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NSWCPD’s Allison Hollish Wins 2020 ASNE Rosenblatt Award
August 4, 2021 — For Allison Hollish, winning the 2020 American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Rosenblatt Young Naval Engineer Award came as a total surprise. “I was honestly pretty shocked and surprised when I saw the announcement; I had no idea I was nominated!” said Hollish, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) Deputy Department Head... MORE

NSWC Philadelphia Division Recognizes Employees during Hybrid Quarterly Awards Ceremony
August 2, 2021 — The Naval Surface Warfare, Center Philadelphia Division (NWSCPD) hosted its quarterly awards ceremony July 14 to acknowledge and honor eligible employees for their federal career milestones. Also recognized were employees who recently received awards and letters of appreciation from outside organizations, and those who completed a rigorous... MORE

NSWCPD Hosts Virtual External Awards Ceremony
July 12, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted its External Awards Virtual Ceremony on June 9, 2021. The event acknowledged the winners of several external awards for their exceptional accomplishments during the period of March 2020 to second quarter of fiscal year 2021. Limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic prevented... MORE

NSWCPD Awards First Other Transaction Agreement for New Maritime Sustainment Technology Innovation Consortium
June 23, 2021 — On 04 June 2021, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) awarded its first Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to Advanced Technology International (ATI), Summerville, S.C., for the establishment and management of the Maritime Sustainment Technology Innovation Consortium (MSTIC).According to NSWCPD’s summer 2020 public... MORE

NSWC Philadelphia Division Hosts Commitment Kickoff for Pennsylvania Pipeline Project: Philadelphia Region Workforce Pilot
June 7, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) on May 27 hosted a commitment kickoff meeting for the upcoming Pennsylvania Pipeline Project: Philadelphia Region Workforce Pilot.The primary goal of the overall pipeline project is to “energize and engage the greater Philadelphia Region economy by creating and sustaining a maritime and... MORE

NSWCPD Virtually Hosts STEM Students During ASNE ISS Event
June 4, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted a group of local high school STEM students during the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Virtual Intelligent Ships Symposium (ISS) STEM Day on April 27, 2021.According to the organization’s website, the ISS “brings the professional naval engineering community together to... MORE

NSWCPD Engineers Receive Kudos from IWO JIMA CHENG
April 27, 2021 — In January 2021, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers Bob Bent, Craig Smith, Steve Pack, and Shane Docks were dispatched to Mayport, Fla. on a mission to prepare USS IWO JIMA for her impending 2021 deployment. After multiple trips and countless hours spent on troubleshooting and repair, the NSWCPD team’s skills... MORE

NSWCPD Hosts Virtual Quarterly Awards Ceremony
April 27, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted its Quarterly Awards Virtual Ceremony on April 6, 2021. Among the nearly 250 awards presented were length of service to colleagues in recognition of their years of service in the United States government, Science and Engineer Development Program (SEDP) Graduates, and Letters of... MORE

NSWCPD Contributes to New Hydrolance Solution
April 16, 2021 — The Warfare Centers of the Naval Sea Systems Command are part of the Navy team striving for on-time delivery of combat ready ships, submarines and systems. The team is implementing new solutions. Case in point: improving the safety and efficiency of condenser tube cleaning during the shipyard overhauls of submarines.On a submarine, after steam... MORE

Since 2015 NSWCPD has been working to update and automate the condenser cleaning process. The current method involves removing the head and manually injecting a cleaning lance into the tubesheet (tube ends). The new system aims to increase efficiency while removing shipyard workers from a potentially dangerous situation.

NSWCPD Renews STEM Charter, Continues Focus on Future Workforce
March 23, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently released the Command’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outreach charter and strategic plan, which share an increased focus on the future workforce, for 2021-2025.The new STEM Outreach Charter lays out six goals to strengthen the STEM education in the... MORE

Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) Fall Engagement students observe as their colleagues make their presentations during a Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)-led virtual event. The NREIP is a college internship program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that places students in Department of Navy (DoN) laboratories during the summer to conduct research (U.S. Navy photo by Brentan Debysingh/released).

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