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NSWCPD’s Advanced Damage Control Team Delivers Software to Help Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in the Fleet
August 14, 2020 — On Aug. 14, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) began delivery of 95 Damage Control management laptops to the fleet preloaded with software that allows crews aboard Navy vessels to track and isolate COVID-19 cases.NSWCPD’s Machinery Control System & Advanced Damage Control System (ADCS) Branch began installing ADCS on... MORE

A sailor aboard the USS Tortuga (LSD-46) uses a damage control stand-alone laptop provided by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) in the fight against COVID-19. The laptop utilizes NSWCPD’s Advanced Damage Control System (ADCS), which provides crews aboard U.S. Navy vessels the capability to track personnel, plot boundaries around quarantined areas, and manage traffic throughout the ship. (U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo)

NSWCPD Gives Girl Scouts a Virtual View into the STEM World
August 13, 2020 — Every summer since 2012 the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) has hosted middle and high school girls for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM) Experience Summer Camp with Jefferson University and GESP.In 2020 the tradition continued, albeit in a different structure than in... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees serve as judges during the 2018 Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GESP) Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM) Experience Summer Camp poster session. This year the camp was run virtually through video calls with virtual presentations replacing the poster session. : (U.S. Navy photo by Keegan Rammel/Released)

NSWCPD Continues Hiring to Meet the Mission through the COVID-19 Pandemic
August 7, 2020 — While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed where Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) finds new employees, it has not slowed down the number of new employees the Command is recruiting and hiring.As part of the Command’s COVID-19 response, hiring is now completely virtual with no in-person recruiting events or interviews. Since... MORE

Since Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) began its COVID-19 response, with maximum teleworking starting March 18, the Command has virtually hired more than 72 new employees with no in-person recruiting events or interviews. Pictured is one of NSWCPD’s last major in-person career fairs on Sept. 18, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Keegan Rammel/Released)

NSWCPD Takes STEM Programs Virtual
July 24, 2020 — Much like the rest of the world, life at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) looks a little different this summer than it typically does.Buildings and streets on the Navy Yard are quiet.The typical morning commute has gone from a 45-minute train ride or drive to a 30-second walk from the bedroom to the dining room.And... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) summer intern Michaela Feehery provides a five-minute brief on data encryption techniques during a daily virtual meeting on June 23, 2020. By the end of this virtual STEM summer program, the interns will have given 60 of these presentations, which equates to more than five hours of technical content. (U.S. Navy photo by Tristan Wolfe/released)

NSWC Philadelphia Division Virtually Showcases Career Opportunities within its HM&E Ship Control, Navigation, and Networks Systems Division
June 22, 2020 — “What do people do in different divisions?” and “What are different career paths at NSWCPD?” are two common questions Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees often ponder.To help provide answers, NSWCPD’s New Hires Employee Resource Group (NHERG) began conducting a series of “professional showcases” several years ago,... MORE

PHILADELPHIA – The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) New Hire Employee Resource Group (NHERG) hosted its first virtual careers showcase on June 18. Employees joined a chatroom to discuss career opportunities and personal experiences in NSWCPD’s Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E) Ship Control Navigation, and Networks Systems Division with panelists representing all five branches and the division. NSWCPD’s NHERG first started the careers showcase on Oct. 30, 2018 pictured above. (U.S. Navy photo by Keegan Rammel/Released)

New Shock Test Database Developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia
June 5, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently worked alongside Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Naval Sea Logistics Center (NSLC) to establish a new official online database called eForms for all Navy shock data for shock hardened shipboard equipment across the Fleet.Naval ship systems and equipment must meet... MORE

ATLANTIC OCEAN - 160613-N-DN943-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 10, 2016) The littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) successfully completes the first of three scheduled full-ship shock trials. The shock trials are designed to demonstrate the ship's ability to withstand the effects of nearby underwater explosions and retain required capability. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Michael Bevan/Released)

NSWCPD’s Newest Patent Honors Engineer’s Memory
April 22, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers were recently granted a U.S. Patent for a target mounting system that enables new applications for discrete point 3D laser scanners.Engineers in NSWCPD’s Advanced Data Acquisition, Prototyping Technologies and Virtual Environments (ADAPT.VE) Lab developed a Spring-Loaded Target... MORE

The Spring-Loaded Target Carrier for Laser Tracking was developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers in the Command’s Advanced Data Acquisition, Prototyping Technologies and Virtual Environments (ADAPT.VE) to expand the Command’s 3D scanning application portfolio. The target carrier design allows engineers to place spherically mounted retroreflective (SMR) targets for the scanner to measure inside of cavities and other spaces that were previously unreachable. (U.S. Navy illustration by Pinkesh Bharatia and Nick Cifelli)

NSWC Philadelphia Division Provides Emergent On-Site Support to USS Iwo Jima
April 17, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEAs) capitalized on their unique expertise to provide immediate, on-site support in collaboration with Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC), in Mayport, Fla., to resolve ongoing technical issues for the anchor windlass, slewing arm davit (SLAD),... MORE

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Hanna Rovillard observes the anchor chain in the hose pipe of the fo'c'sle during an anchor drop evolution aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Dec. 17, 2019. Iwo Jima is underway conducting sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew J Sneeringer/Released)

Local STEM Students Compete in Annual Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch and SeaGlide Challenge
April 6, 2020 — More than 50 local Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students went head-to-head during the 15th annual Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch and SeaGlide Challenge held at Temple University, March 6 and 7, 2020.“My eyes were opened up,” said Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon on his... MORE

Local high school Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students battle it out during the 15th annual Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch and SeaGlide Challenge held at Temple University, March 6 and 7. More than 50 middle and high schools participated in the two-day event. (U.S. Navy photo by Margaret A. Kenyon, NSWCPD Public Affairs/Released)

NSWCPD’s HAMSTER Hammers Home Accuracy and Efficiencies
April 3, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently began delivering an advanced prototype tool to non-destructively test the bond between a coating and the hull of a vessel to several Navy shipyards.NSWCPD’s Hammer Activated Measurement System for Testing and Evaluating Rubber (HAMSTER) allows a shipyard worker to use an impact... MORE

(July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) developed the Hammer Activated Measurement System for Testing and Evaluating Rubber (HAMSTER) to determine the condition of the interface bond between a coating and the hull. The portable, battery powered hammer uses a unique algorithm to provide a real-time evaluation of the condition of the bond with each impact. (U.S. Navy photo by James McDonnell)

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