Power of ERDC Podcast
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has been solving the nation’s toughest challenges for more than 90 years. Now, you can go behind the scenes as some of our nation’s smartest engineers and scientists solve complex problems across ERDC’s broad Civil Works and military mission space.
Our Episodes
#74: High-Tech Hide and Seek: Innovative testbed pushes underwater UXO detection technology to its limits
Across the country, coastal waters at Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) potentially contain unexploded ordnance. Finding, identifying, characterizing and, when necessary, safely clearing these munitions in shallow-water environments presents an immense challenge. Cutting-edge robotic systems equipped with advanced sensors, acoustics and precision mapping tools...
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#73: Building Stronger Levees: Biostabilization research is creating more resilient flood control network
Levees and other earthen embankments must withstand erosion, overtopping, extreme weather and changing soil moisture. ERDC researchers are investigating whether biostabilization, a nature-based treatment using biopolymers and vegetation, can help these systems remain stronger for longer. Dr. Lucas Walshire, a research civil engineer with...
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#72: CLARITY: AI tool lightens the load of heavy military logistics
In the Department of War, logistics isn’t always fast and light. When it comes to Class IV materials — such as heavy construction, barriers and infrastructure — the supply chain is notoriously big, bulky and slow. Because of the complexity of moving this material, military...
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#71: Spinning Big Science: How ERDC’s Centrifuge Helps Predict Infrastructure Failure
Failure is something engineers work every day to prevent, but at ERDC, researchers can study failure before it happens in the real world. Dr. April Bowman, a research civil engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, joins the Power of ERDC podcast to explain...
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#70: Building Tomorrow’s Engineering Workforce: STEM outreach has produced talent pipeline and reshaped ERDC’s future
For more than two decades, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has powered a STEM engine that has inspired and transformed the lives of thousands of students and helped reshape the organization. Driven by a powerful partnership with the Army Educational...
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Podcast Resources
Resources: #75: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts
Twenty-five years after September 11, ERDC’s research in force protection, blast effects and critical infrastructure remains an important part of the story of how science and engineering helped our...
Resources: #71: Centrifuge
ERDC’s Centrifuge Research Complex helps scientists and engineers model large-scale infrastructure problems in miniature while recreating real-world stress conditions. Listen to episode 71 to learn more about how the...
Resources: #69: SandSnap 2.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPk2PSFNWeY&authuser=0 ERDC launched SandSnap to build a national database of sand-grain size, filling a critical knowledge gap that will enable better beach management. Listen to episode 69 to learn...
Podcast Resources: #65: Paint Technology Center of Expertise
Protecting critical infrastructure starts at the surface. For ERDC researchers working in coatings science, that surface determines performance, longevity and cost. Listen to Episode 65 to hear Brooke Divan...
About ERDC
The research and development arm of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC, was established after the great Mississippi River flood of 1927 to conduct the research that would prevent a similar disaster from occurring in future floods.
Today, ERDC is made up of seven research laboratories in four states, with areas of expertise that include blast and weapons effects; battlespace terrain mapping; cold regions science and engineering; civil and military engineering; computational prototyping for military platforms; coastal, river and environmental engineering; and military installations and infrastructure. Its vision is to be a world-class research and development organization that discovers, develops and delivers new ways to make the world safer and better every day.
ERDC is unique in that it can harness the expertise of multi-disciplinary teams across its labs to provide solutions for the Army, the Department of Defense, and the nation’s Civil Works challenges.
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#75: Before and After September 11: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts
Twenty-five years after September 11, ERDC’s research in force protection, blast effects and critical infrastructure remains an important part of the story of how science and engineering helped our nation respond. In this special episode of the Power of ERDC, we revisit an ERDC...
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