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.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Shelf-Stable Adhesive for Reduction of Composite Repair Hazardous Waste

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1579
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Kovar, R.F. Kovar & Associates
SERDP Sep 2008

Environmentally Benign Repair of Composites Using High Temperature Cyanate Ester Nanocomposites

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1580
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Kessler, Iowa State University
SERDP Oct 2010

Near-Infrared Radiation-Based Composite Repair Using Thermoplastics as Adhesives

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1581
Principal Investigator: Mr. Shridhar Yarlagadda, University of Delaware
SERDP Dec 2007

New Reactive Diluents for an Environmentally Efficient Approach to Composite Repair

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1596
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Wright, US NAVY NAWCWD
SERDP Feb 2010

Environmentally Compliant Vinyl Ester Resin (VER) Composite Matrix Resin Derived from Renewable Resources

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1755
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yongwoo Lee, QinetiQ North America Operations LLC
SERDP Nov 2011

Identification of Important Process Variables for Fiber Spinning of Protein Nanotubes Generated from Waste Materials

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1756
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charlene Mello, US Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center
SERDP Jan 2012

Directed Biosynthesis of Oriented Crystalline Cellulose for Advanced Composite Fibers

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1757
Principal Investigator: Dr. Hugh O'Neill, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
SERDP May 2012

Cyanate Ester Composite Resins Derived from Renewable Polyphenol Sources

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1759
Principal Investigator: Dr. Benjamin Harvey, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division
SERDP Mar 2011

Novel Approach for Welding Stainless Steel Using Chromium-Free Consumables (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1346
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gerald Frankel, The Ohio State University
SERDP Dec 2004

Development of Chrome-Free Welding Consumables for Stainless Steels

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1415
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gerald Frankel, The Ohio State University
SERDP Feb 2009