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Savant selected as Fulbright Specialist
8/25/2025
Dr. Gaurav Savant, a senior scientific technical manager at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has been selected as a Fulbright Specialist...
ERDC divers essential to underwater research
8/7/2025
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dive teams are called upon for a myriad of operations. Whether performing underwater inspections, maintenance or construction tasks, these teams are essential for...
Coastal engineer rescues children caught in large vessel wakes
8/1/2025
In March, Tanner Jernigan was supporting an ongoing research project on Tybee Island, Georgia, when the unthinkable happened and Jernigan jumped in to rescue the lives of three children. Jernigan, a...
Finding the slope: Tilt table offers solutions in hydraulic testing
5/14/2025
Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have constructed a tilt table to allow for the accurate and effortless change in slope on larger scale models...
ERDC breaks ground on new Watercraft and Ship Simulation Facility
3/27/2025
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Watercraft and Ship Simulation Facility located next to its Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory...
With enhanced software, ERDC helps Army boat pilots train for the real thing
3/13/2025
Recently, Soldiers with the 74th Multi-Role Bridge Company at Fort Hood, Texas, spent three days working with the team at the U.S. Army Watercraft and Ship Simulator, part of ERDC’s Coastal and...
ERDC researchers receive National Training and Simulation Association award
12/30/2024
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Watercraft and Ship Simulation team has been selected as a 2024 National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) Modeling and...
Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis model version 8.0 released
10/7/2024
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) recently announced the release of version 8.0 of the Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic...
ERDC researchers participate in valuable workshop for coastal research and development
9/19/2024
As the effects of climate change threaten coastal communities through extreme natural events such as hurricanes, coastal storms, tsunamis and landslides, and contribute to longer-term risks of coastal...
St. Louis District’s Dr. John McEnery selected for ERDC University
9/4/2024
Dr. John McEnery, a Senior Hydraulic Engineer with the USACE St. Louis District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University...