Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Who We Are

The U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (est. February 1, 1961) solves interdisciplinary, strategically important problems for the Corps of Engineers, Army, Department of Defense, and the Nation. CRREL discovers, develops, and delivers advanced and applied science and engineering to complex environments, materials, and processes in all seasons and climates. 

One of seven laboratories that are the heart of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, CRREL is a national resource focused on solving specific, customer-driven problems and conducting innovative research in five program areas - Civil Works - Engineered Resilient Systems - Environmental Quality & Installations - Geospatial Research & Engineering - Military Engineering.

Capabilities & Research Areas

• Science and technology for national security
• Synchronized with DoD S&T Communities of Interest
• Unique, multidisciplinary expertise related to the Earth’s cold regions
• Biogeochemical Sciences
• Force Projection & Sustainment
• Remote Sensing / Geographic Information Systems Center of Expertise
  • U.S. Ice Jam Database
  • U.S. National Levee Database
• Signature Physics
• Terrestrial & Cryospheric Sciences

Partnerships & Collaborations

CRREL partners with government agencies (federal, state and local), academia, and industry to deliver far-reaching national and international impacts. 

Specialized Facilities

• Hanover, New Hampshire
  • Cold Room Complex - laboratory-grade rooms capable of -40°C
  • Frost Effects Research Facility - 27,000 square feet
  • Ice Engineering Facility - 73,000 square feet
  • variety of special-purpose ice test facilities and low temperature materials laboratories
• Fairbanks, Alaska (Research Office)
  • Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility
  • Permafrost Experiment Station - 135-acres 

Facts, Figures & Economic Impact (FY2017)

• 220 employees (194 federal, 15 contractors, 10 students, 1 Active Duty Military)
• $16.4 million total payroll
• 115 Engineers and Scientists (E&S)
  • 35 Doctorates, 44 Masters' and 28 Bachelors' degrees (E&S)
• $8 million in New Hampshire/Vermont contracts
• $100K in local area purchases
• 8 employees deployed in response to hurricane relief
• Many CRREL families, and retirees live in the greater Hanover, N.H. (Grafton County) and Upper Connecticut River Valley areas in both New Hampshire and Vermont and make routine, community contributions via economic, educational, charitable, social and professional interaction

Demographics source: Management Integration Office
OPR: CRREL Executive Office (CEERD-RZB, 603 646 4201)

Contact

ERDCinfo@usace.army.mil
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Engineer Research & Development Center
Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory 
72 Lyme Road
Hanover, NH 03755-1290