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  • July

    Picture of some 3D printer Oyster Reefs

    ERDC, USACE Mobile District deploy innovative 3D-printed oyster reefs in Mobile Bay

    Maintaining the nation’s waterways requires removal of millions of cubic yards of sediment to keep navigation channels safe and reliable. A team at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is advancing a different way of thinking about material: rather than treating dredged sediment solely as something to manage, how it can it be used as an engineering resource to strengthen coastal systems? ERDC’s Environmental Laboratory, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District and regional partners are evaluating whether dredged sediment can be transformed into 3D-printed structures that provide oyster habitat, improve shoreline resilience and expand beneficial use opportunities.

  • January

    The patent introduces a method that could revolutionize waste treatment processes by effectively neutralizing reducible compounds found in industrial residues.

    Innovative Bioreactor Technology for Treating Industrial Residues

    The “Method for Treating Reducible Compound Residues Using Iron-Containing Bioreactor” provides a sustainable solution for managing industrial waste by utilizing iron’s unique properties in bioreactors. Filed in September 2017 and granted in September 2024, the patent was developed by two researchers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • November

    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.

    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.

  • September

    Jose Mattei-Sosa, a chemical engineer in the Environmental Laboratory, slides a quartz tube containing titanium dioxide/PLA static mixers (known as 3D Printed Photocatalytic Oxidation Devices), into a testing rig at the Environmental Laboratory, July 17.

    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.

  • August

    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 ERDC.

    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).

  • April

    More than 100 students from the Academy of Innovation, Porter’s Chapel, and St. Aloysious High School attended ERDC’s annual Earth Day Celebration. Engineers from several of ERDC’s laboratories set up interactive displays and spread information to the local students about how they can help keep the Earth healthy while also introducing them to the important work ERDC does.

    ERDC hosts over 100 local students during annual Earth Day celebration

    More than 100 students from the Academy of Innovation, Porter’s Chapel, and St. Aloysious High School attended ERDC’s annual Earth Day Celebration Monday, April 8, in the ERDC Headquarters Building Auditorium. Engineers from several of ERDC’s laboratories set up interactive displays in the Atrium and spread information to the local students about how they can help keep the Earth healthy while also introducing them to the work done at the agency.
  • 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.

  • June

    Machipongo Station, Hog Island, Virginia Coast Reserve LTER, shows the diverse environmental features of the reserve.

    Hyperspectral/light detection and ranging mission and field campaign

    ATLANTIC COAST, Va.—Researchers with ERDC’s Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) and Environmental

  • ERDC launches Engineering with Nature website

    VICKSBURG, Miss.—Researchers with ERDC’s Environmental Laboratory recently launched the Engineering

  • TEC researchers attend African Region Environmental Security Symposium

    ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire—ERDC Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) scientists Swathi Veeravalli and

  • May

    Alcorn State University’s Earth Day Celebration Program Chairman Dr. Alex Ancholonu, left, thanked the Environmental Laboratory’s exhibit and speaker participants at the April 22 symposium and exhibition.

    EL supports Alcorn State University’s Sustainability Program launch

    LORMAN, Miss.—Three ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) researchers joined the global Earth Day

  • March

    Corps of Engineers partners with community as it expands environmental sampling beyond Hanover lab site

    HANOVER, NH – The U.S. Army Environmental Command and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working