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  • August

    Passing around critters, Dr. Karl Gustavson shared ERDC Environmental Laboratory’s environmental efforts with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics students who won first place competitions in their eCYBERMISSION contests nationwide.

    EL Scientists Entertain Winning Students at STEM Expo

    “ERDC’s growing involvement in eCYBERMISSION is a great way to teach young scientists and engineers about the opportunities in the Corps of Engineers and Army,” said ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) Senior Scientist Dr. Jeffery Steevens.
  • At the recent ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Student, Post-graduate and Post-doctorate Research Symposium, mentor Dr. Jim Lever, a mechanical engineer, and student intern Monica Preston poses with Preston’s poster “A Summer of Robotics.”

    CRREL Students/Interns Wrap-Up Summer with Symposium and Ice-Cream

    ERDC-CRREL’s Human Capital Team (HCT) recently hosted the Student, Post-graduate and Post-doctorate Research Symposium, bringing 14 young researchers and their mentors together to engage employees, family members, teachers and interested others in an effort to provide a broad professional experience.
  • ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Researcher Kevin Bjella, on left, guides U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command Sgt. Maj. Karl J. Groninger through the Center’s permafrost tunnel, located in Fox, Alaska.

    ERDC’s Alaska Engineers Host Command Sergeant Major at Permafrost Tunnel

    ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s (CRREL) Alaska Research Office – Fairbanks recently hosted a visit by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command Sgt. Maj. Karl J. Groninger of the Center’s Permafrost Research Facility, Fox, Alaska.

  • ERDC-Supported Research Commences with U.S. Military Academy

    ERDC laboratories will soon expand research projects through the use of the established ERDC-West Point research partnership. Both ERDC’s Construction Engineering Laboratory (CERL) and Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) will host cadet research.
  • ERDC Deputy Commander Maj. Thomas Clair evaluates one of the many obstacles at the Tough Mudder event held recently at Vermont’s Mount Snow.

    ERDC’s New Deputy Commander is One Tough Mudder!

    ERDC Deputy Commander Maj. Thomas Clair is a proven Tough Mudder after recently placing in the top five percent of the grueling 10-plus mile challenge at Vermont’s Mount Snow.