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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.

NSWCDD Employees Judge Bowling Green Elementary School STEM Fair
October 25, 2022 — A robot designed to clean up trash on the beach. A gravity defying magnet. A soil moisture sensor coded to detect when plants need to be watered.Those were just a few of the impressive projects on display Oct. 13 during a STEM Fair at Bowling Green Elementary School in Caroline County.Michael Clark of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren... MORE

IMAGE: Volunteer judge Merrel Grant discusses a STEM project with Bowling Green Elementary School fifth-grader Marissa Moore during a STEM Fair at the school on Oct. 13.

Come One, Come All to Dahlgren Downtown!
October 24, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) invited the public to venture into Downtown Fredericksburg to The Old Silk Mill to explore what their Navy neighbor has up their sleeves. Dahlgren Downtown brought the best of NSWCDD to Fredericksburg with plenty of interactive activities and historical and technology displays – all to create... MORE

IMAGE: On Oct. 14, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division hosted its very first Dahlgren Downtown event at The Old Silk Mill in Downtown Fredericksburg. In addition to the science, technology, engineering and math displays, community members were able to view a number of Dahlgren historical artifacts.

High-Schoolers Get Set to Face Off at Second Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren
October 20, 2022 — Picture robots navigating a maze as sonar sounds echo through the room. The High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren Robotics Competition has students assembling robots and using skills in command and control, detection, navigation and sensoring to compete for cash prizes and a year’s worth of bragging rights. And it’s back for its second... MORE

IMAGE: Flyer for HIgh School Innovation Challenge

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