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Navy awards 19 robotics grants to 15 Bay County Schools
September 2, 2021 — The Navy Lab in Panama City recently facilitated the award of 19 robotics grants to 15 Bay County Schools in the District.The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) partnered with the Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to facilitate the award of robotics grants to schools who... MORE

Patronis Elementary School Robotics League Student operates an underwater robot during Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) inaugural STEMinar event March 6. The long term goal for STEM Outreach at NSWC PCD is to make it clear that NSWC PCD is the employer of choice in the area.

Passion, Perseverance and a Talent for Business Led Geneva Honeyman to an Enriching Career at NSWC Dahlgren Division
August 24, 2021 — Discovering a talent that aligns with a passion is a rewarding feat and can lead to an enriching career. For Geneva Honeyman, exploring her many talents meant pursuing different avenues before recognizing where her passion truly lay.When asked about her early career aspirations, Honeyman fondly recalls her childhood interest in veterinary medicine,... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Contracts Specialist Geneva Honeyman for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division discusses her enriching career path.

My Navy Learning provides personalized, adaptive learning for Sailors
August 20, 2021 — As Sailors progress through their Navy careers, their training, education and professional development needs evolve. In addition to training requirements that vary depending on rank or rating, individual Sailors learn at different paces using varying methods. These evolving needs require a personalized learning system that not only keeps pace with... MORE

IMAGE: Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Nowlin, a fire controlman with AEGIS Ashore Romania, tests the My Navy Learning (MNL) interface during a usability study June 3, aboard Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity (DNA) Dam Neck Annex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. MNL is a next-generation system that will encompass training and professional development throughout a Sailor’s entire career. The Distributed Training Branch at NSWCDD DNA teamed up with NSWCDD’s Human Systems Integration Branch to conduct usability studies with more than 20 Sailors as part of the design and development phase of the MNL project.

NSWCDD Technical Departments Compete at iLab’s JCORE Wargaming Hackathon
August 19, 2021 — On Aug. 10-12, more than 20 engineers and scientists from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) technical departments gathered at its Innovation Lab (iLab) for a wargaming hackathon.“A lot of people think of a hackathon as an event where one might break into a computer or network,” explained iLab Deputy Director Tamara Stuart... MORE

IMAGE: (Left to right) NSWCDD Integrated Combat Systems employees Justin Foulks, Katelyn Barbre and Brandon Marine troubleshoot their solution at the NSWCDD Innovation Lab’s wargaming hackathon on Aug. 11. Teams used their artificial intelligence and machine learning backgrounds to compete against other departments at the event Aug.11-13.

NUWC Division Keyport labor, employee relations specialist recognized for role during pandemic
August 19, 2021 — A Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport Labor and Employee Relations specialist received the 2021 Philip Heiler Award.Megan Hudson received the award for her efforts during the pandemic, including launching the COVID-19 Helping Employees Access Resources Team, or HEART, which helps employees manage the stresses of teleworking, home... MORE

Tracking New Progress: NSWCDD Offices Work Together to Revamp the Patent Application Process
August 18, 2021 — Every day, scientists and engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) introduce their best efforts for innovation into projects to protect the naval warfighter. Each program and development is constantly adjusted and tweaked to meet the end goal. The creative efforts of individuals at NSWCDD do not stop with these... MORE

NSWCDD Engineer Gives Talk at Virtual Reality Summer Camp for Teens
August 17, 2021 — After navigating halls filled with 3-D printers and advanced computing labs, Senior Topside Systems Engineer Robert Fowler came to a room of students eager to hear how virtual reality (VR) positively impacts the fleet’s mission.“It’s important to spark interest in STEM and show young people what their role can be and how they can make a... MORE

IMAGE: NSWCDD Engineer Robert Fowler gives a presentation on applications of virtual reality in naval engineering during an event at the Cyber Bytes Foundation’s virtual reality summer camp.

NSWCDD iLab Hosts Wargaming Hackathon with Summer Interns
August 13, 2021 — The task? Design a destroyer to escort a WWII-era Allied convoy to U.S. waters while avoiding Axis submarine attacks. The tasked? Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) summer interns.On July 27, NSWCDD interns representing every technical department across the warfare center engaged in a wargaming hackathon at NSWCDD’s Innovation... MORE

IMAGE: Ellianna Bailey, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Test Engineer and participant, observes wargaming challenges during the Wargaming Hackathon event at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, July 27. The bootcamp portion included tutorials on modeling and simulation concepts. The afternoon session included surface warfare scenarios followed by increasingly more difficult scenarios where participants used their acquired M&S skills to defeat the enemy. This event provided an overview of Naval capabilities across all departments.

Most Tumultuous Year in Recent History Led Brandi Campbell to Her Most Rewarding Job
August 6, 2021 — Ask a group of software developers what piqued their interest in computer science and you will get an array of answers. Ask Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Scientist and software developer Brandi Campbell and she will give you a two-word answer: video games. “Some of the video games I played growing up allowed me to do some scripting to alter... MORE

IMAGE: Brandi Campbell, software developer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

NSWCDD-Based Capabilities Providing Leading Edge in Combat System Cybersecurity
August 5, 2021 — As a research and development institution, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is known for developing new and sustaining existing naval system capabilities. But what is being done to ensure that these systems and those currently deployed are secure from cyber threats?From high-level assessments of system cybersecurity to... MORE

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