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  • January

    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

    ERDC researchers receive National Training and Simulation Association award

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Watercraft and Ship Simulation team has been selected as a 2024 National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) Modeling and Simulation Award winner.
  • ERDC R&D honored at USACE Innovation Awards

    Groundbreaking research and technologies earned the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) multiple accolades at the 2024 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Innovation of the Year Awards.
  • ERDC Celebrates Milestone with GridStar® Flow Battery Installation at Fort Carson

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Operational Energy (OE) team is celebrating the construction and installation of the GridStar® Flow system, a redox flow battery solution designed for long-duration, large-capacity energy storage applications. The flow system is installed at Fort Carson, Colorado, and ERDC has led the technical evaluation and project management since 2022.
  • November

    ERDC researchers design, test new mobile treatment for relief wells

    A multi-agency team of researchers and specialists from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and industry collaborator WaterStep have partnered to design and test a new approach to clean and maintain relief wells from biofilm buildup. The new technology is called the Relief Well Sustainment (RWS) Deployable Resilient Installation water Purification and treatment System (DRIPS) mobile trailer.
  • ERDC researchers discovering hidden caves in Alaska

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research Development Center's (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is leading a study alongside the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to document cave biodiversity in the TNF and explore how these unique subterranean communities are connected using molecular genetic tools.
  • ERDC researchers use 2D, 3D modeling to aid in hurricane debris assessment

    As recovery efforts continue in western North Carolina, researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are aiding emergency responders by providing debris pile modeling and estimations.
  • Combined USACE, ERDC teams seek to wipe out aquatic nuisance

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists hydrilla – or water thyme – as the “world’s worst invasive aquatic plant,” and one specific strain of hydrilla is drawing the attention of federal agencies, including the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Connecticut River hydrilla has proven resistant to traditional control efforts and is threatening to take over New England’s Connecticut River.
  • ERDC looks to modernize flood models with levee vegetation index

    A multidisciplinary ERDC team is working to modernize widely used flood models such as StormSim and Hydrologic Engineering Center software by developing a vegetation index that more comprehensively quantifies vegetation stability on coastal levees. The index will incorporate an array of ecological measurements, such as root/shoot ratios, evapotranspiration rates, soil moisture, vegetation shear, root strength, and vegetation age, size and type.
  • ERDC’s Taylor Rycroft named USACE Researcher of the Year

    A researcher with the U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) is receiving recognition for his role in protecting the environment. Taylor Rycroft, a research environmental engineer, was named the 2024 USACE Researcher of the Year for his work with the Wellbot and Cyanobacterial Suppression Through Ultraviolet-C Neutralization (CyanoSTUN) technologies.
  • October

    Early involvement of coatings experts can have big impact on project success

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Paint Technology Center, Technical Center of Expertise (PTCx) is at the forefront of cutting-edge research and development, while also supporting project managers across the Department of Defense in ensuring the correct coatings, methods and personnel are used to protect infrastructure, reduce downtime and extend service life.
  • International Bat Week: ERDC goes to bat to protect winged allies

    According to the Department of Defense (DOD) Natural Resources Program, more than 300 military installations will be potentially affected by at least one bat species listing under the Endangered Species Act in the next five years. Researchers from ERDC's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) and Environmental Laboratory (EL) are at the forefront of innovative projects aimed at understanding and preserving bat populations on DoD installations.
  • 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.
  • Base of oyster reef restoration project in the Mississippi Sound completed

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently worked alongside the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to complete a crucial phase of a collaboration project to investigate methods for optimizing oyster habitat restoration in the Mississippi Sound.
  • September

    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.
  • Environmental Lab combats HABs with UV light and 3D-printed structures

    Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory are testing a new, ultraviolet light-based treatment technology to treat Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) without introducing chemicals that may have undesirable secondary effects.
  • ERDC researchers participate in valuable workshop for coastal research and development

    As the effects of climate change threaten coastal communities through extreme natural events such as hurricanes, coastal storms, tsunamis and landslides, and contribute to longer-term risks of coastal erosion and sea level rise, coastal research professionals continue to work together to identify priorities and leverage resources.
  • ERDC-CRREL scientists install sensor-laden buoys in one of the planet’s “hardest places” to reach

    As part of NASA's ARCSIX research program, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory scientists Dr. Chris Polashenski, Tricia Nelsen and Roy Hessner engineered and deployed specially modified, sensor-laden buoys into the Arctic Ocean north of Canada and Greenland near the North Pole in an effort to help NASA better understand Arctic sea ice melting.
  • August

    ERDC supports modernized Army barracks pilot project

    The U.S. Army broke ground on a military barracks project at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, on August 7, 2024. The new, one-of-a-kind facility will feature sustainable building materials and design techniques informed by research from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).
  • July

    Wellbot offers innovative solution to cleaning, maintaining relief wells

    Wellbot is an autonomous device that blends the power of UVC-emitting lamps with powerful brushes to address the fouling and corrosion that limits a well’s capacity. It provides districts with a cost-effective alternative without the potential risk from using chemicals, or the need for significant equipment and manpower to deploy.