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  • May

    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.
  • Charles Marsh was honored by both ERDC and the Society of American Military Engineers Technology for his work on nanometer resolution wet sample imagery.

    Marsh Receives National Awards

    Charles Marsh, Urbana, won two major awards to recognize his work as a researcher at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.
  • An example of a mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle. The RG-33 is claimed to be one of the most survivable MRAP vehicles. (Source: Military-Today.com)

    GSL presents results of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle study

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) researchers Dr. George Mason and Brent Town presented results from ongoing studies with the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle to the Joint Programs Office at Quantico, Va.
  • Palazzo

    ERDC agronomist presents at Canadian Forces Base meeting

    ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Research Agronomist Antonio "Tony" Palazzo recently presented "Experiences in Military Reclamation and Restoration" at a meeting hosted by the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Suffield, Suffield, Canada.

  • Researchers Selected for Training Program

    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Director Dr. Jeffery P. Holland has announced the selection of five ERDC team members for long-term training during the 2012-2013 academic year.
  • USACE Logo

    CHL hosts USACE Navigation RARG

    ERDC's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) recently hosted the annual Navigation Research Area Review Group (RARG) meeting, a review of research efforts and prioritization of navigation research and development statements of need submitted by non-ERDC personnel through Navigation Gateway.
  • Pope

    Pope earns ASBPA Corps of Engineers' Award

    Joan Pope, assistant director for Civil Works in the Research and Development Directorate at Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) was recently named the recipient of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) Corps of Engineers' Award for her work on behalf of America's coast.
  • The Virtual Autonomous Navigation Environment simulation, left, is nearly identical to the actual environment, right, allowing users to make decisions and complete missions with speed and efficiency.

    ERDC successfully demos autonomous unmanned technology

    A recent demonstration in support of the Safe Operations of Unmanned Systems for Reconnaissance in Complex Environments (SOURCE) Army Technology Objective (ATO) proved successful for ERDC researchers and their simulation environment for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles.
  • Led by ERDC-EL's Dr. Igor Linkov, left, other teams members included, second from left, University of Florida (UF) researchers Chris Martinez, Greg Kiker, EL's Dr. Rich Fischer, Dr. Matteo Convertino and UF's Maria Chu-Agor.

    Bird population modeling protects Plovers, sustains military mission

    "Snowbirds" is a nickname that popularly describes northerners who enjoy the warmth of winters in Florida. The same holds true for a diversity of birds that migrate to Florida and places further south. These real snowbirds, such as Snowy and Piping Plovers, are benefitting from ERDC team members' environmental recommendations for coastal military installations.
  • Sediments collected for removal from a site.

    Interagency workshop on contaminated sediments

    The ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently hosted an interagency workshop on contaminated sediments that brought together more than 30 scientists and engineers from the Navy, Environmental Protection Agency, and ERDC's EL and Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL).
  • ERDC researchers set off an explosion during a live-fire demonstration at Fort Polk, La.

    GSL's live fire evaluations of structures for department of state

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory's (GSL) Survivability Engineering Branch recently performed full-scale evaluations of a Modular Guard Tower System (MGTS) and a Hardened Alternative Trailer System (HATS) at Eglin and Tyndall Air Force Bases, respectively.
  • A sturgeon is shown.

    EL briefs Miss. River Commission

    ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) staff recently briefed the Mississippi River Commissioners on environmental studies being conducted in the lower Mississippi River.