21 May 2019

Corps Little Rock District’s Payne selected for ERDC University

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s outreach program, ERDC University, welcomed fiscal year 2019 participants during kickoff week in March, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District’s former Natural Resources Specialist and current Executive Assistant Kathleen Payne repeated a visit to ERDC as one of six selectees.

8 May 2019

Research Area Review Groups help prioritize Corps civil works projects

VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and

24 Apr 2019

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center  celebrates Earth Day 2019

VICKSBURG, Miss. (April 23, 2019) – From junior high students to researchers and even the Mayor of the City of Vicksburg, a crowd gathered at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center on Tuesday, April 23 to celebrate Earth Day 2019.

19 Apr 2019

Engineer receives prestigious de Fleury Medal

VICKSBURG, Miss. (April 15, 2019) – When David Richards was a recent college graduate working his first job as a hydrologist in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, he knew that he wanted to do research and make a significant impact in that world. Fast forward about 40 years, and that impact was recently recognized with the prestigious bronze de Fleury Medal awarded to Richards for his service to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

11 Apr 2019

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers leads community outreach “Shamrock Science at the Museum” event

VICKSBURG, Miss. -- More than luck was on the mind of the participants at this year’s “Shamrock Science at the Museum” event held March 23 at the Mississippi Children’s Museum in Jackson, Mississippi. The event was hosted by The Mississippi Professional Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and engaged children in areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This is the fourth year SHPE-MS has conducted this type of event in order to promote STEM programs to minorities.

8 Apr 2019

Farthing returns from sabbatical and teaching in northern Italy

VICKSBURG, Miss. (April 5, 2018) -- The old world charm and culture of the Italian city of Padua was just one of the many high points Mathew Farthing experienced while in Italy on sabbatical from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Farthing, a research hydraulic engineer in ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, spent the last year teaching a graduate level mathematical engineering course at the University of Padua, the second-oldest university in Italy and the world’s fifth-oldest surviving university. 

27 Mar 2019

Corps researcher invents non-metallic improvised explosive device detector

 VICKSBURG, Miss. -- A simple scientific question by a fellow laboratory researcher led Research Physicist Dr. Benjamin Barrowes to invent the High Frequency Electromagnetic Induction instrument, now proving successful in detection tests of low and non-metallic improvised explosive devices known as Warfighter-threatening IEDs.

26 Mar 2019

Corps features world-leading researchers during Women’s History Month

HANOVER, N.H. (March 25, 2019) — Dr. Susan Taylor, a micrometeorite expert and civil engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, and Jackie Richter-Menge, Arctic sea ice authority and recently retired ERDC-CRREL researcher, served as keynote speakers during the laboratory’s Women’s History Month activities.

15 Mar 2019

Corps employee participates in student science and technology event

HANOVER, N.H. (March 25, 2019) — Dr. Susan Taylor, a micrometeorite expert and civil engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, and Jackie Richter-Menge, Arctic sea ice authority and recently retired ERDC-CRREL researcher, served as keynote speakers during the laboratory’s Women’s History Month activities.

7 Mar 2019

Using unmanned aircraft systems to map installation assets maximizes efficiency

VICKSBURG, Miss. (Feb. 26, 2018)--Jenny Laird, Thommy Berry, Kenneth Matheson, Elizabeth Lord and Robby Boyd, all of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory, utilized unmanned aircraft systems to conduct an infrastructure inventory and assessment of the ERDC-Vicksburg installation, part of a collaborative effort with ERDC’s Directorate of Public Works and the Installation Support Division.

19 Feb 2019

Newest ERDC laboratory directors inducted into the Senior Executive Service

VICKSBURG, Miss. (February 19, 2019) -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

14 Feb 2019

Smith becomes first woman from Corps elected to the National Academy of Engineering

VICKSBURG, Miss. -- Dr. Jane McKee Smith, a senior research scientist with the Coastal and

13 Feb 2019

Corps expert explains why Arctic matters

VICKSBURG, Miss. (Feb. 11, 2018) --When the “polar vortex” dipped down into the United States more

1 Feb 2019

The Corps shares stormwater best management practices expertise

 VICKSBURG, Miss. -- Dr. W. Andy Martin, chief of the Environmental Engineering Branch and acting

28 Jan 2019

The Corps approves major deviation for Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations effort

VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division has approved a major

25 Jan 2019

Engineering With Nature® book launch is a resounding success

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 24, 2019) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launched the book, Engineering

24 Jan 2019

Coastal numerical models provide more precise answers than ever before

VICKSBURG, Miss. (Jan. 17, 2019) -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal

11 Jan 2019

Geospatial Research Laboratory conducts unmanned aerial systems collection in Nevada

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (December 10, 2018) - The Unmanned Aerial Systems team at the U.S. Army Engineer

11 Jan 2019

Researcher earns top animal training certification

VICKSBURG, Miss. (Jan. 7, 2019) -- Dena Dickerson, a research biologist with the U.S. Army Engineer

11 Jan 2019

Corps to assess levee project’s impact on the environment

VICKSBURG, Miss. (Nov. 27, 2018)--Dr. Jacob Berkowitz, Dr. Rich Fischer and Dr. Jack Killgore, along