Engineer Research and Development Center News

ERDC and USACE New York District partner on New York Harbor field testing

Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:28:21 GMT

Four U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) laboratories, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District (NAN), recently joined forces to conduct a series of anchor penetration-depth field tests at Stapleton Anchorage in the New York Harbor.

ERDC’s Environmental Lab publishes first-of-its-kind National Ordinary High Water Mark manual

Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:42:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently published a groundbreaking technical guide geared toward identifying Ordinary High Water Marks (OHWM) across the nation.

Innovative Bioreactor Technology for Treating Industrial Residues

Mary Bradley Warnock, ORTT — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:10:26 GMT

The “Method for Treating Reducible Compound Residues Using Iron-Containing Bioreactor” provides a sustainable solution for managing industrial waste by utilizing iron’s unique properties in bioreactors. Filed in September 2017 and granted in September 2024, the patent was developed by two researchers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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.

International Bat Week: ERDC goes to bat to protect winged allies

Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:00:00 GMT

According to the Department of Defense (DOD) Natural Resources Program, more than 300 military installations will be potentially affected by at least one bat species listing under the Endangered Species Act in the next five years. Researchers from ERDC's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) and Environmental Laboratory (EL) are at the forefront of innovative projects aimed at understanding and preserving bat populations on DoD installations.

New USACE tools improve wetland delineation accuracy and efficiency

Jason Scott, ERDC public affairs specialist — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:11:00 GMT

Scientists with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory (ERDC-EL) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District’s Regulatory staff are streamlining wetland delineation by developing Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheets (ADS).