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Carderock Partners with George Mason University for Second Year of Senior Design Project Oversight
May 30, 2025 — Beginning in 2024, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, partnered with George Mason University (GMU) to provide technical oversight for senior design projects to its Mechanical Engineering students. On May 9, 2025, Carderock hosted two student-led teams from GMU for a visit to present their final projects.The collaboration began... MORE

Seniors from George Mason University visited Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, to present their senior design projects to Carderock engineers on May 9, 2024. The two teams presented their projects; one team built an environmental chamber for mechanical testing and the other was tasked with fabricating composite panels for ready service lockers that were malleable enough to bend 45 degrees on all four corners and edges. Carderock, the Navy's ship design and innovation powerhouse, provides the technical foundation for the future fleet through world-class research, development, and testing

A New Strategy for High-Performance Computing at Carderock 
May 22, 2025 — When Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock’s engineers are modeling failure conditions, simulating acoustics or optimizing hydrodynamics, they need massive amounts of data to be processed and computing power to do it. Fortunately, Carderock received a major upgrade to its High-Performance Computing (HPC) capability May 9, 2025, increasing the... MORE

Personnel from Penguin Computing were onsite on May 9, 2025 to install new High-Performance Computing server clusters in Carderock's Ship Engineering and Analysis Technology Center (SEATech). The upgrades are part of a first-of-its-kind lease agreement for Carderock, ensuring faster computation times, greater efficiency, and fewer obstacles for technical teams tackling critical naval research programs.

John Phillips Receives 2024 Warfare Center Award for Warfighting Readiness
May 13, 2025 — John T. Phillips, director of fleet engagement in the Technology & Innovation Office at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, received the 2024 Warfighting Readiness Award in recognition of his efforts in uniting the fleet, application, and technical communities to advance the Navy’s capabilities.The award was presented on April 29,... MORE

Jeffrey Klimczak Receives NAVSEA Award: Building Pathways for Growth at Carderock University
May 2, 2025 — BETHESDA, Md. – Jeffrey Klimczak, a human resources specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, received the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Human Resources Award for Collaboration on April 29. Capt. Christopher Matassa, Carderock’s commanding officer, presented the award in recognition of Klimczak’s leadership in developing... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Chris Matassa presents Jeffrey Klimczak, a human resources specialist at Carderock, the Naval Sea Systems Command Human Resources (HR) Award for Collaboration at an HR All Hands in West Bethesda, Md. on April 29, 2025.

Carderock Division Honors Outstanding Employees at Annual Command Award Ceremony
April 30, 2025 — CARDEROCK, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, recognized employees for their outstanding contributions to the workforce in 2024 during a Command Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in West Bethesda, Md.This year’s event honored 44 Command Award winners, eight Carderock awardees from the annual Warfare Centers Awards,... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Chris Matassa (left), and Acting Technical Director, Dr. Paul Shang (right), present Joe Walther with a Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award at an annual Command Awards Ceremony in West Bethesda, Md. on April 29, 2025.

Carderock Math Contest: Cultivating the Next Generation of STEM Professionals Through a Love for Math
April 14, 2025 — CARDEROCK, Md. – More than 180 middle-school students put their math skills to the test at the 14th annual Carderock Math Contest (CMC) on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland.The contest, which is part of Carderock’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) outreach, drew... MORE

Students work together to solve stimulating math equations in hopes of taking home the team award at the Carderock Math Contest (CMC), held at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division on April 4, 2025 in West Bethesda, Md.

A Curator’s Legacy: Dana Wegner Honored for 50 Years of Federal Service
April 4, 2025 — After dedicating half a century to his career, Dana Wegner, curator of ship models at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division, retired from federal service. In recognition of his expansive knowledge of naval architecture and his contributions to preserving naval history, Wegner received the Department of the Navy (DoN) Civilian... MORE

Capt. Christopher Matassa presents Dana Wegner, curator of ship models, with the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal as Dr. David Drazen looks on during Wegner’s retirement ceremony at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, March 21, 2025.

Elissa Trueman Embraces ‘Creative Tension’ as Carderock CTO
March 4, 2025 — When Elissa Trueman became Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), she described the experience as “coming home.”Trueman, who previously served as the deputy and acting CTO for NSWC Headquarters, returned to Carderock with a broader perspective, an expanded network and enthusiasm for reconnecting... MORE

Elissa Trueman hard at work at NSWC Carderock's Chief Technology Officer

Carderock Celebrates Engineers Week with "Design Your Future" Theme
February 21, 2025 — BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division commemorated Engineers Week on Feb. 18, 2025 with an enterprise-wide event, themed “Design Your Future.”The event, held in Carderock’s Raye Montague Center, featured keynote addresses, an open house, and a poster session.Established in 1951 by the National Society of Professional... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Elissa Trueman, meets with attendees during the poster session and open house of an enterprise-wide event themed “Design Your Future,” held at Carderock' Raye Montague Center to commemorate Engineers Week, Feb. 18, 2025.

Carderock team provides critical technical support for F-35B sea trials on JS Kaga
February 4, 2025 — BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Platform Integrity Department engineers responded to a request from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Paxtuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) to support developmental flight trials aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class JS Kaga (DDH-184) in... MORE

A joint team consisting of F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force flight test members, U.S. Sailors and Marines, and the crew of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) are executing developmental sea trials in the eastern Pacific Ocean to gather the necessary data to certify F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft operations.

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