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

Development of a Micro-Fabricated Total-Field Magnetometer

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

Dredging Equipment Modifications for Detection and Removal of Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200321
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Wild, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
ESTCP Dec 2006

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

EM61-3D Discrimination of UXO Using Empirical, Analytical, and Numerical Models

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1215
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Grimm, Southwest Research Institute
SERDP Dec 2002

EMI Array for Cued UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200601
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP Nov 2010

EMI Sensor Optimized for UXO Discrimination

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

Efficient Shallow Underwater UXO Retrieval

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200606
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim McDonald, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
ESTCP Jun 2010

Efficient, Realistic Physics-Based Modeling for Buried UXO Based on Time-Domain Electromagnetic Scattering Signatures

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1311
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Weichman, BAE Systems
SERDP Aug 2005

Electromagnetic Induction Modeling for UXO Detection and Discrimination Underwater

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1632
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College
SERDP Dec 2011

Electromagnetic Induction and Magnetic Sensor Fusion for Enhanced UXO Target Classification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199812
ESTCP Oct 2001

Empirical Corrections to Dipole Model

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1451
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan Miller, SAIC
SERDP Oct 2006

Enhanced Electromagnetic Tagging for Embedded Tracking of Munitions and Ordnance During Future Remediation Efforts

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1272
Principal Investigator: Dr. Keith Shubert, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Jun 2007

Enhanced UXO Discrimination Using Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic Induction

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200033
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP May 2010

Enhancement and Utilization of Airborne Magnetometry for the Detection, Characterization, and Mapping of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200037
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
ESTCP Oct 2008

Enhancement of Magnetic Data by Stable Downward Continuation for UXO Application

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1642
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yaoguo Li, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Jun 2010

Enhancement of TEM Data and Noise Characterization by Principal Component Analysis

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1640
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yaoguo Li, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP May 2010

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

Evaluating the Effects of Magnetic Susceptibility in UXO Discrimination Problems

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1285
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yaoguo Li, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Aug 2003

Evaluation of Airborne Electromagnetic Systems for Detection and Characterization of Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200101
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
ESTCP Oct 2007

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

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