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Forging Community Partnerships: NSWCDD Hosts First Dahlgren Downtown Event
October 20, 2022
IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director Dale Sisson, Jr., SES, delivers his remarks during the NSWCDD Dahlgren Downtown Forging Community Partnerships dinner Oct. 14 at the Old Silk Mill in Fredericksburg. Sisson spoke about the importance of community partnerships in helping NSWCDD bolster the nation’s defense against adversaries like China and Russia.
NSWCDD Hosts Inaugural Downtown Dahlgren Event
October 19, 2022
IMAGE: On Oct. 14, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division hosted its first Dahlgren Downtown event at the Inn at the Old Silk Mill in Downtown Fredericksburg.
Local Elected Officials Visit NSWCDD
December 6, 2021
IMAGE: Michael Darnell (left), Innovation Lab engineer, explains a piece of virtual reality equipment to Andrea Clement, a member of the Colonial Beach town council in the Digital Warfare Innovation Center Lab as part of a tour with local elected officials. During their visit, the local officials received a briefing on multiple program areas and visited the Digital Warfare Innovation Center Lab and the laser lab.
NSWC Dahlgren Division Technology Mentors Engage Students at STEM Summit
March 3, 2020
IMAGE: SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (Feb. 29, 2020) – Capt. Casey Plew, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer, speaks with Kyle Allwine, director of government affairs for the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, at the annual science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) Summit open to the public at Chancellor High School. “Participating in STEM education is a valuable investment in both your future as well as society’s future,” Plew told students in his keynote speech. “Soak up the awesomeness of all of the different STEM efforts displayed for you. And get excited. One day, someone could be telling a future group of students about something amazing you developed – and it all started with you getting engaged in STEM at school.”
NSWC Dahlgren Division Makes Job Offers to Entry Level and Experienced Candidates at Career Fair
February 28, 2020
IMAGE: FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Feb. 25, 2020) – Capt. Casey Plew, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer, and Susan Tubman, NSWCDD Staffing and Classification Branch head discuss career opportunities with candidates at the fourth annual NSWCDD Career Fair. The command made 33 on-the-spot job offers at the event held in the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center. In all, 308 candidates attended the career fair where they interviewed for NSWCDD positions available for entry-level and experienced scientists, engineers, and business professionals. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
Middle School Students Wow their NSWC Dahlgren Scientist and Engineer Judges at Science Fair
December 10, 2019
STEM Educators Engage with Navy Scientists at ‘STEM Workshop for Educators’
August 9, 2019
IMAGE: KING GEORGE, Va. (July 30, 2019) – Navy engineer Page Wessel, left, briefs a local school teacher on the use of coding blocks to write a program for the Mindstorm EV3 robot at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) STEM Workshop for Educators at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren campus. Wessel was among the NSWCDD scientists and engineers who joined university professors at the workshop to share best practices and ideas for project based learning in STEM with elementary, middle, and high school educators. The forum featured briefings and demonstrations while the educators participated in hands-on activities that they could pass on to other teachers and students at their respective schools. The activities included, “Straw Rockets and Mini-Railgun”, “Ozobots and Littlebits Engineering”, and “EV3 LEGO Robotics”.
NSWC Dahlgren Division STEM Mentors Inspire Youth at Annual Summer Academy
July 8, 2019
IMAGE: KING GEORGE. Va. (June 26, 2019) – A middle school student prepares for an aerospace engineering rocketry activity at the 2019 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Summer Academy, held June 24-28. She was among 70 middle school students who constructed and calibrated their water rockets while discovering the optimal amount of fuel (water) to launch a ball the highest. The STEM Summer ‘campers’ worked in teams to organize and analyze their data in order to determine what fuel volume will result in the highest launch.
NSWC Dahlgren Division Personnel Honored for Talent, Energy and Expertise at Annual Awards Ceremony
May 15, 2019
IMAGE: Gilbert Goddin receives the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award during the NSWCDD annual honorary awards ceremony, May 10. Standing left to right: NSWCDD Dam Neck Activity Commanding Officer Cmdr. Andrew Hoffman; NSWCDD Deputy Technical Director Angela Beach; U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman; Goddin; and NSWCDD Commanding Officer Cmdr. Stephen ‘Casey’ Plew.
NSWC Dahlgren Division Makes On the Spot Job Offers to Candidates at Career Fair
February 7, 2019
IMAGE: FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Feb. 5, 2019) - Job candidates check in with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) representatives at the command's Career Fair. NSWCDD made 36 on-the-spot job offers at the event held in the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center. In all, 313 candidates with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in technical and business fields inquired about positions available for entry-level and experienced scientists, engineers, and business professionals.