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    Leaders stand in front of Barfoot

    ERDC dedicates new supercomputer in honor of Medal of Honor recipient

    VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is home to some of the world’s most powerful high-performance computing systems, which recently have been named to honor Mississippi-native Medal of Honor recipients. Three of the previous supercomputing system namesakes include Lance Cpl. Roy Wheat, Capt. Ed Freeman and Col. Kyle Carpenter. The newest trail-blazing system is named “Barfoot” in recognition of the late Col. Van T. Barfoot, who was an American hero on and off of the battlefield.
  • Several SMART Scholars recently visited ERDC. Pictured in the front row (R to L) is SMART Army Component Liaison Laurie Perez, Natalie Harris, Claire Justis, Marin Sherwin, directorate of Human Capital Speler Montgomery, Thomas Dowe, Hunter Williams, and Hope George. Back row (R to L): Garrett Breithaupt, Tristan Calaway, Ander McDade, William Dowe, and Chance Williams

    ERDC’s SMART Scholarship Program provides opportunities for aspiring STEM professionals

    The Department of War (DoW) SMART Scholarship Program is designed to help science, technology, engineering and mathematics students jumpstart their careers—building the next generation of STEM experts in civilian service. From the SMART Scholarship Program have emerged some of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) most accomplished leaders.
  • CRREL’s Dr. Theodore Letcher demonstrates the Mud Threat Score software tool.

    New software helps military planners predict mud season

    A new software tool called the “Mud Threat Score” now provides military planners with real-time frozen ground and thaw predictions at 30-meter resolution, anytime, anywhere in the world. Developed by ERDC laboratories and their Hanover, New Hampshire-based industry partner Creare, the new tool combines existing weather forecasting data residing within the geospatial decision support tool GeoWATCH with newly developed frozen and thawing soil algorithm to highlight locations that are experiencing or will experience muddy conditions due to the spring thaw.