1 Environmental or Civil, Computer Science. 2 Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science. 3 Environmental Sciences, Biology

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1 PROJECT SUMMARIES (As provided by ERDC) 2017 SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PWS Code Discipline Laboratory Summary 1 Environmental or Civil, Computer Science 2 Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Computer Science 3 Environmental Sciences, Biology Construction Research Laboratory (CERL) Instalations Division Ecological Processes Champaign, Illinois Construction Research Laboratory (CERL) Instalations Division Environmental Processes Champaign, Illinois Construction Research Laboratory (CERL) Instalations Division Environmental Processes Champaign, Illinois Research in Regional and Ecological Planning and Simulation involves the design, development, and application of ecological, economic, social, climate change, and urban growth models to help forecast the direct, indirect, and cumulative consequences of proposed management plans. Research is intended to support military installation long-term planning and sustainability by finding local and regional plans over time and space that support current and future military missions. Specific Task(s) includes: Conduct research on the integration of sustainability practices on U.S. Army installations. Analyze data and assess climate change impacts on military lands. Develop Phython codes for integrating vehicle tracking systems (GPS) data output into existing Army models; which will calculate land impacts and distribution of impacts. As the Army modernizes, more and more applications for data science and artificial intelligence are being found our lab s Virtual Forward Operating Base (VFOB) Suite of soft-ware tools brings modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities to the area of sustainable off-grid habitation design, including detailed models and data for all base camp components consuming fuel, power, and water, and producing solid and liquid waste, as well as geospatial layout and Force Protection analyses of base camps. Specific Task(s) includes: Develop (code and data content) of VFOB Master Planning software tools. The VFOB Suite is a diverse set of software tools written in a few code environments and we are finalizing code and data content this year. Provide research publications, and our end-state this year will be usable, complete software tools and accompanying references, documentation, and training materials. Research in Regional and Ecological Planning and Simulation involves the design, development, and application of ecological, economic, social, climate change, and urban growth models to help forecast the direct, indirect, and cumulative consequences of proposed management plans. Research is intended to support military installation long-term planning and sustainability by finding local and regional plans over time and space that support current and future military missions. Specific Task(s) includes: Management, manipulation, and analysis of existing data sets regarding animal movements and survival. Exact data sets are yet to be determined, but will be data generated from radiotelemetry of wildlife on army installations. Work with GIS to explore potential partnering opportunities for installations attempting to manage Threatened and Endangered Species off their installations. 4 Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry Construction Research Laboratory (CERL) Instalations Division Environmental Processes Champaign, Illinois The Applications of Nanotechnology to Army Challenges area focuses on research and applications of nanoscale solutions to Army problems in ecosystem protection and remediation, delivery and assurance of water quality, chemical sensing, and purification and separations of chemical products. Nanotechnology is the study and use of the novel properties of chemistry, materials, and structures that have dimensions in the sub-micron regime. It has been recognized that designing and constructing features in either a tailored bottom-up fashion from the molecular components or a controlled top-down direction from bulk materials result in materials that have properties substantially different from bulk properties. This enables revolutionary advances in numerous fields. Other specific areas include, but are not limited to, the application of nanotechnology toward the in-depth understanding of biological systems, energy production and harvesting, therapeutics, biomimetics, and novel surfaces. Specific Task(s) includes: Analyze the design, synthesis, and mechanisms of organic and metallic catalysts for the treatment of contaminated wastewater. Further, it will involve uncovering the basis behind selectivity and specificity in photo-catalysis to target biological analytes. The goal is the development of new modules for advanced oxidation and reduction of recalcitrant contaminants using smart reactive surfaces; and discover new fabrication techniques for nanoparticulate photocatalysts, bioconjugation chemistry, immobilization, activity assays, and mechanistic pathways for degradation of target analytes. Furthermore, it will involve identifying new device designs and functions that can be exploited in applied research for water purification for production of potable water in the field.

2 5 Marine Science, Civil and Computer, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) Flood and Storm Protection Division Coastal Processes Vicksburg, MS This research addresses both short and long-term needs in the nearshore ocean phase-resolving wave modeling at the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL). The broader impacts are in the areas of computer-aided interdisciplinary engineering and applied mathematics, scientific computing, and numerical model analysis and development. Specific Task(s) includes: Develop realistic test cases for the nonlinear wave model (FUNWAVE) and create validation/verification matrix leading to model use/applicability guidance. Activities include: integration of new programming language (Python) and development of pre and post-processing tools for visualization and analysis, including Jupyter/IPython Notebook interfaces; research of basic paradigms of parallel and scientific computing and will run the model(s) on our High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters. The core applications include wave-shoaling, run-up, overtopping, breaking on the beach, and harbor resonance; research of computational skills and how they will directly apply them to real-life test cases; and development of technical publications (Tech Note, Tech Report, or Journal Publication). 6 Meteorology, Physics Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) Navigation Division Harbors, Entrances, and Structures Vicksburg, MS The effort sustains ERDC mission by conducting research in hydraulic structures related to hydraulic performance of locks, dams, outlet works, control gates, stilling basins, spillways, channels, bank protection, riprap stability, pumping plants and other hydraulic structures. It also addresses physical and/or numerical model studies to predict and analyze the physical water quality aspects of water resources projects. Specific Tasks includes: The first step of this project will be to research parameterization schemes for the WRF model and choose a configuration that is reasonable for modeling extratropical storms. Once an appropriate WRF model configuration is identified, the model will be run for the 1993 Storm of the Century. Wind and pressure field results will be validated against meteorological observations, as well as compared to hindcasts of wind and pressure fields. Based on the results, the student will assess the feasibility of using WRF wind and pressure field outputs as input for the ADCIRC model. 7 Civil, Computer, Industrial, Geology, Surveying Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) Alexandria, Virginia Map Based Planning Services (MBPS) is a Joint/Army research program developing web-based services for digital adaptive planning, where planners and command staff can collect, process, store, display and share planning data and information. Service and Joint Task Force staff planners will leverage the capabilities resident in MBPS for contingency and crisis action planning. Planners and command staff will use MBPS for both the Art and Science of developing and deciding on plans to employ Joint and Multinational forces across a range of military operations. Through collaboration tools provided by MBPS, they will also integrate and synchronize operations for enhanced unity of effort and command within the Joint Force and with mission partners. Specific Task(s) includes: Work with Operational SMEs on the MBPS team to understand the Joint Planning Process and the current products developed during mission planning. Primary activities involve working to digitize currently available Contingency Plans translating the plans (including text, table, graphs, and images) into products within the MBPS system. This will include creating map layers, utilizing geodatabases, and researching online open source data.

3 8 Civil, Surveying, Physics, Mathematics Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) Data and Signatures Analysis Alexandria, Virginia Examines the Military Decision Making Processes (MDMP) and commercial processes against varying force structure concepts, Corp through Squad, to determine the physical implementation(s) of the Army Geospatial Enterprise (AGE). Researches program efforts to explore technologies incorporating novel materials for tagging, tracking, and locating (TTL) and available and emerging LiDAR technologies (Linear and Geiger Mode). Conduct additional research incorporating fusion sensing using real-time point-cloud processing and product downlink and LiDAR-derived terrain attribution. Researches program efforts to develop technologies to address real-time environmental sensing of the Operational Environment and Sensor Phenomenology and invent an open ended, common architecture for plug-and-play sensors communication, analysis, geospatial modeling, and integration. Explores research and development on emerging technologies to collect and analyze user-generated content by leveraging soldier as sensor and data mining techniques. Specific Task(s) includes: Depending upon timing of ongoing projects, tasks may involve one or more of the following activities: Data acquisition and analysis for soil/soil science characterization Field data collection for attributing digital scenes Civil engineering and surveying techniques Geographical Information Systems, remote sensing and mapping environmental data Focus will be on geospatial application which allow for disconnected visualization and data management. Depending upon timing of ongoing projects, tasks may involve one or more of the following activities: Geospatial data visualization and storage development Windows based geospatial visualization and data creation development Field data collection and analysis/post processing Implementation of existing data security techniques and programming concepts (on device and in transmission) Analytical tools development towards soil sciences/engineering and mapping 9 Civil, Surveying, Physics, Mathematics Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) Data and Signatures Analysis Alexandria, Virginia Depending upon timing of ongoing projects, tasks may involve one or more of the following activities: Data acquisition and analysis for soil/soil science characterization Field data collection for attributing digital scenes Civil engineering and surveying techniques Geographical Information Systems, remote sensing and mapping environmental data Python or related programming languages. Focus will be on geospatial application which allow for disconnected visualization and data management. Course work or experience with geographic systems, survey engineering, soil characterization, soil related engineering or data is a plus. Depending upon timing of ongoing projects, tasks may involve one or more of the following activities: Geospatial data visualization and storage development Windows based geospatial visualization and data creation development Field data collection and analysis/post processing Implementation of existing data security techniques and programming concepts (on device and in transmission) Analytical tools development towards soil sciences/engineering and mapping 10 Civil Geotechnical and Systems and Airfields and Pavement This research sustains the ERDC mission and focuses in the area of Force Projection, specifically expedient airfield surfacing systems designed for rapid airfield construction and expansion. Specific Task(s) includes: Research the area of airfield surfacing systems. The emphasis will be focused on the evaluation of matting systems during simulated aircraft and support vehicle trafficking. It will also involve field testing, data collection and analysis, and reporting. Some of the work will be performed outdoors and travel may be required.

4 11 Civil Geotechnical and Systems and Airfields and Pavement This research sustains ERDC mission and focuses in the area of Force Projection, specifically airfield pavement repair. Specific Task(s) includes: Research in the area of airfield pavement repair. The emphasis will be focused on the evaluation of new backfill technologies for use during contingency airfield pavement repair. It will also include activities such as: field testing, data collection and analysis, and reporting. 12 Civil, Material Sciences Geotechnical and Systems and Concrete Materials The Material Modeling for Force Protection research program is investigating the development, characterization, and multi-scale modeling of high-performance materials for military applications. Research in this area includes physical and chemical characterization over ranges of environmental conditions and formulations to develop and validate chemical hydration-based microstructural simulations. Specific Task(s) includes: Specimen fabrication, preparation, and characterization activities on a laboratory bench scale, as well as data collection and analysis. Specifically, materials of interest will be tested and classified according to physical and chemical properties in an attempt to link those properties to modeling efforts. Potential testing includes scanning electron microscopy, particle size analysis, and x ray fluorescence of constituent materials. Larger scale testing of system level products are also envisioned. Activities will be documented in a final report. 13 Civil or Mechanical 14 Material Sciences and Geotechnical and Systems and Concrete Materials Geotechnical and Systems and Concrete Materials This research supports material development activities for Force Projection in the Military Business Area. Specific Task(s) includes: Characterize a variety of advanced materials to support Military research projects. This characterization work will include specialized mechanical testing to determine material properties and behaviors. In addition, microstructural and chemical characterization using microscopy and other analytical methods to study the micro and nanostructure of materials, phase, and chemical composition. The goal of this work is to develop structure vs. property correlations for these materials. The materials study will range from metals to geomaterials. This research sustains the ERDC mission and focus areas of military engineering with a focus on basic research in biosynthetic polymer composites and photocatalytic materials. Specific Task(s) includes: Preparation and characterization of photocatalytic biosynthetic thin films and fibrous membranes containing photocatalytic nanoparticles. The composites of interest include a varied composition of a high performance polymer thermoplastic and an inherently antimicrobial biopolymer with chelating abilities. The combination of these materials results in a multifunctional material which may have enhanced impact resistance, improved durability, and the ability to degrade chemical and biological agents through surface mediated photo-catalysis. This research will involve bench scale synthesis of materials and processing of polymeric materials using a combination of film preparation and electrospinning techniques. The resulting composites will undergo mechanical testing, physicochemical and microstructure characterization. Structure-property relationships will be defined, such as the relationships among chemical composition, catalyst type and loading, film porosity and microstructure, dimensional stability and other performance characteristics as a function of the photocatalytic response. Materials characterization techniques will include scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, dynamic mechanical analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis.

5 15 Civil Geotechnical and Geosciences and Structures Division Geotechnical and Geosciences The mission includes Civil Works Infrastructure, Military Force Projection, and a CRADA collaboration with Private Industry. Specific Task(s) includes: Tasks are likely to involve handling materials with weights of up to 50 pounds and may involve travel. The first series of tasks is support for centrifuge testing. Setting up the tests includes: Creating/refining a test plan Construct and instrument the sample Recording measurements Reducing, processing, and interpreting results with the PI The second series of tasks involves assisting with Civil Works Internal Erosion Research: Assisting with laboratory experiments Processing and displaying results The third set of tasks are collaboration and development: Developing software tools in Excel, MATLAB, etc. Touring the ERDC and meeting with current engineers and scientists Organizing and assembling project documents and data 16 Civil or Mechanical Geotechnical and Systems and Impact and Explosion Effects The primary task is to work in the Projectile Penetration Research Facility which encompasses both the HIPPO and IFPAAT programs. These efforts involve the running of PENCURV+ and EPIC pretest and post-test calculations. Data analysis and reporting Analysis of photographs using photogrammetric software tools Assisting with experiment preparation and execution Collection of field data 17 Civil Geotechnical and Systems and Impact and Explosion Effects The research work will focus on Forensic Encyclopedia Project which encompasses both the CALDERA, VBIED, and FERRET programs. These efforts involve the evaluation of various weapon signatures against soil or armor targets in an attempt to provide a better post-attack assessment of the actual threat. Specific Task(s) includes: Data analysis and reporting Database input and evaluation Analysis of photographs using photogrammetric software tools Assisting with experiment preparation and execution Collection of field data

6 18 Civil Geotechnical and Systems and Impact and Explosion Effects The project will involve working on the Forensic Encyclopedia Project; which encompasses both the CALDERA, VBIED, and FERRET programs. These efforts involve the evaluation of various weapon signatures against soil or armor targets in an attempt to provide a better post-attack assessment of the actual threat. Specific Task(s) includes: Data analysis and reporting Database input and evaluation Analysis of photographs using photogrammetric software tools Assisting with experiment preparation and execution Collection of field data 19 Civil or Mechanical Geotechnical and Systems and Mobility System This research sustains the ERDC mission in military engineering and focuses in the area of evaluation of ground vehicle performance in complex geo-environments. Specifically, the goal of the research in this Performance Work Statement is to assist in the study of ground vehicle autonomy systems. Specific Task(s) includes: Literature review of existing autonomy systems Data acquisition and analysis for sensor characterization Computer simulations of autonomous navigation Field data collection Conduction and analysis of performance evaluations for perception systems 20 Civil, Biology, Geology 21 Civil or Mechanical Geotechnical and Systems and Mobility System Geotechnical and Geosciences and Structures Division Structural This research sustains the ERDC mission in military engineering and focuses in the area of evaluation of ground vehicle performance in complex geo-environments. Specifically, the goal of the research in this Performance Work Statement is to assist in terrain modeling to be used within ground vehicle mobility models. Specific Task(s) includes: Literature review of available environmental data to simulate ground vehicle operating environments Environmental data acquisition and processing Analysis to infer environmental parameters needed for modeling ground vehicle mobility from available environmental data The Risk and Decision Science Team is engaged in multi-disciplinary research and decision support related to environmental management, civil and military engineering, risk analysis, and homeland security. This effort sustains ERDC mission of Composite Materials for Force Protection. Research in this area includes developing, characterizing, modeling, and testing of high strength fiber materials and systems for expedient protection that mitigate aggressor vehicle attacks. Specific Task(s) includes: Conduct laboratory and field testing to evaluate rapid strain rate and materials performance. The task involves field evaluations that will require travel and handling materials with weights of up to 50 pounds. This task will require experiments to be set up and executed by the end of June. Process all the experimental data and perform numerical analyses to predict the behavior of the materials tested in Task one under diverse loading conditions.

7 22 Civil or Mechanical Geotechnical and Geosciences and Structures Division Structural The mission of this research effort is to study and describe the dynamic behavior of concrete dams by measuring infrasound waves at different loading stages caused by daily operations. For this, the elements that influence the modal response behavior of the dam need to be identified along with their impacts on the structure s natural frequency. The study will also evaluate the possibility of using infrasound wave propagation to differentiate between various types of dam constructions and as a possible method for complementing structural health monitoring systems to provide real time awareness of structural conditions of concrete dams. Specific Task(s) includes: The focus of this scope is the use of infrasound acoustics in combination with seismic and meteorological methods to determine fundamental modes of vibration of the concrete dam. Depending upon timing of ongoing projects, tasks may involve one or more of the following activities: Finite Element Model analysis concrete Dam using COMSOL Multiphysics software: Eigenfrequency, Acoustic Model of the Dam, Wave Speed Based Performance Indicators (Field Experiment Data) Computer Aid Design using SolidWorks software to model the reservoir water level Infrasound Data analysis using MatLab: Power Spectra Density (PSD), Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), Acoustic wave propagation 23 Civil Geotechnical and Geosciences and Structures Division Structural 24 Civil Geotechnical and Geosciences and Structures Division Structural Mechanics To develop in-house database of bridge load ratings using SAP2000, Matlab or AASHTOWare Bridge Rating 6.5 (former VIRTIS). Specific Task(s) includes: Depending upon timing of ongoing projects, task may involve one or more of the following activities: Inspection and load rating of in-service bridges Load testing of bridges Finite element analysis of structural components using SAP2000, CSI Bridge or ABAQUS The SMB conducts research in the areas of weapons/explosion effects and phenomenology; material characterization; and high performance computational modeling and simulation analyses to support a broad customer base. To accomplish its mission, the SMB conducts both laboratory and field experiments in conjunction with numerical modeling to evaluate weapon and explosive phenomena for development of inno vative solutions to protect the Warfighter and the Nation s critical infrastructure. This research supports the ERDC mission area of Military. Specific Task(s) includes: Depending upon timing of ongoing projects, tasks may involve one or more of the following activities: Planning and design of UHPC structural component testing Quasi-static and dynamic testing of UHPC structural components Analyze experimental data from characterization tests Run pretest prediction or analytical prediction of structural component response Collect post-test data from field experiments and develop reports from this data Contribute to the writing of technical reports

8 25 Civil Geotechnical and Geosciences and Structures Division Structural Mechanics The SMB conducts research in the areas of weapons/explosion effects and phenomenology; material characterization; and high performance computational modeling and simulation analyses to support a broad customer base. To accomplish its mission, the SMB conducts both laboratory and field experiments in conjunction with numerical modeling to evaluate weapon and explosive phenomena for development of innovative solutions to protect the Warfighter and the Nation s critical infrastructure. This research supports the ERDC mission area of Civil Works/Water Resources. Specific Task(s) includes: Depending upon timing of ongoing projects, tasks may involve one or more of the following activities: Assist the PI during the fabrication of the test specimen Explosive testing of a large-scale arched dam at ERDC s local test site Evaluate experimental data from explosive testing Collect post-test data from field experiments and develop reports from this data Contribute to the writing of technical reports 26 Computer, Computer Sciences 27 Computer, Computer Sciences Computational Analysis Computational Analysis ERDC Mission Area(s) & Support to ERDC Mission: Research in computer-aided interdisciplinary engineering; scientific and engineering (S&E) software development and interoperability; and numerical analysis is conceived, planned, managed, conducted, coordinated, and applied to support ERDC R&D programs and related reimbursable projects. ITL collaborates with researchers in the DoD High Performance Computing Center and the other ERDC laboratories to advance the state of practice in numerical modeling and assessment applied to civil engineering, military engineering, and environmental quality challenges. Specific Task(s) includes: Analyze LIDAR point cloud data using machine learning algorithms implemented in C++ and/or Python. Supervised and unsupervised learning approaches will be considered. Visualization and superficial understanding of resultant data will be important for algorithm validation. Emphasis is on recognition and classification of various types of cracks and features in the surface. The severity of these features is then calculated, and the result determines whether or not certain aircraft can land and take off safely from the runway under consideration. Algorithmic efficiency will be considered and multiprocessing may be considered due to the size of the data sets. Programming experience is preferred. Training in ancillary areas will be provided. Project will focus on algorithms that transform terrain and hydrodynamic data formats from an existing input to a more desirable output using C++ and/or Python. Combinations of data will be used to infer new, useful facts regarding the area under analysis. Visualization and superficial understanding of resultant data will be important for algorithm validation. Possible areas of investigation include terrain data analysis, hydrodynamics, and data usability/interface. Depending on the area of participation, exposure to application specific data types, irregular meshes, Visualization Tool Kit (VTK), VTK data types, and the programming methods that may accompany these. Programming experience is preferred. Training in ancillary areas will be provided. Specific Task(s) includes: Provide data for a user who needs information in rasterized layers for terrain data attributes such as soil type, soil moisture, and vegetation for a given area. The layers may be added to other information within an application like QGis or Kitware s Paraview, in combination with other data, like mosaicked, geo-referenced images, to render an information-augmented map. Much of this data exists, but it exists in vector format, across several databases and in incompatible datum and projection. Our API consists of algorithms that work together to find and convert the user s desired data into the format necessary to meld with the other components in the project. In general, this automation saves significant time for modelers and analysts by dealing with area selection and data compatibility.

9 28 Computer, Computer Sciences 29 Civil or Mechanical 30 Computer, Computer Sciences Computational Analysis Computational Analysis Computational Analysis Research in computer-aided interdisciplinary engineering; scientific and engineering (S&E) software development and interoperability; and numerical analysis is conceived, planned, managed, conducted, coordinated, and applied to support ERDC R&D programs and related reimbursable projects. ITL collaborates with researchers in the DoD High Performance Computing Center and the other ERDC laboratories to advance the state of practice in numerical modeling and assessment applied to civil engineering, military engineering, and environmental quality challenges. Specific Task(s) includes: Provide important support for the computational efforts of the Integrated Simulated Environment Phenomenology for Sensors (ISEP) project. Assist in assembling computational simulations, submit these results to the High Performance Computing (HPC) resources, and help analyze the results. Research in computer-aided interdisciplinary engineering; scientific and engineering (S&E) software development and interoperability; and numerical analysis is conceived, planned, managed, conducted, coordinated, and applied to support ERDC R&D programs and related reimbursable projects. ITL collaborates with researchers in the DoD High Performance Computing Center and the other ERDC laboratories to advance the state of practice in numerical modeling and assessment applied to civil engineering, military engineering, and environmental quality challenges. Specific Task(s) includes: Work on the application of complex network approach to acquire fundamental insights into failure mechanisms of high performance, light weight, structured composites by investigating structural and material properties of the paddlefish rostrum. Assist with the development of platform independent scripts for analysis of temporally and spatially evolving data produced from high performance computational mechanics experiments on the rostrum of paddlefish. Research in computer-aided interdisciplinary engineering; scientific and engineering (S&E) software development and interoperability; and numerical analysis is conceived, planned, managed, conducted, coordinated, and applied to support ERDC R&D programs and related reimbursable projects. ITL collaborates with researchers in the DoD High Performance Computing Center and the other ERDC laboratories to advance the state of practice in numerical modeling and assessment applied to civil engineering, military engineering, and environmental quality challenges. Specific Task(s) includes: Work on data analysis (optimization and visualization) of aircraft design data. The work will entail the use of mission simulation software executed on a high-performance computing (HPC) platform. Simulation output will be appropriately analyzed and visualized to assist a research group in developing algorithms for determining optimal aircraft design parameters. Programming experience in Python, R, or another high-level scripting language is preferred. Assist with the implementation of optimization or other algorithms.

10 31 Computer, Computer Sciences 32 Research Computer Science (artificial intelligent specialization) Computational Analysis Computational Analysis Research in computer-aided interdisciplinary engineering; scientific and engineering (S&E) software development and interoperability; and numerical analysis is conceived, planned, managed, conducted, coordinated, and applied to support ERDC R&D programs and related reimbursable projects. ITL collaborates with researchers in the DoD High Performance Computing Center and the other ERDC laboratories to advance the state of practice in numerical modeling and assessment applied to civil engineering, military engineering, and environmental quality challenges. Specific Task(s) includes: Work with Mission Effectiveness Simulation software on the supercomputers to expand the number of missions that a potential weapon system (aircraft, drone, etc.) is tested against. Mission Effectiveness codes are serious war-games in which an artificial intelligent (AI) synthetic pilot flies a test mission thousands of times with set targets and AI defenders. Typically five aircraft are each tested against five motivating missions (scouting, ground strike, electronic counter-measures, etc.) and major weapons acquisition decisions are made based on the tradeoffs between cost and simulated mission performance. Assist the Resilient Systems (ERS) project our group is seeking to dramatically increase the number and variety of missions that aircraft are tested against by running in parallel on thousands of cores on Department of Defense (DoD) supercomputers. This will be achieved by parameterizing missions so that, for example, the number of defenders and their capabilities can be scripted and vary much more widely. Thousands of missions can then be run simultaneously gathering much more information. A team from the Computational Analysis is engaged in multi-disciplinary research and decision support software tools related to military logistics, nanomaterials, feature detection, and military engineering. This effort sustains ERDC mission by developing software tools and developing algorithms. Participates on interdisciplinary teams of computer scientists, computer engineers, physicists, mechanical engineers, and/or civil engineers in large-scale research and software development projects. Uses knowledge of computer science in the application of mathematical principles to assist engineers and scientists in the development of advanced computational tools. Uses experience and proficiency in C++ programming languages to develop code for the UNIX operating systems. Uses experience and proficiency in C#, C++, Python, JavaScript programming languages and MSSQL Rewrite existing tools in Silverlight with C# to JavaScript with C#. 33 Civil Computational Analysis The main task will be to perform finite element analysis on a navigation structure using Abaqus. Specific tasks include executing the analysis and studying the behavior of a structure against operational loading and the deterioration of them. Generation of the 3D model using the new script developed for Abaqus. Other tasks include analysis using state of practice finite element programs to generate a 3D finite element model and perform corresponding structural analysis. Basic principles of engineering mechanics (Statics and Dynamics) will be used to access the criticality of the results. Other tasks include model calibration with field experiments and degrading design boundary conditions to determine the causes of deterioration seen at the field. Specific Task(s) includes: Sustain ERDC mission conducting research in computer-aided interdisciplinary engineering; scientific and engineering (S&E) software development and interoperability; and numerical analysis. Due to the nature of the research, needed facilities and equipment and the time restraints to complete the task, it will be advantageous for the work to take place in ERDC. This work requires super computers with access to ARMY networks.

11 34 Civil or Mechanical Geotechnical and Geosciences and Structures Division Survivability The Risk and Decision Science Team is engaged in multi-disciplinary research and decision support related to environmental management, civil and military engineering, risk analysis, and homeland security. This effort sustains ERDC mission of Composite Materials for Force Protection. Research in this area includes developing, characterizing, modeling, and testing of layered composite materials for protection against airblast and penetration/fragmentation. Specific Tasks includes: The first task of this scope is to conduct laboratory and field testing to evaluate blast and ballistic performance. The task involves field evaluations that will require travel and handling materials with weights of up to 50 pounds. This task will require experiments to be set up and executed by the end of June. The second task is to process all the experimental data and perform numerical analyses to predict the behavior of the materials tested in Task one under diverse loading conditions.