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Virginia Tech students bring innovation to NSWC Dahlgren Division-sponsored senior capstone projects
June 1, 2023 — A 5x8-foot barge with 12-foot legs that reach into the river bottom stable enough for instrumentation measuring laser beams. A Directed Energy Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Target Test Device that proves stable during high power microwave (HPM) testing. A mast-mounted antenna shock test fixture that simulates large displacement test... MORE

IMAGE: Virginia Tech student Kevin Matos talks with Dale Sisson, Jr., SES, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Technical Director, at the Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Expo in April.

NSWCDD employee finds math as a way to communicate universally
May 31, 2023 — You don’t have to speak the language. Numbers are universal.” Daisy Young, a mission analyst from the Mission Analysis Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) found her calling in mathematics at an early age.When Young was 13 years old, her family had the opportunity to move from their home in Indonesia to the United... MORE

IMAGE: Daisy Young, a mission analyst from the Warfare Analysis and Digital Modeling Department, came to the United States with her family when she was 13. Since then, she has earned a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics, has traveled the country and has lived in Germany with her husband. Young joined the workforce at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in early 2020, and is currently enrolled in graduate studies.

NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts Asian American and Pacific Islander Observance
May 30, 2023 — The history of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and the United States dates back centuries. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted an Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month observance May 23, in celebration of AAPI culture, traditions and contributions.Since the 19th century, Asian Americans and Pacific... MORE

IMAGE: Six Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division employees participated in the “Coming to America” panel during the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month observance. (From left to right) Maria Hutt-Clark, Huong Pham, Sheba Godbey, Dhruva Mishra, Sabrina Lau and Tzawe Wang.

NSWCDD hosts Veteran Speed Mentoring event
May 23, 2023 — The room hummed with excitement and energy May 15 during a Veteran Speed Mentoring event hosted by the Veteran Integration Program. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) veterans had the opportunity to connect and network during the session.The Veteran Integration Program, which is part of the Employee Engagement Program, provides... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Veteran Integration Program hosted a veteran speed mentoring event May 15. Eleven mentors and 11 mentees had the opportunity to network and discuss prior service, goals and advice for their careers.

Fly, Float, Catapult! Montross Middle School Students Compete in NSWC Dahlgren Division STEM Competitions
May 19, 2023 — Gustavo Cabanillas watched intently as his team’s wind-powered car – four paper cups glued to cardboard and two straw-encased sticks attached to tea lights serving as wheels – soared away from the fan across the gym floor 267 inches.The Montross Middle School sixth-grader was proud of his team’s accomplishment in one of three challenges at the STEM... MORE

IMAGE: From left to right, Montross Middle School 6th graders Zylitue Banks, Latrell Purce and Jayleen Reeves are participating in the Load Bearing Boat Build Challenge. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) scientist Stephanie Shand is assisting the students. The Load Bearing Boat Build challenge was one of three at the STEM competitions for the whole school.

“Great Risk, Greater Reward” – NSWC Dahlgren Division junior analyst shares her story
May 18, 2023 — If you take chances, you never know where you may land. This adage is true for Naval Surface Warfare Canter Dahlgren Division’s Nupur Patel. As a native of Gujarat in Western India, her family took the ultimate risk of starting anew in the United States.While spending most of her life in Gujarat, after high school, Patel and her family moved over... MORE

IMAGE: Nupur Patel is a junior analyst for the Mission Engineering and Analysis Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

The Intrigue of problem-solving is a driving force for NSWCDD software developer
May 11, 2023 — There is a reason why crime-fighting shows, murder mysteries and whodunit thrillers intrigue and entice so many audiences. Following the clues, piecing the puzzles together and making analytical conclusions are all done in the name of trying to solve the mystery or figuring out who was the culprit. It’s a challenge that appeals to our... MORE

IMAGE: Emerson Bonga, a software developer in the Digital and Modeling Division within the Warfare Analysis and Digital Modeling Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, supports the Modeling and Simulation Toolbox and Integrated Threat Analysis and Simulation Environment programs and aided in the development of Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling weapon, sensor and platform model behaviors.

NSWCDD celebrates small businesses during event at Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center
May 9, 2023 — Excitement and energy were in the air at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center May 3 as industry partners gathered for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Small Business Outreach and Engagement Event. Approximately 350 attendees represented more than 300 businesses.The event informs industry partners of the strategic... MORE

IMAGE: Industry partners from more than 300 businesses made their way to the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Small Business Outreach and Engagement Event May 3. Attendees were encouraged to visit networking table stations in the afternoon with department representatives.

NSWCDD Holocaust Remembrance Day speaker’s family rose ‘from the ashes’
April 21, 2023 — Whenever someone asked Pesa or Meyer Tenenbaum how they survived the Holocaust, they often replied it was luck or they do not know.But their son, Dr. Jacob Tenenbaum, believes it was no accident.Tenenbaum’s parents are now deceased but they persevered through the genocide of more than six million European Jews during World War II.Tenenbaum said at... MORE

IMAGE: Dr. Jacob Tenenbaum, the only child of Polish-born Jewish Holocaust survivors, served as the guest speaker during Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Holocaust Remembrance Day Observance April 19. During his presentation, Tenenbaum shared that he was born in the Landsberg Displaced Persons Camp in an American-occupied zone of Germany where his mother and father met and eventually married after being liberated from their respective Nazi concentration camps.

NSWCDD Honors Several with the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
April 7, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) recently recognized several employees who earned the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award (DoN MCSA) during its Honorary Awards Ceremony in March at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center.James “Jim” Barnes, Daniel Belcher, Willie Crank, Jonathan “Jon” Dachos, Larry... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director Dale Sisson Jr., SES, and Commanding Officer Capt. Philip Mlynarski presented Matthew Zurasky with the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award during the NSWCDD Annual Honorary Awards ceremony at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center March 10.