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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.

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

There’s Still Time! NSWC Dahlgren Division Extends Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge Proposal Deadline
November 28, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) has good news for college and university students gearing up for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren – the proposal deadline in Phase 1 has been extended to Dec. 15.This will give more time to begin or fine tune their white papers as a... MORE

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.

NSWC PCD engineers awarded DoD SMART SEED grants
October 27, 2022 — The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Program recently announced $3.7 million of new research grants as part of its competitive SMART Scholar SEED Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23).Only 33 SMART Scholar SEED grants would be given DoD-wide. Two of those grant proposals will be funded at... MORE

(left) Dr. Aaron Blevins and Dr. Jorge Jimenez, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division X Department engineers, are the Navy Lab’s latest Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) SEED scholars within the field of artificial intelligence and autonomy for Fiscal Year 2023. This program awards these grants to SMART scholars who have completed their Ph.D. degree and are beginning their careers as a new DoD researcher. (U.S. Navy photos by Anthony Powers)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Gifts STEM Materials to University of Mary Washington
October 27, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is intent on supporting the STEM education goals set forth by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.That was never more apparent than on Oct. 18 when NSWCDD officials donated nearly $30,000 worth of STEM equipment to the University of Mary Washington (UMW) to support the preparation of K-12 STEM... MORE

(Left to right) University of Mary Washington (UMW) President Troy Paino, UMW Dean of the College of Education Pete Kelly, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director Dale Sisson, Jr., SES, UMW Assistant Professor of Special Education Kevin Good, NSWCDD Chief Technology Officer Jennifer Clift and Michael Clark, NSWCDD’s Director of Academic Engagement for K-12 for the Chief Technology Office, celebrated a nearly $30,000 donation of STEM equipment from NSWCDD to UMW on Oct. 18.

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