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  • August

    Dr. Brian McFall, a research civil engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, discusses the SandSnap initiative with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District employees.

    ERDC researchers engage citizen scientists in data collection

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with the U.S. Geological Service, Marda Science and James Madison University, are engaging citizen scientists in a national SandSnap initiative to amass a spatial and temporally varying nationwide beach grain-size database.
  • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Donna R. Williams, a Vicksburg, Mississippi, native and former deputy commanding general of the 412th Theater Engineer Command, is one of the newest inductees to the U.S. Army ROTC Hall of Fame, which honors graduates who have distinguished themselves in both military and civilian pursuits and made lasting, significant contributions to the nation, the Army and the history and traditions of the ROTC program.

    ERDC’s Williams to be inducted into ROTC Hall of Fame

    The U.S. Army recently announced that Donna R. Williams, a computer scientist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), would be inducted into the U.S. Army ROTC Hall of Fame.
  • The Hardened Alternative Trailer System (HATS) two-story protective structure used by Department of State, with additions of the recently patented weather-resistance and connective flashing components. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory Research Civil Engineer Justin Roberts of Vicksburg, Mississippi, improved his previously patented Modular Anti-Ballistic, Blast and Forced Entry Resistant Shelter invention, part of HATS, with these capabilities. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photos by Justin Roberts)

    ERDC engineer improves Department of State protective shelter patent

    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structure Laboratory (GSL) Research Civil Engineer Justin Roberts recently made improvements to a previous patent that will enhance protective shelters leveraged by the Department of State (DOS).
  • Dr. Irene MacAllister, a research chemist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, receives the Czech Republic’s University of Defence Medal.

    MacAllister honored for vital research in Czech Republic

    Dr. Irene MacAllister, a research chemist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has been awarded the Czech Republic’s University of Defence Medal honoring her “for the immense contribution she has made to the research effort in protection against high-risk biological agents.” She received the award upon recent completion of her assignment with the U.S. Army Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program (ESEP) to the Czech Republic.
  • Dr. Don Perovich holds a plaque in the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s (CRREL) Gallery of Distinguished Employees in Hanover, New Hampshire, July 15, 2021. CRREL leadership announced Perovich as the newest employee to be recognized in the gallery during CRREL's annual Engineer Day celebration, which provides the opportunity for the laboratory to commemorate employee accomplishments from the previous year. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by David I. Marquis)

    Cold Regions Laboratory celebrates Engineer Day by recognizing personnel

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, celebrated Engineer Day July 15.

  • July

    Engineering With Nature’s Tyndall Coastal Resilience Study recognized with international award

    Engineering With Nature’s Tyndall Coastal Resilience Study recognized with international award

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and its partners received the U.K. Environment Agency Flood & Coast International Excellence Award June 30 for the Tyndall Coastal Resilience Study.
  • Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory’s Field Research Facility position equipment along the shore in Duck, North Carolina, in preparation of the During Nearshore Event Experiment beginning fall 2021 along the Outer Banks.

    U.S. Coastal Research Program’s During Nearshore Event Experiment begins fall 2021

    Leading coastal scientists and engineers from across the U.S. will descend upon the Outer Banks of North Carolina this fall as part of the U.S. Coastal Research Program’s During Nearshore Event Experiment, or DUNEX, to study the physical processes behind storm impacts to beaches, dunes and coastal communities.
  • U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center retirees Howard W. McGee Jr. (left) and Dr. Fred T. Tracy (right) were both inducted into the Waterways Experiment Station Gallery of Distinguished Employees on July 15, 2021.

    Two inducted into Waterways Experiment Station Gallery of Distinguished Employees

    Though Howard W. McGee Jr. and Dr. Fred T. Tracy had very different careers during their time at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the two now have something major in common—they’re both 2021 inductees to the prestigious Waterways Experiment Station Gallery of Distinguished Employees. Surrounded by family, friends and coworkers gathered virtually and in-person, McGee and Tracy, both of Vicksburg, were inducted to the gallery at a ceremony on July 15, 2021, at the ERDC Information Technology Laboratory.
  • The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Director Dr. Joseph Corriveau is interviewed by ERDC’s Shelley Tingle during ERDC’s LinkedIn Live event in June.

    ERDC brings history, experience to the crucial fight against climate change

    In early June, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report showing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere had reached levels not seen in more than 4 million years. The report has brought more weight to the emphasis President Biden’s administration has placed on a “climate crisis that threatens our people and communities, public health and economy, and, starkly, our ability to live on the planet Earth.”
  • An aerial photograph shows a portion of Swan Island in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Swan Island is an example of an island restored through beneficially used dredged sediment. In 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of the Engineering With Nature® initiative, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), dedicated resources to monitor the island to better understand the ecological and engineering performance of the project.

    Following Mother Nature's lead to solve nation's infrastructure challenges

    At a time when Congress is fleshing out the final details of a significant investment in the nation’s infrastructure, Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, offered testimony on how infrastructure projects built using natural elements may be the best solution to key infrastructure challenges moving forward.
  • A new agreement between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and Microsoft will improve climate modeling and natural disaster resilience through the use of predictive analytics-powered, cloud-based tools and Artificial Intelligence services.

    ERDC, Microsoft agreement aims to analyze risk of extreme weather in the cloud

    Modeling the risk of extreme weather and natural disasters along the nation’s coastline is critical to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) mission of delivering innovative solutions for safer, better world.
  • ERDC science helps USACE districts ease time-of-year dredging restrictions

    ERDC science helps USACE districts ease time-of-year dredging restrictions

    It was when he was a graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University that Dr. Matt Balazik, a research ecologist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory, began intensely studying Atlantic sturgeon, its populations now listed as either threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
  • While on a trip to the Republic of Korea to conduct cybersecurity vulnerability assemsments, a team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Information Technology Laboratory was forced to quarantine upon arrival for 14 days. To pay forward the kindness of volunteers who helped them through their quarantine, the group decided to spend time packing care packages for others who would be faced with the same situation.

    Trip to Republic of Korea provides opportunity to give back

    A team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) recently deployed to the Republic of Korea to conduct cybersecurity vulnerability assessments of operational technology (OT), control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition systems on behalf of the Department of the Army. Due to local COVID-19 restrictions, the Advanced Threat Landscape and Simulations (ATLS) team was required to quarantine in barracks at Camp Humphreys for 14 days upon their arrival, a time they got through with the help of local volunteers. Grateful for their support, the team seized the opportunity to pay the kindness forward later in the trip.
  • Harmful algal blooms in the lab

    ERDC partners with Ohio universities to develop solutions for harmful algal bloom problem

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) established cooperative agreements with the Ohio State University (OSU), the University of Toledo (UToledo) and Bowling Green State University (BGSU) to combat freshwater harmful algal blooms (HABs).
  • Timothy L. Welp, a research hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, was a leader in the dredging industry and provided technical support to field projects conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    ERDC mourns loss of dredging industry expert

    The dredging industry has suffered a great loss with the recent death of Timothy L. Welp, a research hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

  • June

    ERDC Alumni Association President Julie Marcy and ERDC Commander Col. Teresa Schlosser are pictured with five recent high-school graduates, Saatvik Agrawal, Benjamin Talbot, Scott Wallace, Anna Lamanilao and Alana Latorre, who were awarded scholarships from the Alumni Association.

    ERDC Alumni Association awards five scholarships

    Five recent high-school graduates were awarded scholarships last week from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Alumni Association.
  • Indu Shukla, a computer scientist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), was recently chosen for the Asian American Most Promising Engineer of the Year Award, which is presented each year as part of National Engineers Week.

    ERDC researcher named Asian American Most Promising Engineer of the Year

    Indu Shukla, a computer scientist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), was recently chosen for the Asian American Most Promising Engineer of the Year Award, which is presented each year as part of National Engineers Week.
  • ERDC has begun to ship simulator technology for military uses giving leaders a tool to simulate vessel landings in severe environments.

    Using simulation tools for operational readiness in maritime and littoral operations

    Operational readiness is a term used throughout the six branches of the U.S. military. The ability of armed forces to conduct the full range of military operations, regardless of a posed threat, is contingent upon how well units are manned, equipped, trained and led. To increase readiness, researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have partnered with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps on a joint venture to use ship simulation and numerical models in the planning of amphibious assaults and littoral operations.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and James Madison University hold SandSnap STEM event at the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center June 5.

    USACE, James Madison University hold SandSnap event

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and James Madison University invite the public to become citizen scientists at a SandSnap event at the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center June 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT.
  • Technicians remove induction hot mix asphalt (iHMA) material containing steel particles from the induction unit capable of heating the asphalt to 300 degrees in under five minutes.

    ERDC’s patented asphalt repair composition offers long-lasting pothole solutions

    Dodging damaging road and runway potholes challenges military and civilian pilots and drivers daily. This issue led researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) to develop materials for quicker and longer-lasting repairs.