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Landing School president discusses sustainable boat manufacturing
September 27, 2016 — The president of The Landing School of Boat Building and Design visited maritime colleagues at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division to discuss advances in wooden boat manufacturing sustainability Sept. 21.Dr. Richard J. Schuhmann participated in Carderock's ongoing series of Innovation Brown Bags, presenting "Zero Carbon Manufacture: A... MORE

Dr. Richard J. Schuhmann, president of The Landing School of Boat Building and Design, presents a life-cycle assessment of wooden boat models during the "Zero Carbon Manufacture: A Cradle to Christening Materials Life-Cycle Analysis" Innovation Brown Bag in West Bethesda, Md., Sept. 21, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/released)

Carderock's "Mad Scientist" Tells Army How Culture Affects Future
September 20, 2016 — The Army held its second Mad Scientist 2016 event in August when scores of like-minded people came to hear several "mad scientists," including Garth Jensen, director for innovation at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, speak about the future of warfare in 2025 and beyond. Jensen spoke on culture and innovation at the conference, held... MORE

Navy Inventions Explored During Innovation Discovery Event
September 20, 2016 — Researchers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) presented their inventions to a panel similar to that of the TV show "Shark Tank" at the 2nd annual Innovation Discovery Event (IDE), hosted by the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) in West Bethesda, Maryland, Aug. 30.The event explored five developing technological... MORE

During the Innovation Discovery Event at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Divsion in West Bethesda, Md., Aug. 30, 2016, Peter Helfet, an independent business development consultant and one of the panelists, measures the magnetic field value of the large-area magnietic field sensor, a new technology presented by Dr. John Miesner, an engineer in the Structural Acoustics and Target Strength Branch. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)

Carderock Division Changes Command
September 9, 2016 — Capt. Mark R. Vandroff relieved Capt. Richard Blank as the commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in a ceremony Sept. 8 at the Maritime Technology Information Center in West Bethesda, Maryland.Blank, who was the 36th commanding officer at Carderock, said he will miss the people of Carderock the most and thanked as... MORE

Capt. Mark Vandroff relieves Capt. Rich Blank as the commanding officer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division during the change of command ceremony in West Bethesda, Md., Sept. 8, 2016. From left: Lt. Christilene Whalen, command chaplain, Naval Support Activity Bethesda; Vandroff; Blank; Rear Adm. Tom Druggan, commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Blank; and Rear Adm. Lorin Selby, chief engineer and deputy commander for Ship Design, Integration and Naval Engineering, Naval Sea Systems Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

Engineer is Ultimate Frisbee Professional
September 7, 2016 — For Bradley Scott, Ultimate Frisbee has been more than just a sport; it has been a way of life. "I always knew I would play Frisbee," said Scott, an engineer in the Propulsor Manufacturing Office at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland. "I didn't know where it would lead me." "My earliest memory as a kid was... MORE

Australian Engineer Works Alongside Americans in Advanced Power and Energy
September 7, 2016 — When the chance came to work and study abroad with the engineers and scientists at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in West Bethesda, Maryland, Kane Ivory did not hesitate to say yes."I had been thinking about this for several years and had applied once before, but this is when the opportunity opened up," Ivory said. "And when an... MORE

Kane Ivory, an electrical engineer from Melbourne, Australia, adds thermal couplers and a heating cartridge to a lithium ion cell to run a thermal abuse test on the cell in West Bethesda, Md., Aug. 29, 2016. Ivory is temporarily assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division under the Department of Defense's Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)

Visiting Faculty Provide Research Capabilities at Carderock
September 6, 2016 — Visiting professors at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) in West Bethesda, Maryland, wrapped up their summer tours and headed back to their universities in August. Carderock Division's Director of Research Dr. Jack Price said these tours not only give professors an opportunity to provide their expertise and knowledge to... MORE

Carderock supports energy innovation with Wave Energy Prize tests
August 29, 2016 — Employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division, and members of private industry began testing game-changing improvements in the efficiency of wave energy conversion (WEC) devices by effectively capturing more energy from ocean waves Aug. 8.The Wave Energy Prize is a public prize competition open to all U.S. entities, sponsored... MORE

The Wave Energy Prize competition has started its final phase of testing at the Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Carderock Division, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy. The final phase is taking place at the Maneuvering
and Seakeeping Basin in West Bethesda, Md. Nine teams were selected to build a one-twentieth scale model
of their Wave Energy Converter (WEC) device to showcase their performance and compete to win $1.5 million.
In this photo, the M3 Wave’s WEC device is undergoing final testing Aug. 10, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Monica
McCoy/Released)

Engineer by day, ninja by night
August 22, 2016 — When "American Ninja Warrior" (ANW) returns to the air Aug. 22, it will be partly thanks to the efforts of one of Carderock Division's own.Adam Grossman is a naval engineer with the Wastewater Management Branch (Code 633) of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. That's his day job. But he's also a course tester and a participant in the... MORE

Carderock Division Researchers Enhance Data-Gathering Capabilities with New Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry System
August 17, 2016 — Researchers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division were recognized at an all-hands meeting July 21 for creating a self-contained submersible stereo particle image velocimetry.The scientists and engineers from Carderock's Naval Architecture and Engineering Department not only created, but successfully tested the system in the David... MORE

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