Weapons Systems and Platforms

SERDP and ESTCP’s Weapons Systems and Platforms program area supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies that enable DoD to reduce or eliminate the use of hazardous materials in its production and maintenance processes, reduce hazardous waste streams, and better understand and mitigate emissions and other environmental impacts that result from its operations.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Novel Whisker Mitigating Composite Conformal Coat Assessment

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Project ID: WP-2213
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephan Meschter, BAE Systems
SERDP Mar 2012

The Role of Trace Elements in Tin Whisker Growth

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Project ID: WP-1751
Principal Investigator: Ms. Jean Nielsen, The Boeing Company
SERDP Jun 2010

Microstructurally Adaptive Constitutive Relations and Reliability Assessment Protocols for Lead Free Solder

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Project ID: WP-1752
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Borgesen, Binghamton University
SERDP Jan 2010

Tin Whisker Testing and Modeling

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Project ID: WP-1753
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephan Meschter, BAE Systems
SERDP Jul 2010

Contributions of Stress and Oxidation on the Formation of Whiskers in Lead-Free Solders

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Project ID: WP-1754
Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman, Savannah River National Laboratory
SERDP Feb 2010

Design-of-Experiment Approach to Hydrogen Re-Embrittlement Evaluation

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Project ID: WP-2152
Principal Investigator: Mr. Scott Grendahl, US Army Research Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2011

Novel Coatings Systems for Use as High Performance Chemical Agent Resistant Powder Topcoats

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Project ID: WP-2207
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mark Wytiaz, Sherwin-Williams
SERDP Mar 2012

Replacement of Isocyanate Chemistry for Polyurethane-Like Topcoats

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Project ID: WP-2314
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yigal Blum, SRI International
SERDP Jan 2013

Non-Isocyanate Polymer Design and Coating Development

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Project ID: WP-2315
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ljiljana Maksimovic, PPG Industries, Inc.
SERDP Jan 2013

Alternative Plating Processes for Metal Electroplating Based on Ionic Liquids

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Project ID: WP-2316
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sheng Dai, Oak Ridge National Lab
SERDP Jan 2013

Understanding Corrosion Protection Requirements for Adhesive Bond Primers

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Project ID: WP-2144
Principal Investigator: Ms. Diane Kleinschmidt, Naval Air Warfare Center
SERDP Mar 2011

High Speed, Substrate Safe Low Observable Coating Laser Stripping

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Project ID: WP-2146
Principal Investigator: Mr. Alan Fletcher, Air Force Research Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2011

Atmospheric Plasma Depainting

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Project ID: WP-1762
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jerry Cuomo, North Carolina State University
SERDP Jul 2010

Nanostructured Copper Alloys as an Alternative to Copper-Beryllium

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Project ID: WP-2137
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jonathan McCrea, Integran Technologies
SERDP Mar 2011

Alternative Copper-Beryllium Alloys Development

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Project ID: WP-2138
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric Fodran, Northrop Grumman Corp
SERDP Mar 2011

Cyanate Ester Composite Resins Derived from Renewable Polyphenol Sources

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Project ID: WP-2214
Principal Investigator: Dr. Benjamin Harvey, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division
SERDP Mar 2012

Sustainable, 'Green' Vinyl Ester Resin (VER) from Renewable Resources

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Project ID: WP-2317
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yongwoo Lee, QinetiQ North America Operations
SERDP Jan 2013

Scientific Understanding of the Mechanisms of Non-Chromate Corrosion Inhibitors

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Project ID: WP-1621
Principal Investigator: Dr. Florent Bocher, Southwest Research Institute
SERDP Dec 2008

Accelerated Dynamic Corrosion Test Method Development

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Project ID: WP-1673
Principal Investigator: Mr. James Dante, Southwest Research Institute
SERDP Nov 2009

Dynamic Multivariate Accelerated Corrosion Test Protocol

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Project ID: WP-1674
Principal Investigator: Jeremy Angel, AFRL/RXSA
SERDP Apr 2009