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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

NSWCDD Hosts Inaugural Downtown Dahlgren Event
October 19, 2022 — Though this time only proverbial, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) brought its signature BOOM to Downtown Fredericksburg, Oct. 14 with its inaugural “Dahlgren Downtown” community event. Forging community partnerships was the theme for the first “Dahlgren Downtown” event, held at The Old Silk Mill. With an open house to the... MORE

IMAGE: On Oct. 14, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division hosted its first Dahlgren Downtown event at the Inn at the Old Silk Mill in Downtown Fredericksburg.

NSWC Dahlgren Division and the University of Mary Washington Host STEM Event for Drew Middle School Students
September 30, 2022 — The University of Mary Washington (UMW) held a STEM event in the newly-renovated Seacobeck Hall at its Fredericksburg campus for a group of eighth graders from Stafford County’s Drew Middle School, Sept. 26. The event featured three stations led by UMW faculty, UMW’s College of Education (COE) students and STEM advocates from Naval Surface Warfare... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Chief Technology Officer Jennifer Clift works with a pair of Drew Middle School students as they complete a snap circuit board project during a STEM event at the University of Mary Washington’s (UMW) Seacobeck Hall. NSWCDD partnered with UMW faculty and UMW College of Education students to host the event. (U.S. Navy Photos/Released)

NSWC Dahlgren Division to Host Virtual Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) Innovation Challenge Talk
September 26, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is seeking game-savvy college and university student innovators to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms for the automated scheduling and coordination of simulated directed energy, hypervelocity projectiles and other advanced weapon systems. The goal of the... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity Volunteers Provide STEM Activities to Thousands of Students at NAS Oceana Air Show
September 22, 2022 — Two years ago, the pandemic halted Naval Air Station Oceana’s yearly air show. The annual event roared back this year with the screaming sound of jet engines and the concussive blasts from fiery explosions along the flight line. Adding to the glorious cacophony on the first day were an estimated 5,300 fifth-graders from Virginia Beach area... MORE

IMAGE: Fifth-grade students from Virginia Beach’s Linkhorn Park Elementary School ham it up for the camera attached to an explosive ordinance disposal robot. The robot was part of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity’s STEM station at the Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show.

NSWC Dahlgren Division to Host Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Development Challenge
August 19, 2022 — Calling all creative game-savvy software innovators at colleges and universities across the nation! Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is looking for students to compete in its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Development Challenge comprised of two phases – a white paper and an in-person event in March... MORE

Newton’s Laws of Motion Go Wheels Up at Local Middle School
June 17, 2022 — Eighth grade science students at Matthew Henson Middle School in Bryans Road, Maryland, got a chance to put Newton’s laws of motion into action thanks to NSWC Indian Head Division. The command’s STEM outreach group donated a box of STEM “balloon buggy” activity kits to Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) for distribution. NSWC IHD Chief Technology... MORE

NSWC IHD Chief Technology Officer Dr. Kerry Clark sits between two students to help them figure out the best way to build their balloon buggies during their science class.

NSWC Dahlgren Division’s Lucas Durham Shares Passion for Computer Science through STEM Outreach
June 16, 2022 — Lucas Durham grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, far away from the warm sun and cool waves of the state’s popular beaches. While his high school didn't offer advanced classes in computer science, that didn’t stop him from building his first computer.He enjoyed the project so much that it led him to major in computer science at Clemson... MORE

IMAGE: Lucas Durham works at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) as the Test Tools Group Lead. Durham is being awarded the NSWCDD Community Service award for his work as the NSWCDD STEM Outreach In-School Lead.

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