Blog Posts

• SERDP and ESTCP (43)
  • SERDP and ESTCP Announce 2020 Projects of the Year
  • Innovative Ways to Destroy PFAS Challenge
  • SERDP and ESTCP Symposium Update
  • COVID-19 Response Update
  • SERDP and ESTCP Operations During the COVID-19 Response
  • SERDP and ESTCP Announce 2019 Projects of the Year
  • 2019 Symposium Plenary Session
  • It’s Time to Start Thinking About the 2019 Symposium
  • SERDP and ESTCP Announce 2018 Projects of the Year
  • We’re Getting Ready for the Symposium, Are You?
  • Busy Days at the SERDP and ESTCP Office
  • Changes to SERDP and ESTCP Social Media
  • New Events at the 2018 SERDP and ESTCP Symposium
  • 2018 Symposium Call for Poster Abstracts Released
  • Sad News from the SERDP Scientific Advisory Board
  • SERDP and ESTCP Symposium
  • SERDP and ESTCP Announce 2017 Projects of the Year
  • Fall SAB Meetings
  • SERDP in the Summertime
  • SERDP Scientific Advisory Board Update
  • Updates on the SERDP and ESTCP Office
  • Friends of SERDP & ESTCP Recognized by ITRC
  • SERDP and ESTCP Work to Improve Military Readiness
  • SERDP and ESTCP Announce 2016 Projects of the Year
  • SERDP and ESTCP Announce 2017 Symposium
  • SERDP and ESTCP Personnel Update
  • DoD - An Unlikely Guardian of our Nation's Resources
  • What's New in the SERDP and ESTCP Program Office
  • DoD’s Force of the Future
  • From the Director’s Desk: A Program Update
  • From the Director's Desk: Farewell from Anne!
  • SERDP and ESTCP Announce 2015 Projects of the Year
  • SERDP and ESTCP Webinar Series Success
  • From the Director’s Desk: A Program Update
  • SAB Tours Norfolk
  • SERDP and ESTCP Give DoD a Head Start on Recent Executive Orders
  • From the Director’s Desk: A Program Update
  • SERDP and ESTCP Announce 2014 Projects of the Year
  • SERDP and ESTCP Kick Off Webinar Series
  • From the Director’s Desk: A Program Update
  • Third National Climate Assessment Released
  • 2014 QDR Emphasizes Climate Change and Energy
  • SERDP and ESTCP Launch Blog and Social Media
• Installation Energy and Water (48)
  • Battery Energy Storage Systems
  • Installation Energy and Water Symposium Sessions – Featuring Resilient, Efficient and Cyber Secure Technologies
  • RMF Self-Assessment Tool Available for Facility-Related Control Systems
  • Far and Beyond Impact of ESTCP– Going from Nanofiber-based HVAC Air Filters to Face Masks
  • 2019 Installation Energy and Water Project of the Year – Advancing Microgrid Solutions
  • Installation Energy and Water Symposium Sessions – Moving the needle on Energy Resilience and Efficient Technologies
  • Isolating the Resilience Contribution of Electricity Storage: An Update
  • ESTCP at the 2019 Energy Exchange
  • Energy and Water Efficiency Solution for Dishrooms at Military Dining Facilities
  • Military Energy Resilience Catalyst (MERC) Innovation Challenge
  • Successful Technology Transition
  • Stakeholder-based Needs Identification Research
  • Critical Energy Infrastructure Cyber Defense In-Depth
  • ESTCP FY19 Solicitation - Large Scale Energy Storage and Microgrids
  • ESTCP at the 2018 Energy Exchange
  • Enhanced Energy Resilience Through Integration of Microgrid Control Systems and Energy Storage
  • DoD’s Accelerated Adoption of Cloud Services
  • Geothermal Heat Pumps with Underground Thermal Energy Storage
  • Risk Management Framework 101
  • Building Envelope Technologies
  • ESTCP Highlights from the 2017 Energy Exchange Conference
  • ESTCP at the 2017 Energy Exchange
  • Holistic Approach to Installation’s Energy Planning
  • Coupling Geothermal Heat Pumps with Underground Thermal Energy Storage (EW-201135)
  • Internet of Things (IoT): Opportunities and Challenges for Implementation on DoD Installations
  • Improving Energy Security and Resilience of DoD Installations
  • Cybersecurity and Its Impact on Installation Energy Management
  • The winner of 2016 DOE JUMP competition is...
  • ESTCP Highlights from the 2016 Energy Exchange Conference
  • ESTCP Program at the 2016 Energy Exchange
  • Direct Current Building-Scale Microgrid Platform
  • Low-cost and Large-scale Energy Storage Systems
  • Demonstrating Secure Demand Response in DoD
  • Exterior Lighting Made More Efficient
  • Acoustic Sensor Technologies for Leak Detection
  • DOE 2015 Quadrennial Technology Review Examines Energy Innovation
  • ESTCP Brings Energy to Phoenix
  • Liquid Gold: Energy Savings Using Ground Source Heat Pumps
  • The U.S. Marine Corps Powers Ahead
  • Ice-Pigging Reduces Water Consumption and Health Risks
  • Greetings from Fort Bragg, NC – A Model Host for Energy Technology Demonstrations
  • Expediting Building Energy Audits
  • EW Webinar on Energy Audits, From Clipboard to Cloud
  • Lighting the Way to a More Energy Efficient Future
  • A Giga’s Worth of Data for the “Gigafactory”
  • Who You Gonna Call? Leak Busters!
  • The White House and ESTCP Are Investing in a Solar Future
  • Direct Cooling of Data Centers Yields Direct Results
• Environmental Restoration (60)
  • Demonstration and Validation of the Horizontal Reactive Media Treatment Well (HRX Well) for Managing Contaminant Plumes in Complex Geological Environment
  • Key Fate and Transport Processes Impacting the Mass Discharge, Attenuation, and Treatment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Comingled Chlorinated Solvents or Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Environmental Restoration Symposium Technical Sessions
  • Environmentally Sustainable Methods Demonstrations to Clean Firefighting Delivery Systems
  • Ecotoxicity of Novel PFAS-Free Firefighting Formulations
  • Novel Methods for PFAS Source Tracking and Allocations
  • Reducing the Impact of Stormwater Discharge on Sediment Recontamination
  • Expanding the Biodegradation Knowledge Base of PFAS in the Subsurface
  • Emerging Core Concepts for Assessment and Enhancement of Abiotic Natural Attenuation of Groundwater Contaminants
  • Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
  • Improved Methods for PFAS Analytical and Environmental Sampling in the Subsurface
  • Environmental Restoration Symposium Technical Sessions
  • New SERDP Initiatives on Treatment Technologies for Munitions Constituents
  • Vapor Intrusion in the Regulatory Community: How ESTCP is Impacting Investigations
  • PFAS Ecotoxicity Risks: How SERDP is Closing the Knowledge Gaps
  • SERDP/ESTCP Sponsored Work moves from R&D to Acceptance as a Remedy under CERCLA
  • Treatment Demonstrations in Fractured Bedrock
  • Biologically Mediated Degradation of Chlorinated Ethenes: A New Conceptual Framework
  • SERDP & ESTCP Host Strategic Workshop on Research and Development Needs for Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater
  • Environmental Restoration Short Course and Technical Sessions
  • Filling Knowledge Gaps for Improved Understanding of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in the Subsurface
  • Novel Treatment Approaches for PFAS Investigation-Derived Waste in the Subsurface
  • Research and Demonstration in Wastewater Treatment at FOBs
  • Tools for Assessing Fractured Bedrock Systems
  • 1,4-Dioxane Remediation by Extreme Soil Vapor Extraction (XSVE)
  • Characterization of the Fate and Biotransformation of Fluorochemicals in AFFF-Contaminated Groundwater at Fire/Crash Testing Military Sites
  • Continuing Efforts on PFASs under the Environmental Restoration Program Area
  • Environmental Restoration Short Courses
  • New Projects for Improved Strategies for Remediating 1,4-Dioxane Mixed with Chlorinated Solvents Contaminants in Groundwater
  • New Projects Addressing Issues Associated with Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)
  • New ERWiki Now Available
  • Upcoming Webinars on Munitions Constituents in the Terrestrial and Underwater Environments
  • Demonstration of In Situ Treatment with Reactive Amendments for Contaminated Sediments in Active DoD Harbors
  • Passive Biobarrier for Treating Co-Mingled Perchlorate and RDX in Groundwater at an Active Range
  • Tracking the Uptake, Translocation, Cycling, and Metabolism of Munitions Compounds in Coastal Marine Ecosystems Using Stable Isotopic Tracer
  • SERDP & ESTCP Host Strategic Workshop on Research and Demonstration Needs for Long-Term Management of Contaminated Sediments
  • National Guidance Documents on Use and Application of Passive Samplers
  • Natural Attenuation of Groundwater Contaminants: New Paradigms, New Technologies, New Applications
  • A Technology Transfer Program for Facilitating Effective use of Geophysics for Environmental Characterization and Monitoring
  • 1,4-Dioxane Project Meeting Updates
  • Advances in Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals (PFCs) Characterization and Remediation
  • Vapor Intrusion – Challenges and Solutions
  • BioPIC: A New Tool for Selecting Bioremediation Approaches
  • Controlling Lead and Antimony Mobility on Training Ranges
  • New Environmental Restoration Projects Focused on Innovative Technology Transfer
  • New ESTCP Projects Focused on Post Remediation Performance Assessment
  • SERDP & ESTCP Host Strategic Workshop on Research & Demonstration Needs for Management of Munitions Constituents
  • New Research in Passive Sampling at Contaminated Sediment Sites
  • Practical Assessment of Redox-Based Groundwater Remediation Technologies
  • Passive Sampling in Contaminated Sediments: Improving Assessment of Exposure and Bioavailability
  • Natural Attenuation Processes: A New Understanding
  • Distinguishing Vapor Intrusion from Indoor Sources of VOCs
  • Contaminant Storage and Release in Low Permeability Zones
  • Key Advances in Vapor Intrusion Assessments at Contaminated Sites
  • Management of Contaminated Sediments
  • DNAPL Source Zone Natural Attenuation
  • Predicting the Future Fate and Transport of New Munition Compounds
  • Monitored Natural Attenuation Guidance Updated for the 21st Century
  • American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists Recognizes SERDP and ESTCP Investigators
  • Vapor Intrusion Investments by SERDP & ESTCP
• Munitions Response (54)
  • Probabilistic Environmental Modeling System for Munitions Mobility
  • Multi-Sensor Towbody (MuST) for Detection, Classification, and Geolocation of Underwater Munitions
  • Munitions Response’s Symposium Sessions Addressing UXO Contaminated Sites
  • Two Ways to Detect and Assess Munitions in Underwater Environments
  • Earth Penetration and Detecting Unexploded Ordnance
  • Highlights from Munitions Responses Spring In-Progress Review
  • Successful Demonstration of Cut and Capture System Technology
  • Munitions Response in Very Shallow Water
  • Acoustic Response of Underwater Munitions Near a Water-Sediment Boundary
  • Efficient and Secure Cloud Computing for UXO Classification and Project Management
  • Munitions Response’s Symposium Sessions on Understanding UXOs in Underwater Environments
  • SERDP Representation at the 5th Underwater Acoustics Conference & Exhibition
  • Munitions Response Program Area Welcomes New Program Manager
  • Updates from Probabilistic Environmental Modeling System for Munitions Mobility
  • Low-frequency Acoustics for Munitions Response
  • Demonstration of Crawler-Towed Sensor Technologies in Challenging Nearshore Sites
  • Quantification of Hydrodynamic Forcing and Burial, Exposure and Mobility of Munitions on the Beach Face
  • Underwater Munitions Response Test Site
  • Highlights from Munitions Response Spring IPR
  • Second SERDP Workshop on Acoustic Detection and Classification of UXO in the Underwater Environment
  • Highlights from Munitions Response Winter In Progress Review
  • Development of Blast-Barge Technology for Underwater Munitions Demolition
  • Simple Parameterized Models for Predicting Mobility, Burial and Re-exposure of Underwater Munitions
  • EPA Recognizes Implementation of SERDP/ESTCP Technologies
  • Munitions Response Side Meetings at the Symposium
  • Joint ESTCP/NAOC Training on UX-Analyze
  • SERDP Munitions Penetration Projects
  • Workshop Report Released on Munitions Burial and Mobility
  • Munitions Response Technologies Take an Important Step toward Widespread Use
  • NEW SERDP Underwater Munitions Mobility Projects
  • Multi-pass and Non-concentric Target Circular Synthetic Aperture Sonar
  • Innovative Underwater Munitions Response Technologies: OCEANS'16 Presentations
  • Multi-Sensor Towbody for Underwater Munitions Response
  • TOI Library Ready to Go for Munitions Classification
  • Acoustic Systems for Classifying Underwater Ordnance
  • Assuring Confidence in Munitions Response Surveys
  • Advanced Geophysical Classification at Residential Sites
  • Advances in Assessing Underwater Munitions Mobility
  • New SERDP Underwater Munitions Response Projects
  • Geophysical System Verification Report Updated
  • ITRC Guidance Document Showcases ESTCP Technologies
  • Munitions Response Spring In-Progress Review Highlights
  • NAOC and ESTCP Workshop Highlights 15-Year Partnership
  • Report Released on Munitions Burial and Mobility
  • Taking the Plunge! SERDP FY14 Underwater Research Progress
  • Cart-Mounted TEMTADS Field Ready for Munitions Response
  • Decision Support Tools Predict Munitions Response Performance
  • Testing the Limits: High Density Classification Demonstration
  • ESTCP Demonstration Leads to Technology Adoption
  • ESTCP Demonstration Supports Streambed Restoration Project
  • Workshop on Acoustic Detection and Classification of UXO in the Underwater Environment
  • ESTCP and USACE Partner on Classification Demonstration
  • Classification Demonstration at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
  • Industry Interest in Classification Applied to Munitions Response
• Resource Conservation and Resiliency (59)
  • Flow-Population Models for Tracking Non-Stationary Changes in Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystems
  • Use of sUAS/UAS to Cost Effectively Monitor Eagle Nesting
  • Resource Conservation and Resiliency Celebrates Bat Week!
  • Resource Conservation and Resiliency’s 2020 Virtual Symposium Sessions Explore DoD’s Natural and Built Infrastructure
  • ESTCP Demonstration Published in Journal of Field Ornithology
  • Population Models to Predict Conservation Reliant Species on DoD Lands
  • Predicting Fire Behavior using FIRETEC Computational Models
  • Rewilding Guam: An Interactive “Kriegspiel” for Ecological Restoration Decision-Making
  • Restoration of Soil Microbial Function Following Degradation on Department of Defense Lands: Mediating Biological Invasions in a Global Change Context
  • Remote Sensing Technology for Threatened and Endangered Plant Species Recovery
  • The Ecological Society of America Conference 2019
  • Resource Conservation & Resiliency's Symposium Sessions Delve into DoD’s Natural and Built Infrastructure
  • Demonstration and Validation of BASINS Watershed Modeling System Enhanced for Military Installations
  • SERDP Research Published in Science
  • SERDP Bat Research Featured in the New York Times!
  • Recommendations for Garlic Mustard Management
  • Conspecific Attraction as a Management Tool for Endangered and At-Risk Species on Military Lands
  • Endangered Butterflies as a Model System for Managing Source-Sink Dynamics on Department of Defense Lands
  • Upcoming Webinar on Stormwater Management
  • Demonstration and Validation of a Linked Watershed-Riverine Modeling System
  • Remarkable Research Conducted at Roi-Namur Island on Kwajalein Atoll
  • Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Report Wins Recognition for Excellence in Technical Communications
  • NMFWA Training Workshop 2018: Contemporary Research for Natural Resource Managers
  • Nonstationary Weather Patterns and Extreme Events Workshop Report
  • Environmental DNA as a Tool for Inventory and Monitoring of Aquatic Vertebrates
  • Assessing Climate Change Impacts for DoD Installations in the Southwest United States during the Warm Season
  • Degraded Training Lands? Pulverized Paper May be Your Answer.
  • SERDP Research Aims to Support Operational Fire Management Decision-Making
  • RCR Engages with Researchers at the Ecological Society of America Conference
  • Camp Lejeune Site Visit
  • Future Vulnerabilities to Alaskan Ecosystems and Tools for Permafrost Assessment: Upcoming Webinar!
  • The Annual NMFWA Training Workshop: Sustaining Resource Diversity and Maintaining Mission Readiness
  • Many Benefits of Understanding Source-Sink Dynamics
  • Demonstration and Implementation of Autonomous Aerial Acoustic Recording Systems to Inventory DoD Installation Impact Areas for Threatened, Endangered, and Species at Risk Bird Populations
  • Deep Mapping of Teuthivorous Whales and Their Prey Fields
  • Bats: More than a Fall Mascot
  • DCERP: Building Partnerships in DoD Resource Conservation Efforts
  • Climate Change in the Desert
  • Impacts of Sonar on Marine Mammals
  • Climate-Sensitive Decision-Making in the Department of Defense: Synthesis and Recommendations
  • Field Guide to the Birds of the Western Great Basin
  • SERDP and NOAA Climate Change Program Review Meeting Report
  • Hydroecology of Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams
  • A Novel Tool for Controlling Brown Tree Snakes
  • Setting Recovery Targets for Southeast Ecosystems
  • Using Environmental DNA for Monitoring Aquatic Species
  • SERDP Climate Change Program Review
  • Adapting to Precipitation Variation in a Changing World
  • Prescribed Burn Studies on Department of Defense Installations: Key Outcomes
  • Managing Ecosystems and Species in a Changing World
  • DoD Study Identifies Models and Data Required to Support Climate Vulnerability and Impact Assessments
  • Assessing Coastal Installations’ Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise
  • Long-Term Sustainability of Pacific Island Ecosystems
  • SERDP and ESTCP Release a Fire Science Strategy
  • Full Circle: Investigating the Coastal Carbon Cycle
  • SERDP Moves into Cold Regions Research
  • Research Advancements to Reduce Fugitive Dust
  • Managing Longleaf Pine Forests for a Sustainable Future
  • A Novel Ecosystem Approach to Maintaining Native Forest Communities
• Weapons Systems and Platforms (57)
  • Demonstration and Validation of Siloxane-Based Aircraft Topcoats that are Isocyanate-Free and Provide a Reduced Environmental Impact
  • Cold Spray Coatings for Cr and Ni Plating Replacement
  • Weapons Systems and Platforms Symposium Sessions Focus on Advancing Sustainability of Military Operations
  • ASETSDefense 2020 Is Going Virtual
  • SERDP Principal Investigators Manufacture Face Masks for Health Care Workers
  • Advancements in PFAS-Free AFFF formulations
  • Demonstration of Perchlorate-Free Projectiles
  • Standardized Test Methodologies for Specialty Coatings Durability
  • Improved Magnesium Protection for DoD Aviation and Weapon Component Technology
  • Symposium Sessions: Weapons Systems and Platforms
  • Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Hosts Annual Meeting for SERDP & ESTCP Weapons Systems & Platforms Program Area
  • SecDef Awards Environmental Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition to ESTCP Project
  • Are Corrosion Inhibitors Needed in Adhesive Bond Primers for Bondline Durability?
  • Environmentally Conscious Production of Composite Propellants and Explosives
  • Green Processing of Energetic Materials Using Resonant Acoustic Mixing Technology
  • Accelerated Dynamic Corrosion Test Method Development
  • Cold Spray Coatings for Cr and Ni Plating Replacement
  • Advanced Surface Engineering Technologies for a Sustainable Defense
  • 2018 ASETSDefense Workshop is Around the Corner
  • 2018 ASETSDefense: The 7th Workshop on Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense
  • Shipboard ULTRA-Filtration
  • Singing in the Rain
  • Zirconium Oxide Pretreatment for Military Coating Systems
  • MEMS-Enabled Reliable Submunition
  • Hydrazine Alternatives for Liquid Propulsion
  • Check out These Big Guns
  • Determination of OB/OD/SF Emission Factors Using Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Novel Chemistries for Replacement of Methylene Dianiline in Polyimide Composites
  • Zirconium Oxide Pretreatment for Military Coating Systems
  • ESTCP Project 201412: Cadmium-Free Alternatives for Brush Plating Repair Operations
  • Comprehensive Evaluation and Transition of Non-Chromated Paint Primers
  • Cyanate Ester Composite Resins Derived from Renewable Polyphenol Sources
  • Perchlorate, Lead, and Hex-Chrome Go Out with a Bang
  • A Modest Proposal: How can we remove 90% of Cadmium and Hexavalent Chromium used at DoD Depots?
  • The Name is Bond, X-Bond
  • Flash! Bang! Whiz! Gun Cotton
  • Cold Spray
  • ASETSDefense 2016: Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense
  • Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On
  • CARC Powder Topcoats Transitioning to Field Use
  • Replacement for Cadmium Plating for Aircraft Landing Gear
  • Successful SEED Research for Novel Binder Systems!
  • Alternative Resins for DoD Aircraft
  • Synthetic Biological Techniques for Energetic Materials
  • Removal of Perchlorate Oxidizers from Pyrotechnic Flares
  • Demonstration of Zirconium Oxide Pretreatment to Prevent Corrosion
  • Non-Hazardous Solvent to Clean Composite Aircraft Components
  • ASETSDefense Workshop Highlights
  • Nanocrystalline Coatings Provide Hard Chrome Alternative
  • Novel Test Approach Paves Way for Alternatives
  • Ultrahigh-Strength Nanocrystalline Copper Alloys Improve Performance While Reducing Environmental Impacts
  • Thermal Spray for Hard Chrome Replacement
  • Development of Alternative Fuel Emission Models
  • Can You Hear Me Now?
  • Not by the Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin
  • Corrosion Resistant Weapons Systems and Sculptures
  • What Is a Green Gun Barrel and Why Is the DoD Interested?