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NSWC Dahlgren Distinguished Community Service Award Winner Recounts Impact of Her High School Mentor
January 13, 2020
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Navy human factors engineer Chelsey Lawson credits the impact of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) on her life to a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineer – her high school calculus tutor – by the name of Leonard Wilson who retired in 2019 after 36 years of government service. “I went to college and earned a degree in biomedical engineering because his mentoring had a huge impact on my life,” said Lawson, who won the 2019 NSWCDD Distinguished Community Service Award. “I participated in STEM activities in our surrounding community to guide and inspire students on how to combine their interests with STEM education and careers – like Mr. Wilson did for me.” (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
COMNAVSEA Visits NSWC Panama City
January 8, 2020
Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Jan. 7. During his visit, Moore learned about NSWC PCD's recent and upcoming work in autonomy and unmanned vehicles.
NSWC Philadelphia Division Leaders Encourage Branch Heads to Continue “Expanding the Advantage”
January 7, 2020
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Technical Director Tom Perotti addresses NSWCPD’s Branch Head Forum on Dec. 12, 2019. Perotti, along with NSWCPD Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon, provided their perspectives on the November 2019 Naval Sea Systems Command Leadership Forum, including encouraging attendees to continue to “expand the advantage” and to work with a “sense of urgency.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class John Banfield/released)
NSWCPD Employee Achievements Honored During Command Awards Ceremony
January 6, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) honored the achievements of 14 employees during the inaugural Command Awards Ceremony on Dec. 11. Capt. Dana Simon, NSWCPD Commanding Officer, and Tom Perotti, NSWCPD Technical Director, presented awards in categories including technical, innovation, and leadership. (U.S. Navy Photo by Kirsten St. Peter/Released)
NSWC Dahlgren Mentors Inspire Middle and High School ‘SeaPerch’ Teachers
December 20, 2019
Configuration Management professionals recognized internationally as technical leaders to improve processes
December 19, 2019
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NSWC Dahlgren Division Scientists and Engineers Inspire USNA Midshipman
December 19, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (July 12, 2019) – U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Jonathon Copley and his mentor, Mike Burchik, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) scientist, are pictured in front of a U.S. Navy 16-inch battleship gun on the parade field near NSWCDD headquarters during Copley’s summer internship. While assigned to the Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Program (SLBM), Copley worked with a team that supported developers who wrote code for the SLBM Fire Control System. “I was astonished to see how many people were on the base working hard to keep our Navy on the cutting edge while maintaining the technology gap with our adversaries,” said Copley. “They are working day in and day out to enhance the Navy's warfighting ability. It made me proud to know I will be joining a fighting force with such superb people behind it.” (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
NSWC Dahlgren Division Laboratory Recertified to Impact Fleet, Homeland Defense
December 19, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Melanie Keeven, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) biologist, prepares reagents for Sample Standard Lab operations. The impact of an ISO (International Organization for Standardization) audit reaccrediting the NSWCDD Sample Standards Laboratory is significant to national defense, command officials announced on Dec. 19, 2019. “The recertification of the NSWCDD Sample Standards Laboratory to ISO standards for testing and calibration laboratories serves to assure Dahlgren’s customers that our sample standards lab’s products and services meet the most rigorous standards for labs of its ilk,” said Ellen Pittenger, Sample Standards Laboratory program manager. (U.S. Navy photo /Released)
NSWC Dahlgren Engineers Mentor Students to First Place for Combatting Homelessness
December 17, 2019
IMAGE: RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 23, 2019) - Members of the FIRST Lego League team called ‘The Robot Engineers’ are pictured during the Glen Allen Regional Tournament held at Deep Run High School. The team – comprising ten grade-school students from multiple public and home-school districts in metro-Richmond – received the first place Innovation Project Award for their solution to combat homelessness. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division employees Serita Seright, Joycelyn Josey-Harris and Tiffany Owens helped mentor the team.
Navy Officials Break Ground for New Cyber Warfare Engineering Laboratory
December 12, 2019
IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Artist’s rendering of the Cyber Warfare Engineering Laboratory to be built at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). Navy officials, including NSWCDD leadership, broke ground for the facility Dec. 12. It will bring together the building blocks of existing capabilities into one place to provide a robust and flexible software and hardware testing capability for Department of Defense and Navy weapon systems, cyber and network platforms in addition to industrial control systems supporting DoD infrastructure.