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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.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Recognizes Kelly Morgan with Distinguished Community Service Award
June 15, 2022 — Kelly Morgan, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) scientist, will receive the NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award for her outstanding dedication and service to the Dahlgren School. A Fairfax native, Morgan began her career at NSWCDD after submitting her resume to a base representative at a University of Mary... MORE

IMAGE: Kelly Morgan, a scientist at NSWCDD, will receive the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Distinguished Community Service Award at the 2021 Honorary Awards Ceremony on June 17 for her dedication and selfless service to the Dahlgren School coding club.

NSWC Dahlgren Division STEM Outreach Team Encourages High School Students to become Critical Thinkers
June 13, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) sent a superstar team of STEM advocates to the Fredericksburg Regional Summer Governor’s School, June 9, to highlight possibilities in the world of science and technology. Students from Caroline, Fredericksburg, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford participated in the program that was held... MORE

IMAGE: Students play with a plasma ball during the Fredericksburg Regional Summer Governor’s School program at James Monroe High School, June 9. The demonstration was put on by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division STEM outreach program.

NSWCPD Spearheads Annual Underwater STEM Challenge: SeaGlide and SeaPerch 2022
May 26, 2022 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division once again spearheaded the annual Greater Philadelphia SeaGlide and SeaPerch Challenge on April 28 (SeaGlide) and April 29 (SeaPerch), 2022.Both SeaGlide and SeaPerch are underwater robotic competitions for middle school and high school students in the Greater Philadelphia Area. SeaGlide is an... MORE

Promo for annual underwater STEM Challenge

Fredericksburg Christian School Robotics Team Places First at Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren
May 3, 2022 — The sounds of sonar echoed through the room as Fredericksburg Christian School’s (FCS) robot navigated a maze of landmasses and ships on its way to acquiring and destroying a squadron of jets assembled like bowling pins at the end of the course. FCS robot’s flawless performance launched the team into first place in the inaugural Innovation... MORE

IMAGE: Fredericksburg Christian School’s robotics team placed first at the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren. The team earned $3,000 for their school’s STEM program.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Support Regional SeaPerch Event
April 5, 2022 — On a blustery, cool Saturday outside the YMCA in King George, things were heating up inside for regional underwater robotics teams as they competed for three spots in the international SeaPerch competition Mar. 19.“SeaPerch is an international STEM program supported by RoboNation. Elementary, middle and high school students in the area get to build... MORE

IMAGE: An underwater look at unmanned robots created by local students. The teams competing at the regional SeaPerch competition maneuvered their work through both a challenge course and an underwater obstacle.

Greatest HITS: NSWC IHD and Community Return to Local History and Science Expo
March 21, 2022 — Despite an early morning snowstorm on the morning of March 12, with gale force winds blowing the snow completely parallel to the ground, volunteers and attendees packed the floor of St. Charles High School to attend the Charles County Public Schools’ (CCPS) History, Industry, Technology and Science (HITS) Expo. After a two-year hiatus due to the... MORE

An NSWC IHD employee is kneeling on the floor describing an explosive ordnance disposal robot to a young boy.

NSWCDD Employees Train Local Teachers
January 24, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) employees provided hands-on science, engineering and math (STEM) robotics training Dec. 17 to local school teachers at the University of Mary Washington (UMW) Dahlgren campus. The training, led by NSWCDD’s Luis Valcourt-Colon, provided hands-on instruction of SeaGlide and... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Scientists Recognized as STEM Leaders
January 7, 2022 — Diversity is defined as “the condition of having or being composed of different elements,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. To a degree, diversity happens naturally in groups – emphasizing and celebrating the differences between individuals. Think about identical twins: despite growing up in the same household and looking the same, they... MORE

IMAGE: NSWCDD Scientists Lauren Perez and Luis Valcourt-Colon are the first NWCDDD employees to be recognized with the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement STEM Hero Award. Nine Department of Defense employees received the recognition.

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