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High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren

Colonial Beach Mayor Robin Schick visits the Colonial Beach High School robotics team as they run their robot through a practice course during the second day of the Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren.

High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren

U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger visited the Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren on March 31 and took time to speak with many of the students competing in the competition. Spanberger is pictured here is with one of the teams from King George High School.

High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren

Virginia Delegate Margaret Ransone high-fives Rappahannock High School robotics team member Ricardo Alvarez during a visit to the team’s classroom on the second day of the High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren.

Virginia Tech students visit NSWCDD

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division engineer Chris Lillard assists a group of Virginia Tech students in testing their antennas in the Advanced Electronic Warfare Prototyping lab’s anechoic chamber. The chamber is a specialized room designed to stop reflections of sound and electromagnetic waves.

NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity 60th Anniversary

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA) hosts a cake cutting ceremony, April 5, celebrating 60 years since the command was first established.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) took home first place honors during the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren, March 2. The students were awarded a $50,000 cash prize for their efforts. Pictured from left to right: NSWCDD Technical Director Dale Sisson, SES, CMU team members Lucas Darcy, Austin Weltz, Medha Palavalli, Matthew Garcia, Pranav Rajbhandari and NSWCDD Commanding Officer, Capt. Philip Mlynarski.

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National Engineers Week 2023

Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, National Engineers Week is celebrated during the week of George Washington’s birthday. This year, it takes place from February 19 to 25. This week-long observation ensures that the engineering workforce gets the recognition it deserves and aims to diversify the future of this field.

NSWCDD is celebrating National Engineers Week by featuring several of our up-and-coming engineers. New profiles will be added each day of the week. View the profiles here.

NSWCDD Headlines

Resilience and the warfighter – NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts the Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group
June 2, 2023

Virginia Tech students bring innovation to NSWC Dahlgren Division-sponsored senior capstone projects
June 1, 2023

NSWCDD employee finds math as a way to communicate universally
May 31, 2023

NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts Asian American and Pacific Islander Observance
May 30, 2023

NSWCDD hosts Veteran Speed Mentoring event
May 23, 2023

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The Leading Edge

The Leading Edge is the professional journal of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Leading Edge features
in-depth articles and scholarly papers that provide a window into the groundbreaking work of our talented scientists, engineers, mathematicians and other experts here at Dahlgren.

Current Issue - Summer 2021

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