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  • May

    CERL Shows Major Support for Science Olympiad

    Twenty-one ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory-ites (CERL-ites) sacrificed their Saturday to volunteer for the Illinois State Science Olympiad competition, which was recently held on the University of Illinois campus.

  • ERDC teams with others to earn SAME 2011 honorable mention

    The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) recently selected ERDC, the University of Virginia, Arizona State University, and Bioengineering Group as the recipients of an Honorable Mention for SAME 2011 Sustainability Award for Education and Outreach.

  • ERDC researchers teach Concrete Fundamentals at Camp Humphreys

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) Researchers Brian Green and Dr. Robert Moser presented the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers PROSPECT course "Concrete Fundamentals" recently at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys (Camp Humphreys) in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
  • Proton exchange fuel cells will provide backup power for critical loads at federal sites.

    ERDC, DOE to install fuel cells at nine federal installations

    The Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) jointly announce the award of more than 200 kW in fuel cell backup power across nine federal installations.

  • CERL-led student poster gets "Best" and trip to Italy

    ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL)-led student division poster, "A Framework for Complexity Management: Virtual Forward Operating Camps," was selected by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) for sponsorship to the 22nd INCOSE International Symposium in Rome, Italy.
  • Stephenson, Nelson, Lawrence and Kumar were honored for their work developing a nanosensor to detect airborne biological contaminents in Army buildings.

    CERL Employees Win Awards

    Two teams from the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory received awards from CERL’s parent organization, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
  • Blue River location map

    EL provides input and review for Blue River Channel Modification Project

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) Researchers Sarah Miller and Dr. Craig Fischenich served on the agency technical review (ATR) team and provided design input to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Kansas City District, Blue River Channel Modification Project.

  • ERDC and UES, Inc., earn 2012 SBIR Achievement Award

    Representatives of the ERDC and UES, Inc., were recently honored with the 2012 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Achievement Award.
  • Tingle

    GSL researcher to serve on TRB Geosynthetics Tech Committee

    As a committee member, Tingle will aid in identifying research needs, coordinating syntheses topics, reviewing technical papers, chairing technical sessions and transferring geosynthetic research results to the public.

  • Alcorn State Partnership Reaffirmed

    Dr. Jeffery P. Holland, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), met with Dr. M. Christopher Brown II, president of Alcorn State University (ASU) April 17 to reaffirm the “Partnership in Education” relationship that has existed between the institutions since 2006.
  • Sunset on the Passaic River. (Internet source: The Lower Passaic Cooperating Parties site.)

    EL scientist briefs Passaic River cleanup and restoration groups

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory's (EL) Dr. Todd Bridges, the Army's senior research scientist for Environmental Science and the director, Center for Contaminated Sediments, was invited by the Passaic River's Cooperating Parties Group (CPG) to present an in-depth briefing on "Opportunities for Innovation in Contaminated Sediment Remediation" to more than 100 members of the CPG and the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 2 staff.
  • ERDC-GSL's Josh McCleave studies the Warren Central Intermediate School project he, along with his fellow judges, selected as "Best in Show" among the 181 entries in the annual fair.

    Team members encourage young scientists and engineers at fairs

    ERDC Vicksburg volunteer judges reviewed and scored more than 1,300 science experiments during January and February at local elementary school science fairs.
  • The Bailey bridge was lifted from the abutments so work could be conducted on the roadway to protect an environmentally sensitive stream.

    Cold-weather, low-emission vinyl coating tested at Alaska training range

    A new type of vinyl coating system that can be applied in sub-freezing temperatures also complies with emission standards for volatile organic compounds (VOC). ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) demonstrated the coating on a bridge at Yukon Training Range, Alaska, and is continuing to monitor its performance.
  • Dr. John Bandy (right) accepts the Army's Superior Civilian Service Award from ERDC-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Director Dr. Ilker Adiguzel.

    CERL's Bandy receives Army honors

    ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Installations Division Chief Dr. John Bandy has received the Superior Civilian Service Award from the Department of the Army.
  • Map of the continental United States.

    Team members assist Mississippi Valley Division flood preparedness—"Operation Watershed-Recovery"

    Flood control planners will soon be privy to detailed information on the Mississippi Valley region's flooding potential and current priority repairs. Named "Operation Watershed-Recovery," this valuable compilation showcases the tremendous efforts of the Corps' Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) experts, with ERDC team members as major contributors.
  • ERDC Engineer Dr. David Gent checks the electric current applied to one of the electrodes in an electrode well during his two-month demonstration project in Denmark.

    Denmark draws DECON expertise from ERDC engineer

    The Corps' present-day go-to engineer for electrokinetics (EK) recalls glancing at the photo of the Mississippi River model found in his McComb, Miss. history textbook in 1972 and thinking that WES would be a cool place to work.
  • A student from the Bovina Elementary School Gifted and Talented Educational Services program participates in an engineering experiment at the school. ERDC staff members visited the school as part of outreach efforts by ERDC-Vicksburg.

    ERDC staff brings engineering skills to students

    Six current and former ERDC-Vicksburg employees hosted an engineering workshop for the fourth and fifth grade Gifted and Talented Educational Services (GATES) class at Bovina Elementary School March 20. Damarys Acevedo-Acevedo, Dr. Susan Bailey, Jose´ Mattei-Sosa, and Bobby McComas all from EL, Dr. Jackie Pettway from CHL and former employee Bobby Carpenter participated in the outreach project, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers Vicksburg Branch.

  • April

    Members of the 82nd Airborne Division put the MPS Mortar Pit together in Afghanistan.

    Deployable Force Protection Demo

    It is early evening, nearing the end of a long and exhausting day. The relentless sun has yet to show signs of cooling and everyone is hoping for a few hours of relaxation – and then the first explosion sounds. Everyone springs into action as more shots are fired. Dinner is forgotten. The goal now is to stay alive.
  • Tim Hayden was recognized for his research on the recovery of endangered wildlife.

    Hayden Receives National Award

    Tim Hayden, Champaign, won the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association’s Military Natural Resource Conservation Research, Fish and Wildlife Award.
  • Tarek Abdallah received a long-term training award from ERDC.

    Researcher Wins Advanced Training

    Tarek Abdallah, Champaign, received a long-term training award from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. He will spend one year at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, Calif., to enhance his distributed energy modeling skills and expertise.