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NSWC Crane employee leveraged student program to pursue career goals
May 20, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) engineer Tony Kang said he has wanted to be an engineer since he was young. Presentations from Crane employees at his high school in Bloomington sparked an interest that spurred him to study mechanical engineering.“When I was in physics class, a few Crane employees came to visit and showed... MORE

PSNS & IMF hosts C.A.R.E. pledge event
May 19, 2021 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility leaders and employees signed C.A.R.E. pledges and banners during two events at locations throughout the shipyard May 18. C.A.R.E, which stands for character, action, respect and engagement, involves employees voluntarily signing a pledge to respect every individual and to take action if... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility leaders and employees signed C.A.R.E. pledges and banners during two events May 18, 2021, at locations throughout the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.

NSWC Carderock promotes Navy STEM in the Maryland Engineering Challenges
May 19, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) supported this year’s Maryland Engineering Challenges (MEC) competition at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on April 24. The MEC mission, according to the event’s website, is to introduce students in grades 1 to 12 to the role of engineers in today’s society and connect what students learn... MORE

Michael Grube (left), with his little brother, holds the winning cargo ship.

NSWC Crane Electronic Warfare Chief Scientist wins best student paper at SPIE conference
May 19, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Electronic Warfare (EW) Chief Scientist James Stewart received Best Student Paper/ Oral Presentation at the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE): Defense and Commercial Sensing Conference for his Metamaterials Lens (Metalens) research. The paper explores Purdue’s modeling,... MORE

Stewart is the first black Chief Scientist at Crane, and was the first black Chief Engineer as well. He was lead engineer for the NSWC Crane Jamming Techniques Optimization (JATO) organization, and was recently recognized as a Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) 2021 Modern-Day Technology Leader. Stewart is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering focused on Metastructures for Electromagnetic Fields and Optics.

From Start to Finish: Maritime Warfare Control Systems Division Handles Undersea Warfare Lifecycle Capabilities
May 18, 2021 — At Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), it’s common for employees to work on projects destined for the fleet – from fire control systems to lasers and individual technologies – the goal is simple: protect the warfighter and set each warfighter up for success. In the Maritime Warfare Control Systems Division, the goal is the... MORE

NSWC Panama City hosts Commander, NAVSEA Warfare Centers
May 18, 2021 — Rear Adm. Kevin Byrne, commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) May 18 to learn how the command is expanding the advantage by developing technical capabilities to meet emerging needs.“One of the best parts of my job is getting to visit the Divisions to... MORE

Rear Adm. Kevin Byrne, left, commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division May 18 to learn how the command is expanding the advantage by developing technical capabilities to meet emerging needs.

NSWC Crane and Indiana University collaborate on $1.7m grant to pilot AI student education
May 18, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and Indiana University (IU) were awarded $1.7 million to collaborate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) programming for rural students. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) funded the AI pilot program, which will begin this summer for middle school students.NSWC Crane is teaming up with... MORE

NSWC Corona Presents Jerry Hayes Award to Celebrated Scientist, Former Hayes Apprentice
May 18, 2021 — A civilian scientist at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division received one of the command’s most prestigious awards for his immense contributions to the Navy mission during a command ceremony.The Jerry L. Hayes award was presented to Senior Scientist Dr. Stephen Dwyer of NSWC Corona’s Measurement Science and Engineering (MS)... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Scientists Rapidly Deliver High-Energy Laser to the Fleet Despite Pandemic
May 17, 2021 — As COVID-19 spread across the nation and world in March 2020, an elite group of federal employees developed and executed a strategy to continue development, integration, testing and installation of a laser weapon aboard Navy warships.Their plan guaranteed that progress on high-energy programs would not be impacted as they pressed forward to... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (July 17, 2019) – U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Max Shuman mounts a thermocouple assembly that houses spring fit thermocouples to a target plate during his internship at the Navy’s Laser Lethality and Development Facility which features an above-ground tunnel used for evaluating high energy laser weapon systems. Shuman’s mentor, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division scientist Chris Heflin, observes as the Midshipman prepares for a test shot accomplished with a flat top beam to ensure uniform heating across the sample.

NSWC Indian Head Welcomes New Energetics Manufacturing Department Head
May 17, 2021 — Dr. Phillip J. Cole recently joined Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) as the new Energetics Manufacturing (M) Department head. His background includes research and development; global security testing and evaluation (T&E); chemical engineering; materials science and engineering; nuclear technology, and combat weapons.Dr... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Energetics Manufacturing Department Head Dr. Phillip J. Cole

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