Underwater Environments

SERDP and ESTCP are sponsoring research and development efforts in wide area assessment, detailed surveys, recovery and disposal, and underwater phenomenology to support the underwater military munitions response program.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Vortex Lattice UXO Mobility Model for Reef-Type Range Environments

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201003
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gerald D'Spain, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
ESTCP Jul 2012

Sonar Detection and Classification of Underwater UXO and Environmental Parameters

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1666
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jul 2012

Munitions Detection Using Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Equipped with Advanced Sensors

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201103
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Leasko, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division
ESTCP Jun 2012

Superconducting Magnetic Tensor Gradiometer System for Detection of Underwater Military Munitions

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1661
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
SERDP Jun 2012

Demonstration of the Laser Line Scan System for UXO Characterization

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200911
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mike Putnam, SPAWAR Systems Center SSC PACIFIC
ESTCP Apr 2012

Wide Area Assessment for Marine UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200808
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Feldpausch, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Underwater Electric Field Sensor for UXO Detection

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2108
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yongming Zhang, QUASAR Federal Systems
SERDP Dec 2011

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

Demonstration of an Ultrasonic Method for Three-Dimensional Visualization of Shallow Buried Underwater Objects

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201006
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mike Putnam, SPAWAR Systems Center SSC PACIFIC
ESTCP Jul 2011

A Low Frequency Electromagnetic Sensor for Underwater Geolocation

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1719
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College
SERDP May 2011

Belief Theoretic Multi-Sensory Data Fusion for Underwater UXO Identification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1660
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shahriar Negahdaripour, University of Miami
SERDP Feb 2011

Wide-Area Detection and Identification of Underwater UXO Using Structural Acoustic Sensors

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1513
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Houston, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
SERDP Feb 2011

Underwater Simultaneous Electromagnetic Induction and Magnetometer System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200733
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kelly Enriquez, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH)
ESTCP Feb 2011

Buried Underwater Munitions and Clutter Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1717
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jesse McNinch, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Oct 2010

Detection of Underwater Military Munitions by a Synoptic, Airborne Multi-Sensor System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1630
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael DeWeert, BAE Systems Spectral Solutions, LLC
SERDP Jul 2010

Marine UXO Characterization Based on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1631
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
SERDP Jul 2010

Operational Evaluation of a New Acoustic Technique for UXO Filler Identification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200740
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wesley Cobb, University of Denver
ESTCP Jun 2010

Efficient Shallow Underwater UXO Retrieval

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

Detection and Classification of Buried UXO and Determination of Seafloor Parameters in Littoral Environments Using Resonance Scattering Sonar

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1668
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology
SERDP Apr 2010

Deep Water Munitions Detection System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200739
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Mar 2010

UXO Detection and Characterization in the Marine Environment

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200324
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Dec 2009

Sensor Phenomenology and Feature Development for Improved Sonar-Based Detection and Discrimination of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1533
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eugene Lavely, BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Information Technologies
SERDP Dec 2009

Underwater UXO Multi-Sensor Data Base Collection

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1507
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Carroll, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jul 2009

Assessing Sonar Performance Against Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1506
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP May 2009

Characterization of Freshwater Electromagnetic Subbottom Sediment Properties and Target Responses for Detection of UXO with Ground-Penetrating Radar

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1440
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Arcone, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Sep 2008

Predicting the Mobility and Burial of Underwater UXO Using the Modified VORTEX Model

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200417
Principal Investigator: Ms. Barbara Sugiyama, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ESTCP May 2008

Modeling for Sensor Evaluation in Underwater UXO Test Beds

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1329
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jan 2008

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

Seismic Imaging of UXO-Contaminated Underwater Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1387
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology
SERDP Oct 2005

Broadband Electromagnetic Detection and Discrimination of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1321
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
SERDP Aug 2005

Detection of UXO in Underwater Sites Using Towed-Array Resistivity/ Induced Polarization Measurements

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1325
Principal Investigator: Mr. Scott Urquhart, Zonge Engineering, Inc.
SERDP Apr 2004

Technology Needs for Underwater UXO Search and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1322
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
SERDP Oct 2003

Low-Order, Underwater Detonation (UNDET) Study

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200104
Principal Investigator: Mr. Andy Pedersen, Naval EOD Technology Division
ESTCP Apr 2002

Mobile Underwater Debris Survey System (MUDSS)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-52
SERDP Apr 2000

Classification and Mapping of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199527
ESTCP Dec 1997

Symposium & Workshop

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections for the Environmental Solicitation

DoD’s Military Munitions Response Program
 

Workshop Report:
Technology Needs for the Characterization, Management, and Remediation of Military Munitions in Underwater Environments (2007)