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NSWC Dahlgren Division Lead Scientist’s Passion for All Things Science Leads to Testing and Materials Award
November 15, 2022 — Some people are born knowing exactly what they want to do in life. From the time that Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department Lead Scientist and Acting Lab Director Alice Young was little, she knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up. “I knew I was going to be a scientist,” she recalled. “I didn't have the vocabulary for what I... MORE

IMAGE: Alice Young is the recipient of the American Society for Testing and Materials E35- Pesticides, Antimicrobials and Alternative Control Agents Award of Appreciation.

Exposure and Experience – NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Participate in AI/ML Hackathon
November 10, 2022 — Hacking is not normally a skill you would highlight on a resume. According to a popular security company, there are around 2,200 cyberattacks a day that could equate to more than 800,000 people being hacked per year. At Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), hackathons hosted at Dahlgren’s Innovation Lab (iLab) provide the... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted their fourth Hackathon of the year, from Oct. 25-27, at the Innovation Lab. The Hackathon collaborated with NVIDIA to provide NSWCDD employees the tools to train in the specific topics of data augmentations, model evaluations and optimizations, automatic speech recognition and NSWCDD’s industry partner, NVIDIA’s train, adapt and optimize toolkit.

Time to Celebrate! NSWC Dahlgren Division Recognizes Academic and Professional Accomplishments of Employees
November 4, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) held their 2022 Academic Recognition Ceremony at the University of Mary Washington (UMW), Dahlgren campus Oct. 25. The celebration highlighted the academic and professional development of Dahlgren Division employees who successfully balanced family commitments and their academic efforts, while... MORE

IMAGE: On Oct. 25, more than 186 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) employees were recognized for completing academic degrees and/or certifications. The Academic Recognition Ceremony was held at the University of Mary Washington, Dahlgren campus, where leadership recognized these employees for their academic and professional development.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Panel Hosts Challenge Talk, Provides Tips for White Paper Due Nov. 15
November 2, 2022 — You sunk my battleship! That may be the cry of the teams that will compete in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren March 2-4, 2023. For now, college and university students nationwide are polishing their white papers due Nov. 15 for Phase 1 of the... MORE

IMAGE: From left to right, Michael Darnell, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Innovation Lab (iLab) engineer, moderates a NSWCDD panel that includes Reese Van Wyen, Contracting Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Solka, Distinguished Scientist for Naval Data Systems, Tamara Stuart, iLab director, and Jennifer Clift, Chief Technology Officer during a Challenge Talk Oct. 28 via a Zoom meeting at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus.

Collaboration is Key for NSWC Dahlgren Division Industry Day
November 1, 2022 — The Naval Surface Technology and Innovation Consortium (NSTIC) Industry Day was held Oct. 19 to bring forward a forum to combine the Department of Defense and the Naval Surface Technology Community to discuss requirements, challenges and emerging opportunities in a unique collaborative environment using an Other Transaction Authority (OTA).Naval... MORE

IMAGE: On Oct. 19, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division hosted the Naval Surface Technology & Innovation Consortium Other Transaction Authority Industry Day event at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center. The goal of Industry day is to increase collaboration to open more innovative solutions to benefit the warfighter in a flexible and faster way.

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 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.

Get Your Questions Answered! NSWC Dahlgren Division Hosts Challenge Talk Friday, Oct. 28
October 24, 2022 — The stakes are high. Don’t miss the opportunity to win $50,000 for your college or university! You may be polishing your white paper that is due Nov. 15 for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren. Have questions? Ask a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) virtual panel of... MORE

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.

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