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    Rebekah Lee, research geophysicist with ERDC's Geotechnical and Structures Lab, standing beside the gravimeter used to accurate measure gravity in the dewatered bay.

    Advanced Scour Collaboration Ensures Critical Infrastructure Stability

    Collaboration between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District is a critical step in ensuring the stability of vital infrastructure. ERDC is assisting the district in inspecting the dewatered bays for voids beneath the Old River Low Sill Structure, located about 25 miles south of Vidalia, Louisiana, as part of the Old River Control Complex.
  • People watching colored dye disperse in water.

    Testing continues on lock improvements along upper Ohio River

    As navigation improvements continue along the upper Ohio River, a team of researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are developing physical models to test new designs of the lock systems to ensure they function as intended.
  • Leveraging AI is turning complex data into actionable intelligence and a force multiplier for the nation’s Armed Forces.

    Artificial Intelligence R&D: A Force Multiplier for our military and nation

    From ensuring the resilience of America’s critical infrastructure to giving Warfighters a decisive edge on the battlefield, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence across the full spectrum of its civil and military missions.
  • Frigid temperatures and blizzard-like conditions accompanied the high winds and heavy surf of a late January nor'easter in Duck, North Carolina. The sea spray and below-freezing air created a coating of ice on the support structure of the Field Research Facility’s pier. (Photo by Erin Diurba)

    Camera, sensors don’t blink as nor’easter unleashes on the Outer Banks

    Recently, a strong nor’easter took aim at the Outer Banks in North Carolina and sitting right in the middle of its path was ERDC's Field Research Facility (FRF) known for its coastal engineering expertise and world-class research capabilities.
  • Dr. Robyn Barbato, a senior research microbiologist and leader of CRREL’s soil microbiology team, coring permafrost samples in the USACE Permafrost Tunnel in Fox, Alaska.

    CRREL researchers discover new species frozen in Alaskan permafrost

    Research microbiologists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) recently discovered 26 new species of microorganisms.
  • CRANE’s X-65 demonstrator aircraft will be built by Aurora Flight Sciences.

    ITL finds success in DARPA partnership

    Partnerships are a cornerstone of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s mission to deliver cutting-edge science and engineering solutions for the nation. One such partnership between ERDC’s Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is delivering the high-performance computing power and expertise to accelerate the next generation of aerospace technology.
  • Representatives from ERDC’s Environmental Lab traveled to USAG Bavaria-Garmisch in Germany to conduct water assessments focusing on improving water quality and resilience.

    ERDC researchers conduct water assessment at USAG Bavaria-Garmisch in Germany

    Ensuring safe, reliable drinking water is critical to protecting Soldier health and maintaining mission readiness at U.S. military facilities worldwide. To support that objective, three researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently traveled to a U.S. military base in Germany to evaluate water quality, resilience and treatment needs.
  • ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research Lab (CERL) and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) teams that were involved in the successful EPA signing event.

    ERDC and UTEP sign Educational Partnership Agreement

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have entered into a new Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) designed to strengthen education, research and workforce development across critical Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.