Power of ERDC
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
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.
Categorias: Tecnología
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The environmental and economic toll of large-scale oil spills, such as the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon incidents, can linger for decades. That’s why research into better techniques and technologies for rapidly responding to these disasters is critical.
One aspect of oil spill response that requires particular attention is the effect of ice and frigid temperatures, which can change oil properties and make the substance more difficult to locate or extract. Through the world-class expertise and facilities at its Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), ERDC has developed a unique capability to enable in-depth research into mitigating oil spills on ice. As ERDC collaborates with partners to find these innovative solutions, first responders will be better equipped to have the greatest impact should a disaster occur.
We discuss ERDC’s oil-on-ice research with Kate Trubac, a research general engineer at CRREL.
We talk with Kate about the challenges of oil spill cleanup (3:34), how icy conditions make it even more difficult (4:26), and why it is important to study this topic (6:27). We also discuss ERDC’s role in this research (9:30, 10:52), how it supports a variety of strategies (18:01), its collaboration with partners (9:49), and what the future holds (35:12).
For more information on the Power of ERDC podcast, visit https://www.PowerofERDCPodcast.org.
Episodios anteriores
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43 - #30: Oil on Ice: Improving spill response in frigid regions Fri, 11 Oct 2024 - 0h
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42 - #29: Underkeel Clearance: Quantifying demand for USACE dredging Wed, 31 Jul 2024 - 0h
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41 - #28: Advanced manufacturing: Using 3D printing, new materials and optimized designs to produce large-scale components Wed, 01 May 2024 - 0h
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40 - #27: RAIL: Making it easier to transport armored vehicles to austere locations Mon, 30 Oct 2023 - 0h
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39 - #26: Sand Boil Filter: A more efficient tool to combat internal levee erosion Wed, 02 Aug 2023 - 0h
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38 - #25: CorpsCam: Enabling more proactive coastal management through real-time monitoring and data Fri, 30 Jun 2023 - 0h
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37 - #24: Providing Supercomputing Resources to Enable DOD Problem Solving Fri, 02 Jun 2023 - 0h
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36 - #23: Arctic Mobility Wed, 26 Apr 2023 - 0h
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35 - #22: Using Augmented and Virtual Reality to Enable Next-Generation Engineering Thu, 09 Mar 2023 - 0h
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34 - #11: Rescue Engineering Fri, 03 Dec 2021 - 0h
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33 - #10: DamBot Fri, 29 Oct 2021 - 0h
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32 - #9: Protecting the Force in a Post-9/11 World Thu, 09 Sep 2021 - 0h
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31 - #8: Modeling and Simulation for Unmanned Ground Vehicles Thu, 26 Aug 2021 - 0h
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30 - #7: Harmful Algal Blooms Fri, 30 Jul 2021 - 0h
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29 - #6: Ship Simulator Fri, 18 Jun 2021 - 0h
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28 - #5: Ice adhesion basic research Fri, 21 May 2021 - 0h
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27 - #4: Mapping in GPS-denied environments Tue, 20 Apr 2021 - 0h
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26 - #3: Cybersecurity Mon, 29 Mar 2021 - 0h
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25 - #2: Installations of the Future Fri, 26 Feb 2021 - 0h
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24 - #1: Post-wildfire Flood Risk Management Thu, 28 Jan 2021 - 0h
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23 - Introducing the Power of ERDC podcast Wed, 13 Jan 2021 - 0h
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22 - #21: Enhanced Terrain Processing Fri, 14 Oct 2022 - 0h
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21 - #20: Operational Energy Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 0h
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20 - #19: Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Tue, 16 Aug 2022 - 0h
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19 - #18: SandSnap Mon, 27 Jun 2022 - 0h
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18 - #17: Modernizing the B-52 Through Supercomputing Fri, 03 Jun 2022 - 0h
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17 - #16: Invasive Fisheries Fri, 29 Apr 2022 - 0h
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16 - #15: Joint Planning Services Wed, 23 Mar 2022 - 0h
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15 - #14: Airfield Damage Repair Wed, 16 Mar 2022 - 0h
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14 - #13: Permafrost Basic Research Mon, 31 Jan 2022 - 0h
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13 - #12: Structural Health Monitoring Wed, 22 Dec 2021 - 0h