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NSWC Crane Employee of 33 Years Receives Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
March 7, 2018 — CRANE, Ind. – Scott Clark, a 33-year employee at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), received a Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award earlier this year in recognition of his dedicated service as the Manager and Range Control Officer for the Ordnance Test Area at Crane... MORE

CRANE, Ind. – Scott Clark, a 33-year employee at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), received a Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award earlier this year in recognition of his dedicated service as the Manager and Range Control Officer for the Ordnance Test Area at Crane.

Pictured: Scott Clark receiving his award from CAPT Mark Oesterreich, Commanding Officer at NSWC Crane.

NSWC IHEODTD, Morgan State University Sign 5-Year Educational Partnership Agreement
March 6, 2018 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division signed an Educational Program Agreement with Morgan State University, Monday... MORE

Carderock, University of Iowa Sign Education Partnership
March 6, 2018 — Capt. Mark Vandroff, commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, signed an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the University of Iowa on Feb. 26 at Carderock's West Bethesda, Maryland, headquarters... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Vandroff (left) signs an Education Partnership Agreement with the University of Iowa on Feb. 26, 2018. With its educational emphasis on naval hydrodynamics and associated technologies, the University of Iowa's partnership will seek to aid in the educational experience of students by providing staff experience and unique facilities and equipment available through Carderock. Carderock's contribution will help to encourage student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Seated next to Vandroff is Dr. Paul Shang, acting technical director for Carderock. Back row, from left is Dave Ghatt, a patent attorney in Carderock's Office of Counsel; Dr. Thad Michael, a naval architect with Carderock's Propulsors Branch; and Dr. John Barkyoumb, Carderock's director of strategic relations.

RFP Released for USCG's Heavy Polar Icebreaker
March 5, 2018 — The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) under an Integrated Program Office (IPO), released a request for proposal (RFP) on March 2, 2018, for the advance procurement and detail design for the USCG's heavy polar icebreaker (HPIB), with options for detail design and construction (DD&C) for up to three HPIBs. The IPO is using a full and open competition strategy for DD&C; a single contract award will be made in FY 2019... MORE

Local Students and NSWC Dahlgren Mentor Make STEM Connection - Demonstrate Effects of Liquid Nitrogen
March 2, 2018 — FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Navy engineer Josh Taylor conducts a liquid nitrogen demonstration with... MORE

IMAGE: FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Navy engineer Josh Taylor conducts a liquid nitrogen demonstration with students at the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Summit hosted by the Fredericksburg Academy, Feb. 24. Taylor - a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) STEM mentor - and the students discussed the Ideal Gas Law, and how it relates different attributes of a fluid. In the picture, they are exposing the inflated balloons to liquid nitrogen and observing that the volume of air inside the balloons decreased as the temperature decreased. Taylor and the students then discussed and demonstrated how changes in temperature could be used to produce kinetic energy, and how temperature changes could affect the behavior of materials. For example, they made flowers shatter like glass, tennis balls that would not bounce, and rubber bands that cracked.
"I really enjoyed talking to students and answering their questions, not just about basic principles, but introducing concepts that one doesn't normally explore until college," said Taylor. "I think Dahlgren mentors play a crucial part at venues like this because we help students make a connection between ideas they learn in school and real work they could do one day. Personally, I've met many students who were inspired by events like this to engage the sciences and applied sciences not just as homework - but as a vocation."

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