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 | Project Orion developed by General Atomics at Camp Elliot | Project Orion was the first engineering design study of a spacecraft powered by nuclear pulse propulsion, an idea first proposed by Stanisław Ulam ... |
| Keith A. Brueckner | "In 1959, Roger Revelle appointed Keith Brueckner as a professor of physics for the new campus of the University of California, San Diego. ... | |
 | UCSD is a defense contractor | UCSD brings in millions of dollars from the DoD every year. ... |
| San Diego Research Center Inc. (SDRC) | Since the company's founding in 2001, San Diego Research Center, Inc. (SDRC), has established itself as a leader in Defense Wireless communications by ... | |
 | Space Micro | Space Micro Inc. is a high technology firm with a special focus on space and military applications. Founded in 2002, Space Micro Inc. ... |
| Seaweed Canyon Quonset Storage (former Camp Matthews building) | Seaweed Canyon Quonset Storage was completed in 1942 and occupied in 1974. Storage space used by four departments: The Geosciences Research Division, Integrative Oceanography ... |
 | Floating Instrument Platform - FLIP | The Floating Instrument Platform, FLIP, is a 355 foot long manned spar buoy designed as a stable research platform for oceanographic research. FLIP is ... |
 | The Beyster Institute (founded by Dr. J. Robert Beyster) | The Beyster Institute at the UCSD Rady School of Management began as the Foundation for Enterprise Development (Foundation), a non-profit established in 1986 ... |
 | Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) | “We are dedicated to the Joint warfighters, who stand in harm’s way, preserving our peace and defending our nation and its allies against ... |
| SDSC Team Wins $108 Million 8-year Department of Defense High-Performance Computing Contract | SDSC is part of a national team of academic institutions and industry partners that was awarded a $108 million contract to work side-by-side ... | |
 | University of California Division of War Research (UCDWR) | The University of California, on 26 April 1941, formally established a Division of War Research (UCDWR) to administer the new laboratory in San ... |
 | USMC Jets fly over UCSD | The daily, eardrum-shattering blasts of U.S. Marine jets from nearby M.C.A.S Miramar complete this tour of the military park. The billions of dollars ... |
 | UCSD Homeland Security | The Department of Homeland Security at UCSD resides in CalIT2 and engages in research and collaboration with educational and government agencies in San ... |
 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography | Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) is one of the oldest centers for ocean and earth science research in the world. Since 1912, Scripps ... |
 | Herbert York | In 1961, Physicist Herbert York, became the first chancellor of UCSD. His background made him a prime candidate to help realize the goals ... |
 | Camp Callan | Camp Callan was built in 1940 as a Coast Artillery Corps replacement training center for new inductees. By 1942, the post had over ... |
 | "Building X" - the University of California Division of War Research (UCDWR) | "Building X." In June 1944, the University of California Division of War Research (UCDWR) moved its headquarters to the Bridges Mansion off Chatsworth ... |
 | Operation Crossroads | Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States in the summer of 1946. The series consisted of ... |
 | Institute for Defense Analysis | "Major research program areas include: Development of methods and models for estimating the costs to develop, test, procure, operate, and support defense forces and ... |
 | Defense contractors help to found UCSD | Those who supported the introduction of a University of California campus in San Diego envisioned a steady flow of engineering and science graduates ... |
 | General Atomics | Offers research, development and consulting services to the nuclear industry, including nuclear energy production, defense and related applications headquartered in La Jolla, California. ... |
 | Operation Wigwam | Operation Wigwam involved a single test of the Mark 90 Betty nuclear bomb conducted 400 miles southwest of San Diego. It was a ... |
 | Atlas ICBM Missile | The SM-65 Atlas was a missile built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics and originally designed as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile to ... |
 | Corporate Affiliates Program (CAP) at UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering | The Jacobs School of Engineering’s ongoing Corporate Affiliates Program (CAP) allows private institutions to sponsor research at UCSD. The CAP executive board includes ... |
| UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering | The Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD is the largest engineering school in the University of California system. While the Scripps Institution of ... |
| JASON Advisory Group | A group of scientists and academics that advises and conducts research for the Department of Defense. Established in 1960, it has between 30-60 ... | |
| Students occupy Muir College to oppose defense research | During the time of William McGill, an experimental psychologist, UCSD's third chancellor. ... |
| The Academic Senate urges UCSD to end its classified defense research. | The Academic Senate urges UCSD to end its classified defense research. ... |
| CONNECT | Originally founded by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), CONNECT seeks to create partnerships between the university and private enterprises including the ... |
 | San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) | "One of four original federal supercomputer centers in the country that are engaged in computer R&D, and served vital roles in the development ... |
 | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems | General Atomics is a nuclear physics and defense contractor headquartered in San Diego, California. Among other things, it is the manufacturer of the ... |
 | The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) | The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) is a partnership between academia, industry, and government. CCAT facilitates discoveries of technologies that address ... |
| Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) | Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SSC San Diego) is the U.S. Navy's research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet ... |
 | "San Diego is a Secret Base" by Trevor Paglen | In January, 2005, Artist and photographer Trevor Paglen led a tour of little-known San Diego military and defense contractor sites. From a text by ... |
 | Northrop Grumman Consolidates Presence In San Diego | "Northrop Grumman Corporation consolidated many operations in San Diego today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a 234,000-square-foot campus located on Spectrum Center Boulevard. ... |
 | Northrop Grumman And University Of California San Diego Complete Research To Increase Hunter Unmanned Aerial ... | "Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have completed a study that will enable the MQ-5B Hunter unmanned ... |
 | Operation College Freedom: MMST Disaster Drill at UCSD | For this drill, Atkinson Hall played the part of the frontline in the war on terrorism. While first responders practiced their skills in ... |
 | Four UCSD Students Win Prestigious Scholarship From the U.S. Department of Defense | "Four UC San Diego students (Jacobs School of Engineering and mathematics) are among the 32 nationwide recipients of the 2006 Science, Mathematics, and ... |
 | Defense Contractors recruit at UCSD Job Fair | The UCSD Triton Job and Internship Fair attracts employers who create technologies for the military. Students line-up at booths, resumés in hand, while ... |
| Bullock Dave. 'Inside the Navy's Armed-Robot Labs.' Wired Magazine. | "SAN DIEGO -- The Navy's MDARS-E is an armed robot that can track anything that moves. Told that I was the target, the ... | |
| Department of Defense awards $60 million for study of PTSD | "The Department of Defense has awarded the largest grant ever for study of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury to a nationwide ... |
