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PSNS & IMF helps to provide learning opportunities for students enrolled in Kitsap County public schools
January 10, 2024 — Kitsap County is home to more than 277,000 people, approximately 19 percent of whom are under the age of 18. This creates a high community demand for quality education and engagement opportunities geared toward elementary and high school students. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility recently provided enrichment and... MORE

Local fourth- and fifth-grade students from Silver Ridge Elementary School, participate in activities which help them learn the difference between high-tech machines and robots, during STEM Days activities Nov. 15, 2023, at the Puget Sound Navy Museum, in Bremerton Washington. (U.S Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

NSWCDD hosts successful first NEEC Student Day
October 19, 2023 — A bright and chilly morning in Virginia made for the perfect setting as 43 students and 13 university faculty gathered from across the country at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) for the Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Student Day.The NEEC program invites innovation and collaboration between the warfare centers... MORE

IMAGE: Strategic and Computing Systems Deputy Department head Camille Ward gives a technical overview of the department to university students attending Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s inaugural Naval Engineering Education Consortium Student Day Oct. 13.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard supports STEM event
August 14, 2023 — Local youth expanded their understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with members of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard during an event at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, July 20, 2023. The shipyard booths featured interactive activities and demonstrations such as a dry dock model, STEM educational Lego kits, and a robotic arm for the children to interact with and get excited about the various jobs at the shipyard... MORE

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Engineer Vance Hashimoto, right, from Code 100TO.32 Technology Insertion, demonstrates how to use a robotic arm to students during a STEM event at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum

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.

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