23 Apr 2024

ERDC’s RD24 proves huge success

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently hosted their Research and Development 2024 (RD24) workshop.

25 May 2023

ERDC announces $20 million tech challenge to advance civil works R&D through innovation, partnerships

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in conjunction with ERDCWERX has announced a new opportunity for collaboration to address some of the nation’s most critical challenges in civil works.

14 Oct 2022

Advanced materials, methods driving new life in critical infrastructure

Ten years ago, Dr. Guillermo Riveros was at home when his son came to him with a cut – a deep one – on his hand from trying to open a can. It was Sunday, and there was not an opportunity to go to the doctor for stitches.

14 Oct 2022

Life’s basic building blocks used in search for threatened species

The Department of Defense maintains 30 million acres of critical military installations and training land. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversees 12 million acres of public lands and water and oversees much of our nation’s vital infrastructure components.

14 Oct 2022

USACE developing multifaceted approach to environmental forecasting

Climate change and environmental issues are at the forefront of national conversation. Researchers across the public and private sectors are looking to tackle some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

14 Oct 2022

Ongoing R&D is discovering new ways to put dredged sediment to use

Dredging is a central part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) largest mission – to maintain clear, safe and navigable waterways. Without periodic dredging, many harbors and ports would be impassable, and so more than 400 ports and 25,000 miles of navigation channels are dredged throughout the U.S. each year.

27 Jul 2022

Huntsville Center and the University of Alabama Huntsville team up to identify research areas in unmanned aircraft systems

The US Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville has partnered with University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) to support research and operational excellence in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The partnership will allow both organizations to jointly identify key research areas in UAS technologies, applications, and operations.

31 Jan 2022

USACE develops research and development strategy to benefit the nation, warfighters

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has produced a new enterprise research and development (R&D) strategy that will address the nation’s most complex engineering challenges.

12 Oct 2021

ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory tests two new rapidly deployable protection systems

Last month, researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory unveiled two new systems that will provide additional protection to American servicemen and women in the field.

2 Aug 2017

New system recycles water for DECON operations

The Environmental Security Engineering Team of ERDC’s Environmental Laboratory recently demonstrated the effectiveness of the Decontamination Effluent Treatment System in treating wastewater from decontamination operations at our campus in Vicksburg, Mississippi.