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.

12 Oct 2012

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.

12 Oct 2012

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.

5 Oct 2012

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

5 Oct 2012

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.

5 Oct 2012

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.

5 Oct 2012

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.

5 Oct 2012

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.

5 Oct 2012

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.

5 Oct 2012

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.

28 Sep 2012

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).

28 Sep 2012

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).

28 Sep 2012

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.

28 Sep 2012

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.

25 Sep 2012

New Issue – Critical Technologies in Shock and Vibration

ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) provided leadership to the recent publication of The Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC), Volume 7, Issue 2 of the Critical Technologies in Shock and Vibration journal.

20 Sep 2012

TEC Researchers Earn Army R&D Achievement Award

ContactPublic Affairs Office601-634-3188ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- ERDC Topographic Engineering Center’s

20 Sep 2012

ERDC Researcher Chairs NATO Advanced Research Workshop

ContactPublic Affairs Office601-634-3188HELLA Iceland -- An ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL)

20 Sep 2012

ERDC Helps Memphis District Redesign Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway Activation System

In the spring of 2011, the mighty Mississippi put on a show that no one ever wanted to see. As the river rose to historic levels, civilian safety became the number one concern for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

14 Sep 2012

CRREL Scientist Recognized at Levee Safety Community of Practice Meeting

ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Scientist Bryan Baker was recently recognized at a levee safety community of practice meeting in Southbridge, Mass.