Center extends STEM outreach to homeschool students
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Chemical Biological Center’s STEM Outreach Program partnered with the Cecil County Public Library (CCPL) to offer its supplemental science instruction, usually reserved for area public schools, to Cecil County homeschool students. As the STEM program manager for the Center, Casey Weininger has…
NBCRV Sensor Suite Upgrades Draw Praise from CBRN Stakeholders
A snowy, frigid February morning didn’t stop leaders and stakeholders from turning out to view the highly anticipated Stryker Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite Upgrade program demonstration at the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Chemical Biological Center. The NBCRV demonstration provided a first look for many…
Army Researcher Honored as Maryland Chemist of the Year
Jared DeCoste, Ph.D., received the prestigious award for to his efforts to further the understanding and development of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense applications. For the past eight years, DeCoste has been a leader in MOF research with the goal of protecting Soldiers…
Army Completes Explosive Destruction System Ops at Pueblo
The operation, completed by the Center’s Chemical Biological Application & Risk Reduction (CBARR) business unit, was executed in partnership with the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity and the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA). This completion marks the end of the second destruction campaign using the Explosive…
Chemical Biological Center Aligns Under New Command
“The United States Army has been focused on the near-term for the last 18 years and rightfully so. But as we wind down and come out of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan the message is very, very clear, we need to re-focus on large-scale, ground combat and we need…
Army partners with tech startup to develop portable biological reader
The United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (RDECOM ECBC) signed agreements on Jan. 23 with tech startup TrekReader to develop existing ECBC technology into a pocket-sized instrument that will provide Soldiers, first responders and even school nurses with the ability to detect dangerous biological…
Synthetic environments are the future of Army training
As challenges on the battlefield become increasingly complex, the use of virtual and augmented reality in warfighter training is rapidly increasing with the U.S. Army at the forefront. Virtual reality (VR) is an immersive digital experience taking place within a simulated environment. VR environments can simulate 3D audiovisual aspects of…
Prototype Laser Detection Device Moving Forward Thanks to International Collaboration
A partnership with South Korea is setting the foundation for an update to the Raman Agent Monitoring System (RAMS) project agreement, which resulted in the creation of a vehicle-mounted laser detection device. RAMS, which began in 2013 and was demonstrated at South Korea’s Changwon Proving Grounds in February 2017, uses…
Army ManTech ramps up MOF production for new filters, textiles
New funding will allow the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (RDECOM ECBC) to significantly scale up the production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a promising substance with the potential to support a range of new products dealing with decontamination and filtration. MOFs, which have proven…
DNA Tagging Detects Counterfeit Equipment
Anyone who’s ever been burned by a knockoff pair of counterfeit designer sunglasses can tell you: counterfeit is never better than the real thing. The U.S. Army, after learning that counterfeit equipment entered the supply chain, is now developing a method for identifying counterfeit equipment by marking authentic equipment with…