6 Jan 2012

CHL researcher co-developer of sediment budget equations

ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) researcher Dr. Julie Rosati, a research hydraulic engineer, recently co-authored technical note "Sediment Budget Possibilities and Improbabilities." The article is scheduled to appear inCoastal Engineering, Volume 60, in February.

23 Dec 2011

CERL's COBie is National Institute of Building Sciences Approved

ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) recently received word that the National Institute of Building Sciences has approved the Construction-Operation Building information exchange (COBie) as part of the U.S. National Building Information Model (NBIMS-US) standard.

20 Dec 2011

CERL Staff Administrator Honored for Deployment

June Hansen, staff administrator with ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory's (CERL) Management Integration Office, received the Commander's Award for Civilian Service. She was recognized for exceptionally meritorious service as the administrative officer for the Kabul Area Office, Afghanistan Engineer District-North, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from May to October 2011.

20 Dec 2011

CRREL's "Yeti" marks 100th anniversary of South Pole with new first

ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Polar Researchers Dr. Jim Lever and Lynette Barna believe their Dartmouth College-partnered "Yeti" team has become the first to successfully operate an autonomous vehicle at the South Pole.

20 Dec 2011

First-ever public blast protection standard features GSL expertise

Under the leadership of ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory's (GSL) Dr. Paul Mlakar, ERDC expertise has greatly contributed to the American Society of Civil Engineers' publication, "ASCE Blast Protection of Buildings Standard," the long-awaited guidebook released in September.

20 Dec 2011

TEC's Tischler Receives NSF Antarctica Service Medal

ERDC-TEC Physical Scientist Michael Tischler describes his assignment as a member of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) South Pole Traverse team as "challenging, rigorous, difficult and interesting." His participation as the Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) operator and analyst earned him the Antarctica Service Medal.

19 Dec 2011

CHL uses High-Res Acoustical Camera to See Scour at Navigation Infrastructure

ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), at the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District, utilized the ERDC acoustical camera system, equipment developed under the Navigation Systems Research Program, to inspect scouring below the lock at Lock and Dam 25 on the Mississippi River near Winfield, Mo.

19 Dec 2011

ERDC Supports TACOM on Enhanced Rapid Airfield Construction Capability

ERDC researchers from the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory's (GSL) Airfields and Pavements Branch (APB) are joining engineers and acquisition specialists from U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) in specifying acquisition systems for the Enhanced Rapid Airfield Construction Capability (ERACC) program.

19 Dec 2011

GSL technical staff provides pre-deployment training to Pacific Ocean Division

Technical staff members with ERDC's Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) and also with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Reachback Operations Center (UROC), recently traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, to provide pre-deployment training to 565th and 62nd FEST-A teams with the USACE Pacific Ocean Division.

15 Dec 2011

Revolutionary Technology Bonds Concrete to Steel

ERDC won a R&D magazine R&D 100 Award for development of a new corrosion-resistant vitreous coating

11 Dec 2011

TEC Participates in GIS Day Event

Dec. 11, 2011ContactPublic Affairs Office601-634-3188ALEXANDRIA, Va. - For this year's Geographic

9 Dec 2011

CRREL Introduces Students to Engineering Challenges

Dec. 9  2011,Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188HANOVER, N.H. — ERDC Cold Regions Research

9 Dec 2011

Engineer Honored for California project

Dec. 9, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188SCHENCK CREEK, Calif. — ERDC Coastal and

9 Dec 2011

ERDC Labs Conduct Low Impact Development Training

Dec. 9, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ERDC's Construction

9 Dec 2011

ERDC demos life-saving technologies

Dec. 9, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188FORT POLK, La. —  In what is one of the more

9 Dec 2011

ERDC Hosts New Mississippi Chapter—NCMA

Dec. 9, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188VICKSBURG, Miss. — The Mississippi Chapter of

2 Dec 2011

ERDC Research on Wall-Breaching Methods earns Army Modeling and Simulation Award

Dec. 2, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188ORLANDO, Fla. — ERDC Geotechnical and

25 Nov 2011

EL's Fish Ecology Team Provides Field Presentation of Mississippi River Fishes

Nov. 25, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188MEMPHIS, Tenn. - ERDC Environmental

25 Nov 2011

CERL Team Earns "Top 3 Poster" Award

Nov. 25, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188LAS VEGAS - An ERDC Construction Engineering

18 Nov 2011

CERL Researcher Presented N.C. A&T Organizational Support Award

Nov. 18, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188GREENSBORO, N.C. —  ERDC Construction