USACE and PREPA managers
PALO SECO, Puerto Rico –– Gregory Thomas, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Palo Seco Warehouse Manager, discuss the material distribution with a Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority logistics Manager at the war... More
Doug Punt of CRREL's Engineering Research Branch works
Doug Punt of CRREL's Engineering Research Branch works on a temperature controller for crude oil pumping tests (top) and a LabVIEW controlled servo system for ice adhesion research (bottom).
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Harmful Algal Bloom
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS) team, demonstrate the scalable capability they must move fluidly in dynamic situations. The HA... More
Participants pose for a group photo during the Multi-Domain
Participants pose for a group photo during the Multi-Domain Operations Joint Technology Demonstration held at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., August 7, 2019. The even... More
Security guards from the U.S. Army Engineer Research
Security guards from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center examine an automobile during vehicle inspection practical exercises as part of the Department of the Army Security Guards Mobile Train... More
Thayer’s Approach to Confederate fortifications on
Thayer’s Approach to Confederate fortifications on Fort Hill Ridge is visible from the tunnel sappers dug through a ridge on approach. The National Park Service at Vicksburg National Military Park has preserved... More
An M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle lifts a truck on snow.
An M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle lifts a truck on snow. Snow and ice can render the ARV ineffective in recovery operations. (Photo courtesy of Greg Netardus, U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center)
World-renowned composites expert, Dr. Hota V. GangaRao,
World-renowned composites expert, Dr. Hota V. GangaRao, P.E. of West Virginia University, explains how composites were used in repairs at East Fork Bridge to Col. Leon Parrott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hunt... More
Drone operators from the U.S. Army Engineer Research
Drone operators from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., deployed forward to southwest Louisiana mid-Sept. 2020 in support of Operation Blue Roof for Hurricane Lau... More
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees participate in a Hampton NAACP event aimed at increasing health and offering resources to local families in Hampton, Virginia, Aug. 3, 2019. District mem... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental engineer,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental engineer, Marissa Campobasso, delivers an organic solution into the flocculation and coagulation instrument used to separate suspended solids portion from the wat... More
The Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and
The Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS) demonstrates a scalable capability to remove algae and nutrients from large bodies of water, and develop a resource recovery... More
Cold Regions Lab hosts 2015 Research Symposium
Heather Selmer (left) discusses “Advancement to Autonomous Rovers” with Loren Wehmeyer, Ph.D., who heads the research and engineering division for the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory ... More
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory and Partners Awarded for ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Green Innovation Award was awarded to "Net Zero Planner & CAMPS Tool Integration," a partnership between the Corps’ Fort Worth District and the Construction Engineering Research... More
Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Reed looks on as he records the
Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Reed looks on as he records the terrain below with the Air ARRK 5. U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 412th Theater Engineer Command (TEC), Vicksburg, Ms., teamed up with United States Ar... More
A clamshell is used to thoroughly mix activated carbon
A clamshell is used to thoroughly mix activated carbon and dredged sediments in a scow, before it is placed in the open-lake.
The Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and
The Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS) demonstrates a scalable capability to remove algae and nutrients from large bodies of water, and develop a resource recovery... More
Scientist supports Marine Corps mountain communications training
Dr. Dan Breton is working to provide extended radio communications with the Marines through manipulation of frequencies to suit the environment. In the photo, a Marine makes radio contact with base camp, while ... More
International Research Office director selected
Andrew (Andy) J. Nelson currently serves as the as director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's International Research Office in London. As director of the IRO, Nelson acts as the focal ... More
ERB researchers partnered with Rowan University to
ERB researchers partnered with Rowan University to test a prototype asphalt pavement using CRREL's Heavy Vehicle Simulator (HVF). This research will extend the life of existing pavements in New Jersey.
Natural Resource Management staff from the Corps of
Natural Resource Management staff from the Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District and scientists from the Corps' Engineer Research and Development Center in Vickburg, Mississippi, conduct research on water exc... More
Drone operators Michael Baker, left, and Kenneth Matheson
Drone operators Michael Baker, left, and Kenneth Matheson from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., deployed forward to southwest Louisiana mid-Sept. 2020 in suppor... More
The Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and
The Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS) demonstrates a scalable capability to remove algae and nutrients from large bodies of water, and develop a resource recovery... More
3-D printing a building - Public domain portrait print
A barracks hut constructed with the Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures is a new construction technology that prints concrete structures. The printer reduces building materials shipped by half an... More
PALO SECO, Puerto Rico – Gregory Thomas, the U.S. Army
PALO SECO, Puerto Rico – Gregory Thomas, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Palo Seco Warehouse Manager, inventories recently delivered polls outside of the Palo Seco Warehouse in Puerto Rico, Jan. 24,2018. Thoma... More
Heidi Wadman, modeler with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Heidi Wadman, modeler with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, explains how ERDC is collecting data in and around the Ocean City Inlet and scour hole in order to determin... More
ERDC delivers augmented reality solutions in the fight against COVID-1...
Caleb Willard, an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District, uses augmented reality tools developed at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center to assess a potential site... More
Col. Teresa Schlosser, commander of the U.S. Army Engineer
Col. Teresa Schlosser, commander of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, visits fifth-grade students at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School in Vicksburg, Miss., Nov. 11, 2020. Schlosser visi... More
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development Center of Vicksburg, Miss., inspect 30-foot border barrier panels at the El Centro 1 Project near Calexico, Calif., February 4, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More
The alligator weed has invaded many water systems in
The alligator weed has invaded many water systems in the South and is slowly working its way to North and west of the continental United States. The alligator flea beetle is one of the methods of biocontrol tha... More
Natural Resource Management staff from the Corps of
Natural Resource Management staff from the Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District and scientists from the Corps' Engineer Research and Development Center in Vickburg, Mississippi, conduct research on water exc... More
Harmful algal blooms are a challenging problem that
Harmful algal blooms are a challenging problem that has impacted human and animal health, aquatic ecosystems and the economy of all 50 states. ERDC researchers and their partners are studying and improving a me... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel and contractors
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel and contractors work together on the Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS). HABITATS demonstrate's a scalable capability to rem... More
Predictive Environmental Modeling System co-inventor Dr. Jonathon Bram...
Predictive Environmental Modeling System co-inventor Dr. Jonathon Brame, formerly with the U.S. Army Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory as a research environmental engineer, received a U... More
Installation Operations Division paves the way for ERDC properties
Contractors work to upgrade tennis courts at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., in October 2020. The work is part of the ERDC Master Plan, developed by the Installation ... More
During one of his many Arctic field trips, geophysicist
During one of his many Arctic field trips, geophysicist Dr. Donald Perovich takes measurements of the sea ice cover while standing with instrumentation in a melt pond. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Develo... More
Runners take their mark at the U.S. Army Engineer Research
Runners take their mark at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Mad Scientist 5K Race/Walk held in Vicksburg, Mississippi, September 7, 2019. The race was designed to enhance community relat... More
The Operational Water Research Team of the U.S. Army
The Operational Water Research Team of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Illinois, spent the day searching for alg... More
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees participate in a Hampton NAACP event aimed at increasing health and offering resources to local families in Hampton, Virginia, Aug. 3, 2019. District mem... More
A Kansas City District track-hoe on a barge work boat
A Kansas City District track-hoe on a barge work boat took part in hydrodynamic dredging operations on the Missouri River November 11, 2020. The hydrodynamic dredge head is mounted on the bucket and the arm dir... More
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development Center of Vicksburg, Miss., inspect a border barrier fabrication yard where bollard panels for several project are assembled near Yuma, Ariz., February 5, 20... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental engineer,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental engineer, Marissa Campobasso, documents the data collected from the flocculation and coagulation instrument used to separate suspended solids portion from the wat... More
Nate Harms, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development
Nate Harms, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center Research Biologist, holds a piece of the noxious alligator weed with a tiny alligator flea beetle. This aquatic invasive species blocks transpor... More
Paper describing novel inhalation toxicology research methods attracts...
This figure is an Adverse Outcome Pathway, or an overview of one way chemicals may cause pulmonary (lung) fibrosis. Pulmonary fibrosis is the development of scar tissue (similar to a scab on the skin) within th... More
Using virtual solutions for robotic testing during the COVID-19 pandem...
Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Robotic Assessment of Closure Gates for Safe Entry and Robotic Engineer Operations project teams pose with the amphibious robotic vehicl... More
Professor P.V. Vijay, West Virginia University, mixes
Professor P.V. Vijay, West Virginia University, mixes primer that divers will apply prior to installing an experimental Fiber Reinforced Polymer composite wrap underwater on a deteriorated discharge port at the... More
Researchers are lifted from the sea ice to the icebreaker
Researchers are lifted from the sea ice to the icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer after placing a buoy that measures waves traveling through ice in the marginal ice zone. The researchers are participating in the U.... More
World-renowned composites expert, Dr. Hota V. GangaRao,
World-renowned composites expert, Dr. Hota V. GangaRao, P.E. of West Virginia University, explains how composites were used in repairs at East Fork Bridge to Col. Leon Parrott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hunt... More
Aaron Schad, a University of North Texas graduate student,
Aaron Schad, a University of North Texas graduate student, installs a cage this past winter to protect a new mitigation planting in southeastern Dallas from predators while Marinda Griffin, a UNT student intern... More
Edward “Lamar” Jenkins, director of public works at
Edward “Lamar” Jenkins, director of public works at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi. ( Photo courtesy of the ERDC PAO )
At a recent retirement ceremony at the U.S. Army Cold
At a recent retirement ceremony at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, J.D. Horne presents the CRREL plaque to Dr. Donald Perovich. (Photo by Jeremy Bell)
Jay Price, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
Jay Price, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center-Environmental Laboratory, uses a 10-factor prism to estimate tree basal area. (photo by Jacob Berkowitz, ERDC)
Corps Water Quality Committee visits Cold Regions Research and Enginee...
HANOVER, N.H. (July 16, 2019) – The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Physical Scientist Jeremy Kellett (red) leads the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Standing Committee on Water Quality past t... More
The Mulberry artificial harbor design, used near the
The Mulberry artificial harbor design, used near the coast of France during World War II, was supported by breakwater testing at the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Miss. (ERDC PAO Archives)
Marissa Campobasso, an environmental engineer with
Marissa Campobasso, an environmental engineer with the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center, assists with preparing a a bench scale dissolved air flotation test instrument used to... More
Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers
Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers chase algal blooms on Lake Okeechobee in order to collect samples and data to use in their effort to mitigate the harmful effects of algae by research... More
Army invested in R&D infrastructure at New Hampshire lab
The Honorable Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment discussed infrastructure upgrades including aging transformer technology (background) with Deputy Directo... More
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory’s Multifunctional Assessment Reconnaissance Vessel II, or MARV II, allows for remote survey of pile-supported marine st... More
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center-Environmental Laboratory’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems team members Barry Barnett, Kenneth Matheson and Shea Hammond prepare the Vapor 55, a UAS that weighs just... More
Daniel Hickman and David Nguyen, members of the U.S.
Daniel Hickman and David Nguyen, members of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Team, prepare a UAS for flight over a landslide... More
Many lakes, rivers and streams suffer from being
Many lakes, rivers and streams suffer from being contaminated by Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State/ local governments and its contractors work together to engineer with nature... More
ERDC researchers participate in U.S. Army Foreign Technology (and Scie...
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Streamflow Prediction Tool (SPT) uses authoritative weather forecasts from the U.S. Air Force to enhance hydrological prediction. ERDC researchers... More
ERDC researcher awarded top honor from USACE
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), acting director, Kirankumar Topudurti (left), hands Dr. Rebekah Wilson (right), United States Army... More
Happy Holidays ERDC Social Media Graphic
Happy Holidays ERDC Social Media Graphic Public domain photograph - Merry Christmas or Happy New Year, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development Center of Vicksburg, Miss., inspect border barrier flood mitigation gates at the El Centro 1 Project near Calexico, Calif., February 4, 2020. The U.S. Army C... More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, 54th Chief of Engineers and
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, 54th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers administers the Oath of Office to the newest inductees of the Senior Executive Service, Dr. Lance Hansen, Dr.... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Small Craft Operators
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Small Craft Operators Team, assists and supports Corps biologists in the collection of the alligator flea beetle on Lake Woodruff, in the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge.... More
ERDC Supports Army National Guard 2020 Best Warrior Competition
The unmanned aircraft system (UAS) uses an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for testing and validation custom-built to capture and record accurate, high-quality data for an array of uses to include warfighter supp... More
Vickey Moore of the Information Technology Laboratory
Vickey Moore of the Information Technology Laboratory was one of four U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center employees to be honored with Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathemat... More
The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory team modeling
The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory team modeling inundation from Hurricane Harvey talk about some of the the capabilities of the ERDC-developed GSSHA modeling engine in forecasting flood depths from storm su... More
Lulu Edwards of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory
Lulu Edwards of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory was one of four U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center employees to be honored with Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Mat... More
Nate Harms, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development
Nate Harms, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center Research Biologist, overlooks the noxious alligator weed. This aquatic invasive species blocks transportation routes, threatens native species, ... More
Nate Harms, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development
Nate Harms, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center Research Biologist, overlooks the noxious alligator weed. This aquatic invasive species blocks transportation routes, threatens native species, ... More
Natural Resource Management staff from the Corps of
Natural Resource Management staff from the Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District and scientists from the Corps' Engineer Research and Development Center in Vickburg, Mississippi, conduct research on water exc... More
A storm approaching the west coast is shown using a
A storm approaching the west coast is shown using a forecast product from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who provide the forecasts used by the Fore... More
Chris Tolson, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of
Chris Tolson, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil engineer, explains invasive species in the ecosystem by using a U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development model during a Hampton NAACP event ... More
Col. Marc Hoffmeister, assistant commandant of the
Col. Marc Hoffmeister, assistant commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School, addresses engineering needs and concerns at the Multi-Domain Operations Joint Technology Demonstration held at the U.S. Army Enginee... More
Students from the The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Students from the The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, tour CRREL’s Frost Effects Research Facilit... More
Flood and Coastal Year in Review
Flood and Coastal Year in Review
ERDC Locations Placemat
ERDC Locations Placemat
Many lakes, rivers and streams suffer from being
Many lakes, rivers and streams suffer from being contaminated by Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Angela Urban, a research community planner speaks to State/ local governments to h... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental engineer,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental engineer, Marissa Campobasso, documents the data collected from the flocculation and coagulation instrument used to separate suspended solids portion from the wat... More
U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center
U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center Research, Invasive Species Management Branch researches noxious alligator weed and the alligator flea beetle. This aquatic invasive species blocks transport... More
Nate Harms, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development
Nate Harms, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center Research Biologist, holds a devoured piece of the noxious alligator weed with a tiny alligator flea beetle. This aquatic invasive species blocks... More
Conservation Biologist Cherrie-Lee Phillip with the
Conservation Biologist Cherrie-Lee Phillip with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District collects Alligator Weed samples May 1, 2019, at Millwood Lake near Ashdown Arkansas. Alligator Weed Flea B... More
ERDC partners with UK university for survivability research
University of Sheffield’s Dr. Sam Rigby; U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Dr. Catie Stephens; Maj. Andy Wilson, U.K. liaison officer to ERDC; ERDC’s James Davis; and University of Sheffield’... More
Corps to launch new resource for dredging community - debuts in Aug. ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS) Program is launching a new website dedicated to the practice of thin-layer placement of dredged material in a webinar August 31. (P... More
Augmented Reality Sandbox
Students taking part in the SAME Camp try out the new augmented reality sandbox at ERDC's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory in Vicksburg June 16.
Dr. Zeki Demirbilek, a research hydraulics engineer
Dr. Zeki Demirbilek, a research hydraulics engineer with the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, received a giant penny during his retirement ceremony he... More
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development Center of Vicksburg, Miss., inspect 30-foot border barriers at the El Centro 1 Project near Calexico, Calif., February 4, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engine... More
Harmful algal blooms are a challenging problem that
Harmful algal blooms are a challenging problem that has impacted human and animal health, aquatic ecosystems and the economy of all 50 states. ERDC researchers and their partners are studying and improving a me... More
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Dr. Alan Kennedy discusses environmental toxicology and nanomaterials research with Command Sgt. Maj. Patrickson Toussaint, 14th command sergeant majo... More
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Commander Col. Teresa Schlosser and members of the ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulic Laboratory (CHL) give Brig. Gen. Paul Owen, commander of the U.S. Army C... More
Andrew Roach, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
Andrew Roach, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District project manager, speaks to attendees during a public meeting on a navigation improvement project and a scour hole study the Corps is conducing, at ... More
US Coast Guard checks out icing and sea ice R&D at USACE lab
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center-Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Researcher Dr. Zoe Courville, left, explains the significance of the block of ice she holds in her left hand t... More
USACE researcher wins 2016 Women of Color Technology All-Star Award
The 2016 Women of Color Magazine Technology All-Star Award was recently awarded to Dr. Ghada S. Ellithy, a senior research civil engineer in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory of the U.S. Engineer and R... More
During training Soldiers drive heavy military vehicles
During training Soldiers drive heavy military vehicles in convoys to training areas over miles of Fort McCoy’s paved roads.
Using virtual solutions for robotic testing during the COVID-19 pandem...
Example of a computer simulation used by the robotics teams of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Sensor Integration Branch in the ERDC’s Information Technology Laboratory and the E... More
Brig. Gen. Paul Owen, commander of the U.S. Army Corps
Brig. Gen. Paul Owen, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Pacific Division, and Col. Jason Kelly, commander of the USACE South Atlantic Division, attend a demonstration at the U.S. Army ... More
Mulch, created by a chipper, is loaded March 1 at the
Mulch, created by a chipper, is loaded March 1 at the Wetland Cell A construction site in the Trinity River bottomlands in Dallas. Woody plants were removed from by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth D... More