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    CHL hosts USACE Navigation RARG

    ERDC's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) recently hosted the annual Navigation Research Area Review Group (RARG) meeting, a review of research efforts and prioritization of navigation research and development statements of need submitted by non-ERDC personnel through Navigation Gateway.
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    Pope earns ASBPA Corps of Engineers' Award

    Joan Pope, assistant director for Civil Works in the Research and Development Directorate at Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) was recently named the recipient of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) Corps of Engineers' Award for her work on behalf of America's coast.
  • The Virtual Autonomous Navigation Environment simulation, left, is nearly identical to the actual environment, right, allowing users to make decisions and complete missions with speed and efficiency.

    ERDC successfully demos autonomous unmanned technology

    A recent demonstration in support of the Safe Operations of Unmanned Systems for Reconnaissance in Complex Environments (SOURCE) Army Technology Objective (ATO) proved successful for ERDC researchers and their simulation environment for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles.
  • Led by ERDC-EL's Dr. Igor Linkov, left, other teams members included, second from left, University of Florida (UF) researchers Chris Martinez, Greg Kiker, EL's Dr. Rich Fischer, Dr. Matteo Convertino and UF's Maria Chu-Agor.

    Bird population modeling protects Plovers, sustains military mission

    "Snowbirds" is a nickname that popularly describes northerners who enjoy the warmth of winters in Florida. The same holds true for a diversity of birds that migrate to Florida and places further south. These real snowbirds, such as Snowy and Piping Plovers, are benefitting from ERDC team members' environmental recommendations for coastal military installations.
  • Sediments collected for removal from a site.

    Interagency workshop on contaminated sediments

    The ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently hosted an interagency workshop on contaminated sediments that brought together more than 30 scientists and engineers from the Navy, Environmental Protection Agency, and ERDC's EL and Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL).
  • ERDC researchers set off an explosion during a live-fire demonstration at Fort Polk, La.

    GSL's live fire evaluations of structures for department of state

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory's (GSL) Survivability Engineering Branch recently performed full-scale evaluations of a Modular Guard Tower System (MGTS) and a Hardened Alternative Trailer System (HATS) at Eglin and Tyndall Air Force Bases, respectively.
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    EL briefs Miss. River Commission

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) staff recently briefed the Mississippi River Commissioners on environmental studies being conducted in the lower Mississippi River.
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    EL scientist presents Aquatic Weed Control at LSU

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) Research Biologist Dr. Christopher Mudge recently presented "Aquatic Weed Control in Louisiana and the Gulf States: Research and Partnership" to the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences (SPESS).
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    CERL researcher gives power grid talk

    ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Electrical Engineer Melanie Johnson was the featured speaker at the recent Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) seminar held on campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  • Hanover High School students with their teacher visit ERDC-CRREL as part of their March Intensive activity, LUV: Livelihoods in the Upper Valley, a focus on where residents in the Upper Valley work and what jobs they are doing. In the above photo, CRREL Electronics Engineer Nate Lamie provides a briefing on some of the equipment he uses to support researchers and scientists.

    Local March Intensive students visit CRREL

    ERDC-CRREL recently hosted a visit from local high school students and a teacher as part of their March Intensive activity, LUV: Livelihoods in the Upper Valley.
  • Alfred Beitelman was recognized for his lifetime contributions to paint and coatings technology.

    Beitelman Lauded by Coatings Society

    Alfred Beitelman, Champaign, received two awards from the Steel Structures Painting Council.

  • March

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    GSL’s Mlakar Presents Hurricane Katrina to N.J. ASCE

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory’s (GSL) Dr. Paul Mlakar, a senior research scientist and distinguished member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), recently presented an invited seminar on Hurricane Katrina to ASCE’s New Jersey Section.
  • ERDC Researcher Dave Derrick conducts PROSPECT Course #285, "Streambank Erosion and Protection."

    CHL Conducts Streambank Erosion and Protection Course

    ERDC Coastal and Hydraulic Laboratory (CHL) Research Hydraulic Engineer and Project Manager David Derrick conducted Proponent Sponsored Engineer Corps Training (PROSPECT) Course #285, "Streambank Erosion and Protection," in Vicksburg, Mar. 19-23, for a group of “students” from across the Corps.

  • TEC meteorologist helps Boy Scouts earn Weather Merit Badge

    So far this year, winter weather-like conditions in the Alexandria area have been minimal compared to the back-to-back blizzards the area experienced last year. At that time, cars clogged the streets in foot-high snow.
  • ERDC-CRREL Director Dr. Robert Davis and ERDC Commander Col. Kevin Wilson. Davis received the Bronze Order of the de Fleury medal.

    ERDC leaders honored with de Fleury medals

    ERDC Director Dr. Jeff Holland was awarded the Silver Order of the de Fleury medal and ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) Director Dr. William Martin and ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Director Dr. Robert Davis were awarded the Bronze Order of the de Fleury during a recent ceremony presented by Commander Col. Kevin Wilson in Vicksburg, Miss.
  • Jeremy Beasley, ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, works with the Electronic Railroad Inspection Database System hardware.

    ERDC leads effort to digitalize Army Railroad Inspection Program

    ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) researchers are leading the Army Railroad Inspection Program into the future through the development of the Electronic Railroad Inspection Database System (ERIDS).

  • CERL Team Claims Honor

    A team from the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory received the Program Development Achievement Award for developing a robust basic research program in biosensing and bioenergy.
  • Wilson, Cropek, and Grimme were honored for research that will be used to develop portable biosensors to protect soldiers and the environment.

    Team Collects CERL Award

    A team from the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory received the L.R. Shaffer Research and Development Achievement Award.
  • John Rushing

    ERDC-GSL’s Rushing to Serve on TRB Technical Committee

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory’s (GSL) John Rushing, a research civil engineer, was recently invited to serve a three-year term on the TRB Committee on Pavement Preservation.
  • Using the Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis (GSSHA), the map above shows representation of an Illinois flood from a 100-year storm in progress. Color represents water depth, blue being the deepest.

    ERDC-CHL U.S. Army R&D Model Development Chapter for Military Aspects of Hydrogeology Book

    ERDC’s Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) staff contributed a chapter to the English Geological Society, Special Publication 2012, v.362; Military Aspects of Hydrogeology published in January.