NIUVT is focused on institutionalizing numerous dual-use research, technology transfer and workforce development activities in undersea vehicle technology. Conducting basic and applied RESEARCH on undersea vehicle technologies of strategic importance to the Navy and the private sector through collaborative partnerships between the universities and industry; Accelerating and facilitating TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION by ensuring research can be more easily pulled into the shipbuilding and UUV industries, their supply chains and relevant advanced technologies; and Supporting the WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT of a technically competent and innovative next-generation workforce through Navy and undersea focused undergraduate STEM education and opportunities for engineers to obtain advanced degrees related to their work.