Power of ERDC

By U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

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Satisfy your curiosity and learn how some of our country’s smartest engineers and scientists are solving many of the toughest challenges facing the nation and the Warfighter. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is comprised of seven research laboratories across four states, and one of its greatest strengths is its ability to combine the expertise from multiple laboratories into powerful, cross-disciplinary projects. Each month, we dive into one of these complex problems across its broad civil works and military mission space and ask ERDC’s world-class researchers about how they are discovering, developing and delivering practical cutting-edge solutions that make the world safer and better.

Episode Date
#78: Defending Communities from Glacial Floods: ERDC seeks to deploy lidar system in rugged Alaskan environment
Sep 29, 2026
#77: Technical Exchange: ERDC researcher to study flood mitigation strategies in Japan
Sep 22, 2026
#76: Printing Big: How ERDC builds complex structures layer by layer
Sep 15, 2026
#75: Before and After September 11: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts
Sep 08, 2026
#74: High-Tech Hide and Seek: Innovative testbed pushes underwater UXO detection technology to its limits
Sep 01, 2026
#73: Building Stronger Levees: Biostabilization research is creating more resilient flood control network
Aug 25, 2026
#72: CLARITY: AI tool lightens the load of heavy military logistics
Aug 18, 2026
#71: Spinning Big Science: How ERDC’s Centrifuge Helps Predict Infrastructure Failure
Aug 11, 2026
#70: Building Tomorrow’s Engineering Workforce: STEM outreach has produced talent pipeline and reshaped ERDC’s future
Aug 04, 2026
#69: Sizing Up Sand: National project to chart grain size will improve beach management
Jul 28, 2026
#68: Navigating the Dangerous & Chaotic: Surf observation science supports military’s critical amphibious operations
Jul 21, 2026
#67: Mapping movement in contested terrain
Jul 14, 2026
#66: When the Storm Follows the Fire: Research helps predict, mitigate post-wildfire flood risk
Jul 07, 2026
#65: Paint Technology Center of Expertise: Engineering Protection at the Surface
Jun 30, 2026
#64: TAK: Global situational awareness tool for Warfighters, first responders
Jun 23, 2026
#63: Accelerating port assessments for contested logistics
Jun 16, 2026
#62: Advanced Materials: Novel polymer research unlocks unique properties
Jun 10, 2026
#61: ERDC collaboration with industry is accelerating operational energy capabilities
Jun 02, 2026
#60: Building Airfields at the Speed of Mission
May 26, 2026
#59: Expedition ARCHIE: Water resilience for Arctic installations
May 19, 2026
#58: Building Energy Resilience in the Arctic & Elsewhere
May 12, 2026
#57: Transforming the Built Environment: ERDC team guides DOW, USCAE on cutting-edge techniques for building, maintaining facilities
May 05, 2026
#56: Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Workshop helps researchers
Apr 28, 2026
#55: Testing the Future of our Nation’s Infrastructure
Apr 21, 2026
#54: A Forecasting Advantage: Improved weather models protect Soldiers & operations
Apr 14, 2026
#53: Liquid Logistics: Securing the frontline power & water our military needs
Apr 07, 2026
#52: Decades of Coastal Data is a ‘National Treasure’
Mar 31, 2026
#51: Gaming the Future: Researchers lean into gamification to solve tomorrow’s challenges
Mar 24, 2026
#50: Permafrost Microorganisms: Newly discovered species could aid U.S. military Arctic operations
Mar 17, 2026
#49: Coastal Physical Modeling: Validating for Resilience and Defense
Mar 10, 2026
#48: The Network Behind the Waterway: How LOMA keeps traffic moving
Mar 03, 2026
#47: From the Frontlines to the Homefront: Battlefield Damage Assessment Tool is helping with natural disaster response
Feb 24, 2026
#46: Building Capacity for Discovery: Craftsmen, technicians work behind the scenes to bring ERDC research to life
Feb 17, 2026
#45: Robot coyote prototype blends engineering with natural world expertise
Feb 10, 2026
#44: Frontline Robotics: Enabling safer execution of one of the Army’s most dangerous tasks
Feb 03, 2026
#43: Strengthening the joint force with mechanics-based pavement innovation
Jan 27, 2026
#42 Constructing AI’s Future
Jan 20, 2026
#41: Antarctic Expertise: ‘Explorer’ has helped shape, advance cold regions engineering
Jan 13, 2026
#40: Engineering at the water's edge: Advancing capabilities through modeling, autonomy and industry partnerships
Jan 06, 2026
#39: Global Forest Modeling Toolkit: Mission-critical intelligence about vegetation around the world
Dec 30, 2025
#38: H2Rescue: Providing Power, Water and World Records
Dec 23, 2025
#37: A Fresh (water) Runway: ERDC’s ice and snow expertise enables historic LC-130 landing
Dec 16, 2025
#36: SandHound: Applying robotics to advance critical coastline survey capabilities
Dec 09, 2025
#35: Tech Transfer: Adding the reach to research through commercialization
Dec 02, 2025
#34: Underwater ROV: Making aquatic infrastructure inspection safer, cost-effective
Nov 25, 2025
#33 PODS and RAIL: Versatile ramp system aids expedient deployment of military equipment
Nov 18, 2025
Announcing a new format
Sep 23, 2025
#32: Muddy: A mapping robot for extreme environments
Apr 08, 2025
#31: Wellbot: An innovative system to maintain relief wells
Jan 07, 2025
#30: Oil on Ice: Improving spill response in frigid regions
Oct 11, 2024
#29: Underkeel Clearance: Quantifying demand for USACE dredging
Jul 31, 2024
#28: Advanced manufacturing: Using 3D printing, new materials and optimized designs to produce large-scale components
May 01, 2024
#27: RAIL: Making it easier to transport armored vehicles to austere locations
Oct 30, 2023
#26: Sand Boil Filter: A more efficient tool to combat internal levee erosion
Aug 02, 2023
#25: CorpsCam: Enabling more proactive coastal management through real-time monitoring and data
Jun 30, 2023
#24: Providing Supercomputing Resources to Enable DOD Problem Solving
Jun 02, 2023
#23: Arctic Mobility
Apr 26, 2023
#22: Using Augmented and Virtual Reality to Enable Next-Generation Engineering
Mar 09, 2023
#21: Enhanced Terrain Processing
Oct 14, 2022
#20: Operational Energy
Sep 20, 2022
#19: Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations
Aug 16, 2022
#18: SandSnap
Jun 27, 2022
#17: Modernizing the B-52 Through Supercomputing
Jun 03, 2022
#16: Invasive Fisheries
Apr 29, 2022
#15: Joint Planning Services
Mar 23, 2022
#14: Airfield Damage Repair
Mar 16, 2022
#13: Permafrost Basic Research
Jan 31, 2022
#12: Structural Health Monitoring
Dec 22, 2021
#11: Rescue Engineering
Dec 03, 2021
#10: DamBot
Oct 29, 2021
#9: Protecting the Force in a Post-9/11 World
Sep 09, 2021
#8: Modeling and Simulation for Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Aug 26, 2021
#7: Harmful Algal Blooms
Jul 30, 2021
#6: Ship Simulator
Jun 18, 2021
#5: Ice adhesion basic research
May 21, 2021
#4: Mapping in GPS-denied environments
Apr 20, 2021
#3: Cybersecurity
Mar 29, 2021
#2: Installations of the Future
Feb 26, 2021
#1: Post-wildfire Flood Risk Management
Jan 28, 2021
Introducing the Power of ERDC podcast
Jan 13, 2021