9 Nov 2012

CERL’s Delaney selected “Individual Expert” by the nominating committee for the Acoustical Society of America Committee on Standards

ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory’s (CERL) David Delaney was recently elected to serve a one-year term as an individual expert (IE) with the National Standards Subcommittee on Animal Bioacoustics within the Acoustical Society of America.

2 Nov 2012

ERDC supports 12th European Regional Conference of the ISTVS

Nov. 2, 2012ContactPublic Affairs Office601-634-3188PRETORIA, South Africa--ERDC’s International

2 Nov 2012

ERDC supports 7th International Symposium on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

ERDC’s International Research Office (IRO) provided support to the recent 7th International Symposium on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS).

2 Nov 2012

ERDC briefs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

ERDC Construction Engineering Research’s (CERL) Tina Hurt and Peter Heinricher briefed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regional environmental compliance coordinators and FWS headquarters staff on the updates to federal, state and fish and wildlife regulations.

2 Nov 2012

GSL’s Grogan keynote speaker at ASCE Miss. Section meeting

ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) Acting Director Dr. William P. Grogan was the keynote lunch speaker at the recent 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Mississippi Section Meeting in Biloxi, Miss.

1 Nov 2012

ERDC and West Point Partner to Re-Shape the Army

The Army has been building Barracks Huts (or B-Huts) to temporarily house military personnel the same way since WWII.

29 Oct 2012

Vicksburg-Warren School District administrators visit ERDC

ERDC’s Vicksburg, Miss., campus recently hosted a visit of principals and administrators from the Vicksburg-Warren School District (VWSD) as part of an educational partnership agreement between ERDC and the VWSD.

28 Oct 2012

Winkler Manages Development of Police Headquarters in Afghanistan

Michael Winkler, a hydraulic engineer for ERDC, has been project manager for construction of a new Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) headquarters building in Daykundi province.

26 Oct 2012

Carbon Nanotube-Infused Zinc Coating Combines Barrier Properties with Cathodic Protection

A new zinc primer nanocoating, developed through a collaboration between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC CERL) (Champaign, Illinois) and Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. (North Canton, Ohio), uses carbon nanotube (CNT) technology to inhibit the corrosion of steel.

26 Oct 2012

ERDC IRO facilitates Nepal Airport disaster response plan

KATHMANDU, Nepal–ERDC’s International Research Office (IRO) provided support to an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on behalf of the U.S. Pacific Command for a disaster response plan.

26 Oct 2012

LiDAR technology scans Greenland glacier

Oct. 26, 2012ContactPublic Affairs Office601-634-3188HELHEIM GLACIER, Greenland--An ERDC Remote

23 Oct 2012

EL Fish Biologists Provide River Tour for Prominent Conservationist

ERDC Environmental Laboratory’s (EL) Fish Ecology Team recently conducted fishery demonstrations and a tour of the Mississippi River for Theodore Roosevelt IV, a prominent conservationist who is the great-grandson of the 26th president of the United States, “Rough Rider” and naturalist, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, and guests.

23 Oct 2012

CRREL debuts work on WorldIndex transportation program at PCASE meeting

An ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) researcher recently presented work on CRREL’s WorldIndex database during the Pavement-Transportation Computer Assisted Structural Engineering (PCASE) Executive Committee Meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

23 Oct 2012

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.

23 Oct 2012

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.

23 Oct 2012

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.

23 Oct 2012

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.

23 Oct 2012

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.

22 Oct 2012

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).

12 Oct 2012

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.