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  • October

    The Waldo-Hancock Bridge spans the Penobscot River in Maine, May 2010.

    ERDC field tests historic suspension bridge

    Researchers with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structural Laboratory (GSL) and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) recently conducted dynamic tests on the Waldo-Hancock Bridge near Bucksport, Maine.
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    Former ERDC employee honored for promoting science one student at a time

    Ruth Hidalgo-Hernandez’s belief that mentoring, guidance, and the sharing of her experiences and knowledge can inspire others will be honored during the Salute to our STEM Military and Civilian Heroes Dinner at the HENAAC™ national convention in October.
  • Jim Hynum (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Moran set up a broadband global area network at Far East District compound in Seoul, South Korea, in preparation for the annual combined force exercise, Ulchi Freedom Guardian.

    Satellite communications link Forward Engineer Support Teams

    No matter where they are deployed, each Forward Engineer Support Team (FEST) must be able to reachback and communicate with stateside and other deployed command and control units. The FESTs use a commercial-off-the-shelf capability, designed and developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Reachback Operations Center (UROC) at ERDC in Vicksburg.

  • Field Force Engineers Equals Force Multiplier

    Designed to provide immediate technical engineering support to the Warfighter or in a disaster area, the Forward Engineer Support Teams – Main and Augmentation (FEST- M and FEST-A) bring a small team of experts, equipment and reach back capabilities that are the equivalent of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district office.
  • Hon. Katherine Hammack

    ERDC Briefs Army Assistant Secretary on Installation Energy Security Strategy

    An ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) electrical engineer, currently on sabbatical at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories, recently participated in a briefing for the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations (ASA-IEE), Energy and Environment, in Albuquerque, N.M.
  • The Simulation-bAsed VEhicle Control Training (SAVE-CT) driving simulator allowed festival participants to navigate a virtual vehicle over a challenging course.

    ERDC STEM outreach program impacts students of all ages

    In 2010, Dr. Peggy Wright was appointed by Dr. Jeffery Holland, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), as the assistant director for Human Capital (HC), and was tasked with building and implementing an outstanding program for student outreach in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
  • Dr. Billy E. Johnson, recipient of the 2012 ASCE Engineer of the Year award, Mississippi section.

    EL’s Johnson Awarded Mississippi Section ASCE 2012 Engineer of the Year Award

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) Research Civil Engineer Dr. Billy E. Johnson, recently received the Mississippi Section American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2012 Engineer of the Year award.
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    Research on hot-mixed and warm-compacted asphalt for emergency paving

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory’s (GSL) Dr. Jesse Doyle’s research, "Emergency Paving Using Hot Mixed Asphalt Incorporating Warm Mix Technology," was recently published in the International Society for Concrete Pavements’ International Journal of Pavement Engineering.
  • Dr. Jan Hoover (r) and MSU engineering student Liz Rayfield examine a paddlefish specimen at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Miss.

    Bio-Inspiration, Paddlefish, and Soldiers – What’s the Connection?

    The scientific method known as “bio-inspiration” uses nature to inform technology, adapting attributes of plants and animals into technology that could be used by humans.

  • ERDC lab supports winter ops for DOD missile defense site in Turkey

    5 Oct. 2012ContactPublic Affairs Office601-634-3188HANOVER, N.H.--A team of researchers with ERDC’s
  • On left ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Director Dr. Robert Davis sits opposite Brig. Gen. Menanteau, Chilean Army, recently to sign an Information Exchange Agreement for extreme environments.

    CRREL and Chilean Army Sign Information Exchange Agreement

    ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s (CRREL) director and a representative of the Chilean Army recently signed an Information Exchange Agreement for extreme environments.
  • Bryan Baker, ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, (second from left) receives a Jefferson Cup from the Corps’ Chief of Engineering and Construction, James C. Dalton, Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety Eric Halpin (right) and Tammy Conforti, Levee Safety Program Manager (Photo by T. Ferguson, South Atlantic Division)

    ERDC Engineer Recognized at Levee Safety Meeting

    ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Hydraulic Engineer Bryan Baker was recently recognized for his exemplary support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Levee Safety Program and the engineering and construction community during the Corps’ Levee Safety Community of Practice meetings in Southbridge, Mass.

  • Research Team Receives Green Innovation Award

    The Department of Defense (DOD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) was recently recognized by the U.S. Army chief of engineers in the Awards of Excellence program for excellence in sustainability, design and construction.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick presents the Sustainability Hero Award to Dr. Ilker Adiguzel, ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.

    CERL’s Adiguzel Named Corps’ Sustainable Hero

    ERDC Construction Engineering Research (CERL) Director Dr. Ilker Adiguzel recently received the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sustainability Hero Award at the Strategic Leader’s Conference (SLC) in Little, Rock, Ark.
  • Post-crash view of the truck stopped by the improved Modular Protective System Perimeter Wall.

    GSL Is “Smashing” into Soldier Protection

    Car or truck bombs are one of the serious threats our Soldiers face at combat outposts. Suicide attackers can use their vehicles to ram and possibly breach perimeter protective systems to detonate their deadly explosive cargo.
  • Dr. Jeffery P. Holland, ERDC Director

    ERDC Director Receives Alcorn State’s Presidential Citation for Excellence

    ERDC Director Dr. Jeffery Holland recently received the Presidential Citation for Excellence from Alcorn State University (ASU) at the university’s Founders Day Celebration in Lorman, Miss.

  • September

    CRREL researcher talks Arctic at Dartmouth

    ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Arctic Researcher Jackie Richter-Menge recently presented an Arctic seminar to the Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth (ILEAD).

  • EL’s Russo Receives ASCE Recognition

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory’s (EL) Dr. Edmund Russo recently received board certification as a Diplomate, Coastal Engineering, and Diplomate, Navigation Engineering, by the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port and Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE).

  • SMEs Named for Corps Sea Level Change Policy and Implementation

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) Researcher Patrick O’Brien, serving the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, and Coastal Engineer Heidi Moritz, Portland District, serving the West Coast, were named subject matter experts (SMEs) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ sea level change policy and implementation.
  • Dr. Todd Bridges

    ERDC Chairs Regional Sediment Management and Engineering with Nature Workshop

    ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory’s Linda Lillycrop (CHL) and Environmental Laboratory’s (EL) Dr. Todd Bridges chaired the recent Regional Sediment Management (RSM) and Engineering with Nature (EWN) workshop in Portland, Ore.