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NSWC Dahlgren Division STEM team challenges and inspires kids at Spotsylvania-area camp
August 7, 2023 — A dozen Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) employees served as instructors at the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office STEM camp July 31-Aug. 3 at the Germanna Community College Fredericksburg Area Campus.The NSWCDD volunteers included scientists, engineers and interns with a heart for community service and a desire to pass... MORE

IMAGE: Kelly Morgan, a scientist in the Strategic and Computing Systems Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, tests a boat constructed by youth at the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office STEM Camp July 31 at the Germanna Community College Fredericksburg Area Campus.

Domo Arigato High School Roboto
July 6, 2023 — The rays of a bright morning sun greeted the eager-faced students from the Bremerton High School robotics team as they stepped off the bus at the Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB). ... MORE

Bremerton High School Robotics Club visits TRFB.

NSWCDD kicks off its Summer STEM Academy for regional middle school students
June 30, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is committed to providing fun and engaging opportunities for students across the region to gain unique experiences in STEM fields, even during summer vacation.Over the course of two days, NSWCDD scientists and engineers participated in the 2023 Summer STEM Academy at King George Middle School,... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Commanding Officer Capt. Philip Mlynarski interacts with students during the 2023 STEM Summer Academy at King George Middle School, June 22.

PHNSY at Onizuka Day of Exploration
May 23, 2023 — A handful of volunteers represented the shipyard at the Onizuka Day of Exploration event, held at University of Hawaii West Oahu, April 22, 2023... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Massingil, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, center, observes two children, standing at a table, testing a load they built by lifting it with a crane, at the PHNSY demonstration table Onizuka Day of Exploration.

Fly, Float, Catapult! Montross Middle School Students Compete in NSWC Dahlgren Division STEM Competitions
May 19, 2023 — Gustavo Cabanillas watched intently as his team’s wind-powered car – four paper cups glued to cardboard and two straw-encased sticks attached to tea lights serving as wheels – soared away from the fan across the gym floor 267 inches.The Montross Middle School sixth-grader was proud of his team’s accomplishment in one of three challenges at the STEM... MORE

IMAGE: From left to right, Montross Middle School 6th graders Zylitue Banks, Latrell Purce and Jayleen Reeves are participating in the Load Bearing Boat Build Challenge. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) scientist Stephanie Shand is assisting the students. The Load Bearing Boat Build challenge was one of three at the STEM competitions for the whole school.

Students enter a world of possibilities at Saturday STEM Expo
April 24, 2023 — Q’adir Brown, 17, is thinking about pursuing mechanical engineering in college.The student of Friendship Collegiate Academy, a charter school in Washington, D.C., spent some time talking to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Chief Technology Officer Jennifer Clift about opportunities at the Saturday STEM Expo April 15 at the... MORE

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.

Fiamma Fernandez: NSWC PCD Women’s History Month Spotlight
March 30, 2023 — Fiamma Fernandez is an electrical engineer for the Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD). She holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Florida International University, in Miami, Fla. Upon graduation, she began her NSWC Panama... MORE

Fiamma Fernandez is an electrical engineer for the Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical team at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division. In 2021, her professional experience expanded as she worked shared time with the Amphibious Assault Systems Integration team as a support test engineer. (U.S. Navy photo by Anthony Powers)

Students Jump “Robot First” at 2023 NSWCDD SeaPerch Regional Competition
March 23, 2023 — The temperature outside may have seemed frigid, but more than 100 students from 50 teams were jumping “robot first” into the pool at the 2023 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) SeaPerch Regional Competition held at the King George YMCA March 18.SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that enables students to build a remotely... MORE

IMAGE: A student participates in the 2023 Naval Surface Warfare Center Division SeaPerch Regional Competition held at the King George YMCA March 18. SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that enables students to build a remotely operated vehicle.

Carderock Employees Attend 2023 Manufacturing Expo and Exhibition at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
March 13, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees Dr. Cynthia Waters, Senior Scientific Technical Manager and Principal for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, and Dr. Abel Vargas, a mechanical engineer in the Maritime Systems Hydromechanics Branch attended the 2023 Manufacturing Expo and Exhibition at University of Texas Rio Grande... MORE

Special guests of the 2023 Manufacturing Expo and Exhibition at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in Edinburg give the UTRGV "V's Up," a single-hand sign representing the Vaqueros community, on Feb. 16, 2023. It is the same "v" sign used in American Sign Language, and represents the true spirit of the Vaqueros students, staff, faculty and the greater community. From left are: Dr. Can Saygin, Sr., UTRGV Vice President of Research; Dr. Archie L. Holmes Jr., Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UT system; Dr. Guy Bailey, UTRGV President; Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Dr. Ala Qubbaj, UTRGV Dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science; Dr. Cindy Waters, Carderock SSTM for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials; Dr. James Li, Director of I-DREAM4D; and Louie Lopez, DoD STEM, Director. (Photo provided by Dr. Cynthia Waters)

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