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  • October

    Early review of project specifications and on-site evaluation of construction projects before coatings and paints are applied are among the services provided by the USACE Paint Technology Center, Technical Center of Expertise.

    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.

  • December

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), acting director, Kirankumar Topudurti (left), hands Dr. Rebekah Wilson (right), United States Army Corps of Engineers’s (USACE) Paint Technology Technical Center of Expertise leader, the USACE Researcher of the Year Award at the CERL campus, Champaign, Ill., Nov. 12, 2020. Wilson was recognized for her expertise and achievements in the research and development of advanced coatings.

    ERDC researcher awarded top honor from USACE

    Dr. Rebekah Wilson, a chemist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), says she found direction during her high school years when physical science and chemistry became her passions. The subjects made sense to her, and she easily found logical answers to seemingly difficult problems using math to predict reactions and create products.