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- Alcorn State University Educational Partnership Agreement
Dr. Beth Fleming (Environmental Laboratory, EL), Ms. Pat Sullivan (ERDC), and Mr. Andy Martin (EL), recently visited the Alcorn State University (ASU) campus to finalize details of an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA). Toda .... - National Workshop on Least Terns
Dr. Rich Fischer and Dr. Mike Guilfoyle, ERDC Environmental Laboratory, sponsored a workshop on research and monitoring for the interior population of Least Terns (ILT) 4-5 April 12 in Alton, Illinois. The workshop was held at the ....April 2012
- Interagency Workshop on Contaminated Sediments
The Environmental Laboratory hosted an interagency workshop on contaminated sediments on 21-23 March 2012 in Vicksburg, MS that drew together more than 30 scientists and engineers from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Environmental Protection .... - Mississippi River Commissioners' Briefing
ERDC-EL was asked by the Mississippi Valley Division to brief the Mississippi River Commissioners on environmental studies being conducted in the Lower Mississippi River. The Commissioners are comprised of the Commanders of Missis ....January 2011
- International Workshop on Working and Building with Nature
Dr. Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science, chaired a workshop on Working and Building with Nature in Mobile, AL on 18-20 January 2011. The purpose of the workshop was to identify opportunities to adv .... - ERDC Sea Turtle Response Supports Dredging Operations
Dredging for the Louisiana Barrier Berm project resulted in 3 sea turtle mortalities during the trawling operations. This was highly unusual. However, it caused all hopper dredging in the Gulf (not just work with the Barrier Ber ....October 2010
- Potential USACE response to red sludge spill, Hungary
On 20 October, Dr. Mark Chappell, ERDC-EL, briefed representatives from HQ, NAD, NAU, and EUCOMM on the potential USACE response to the massive red sludge spill that occurred 4 October in Kolontár, Hungary. On 4 October, the sout ....July 2010
- Major test of the Seven Oaks Dam release works
Dr. David Soballe and William Jabour, ERDC-EL, participated with Terry Waller, ERDC-CHL; Tim Nisley, ERDC-ITL; Steve Schlenker Portland District; Jody Fischer and her team from the Los Angeles District (SPL); and a larger, interag ....June 2010
- ERDC Assistance in Gulf of Mexico Oil-Spill Response
Scientists and engineers from the Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) are assisting USACE offices and other Federal agencies in the evaluation of impacts of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and related activities. Currently .... - EL sponsored workshop on climate change International
Drs. Todd Bridges and Igor Linkov, ERDC-EL, organized and directed the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Climate Change: Global Change and Local Adaptation on 6-9 June in Hella, Iceland, (ERDC presentations at the Planning CoP Conference
ERDC researchers from EL, CHL, and ITL, and partners at district offices provided over 20 technical presentations at the 2010 Planning Community of Practice Conference held 7-10 June in Orlando, FL. In addition to technical prese ....June 2010
- Gulf Oil Engineering Solutions Tiger Team workshop
On 14-18 June, ERDC-EL hosted the Gulf Oil Engineering Solutions Tiger Team on behalf of Mr. Mike Ensch, CW-CO, and Ms. Jo Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (CW). The purpose of the workshop was to provide the informat ....April 2010
- ERDC/HEC support to St. Paul District watershed study
Scientists from the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) met with St. Paul District (MVP) and their stakeholders to discuss watershed modeling approaches for the Minnesota Riv ....March 2010
- ERDC hosts international workshop on sustainable sediment management
Dr. Todd Bridges, the Army's Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science, and Dr. David Moore, with Weston Solutions, organized and conducted an international workshop on "Strategies for Sustainable Sediment Management." ....February 2010
- Briefing to the Army Radiation Safety Officer
Mr. John Ballard and Dr. Victor Medina, ERDC-EL, participated in a briefing of the Army Range Technology Program (ARTP) to Mr. Greg Komp, Senior Health Physicist, Office of the Director of Army Safety, on 23 February at Crystal C .... - Briefing to the Program Manager for the Army Geospatial Data Model
On 24 February, Mr. Dhiren Khona of the ERDC-Army Geospatial Center and Dr. Victor Medina, ERDC-EL, briefed Mr. Kevin Bache, the Program Manager for the Army Geospatial Data Model (AGDM), and Mr. Mike Parquett, Mr. Baches assi ....February 2010
- New PIANC Working Group holds kickoff meeting
Drs. Burton Suedel, Sandra Brasfield, and Todd Bridges, ERDC-EL, participated in the kickoff meeting of the newly formed Working Group (WG) 143 on "Screening Evaluation of Environmental Effects of Navigation and Infrastructure Pro ....January 2010
- Deputy Director Army Environmental Programs visits EL
On 6-7 January, Mr. Krishna Ganta, Deputy Director, Army Environmental Programs, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, visited the ERDC Environmental Laboratory. Mr. Ganta was accompanied by Mr. Kip Hus .... - Adaptive Hydraulics (ADH) Model User's Group
The initial meeting of the Adaptive Hydraulics (ADH) model user's group was conducted 12-13 January in Baton Rouge, LA. Over 70 scientists, engineers, and planners representing more than a dozen government and private agencies pa .... - Participant at significant meeting - CHARTS survey system
On 20 January, ERDC-EL representatives, Bruce Sabol and Molly Reif, joined Joint Airborne Lidar and Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) representatives, Chris Macon and Charlene Sullivan, at a major meeting at the N .... - ERDC represented at regional workshop
Drs. David Soballe, ERDC-EL, Ray Chapman, ERDC-CHL, and Linda Lillycrop, ERDC-CHL represented ERDC at a regional workshop for interagency partners in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) Integrated Ocean Observ ....December 2009
- Environment Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) Work Group Meeting
Drs. Jeffery Steevens and David Johnson, ERDC-EL, attended the Department of Defense (DoD) nano Environment Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) work group meeting on 14 December 2009 in Arlington, VA. The meeting hosted two m ....November 2009
- Meeting of the extended OECD/IPCS advisory group on molecular screening and toxicogenomics
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Economic Development (OECD) and The International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS) advisory group seeks to harmonize international regulatory efforts in screening and assessing chemi ....October 2009
- ERDC-EL team briefs stakeholders on research effort in support of Kingston (TN) Fossil Plant coal ash spill clean up
On December 22, 2008 a retaining wall failed at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, TN spilling more than 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash, covering more than 300 acres of surrounding lan .... - Technical Assistance to Gorgon Gas Pipeline Project, Western Australia
Dena Dickerson and Douglas Clarke (Wetlands and Coastal Branch) provided technical field assistance to Chevron on methods to minimize dredging impacts on sea turtles for the Gorgon gas pipeline project at Barrow Island, Western Au .... - EL sponsored workshop-National
Retrospective Evaluation of Ecosystem Restoration Projects: On 20-21 Oct, 17 participants from HQUSACE, ERDC-EL, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, University of California at Los Angeles, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Ma .... - Joint Program Completed
The Environmental Laboratory's Chemical Control and Physiological Processes Team (EP-P) has successfully completed the first year of a joint three year program with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to selectivel ....September 2009
- National Collaborative Water Resources Conference
On 25-27 Aug, approximately 160 participants representing 100 entities accepted invitations from Mr. Steven Stockton, Director, Civil Works, and Ms. Ada Benavides, Project Manager, to attend the National Collaborative Water Resour .... - ERDC conducts a workshop on risk management for contaminated sediments
Dr. Todd Bridges, ERDCs Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science, hosted a multi-organization workshop entitled "Opportunities for Improving Effectiveness of Risk Management of Contaminated Sediment: A Mental Models Ap .... - Dredged Material Assessment and Management Seminar
The Dredging Operations Environmental Research (DOER) Program and the Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS) Program sponsored a 3-day training conference in Detroit, MI, on 15-17 September 2009. Dr. Todd S. Bridges, Senior .... - Interagency briefing on multi-criteria decision analysis
Drs. Igor Linkov and Todd Bridges, ERDC-EL, were invited to share ERDCs experience on implementing multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tools with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Board of Scientific Counselors (BO .... - Invasive species site visits to Lake Ontario and Black Lake, NY
Mr. John Skogerboe, ERDC-EL, recently conducted a site visit with personnel of the Corps of Engineers (CE) Buffalo District to assess aquatic plants infesting Sodus Bay in Lake Ontario and in Black Lake, New York. The visit was p ....August 2009
- ERDC presentations to National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
Over 30 ERDC employees attended the 3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration held in Los Angeles, CA, during 20-24 July; including EL, CHL, and CERL participants. Seventeen technical papers were presented in concurrent ses .... - ERDC support to Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
A major focus of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is the remediation and management of dredged material and contaminated sediments. Reclaiming Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) capacity and increasing beneficial use ( .... - Herbicide trials/demonstration project
During the period of 20-31 July, scientists from ERDC-EL conducted herbicide trials for controlling mixed stands of Eurasian watermifoil and curlyleaf pondweed in selected locations of Noxon Rapids Reservoir, Montana. Research co .... - ERDC hosts multi-agency workshop on Climate Change
Dr. Todd Bridges, ERDC's Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science, hosted a multi-agency workshop entitled "Environmental Risk Posed by Climate Change: Connections to USACE Missions." Mr. Edmond Russo, Ms. Kelly Burke .... - ERDC supports EPA in remediation of Superfund Site
ERDC researchers have been requested by US EPA Region 9 to provide technical assistance on a variety of toxicology, risk assessment, and sediment remediation issues at the United Heckathorn Superfund Site in Richmond, CA. The sit ....July 2009
- Office of Risk Management and Assessment, Department of Homeland Security, Workshop
ERDC risk scientists, Drs. Todd Bridges and Igor Linkov, were asked by the Office of Risk Management and Assessment (RMA) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to organize and participate in a workshop designed to ident .... - Peer reviewers evaluate research developed by ERDC for the EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
On 7-8 July, ERDC researchers from the Environmental Laboratory, Paul Schroeder, Carlos Ruiz, and Karl Gustavson, and Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory, Thad Pratt, Earl Hayter, and Jarrell Smith, hosted a panel of independent reviewe ....June 2009
- ERDC/Michigan Technological University meet regarding potential collaboration on research efforts in the Great Lakes
Six faculty from Michigan Technological University, including Dr. Dave D. Reed, Vice President for Research, visited ERDC 2-4 June to discuss potential collaboration on research efforts in the Great Lakes. The University has rece .... - ERDC-EL Researchers Participate in a Weight Elicitation Workshop for the USACE Seattle District
Drs. Burton Suedel and Jongbum Kim and Ms. Cynthia Banks, ERDC-EL, participated in a weight elicitation workshop in Seattle, WA, for the USACE Seattle District's (NWS) Grays Harbor Long-Term Management Strategy (LTMS) project. Th .... - ERDC visit to Buffalo District
On 30 June 2009, Drs. Dave Tazik, Richard E. Price, Billy Johnson, and Mr. Richard A. Price from EL and Dr. Jack Davis from CHL met with Buffalo District staff from Planning, Regulatory, Project Management, and Environmental Analy ....May 2009
- ERDC-EL hosts EPA Aquatic Pesticide Tour in South Florida
During the week of 10 May, Drs. Kurt Getsinger and Mike Netherland, ERDC-EL, and Dr. Bill Haller, University of Floridas Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, organized and hosted a five-day field tour on vital public water bod ....April 2009
- Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Plan/Science and Technology Program
The Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Plan was established to reverse the degradation trend of the Louisiana coastal ecosystem. The LCA Plan emphasizes the use of restoration strategies towards achieving and sust .... - ERDC Hosts Nanomaterials Workshop on Nanosilver
ERDC-EL hosted an interagency workshop to determine the environmental health and safety research directions for nano-silver. Nano-silver is purported to revolutionize the antimicrobial properties of materials, among other applica .... - Deployable Aqueous Aerobic Bioreactor
The Deployable Aqueous Aerobic Bioreactor (DAAB) is a portable wastewater treatment system that is being developed to address three current needs: on-site treatment of wastewater at forward operating bases (FOBs), rapid response .... - Decision Analysis Supports Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility Project: ERDC Environmental Laboratory Support to SAD
On 28 April 2009, Dr. Burton Suedel and Ms. Cynthia Banks led an alternatives analysis at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, SC, in support of the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility (PDCF) project. The PDCF and similar .... - Sensitivity of Silver Carp to Electrical Barriers Determined
Four species of large, environmentally destructive Asian carps are established in the Mississippi River and now threaten the Great Lakes. To stop their movement from the river and into the lakes, an electrical barrier was constru ....March 2009
- EL representative serves as reviewer for Jacksonville District
Dr. Michael Grodowitz, ERDC-EL, served for the last year as a reviewer for the Jacksonville District examining a potential project entitled "Central and Southern Florida Project Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Melaleuca .... - ERDC Chemical Control and Physiological Processes Team Provides Critical Technology Transfer to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently complimented and expressed gratitude (quote below) to the ERDC's Chemical Control and Physiological Processes Team (CCPPT) for critical technology transfer in regards to contr .... - ERDC Aquatic Gap Program
The Nature Conservancy (TNC), in cooperation with the US Geological Survey, is conducting aquatic Gap Analysis to map the biodiversity of aquatic species and identify "gaps" in the representation of these species in areas of high .... - ERDC Expertise Support and Response to Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston Fossil Plant Fly Ash Spill in the Emory River, TN
An ERDC Environmental Laboratory research team has been requested by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4, Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and US Fish a ....February 2009
- Aquatic Plant Control on Lake Seminole
Environmental Laboratory researchers from ERDC worked directly with Resource Managers from the Lake Seminole Project Office (SAM) to develop a new approach for controlling hydrilla, a persistent invasive weed that has a multitude .... - International Water Conference Highlights Climate Change, Flood Management
ERDC Environmental Laboratory researchers Drs. Jeffery Steevens and Sandra Brasfield were invited by the World Bank to participate in Water Week 2009 held in Washington, DC, during 17-19 February. Entitled "Tackling Global Water ....January 2009
- Statistical Recommendations for Bolt Testing in Boston's Big Dig
The ERDC was asked by New England District (NAE) to provide technical review of a statistical sample design for evaluation of the bolts that hold the ceiling panels in the Big Dig tunnels in Boston. In 2006, a ceiling collapse in .... - ERDC Environmental Laboratory (EL) Support to Mississippi Valley Division (MVD): Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Science and Technology Program Addresses Coastal Subsidence Issues
Subsidence, or the sinking of land mass, is a critical issue facing Louisianas coastal ecosystem that increases land loss rates and causes coastal ecosystem deterioration. Louisiana's coastal ecosystem is among the Nations most .... - ERDC Team Providing Environmental and Engineering Expertise to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston Ash Spill Assessment and Response
Mr. Danny Averett, Dr. Paul Schroeder, and Dr. Jeffery Steevens of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory are providing technical engineering and environmental expertise in support of .... - Technical Assistance to Honolulu District
Mr. David L. Derrick (ERDC-CHL) and Dr. Richard A. Fischer (ERDC-EL) assisted the Honolulu District (CEPOH) during 12-23 January 2009 to assess existing and identify new potential stream/riparian rehabilitation and flood damage re .... - Organizers and Hosts of the DoD, Tri-Service Ecological Risk Assessment Working Group (TSERAWG) and US EPA Ecological Risk Assessors Forum (ERAF) Second Annual Combined Meeting
The ERDC organized and hosted the second combined meeting of US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and DoD/Service ecological risk assessment professionals. The three-day combined meeting held 27-29 January 2009, was attended .... - Ecosystem Restoration Webinars
The Ecosystem Restoration Planning Center of Expertise (ECO-PCX) and Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have teamed up to create an ecosystem restoration webinar series. Our objective is to enhance communication on e ....December 2008
- SWWRP multi-dimensional models used in groundwater modeling effort
Multi-dimensional models developed by the System-Wide Water Resources Program (SWWRP) are being used in studies designed to restore and protect the water resources of central and south Florida. Experts from the Jacksonville Distr .... - Technical support to EPA Superfund Program
The ERDC-EL sediments management team (SMT) has provided technical support to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Program directly on a reimbursable basis or through the Superfund Sediment Resource Center. Over .... - ERDC-EL Hosts Modeling Workshop for the Missouri River
ERDC-EL facilitated a 5-day Baseline Results/Without-Project Forecasting meeting in Vermillion, SD, for the Missouri River Biological Opinion Cottonwood Management Plan's Ecosystem Restoration Team on 17-21 November 2008. Results ....November 2008
- MOU - Contaminated Sediments
Through a Memorandum of Understanding, the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) participates with the US Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency on coordination of research on technologies for assessing and .... - ERDC EL Chemical Control and Physiological Processes
Hundreds of millions of dollars in costs result from environmental damages from and control measures for invasive, nuisance aquatic plants in U.S waters. The Environmental Restoration Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Labora .... - USACE Coastal Engineering Manual
Release of the Japanese Language Version of USACE Coastal Engineering Manual (CEM): The USACE Coastal Engineering Manual has been translated into Japanese with a formal release on 10 November. The Coastal Engineering Manual is use .... - ERDC participates in signing of MOU with Ducks Unlimited
The ERDC-EL Fish Ecology Team demonstrated field capabilities and provided briefings on ecological issues related to the Mississippi River as part of an official signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between Ducks Unlimited (DU) an ....
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