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 nation respond.

Listen to episode 75 (PowerofERDCPodcast.org/75-research-before-after-september-11) to learn about ERDC’s work before and after 9/11 and the research that helped protect people, military personnel and critical infrastructure during a defining moment in our nation’s history. You can also watch a video of the episode (PowerofERDCPodcast.org/75-research-before-after-september-11_video).

MORE INFORMATION:

• Video: Remembering 9.11.2001 – Part 1                                                ERDC’s pre-9/11 blast effects and antiterrorism building design research and how it was incorporated into the Pentagon renovation. 

• Video Remembering 9.11.2001 – Part 2 
  How ERDC’s mission changed after the attacks and the technologies developed to protect Warfighters during the ensuing conflicts. 

• Power of ERDC Podcast Episode 9: Protecting the Force in a Post-9/11 World 
  Pam Kinnebrew and Nick Boone discuss force protection challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan, ERDC’s use of earlier research and the intense operational tempo after 9/11.