Sixty-four SERDP FY 2019 new start projects have been selected for funding. These projects responded to the FY 2019 SERDP Core and SEED solicitations.

Topics being addressed by these projects include assessment and characterization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance contamination; understanding and treatment of munitions constituents contamination; munitions response in underwater environments; management of wildland fires; management of natural resources; reduction of aircraft engine noise; predictive corrosion modeling; alternative gun propellant manufacture; novel pyrotechnic formulations, and improved materials for warfighter protection.

The tables below list the FY 2019 SERDP new start projects for Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resiliency, 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 Focus Areas.

Environmental Restoration

ERSON-19-C1: Ecological Risk Characterization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Subsurface: Bioavailability, Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification

ER19-1032

Uptake and Bioaccumulation/Biomagnification of Subsurface-Derived PFASs by Lotic, Warm Water Food Webs

Marie Kurz

Drexel University

ER19-1041

Determination of Biomagnification Potentials for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Terrestrial Food Webs

Roman Kuperman

U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

ER19-1193

Physiological, Ecological and Environmental Determinants of PFAS Accumulation in Fish: Towards an Improved Bioaccumulation Model

Christopher Salice

Towson University

ER19-1350

Developing a Predicitive Understanding of PFAS Bioaccumulation with Environmental Complexity: Application to the Model Benthic Invertebrate Hyalella azteca and Common Fish Model Pimephales promelas

Matt Simcik

University of Minnesot

ERSON-19-C2: Development of Standardized Analytical and Environmental Sampling Methods for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Subsurface

ER19-1128

Bench-Scale Assessment of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Complex Resistivity Screening Technologies for Rapid Assessment of PFASs in Soils and Sediments

Lee Slater

Rutgers University Newark

ER19-1142

Developing PIGE into a Rapid Field-Screening Test for PFAS

Graham Peaslee

University of Notre Dame

ER19-1157

Development and Validation of Analytical Methods for Comprehensive Profiling of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Firefighting Foam Impacted Environmental Matrices

Jinxia Liu

McGill University

ER19-1205

Assessing and Mitigating Bias in PFAS Levels during Ground and Surface Water Sampling

Jennifer Field

Oregon State University

ER19-1214

Rapid Site Profiling of Organofluorine: Quantification of PFASs by Combustion Gas Analysis

David Hanigan

University of Nevada, Reno

ERSON-19-C3: Innovative Treatment Options to Mitigate Munitions Constituent Transport on DoD Testing and Training Ranges

ER19-1054

NTO and DNAN Transformations Quantified using Enriched Stable Isotope Tracers

Craig Tobias

University of Connecticut

ER19-1069

Complete Biodegradation of Insensitive High Explosive Compounds

Jim Field

University of Arizona

ER19-1074

Integrative Approach to Quantifying Fate of Munitions Constituents on Training Ranges

Katerina Dontsova

University of Arizona

ER19-1106

Development of Innovative Passive and Sustainable Treatment Technologies for Energetic Compounds in Surface Runoff on Active Ranges

Mark Fuller

APTIM Federal Services, LLC

ER19-1171

Bioaugmentation for Enhanced Mitigation of Explosives in Surface Soil

Fiona Crocker

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center

ER19-1239

Optimizing Carbon Amendments that Simultaneously Adsorb and Transform Legacy and Insensitive High Explosives

Wenqing Xu

Villanova University

ER19-1247

Understanding why RDX Persists in Soils and Developing Technologies to Prevent Transport of RDX and NTO from Testing and Training Ranges

Timothy Cary

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

ERSON-19-C4: Cost Effective Options for Treatment of Wastes from Munitions Constituents Manufacturing

ER19-1075

High Rate Degradation of 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) to Environmentally Benign End Products in Sequential Reducing-Oxidizing Reactive Mineral Packed Bed Reactors

Jim Field

University of Arizona

ER19-1099

Cost Effective Treatment Trains for Wastewater Containing Legacy Munitions and Insensitive High Explosives

Jennifer Weidhaas

University of Utah

ER19-1130

Electrochemically-Induced In Situ Degradation of Legacy Munitions and Insensitive High Explosives in Manufacturing Wastewater

Philip Larese-Casanova

Northeastern University

ER19-1198

Membrane Bioreactor System for Cost Effective Treatment of Munitions Constituents Manufacturing Wastes

Paul Hatzinger

APTIM Federal Services, LLC

ER19-1228

Reactive Electrochemical Membrane Reactors for Electrochemical Degradation of Munitions Constituents in Manufacturing Wastewaters

Brian Chaplin

University of Illinois at Chicago


Munitions Response

MRSON-19-C1: Detection, Classification, and Remediation of Military Munitions Underwater

MR19-1073

Coupled Ensemble Sea-Floor Environment and 6-DOF Model for Assessing Characteristics of Munitions Underwater and their Environment

Peter Chu

Naval Postgraduate School

MR19-1126

Advanced Capabilities in the Underwater Munitions Expert System

Sarah Rennie

Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory

MR19-1234

Bistatic Acoustic Scattering from Munitions: Interactions with Nearby Clutter and the Water-Sediment Interface

Steven Kargl

University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory

MR19-1261

Advanced Marine EMI Processing Techniques for Munitions Detection and Classification

Stephen Billings

Black Tusk Geophysics

MR19-1317

Towards Developing Demonstrations for Munitions Mobility and Burial in the Underwater Environment

Joe Calantoni

Naval Research Laboratory

MRSON-19-C2: Modeling Predictions of Munitions Penetration in a Variety of Soils Underwater

MR19-1277

Robust Prediction of Ordnance Depth of Burial Soils using Field Calibrated Phenomenological Model & Probabilistic Simulations

Stephan Bless

New York University

MRSON-19-S1: Detection, Classification, and Remediation of Military Munitions Underwater

MR19-1369

Crab-like Legged Robot for Accessing and Classifying Munitions in Surf Zones

Kathryn Daltorio

Case Western Reserve University

MR19-1379

Intrinsic Scalar Magnetic Gradiometer for Accurate Localization of Magnetic Anomalies

Rui Zhang

Geometrics, Inc.

MR19 Follow-Ons

MR18-1663

Development of Blast-Barge technology for Underwater Munitions Demolition Follow-On

Timothy Shelton

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center


Resource Conservation and Resiliency

RCSON-19-C1: Wildland Fire Research to Improve Military Land use Efficiency

RC19-1064

3D Fuel Characterization for Evaluating Physics-Based Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, and Smoke Models on U.S. Department of Defense Military Lands

Roger Ottmar

USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station

RC19-1092

Live Fuels: Identification of Key Processes Controlling Ignition and Fuel Combustion

David Blunck

Oregon State University

RC19-1119

Characterizing Multiscale Feedbacks Between Forest Structure, Fire Behavior and Effects: Integrating Measurements and Mechanistic Modeling for Improved Understanding of Pattern and Process

Chad Hoffman

Colorado State University

RC19-1132

Physics-Based Modeling of Fire Behavior and Smoke Plume Development, How Much is Enough?

William Mell

U.S. Forest Service

RC19-1170

Understanding Fire Response to Spatial Variations in Vegetation Distribution and Wind Flow

Bret Butler

U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

RC19-1329

Influence of Fuel Heterogeneity and a Novel Fuel Rendering technique on Fire Spread Predictions

Eric Rowell

Tall Timbers Research Station

RCSON-19-C2: Conservation Tools to Support DoD Training Land Use

RC19-1004

Using Engineered DNA to Assess Spatial and Temporal Variation in eDNA as a Measure of the Temporal and Spatial Variation of Biodiversity

Jose Andres

Cornell University

RC19-1038

Detection and Identification of Environmental DNA from Beaked Whales on the Navy's Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) Range using Droplet Digital PCR

Charles Scott Baker

Oregon State University

RC19-1102

Assessing Pollinator Communities via Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metacommunity Assay

Mark Davis

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

RC19-1131

Scaling Up from Individuals to Populations: Integrating Spatial Ecology with Multi-Locus Environmental DNA to Improve Detection and Estimate Populations Parameters

Caren Goldberg

Washington State University

RC19-1156

Development of eDNA Tools to Quantify Freshwater Mussel Abundance and Monitor breeding Activity Across Multiple River Systems

Katy Klymus

U.S. Geological Survey

RC19-1276

Predicting eDNA Transport and Degradation in Flowing Waters: Application of a Conservation Tool using Integrated Experimental, Field, and Modeling Approaches

Jennifer Tank

University of Notre Dame


Weapons Systems and Platforms

WPSON-19-C1: Aircraft Engine Noise Reduction Technology

WP19-1014

Flow Control of Large-Scale Coherent Turbulence to Reduce Jet Noise

Steven Miller

University of Florida

WP19-1118

Noise Abatement in Afterburning Jet Engines using Chevron Seals

Shawn O'Connor

U.S. Naval Air Systems Command

WP19-1125

Aircraft Engine Noise Reduction Technology

Junhui Liu

Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C.

WP19-1288

Impact of Shear Layer Swirl on Near- and Far-Field Noise Emissions from Twin-Engine Military Aircraft

Z.J. Wang

University of Kansas

WPSON-19-C2: Predictive Corrosion Models to Mitigate Environmental Hazards

WP19-1017

An Experimental and Finite Element Modeling Approach to Determining Degradation of Aircraft Coating Systems

Steve Policastro

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

WP19-1168

Predictive Coating Condition Model for Advanced Asset Management

Fritz Friedersdorf

Luna Innovations, Inc.

WP19-1208

Predictive Corrosion Models to Mitigate Environmental Hazards on Ground and Rotary Wing Assets

Fred Lafferman

Army Research Laboratory

WP19-1289

Multi-Modal Corrosion Solutions for Aircraft Structures

Christine Sanders

Naval Research Laboratory

WPSON-19-C3: Additive Manufacturing of Gun Propellants with Reduced Environmental Impact

WP19-1145

Additive Manufactured Gun Propellants from UV Curable Nitrocellulose Based Resins

Zachary Doorenbos

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake

WP19-1300

Environmentally Friendly 3D Printed Propulsion Charge

Jared Moretti

U.S. Army RDECOM - Army Research, Development and Engineering Center

WP19-1338

Ambient Reactive Extrusion for Design and Manufacture of Novel, Environmentally Friendly Gun Propellant Formulations for Additive Manufacturing

Jason Robinette

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

WPSON-19-C4: Novel Pyrotechnics that Reduce Environmental Impact

WP19-1105

Development of Pyrophoric Foam Materials for Environmentally-Benign Pyrotechnics

Zhaohua Luan

U.S. Army RDECOM - Army Research, Development and Engineering Center

WP19-1163

On-Command Pyrotechnic Light Emission Through Controlled Electromagnetic Irradiation

Eric Miklaszewski

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division

WP19-1196

Feasibility of a Thermoelectric Generator for a Reduced Environmental Impact Electronic Flare

Joost van Lingen

TNO

WP19-1255

High Color Purity Low Smoke Solvent-Free Multi-Color Signal Flares

Richard Bouma

TNO

WPSON-19-C5: Multifunctional Fibers and Textiles for Warfighter Integrated Protection

WP19-1040

New Methodology to Assess Health and Environmental Impact of Flame Resistant Textiles

Thomas Tiano

U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center

WP19-1050

A Simple Surface Functionalization Method for Multifunctional Textiles With Flame and Vector Protection

Ravi Mosurkal

U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center

WP19-1051

Environmentally Friendly Multifunctional Materials for Shelters

Robin Szczuka

U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center

WP19-1096

Insect Resistant Textiles for Disease Vector Protection

Bryan Koene

Luna Innovations, Inc.

WP19-1187

Electrospun Multifunctional Composite Fibers for Improved Warfighter Insect Protection

Jeffrey Lundin

Naval Research Laboratory

WP19 Follow-Ons

WP19-1381

Retrogressive Approach to Determine Fungal Biodegradation Responses and Mechanisms to Polyurethane-Based Coatings

Justin Biffinger

University of Dayton