CRANE, Ind. — Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane, Indiana, recently signed
an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) renewal with Trine University.
This EPA allows the two organizations to work together to identify projects of mutual
value that will enhance the STEM education of Trine students as well as prepare future
leaders for potential careers within the Department of Defense.
“Trine University is proud to provide the enthusiasm and engineering expertise of
Trine University students to support the men and women defending our nation,” said
Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine University president. “This agreement is a win-win
for NSWC Crane and Trine, and we look forward to growing this partnership and exploring
additional opportunities.”
In a statement on social media, NSWC Crane said complex national defense challenges
that face our nation are most often best addressed through partnerships with peers
in academia and industry, and that partnerships with universities like Trine help
ensure Crane is poised to meet its mission requirements and help to accelerate the
delivery of technology to the warfighter.
In the past, NSWC Crane and Trine University successfully collaborated on senior design
projects that resulted in new testing methods and prototypes that were delivered to
Crane for future evaluation and use. These included a method of accurately measuring
the speed of a bullet or projectile at multiple points within the barrel of a gun,
converting a CNC router to a 3D printer, and designing a specialized lift to transport
a weapons testing mount.
Crane said such collaborations help enrich the students’ education curriculum by providing
real-world technical challenges and access to Navy scientists and engineers.
The mission of NSWC Crane is to provide acquisition engineering, in-service engineering
and technical support for sensors, electronics, electronic warfare and special warfare
weapons. NSWC Crane also works to apply component and system-level product and industrial
engineering to surface sensors, strategic systems, special warfare devices and electronic
warfare systems.
From left, Angela Lewis, Ph.D., technical director for NSWC Crane; Capt. Thomas McKay,
commanding officer, NSWC Crane Division; Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., president, Trine
University; and Jason Blume, executive director, Trine innovation 1, sign an Educational
Partnership Agreement (EPA) renewal between NSWC Crane and Trine University.
Officials from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane, Indiana, and Trine
University take part in the signing of an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA)
renewal between NSWC Crane and the university. This EPA allows the two organizations
to work together to identify projects of mutual value that will enhance the STEM education
of Trine students as well as prepare future leaders for potential careers within the
Department of Defense.
