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Local Students Compete in Ninth Annual Carderock Math Contest
April 19, 2018 — More than 220 students from over 30 regional schools participated in the Ninth Annual Carderock Math Contest (CMC), April 13, at Naval Surface in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland... MORE

Students from regional elementary and middle schools participate in the MATHCOUNTS-style speed round as Dr. Paul Shang, acting technical director for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, feeds them the math problems at the Carderock Math Contest in West Bethesda, Md., on April 13, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Jake Cirksena/Released)

Wanted: Experienced Ship Designers
April 18, 2018 — Having experienced designers on the ship design team who have worked together on other designs was the main theme of Bob Keane's presentation during a Rear Adm. David W. Taylor Naval Architecture Lecture on April 12 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in Bethesda, Maryland... MORE

Bob Keane, former executive director for Surface Ship Design and Systems Engineering at the Naval Sea Systems Command, speaks to engineers and naval architects April 12, 2018, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, for the third in the series of Rear Adm. David W. Taylor Naval Architecture Lecture. (U.S. Navy photo by Jake Cirksena/Released)

Carderock Hosts the Naval Engineering Education Consortium
April 18, 2018 — Students, professors, and Navy engineers and scientists shared the projects they've been collaborating on at the mid-Atlantic meeting of the Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC), hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division on April 11 in West Bethesda, Maryland... MORE

Employees representing Naval Surface Warfare Centers (NSWC) in the mid-Atlantic region, sit on a young professional’s panel during the meeting of the Naval Engineering Education Consortium on April 11, 2018, at NSWC Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Jake Cirksena/Released)

Digital applications to high-velocity learning
April 17, 2018 — Dr. Tom Marino led another high-velocity learning (HVL) brown bag at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division on April 9, accompanied by Dr. Dave Drazen and Ken Myers, where the three expounded on the specific tools currently in use that achieve HVL... MORE

Carderock Recognizes Employees for Exceptional Service and Accomplishments
March 29, 2018 — Employees who stood out among their peers were honored for their hard work and dedicated service for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division and the Navy at the command's quarterly awards ceremony March 20 in West Bethesda, Maryland... MORE

Ethiopian Children Learn Human-Centered Design from Carderock Engineer
March 27, 2018 — Yared Amanuel spends his spare time using skills he has learned on the job at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division - not his engineering skills, but what he has learned in human-centered design... MORE

A child from Hawassa, Ethiopia, presents her group's results from the human-centered design process they were using March 10, 2018, to determine the ultimate soccer academy they hope to build. Yared Amanuel, originally from Ethiopia and an engineer from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, taught the children how to use human-centered design to help them solve problems while he was there on personal travel in March.

Carderock Engineer's Work on Risk Assessment in Bridges Benefits Shipbuilding
March 20, 2018 — Dr. Alysson Mondoro, a recently hired engineer with the Performance Evaluation Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is finding ways to "bridge" together her academic skillsets on the job... MORE

Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) passes under the Verrazano Bridge during a parade of ships in the New York Harbor river to mark the start of 2016 Fleet Week New York. The event Fleet Week New York, now in its 28th year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. The weeklong celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984.

Tennessee Students Help Navy Research 3-D Print Materials' Properties
March 20, 2018 — University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), students have partnered with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division to study the material side of additive manufacturing (AM)... MORE

Johnny Ruffa, from the Ship Structures Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Will Ferrell, a doctoral student at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Dan Hart, an aerospace engineer from Carderock's Advanced Materials and Structures Branch, discuss the vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process for additive manufacturing in the Composites Lab on March 15, 2018, at Carderock's West Bethesda, Md., headquarters.

Former Sub Designer Tells Naval Architects to Have Curiosity, Perseverance in Their Work
March 14, 2018 — John Leadmon, a former submarine designer, spoke about the history and future of submarine design for the second Rear Adm. David W. Taylor Naval Architecture Lecture Series at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, March 8, in West Bethesda, Maryland... MORE

John Leadmon, retired director of submarine design and systems engineering for Naval Sea Systems Command (from 1995-2007), speaks about the history and the future of submarine design as part of the Rear Adm. David W. Taylor Naval Architecture Lecture Series at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., on March 8, 2018.

Carderock, University of Iowa Sign Education Partnership
March 6, 2018 — Capt. Mark Vandroff, commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, signed an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the University of Iowa on Feb. 26 at Carderock's West Bethesda, Maryland, headquarters... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Vandroff (left) signs an Education Partnership Agreement with the University of Iowa on Feb. 26, 2018. With its educational emphasis on naval hydrodynamics and associated technologies, the University of Iowa's partnership will seek to aid in the educational experience of students by providing staff experience and unique facilities and equipment available through Carderock. Carderock's contribution will help to encourage student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Seated next to Vandroff is Dr. Paul Shang, acting technical director for Carderock. Back row, from left is Dave Ghatt, a patent attorney in Carderock's Office of Counsel; Dr. Thad Michael, a naval architect with Carderock's Propulsors Branch; and Dr. John Barkyoumb, Carderock's director of strategic relations.

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