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.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Determining the Properties and Capabilities of an Existing Experimental Large Loop EM61 Underwater UXO Detector

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1385
Principal Investigator: Mr. Peeter Pehme, Waterloo Geophysics Inc.
SERDP Dec 2006

Statistical Methods and Tools for UXO Characterization

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1199
Principal Investigator: Mr. Brent Pulsipher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNL)
SERDP Nov 2004

Bayesian Approach to UXO Site Characterization with Incorporation of Geophysical Information

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1200
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sean McKenna, Sandia National Laboratories
SERDP Dec 2003

Spatial Statistical Models and Optimal Survey Design for Rapid Geophysical Characterization of UXO Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1201
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Jul 2003

Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1300
Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Hill, US Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)
SERDP Sep 2003

Statistical Methods for UXO Pattern Recognition

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1531
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mitchell Small, Carnegie Mellon University
SERDP Dec 2007

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection Feasibility Study

Project Information
Project ID: MR-860
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Cullinane, US Army Waterways Experiment Station
SERDP Apr 1996

Robust Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation of UXO: Statistical Signal Processing Approaches to Address Uncertainties Encountered in Field Test Scenarios

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1663
Principal Investigator: Prof. Leslie Collins, Duke University
SERDP Jan 2012

Man-Portable Magnetic Scalar Triangulation and Ranging System for Detection, Localization and Discrimination of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1511
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roy Wiegert, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Nov 2009

Development of a Micro-Fabricated Total-Field Magnetometer

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1512
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
SERDP Mar 2011

Active Tensor Magnetic Gradiometer System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1514
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Smith, US Geological Survey
SERDP Nov 2007

Multispectral Munitions Locating System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1273
Principal Investigator: Dr. Al Quintana, NAWC-WD
SERDP Jul 2003

Timed Neutron Technique for UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1635
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Holslin, SAIC
SERDP Dec 2010

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection by Enhanced Harmonic Radar

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1071
SERDP May 1999

Innovative Seismic System for Buried Unexploded Ordnance Detection and Classification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1091
Principal Investigator: Mr. Peter Krumhansl, BBN Technologies (Verizion)
SERDP Dec 1998

Environmental Impacts to the Chemical Signature Emanating from Buried UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1094
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jim Phelan, Sandia National Laboratories
SERDP Oct 1999

Acoustic Identification of Filler Materials in Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1382
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wesley Cobb, University of Denver
SERDP Apr 2006

Improved Analysis Algorithms for UXO Filler Identification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1383
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Holslin, SAIC
SERDP Feb 2009

Analysis and Processing of PELAN Data

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1384
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kurt Hacker, Naval EOD Technology Division
SERDP Apr 2005

Neutron Spectrometry for Identification of Filler Material in Recovered UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1386
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary Bliss, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
SERDP Dec 2007