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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Modeled and Tested at Carderock
November 16, 2022 — Artemis I, the planned, non-crewed Moon-orbiting mission and first spaceflight in NASA’s Artemis program, successfully launched on Nov. 16 from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. Included in the launch was the Orion spacecraft.Long-time Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees and NASA-lovers alike will remember... MORE

Navy divers, Air Force pararescuemen and Coast Guard rescue swimmers practice Orion recovery techniques at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Sept. 21, 2016. The recovery team is practicing underway recovery techniques using a test version of the Orion spacecraft that was built by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, along with the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin, are preparing the recovery team, hardware and operations to support EM-1 recovery. (NASA photo by James Blair)

Dedication to the Warfighter: NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Awarded the Civilian Service Achievement Medal
November 15, 2022 — Colin Powell once said, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” It is a perfect representation of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) five recipients of the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal (CSAM).The Department of the Navy (DoN) awarded five NSWCDD team... MORE

IMAGE: The Department of the Navy presents the Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Jason Green. NSWCDD commemorates Green and applauds his superior performance as the software lead for the U.S. Special Operations Command’s Battle Management Systems program at NSWCDD and his dedication to supporting the warfighter.

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.

NIWC PAC and Carderock Engineers Collaborate on Drone Tether Management System
November 10, 2022 — Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific (PAC) and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers conducted tests of a drone tether management system at Carderock’s 8 feet by 10 feet Subsonic Wind Tunnel from Sept. 6-9, 2022.Dr. Jared Soltis, aerospace engineer with the Sea-Based Aviation and Aeromechanics Branch, led the... MORE

From left: Aerospace Engineer Dr. Jared Soltis, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific employees Fred Birchmore and Dr. Kurt Talke, and Aerospace Engineer Eric Silberg conduct drone tests in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Wind Tunnel during a test week, Sept. 6-9, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo provided by Jared Soltis)

NSWCPD’s Thiago Szymanski Awarded SMART Scholar SEED Grant for Fiscal Year 2023
November 10, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division Research Electrical Engineer Dr. Thiago Szymanski was recently announced as a recipient of the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholar SEED Grant for Fiscal Year 2023.Per a Department of Defense (DoD) press release, “The SMART Scholar SEED Grant program aims to... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s Thiago Szymanski was recently awarded the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholar SEED Grant for Fiscal Year 2023 to aid his ongoing research focused on power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) simulations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Jermaine Sullivan/Released)

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.

NSS-SY Spotlight: PSNS & IMF leverages change management in support of NSS-SY
November 9, 2022 — Managing and facilitating change is a challenging prospect for organizations of all shapes and sizes no matter the industry. For the U.S. Navy’s four public shipyards, the introduction of formal change management is underway to support Naval Sustainment System-Shipyards efforts to usher in new business and production operations, processes and... MORE

NSS-SY Spotlight graphic (U.S. Navy graphic by Adrienne Burns)

Doug Noll Receives NDIA Bronze Medal for Career Achievement in Undersea Warfare
November 9, 2022 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. – Doug Noll, an engineer in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Propulsor Acoustics Branch, and 38-year Carderock employee, received the 2022 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Bronze Medal Award for Career Achievement in Undersea Warfare. Noll was recognized during the 2022 Undersea Warfare Fall... MORE

Navy, NASA, NOAA strengthen present, future OCEANS 22 coastal resilience impact
November 9, 2022 — Nearly 1,600 attendees, professionals, and students from more than 30 countries were treated to cutting-edge science, technology and innovation at the OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads Conference and Exposition, Oct. 17 - 20.OCEANS 2022 converged technical expertise between the U.S. Navy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the... MORE

(left to right) Laura Rogers, NASA co-chair, Elizabeth Smith, OCEANS 2022 Exhibits chair and coordinator, Ray Toll, OCEANS 2022 co-chair, Dr. Dan Sternlicht, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division distinguished scientist for littoral sensing technologies and an OCEANS 2022 general co-chair, and Zdenka Willis, Marine Technology Society president, prepare to officially open the exhibition hall for all attendees at OCEANS 2022 in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 18. The hall housed more than 100 exhibition booths from global organizations involved with autonomy, ocean sciences and technological innovations. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeremy Roman)

NSWC Philadelphia Division Honors Veterans and Marines
November 9, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division conducted its annual Veterans Day and U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Observance as a hybrid event with an in-person gathering at NSWCPD and a live stream for online viewers on Nov. 9, 2022.Representing NSWCPD’s Veterans Employee Resource Group (VERG), Lucas Huerta served as the master of ceremonies... MORE

Commander Shawn William stands with the wreath meant as a remembrance for the fallen veterans during Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s Veterans Day and U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Observance on Nov. 9, 2022. (U.S. Navy Photo by Jermaine Sullivan/Released)

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