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NSWC Crane employee honored by Navy for nearly 40 years of dedicated Electronic Warfare service
June 10, 2021 — A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee received the Department of the Navy (DoN) Meritorious Civilian Service Award, which is the third highest Navy Civilian Award.Bryan Fox, Deputy Division Manager for Maritime Electronics Warfare (EW) Systems Division, received the award for 38 years of dedicated efforts in... MORE

NSWC Crane Division Chief Engineer Receives DON Civilian Service Achievement Medal
June 9, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Electro-Optic Technology Division (EOTD) Chief Engineer (CHENG) Philip D. Smith received the Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian Service Achievement Medal (CSAM). He received the award for “professional achievement in the superior performance of his duties while serving” as CHENG.“Through... MORE

NSWC Crane hosts first virtual Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry
June 3, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) is hosting its first virtual Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry (APBI) event from June 7-11, 2021. Registration is now live and open to the public to participate.The APBI event will provide detailed information on industry, academia, future NSWC Crane technology efforts, criteria,... MORE

NSWC Crane STEM Program interns prepare to compete in state pitch competition
June 2, 2021 — Two Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Program interns are competing in a statewide pitch competition in Indianapolis on June 19.Andrew Blessinger and Lauren Mitchell, both seniors at from Edgewood High School, were spring semester interns in NSWC Crane’s STEM Program located... MORE

NSWC Crane, NUWC Newport, and Penn State Applied Research Lab collaborate to modernize navy sonar capabilities
May 27, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport Division (NUWC Newport) and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) are collaborating to modernize the Navy’s sonar capabilities. The combination of these organizations’ expertise provides technical oversight and... MORE

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NSWC Crane Human Resource Specialist Awarded the Department of Navy Civilian HR & EEO Community Award for Excellence
May 25, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Human Resource (HR) Specialist Jill Wininger was recently awarded the Department of the Navy (DON) Civilian HR & EEO (CHREEO) Community Award for Excellence in recognition of her outstanding level of performance and aspiring leadership within the HR & EEO community. Her significant... MORE

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NSWC Crane employee leveraged student program to pursue career goals
May 20, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) engineer Tony Kang said he has wanted to be an engineer since he was young. Presentations from Crane employees at his high school in Bloomington sparked an interest that spurred him to study mechanical engineering.“When I was in physics class, a few Crane employees came to visit and showed... MORE

NSWC Crane Electronic Warfare Chief Scientist wins best student paper at SPIE conference
May 19, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Electronic Warfare (EW) Chief Scientist James Stewart received Best Student Paper/ Oral Presentation at the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE): Defense and Commercial Sensing Conference for his Metamaterials Lens (Metalens) research. The paper explores Purdue’s modeling,... MORE

Stewart is the first black Chief Scientist at Crane, and was the first black Chief Engineer as well. He was lead engineer for the NSWC Crane Jamming Techniques Optimization (JATO) organization, and was recently recognized as a Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) 2021 Modern-Day Technology Leader. Stewart is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering focused on Metastructures for Electromagnetic Fields and Optics.

NSWC Crane and Indiana University collaborate on $1.7m grant to pilot AI student education
May 18, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and Indiana University (IU) were awarded $1.7 million to collaborate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) programming for rural students. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) funded the AI pilot program, which will begin this summer for middle school students.NSWC Crane is teaming up with... MORE

NSWC Crane technical experts contribute to plans to bolster the radar industrial base
May 17, 2021 — A group of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Electronic Warfare (EW) and Radar technical experts have been instrumental in plans to bolster the Radar Industrial Base (RIB) for the United States (U.S.).Strengthening the US RIB is a Department of Defense (DoD) priority, and Adele Ratcliff, the Director of the Industrial Base... MORE

NSWC Crane is a naval laboratory and a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) with mission areas in Expeditionary Warfare, Strategic Missions and Electronic Warfare. The warfare center is responsible for multi-domain, multi- spectral, full life cycle support of technologies and systems enhancing capability to today's Warfighter.

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