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STEM Education at the Heart of NSWCDD Employee’s Volunteerism
March 10, 2023 — Walking into a high school classroom full of young, eager minds would intimidate some, but for Erica Borgers Klonkowski, it’s an opportunity to dazzle and spark inspiration in students with scientific magic. How does she rise to the task? By devoting her time, energy, knowledge and resources to volunteer at local schools and in the community... MORE

University of Memphis Tours Carderock’s Large Cavitation Channel
February 16, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division hosted members from the University of Memphis (UofM) for a meet-and-greet, command overview briefing with presentations and a tour of the William B. Morgan Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) at Carderock’s Memphis Detachment in Tennessee on Feb. 6. Also present were four congressional staff members from... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees, University of Memphis staff members and congressional staffers pose at the base of the Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) at Carderock’s Memphis Detachment in Tennessee on Feb. 6, where they kicked off a partnership to develop an Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Environment Degradation Lab and do Cavitation Erosion Research. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Hurley)

Dahlgren Employees Judge King George Middle School Science Fair
February 9, 2023 — When several Dahlgren employees arrived at King George Middle School (KGMS) to judge the science fair Jan. 31, the tables were turned and they became the students.KGMS science department head Sheri Sanders addressed the representatives from the base and explained the guidelines for judging the fair.All 51 of the projects were judged and 20 students... MORE

IMAGE: Julie Grossen, a branch head in the Weapons Control and Integration Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, gives feedback to seventh-grader Madison Dougherty at the King George Middle School Science Fair Jan. 31.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Hosts Training Session for Teachers in Preparation for Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren
January 24, 2023 — Last year, Jim Jones and another volunteer dad cofounded a STEM club at Fredericksburg Christian School (FCS). The club started just two months prior to the inaugural Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. That’s all the time the four-man FCS team needed to walk away with the first-place trophy. All it took was a simple strategy.“One of the reasons we... MORE

IMAGE: Integrated Combat Systems Department scientist Justin Lowell (center) mentors Westmoreland High School teacher Chastaine Perry (left) and Colonial Beach High School Supervisor of Technology Ameer Mir in preparing their schools’ robots for this year’s Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. The robotics competition takes place March 31-April 1 at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus.

PNS, AmeriCorps Partnership on STEM Outreach, School Liaison
January 17, 2023 — PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the federal agency AmeriCorps to establish a collaborative, mutually beneficial relationship between AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and PNS.AmeriCorps VISTA is a program that places full-time national service... MORE

NSWCDD Delivers Robot Technology to High Schools in Preparation for Upcoming Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren
January 10, 2023 — Students, start your robots! Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) Commanding Officer Capt. Philip Mlynarski and Technical Director Dale Sisson stopped by several schools in the surrounding area to drop off robots and other items for the upcoming Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. The Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren is one of many... MORE

NSWCDD Personnel Assist with Walker-Grant Middle School STEM Activity
December 22, 2022 — While trees may be decorated with holiday lights and last-minute shoppers rush to the stores for final gifts, students at Walker-Grant Middle School took a pause from the winter break countdown to learn about programming robots hands-on with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) scientists.On Dec. 12, STEM in-classroom co-lead at... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division computer scientist Jonathan Clark helped eighth grade students at Walker-Grant Middle School problem solve one of the most difficult activities, which was programming the robot to move forward, pick up a box and then return to where it started.

NSWC Dahlgren Division STEM Leaders Wow and Inspire Local Fifth Graders
December 20, 2022 — The dark hall echoed with oohs and aahs as Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Director of Academic Engagement Michael Clark created a brilliant spark with the wave of a wand. It wasn’t magic that Clark was conjuring; it was science. But for the fifth graders of Harrison Road Elementary School, it was a magical experience. Clark... MORE

IMAGE: Two Harrison Road Elementary School fifth graders assisted Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) Michael Clark in demonstrating the electrical conductivity of a steel pipe versus a copper pipe. This was one of several STEM-related demonstrations that NSWCDD personnel put on for students during their field trip to the University of Mary Washington.

Win Up to $100,000 in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren
December 15, 2022 — What would you or your Institution of Higher Education (IHE) do with up to $100,000? Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has designed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren with a prize purse of $100,000, which could be split by a percentage to team members or to the IHE. The breakdown... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division and MITRE Corporation Design Course for 2023 High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren
December 1, 2022 — “Infiltrate hostile territory from the sea and navigate a challenging environment to recover a piece of gear that is critical to national security. Along your route you will face unexpected obstacles and will have opportunities to collect valuable intelligence. Grab the intel, snag the gear and wait to get the ‘All Clear.’ Keep your commander... MORE

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