Participating Labs

Naval Surface Warfare Center - Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)

Only U.S. citizens will be considered for positions at this lab. All students must be at least 16 years of age by the start of the program.

Program Dates: June 25, 2012 - August 17, 2012

The Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCCD) is the Navy's center of excellence for ships and submarines and their systems. Work at Carderock encompasses the fields of hydrodynamics and hydromechanics, the science and technology of ship silencing and signature control, advanced electrical and mechanical systems, advanced metallic and nonmetallic materials, ship structural design and testing, ship survivability and vulnerability and shipboard environmental quality. NSWCCD employs scientists and engineers in broad disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer science, electrical and mechanical engineering, naval architecture and much more. The Navy's problem areas in which we work are multidisciplinary and require a dynamic and innovative team approach.

With unique laboratories and test facilities, large-scale land-based engineering and test sites, and at-sea measurement facilities throughout the United States, Carderock has been at the forefront of technologies vital to the success of the Navy and the maritime industry for more than a century. The Division's primary locations are its headquarters in West Bethesda, Maryland and the Ship Systems Engineering Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NSWCCD is a major component of the Naval Sea Systems Command.

Facilities include deep-water model basins for ship hydrodynamics measurements, unmanned vehicle R&D, etc., water tunnels for propeller R&D, and other hydrodynamic and wind tunnel facilities, deep ocean pressure tanks, a BEOWULF cluster and other high-performance computers and modern materials science and testing laboratories. Detailed information is in the following paragraphs.

• Survivability, Structures and Materials: Structures, materials and fabrication techniques for submarine and surface vehicles with emphasis on advanced structural concepts, numerical methods, probabilistic based design/analysis methods, structural analysis, seaway loads prediction; metals and alloys, high strength steels; spray metal fabrication; advanced composite materials; fracture, fatigue, physical metallurgy; welding research; automated manufacturing processes; nondestructive evaluation (NDE); biomolecular electronics, control of chaos, electrochemical power sources (batteries, fuel cells), ion-beam modification of materials, radiation dosimetry, magnetostrictive materials; smart materials, marine corrosion; fouling control; coatings and ship protection; high temperature ceramics; superconducting materials; marine tribology, surface wear; fire safety and sea survival equipment, and life support technology.
• Ship Machinery Systems (Philadelphia): Propulsion, power and auxiliary machinery systems for surface ships, submarine auxiliary machinery, superconducting motor technology, energy conservation, environmental engineering, alternate energy sources (other than nuclear), condition based maintenance technology, simulation and modeling of machinery, and information technology. Solid state power conditioning; fiber optic sensors and communications; deep ocean technology; machinery acoustic and magnetic silencing; non-linear flow and acoustics in turbomachines. Computational fluid dynamics of engines and reactive flows.
• Ship Systems and Logistics: Integrated logistic support (ILS), and acquisition methodologies, micro-analysis, forecasting, artificial intelligence and robotics, unmanned vehicles, advanced ship concepts, assessments and projection of technology. Computer modeling and simulation of ships and ship systems.

For information:

Brandy Martinez  brandy.martinez@navy.mil  215-897-1045