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  • August

    Ian Markovich, a biologist with the Jacksonville District, has been selected for ERDC University. The goal of his six-month project is to focus on aquatic plant management, particularly Hydrilla management techniques and mechanisms to improve operational treatment efficacy.

    Jacksonville District’s Ian Markovich selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Ian Markovich, a biologist with the Jacksonville District, was chosen to participate in this detail program.
  • During his tour of Vicksburg’s campus, Sacramento District’s Joe Hernandez visited the Environmental Laboratory’s Cognitive Ecology Ecohydraulics Research Facility for a briefing on Computational Modeling for Fish Tracking and the Information Technology Laboratory where he will be working on his six-month project for ERDC University.

    Sacramento District’s Joe Hernandez selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Joe Hernandez, an economist with the Sacramento District, has been chosen to participate in the detail program.
  • Michael Mansfield, a river engineer in training (EIT) with the Kansas City District, has been selected for ERDC University. The goal of his six-month program is to research the operational constraints and anticipated effectiveness of water injection dredging on Tuttle Creek Lake.

    Kansas City District's Michael Mansfield selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Michael Mansfield, a river engineer in training (EIT) with the Kansas City District was chosen to participate in the detail program.
  • Garrett Hall, senior mechanical engineer for Portland District's Dalles Dam, has been selected for ERDC University. The goal of his six-month project is to gain knowledge from ERDC’s processes and capabilities in the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory for Dalles Dam improvements.

    Portland District's Garrett Hall selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Garrett Hall, senior mechanical engineer with the Portland District’s Dalles Lock and Dam, has been chosen as a participant for this developmental program.
  • Kyle Bayliff, a chemist with the Sacramento District, was selected as a participant for the ERDC University Class of 2023. His six-month project with ERDC's Environmental Laboratory will focus on the interaction of ionic liquids and quantum spin liquids.

    Sacramento District's Kyle Bayliff selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Kyle Bayliff, a chemist with the Sacramento District, has been chosen to participate in the detail program.
  • Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory participate in an ice friction workshop to develop approaches that decrease ice friction and increase speed for the USA Luge team held in Park City, Utah. Other attendees include current and retired athletes, members of the board of directors, experts from industry and sled technicians and engineers. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)

    ERDC researchers support the USA Luge team in quest for Olympic Gold

    Sliding on ice at speeds exceeding 90 mph is terrifying for most people, but the USA Luge team is seeking assistance from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) along with academic and industry leaders to go even faster.
  • Morris Lovette, a U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) security guard, prepares to cuff Lt. Michael Kelly from the Clinton Police Department during Police Subject Control training that took pla

    ERDC Security trains with Clinton Police Department

    In May, ERDC security forces met with two representatives from CPD to receive training on innovative and safe restraining procedures. The program, called Police Subject Control, is a series of techniques that allow security forces to take control of a scenario and facilitate de-escalation with as little force as possible.
  • Michael Deegan Ph.D., social scientist with the USACE Institute for Water Resources in Alexandria, Virginia, was selected as a participant for the ERDC University Class of 2023. His six-month project with ERDC's Environmental Laboratory will focus on researching watershed resilience in low-capacity communities.

    IWR’s Michael Deegan selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Michael Deegan Ph.D., social scientist with the USACE Institute for Water Resources in Alexandria, Virginia, has been chosen to participate in the detail program.

  • July

    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Deputy Director Pat Sullivan, left, and Director Dr. David Pittman, right, pose with the 2023 inductees to the Waterways Experiment Station Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees at a ceremony on July 27, 2023. Dr. Bill Grogan, Ms. Patti Duett and Dr. Alfred Cofrancesco were inducted into the gallery, joining the ranks of those recognized with the highest honor a former ERDC-WES site employee could accomplish.

    Three inducted into Waterways Experiment Station Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees

    A new group of U.S. Army Engineer and Research Development Center (ERDC) retirees were celebrated for their contributions and enshrined into the agency’s most esteemed collective in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Dr. Alfred Cofrancesco, Patti Duett, and Dr. William Grogan were inducted into the Waterways Experiment Station (WES) Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees during the agency's Induction Ceremony Thursday, July 27, at the ERDC Headquarters Auditorium. The achievement is the highest honor a former ERDC-WES site employee could accomplish, and the newest inductees bring the total number of gallery members to 116.
  • Chaez Moore, a tenth grader at River City Early College, does a science project

    Students learn new concepts during ERDC’s GEMS summer camps

    A new era of young scientists and engineers recently wrapped up summer camps geared toward preparing them for future careers in STEM.
  • Dr. Travis Thornell, a research physical scientist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Concrete and Materials Branch (CMB) of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), and Debbie Brenner, a RESET Teacher Program participant who teaches at New Century Technology High School in Huntsville, Alabama, explore tools to utilize during their research experiment.

    STEM educators become students again through ERDC’s annual RESET program

    Eleven STEM instructors from across the country are adding new tools to their skill sets during an annual summer research program for teachers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).
  • Ms. Patricia M. Sullivan became the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Associate Director in May 2014. As Associate Director, Ms. Sullivan assists the ERDC in managing one of the most diverse research organizations in the world, with seven laboratories located in four states and more than 2,100 employees, $1.2B in facilities and an annual research program exceeding $1.3B.

    ERDC announces 2023 Women of Color STEM Award winners

    Five U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) employees were recently named 2023 Women of Color STEM award winners for their exceptional accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at a national level.

  • June

    Zahraa Al Khafaji, project engineer with the Chicago District, was selected as a participant for the ERDC University Class of 2023. Her six-month project at ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory in Vicksburg, Miss., focuses on processes to become a concrete specialist for this USACE critical area, which provides the primary construction material for civil works and military structures.

    Chicago District’s Zahraa Al Khafaji selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Project Engineer Zahraa Al Khafaji of the Chicago District has been chosen as a participant for this detail program, now in its eighth year.

  • April

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has announced the selection of Ms. Pat Sullivan as the organization’s new Deputy Director. As the Deputy Director of ERDC, Sullivan assists in leading one of the most diverse research organizations in the world, with seven laboratories located in four states, more than 2,500 employees, $1.2 billion in facilities and an annual research program exceeding $1.8 billion.

    Sullivan named new ERDC Deputy Director

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has announced the selection of Ms. Pat Sullivan as the organization’s new Deputy Director.
  • During his orientation tour of four U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center laboratories, Portland District’s Dr. Kyle Tidwell, left, visited the Environmental Laboratory’s (EL) Cognitive Ecology Ecohydraulics Research Facility for a briefing by the lab’s Avery Schemmel, research engineer, right, on Computational Modeling for Fish Tracking. Tidwell’s ERDC-U project of researching how civil work programs can support endangered salmon recovery in the Columbia River is based at this EL facility.

    Portland District’s Kyle Tidwell selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Dr. Kyle Tidwell, fish biologist with the Portland District has been chosen as a participant for detail program, now in its eighth year.
  • In celebration of Earth Day, more than 100 local eighth-graders made their way to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, for hands-on science demonstrations on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

    ERDC hosts Earth Day event for Mississippi students

    In celebration of Earth Day, more than 100 local eighth-graders made their way to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, for hands-on science demonstrations on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

  • March

    Dr. Todd Bridges, retired ERDC senior scientist, and Ms. Pat Engler unveil the placard dedicating the conference room to her deceased husband, Dr. Bob Engler, who worked at ERDC for 33 years.

    Dr. Robert “Bob” Engler with ERDC conference room dedication

    A conference room in the Environmental Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center was recently dedicated in memory of a longtime employee, the late Dr. Robert “Bob” Engler.

  • February

    Christopher Williams, principal of Porter’s Chapel Academy; Dr. David Pittman, director U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC); and Dr. Virgil “Buddy” Strickland, principal of Vicksburg Catholic School; sign educational partnership agreements on February 17, 2023. The agreements promote collaboration between ERDC and the schools.

    ERDC announces new partnerships with Vicksburg Catholic School and Porter’s Chapel Academy

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently signed an educational partnership agreement with two Vicksburg, Mississippi schools— Vicksburg Catholic School (VCS) and Porter’s Chapel Academy (PCA). These agreements ensure collaboration and the exchange of ideas between ERDC and the schools.
  • Dr. Nathan Harms, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory research biologist, standing amongst a thick sagittaria infestation in northern Victoria during his visit to Australia to hand-deliver insects collected in the U.S. for the sagittaria project.

    ERDC researcher aids work in Australia, South Africa to combat invasive weed

    For more than a decade, Dr. Nathan Harms, a research biologist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL), has been assisting the Australian government, and more recently South Africa, with the biological control of the invasive delta arrowhead.
  • Shawniece Walker, with Mississippi Blood Services, prepares Kelly Mitchell of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

    ERDC earns top award from Mississippi Blood Services

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is known worldwide for solving the Nation’s toughest challenges in military and civil engineering. However, the ERDC team has also been recognized for taking on another challenge — blood donation. Recently, ERDC was named the 2022 top business of the year from Mississippi Blood Services (MBS).