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Carderock Claims Two Top Scientists and Engineers and one Team 2020 Dr. Etter Awards
July 23, 2020 — A pair of engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division have been named in the 2020 class of Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Award for Achievement winners. In addition, several Carderock employees on rotation to the Washington Navy Yard earned one of the team Etter Awards.Every year, the Assistant Secretary of the... MORE

Craig Madden of the Acoustics Department.

Carderock’s Sue Rossi Wins Philip Heiler Award
July 22, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s own awards program manager won an award herself. Sue Rossi, from Carderock’s Human Resource Division, received the 2020 Philip Heiler Award for Human Resources Excellence. Interestingly, Rossi helped draft that award criteria six years ago.The Philip Heiler Award for Human Resources Excellence was... MORE

Sue Rossi, Carderock’s Human Resource Division.

Carderock Signs Education Partnership Agreement with UDC
July 14, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) signed a five-year Education Partnership Agreement on July 6 in West Bethesda, Maryland.The agreement, which Commanding Officer Capt. Cedric McNeal and Technical Director Larry Tarasek signed with UDC President Ronald Mason, provides UDC graduate... MORE

Capt. Cedric McNeal, commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, and Technical Director Larry Tarasek sign an Education Partnership Agreement from their office in West Bethesda, Md.

Carderock Materials Engineer is Avid STEM Proponent
July 13, 2020 — One of Composite Team Lead Dr. Maureen Foley’s (Code 6102) proudest accomplishments is transitioning her first design to the fleet, something that doesn’t happen to every engineer.As a child, Foley was raised in Duxbury, Massachusetts, where she was – and continues to be – a passionate learner. Her father was a mechanical engineer and encouraged... MORE

Carderock Division Changes Command
July 10, 2020 — Capt. Todd E. Hutchison relieved Capt. Cedric J. McNeal as commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division in a ceremony July 10, 2020, in West Bethesda, Maryland.McNeal, who was the 38th commanding officer at Carderock, thanked as many people as he could during the ceremony, focusing on the contributions and talents... MORE

A Sailor at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division holds the Legion of Merit Award that Capt. Michael Richman (center), chief of staff for Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers, presented to Capt. Cedric McNeal for his successful time as commanding officer of Carderock Division.

Inside the History of Detachment Puget Sound
July 8, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) has several detachments scattered across the United States, all of which specialize in key areas that support the warfighter.Carderock’s Detachment Puget Sound in Washington State is a facility that supports the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets with assessment of submarine acoustic signatures and... MORE

Site of the Carr Inlet Acoustic Range (CIAR)

Carderock Team Uses Talents to Manufacture COVID-Fighting Tools
July 8, 2020 — The Materials and Manufacturing Technology Division at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division has been instrumental in supporting local COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, from hand sanitizer production to critical supplies. Four members of Carderock’s Additive Manufacturing Project Office have been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in a... MORE

composites materials engineer in the Additive Manufacturing Project Office at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, receives manufacturing process feedback from engineer in Carderock’s Non-Metallic Research and Engineering Branch.

Carderock Scientists Tackle Hand Sanitizer Shortage
June 24, 2020 — One of the earliest words of guidance to come from the entities such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was how important it is for people to keep their hands clean. As the situation progressed from slightly concerning to severely important, retailers across the... MORE

Jay Ong, a chemical engineer in the Corrosion and Coatings Engineering Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, mixes the ingredients for hand sanitizer.

Wegner Earns Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award for His Unique Contribution to Naval History
June 9, 2020 — Dana Wegner, the Curator of Ship Models at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division, was awarded the Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award on June 4, 2020, in West Bethesda, Maryland. During a tour of the base, Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers Commander Rear Adm. Kevin Byrne surprised Wegner with the... MORE

Dana Wegner, the Curator of Navy Ship Models at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, receives the Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award on June 4, 2020.

Carderock Engineers Road Trip to San Diego to Conduct Calm Water Trials
May 19, 2020 — A group of engineers from the Naval Architecture and Engineering Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division drove nearly 3,000 miles to Naval Base San Diego to perform calm-water trials on USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) in April.The test, which is part of the Performance and Special Trials (P&ST) program for the class, was managed by... MORE

A team of engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Centers Carderock and Philadelphia Divisions stop by Mt. Vernon, Ill.

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