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  • April

    CERL research microbiologist Anne McCarthy using Madagascar hissing cockroaches for her project - Insect antennae for odorant-driven real-time decision processing. She is hoping to learn if their antennae can help identify and sense chemicals in an area that can affect a Soldier.

    ERDC researcher using insects to help the Warfighter and the Nation

    ERDC's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is known to discover, develop, deliver and sustain trusted engineering and scientific solutions impacting built and natural infrastructure for the Warfighter and the Nation. Researcher Anne McCarthy takes that mission seriously, so she's called in Madagascar hissing cockroaches for her project "Insect antennae for odorant-driven real-time decision processing," which basically means their antennae will help identify and sense chemicals in an area.

  • March

    Volcon’s Gabriel Villareal and Jake Mizell and U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Contingency Basing Integration Training and Evaluation Center’s Craig White, Kevin Forshey and Mark Bertoni with the Volcon Stag Utility Terrain Vehicle.

    Volcon delivers ERDC’s first all-electric Stag Utility Terrain Vehicle

    Thanks to the latest delivery at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Contingency Basing Integration Training and Evaluation Center (CBITEC), the push to electrify the battlefield is one step closer.

  • January

    The event introduced innovative methods and technologies to protect Soldiers during ground combat.

    ERDC supports integration of robotic and autonomous technologies

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) played a significant role in a recent event geared toward introducing innovative methods of protecting Soldiers during ground combat.

  • December

    Full length view of the Advanced Blast Load Simulator

    The capabilities of ERDC’s Advanced Blast Load Simulator Facility

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has a lead role in the study of blast effects, and a newly upgraded facility allows for even more innovative research to better protect structures, facilities and most importantly, people.
  • Staff from a Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) member company demonstrates technology during the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program's (OSD ManTech) Point of Need Challenge held at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, N.H., Dec. 4, 2023.

    ERDC hosts first-of-its-kind cold weather manufacturing challenge

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program’s hosted the first-of-its-kind Point of Need Manufacturing Challenge, December 4-8, at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire.
  • Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, the youngest and one of only eight living recipients to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan speaks at the dedication ceremony for a new supercomputer named in his honor at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, December 12, 2023. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jared Eastman)

    ERDC unveils newest supercomputer in recognition of Medal of Honor recipient

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) unveiled and dedicated its newest supercomputer, an HPE EX 4000, in honor of Medal of Honor recipient and Mississippi native, Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter, in a ceremony held at the organization’s Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

  • November

    ERDC Robotics for Engineer Operations (REO) Team demonstrating their Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) at the 2023 Position, Navigation, Timing Assessment Experiment (PNTAX).3

    Unmanned Ground Vehicles successfully demonstrated at PNTAX ‘23

    The Robotics for Engineer Operations (REO) team at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) successfully conducted demonstrations of their Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) without the use of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) at the Position, Navigation, Timing Assessment Experiment (PNTAX).

  • September

    CRREL's Alex Littlefield (left) and Dr. Sora Haley (right) speak with onlookers during the Open House tour.

    ERDC-Vicksburg laboratories celebrate 25th anniversary with Open House

    Laboratories from across the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) showcased their expertise, experiments and research as part of a celebration honoring the agency's 25th anniversary.

  • June

    Navy Seabees FRP sheet piles training

    ERDC, Navy explore alternative materials for quay wall restoration

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is collaborating with the Navy to reinforce quay walls, which are areas around a wharf or pier that hold back dirt.

  • May

    Dr. Robert Moser, ERDC's Senior Scientific Technical Manager, discusses advanced materials and experimental testing capabilities with USACE District personnel.

    Engineering Solutions through Advanced Materials

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is conducting innovative research on advanced materials and manufacturing technologies that will play a vital role in both civilian and military applications.

  • January

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineer Research Laboratory (CERL) Robotics for Engineering Operations (REO) team recently participated in Project Convergence 2022 (PC22).

    Robotics for Engineering Operations team participate in Project Convergence 2022

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineer Research Laboratory (CERL) Robotics for Engineering Operations (REO) team recently participated in Project Convergence 2022 (PC22).

  • October

    Marcus Ferguson, program manager with Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), discusses ERDC R&D.

    ERDC showcases capabilities at annual meeting of the Association of United States Army

    A team of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) representatives recently attended the annual meeting and exposition for the Association of United States Army (AUSA) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in in Washington, D.C.

  • August

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s Force Projection and Sustainment Branch are researching new technology to assist the Army with achieving its objective of regaining Arctic dominance by ensuring Soldiers have vehicles equipped to handle the coldest regions on Earth.

    Researchers test vehicle mobility and performance for Arctic environments

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s (CRREL) Force Projection and Sustainment Branch are researching new technology to assist the Army with achieving its objective of regaining Arctic dominance by ensuring Soldiers have vehicles equipped to handle the coldest regions on Earth.
  • Simple and effective bunker enclosure door designs for the U.S. Central Command to help reduce risk for traumatic brain injury to bunker occupants.

    ERDC, Transatlantic Division team recognized with USACE innovation award

    A team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Division and the USACE Protective Design Center was recently recognized with the 2022 USACE Innovation of the Year Award.

  • June

    A modified M1 Abrams tank lines up to cross an Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) erected in a testing basin at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Sept. 1, 2021. Researchers from the ERDC are testing the high military load capacity vehicle weight limits of the IRB to determine under what operational conditions they can safely cross.

    Testing the limits of the Improved Ribbon Bridge

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has partnered with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support’s Project Manager Bridging to test high military load capacity vehicle weight limits of the Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB).
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    ERDC-CERL managing project, awarding a $17.5 million battery contract to Lockheed Martin

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Operational Energy (OE) team at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) was selected to provide management for a flow battery at Fort Carson, Colorado. The team was selected based on its previous work with a research and development a flow battery prototype. ERDC-CERL is also awarding a $17.5 million contract to Lockheed Martin to prepare the Fort Carlson site, as well as to construct and demonstrate the flow battery. The $17.5 million agreement between ERDC and Lockheed Martin represents the largest dollar amount awarded as a result of submissions through the ERDCWERX platform to date.
  • Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) have developed winter-specific tires to assist the Army with safely navigating the Arctic snowy tundra.

    ERDC researchers improve cold-climate transportation with winter-specific tires

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) have developed winter-specific tires to assist the Army with safely navigating the Arctic snowy tundra.

  • October

    Researchers assemble a new prototype lightweight airfield matting system prior to testing

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory developing new airfield matting system

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is leading a new developmental effort to design a lightweight airfield matting system that can be used to support aircraft for many missions where the AM2 is overdesigned and difficult to deploy.
  • The fully deployed Rapid Armor Protection for Instant Deployment, or RAPID, system provides additional protection to service members. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)

    ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory tests two new rapidly deployable protection systems

    Last month, researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory unveiled two new systems that will provide additional protection to American servicemen and women in the field.

  • April

    ERDC researchers pose for a group shot after the completion of Key Resolve 2017 with members of the 916th FEST-A, March 16, 2017. From left to right are Noah Garfinkle, CERL, Sgt. 1st Class Luis Rodriguez, Capt. John Lee Membrere-Mercado, 1st Lt. Mark Guirao, 1st Lt. Nuttapong Lea, 1st Lt. Kyle Ramirez, Maj. Aaron Takahashi, Capt. Seung Yoo, Capt. Jesse Jordan and Pat Guertin, CERL.

    Contingency Base Site Identification for the Tactical Environment support Key Resolve 2017

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering