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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 Bridging Company at Fort Cavazos, 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 UPDATED

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...

ERDC Unveils Strategic Vision and Cutting-Edge Projects for Infrastructure Enhancement and Sustainability

5/28/2024 UPDATED

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is at the forefront of enhancing operations, infrastructure and installation maintenance, driven by a strategic vision that balances...

Multi-laboratory project explores ways to deliver manpower, supplies over complex Arctic shorelines

4/29/2024

Earlier this month, Integrated Support for Operations in Polar Seas (ISOPS) team members – comprised of interdisciplinary personnel from ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL)...

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

4/18/2024

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...

Understanding Global Hydrology

11/14/2023

Scientists with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) are exploring potential opportunities by utilizing a collaboration between ERDC,...

ERDC Mobile STEM Lab connects elementary students to STEM

11/3/2023

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is continuing efforts to introduce the community’s youth to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)...

Crowdsourcing bathymetry could provide near-time picture of nation’s inland waterways

10/20/2023

Taking advantage of vessels already on the water, an effort in the works at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) will use those vessels’ depth finders and GPS to create a...

ERDC researchers assist with saltwater intrusion efforts in southern Louisiana

10/12/2023

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...

ERDC-Vicksburg laboratories celebrate 25th anniversary with Open House

9/27/2023

Laboratories from across the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) showcased their expertise, experiments and research as part of a celebration honoring the agency's 25th...

Los Angeles District’s Jose Paredez selected for ERDC University

9/7/2023

Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Jose Paredez, a civil engineer...

Kansas City District's Michael Mansfield selected for ERDC University

8/24/2023

Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Michael...

Portland District's Garrett Hall selected for ERDC University

8/23/2023

Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).Garrett Hall, senior mechanical...

ERDC, Navy explore alternative materials for quay wall restoration

6/13/2023

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is collaborating with the Navy to reinforce quay walls, which are areas around a wharf or pier that hold back dirt...

Researchers analyze, share DUNEX data for coastal resiliency

6/1/2023

As the 2023 hurricane season begins, participants in the U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP)-supported During Nearshore Event Experiment (DUNEX) are hard at work to analyze their collected data and...

ERDC-CHL researchers assess hazardous vessel wakes near Tybee Island

3/1/2023

Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District and the city...

ERDC’s Field Research Facility to hold ribbon cutting ceremony for new annex

1/6/2023

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new annex building at its Field Research Facility in Duck, North Carolina, January 19 at 10...