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Carderock supports energy innovation with Wave Energy Prize tests
August 29, 2016 — Employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division, and members of private industry began testing game-changing improvements in the efficiency of wave energy conversion (WEC) devices by effectively capturing more energy from ocean waves Aug. 8.The Wave Energy Prize is a public prize competition open to all U.S. entities, sponsored... MORE

The Wave Energy Prize competition has started its final phase of testing at the Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Carderock Division, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy. The final phase is taking place at the Maneuvering
and Seakeeping Basin in West Bethesda, Md. Nine teams were selected to build a one-twentieth scale model
of their Wave Energy Converter (WEC) device to showcase their performance and compete to win $1.5 million.
In this photo, the M3 Wave’s WEC device is undergoing final testing Aug. 10, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Monica
McCoy/Released)

3D Printing
August 26, 2016 — Vincent Capobianco of Corona’s Measurement Science and Engineering Department first anticipated the potential of 3D printers over three years ago, sending him on a laborious but rewarding process to... MORE

Vincent J. Capobianco, an NSWC Corona Division engineer, pictured with artifacts on a coordinate measurement machine (CMM), as illustration for story about his Naval Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) project to develop calibration standards for 3-D printers.

An Eye on CYCLOPSS
August 25, 2016 — An innovative idea making naval gunnery ranges more efficient almost got torpedoed at the door of the Pentagon when Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division engineers Gary Lunt and Michael Yeh encountered some skeptical security guards who thought... MORE

Michael Yeh, left, and Gary Lunt, NSWC Corona engineers, demonstrate their patent-pending Cycloptic Scoring System (CYCLOPSS) project. Through the Naval Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) program, Yeh and Lunt are developing a low-cost, lightweight weapons impact scoring system (WISS), utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), for use in remote locations or at sea.

Druggan Assumes Command of Naval Surface Warfare Center
August 25, 2016 — DALHGREN, Va. - Rear Adm. Tom Druggan relieved Rear Adm. Lorin Selby as commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 25, at Dalhgren, Virginia... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. (Aug. 25, 2016) - Rear Adm. Tom Druggan, right, commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center, salutes Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, during a change of command ceremony. Druggan relieved Rear Adm. Lorin Selby, center, as NSWC commander at the first change of command ceremony held on the NSWC Dahlgren Division Potomac River Test Range gunline.

Chief of Naval Operations Visits Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane
August 24, 2016 — Crane, Ind. — At the invitation of U.S. Sen. Joseph Donnelly, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John M. Richardson toured Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) on Aug. 23 to learn about the warfare center’s capabilities and alignment to ‘A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority’—a document that addresses how the Navy will adapt to changes in the security environment and continue to fulfill its mission... MORE

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-8th District) held a press conference on Aug. 23 at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division.

NREIP Interns Impact Navy Technologies, Return to College, Plan DoD Careers
August 23, 2016 — DAHLGREN, Va. — Summer interns who worked on technological programs crucial to national defense and security are heading back to classrooms at universities across the country with a new perspective about the U.S. Navy. In fact, many are envisioning themselves as potential Department of Defense civilian scientists and engineers. First, the... MORE

DAHLGREN, Va. — Florida State University student Charisa Powell presents her research on the “Development of Software Tools for Simulation Prototypes” to military and government personnel during her 2016 summer internship. Powell - among 22 students who completed their internships at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) - is working towards a bachelor’s degree in computer science. The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP) encourages students to pursue science and engineering careers, furthers education via mentoring and their participation in research, and makes them aware of Navy research and technology efforts, which can lead to civilian employment within the Navy.

SERMC First to Receive Leading Edge Equipment
August 23, 2016 — Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) became the Navy’s first Regional Maintenance Center (RMC) to take delivery of a new state-of-the art “abrasive waterjet” cutting system... MORE

Mr. Ray Williams (L) and Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Mionna Green (R) watch as Mr. Richard Cornwell inspects the cuts made by the new, state-of-the-art waterjet cutting system. New abrasive waterjet technology enables SERMC to cut components faster and more accurately, getting parts to the fleet more quickly. Photo by Scott Curtis

Engineer by day, ninja by night
August 22, 2016 — When "American Ninja Warrior" (ANW) returns to the air Aug. 22, it will be partly thanks to the efforts of one of Carderock Division's own.Adam Grossman is a naval engineer with the Wastewater Management Branch (Code 633) of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. That's his day job. But he's also a course tester and a participant in the... MORE

Carderock Division Researchers Enhance Data-Gathering Capabilities with New Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry System
August 17, 2016 — Researchers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division were recognized at an all-hands meeting July 21 for creating a self-contained submersible stereo particle image velocimetry.The scientists and engineers from Carderock's Naval Architecture and Engineering Department not only created, but successfully tested the system in the David... MORE

NSWCDD Vietnam Memorial Commemoration Display Features Vietnam War Artifacts
August 16, 2016 — DAHLGREN - Marietto Jeffries, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Vietnam Memorial Commemoration coordinator; Nelson Zapata, an NSWCDD engineer and Marine Corps veteran; and Udo Goff, an NSWCDD defense contractor who is a Vietnam veteran and retired Navy commander, stand left to right with Zapata's service dog, Fallon, at the... MORE

DAHLGREN - Marietto Jeffries, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Vietnam Memorial Commemoration coordinator; Nelson Zapata, an NSWCDD engineer and Marine Corps veteran; and Udo Goff, an NSWCDD defense contractor who is a Vietnam veteran and retired Navy commander, stand left to right with Zapata's service dog, Fallon, at the NSWCDD Vietnam Memorial Commemoration display in the Herbert H. Bateman Chemical Biological Defense Center, Aug. 1.

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