During bouts of severe weather, including tropical storms and hurricanes, coastal dune systems provide crucial protection for coastal communities, but these dunes can be torn apart by high winds and strong surf. However, the very surf that at times causes damage is also delivering natural materials that may prove to be the key to a more resilient dune system.
Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with partners at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District and The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), are developing methods to use this natural material – known as wrack – to build coastal dunes crucial to protecting the coastline during hazardous weather events like hurricanes.
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Jacob Roberts, a freshman in Louisiana Tech University’s Computer Science program, has been selected for a prestigious U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship.
Sometimes years’ worth of studies and research can turn into a collaboration that will not only help the nation’s military but also coastal land-margin regions around the globe.
WHAT: Scientists, engineers and contractors installed a temporary, experimental underwater Acoustic Deterrent System, or uADS, to study how invasive carp respond to acoustic, or sound, signals. Next week’s media availability is an opportunity to learn about the progress of this state-of-the-art research since the deterrent system was installed in February. The interview