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Former COMNAVSEA Sullivan Packs House at Carderock for Lecture on Submarine Safety
March 11, 2019 — Every seat in the David Taylor room at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division was filled on Feb. 14 to hear retired Vice Adm. Paul Sullivan’s lecture on submarine safety. Having served as the 41st commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, Sullivan’s presence alone brought a wealth of experience for his audience to glean from... MORE

Retired Rear Adm. Paul Sullivan, the 41st commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, speaks on the importance of the Navy's submarine safety program on Feb. 14 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Rear Adm. David Taylor Naval Architecture Lecture in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

Carderock Features Bridge Project Manager for Engineers’ Week
March 5, 2019 — Many residents of the Washington, D.C., metro area remember a time when the Woodrow Wilson Bridge had only three lanes crossing the Potomac River for each direction of traffic. Today the bridge is much bigger, with six lanes each way, coming from an inner and outer loop of the Capital Beltway to accommodate the immense amount of traffic flowing between Maryland and Virginia... MORE

Jim T. Ruddell speaks about his experience as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement project manager during Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s celebration of National Engineers’ Week on Feb. 27, 2019, in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

Little Creek Taking Big Steps for Technical Excellence
February 28, 2019 — The engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Combatant Craft Division (CCD) in Little Creek, Virginia, are faced with a good problem to have: they are being asked to do more of the work they love... MORE

Navy boats are pier side at Combatant Craft Division™s (CCD) waterfront test and evaluation facility at Naval Station Norfolk on April 27, 2017. CCD is a detachment of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division and is located at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling)

Carderock Researchers Contribute to Book on Ship Stability
February 28, 2019 — To say this book is a collection of research would be an understatement. “Contemporary Ideas on Ship Stability: Risk of Capsizing” is more like a preservation of knowledge covering the last nine years... MORE

Dr. Vadim Belenky, a naval architect in the Simulations and Analysis Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, holds a copy of Contemporary Ideas on Ship Stability: Risk of Capsizing on Jan. 23, 2019. The book is a compilation of papers from engineers, naval architects and professors from around the world, for which he was the editor in chief. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling/Released

HVL expert Spear: Priority has to be learning
February 20, 2019 — Dr. Steven Spear, author of the best-selling book “The High-Velocity Edge,” visited Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland, on Feb. 14 to talk to employees about his thoughts on how being a learning organization leads to becoming a successful organization. Spear’s visit was part of the Industrial Liaison Program with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a partnership that allows the two organizations to share resources... MORE

Dr. Steven Spear, author of the best-selling book “The High-Velocity Edge,” talks to employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., on Feb. 14, 2019, about his thoughts on how being a learning organization leads to becoming a successful organization. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling/Released)

Carderock’s Technical Director’s Innovation Challenge: enabling access to data
February 12, 2019 — When engineers conduct experiments, the data from the work need to be stored somewhere for future reference. Using hard drives and other forms of removable memory is a popular method because it is secure, but this might not always be convenient when another person needs to recall that work. Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division have run into the issue before and want to put an end to it once and for all... MORE

University of Tennessee students update Carderock on their NEEC project
February 11, 2019 — University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) doctoral student Will Ferrell and Dr. Stephanie TerMaath, professor of mechanical, aerospace and biomedical engineering, presented their updated research on composite parts fabricated through polymer additive manufacturing as part of a collaboration they have been working on with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) on Jan. 22... MORE

University of Tennessee, Knoxville student Corey Arndt (right) and doctoral student William Ferrell start work on laying a composite patch for materials testing at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., Jan. 23, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

Digital twin brown bag: structural health monitoring
February 6, 2019 — Alongside the Navy and Naval Sea Systems Commands (NAVSEA), other organizations like the U.S. Air Force and NASA are developing cyber-physical systems now known as digital twin... MORE

Carderock-based group earns patent in swift fashion
January 29, 2019 — The process for attaining a patent for an invention usually takes up to two years, if not longer. Once complete, though, the feeling of accomplishment is unparalleled. A group of naval engineers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division recently achieved this feat and did so much faster than normal... MORE

Technical Director’s Innovation Challenge Stern flap integration hull form selection
January 23, 2019 — What if the Navy could have more volume for their ships and maintain its power at the same time? A team of engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division contend that if designers change the way they approach their initial design, both feats can be achieved... MORE

3D printed models of stern flap possibilities created by Michael Lacny, Dominic Cusanelli and Wesley Wilson in their Technical Director’s Innovation Challenge project, “Stern Flap Integration with Hull Form Selection.” (Photo illustration by Nicholas Brezzell/Released)

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