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  • April

    Charles Marsh was honored by both ERDC and the Society of American Military Engineers Technology for his work on nanometer resolution wet sample imagery.

    Marsh Receives National Awards

    Charles Marsh, Urbana, won two major awards to recognize his work as a researcher at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.
  • More than 50 million gallons of water a day flows through this and other "waterfalls" in the Tres Rios Flow Regulating Wetlands and into the Salt River from the 91st Ave. Wastewater Treatment Facility. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the City of Phoenix to build the riparian habitat in Phoenix's West Valley.

    Building Green

    As the Nation’s Environmental Engineer, we manage one of the largest federal environmental missions in the United States, touching the lives of nearly every American. The challenges facing the Corps are enormous, everything from sustainable design and energy security to ecosystem restoration.
  • HAWAII — Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the City and County of Honolulu and other concerned citizens to participate in Honolulu’s Earth Day 2012 Mauka to Makai Clean Water Expo, April 14, 2012. Approximately 30 volunteers from the Punahou High School Junior ROTC program (which includes students from other area high schools including Damien and some local home-schooled students), members of the Radford High School African-American Club and Corps’ employees and family members joined forces to clean up the beach and berm area of the Corps’ Pacific Regional Visitor Center (RVC) at Fort DeRussy. Over 50 volunteers participated.

    Army Corps joins City and County of Honolulu and Community Members to Celebrate Earth Day 2012

    Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the City and County of Honolulu and other concerned citizens to participate in Honolulu's Earth Day 2012 Mauka to Makai Clean Water Expo.
  • An example of a mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle. The RG-33 is claimed to be one of the most survivable MRAP vehicles. (Source: Military-Today.com)

    GSL presents results of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle study

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) researchers Dr. George Mason and Brent Town presented results from ongoing studies with the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle to the Joint Programs Office at Quantico, Va.
  • Palazzo

    ERDC agronomist presents at Canadian Forces Base meeting

    ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Research Agronomist Antonio "Tony" Palazzo recently presented "Experiences in Military Reclamation and Restoration" at a meeting hosted by the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Suffield, Suffield, Canada.