Dr. Robert D. Moser, a member of the Senior Executive Service, serves as director of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). As ITL Director, Dr. Moser provides leadership in the execution of a broad range of research and development (R&D) and operational programs on behalf of the USACE, the Army, the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies focused on computational science, information science, information technology, high-performance computing, high-bandwidth communications and data transfer, geographic information systems, software engineering and scientific visualization. Additionally, ITL operates and manages the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) and is home to one of the five DoD Supercomputing Resource Centers. Mission requirements are executed with an annual operating budget of over $550M and a staff of over 700 federal and contractor personnel. Dr. Moser also serves as the authorizing official for the DoD-wide Defense Research and Engineering Network and as ERDC's chief information officer.
Prior to assuming his current position, Dr. Moser served as a senior scientific technical manager in the ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory. In this position, he led program development and oversight, science and technology and organizational strategy development and enterprise capability and talent development. He also promoted partnerships and collaboration. His primary technical focus areas included material science, computational modeling, multi-physics modeling and sensing, asset management and advanced manufacturing.
Dr. Moser is an active member of professional societies and is an adjunct professor at four institutions. He has received numerous awards for his work including the Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Award, the Army Engineer Association’s Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal and the USACE Innovation of the Year and Researcher of the Year awards. He was also named as a National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering selectee and has been honored with numerous Army, USACE, and ERDC recognitions related to his R&D, program development, and team building activities. He has published more than 200 technical publications, including over 80 referred journal articles, and received his PhD degree in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a focus on structural mechanics and materials science.
Dr. Moser is originally from Stuart, Florida and currently resides in Vicksburg, Mississippi with his wife, Jen, and son, Calvin. He is an avid fisherman, woodworker, do-it-yourselfer and foodie.