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.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Perform MetalMapper Classification Treatability Investigations as Part of Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Studies

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201232
Principal Investigator: Mr. Craig Murray, Parsons, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Classification Study Using a Handheld, Three-Element EMI Sensor

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2201
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Mar 2012

Advanced EMI Models and Classification Algorithms: The Next Level of Sophistication to Improve Discrimination of Challenging Targets

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2225
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College
SERDP Mar 2012

Decision Support Tools for Munitions Response Performance Prediction and Risk Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2226
Principal Investigator: Dr. Laurens Beran, Sky Research Inc.
SERDP Mar 2012

Capturing Lessons Learned as Revealed by Large Scale Classification Demonstration Data

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201235
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Mar 2012

Real-Time Quality Control Methods for Cued EMI Data Collection

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201264
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan S. Miller, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Simple Parameterized Models for Predicting Mobility, Burial and Re-Exposure of Underwater Munitions

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2224
Principal Investigator: Dr. Carl Friedrichs, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
SERDP Mar 2012

Underwater Munitions Expert System to Predict Mobility and Burial

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2227
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sarah Rennie, Johns Hopkins University
SERDP Mar 2012

Development and Testing of an Engineering Prototype of a Marine Version of the Berkeley Unexploded Ordnance Discriminator (BUD)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2228
Principal Investigator: Dr. Frank Morrison, Marine Advanced Research, Inc.
SERDP Mar 2012

Inversion of High Frequency Acoustic Data for Sediment Properties Needed for the Detection and Classification of UXOs

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2229
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Hefner, University of Washington
SERDP Mar 2012

Acoustic Response of Underwater Munitions Near a Sediment Interface: Measurement-Model Comparisons and Classification Schemes

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2231
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Kargl, University of Washington
SERDP Mar 2012

Demonstration of ROV-Based Underwater Electromagnetic Array Technology

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201233
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Schultz, White River Technologies
ESTCP Mar 2012

Vortex Lattice UXO Mobility Model Integration

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201234
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gerald D'Spain, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
ESTCP Mar 2012

Detection of Underwater Unexploded Ordnance in Mud

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2200
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robbert van Vossen , TNO Defence
SERDP Mar 2012

Evaluation of Discrimination Technologies and Classification Results

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201104
Principal Investigator: Mr. Greg Van, Parsons
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration and Validation of Statistical Analysis Techniques for TOI Discrimination Using Advanced EMI Sensor Systems

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201156
Principal Investigator: Mr. Levi Kennedy, Signal Innovations Group, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration of MetalMapper Static Data Acquisition and Data Analysis at Pole Mountain Target and Maneuver Area

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201157
Principal Investigator: Mr. Greg Van, Parsons
ESTCP Mar 2011

Man-Portable Vector EMI Sensor for UXO Contamination Assessment at Munitions Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201158
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicolas Lhomme, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Dipole Models for UXO Discrimination at Live Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201159
Principal Investigator: Dr. Leonard Pasion, Black Tusk Geophysics, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Data Collection with Vehicular-Based Systems

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201160
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011