Forty-nine SERDP FY 2016 new start projects have been selected for funding. These projects responded to the FY 2016 SERDP Core and SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) solicitations.
Topics being addressed by these projects include groundwater remediation; ecotoxicity of perfluorinated compounds; munitions response in underwater environments; modeling munitions penetration in soils; changes in pathogen exposure pathways under non-stationary conditions; wildland fire combustion processes; military tactical aircraft engine noise; green manufacturing and maintenance; emissions from metal-based energetic and pyrotechnic formulations; and military munition demilitarization.
The tables below list the FY 2016 SERDP new start projects for Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Climate Change, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. As project overviews become available, links from the project numbers will be provided below. Information on these and other SERDP and ESTCP projects is also available under Program Areas.
ERSON-16-01: Measurement and Enhancement of Abiotic Attenuation Processes in Groundwater | |||
Measuring and Predicting the Natural and Enhanced Rate and Capacity of Abiotic Reduction of Munition Constituents | Dr. Pei Chiu | University of Delaware | |
Compound Specific Isotope Analysis of Mineral-Mediated Abiotic Reduction of Nitro Compounds | Dr. William Arnold | University of Minnesota | |
Characterization of Enhanced Subsurface Abiotic Reactivity with Electrical Resistivity Tomography/Induced Polarization | Dr. Jim Szecsody | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | |
Emerging Core Concepts for Assessment and Enhancement of Abiotic Natural Attenuation of Groundwater Contaminants | Dr. Paul Tratnyek | Oregon Health & Science University | |
Field Assessment of Abiotic Attenuation Rates using Chemical Reactivity Probes and Cryogenic Core Collection | Dr. Richard Johnson | Oregon Health & Science University | |
Abiotic Transformation of Chloroethenes in Low Permeability Formations | Dr. David Freedman | Clemson University | |
Identification of Abiotic Degradation Pathways of Chlorinated Ethenes by Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis: A Proof-of-Concept Study | Dr. Tomasz Kuder | University of Oklahoma | |
ERSON-16-02: Ecotoxicity of Perfluorinated Compounds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Development of Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) for Birds Exposed to PFOS, PFOA and Associated Mixtures of Fluorinated Compounds | Dr. Matt Simcik | University of Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Development of Amphibian Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances Toxicity Reference Values for Use in Ecological Risk Assessment at Aqueous Film Forming Foam Sites | Dr. Maria Sepulveda | Purdue University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Advancing the Understanding of the Ecological Risk of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances | Dr. Christopher Salice | Towson University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MRSON-16-01: Detection, Classification, and Remediation of Military Munitions Underwater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underwater Munitions Expert System for Remediation Guidance | Dr. Sarah Rennie | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Advanced Magnetometer System | Dr. Rahul Mhaskar | Geometrics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parameterized Process Models for Underwater Munitions Expert System | Dr. Carl Friedrichs | Virginia Institute of Marine Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Modeling a Robust Caisson Structure to Resist Effects from Blow-In-Place of Underwater Unexploded Ordnance | Mr. Josephy Trotsky | NAVFAC EXWC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MRSEED-16-01: Modeling Predictions of Munitions Penetration in a Variety of Soils | |||
Meshfree Modeling of Munitions Penetration in Soils | Dr. Sheng-Wei Chi | University of Illinois, Chicago | |
Munition Penetration Depth Prediction | Dr. Jay Clausen | USACE ERDC-CRREL | |
Physics-Based Prediction of Unexploded Ordnance Penetration into Granular Materials | Dr. Jae Chung | University of Florida | |
RCSON-16-01: Changes in Pathogen Exposure Pathways under Non-Stationary Conditions and Their Implications for Wildlife and Human Exposure on Department of Defense Lands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assessing White-Nose Syndrome and Non-Stationary Changes on Bat Populations on and Near DoD Installations in the West | Dr. Sarah Olson | Wildlife Conservation Society | ||||||||||||||||||
Effects of Climate Change on Plague Exposure Pathways and Resulting Disease Dynamics | Dr. Tonie Rocke | USGS National Wildlife Health Center | ||||||||||||||||||
Leptospirosis in Endangered Island Foxes and California Sea Lions: Outbreak Prediction and Prevention in a Changing World | Dr. James Lloyd-Smith | University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||
Climate Changes Impacts on Fire Regimes, Plant Invasions, and Tick-Borne Diseases | Dr. Brian Allan | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | ||||||||||||||||||
Understanding Climatic Controls of Blacklegged Ticks and Lyme Disease: Experiments and Models to Quantify Risk in a Changing Climate | Dr. Richard Ostfeld | Cary Institute of Ecoystems Studies | ||||||||||||||||||
Effects of Climate on Host-Pathogen Interactions in Chytridiomycosis | Dr. Corinne Richards-Zawacki | Tulane University | ||||||||||||||||||
The Role of Phenology and Phenology Change in the Transmission of Arthropod-Borne Diseases: Implications for Management on Military Lands | Dr. Sharon Bewick | University of Maryland, College Park | ||||||||||||||||||
Assessing the Impacts of Climate and Land Use/Land Cover Change on Valley Fever Incidence | Dr. Vicken Etyemezian | Desert Research Institute | ||||||||||||||||||
RCSON-16-02: Improved Understanding of Wildland Fire Combustion Processes for Department of Defense Managed Ecosystems | |||
Fundamental Measurements and Modeling of Prescribed Fire Behavior in the Naturally Heterogeneous Fuel Beds of Southern Pine Forests | Dr. David Weise | USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station | |
Multi-Scale Analyses of Wildland Fire Combustion Processes in Open-Canopied Forests using Coupled and Iteratively Informed Laboratory-, Field-, and Model-Based Approaches | Dr. Nicholas Skowronski | USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station | |
Examination of Wildland Fire Spread at Small Scales Using Direct Numerical Simulations and Frequency Comb Laser Diagnostics | Dr. Peter Hamlington | University of Colorado, Boulder | |
Improving Parameterization of Combustion Processes in Coupled Fire-Atmosphere Models through Infrared Remote Sensing | Dr. Scott Goodrick | USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station | |
Ignition, Propagation, and Emissions of Smoldering Combustion: Experimental Analysis and Physics Based Modelling | Dr. David Blunck | Oregon State University | |
WPSON-16-01: Data to Improve Understanding of the Source and Mechanism of Full Scale Military Tactical Aircraft Engine Noise | |||
WP-2600 | Acoustic and Flowfield Measurements for a Military Tactical Aircraft Afterburning Turbofan Engine | Mr. John Mickol | GE Aviation |
WPSON-16-02: Reducing or Eliminating HAPs and VOCs from Polyurethane Rain Erosion Coatings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sustainable, Environmentally Green Polyurethanes for Erosion-Resistant Coatings | Dr. Peter Zarras | NAWC, Weapons Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane Platform for Sustainable and Advanced Rain Erosion Resistant Coatings | Dr. Vijay Mannari | Eastern Michigan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hybrid Ultra-Low VOC and Non-HAP Rain Erosion Coatings | Mr. Adam Goff | Luna Innovations, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WPSON-16-03: Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing for Energetic Formulations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alternative Mixing Technology for Environmentally Friendly Plastic Bonded Explosive Formulations | Dr. Eric Beckel | U.S. Army, ARDEC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environmentally Conscious Process Development for the Production of Composite Propellants and Explosives | Dr. Peter Lucon | Resodyn Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spray Coating of Binders | Mr. Russell Broad | U.S. Army, ARDEC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Safer Resonant Acoustic Manufacturing for High Volume Pyrotechnics | Dr. Eric Miklaszewski | NSWC, Crane Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacture of Ordnance by In-Situ Resonant Acoustic Mixing | Ms. Amy Luebbering | NSWC, IHEODTD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WPSON-16-04: Alternatives for Chromium and Nickel Plating in Repair Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cold Spray Coatings for Cr and Ni Plating Replacement | Mr. Victor Champagne | U.S. Army Research Laboratory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Novel Atmospheric High Power Impulse Plasma Source for Durable, Field Applicable Coatings | Dr. Vasiliki Poenitzsch | Southwest Research Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Advanced Nanocrystalline Cobalt Alloys and Composites as Alternatives for Chromium and Nickel Plating in Repair Operations | Dr. Jonathan McCrea | Integran Technologies, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WPSEED-16-01: Development of Methodologies for Evaluating Emissions from Metal-Based Energetic and Pyrotechnic Formulations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Novel Laser Diagnostic Approaches for Evaluating Emissions from Metal-Based Energetic Formulations | Dr. Waruna Kulatilaka | Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Methods for Characterizing Near-Field Emissions from Energetics and Pyrotechnics | Dr. Kevin McNesby | U.S. Army Research Laboratory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploratory Development of Energetic and Pyrotechnic Combustion Characterization Apparatus | Dr. David Decker | Desert Research Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Optical Diagnostics for Evaluating Emissions from Metal-Based Energetic Formulations | Dr. Claresta Dennis | NAWC, Weapons Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WPSEED-16-02: Environmentally Sound and Safe Military Munition Demilitarization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrochemical Demilitarization of Energetics | Dr. Mark Fuller | CB&I Federal Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recycling and Demilitarization of Military Munitions | Dr. Paul Hintze | NASA Kennedy Space Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environmentally Sound and Safe Military Munition Demilitarization | Dr. Justin Sabourin | Physical Sciences, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
