Engineer Research and Development Center News

Backup upgrade ensures uninterrupted service

Megan Saxton — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:27:16 GMT

The addition of new generators will soon double the capacity of backup power available to ITL’s 10,000 sq. feet. Of raised supercomputing floor space and will also have the ability to support Vicksburg’s power needs during peak energy usage times. The low-cost upgrade is part of an innovative public/private partnership with Entergy of Mississippi, who will both install and maintain the capability.

ERDC earns its first Army Superior Unit Award

Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:51:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) received recognition for its exemplary support to the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency received its first Army Superior Unit Award streamer during a special ceremony held at ERDC Headquarters.

ERDC’s SUBMAT enables successful beach landings during JLOTS25

Kaley Skaggs, ERDC public affairs specialist — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:29:14 GMT

A team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) rolled out an innovation designed to solve a tough expeditionary logistics challenge—getting heavy military vehicles from ship to shore without getting stuck. Armed with expertise and a groundbreaking technology called Submersible Matting (SUBMAT), ERDC researchers played a critical role in supporting beach landing operations during Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore operation (JLOTS 25), part of this year’s Balikatan, an annual exercise with the U.S. and Philippine military.

ERDC celebrates Army’s first hydrogen-powered nanogrid

Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:55:42 GMT

In December 2024, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has unveiled a cutting-edge hydrogen-powered small microgrid (nanogrid) at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico.

ERDC’s H2Rescue truck drives into GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Books

Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:48:50 GMT

In a partnership with Accelera™ by Cummins, a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title has been set for the longest distance traveled by a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) heavy-duty truck without refueling. This prototype truck, designed for emergency response missions, is part of a collaborative project between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office and Vehicle Technologies Office, the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems (GVSC) Center, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Accelera™ by Cummins.

ERDC inventors earn patent for Roller Jack for ISO-Type Containers

Mary Bradley Warnock, ORTT — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:59:05 GMT

In 2020, inventors from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, embarked on the innovative development of a Roller Jack for ISO-type containers. A patent application for this invention was filed the same year and officially granted in 2024.

ERDC’s H2Rescue demonstrated on Capitol Hill

Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist — Thu, 23 May 2024 14:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) H2Rescue made its way to Capitol Hill to the inaugural World Fire Congress in Washington, D.C.

ERDC’s Ship/Tow Simulator used to assist the Francis Scott Key Bridge Response

Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:43:00 GMT

Francis Scott Key Bridge Response Unified Command is utilizing simulation resources from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) to test shipping runs around the Key Bridge accident site.

ERDC’s Josefik honored for advancing emergency response

Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:38:00 GMT

Nicholas Josefik, an industrial engineer at the U.S. Army Engineer Research Development Center (ERDC), was recently recognized at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Under Secretary’s Awards Ceremony for leading a team in the development of a one-of-a-kind emergency response vehicle.

ERDC researchers assist with saltwater intrusion efforts in southern Louisiana

Carol C. Coleman, public affairs specialist — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:01:46 GMT

As residents of Louisiana prepare for possible disruptions in their drinking water caused by saltwater intrusion, researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District with assessment and mitigation efforts.

ERDC receives patent for portable medical units

Patrice Creel, ERDC Office of Research and Technology Transfer — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers met the challenge to provide additional hospital rooms for COVID-19 patients by inventing portable medical units created at the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Relieving overcrowded hospital facilities, these prefabricated containers were modified as medical isolation rooms and received U. S. Patent 11103406, titled “Airborne infectious disease isolation units and method of making using prefabricated containers.” The patent was issued in August 2021 for the six-member invention team at ERDC’s Installation Operations Command (IOC) Installation Support Division.