Our community connects hundreds of students to jobs and internships each year while giving them the hands-on learning experiences to be successful. It takes dozens of volunteers to support the dozens of boats that race each year. These craft competed thanks to the Office of Naval Research and support from Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD). We are extremely thankful for their support.

We could not execute this program without workforce partners like Build Submarines, GE Vernova, and hiring managers from across our industry. In addition, the volunteers from ASNE Tidewater, the naval community, and our friends and families ensure the students have a tremendous experience while onsite.

You can click each image below to see the papers, videos, and pictures of each teams' efforts in the PEP Workforce Development program.

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Other Competitors

Congratulations to the PEP25 Displacement Division winners: University at Buffalo, Arkansas Tech University, and Princeton Electric Speedboating (Princeton University)! These teams designed tremendous manned platforms that operated smoothly even in windy conditions.

On PEP Day 3, we awarded new champions: Auburn University, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering (Uncrewed); Stevens Institute of Technology (Planing), and University at Buffalo (Displacement).

Thanks so much to the Maritime Industrial Base Program and Build Submarines for sponsoring the PEP25 reception through BlueForge Alliance. For 3 hours, hundreds of student engineers networked with industry representatives and heard from speakers discussing career paths in our industry. Katherine Dames and Carrie Curtis, PhD spoke with the students directly about these opportunities, and we were so thankful that they took time to share their insight and perspective.