Bucknell Students Contribute to Army Sensor Capability
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — The Advanced Design and Manufacturing – Product Realization Division at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) partnered with students at Bucknell University to develop an audio communications module for the Array Configured of Remote Network Sensors (ACoRNS) interface. Through…
Army Chemical Corps Names Debra Thedford as Distinguished Member
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — On June 22, The U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Chemical Biological Center’s retired Col. Debra A. Thedford was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the U.S Army’s Chemical Corps during a ceremony at Ft. Leonard Wood. Selected through a rigorous process, Thedford shares…
DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center Helps DoD Ensure Carbon Supply
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — A new qualifying standard for military grade carbon used in gas masks and protective filters has been developed by a partnership of experts in chemical and biological protection, eliminating U.S. reliance on a single source for this critical material. Experts at the U.S. Army Combat…
DEVCOM Decontaminant Thrives after Patent License Agreement
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) recently marked two years since the original patent license agreement of a decontamination innovation that has proven beneficial to both the warfighter and first responders. In February 2019, the CBC Technology Transfer Office,…
Biomanufacturing
Industrial revolutions are rare, but when they come, they change everything. We are at the start of just such a time now. The convergence of synthetic biology, robotics, and biomanufacturing is ushering in a new bioeconomy that is based on biotechnologies rather than petrochemical production. The Combat Capabilities Development Command…
CB Defense Today Conversation with Dr. Hann
In this episode, Dr. Moore will speak with Dr. Ronald Hann, Jr., Director, Chemical and Biological Technologies Dept. at Defense Threat Reduction Agency, about the important role of innovative science and technology in allowing our warfighters to counter chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction on the battlefield.
DEVCOM CBC Makerspace Used for Detection Capability
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) are leveraging the CBC Makerspace for additive and advanced manufacturing to produce chemical vapor detector components using 3D printing. Dr. Brian Hauck, a research chemist with the Center’s Research and Technology…
Army Experts Help DHS Develop Standoff Chemical Detection Capability
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – Researchers at the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) have lent their expertise to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a new standoff chemical detection effort. Electrical engineer Dr. Phillip Wilcox and research chemist Dr. Jason Guicheteau, from the…
Partnership Provides Opportunities in Biomanufacturing for Local Students
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — Harford Community College (HCC) is collaborating with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) on an educational partnership agreement to formalize opportunities for biotechnology students enrolled at the College. Dr. Eric L. Moore, director of DEVCOM CBC, and HCC’s new…
DEVCOM CBC Invention Contributes to COVID-19 Research
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – A device patented by researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) is being commercialized as a tool in the study of COVID-19. The micro-atomizer, U.S. Patent 8,882,085, is a device that produces an aerosol spray on a very…