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NSWCPD Commences National Engineers Week with Virtual Kickoff Event
March 22, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) celebrated National Engineers Week (NEW) (February 21-27) starting with a Virtual Kick-Off Event featuring Dr. Tom Drake, head of Ocean Battlespace and Expeditionary Access Department at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on Feb. 23, 2021.Drake leads the department responsible for Navy... MORE

Dr. Tom Drake gives a presentation during NSWCPD’s National Engineers Week celebration. Drake, head of the Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department at Office of Naval Research (ONR), spoke about his background, inspiration, and current work focus during the hour-long virtual event.

NSWCPD Concludes National Engineers Week with Virtual STEM Event for Local Students
March 12, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) concluded its National Engineers Week celebration by hosting a virtual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) virtual event with students from local schools on Feb. 26, 2021.With a focus on women in engineering, a highlight of the program was keynote speaker Dr. Michele... MORE

Dr. Michele Marcolongo gives a presentation during the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)’s National Engineering Week celebration. Marcolongo, the Dean of Engineering at Villanova University, spoke during a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach virtual event, focusing on how she lead a group that created 32,000 face shields last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Brentan Debysingh / Released)

NSWCPD Hosts Inaugural Virtual Speed Mentoring Event
February 15, 2021 — Mentors play an important role in life. They provide guidance and recommendations. They empower and encourage. They help people of all ages and walks of life to find and follow their passions, and provide a push in achieving their goals.Understanding the inherent value in mentorship and with virtual events becoming the norm, the Naval Surface... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)'s Women's Employee Resource Group (WERG) hosts a Speed Mentoring event on March 12, 2019. In January 2021, however, NSWCPD conducted its inaugural virtual Speed Mentoring event that included additional Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, NAVSEA headquarters, and the Naval Engineering Facilities Command (NAVFAC). (U.S. Navy photo by Kirsten St. Peter/Released)

Daughter of NSWCPD Employee Partakes In Flight 93 Memorial Ceremony
September 25, 2020 — On the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) Kim Yee and his family was invited by the Shanksville National Park Service (NPS) Superintendent to attend a Remembrance Ceremony on hallowed ground. They went to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., to... MORE

Marissa Yee and her father Kim Yee, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) COR Supervisor, at the Flight 93 National Memorial Remembrance Ceremony in Shanksville, Pa., on September, 11, 2020. Marissa played the bagpipes during the ceremony and led the families on a procession to the crash site. (Photo courtesy Kim Yee, U.S. Navy/Released)

New Shock Test Database Developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia
June 5, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently worked alongside Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Naval Sea Logistics Center (NSLC) to establish a new official online database called eForms for all Navy shock data for shock hardened shipboard equipment across the Fleet.Naval ship systems and equipment must meet... MORE

ATLANTIC OCEAN - 160613-N-DN943-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 10, 2016) The littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) successfully completes the first of three scheduled full-ship shock trials. The shock trials are designed to demonstrate the ship's ability to withstand the effects of nearby underwater explosions and retain required capability. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Michael Bevan/Released)

NSWCPD Utilizes War Games to Connect with the Warfighter
April 2, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers recently developed and facilitated a Power and Energy (P&E) focused war game that visualized the way that different potential P&E systems could support future Surface Fleet’s warfighting capabilities.The game was held 3-5 March at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren... MORE

(5 March 2020) Participants of a Power and Energy focused war game hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity. The game was developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers with support from NSWCDD, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Newport Division, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and Naval Warfare Development Command (NWDC). The game featured warfighters from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) in Norfolk and San Diego, United States Marine Corps (USMC), and the Navy Reserve community. Sitting at table on left from left to right: SMWDC’s Lt. Cmdr. Omari Buckley, and Lt. Jason Rowles. Standing on left from left to right: Steven Barilich, Clayton Logistics; Lt. Cmdr. Kristin Carter, Navy Reserve Forces Command; Cara LaPointe, John Hopkins University – Applied Physics Laboratory; Thomas Sullivan, Herren Associates; Cmdr. Timothy Steele, SMWDC; Paul Vebber NUWC Newport Division; Vincent Kane, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) PMS320; John Kuseian, NSWCPD; Christopher Wildmann, NSWCPD; Nathan Spivey, NSWCPD. Sitting at table on right from left to right: Lt. Tia Myers, SMWDC; Lt. Cmdr. Amanda Norton, SMWDC; Brian Gregg, NSWCDD. Standing on right from left to right: Cmdr. Richard Carroll, Naval Reserve Joint Staff South; Jonathan Berardino, NSWCPD; Matthew Ansley, NSWCCD; Mark Hitchcock, NSWCDD; Halle Goodin, Herren Associates; Mark Uva, NSWCPD; and Matthew Dorazio, Herren Associates. (U.S. Navy photo by George Bieber/Released)

NSWC Philadelphia Division Leaders Encourage Branch Heads to Continue “Expanding the Advantage”
January 7, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon and Technical Director Tom Perotti recently shared with NSWCPD branch heads their perspectives from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Leadership Forum (CLF) held in Leesburg, Va. in November 2019.Both Simon and Perotti capitalized on the CLF’s... MORE

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 and Rowan University Continue Third Year of Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Research
December 13, 2019 — This fall the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) and Rowan University entered into the third year of a Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) research grant.NEEC is a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Center-wide program designed to conduct leading edge university research to address specific Navy... MORE

PHILADELPHIA – Rowan University students and faculty toured Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) test sites and labs on Oct. 24 during a kick-off for the third year of a Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) research grant. During the tour, NSWCPD’s Applied Superconductivity team leader and a Rowan alumnus, Dr. Jacob Kephart (center), highlighted the Command’s High Temperature Superconducting lab which conducts similar research to Rowan’s project. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Banfield)/Released

High School Students Complete Summer Internships at NSWCPD
August 7, 2019 — Seventeen high school students wrapped up their eight-week summer internships at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) by presenting their summer research projects to the Command’s engineers on Aug. 7.Every year, NSWCPD partners with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) to... MORE

PHILADELPHIA (August 7, 2019) High school students working at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) completed their eight-week summer internships by presenting their research projects to the Command’s engineers. Every year, NSWCPD partners with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) to provide high school students an opportunity to participate in research while being mentored by professional scientists and engineers. (U.S. Navy photo by Kirsten St. Peter)/Released

NSWCPD hosts Temple STEM Summer Camp Tours and Talks
August 1, 2019 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) opened its doors to local middle and high school students participating in Temple University’s annual Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) summer camp on July 29.Students had the opportunity to visit several NSWCPD test sites and labs, as well as engage in panel... MORE

PHILADELPHIA (29 July 2019) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineer Cassie Miller explains the Chilled Water Automation System (CWAS) test site during the annual Temple STEM Summer Camp. The summer camp provided local middle and high school students a chance to tour test sites and labs in the Command as well as engage in panel discussions featuring NSWCPD engineers. (U.S. Navy photo by Kirsten St. Peter)/Released

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