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Carderock’s Etxegoien is Resident Ship Liaison Officer at the Cartagena Arsenal and Navantia Shipyard
April 27, 2020 — As an immigrant to the U.S. with family ties to the Basque Country of northern Spain, it is only fitting that Jon Etxegoien would spend the last few years of his career with Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in Spain.Etxegoien was born in El Pao, Venezuela, where his dad worked as an engineer at an iron ore mine. He and his family... MORE

Jon Etxegoien overlooks the Port of Cartagena, Spain.

Patent Spotlight: Ribbon Fairing Apparatus’
April 22, 2020 — Accounting for water resistance on below-surface vehicles can, at times, make or break the system. When attachments are added to the vessel, those too should be optimized to address resistance concerns.Last May, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division engineer Dr. David Coakley of the Maritime Systems Hydromechanics Branch tackled that... MORE

Carderock looks to use R&D abilities in COVID-19 fight
April 14, 2020 — The first case of COVID-19, or the Coronavirus, in the United States was discovered in late January and since then has taken a stronghold on the day-to-day operations of the nation. The number of identified Coronavirus cases in the United States now exceeds all other countries as governments and medical experts race towards a solution.A handful of... MORE

Zach Heinkel, an engineer in the Additive Manufacturing Project Office, watches an extrusion bead of a 3D printer as it makes a face mask frame on April 10, 2020, in the Additive Manufacturing Lab at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md.

Carderock engineer learns his trade on racecars before contributing to Navy submarines
April 1, 2020 — It is no secret at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division that Virginia Tech is home to one of the multiple hotbeds of young talent that the command picks from when making new hires.David “DJ” Pohlit II added himself to the long list of Hokies to join the Carderock team just over 12 years ago when he was hired to work on the DDG-1000... MORE

David “DJ” Pohlit, senior engineer, Structural Composites Branch

Carderock Naval Engineer Sets New Standard for Success
March 31, 2020 — The U.S. Navy utilizes design specifications to manufacture their vessels and fulfill their specific missions. Now and then, updates to these design specifications are needed as new technologies are integrated, new missions are added and novel designs or materials are developed.One prime example of this update is the ongoing work for modifying the... MORE

Kevin Warwick, a naval engineer in the Ships Structures Branch

Engineer’s connection in college lab brings her to Carderock
March 25, 2020 — From one assignment to the next, Jenna Gietl’s tireless work ethic as a mechanical engineer in the Systems Development Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division has transformed her into a motivated problem solver.Inspired by her mother’s career in the medical field, Gietl pursued a profession in engineering after attending a high... MORE

Hanyok’s NISE rotation at NavalX
March 24, 2020 — Lauren Hanyok was one of the first Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division employees to jump on the Fusion bandwagon a couple of years ago. Now, she is a “plankowner” at NavalX.Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts announced the standup of the Naval Expeditions (NavalX) Agility Office in... MORE

Lauren Hanyok shows off the meeting spaces at The Garden.

Former Navy Nuke Navigates His Way to Carderock
March 17, 2020 — A good sense of humor and a distinctive laugh helps Roy Sims, a civil engineer in the Ships Structures Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, put the “fun” in the fundamentals of structural design and analysis.Sims began his career with the U.S. Navy after graduating from high school in Mesa, Arizona. He enlisted as a Sailor,... MORE

Roy Sims, a civil engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division.

Patent Spotlight: Titovich Patents a Way to Measure Atmospheric Infrasound
March 17, 2020 — Low frequency sound – infrasound – in the atmosphere travels over vast distances carrying information about its source and the state of the atmosphere. To date measurements of infrasound have been restricted to earth’s surface.Dr. Alexey Titovich, a research scientist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, saw this as an opportunity to... MORE

Alexey Titovich granted a patent for, “Atmospheric infrasonic sensing from an array of aircraft” in July 2019.

NSWC Crane Division Technical Director and Coast Guard Captain speak during Carderock’s Engineers Week
February 28, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division celebrated Engineer’s Week by welcoming two guest speakers: NSWC Crane Division (Indiana) Technical Director Dr. Brett Seidle and Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Commander Capt. Kristi Luttrell.On Feb. 11, Luttrell and Chief of Emergency Contracts Operation Branch at the Coast Guard Shore... MORE

Engineers Week guest speaker Capt. Kristi M. Luttrell, Commander, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, discusses her topic, “A Volcano of Oil at the Bottom of the Gulf,” with Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division.

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