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NSWCPD's Women’s Employee Resource Group Sponsors Virtual Women’s Career Panel
April 13, 2021 — In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Women’s Employee Resource Group (WERG) sponsored a virtual Women’s Career Panel on March 11.With 80+ attendees tuned in, the WERG career panel sought to provide advice that would benefit anyone seeking to advance both professionally and... MORE

Employees share their insights and personal experiences during the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Women’s Employee Resource Group (WERG) Women’s Career Panel during a virtual session on March 11. The 90-minute event, whose theme was “The First, But Not The Last,” was hosted by NSWCPD in celebration of Women’s History Month.

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)

NSWCPD Engineers Honored with 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Awards
January 15, 2021 — Six engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) were recognized with the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) in the Modern-Day Technology Leader and the Science Spectrum Trailblazers categories, the U.S. Black Engineer Magazine recently announced.The BEYA Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)... MORE

Six engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) were recognized with the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) in the Modern-Day Technology Leader and the Science Spectrum Trailblazers categories. (Top row from left to right: Fred Williams, Taylor Jánae Million, Chedric Waters; bottom row from left to right: Yaseen Farooq, Chelsea Kpodi, Jabril Muhammad.) [U.S. Navy Graphic by Kirsten St. Peter]

NSWCPD Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Dr. Michael Colón Virtual Presentation
December 30, 2020 — In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Naval Sea Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) welcomed Dr. Michael Colón to share his insights via a virtual presentation on Dec. 1, 2020.Colón is a Computer Scientist with the Center for High Assurance Computer Systems at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Since 2003, he has served as... MORE

As part of NSWCPD’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Dr. Michael Colón, a computer scientist at the Center for High Assurance Computer Systems at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, gives virtual presentation on Dec. 1, 2020. Colón highlighted the importance of integrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among Hispanics in middle schools and answered questions from the audience after the presentation. (U.S. Navy Graphic 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)

NSWCPD’s Black History Month Observance Highlights Inclusion
February 7, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) kicked off Black History Month with keynote speaker, Dr. Monique Head, associate professor, University of Delaware, on Feb. 4. NSWCPD Commanding Officer Capt. Dana Simon kicked off the event by focusing on the Navy’s history of “trailblazing African Americans”, including highlighting the... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) celebrated Black History Month with keynote speaker, Dr. Monique Head, associate professor, University of Delaware, on Feb. 4. Head discussed her path to becoming a civil engineer and shared her thoughts on the importance of leadership creating an innovative and diverse team during her presentation to NSWCPD’s workforce. (U.S. Navy photo by Kirsten St. Peter/Released)

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