Munitions Response

SERDP and ESTCP’s Munitions Response program area supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies that can characterize, remediate, and scientifically manage sites affected by military munitions.

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Machine Learning Methods for the Classification of UXO from Electromagnetic Data in Marine Settings

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Project ID: MR22-3487
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
SERDP Jan 2022

Quantitative Assessment of LiDAR Technology for Detecting, Localizing, and Characterizing Underwater Munitions in Shallow Waters

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Project ID: MR22-3257
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Thayer, University of Colorado
SERDP Jan 2022

Unmanned Surface Vessel Based Munition Detection, Mobility and Burial Monitoring, and Environmental Mapping in Surf Zone Environments and Demonstration of Deterministic Modeling Capabilities

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Project ID: MR22-3303
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Traykovski, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
SERDP Jan 2022

PRISM: 3D PRedictive Imaging of Water Surface for Munitions Mobility and Burial

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Project ID: MR22-3509
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shawn Harrison, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
SERDP Jan 2022

Nearshore Dewatering for Cost-effective Underwater Munitions Removal

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Project ID: MR22-7345
Principal Investigator: Mr. Claudio Fassardi, Jacobs Government Services Company
ESTCP Jan 2022

Demonstration of UAS-Based Topobathymetric Lidar for Shallow-Water Munitions Response

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Project ID: MR22-7371
Principal Investigator: Mr. Gerald Thompson, ASTRALiTe
ESTCP Jan 2022

Demonstration of Highly Integrated Autonomous ROV-based 3DEM for Underwater Advanced Geophysical Classification

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Project ID: MR22-7454
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Schultz, White River Technologies
ESTCP Jan 2022

Data Fusion for the Multi-Sensor Towbody

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Project ID: MR22-3146
Principal Investigator: Dr. Timothy Marston, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
SERDP Jan 2022

CMRE UXO Test Site Implementation, Demonstration and Maintenance

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Project ID: MR21-5243
Principal Investigator: Mr. Stefano Biagini, CMRE
ESTCP Jan 2021

Model Roundup and Extension for the Current- and Wave-Induced Burial, Re-exposure, Mobilisation and Migration of UXO and DMM

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Project ID: MR21-1081
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Menzel, Corvus Works UG
SERDP Jan 2021

Rapid Soil Classification and Integration of Soil Characteristics for UXO Site Characterization and Risk Assessment

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Project ID: MR21-1265
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nina Stark, Virginia Tech
SERDP Jan 2021

Applications of the Coupled-Finite/Boundary Element (CFEBE) Technique to Support the Support UXO Remediation Systems

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Project ID: MR21-1275
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ahmad Abawi, Heat, Light, and Sound Research, Inc.
SERDP Jan 2021

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Grain Shape Effects on Munition Mobility

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Project ID: MR21-1291
Principal Investigator: Ms. Sylvia Rodriguez-Abudo, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
SERDP Jan 2021

Munition Mobility in Mixed Grain (Sand, Gravel, Cobble) Environments

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Project ID: MR21-1333
Principal Investigator: Dr. Meagan Wengrove, Oregon State University
SERDP Jan 2021

Joint Beamforming and Automated Target Recognition for 3D SAS

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Project ID: MR21-1334
Principal Investigator: Dr. Suren Jayasuriya, Arizona State University
SERDP Jan 2021

Fourier-Domain Wavefield Rendering for Rapid Simulation of SAS Data

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Project ID: MR21-1339
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alan Hunter, University of Bath
SERDP Jan 2021

Wave Resolved and Averaged Numerical Modelling of UXO Migration

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Project ID: MR21-1341
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Traykovski, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
SERDP Jan 2021

Classification of Underwater UXO from Dynamic EMI Survey Data

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Project ID: MR21-5066
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shawn Mulvaney, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
ESTCP Jan 2021

Parameterizing Munitions Mobility and Burial in Riverine Environments

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Project ID: MR21-1227
Principal Investigator: Dr. Carter DuVal, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
SERDP Jan 2021

Munitions Response Library for Site Management

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Project ID: MR21-5207
Principal Investigator: Dr. Allison Penko, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
ESTCP Jan 2021

FY 2020 New Start Project Selections

FY 2020 New Start Project Selections for the Environmental Solicitation – SERDP; ESTCP

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