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#46: Building Capacity for Discovery: Craftsmen, technicians work behind the scenes to bring ERDC research to life

February 17, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Military Engineering 0:29:45 0 Comments

We are exploring a pair of unsung teams whose efforts magnify ERDC’s research capabilities. That includes three fabrication shops where master craftsmen – welders, machinists and model makers – turn research concepts into a tangible reality. Meanwhile, ERDC’s Directorate of Public Works, or DPW, is responsible for maintaining the organization’s facilities and infrastructure – including…

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 #45: Robot coyote prototype blends engineering with natural world expertise

February 10, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Military Engineering 0:36:22 0 Comments

Bird strikes are a persistent and costly threat to aviation safety. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, more than 13,000 strikes are reported in the U.S. each year, costing hundreds of millions in damages and endangering both civilian and military aircraft. We are joined by ERDC’s Dr. Jake Jung and Dr. Brian Washburn with the…

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#44: Frontline Robotics: Enabling safer execution of one of the Army’s most dangerous tasks

February 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering 0:40:15 0 Comments

Combat engineers perform some of the military’s most dangerous duties, from breaching obstacles and clearing minefields to constructing front-line defensive positions while under enemy assault. ERDC’s Robotics for Engineer Operations – or REO – program is helping them do so safely. REO develops robotic capabilities that allow combat engineers to operate from safe standoff distances….

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#43: Strengthening the joint force with mechanics-based pavement innovation

January 27, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Military Engineering 0:27:41 0 Comments

When most people think about the military being ready for the fight, they picture aircraft and vehicles, not the pavements beneath them. We talk with Dr. Jeremy Stache, a research civil engineer at ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, about why pavement science is essential to military mobility and power projection. Topics include the direct connection…

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#42 Constructing AI’s Future

January 20, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Engineered Resilient Systems, Military Engineering, Power of ERDC 0:40:23 0 Comments

Artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction. Today, AI is powering critical processes across the Department of War and serving as a force multiplier throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ military and civil works portfolios. In this episode of the Power of ERDC podcast, Dr. Robert Moser, director of ERDC’s Information Technology Laboratory, discusses…

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#41: Antarctic Expertise: ‘Explorer’ has helped shape, advance cold regions engineering

January 13, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Military Engineering, Power of ERDC 0:30:15 0 Comments

George Blaisdell’s career is one for the record books. His contributions to engineering in one of the world’s most inhospitable environments are legendary, but for a man with more than 30 trips to Antarctica, the work is far from over. Today’s guest is Blaisdell, a research civil engineer with ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering…

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#40: Engineering at the water’s edge: Advancing capabilities through modeling, autonomy and industry partnerships

January 6, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Military Engineering 0:27:06 0 Comments

Dr. Gaurav Savant, Senior Scientific Technical Manager at the ERD Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, discusses how ERDC is transforming military and civil operations through advanced modeling, AI and autonomous systems. From ensuring safe wet gap crossings for Warfighters to revolutionizing water resource management, these innovations are reshaping the future of defense and engineering. Topics include…

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#39: Global Forest Modeling Toolkit: Mission-critical intelligence about vegetation around the world

December 30, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Installations and Operational Environments 0:29:56 0 Comments

Forests cover nearly a third of the Earth’s land surface and present multiple challenges to military forces. Dense trees restrict mobility, limit surveillance, impede air support and degrade communication. But not all forests are the same. To best counter these difficulties, leaders need detailed information about vegetation attributes, such as canopy cover, stem diameter and…

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#38: H2Rescue: Providing Power, Water and World Records

December 23, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Installations and Operational Environments 0:28:32 0 Comments

Roughly the distance from New York to Miami – or 1,806 miles. That’s how far a vehicle, developed in part by ERDC, drove on one tank of hydrogen fuel to not only set a mark honored by the Guinness Book of World Records, but also to advance new and existing hydrogen-powered technologies. In this episode,…

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#37: A Fresh (water) Runway: ERDC’s ice and snow expertise enables historic LC-130 landing

December 16, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering 0:31:48 0 Comments

When the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing needed to find a suitable location to land its massive LC-130 Hercules cargo plane during an Arctic exercise in March 2025, it turned to ERDC for help. Although the nearby sea ice was not thick enough to support the maneuver, ERDC devised a plan to land…

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