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NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts third annual Dahlgren Downtown
September 26, 2024 — Join Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) for the third annual Dahlgren Downtown, Friday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Inn at the Old Silk Mill in Fredericksburg. For the first year, we are excited to bring demos to the community featuring real-life robots, virtual reality, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and... MORE

IMAGE: Tiernan Blunkosky, 11, touches the Van de Graaff generator that made his hair stand on end at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dahlgren Downtown Forging Community Partnerships event Oct. 20 at The Silk Mill in Fredericksburg.

Second annual event takes Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren full STEM ahead
April 6, 2023 — When Rappahannock High School received materials to construct a robot for the second annual High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren, physics and math teacher Preston Ailor noticed students became frustrated.They were unable to code the robot for motion and some were ready to give up before sophomore Ricardo Alvarez stepped in.“The next thing... MORE

IMAGE: Twenty-two teams representing 19 area high schools competed in the second annual High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Volunteer at Lewis and Clark Elementary School STEM Fair
October 31, 2022 — As Caroline County Public Schools Instructional Specialist Rebecca Schieber gathered volunteers prior to the STEM Fair at Lewis and Clark Elementary School (LCES) Oct. 27, she encouraged them to fill out comment cards providing feedback to the students.“These kids light up when they receive the comment cards,” Schieber said. “It’s very important to... MORE

IMAGE: Jacob Barber, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division scientist, discusses a classroom STEM project on slime with Lewis and Clark Elementary School first graders Starr Minneman and Beckett Fultz during the school’s STEM Fair Oct. 27.

NSWCPD Employees Complete Navy-Sponsored Graduate Degrees
September 30, 2021 — In May 2021, an eight-person cohort from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) completed their Master’s Degree in Public Affairs through a special academic program offered by Indiana University and Purdue University-Indianapolis. The program lasted just over two years and featured coursework critical to understanding and... MORE

My Navy Learning provides personalized, adaptive learning for Sailors
August 20, 2021 — As Sailors progress through their Navy careers, their training, education and professional development needs evolve. In addition to training requirements that vary depending on rank or rating, individual Sailors learn at different paces using varying methods. These evolving needs require a personalized learning system that not only keeps pace with... MORE

IMAGE: Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Nowlin, a fire controlman with AEGIS Ashore Romania, tests the My Navy Learning (MNL) interface during a usability study June 3, aboard Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity (DNA) Dam Neck Annex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. MNL is a next-generation system that will encompass training and professional development throughout a Sailor’s entire career. The Distributed Training Branch at NSWCDD DNA teamed up with NSWCDD’s Human Systems Integration Branch to conduct usability studies with more than 20 Sailors as part of the design and development phase of the MNL project.

Navy donates Apple technology to local school district
September 24, 2019 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) recently donated retired technology to future generations in the local school district.Seth Edewaard, NSWC PCD Cybersecurity branch head, said the command transferred three Apple Mac Pro desktop computers with high definition, 4,000 pixel, 27-inch retina displays and two Apple MacBook Pro... MORE

STEM Educators Engage with Navy Scientists at ‘STEM Workshop for Educators’
August 9, 2019 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) held its first annual NSWCDD STEM Workshop for Educators at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren campus, July 30.Navy scientists and engineers joined university professors to share best practices and ideas for project based learning in science, technology, engineering and... MORE

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”.

Continuous investments in education strengthen NSWC Crane workforce
February 4, 2019 — Over the years, NSWC Crane has made significant investments in the educational advancement of its workforce. A wide variety of opportunities exist for employees to earn both technical and business bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. Between 150 and 200 Crane personnel take part in one of the various academic programs available. This past year alone, 175 Crane employees furthered their education through these programs... MORE

“Continuous learning is critical to meet the current and future demands of the fleet,” says Scott Karcher, the Crane Division University Technical Advisor at NSWC Crane. “We also understand the importance of our workforce being able to grow and develop through diverse learning opportunities, such as our Technician-to-Engineer bachelor’s degree program. Investing in our employees enables them to thrive.”

NSWC Crane STEM Director Wins TechPoint Mira Award for Technology Excellence and Innovation
May 4, 2015 — CRANE, Indiana - TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, recognized Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) as one of Indiana’s technology success stories during its annual Mira Awards gala on May 2, at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. Now in its 16th year, TechPoint’s Mira Awards celebrate the most innovative and successful technologies and technology companies in Indiana, as well as entrepreneurs and educators. ... MORE

Ms. Tina Closser, STEM Director, NSWC Crane accepts the TechPoint Mira Award for Technology Excellence and Innovation at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis.

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