Sept. 30, 2011
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VICKSBURG, Miss. — Dr. Edel Cortez has been selected as ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory's (CRREL) new Force Projection and Sustainment Branch chief.
Cortez joined CRREL in 1991 as a research civil engineer. His vast experience with research and development in cold regions engineering includes challenging engineering projects for clients dealing with soils that are frost-susceptible, subject to high freezing indices, and have an abundance of moisture.
As a result of his research, in 2005, he was a recipient of the Geosynthetics International Journal's Paper of the Year for his evaluation of base-reinforced pavements using the CRREL Heavy Vehicle Simulator.
In July, Cortez returned from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he had served as a visiting professor since 2009.