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NSWCPD Commemorates Veterans Day During Virtual Ceremony
November 12, 2020 — Capt. Dana Simon, Commanding Officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) joined the Veteran's Employee Resource Group (VERG) in honoring America’s Veterans during a virtual Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 9, 2020. Conducted in the historic atrium of Building Four, Simon placed a wreath to commemorate the men and women who... MORE

U.S. Navy Captain Dana F. Simon, Commanding Officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) and Alex Santos, a NSWCPD Logistics Management Specialist hang a wreath during the command’s Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov 9, 2020 in Philadelphia.. The Veterans Day Ceremony was held to celebrate all Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Navy Photo by Kirsten St. Peter, NSWCPD Public Affairs Contractor/Released)

NSWCPD Engineer Saves Navy Over $300K
November 10, 2020 — In engineering and life, the littlest details can make a world of difference.For Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) Kyle Hakun, paying attention to the details is mandatory. As a mechanical engineer working in NSWCPD’s Surface Combatant/Gas Turbine Engine branch, he routinely applies his keen eye down to the thousandths... MORE

Kyle Hakun, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Sea Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), uses a magnification lens to examine a turbine blade. Hakun’s work recently saved the Navy over $380,000. (U.S. Navy Photo by Kyle Hakun/Released)

NSWCPD Hosts First Contract Fraud Awareness Week
October 15, 2020 — Corruption.Bribery.Conflicts of interest.Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) tackled these topics and more during its first Contract Fraud Awareness Week, Oct. 5-9, aimed at exploring some of the contract fraud indicators, schemes, and ways to avoid them.“Fraud, waste, and related improprieties, such as theft or misuse of... MORE

Each month the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) posts for its workforce information on the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)’s Contract Fraud Risk Assessment and Mitigation (C-FRAM) program. NSWCPD hosted its first Contract Fraud Awareness Week, Oct. 5 – 9, 2020, featuring virtual guest speakers from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) who discussed a number of real-life fraud scenarios. (U.S. Navy graphic by Keegan Rammel/Released)

NSWCPD’s 2020 JLL Program Graduates Share Insights
October 14, 2020 — “I would have been sitting in the Pentagon with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for a brief, if it hadn’t been for COVID-19!”Imagine being part of a senior leadership program and almost ending up at the Department of Defense Headquarters. Thanks to the Journey Level Leaders (JLL) Program, that’s exactly where Suzanne Onesti would’ve been as... MORE

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Executive Director Jim Smerchansky and Commander Vice Adm. William Galinis attend the virtual graduation of 2020 Cadre VI Journey Level Leaders (JLL) Program on September 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Brentan Debysingh/Released)

NEEC Graduates Provide NSWCPD with Experience and Expertise
October 8, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) is leveraging the knowledge gained by two recent graduates of the Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) program to support an on-going project that will transition superconductor-based technology to the Fleet.NEEC is a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Center-wide program... MORE

PHILADELPHIA – Rowan University students and faculty toured Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) test sites and labs on Oct. 24 during a kick-off for the third year of a Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) research grant. During the tour, NSWCPD’s Applied Superconductivity team leader and a Rowan alumnus, Dr. Jacob Kephart (center), highlighted the Command’s High Temperature Superconducting lab which conducts similar research to Rowan’s project. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Banfield)/Released

NSWC Philadelphia Division Supports Additive Manufacturing in the Fleet
September 30, 2020 — Following the successful one-year trial of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology aboard aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees, in collaboration with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees continue to support current trials on different ship... MORE

Fireman Apprentice Cynthia Fang receives training on how to replace the build plate on a Lulzbot Taz 6 printer aboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69). Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division and Carderock Division engineers have continued to support current Additive Manufacturing (AM) trials on different ship classes.

Daughter of NSWCPD Employee Partakes In Flight 93 Memorial Ceremony
September 25, 2020 — On the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) Kim Yee and his family was invited by the Shanksville National Park Service (NPS) Superintendent to attend a Remembrance Ceremony on hallowed ground. They went to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., to... MORE

Marissa Yee and her father Kim Yee, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) COR Supervisor, at the Flight 93 National Memorial Remembrance Ceremony in Shanksville, Pa., on September, 11, 2020. Marissa played the bagpipes during the ceremony and led the families on a procession to the crash site. (Photo courtesy Kim Yee, U.S. Navy/Released)

NSWCPD and Temple Continue STEM Summer Camps Virtually
September 22, 2020 — Since 2011, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) has partnered with Temple University supporting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) summer camps for middle and high school students in the Greater Philadelphia area. The camps, which normally bring students into Temple’s classrooms and dorms as well as... MORE

PHILADELPHIA (29 July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon welcomes middle and high school students participating in Temple University’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) summer camps on July 29, 2019. This year, the summer camps were entirely virtual and provided students with more digitally-focused engineering and learning experiences. NSWCPD and Temple University have hosted these summer camps to teach students about naval engineering since 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by Kirsten St. Peter/Released)

NSWCPD Hosts First Virtual Leadership and Innovation Speakers Series
September 9, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted the Command’s first virtual Leadership and Innovation Speakers Series on Sept. 1 with guest speaker Dr. Marina Theodotou, Outreach and Engagement Lead for the User Experience Directorate at the Defense Acquisition University.NSWCPD’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Dana Simon, opened the... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) hosted the Command’s first virtual Leadership and Innovation Speakers Series on Sept. 1 with guest speaker Dr. Marina Theodotou, Outreach and Engagement Lead in the Operations and Analytics Center for the User Experience Directorate at the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Acquisition University. Pictured above is a screenshot from the virtual meeting with Theodotou at the top left; NSWCPD’s Commanding Officer, CAPT Dana Simon, top right; and NSWCPD’s Technical Director, Tom Perotti, on the bottom right. (U.S. Navy Photo by Keegan Rammel)

NSWCPD Summer Interns Wrap Up Program with Final Presentations
August 21, 2020 — As everyone gets ready to transition from the long dog days of summer to the brisk autumn days, summer programs and camps all across the country are coming to an end. This is no different at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD).Among the various camps and programs hosted by NSWCPD this summer there was the Naval Research... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees serve as judges during the 2019 Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) and Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) poster session. This year the programs were run virtually through video conferencing with virtual presentations replacing the poster session. (U.S. Navy photo by Kirsten St. Peter)

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