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With Grant in Hand, Local Robotics Students and Their NSWC PHD Mentors Await Word on How This Year’s FIRST Robotics School Competitions Will Take Place
September 3, 2020 — Robotics teams from 13 schools in Ventura County recently learned they will receive financial help to participate in a prestigious robotics competition, thanks to a Department of Defense (DOD) grant and the efforts of NSWC PHD’S Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) coordinator. How PHD mentors will interact with the teams amid COVID-19... MORE

ance Brahosky, NSWC PHD’s deputy technical director, takes the controls of a student-built robot at the Oct. 16, 2019 ceremony at Oxnard College celebrating NSWC PHD, NAWC WD and NAVFAC EXWC’s receipt of grant funds from the Navy’s Office of Secretary of Defense. Much like this year’s recent disbursement, the grant money went to local students for participation in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics competitions. The two students flanking Brahosky also participated in NSWC PHD’s Pre-Engineering Program.

Integrated Warfare Systems Awards NSWC PHD’s Juan Carlos Gordillo the Civilian Service Achievement Medal
August 17, 2020 — As deadlines tighten and requirements get tougher and more complex, that’s when Juan Carlos Gordillo shines as brightly as the Navy medal he received.Rear Admiral D. W. Small, program executive officer, integrated warfare systems, awarded Gordillo the Civilian Service Achievement Medal last week for leading teams for the past five years on nearly... MORE

NSWC PHD Welcomes ‘Virtual’ Interns During Global Pandemic
August 13, 2020 — Summertime typically sees dozens of undergraduate and graduate students coming to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) for internships that not only benefit the command but also the larger Department of Navy.Among those summer offerings is the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) hosted by the Office of... MORE

Civilian Service Award Honors Mounce for Collaboration, Innovation and Achievements
August 11, 2020 — Janet Mounce, supportability manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), retired from the command on July 31 with wishes of “fair winds and following seas” from her teammates—and one last U.S. Navy accolade under her belt.Mounce was presented with the Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award at the command’s July 28... MORE

NSWC PHD Commanding Officer Capt. Andrew Hoffman (left) and Technical Director Paul Mann (right) congratulate Air Dominance Department Supportability Manager Janet Mounce on receiving the U.S. Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award during the command's All Hands event, July 28.

First Additive Manufacturing Grand Challenge Deemed a Success and Names Winners
July 20, 2020 — Engineers’ redesign of a costly wrench that will help Sailors fix hard-to-reach cables took First Place at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s (NSWC PHD) first-ever Office of Technology (00T) and In-Service Engineering Agent of the Future (ISEAotF) Additive Manufacturing Grand Challenge.Electronics Engineer Tyler Jones and Senior... MORE

(Left to right) NSWC PHD ISEA of the Future Engineering Lead Jason Bickford and PHD Additive Manufacturing Lead Armen Kvryan with tool prototypes entered in PHD’s first-ever Office of Technology and In-Service Engineering Agent Additive Manufacturing Grand Challenge at the initial event in February.

NSWC PHD’s Office of Technology Named Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year
July 8, 2020 — NSWC PHD launched its research and development program just five short years ago, and already the work has earned national recognition as one of the winners of the 2020 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year award. The office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition awarded a team from... MORE

Socrates Frangis, director of Afloat Cybersecurity with the Office of Technology at NSWC PHD, performs a systems check on a prototype laptop.

Hoffman Relieves Acevedo as Commanding Officer Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division
July 1, 2020 — Capt. Andrew Hoffman relieved Capt. Ray Acevedo as commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) June 30 during a small ceremony on station.As commanding officer, Hoffman will lead a workforce of more than 2,600 sailors, Navy civilians, and contractors, supporting the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense... MORE

Division Technical Director Paul Mann (far left), outgoing Commanding Officer Capt. Ray Acevedo, incoming Commanding Officer Capt. Andrew Hoffman, and Chief Staff Officer Raoul Bustamante (far right) stand at attention during a change of command ceremony, held June 30 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division.

Consortium Sheds Light on How Materials Affect Combat Systems
June 18, 2020 — If you are a materials expert with a specialization in radar coatings, the Radar/Ordnance Materials Consortium (ROMC) is looking for you.The ROMC is developing a radar classification of coatings for a new “anticorrosive coating” military specification. As this is the first coating specification that will address a combat and communication system’s... MORE

An aircraft flies over USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during dual-band radar testing while Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) coats the flight deck following a succussful test of the flight deck AFFF hose reels.

Prestigious Association of Old Crows Taps Armen Kvryan to Speak at Recent Event
June 17, 2020 — Two big challenges for the U.S. Navy are keeping its weapons safe from adversarial probing and corrosion. So, a newly-developed product that does both at the same time is worth at the minimum a panel discussion at a highly-respected conference of experts.That’s why the revered Association of Old Crows invited Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port... MORE

Transhield, Inc., through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), manufactures these protective covers designed to shield Navy combat weapon systems from external scrutiny and protect the equipment from corrosion.
PHD’s materials subject matter expert Armen Kvryan presented on the covers and the agreement to cooperatively develop them by invitation at the revered Association of Old Crows Electromagnetic Spectrum) Summit, held virtually May 19 and 20. The Alexandria, Va.-based association specializes in electromagnetic warfare, and attracts experts from across the military branches, private industry and academia to its international symposiums, professional development courses, publications, nearly 70 regional chapters and conferences.

Brianda Plascencia’s Path Exemplifies Success via NSWC PHD
June 3, 2020 — California native Brianda Plascencia’s interactions with NSWC PHD have been nothing short of transformative.The recent Ventura College graduate has gone from working as a summer intern at the command to a part-time employee to becoming one of fewer than 300 students nationwide to recently receive the prestigious Department of Defense Science,... MORE

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