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  • January

    ERDC researchers conduct an overtopping field study of an experimental embankments to evaluate the field performance and application scalability of an extracellular polymeric substance biopolymer.

    ERDC’s biopolymer research group conducts overtopping field study

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is going “over the top” to solve challenges with innovative experiments. Recently, ERDC’s biopolymer research group conducted an overtopping field study of one of their experimental embankments.

  • December

    Marines from the Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing assemble AM2 matting during the Airfield Matting Resurfacing experiment at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

    ERDC and USM equip the military with new airfield mat coating technology

    Recently, members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and researchers from the University of Southern Mississippi participated in an Airfield Matting Resurfacing experiment at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). AM2 matting is an aluminum matting system developed in the 1960s to provide temporary aircraft landing surfaces in austere locations around the world.
  • Participants at the NATO railroad exercise in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The exercise was led by the 507 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (STRE), the British Army’s railway warfare and infrastructure experts, and consisted of multiple military command forces from the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and the U.K. Researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center participated in the exercise.

    Laying the groundwork for the future of railroads

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) participated in a railroad exercise aimed at strengthening transportation infrastructure resilience across NATO countries.

  • October

    Research Civil Engineer Andrew Jin with ERDC’s Environmental Laboratory is a Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) SEED Grant awardee. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)

    ERDC researchers awarded SMART SEED Grant

    Two researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) were recently awarded SMART SEED Grants. Andrew Jin, an Environmental Laboratory Research Civil Engineer, and Paul Meed, a Research Mechanical Engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory were the ERDC recipients this year.

  • September

    Research Civil Engineer Joelle Westcott with the Geotechnical Structures Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center was awarded the SMART CREATES Collaboration Grant. (photo by Jared Eastman)

    ERDC engineer awarded SMART Grant

    Research Civil Engineer Joelle Westcott with the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) was awarded the Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Program Creative Research & Engineering Advancing Technical Equity in STEM (CREATES) Grant for Fiscal Year 2025.
  • 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manager of the Year Alan Katzenmeyer discusses research projects at ERDC.

    Katzenmeyer named USACE Manager of the Year

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) congratulates Alan Katzenmeyer being chosen for the 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manager of the Year award.

  • June

    Nick Boone, director of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory

    ERDC names new Geotechnical Structures Laboratory director

    Nick Boone has been selected to serve as the director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL).
  • Demonstration of the Deployable Expedient Traffic Entry Regulator, or DETER, vehicle barrier technology at the Indianapolis 500. ERDC in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) used DETER to create a temporary road closure at the event during race day.

    Racing towards a safer nation at the Indianapolis 500

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) had the opportunity to test and demonstrate the Deployable Expedient Traffic Entry Regulator, or DETER, vehicle barrier technology at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) for the 108th running of the INDY 500, May 27, 2024.

  • May

    ERDC employees participate in the Bring a Child to Work Day event at the Pentagon, April 25, 2024. Families from all walks of life were introduced to the exciting and innovative research and development projects and programs conducted at ERDC.

    Inspiring the next generation

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently participated in Bring a Child to Work Day at the Pentagon. With thousands in attendance, diverse families from all walks of life were introduced to the exciting and innovative research and development projects and programs conducted at ERDC.

  • April

    Dr. David Pittman, ERDC director and director of research and development and chief scientist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, welcomes participants to the ERDC’s Research and Development 2024 (RD24) workshop. RD24 gave researchers across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the ability to come together to showcase their expertise and create new, multidisciplinary collaborations within the organization.

    ERDC’s RD24 proves huge success

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently hosted their Research and Development 2024 (RD24) workshop.
  • Researchers spread concrete during a full-scale placement conducted at ERDC’s Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Frost Effects Research Facility. Team members from CRREL and ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory collaborated to conduct several full-scale placements of JetCon JC400 rapid-setting concrete as a part of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s Foreign Comparative Testing program.

    Two ERDC labs team up for one cool project

    Two ERDC laboratories, the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) and Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), collaborated to conduct several full-scale placements of JetCon JC400 rapid-setting concrete as a part of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s Foreign Comparative Testing program.

  • February

    ERDC celebrated the career of Bart Durst, director of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), upon his retirement from federal service.

    Durst retires as director of ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Lab

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) celebrated the career of Bartley (Bart) Durst, director of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), upon his retirement from federal service.