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NSWC Philadelphia Kick’s Off Maritime Sustainment Technology and Innovation Consortium Event
March 19, 2025 — The Maritime Sustainment Technology and Innovation Consortium (MSTIC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA), established by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), hosted its MSTIC Collaboration Event at the Philadelphia Convention Center on March 12-13.The collaboration event was attended by MSTIC’s consortium of premier... MORE

Capt. Joseph Darcy, Commanding Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) gives keynote address during the Maritime Sustainment Technology and Innovation Consortium (MSTIC) MSTIC-25-02 Collaboration Event at the Philadelphia Convention Center on March 12-13, 2025. The goal was to build awareness of the broad array of opportunities and open collaboration between the Government and technology innovators from the defense industrial base. (U.S. Navy Photo by Gary Ell/Released)

NSWCPD Employees Complete Navy-Sponsored Graduate Degrees
September 30, 2021 — In May 2021, an eight-person cohort from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) completed their Master’s Degree in Public Affairs through a special academic program offered by Indiana University and Purdue University-Indianapolis. The program lasted just over two years and featured coursework critical to understanding and... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren and Philadelphia Divisions Develop Paradigm to Power Ships with Laser Weapons
August 30, 2021 — How can the U.S. Navy integrate electric weapons such as its new and emerging high-energy laser systems into warships while ensuring there is enough power for all ship systems and services?It will take a paradigm shift that few have heard or seen before, according to Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) scientists and engineers. Thomas ‘TJ’ McKelvey... MORE

IMAGE: Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) support electrical and thermal laser characterization testing. From left to right, back to front, Chris Heflin of NSWCDD, TJ McKelvey of NSWCPD, Robert Mancini of NSWCPD, Brian Rees of NSWCPD, Charles Nelatury of NSWCPD, Jonathan Schrier of NSWCPD and Michael Richardson of NSWCDD are pictured. In the front row, from left to right, Eric Thompson and Alain Mbateng of NSWCDD are pictured. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

NSWCPD Employees Win Medals at 2021 Philadelphia FEB Excellence in Government Awards Virtual Ceremony
August 10, 2021 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) participated in the recent 2021 Philadelphia Federal Executive Boards (FEB) Excellence in Government Awards Ceremony, with numerous NSWCPD employees winning Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. The virtual awards ceremony held on May 20, 2021, reflects the work of many people from a number... MORE

NSWCPD Engineers Receive Kudos from IWO JIMA CHENG
April 27, 2021 — In January 2021, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) engineers Bob Bent, Craig Smith, Steve Pack, and Shane Docks were dispatched to Mayport, Fla. on a mission to prepare USS IWO JIMA for her impending 2021 deployment. After multiple trips and countless hours spent on troubleshooting and repair, the NSWCPD team’s skills... MORE

NSWCPD Contributes to New Hydrolance Solution
April 16, 2021 — The Warfare Centers of the Naval Sea Systems Command are part of the Navy team striving for on-time delivery of combat ready ships, submarines and systems. The team is implementing new solutions. Case in point: improving the safety and efficiency of condenser tube cleaning during the shipyard overhauls of submarines.On a submarine, after steam... MORE

Since 2015 NSWCPD has been working to update and automate the condenser cleaning process. The current method involves removing the head and manually injecting a cleaning lance into the tubesheet (tube ends). The new system aims to increase efficiency while removing shipyard workers from a potentially dangerous situation.

NSWCPD Renews STEM Charter, Continues Focus on Future Workforce
March 23, 2021 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently released the Command’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outreach charter and strategic plan, which share an increased focus on the future workforce, for 2021-2025.The new STEM Outreach Charter lays out six goals to strengthen the STEM education in the... MORE

Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) Fall Engagement students observe as their colleagues make their presentations during a Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD)-led virtual event. The NREIP is a college internship program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that places students in Department of Navy (DoN) laboratories during the summer to conduct research (U.S. Navy photo by Brentan Debysingh/released).

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)

NAVSEA Program Executive Officer Commends NSWCPD Engineer for Cost Effective Quick Fix
March 1, 2021 — Bravo Zulus are great for the soul. So when Rear Adm. Casey Moton, Program Executive Officer, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) shared a Bravo Zulu (BZ) for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) Dan Lin, of course he was extremely happy.In an... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) In-Service Engineer Dan Lin received a Bravo Zulu from Rear Adm. Casey Moton in Dec. of last year after finding a low-cost, short-term solution to a waterjet problem on many Navy ships. Lin’s quick fix saved the Navy hundreds of thousands of dollars in immediate costs, while a long-term solution is being analyzed. (U.S. Navy Photo by Dan Lin/Released)

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