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  • November

    An ice researcher at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory prepares thin sections from an ice block made with additives to increase strength and melt resistance of ice. The research is performed in a cold environmental chamber within the laboratory’s Cold Room Complex. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Joseph Bara)

    ERDC’s Asenath-Smith assists DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office program team

    Dr. Emily Asenath-Smith knows a lot about the science of ice, and as a research materials engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), she is uniquely suited to take on a wide range of research challenges with ice.

  • October

    Dr. Afrachanna Butler, a research physical scientist with ERDC's Environmental Laboratory (EL), and Kortland Almore, an EL intern from Alcorn State University, water switchgrass in one of EL’s greenhouses in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Both ERDC-EL and ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory are experimenting on the phytostabilization potential and biomonitoring of heavy metals, specifically selenium and arsenic that come from contaminated soil and groundwater at coal combustion residual (CCRs) storage sites.

    ERDC researchers experiment on remediation of Coal Combustion Residuals

    Researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are experimenting on the phytostabilization potential and biomonitoring of heavy metals, specifically selenium and arsenic that come from contaminated soil and groundwater at coal combustion residuals (CCRs) storage sites.

  • September

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Aquatic Plant Management Team in the Environmental Laboratory and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New England District are conducting a Hydrilla Research and Demonstration Water Study in the Connecticut River.

    ERDC assists the New England District in the management of hydrilla

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Aquatic Plant Management Team in the Environmental Laboratory is working alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New England District to research and develop effective methods in managing the aquatic invasive plant species hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) in the Connecticut River.

  • August

    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.

  • July

    Oyster reef habitat creation pre-bidding discussion set for next week

    Bidders will soon have the opportunity to learn more about how they can be involved with a recent partnership between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to create an experimental oyster reef habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
  • Blast, Ballistic and Forced Entry Resistant Shelter

    New ERDC patent expands protective buildings

    As an inventor at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), research civil engineer Justin Roberts has received seven patents, five of which are additions and improvements of the Hardened Alternative Trailer System (HATS) and Methods of Producing Same.

  • June

    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory researchers Shea Hammond (front left) and Justin Wilkens (front right) on the back of a tugboat with the i3X0 EcoMapper, an autonomous underwater vehicle. A U.S. Coast Guard crew and support vessel provided support while the EcoMapper missions were underway. The EcoMapper was used to help respond to a Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS) request to monitor turbidity near a cutterhead dredge in the Bayou Rigaud Navigation Channel near Grand Isle, Louisiana.

    ERDC scientists assist USACE New Orleans District with turbidity assessment at Bayou Rigaud

    Scientists from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory (ERDC-EL) recently assisted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District in measuring the turbidity near a dredging operation in the Bayou Rigaud Federal Navigation Channel.
  • a prototype underwater acoustic deterrent system (uADS) at Lock No. 19 in Keokuk, Iowa

    ERDC Researchers Co-lead Multiagency Team to Service Prototype Underwater Acoustic Deterrent System

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other partners, are currently working on a project to test the effectiveness of underwater sound technology on invasive carps — Bighead Carp, Silver Carp, Black Carp and Grass Carp — and the response of various native species of interest throughout the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins, as well as additional native watersheds.

  • May

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center discuss the new Civil Works R&D Collider with participants from ERDCWERX.

    ERDC announces $20 million tech challenge to advance civil works R&D through innovation, partnerships

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in conjunction with ERDCWERX has announced a new opportunity for collaboration to address some of the nation’s most critical challenges in civil works.

  • March

    A palladium bar after being exposed to lasers in a low-energy nuclear reaction experiment at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, New Hampshire. The image shows areas of silicon that were not present before the experiment. The image was taken with a scanning electron microscope at about a 1 µm resolution. The palladium bar was about a centimeter squared in area.

    Revisiting cold fusion possibilities for clean energy

    With global attention becoming increasingly focused on climate change, more and more scientific research is turning to advancements in clean energy. One researcher at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) has set his sights on cold fusion.
  • Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District and the City of Tybee Island to measure vessel wakes near the island’s north shore in hopes of understanding which ships and operating conditions are associated with large wakes. Commercial vessels transiting the Savannah entrance channel intermittently generate large wake events on the North Beach, creating a potential hazard for beachgoers.

    ERDC-CHL researchers assess hazardous vessel wakes near Tybee Island

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District and the city of Tybee Island to measure vessel wakes near the island’s north shore in hopes of better understanding which ships and operating conditions are associated with generating large wakes.

  • February

    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.

  • December

    Dr. Emily Asenath-Smith displays an ice laminate grown on a surface using her patented invention, “Vertical draw system and method for surface adhesion of crystalline materials,” which is a foundational component of her ice adhesion research program at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Center (CRREL). Asenath-Smith is the lead investigator for CRREL’s Ice Adhesion Facility where much of her innovative research is conducted.

    Improved ice removal methods lead to patent for ERDC CRREL inventor

    With winter weather approaching in colder climates, travelers face daily frustrations of scraping away the ice clinging to steps and vehicle glass surfaces. There are also impending risks of power outages caused by ice storms. For the military, icy conditions threaten the safety and success of global operations by severing communication and utility networks, halting transportation and interfering with visibility.
  • Computer scientist Tung “Alex” Ly with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) invented the “Digital Buoy Systems and Method” in his laboratory at ERDC’s Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL), Alexandria, Virginia. He received a patent in May 2022 for his digital system which will help reduce operational costs to the U.S. Government and provide real-time, reliable and enhanced marine navigation safety for U.S. private, public and commercial industries.

    Electronic buoy invention directs river traffic more safely, economically

    To improve marine navigation safety, enhance system efficiency and reduce buoys-tendering operational cost for the government, computer scientist Tung “Alex” Ly with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) invented the “Digital Buoy Systems and Method” at ERDC’s Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL).

  • November

    Presently based in Mobile, Alabama, as an emergency operations specialist with the USACE Reachback Operations Center (UROC), Theodore Lee coordinates requests for information from the field, has deployed as a Blue Roof data manager, and manages training and equipment operations, among other duties. The Office of Research and Technology Transfer, which coordinates patents for ERDC, will recognize Lee in 2023 for his achievements with a patent presentation ceremony and placement of an additional plaque on the patent recipients’ wall at ERDC headquarters.

    Predicting future runway alignment earns patent for Mobile’s Lee

    While the convenience of Global Positioning System (GPS) can assist drivers to desired locations, pilots can also depend on it to locate runways that have been renamed as the result of shifting magnetic fields, thus assuring passengers’ safety.

  • September

    Dr. Martin Page listens to a demonstration of harmful algal bloom technology by industry partner AECOM.

    ERDC R&D underpins harmful algal bloom removal technology at Ohio demonstration

    VICKSBURG, Miss.– U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers attended a demonstration of freshwater harmful algae removal technology at William H. Harsha Lake in Batavia, Ohio, September 15. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources H2Ohio Program hosted the event, with industry partners Woolpert, an architecture, engineering, geospatial and strategic consulting firm, and AECOM, an infrastructure and engineering company presenting the technology. The Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS) underpins the harmful algal bloom (HAB) removal unit demonstrated at the lake, which is located just outside of Cincinnati.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District’s Brandon Meinert receives his diploma for completing the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's ERDC University, Sept. 15, 2022.

    USACE Kansas City District’s Meinert continues ERDC University Project

    Brandon Meinert, an advanced modeling manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Kansas City District, was recognized Sept. 15 as a graduate of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) six-month detail program, known as ERDC University (ERDC-U).
  • Dr. Jared Cobb holds up ultra-thin polymer

    ERDC, DEVCOM ARL partners create a bright future with new photonic technology

    VICKSBURG, Miss. — U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers teamed up with researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) to develop the photonic integrated circuit (PIC), a new technology that captures and detects harmful water-borne contaminants in the environment.
  • Example view of a Picogrid Lander deployment at the Barry M. Goldwater Range East in Arizona.

    CERL-led team demonstrates real-time satellite-connected monitoring technology

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) is spearheading an initiative to change the status quo and bring a new real-time monitoring capability to military installations and the warfighter.

  • July

    Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center are using a 1:100 scale navigation approach model to test designs for a new auxiliary lock structure for the Montgomery Lock on the Ohio River. The model will help evaluate guard wall lengths in relation to navigation conditions as well as how safely a vessel can navigate into the lock on both sides. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)

    ERDC researchers test designs for lock improvements along the Upper Ohio River

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District for a study focused on replacing auxiliary locks at three sites along the Upper Ohio River — Montgomery Lock, Emsworth Lock and Dashields Lock.