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 E-Mail IMAGE: From left: Dr. Thomas Bridgeman, professor of ecology in the UToledo College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and director of the UToledo Lake Erie Center; Dr. Youngwoo Seo, professor of... view more  Credit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded researchers at The University of Toledo $1.4 million to develop enhanced technology for early detection and management of harmful algal blooms, Lake Eries environmental menace and a...

UT awarded $1.4 million to help fight toxic algae Algal blooms are an environmental menace in Lake Erie and a worldwide problem that the university is trying to combat. Credit: AP FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2017, file photo, algae floats on the surface of Lake Eries Maumee Bay in Oregon, Ohio. Ohio for the first time is declaring western Lake Erie impaired by the toxic algae that has fouled drinking water and closed beaches in recent years. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agencys announcement T...

May 3, 2021 By Waterways Journal George Washington University and the Arthur S. Flemming Commission have named Igor Linkov, senior science and technology manager at the Environmental Laboratory of the U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC), as one of 12 exceptional public servants for 2020. The award recipients, chosen from across a range of federal agencies, are recognized for their outstanding service in the fiel...

10 This isn’t your father’s rapid runway repair. Eight Airmen from the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron (169CES) joined Pacific Air Forces and U.S. Navy engineers to participate in an Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB), South Carolina April 21-28, 2021. The demonstration simulated the rapid repair of a battle damaged runway. Swamp Fox engineers were joined by engineers...

3 Nowadays superheroes are everywhere, part of today’s pop culture. Many focused on keeping the planet safe from destruction either from a villain or other force. For Frank Cerio, a Southwestern Division Environmental Program Manager, inspiration came from the early 1990’s environmental superhero, Captain Planet. The elemental warrior was summoned by the combined powers of a diverse team of “Planeteers” to defend earth from pollution. “I wanted to be Captain Planet. Ob...

11 Since the start of the new fiscal year, two environmental engineers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory have contributed their time and expertise as mentors to college-aged students as part of an all-volunteer organization dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of developing communities across Latin America. Dr. Edith Martinez-Guerra and Damarys Acevedo have volunteered through the Clean Water Science...

Engineering With Nature: Volume 2 launched April 19, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently held a virtual international Book Launch Event to celebrate the release of the Engineering With Nature Atlas, Volume 2. The ceremony, which was held on 7 April 2021, included messages from LTG Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other executiv...

Hunt Perovskite Technologies Awarded Funding from Department of Energy News provided by Share this article Share this article DALLAS, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunt Perovskite Technologies (HPT) today announced that it has been selected for an award of $2.5 million in funding from the United States Department of Energys (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office Fiscal Year 2020 Perovskite Funding Program. In addition, HPT is also co-Principle Inv...

Homeland Preparedness News Tuesday, April 13, 2021 by Douglas Clark © Shutterstock The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) said its partnership with Niceville, Florida-based DEFENSEWERX (DWX) would bolster Homeland Security solutions advancement efforts. DWX is a nonprofit organization focusing on cultivating ecosystems enabling innovative solutions acceleration. The collaboration would enable ...

Published April 9, 2021 U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory research civil engineer David Nguyen, center, and his team calibrate and tune the motor and rudder sensors on the ERDC’s Research Vessel Martin during its commissioning in the Vicksburg, Mississippi, harbor April 1, 2021. The inland survey vessel is the first full-size, semi-autonomous craft of its kind for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by...