: https://ow.ly/Yr4E50ZwOVs Naval Postgraduate School International Graduate Programs Office (IGPO) #Leadership #MilitaryService #SriLanka #MilitaryCareer #DefenceStudies #NPSAlumni #SecurityStudies #MilitaryLeadership #ArmyCommander #SriLankaArmy

Tech Licensing Opportunity: Accelerated AI Optimization Developed by Naval Postgraduate School Researchers, this breakthrough optimization technology borrows from missile trajectory calculations to accelerate AI model training by up to 70%, drastically reducing computational time and energy costs. By providing a light-weight software framework rather than relying on expensive hardware upgrades, it enables rapid deployment across machine learning environments. 👉 Why license? This technology represents a massive cost-saving opportunity within the booming $34 billion deep learning market. Accelerated AI Optimization and four other technologies will be pitched by the NPS inventors at the Lab-to-Launch BlueTech Nexus event. This in-person event is your opportunity to discover exclusive technologies shaping the future of maritime innovation, and license them for your business. Register by September 14! Lab-to-Launch BlueTech Nexus September 22 6 PM Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey, California Register & Learn about all the technologies at https://lnkd.in/edEMg5D8 Explore NPS’ full patent collection: https://lnkd.in/ghSJgcx6 FLEETWERX | TechLink | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability | Hopkins Marine Station | California State University, Monterey Bay #OCEANS26 #BlueTech #Autonomy #ArtificialIntelligence #Maritime #TechLicensing #DefenseInnovation #Commercialization #USInnovation