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Annapolis Family Team Returns and Makes Waves at International Submarine Races
July 1, 2025 — BETHESDA, Md. – An Annapolis, Maryland-based family team, Impulse Submarines, made a splash at the 2025 International Submarine Races (ISR 18), held June 23-27 at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s historic David Taylor Model Basin. Competing as the sole independent entry among high school and university teams, the family showcased... MORE

From left: Elizabeth, Zane, and Quinn Barone return Javelin 2.0 to their pit area after a successful run during the 2025 International Submarine Races. The Annapolis-based family competed as the only independent team in this year’s race. Carderock, the Navy's ship design and innovation powerhouse, provides the technical foundation for the future fleet through world-class research, development, and testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Kristin Behrle)

Racing with Purpose: From STEM to Service with Virginia Tech at ISR18
July 1, 2025 — BETHESDA, Md. – Three Virginia Tech students are transforming hands-on experience into long-term opportunities through their participation in the 2025 International Submarine Races (ISR18). Hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, the ISR serves as a unique naval engineering competition that develops critical domestic scientific... MORE

Virginia Tech pilot and hydrodynamics lead Maggie Campbell waves to spectators at the David Taylor Model Basin during the 18th International Submarine Races (ISR18), hosted at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division from June 23-27. Campbell is a SMART scholar slated to join Carderock’s Combatant Craft Division after graduation. Carderock, the Navy's ship design and innovation powerhouse, provides the technical foundation for the future fleet through world-class research, development, and testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Alisha Tyer)

Dr. Delores M. Etter Award Honors Nash’s Impact on UEM Stealth and Readiness
July 1, 2025 — Wyatt J. Nash, Underwater Electromagnetics Stealth Advisor at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is one of 10 recipients of the 2025 Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award. Nash was recognized for his role in addressing critical... MORE

yatt J. Nash, Underwater Electromagnetics Stealth Advisor at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, poses for a photo on top of Mauna Kea, Big Island, HI. Nash is one of 10 recipients of the 2025 Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award. Carderock, the Navy's ship design and innovation powerhouse, provides the technical foundation for the future fleet through world-class research, development, and testing. (Photo courtesy of Wyatt J. Nash)

From Whiteboard to Water: Oregon State Team Castorea Makes a Splash at ISR18
June 27, 2025 — What began as a submarine sketch on a whiteboard in 2022 became a reality for Oregon State University’s human-powered submarine team, Team Castorea, in their inaugural run at the 18th International Submarine Races (ISR 18) in West Bethesda, Maryland.The club was founded in 2022 by Liam Vincent, a mechanical engineering student and long-time... MORE

Oregon State University's tent outside of the David Taylor Model Basin at NSWC Carderock Division in preparation for their submarine, Castorea, to race.

Navy Divers Clear the Way for International Submarine Races at Carderock
June 24, 2025 — Before the 18th International Submarine Races (ISR18) can make waves at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, someone has to clear the way. That job fell to six military divers from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Keyport Division Dive Locker. Over three days from May 27–31, 2025, the team was submerged in the near... MORE

Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Keyport Division’s Dive team poses for a photo with Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s (NSWCCD)Commanding Officer at the David Taylor Model Basin at West Bethesda, Md. From May 27 to May 31, 2025, the six divers hand-removed 10-tons of corroded steel from the test basin floor in preparation for the 18th International Submarine Races, hosted by Carderock.

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.

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