11 Oct 2024

ERDC researchers awarded SMART SEED Grant

Two researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) were recently awarded SMART SEED Grants. Andrew Jin, an Environmental Laboratory Research Civil Engineer, and Paul Meed, a Research Mechanical Engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory were the ERDC recipients this year.

1 Oct 2024

Base of oyster reef restoration project in the Mississippi Sound completed

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently worked alongside the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to complete a crucial phase of a collaboration project to investigate methods for optimizing oyster habitat restoration in the Mississippi Sound.

25 Sep 2024

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.

16 Sep 2024

Omaha District’s Meg Zuercher selected for ERDC University

Meg Zuercher, a hydraulic engineer with the USACE Omaha District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).

13 Sep 2024

Detroit District’s Aaron W. Damrill selected for ERDC University

Aaron Damrill, a Supervisory Biologist with the USACE Detroit District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).

11 Sep 2024

Walla Walla District’s Dr. Christopher Peery selected for ERDC University

Dr. Christopher Peery, a Senior Fish Biologist with the USACE Walla Walla District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).

10 Sep 2024

Portland District’s Richard M. Piaskowski selected for ERDC University

Richard Piaskowski, a Fish Biologist with the USACE Portland District has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).

6 Sep 2024

Pittsburgh District’s Alexander Bredikhin selected for ERDC University

Alexander Bredikhin, risk manager for Megaprojects with the Pittsburgh District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).

27 Aug 2024

Jacksonville District’s Jake Edwards selected for ERDC University

Jake Edwards, a Biologist with the USACE Jacksonville District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).

8 Aug 2024

Dr. Todd S. Bridges inducted to WES Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees

Dr. Todd S. Bridges, former senior research scientist for environmental science at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Environmental Laboratory, was recently inducted into the WES Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees.

29 May 2024

Freshwater snail population believed extinct, rediscovered

Researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are working with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science to examine the habitat association, distribution levels and substrate preference of the Big Black Rocksnail.

22 May 2024

Engineering With Nature: An Atlas, Volume 3 Showcases Global Innovation and Collaboration in Nature-Based Solutions

The newest edition of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature (EWN) Atlas series, Volume 3, will be released May 22, 2024. Building on the success of its predecessors, Volume 3 continues to spotlight the remarkable projects and initiatives harnessing the power of nature-based solutions (NBS) around the world.

4 Mar 2024

ERDC research aims to model, combat respiratory infections

A cross-laboratory team of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers has launched a new project that seeks to revolutionize the way military bases prepare for and combat respiratory infections, with implications that could reach far beyond military installations and into public spaces across the globe.

12 Feb 2024

ERDC researchers assess time-of-year restrictions for James River dredging

Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) are conducting field studies along the lower James River in Virginia to assess the environmental impacts of dredging and if they continue to justify the existing time-of-year restrictions (TOYR) for dredging in the area.

18 Dec 2023

ERDC researchers combat cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently completed field trials in Massachusetts and Connecticut, using germicidal ultraviolet light (UV-C) to sustainably suppress and potentially eradicate cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) without using chemicals or causing off-target ecological effects.

27 Nov 2023

ERDC’s Environmental Laboratory’s graphene research leads to a collaboration with NASA

Scientists and engineers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) are conducting research that could lead to sustaining and advancing technology more efficiently and at a lower cost, both on Earth and in space.

16 Oct 2023

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.

27 Sep 2023

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.

12 Sep 2023

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.

5 Sep 2023

New Orleans District’s Canda Lorson selected for ERDC University

Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Canda Lorson, a hydrologist with the New Orleans District, was chosen to participate in the detail program, now in its eighth year.