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Carderock Math Contest Challenges, Entertains Local Students with STEM
March 30, 2017 — More than 200 students from 32 local middle schools came to Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division, March 24, to compete in the 8th annual Carderock Math Contest (CMC).The contest, part of Carderock's science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) student outreach efforts, included individual and team competition in... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Vandroff (left) and Carderock Division Technical Director Dr. Tim Arcano (right) pose with Sean Power from Chesapeake Math Program in Columbia, Md.; Joshua Fu from Basis Independent McLean in McLean, Va; and Fang Du from Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown, Md., who placed first, second and third, respectively, in the Carderock Math Contest, in West Bethesda, Md., March 24, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Devin Pisner/Released)

Carderock Division Maintains Technical Excellence with Help of Gallagher
March 29, 2017 — The engineers, scientists and support staff at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland, work every day to improve America's fleet. Behind the scenes making Carderock's operations run like clockwork is Tamar Gallagher, leading her team of more than 200 employees.As the head of the corporate operations department... MORE

CRADA between Carderock, Oceana Energy Brings In-Stream Hydrokinetic Device to Marketplace
March 10, 2017 — The old adage that collaboration breeds innovation holds true time and time again at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland.As leaders in innovation for the U.S. Navy, Carderock often brings together its workforce of scientists and engineers and partners with other government agencies, private companies and... MORE

This in-stream hydrokinetic device, developed by Oceana Energy, is designed to generate energy by leveraging natural water flow in a river. Oceana Energy tested the device in 2014 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Md. During the testing in the model basin, the device was able to generate up to 8.15 kilowatts of power. The device's rotational rate was calculated by placing a single black fin on the device that could be tracked while viewing video playback. (photo provided by Oceana Energy/Released)

NAVSEA Engineers Volunteer to Install Solar Panels for West African Community
March 10, 2017 — In the rural city of Mbour, Republic of Senegal in West Africa, more than 200 children go to school every day in a community with no electricity. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) engineers partnered with The Lamps, a nonprofit 501(c) organization, as part of their "Let There Be Light" campaign, which aims to bring electrical power to regions of... MORE

Dr. Peter Cho, an electrical engineer in the Marine and Aviation Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is preparing a solar panel to be installed on a building to bring light to a community in the rural city of Mbour in the Republic of Senegal in West Africa. (Photo provided by Dr. Peter Cho/Released)

Carderock Partners with Academic Communities to Cultivate Future Workforce
February 22, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division depends on a talented workforce to come up with new and exciting innovations both for internal command processes and products, as well as for America's warfighters and the fleet.Having served the U.S. Navy and the national maritime community for nearly 80 years, Carderock emphasizes the importance of... MORE

Jennifer Brewster, the events lead from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., Oct. 31, 2016, shows a group of students from Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School a ship model in the Woodworking Shop at Carderock during a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) event.

Carderock's MAKE Lab: One Year Later
February 22, 2017 — Since opening its doors March 2016, the Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab has attracted a wide variety of employees across Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division curious about the additive manufacturing (AM) process and its application to Navy programs.AM, or 3-D printing, is a cross-cutting manufacturing technology in... MORE

Jonathan Hopkins, a mechanical engineer and Additive Manufacturing (AM) Tiger Team member, shows fellow employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division objects created through AM during a tour of the new Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab, which officially opened in Building 60 in West Bethesda, Md., March 24, 2016. The MAKE Lab will open training and production in AM, also known as 3-D printing, to all of Carderock’s employees
who desire to participate and exchange ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)

Carderock's MAKE Lab Hosts Marine Corps Innovation Challenge Winners
February 16, 2017 — Sometimes the best ideas come from within. At least this is the concept behind the Marine Corps Innovation Challenge, which empowers Marines and Sailors to come up with fresh ideas to increase safety and efficiency for their unit or mission.Three of the winners of this past year's challenge have been given the opportunity to visit Naval Surface... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Ben Lacount works on an ammunition rounds counter in the Manufacturing and Knowledge Lab at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., Dec. 19, 2016. Carderock's Additive Manufacturing Project Office, along with the Corrosion and Coatings Engineering Branch, have partnered to provide support for the Marine Corps Innovation Challenge.

Carderock's Anechoic Flow Facility Experiences Unprecedented Turbulence
February 14, 2017 — Years of work by engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Anechoic Flow Facility (AFF) to revitalize the facility are paying off today, with unprecedented research now underway thanks to new gear.The AFF is a quiet, closed-loop, low-speed air-flow facility with low turbulence levels, built in the 1960s to conduct... MORE

From left: Jason Joiner, Kent Bartlett, Emilia Kawashima and Jonathan Forest prepare the Anechoic Flow Facility for a test Nov. 20, 2016, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. (Photo by Steven Garafalo/Released)

Carderock Holds Demonstration of SOFC Hybrid Power System
February 14, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is playing a significant role in the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Renewable Sustainable Expeditionary Power (RSEP) initiative.Carderock's Advanced Power and Energy Branch (Code 636) hosted the demonstration and test kickoff of the first logistics fuel (JP-8) compatible renewable-hybrid Solid Oxide... MORE

Lt. Col. William P. Dobbins, an engineer for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, watches a demonstration and test kickoff of the first logistics fuel (JP-8) compatible renewable-hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system Jan. 26, 2017, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Jake Cirksena/Released)

Carderock, Microsoft, Johns Hopkins Representatives Meet to Discuss Augmented Reality Opportunities
January 31, 2017 — Members of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Disruptive Technology Laboratory (DTL) met with representatives from Microsoft and Johns Hopkins University to discuss collaboration on naval applications for augmented reality technology Jan. 13.Garry Shields, DTL director, talked about how they can work together to bring new uses for... MORE

Joseph Curran, an ocean engineer with the Welding, Processing and Nondestrcutive Evaluation Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, explains how to use the HoloLens to Henry Molintas, a mechanical engineer in Carderock's Propulsor Manufacturing Office. The Microsoft HoloLens is an augmented reality device that allows the user to still see the real world with an overlay of something else, like a schematic. The technology may be useful to the Navy in areas such as training and maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling/Released)

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