s issue of In Review magazine
was being prepared for publication, I
had the privilege of turning over the
NPS helm to the institutions first per-
manent civilian president, retired Vice
Admiral Daniel T. Oliver.
Secretary of the Navy Donald Winters
appointment of Admiral Oliver brings a
distinguished leader to our campus and
begins an important new chapter for the
Naval Postgraduate School.
Last year, Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral Michael Mullen said of NPS,
The school rightly boasts an illustri-
ous past, but I am convinced that its future burns even brighter. I believe
that Dan Oliver will provide exceptional leadership and steer the university
toward that brighter future.

Vice Admiral Oliver retired from active duty in February 2000 after serving
as Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy CNO. In this role, he guided the
service through a critical transition during the post-Cold War drawdown.
Early in his career, he piloted P-3 aircraft, completed eight operational
deployments around the world, commanded a patrol squadron and a patrol
wing, and served as commander of Fleet Air Forces Mediterranean. Vice
Admiral Oliver also commanded air operations during the U.N. embargo of
the former Republic of Yugoslavia.
In addition to his assignment as CNP, his flag appointments included leader-
ship positions in four different divisions -- Total Force Training and Educa-
tion, Assessment, Fleet Liaison and Programming.
After he retired from the service, Admiral Oliver became Executive Vice
President of National Security Strategy at Apogen Technologies where he
guided programs in both defense systems and homeland security.
This experience will serve NPS well. The U.S. has entered into a new era in
national security and, as Admiral Mullen so aptly pointed out, Knowledge
and imagination are the keys to dealing with the challenges of this new era,
and here at NPS those keys are forged.

We welcome Admiral Oliver as we continue to support our nation and coali-
tion partners, and as we continue to address the security threats of this young
century.
In Review
April 2007
Editor-in-Chief
John Sanders
jfsander@nps.edu
Editor
MCCS (AW/SW) Jacqueline Kiel
pao@nps.edu
Production Editor
MC2 (AW) Sarah Bir
sebir@nps.edu
Journalists
MCCS (AW/SW) Jacqueline Kiel
Barbara Honegger
John Sanders
Javier Chagoya
Photographers
Javier Chagoya
MC2 (AW) Sarah Bir
Naval Postgraduate School
President
Vice Admiral (USN, ret.) Daniel T. Oliver
Provost
Dr. Leonard Ferrari
Associate Provost
Information Resources &
Chief Information Officer
Dr. Christine Cermak
Office of Institutional Advancement
Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle
Monterey, CA 93943
Provosts Message April 2007
Contents
3
Navy Enterprise

CNO lays out leadership imperatives in

Navy Corporate Business Course
9
Game On!

Virtual environments and simulation

aid interdisciplinary research
11
Collaborative Scholarship

Business school professors capture best

practices in defense program management
17
The Road to Fame

Former Monterey mayor inducted

into NPS Hall of Fame
9
3 Partnership Strenghtens Higher Education
for Naval Personnel
4 Northrop Grumman, NPS Renew CRADAs
Experts Hold Cyber Conflict Workshop
5 Navy Leaders View NPS Research
6 Knowledge Management Team Wins
Navy Technology Excellence Award
7 Defense Management Expert Elected to ASPA
National Council
Pioneering Space Scientist Wins
Hamming Award
Also in this Issue:
15
8 Survivability Text Earns AIAA Book Award
NRO Funds Smart Spacecraft Research
12 Defense Innovators Hold Transformation
Chairs Meeting
13 Center for Survivability and Lethality Established
14 Behind the Scenes of Battlestar Galatica
15 General Wallace Delivers Commencement Speech
Students, Faculty Honored
16 Alumna Tells of Bright Future
for IP Community and NPS Role 3
A

milestone partnership between Old Do-
minion University (ODU) and the Na-
val Postgraduate School was signed in Wash-
ington, D.C. on Feb. 12. The education and
research agreement fosters greater collabora-
tion between the two universities, increases
access to higher education for naval person-
nel, advances scientific and engineering capa-
bilities of the Navy, and is a catalyst for the
development of new Navy technologies.
Vice Adm. John C. Harvey, chief of naval
personnel and deputy chief of naval opera-
tions for manpower, personnel, training and
education hosted Dr. Roseann Runte, ODU
president; and Dr. Julie Filizetti, NPS associ-
ate provost for academic affairs, at the signing
ceremony. The agreement strengthens an ini-
tial relationship that was established several
years ago when ODU launched its Virginia
Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
(VMASC) in Suffolk, Va.
We have had a good working re-
lationship with Old Dominion on informal
joint projects such as dissertation committee
service and standards bodies, notes Dr. Rudy
Darken, director of the Modeling, Virtu-
al Environments and Simulation (MOVES)
Institute at NPS. There is already an ongo-
ing shared project in joint battle management
language and we now want to take this
collaboration to a new level to include
expanded joint research programs.
VMASC Executive Director Mike Mc-
Ginnis concurs. This is a strategically
important relationship between two
nationally recognized centers of excellence in
higher education. The agreement will certain-
ly further the body of knowledge in technical
areas vital to the security of our nation said
McGinnis, a retired Army brigadier general.
Higher education enables our people to
think critically, Harvey noted. The Navy
needs future leaders who are capable of lead-
ing and directing a global organization, work-
ing with other services and other nations in
an environment characterized by uncertainty,
risk and a wide range of cultural sensitivities,
Harvey said.
He added that the Navy is now looking
for more mission-related degrees and this
partnership will bring together exceptionally
talented and experienced faculty from both
universities to deliver relevant education to
officers on the waterfront and at sea.
We can help our nation address se-
curity issues ranging from global terrorism to
regional conflict and civil-military relations,
stated Dr. Leonard Ferrari, then acting presi-
dent and provost of NPS. This new part-
nership with Old Dominion University will
enable us to enhance our academic programs
and deliver more mission-relevant courses to
the Navy.
Partnership Strengthens Higher Education for Naval Personnel
By John Sanders
T
he Naval Postgraduate Schools (NPS)
Center for Executive Education (CEE)
wrapped up another highly successful ex-
ecutive course in March, one which boasted
high-level visitors, including Chief of Naval
Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Mullen.
The Navy Corporate Business Course
(NCBC) for Captains and GS15 civilians
has grown progressively since its inception
in September 2004. NCBC is an intensive
two-week course that includes weekend and
evening meetings. An important part of the
agenda consists of setting up the Navy case,
so we begin with as many of the Navy leader-
ship as we can in the first week to understand
their imperatives and issues, explained Ron
Franklin, CEE director.
While the CNO almost always addresses
the course, it is usually via a video teleconfer-
ence. Having the CNO actually appear in
front of the participants was a treat for them.
In a time of change, a constant is leader-
ship. Communication is critical. I owe you
the right kind of pressure, informed pres-
sure and informed guidance, Mullen told
participants. This is an exciting time. We
have lots of challenges and lots of work. I be-
lieve when the ground forces come back, fleet
forces must deploy. We will learn a lot more
about what the riverine force is going to be in
the next year.
One participant, Prospective Commanding
Officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN
71) Capt. Ladd Wheeler, found the CNOs
discussion held to the theme that he has be-
come quite familiar with, a focus he knew
from his previous job as the chief of staff on
a type commander staff. That is the focus
on the framework of the Navy Enterprise
and the people, the money and the stuff as-
pect, Wheeler explained. And that was the
CNOs overarching theme that he used to
give us worker-level definitions of some of
the strategies in this most recent version of
the 2007 strategy and vision.
CNOS visit to the March NCBC was a
huge plus for the group. The feedback from
the class was extremely enthusiastic, Frank-
lin stated emphatically. Theres no alterna-
tive to having the chief of your business come
and chat with you in person, and spend more
time than he planned.
Executive Learning Officer of the Navy, re-
tired Vice Adm. Philip Quast calls this group
good, but believes all the past groups have
been particularly sharp. Theyre chosen by
both their chain of command as well as their
Enterprise leads, and theyre chosen on the
basis of potential growth in the Navy and
leadership positions as well as promotional
upward mobility, he explained. As you can
see, when you get the PCO of a carrier in
here youre talking a major player.
CNO