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

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

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

Analysis and Processing of PELAN Data

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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

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

Miniature Wide-Band Atomic Magnetometer

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1568
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
SERDP Dec 2011

Compact Low-Cost Ultra-Wideband EMI Sensors for Enhanced UXO Characterization

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Project ID: MR-2105
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Oden, Earth Science Systems, LLC
SERDP Apr 2012

A New Sensor Based Upon a Rotating-Coil Electromagnetic Induction Concept

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1447
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim McDonald, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
SERDP Oct 2007

Magnetic Sensors with a Picotesla Magnetic Field Sensitivity at Room Temperature

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1569
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sy-Hwang Liou, University of Nebraska
SERDP Jun 2008

Low-Frequency Ultra-Wideband Synethetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Remote Detection of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1070
Principal Investigator: Mr. Marc Ressler, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
SERDP Oct 2001

Handheld Frequency Domain Vector Electromagnetic Induction Sensing for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1537
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Jul 2010

Assessment of the Potential for Microgravimetry in Remote Discrimination and Identification of Buried UXO

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Project ID: MR-1170
Principal Investigator: Dwain Butler, Geotechnical Laboratory
SERDP Dec 2000

Novel Acoustic Technique for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1172
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Bell, Battelle
SERDP Jun 2001

Examination of Airborne Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic System Attributes for UXO Mapping and Detection

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Project ID: MR-1633
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Nov 2009

Handheld UXO Discriminator

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Project ID: MR-1667
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erika Gasperikova, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
SERDP Oct 2010

Multi-Sensor CSEM Technology for Buried Target Classification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1312
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Everett, Texas A&M University
SERDP Jun 2006

Three-Dimensional Steerable Magnetic Field (3DSMF) Sensor System for Classification of Buried Metal Targets

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1314
Principal Investigator: Mr. Carl Nelson, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
SERDP Jul 2006

EMI Sensor Optimized for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1315
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
SERDP Jan 2005

Advanced Magnetic System for UXO Detection and Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1327
SERDP Jun 2007

On-Time Three-Dimensional Time-Domain EMI and Tensor Magnetic Gradiometry for UXO Detection and Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1328
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Wright, U.S. Geological Survey
SERDP Jun 2008

Dual Mode Operation of GEM-3 as Time-Domain/Frequency- Domain Sensor

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1358
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
SERDP Jun 2004