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💡 Friday Facts: Did you know that biology is a scientific discipline that can contribute to the behavioral and occupational health of military service members, veterans, and emergency services personnel? ⏰ As a reminder, this series of posts by the AMES Research Center will help you learn more about the multidisciplinary nature of our work and about the disciplines that our faculty, staff, and students specialize in. 🧬 The biology students who work with the AMES Research Center are typically using this discipline as a foundation to obtain a medical degree in the future. The work of biologists and medical professionals contributes to the health of military service members, veterans, and emergency services personnel primarily through the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. 👉 Learn more about the discipline of biology here: https://lnkd.in/gKtQxYP5 🔗 #AMESResearchCenter #KennesawStateUniversity #KSU #FridayFacts #EducationalResearch #Multidisciplinary #BiologyStudents #MilitaryHealth #MentalHealth #ServiceMembers #Veterans #EmergencyResponders #CommunitySupport

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently created a resource aimed at streamlining wetland delineation. The Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheets (ADS) are designed to streamline and improve the accuracy and efficiency of the wetland delineation data collection and reporting process, facilitating responsible natural resource management while providing a valuable tool for the public. Learn more about this tool and how to access and utilize it in the article below. https://buff.ly/3TzpLJO #stormwaterresources #npdes #npdestraining #npdestraininginstitute #trainingthatmatters #stormwater #stormwatermanagers #stormwaterprofessionals #stormwatertraining #ms4training #ms4smatter #waterquality

Did You Know? Pre-application meetings are required by the Army Corps and the Water Board in the initial steps of the permit process to discuss the specifics of your project? #environmentalplanning #preapplicationmeeting #armycorpsofengineers #waterboard #biologicalsitesurvey #biologist #environmentalplanning #environmentalplanner #coxplanningsolutions #duediligence #wetlands #propertydevelopment #permitting #environmentalconsulting #wetlanddelineation #biologicalresources

Wetlands can have major impacts on development projects. Minor disturbances to wetlands require General Permits through PADEP, while major impacts to wetlands result in Joint Permits through PADEP and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Joint Permits typically result in an elongated permitting process which can challenge development timelines. Knowing that wetlands exist on a Site along with proactive research and design can minimize permitting requirements and their respective delays. If you think you may have wetlands on your property, our professional staff can complete a wetland assessment to determine if wetlands are present on the Project Site, and if found, we can work with a broader team to formally delineate the wetlands and mitigate any impact to the Project. #sdc #design #surveying #wetlands

Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are working in support of ERDC’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management Program to better inform efficient and economic dam safety monitoring by studying how the use of fully grouted vibrating wire piezometers compares to traditional methods. The geotechnical community has promoted fully grouted vibrating wire piezometer installations over conventional piezometers because of their ability to successfully monitor multiple zones within the same borehole. This method also requires fewer drilled holes, resulting in a reduced overall drilling cost. To accomplish their data collection, ERDC researchers worked in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nashville District, which provided the test site, and the Savannah District, which provided drilling equipment and expertise. US Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division USACE Nashville District Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers #dam #damsafety #flood #floodrisk #solutions #geotechnical #coastal #drilling #costreduction #costeffectivesolutions #sengineer #engineering #science #innovation #technology #research #researcanddevelopment #PowerofERDC

Maryland Corps/Service Year Option Final Deadline: May 1st, 2024 The Service Year Option program provides recent Maryland high school graduates, GED recipients, or those who have earned a high school completion certificate the opportunity to spend at least nine months with partnering organizations that support their growth and development. In turn, the opportunities provided strengthen Maryland’s workforce and expand the state’s employment. The Maryland Corps program shares those same goals and aims to recruit more seasoned individuals looking to pivot in their career or reenter the workforce. What Type of Organization Can Partner with Maryland Corps and the Service Year Option? Maryland Corps/Service Year Option Host Site Partners are nonprofits, government agencies, or businesses of all sizes and industries. We seek to develop a cohort of Host Site Partners that is diverse and representative of the State of Maryland. The common denominator among all successful Host Site Partners is a commitment to Partnership with our Department, and to supporting our Members. What Does a Partnership Look Like? Hosting 2-5 Members from September 2024 to June-July 2025. Providing meaningful work, ongoing supervision for the participants including on-site professional development, job training, and mentoring. Provide healthcare and other fringe benefits as well as wrap around services that may include childcare, transportation, housing, behavioral/mental health support, crisis intervention, substance abuse prevention or treatment, legal aid assistance, financial literacy skills, job employment and college application support.  Support required professional development activities for members, including online education, progress monitoring and regular in-person meetings.  Committing to strengthen the talent pipeline into high-demand jobs, state and local government positions, and to fill present and future employment needs in Maryland.

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The Black & Veatch team has won a contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to update the #ConceptualDesigns and perform the necessary physical and hydraulic modeling for three flood gates and one pump station in support of the Modified Central City Project in #FortWorth, TX. Once complete, these updates will help to reduce #FloodRisk to the #LocalCommunities. More on the news.

Bridging the Gap: My reservist career in the Royal Engineers was short. I had applied to become a regular and was encouraged to get an education and come back as an officer. Life didn't allow that. In my short service, I spent most of my time building the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB), at competition speed. I competed for my regiment in the 1993 Military Engineering Games in Hamlin Germany against other NATO teams. I was reflecting on this today after a client recently told me that geoworx "bridges the gap" between their IT and GIS teams. At the highest level, that's what geoworx does. ArcGIS Enterprise is built from many separate components, just like the panels and decking components of an MGB. If the pieces of an MGB don't sit just right, then there's a danger the bridge will collapse. Unfortunately, I've seen ArcGIS Enterprise do the same. Following the Esri documentation will get you started, there is no question of that. But for a truly exceptional build, you need to read between the many pages of documentation and make a considerable number of choices. Experience and specialism counts. You can layer over that IT and security best practices, that can only be gained from working across many different environments and understanding requirements and constraints. The MGB can be built as a single layer bridge to fill small gaps at speed. But if you want to put bigger vehicles over it or span larger gaps, then it could collapse unless you double-tier it. The same can be true for ArcGIS Enterprise if you don't layer IT and security goodness upon it. I've worked on every version of ArcGIS Server and Enterprise since it was released. I did some bad stuff in the early days, as we all do, from that I've learnt and specialised. I've listened to infrastructure and networking architects, and security specialists. I've learnt and applied those lessons, and geoworx now takes a holistic approach to designing, building and maintaining ArcGIS Enterprise for its portfolio of clients. geoworx engineers multiple levels of strength into every build. The intention is to build once and build it exceptionally. You should be able to make that one bridge longer, or wider, without rebuilding it. The fundamental base and choices are designed to scale for years to come. We build so that your ArcGIS Enterprise is 'System Ready'. We refuse to build today, knowing that you'll need to rebuild in five years. While in the Royal Engineers I also learnt the skill of 'Improvised Bridging'. It uses a different philosophy, of 'needs must'. Imagine coming upon a gap, and you haven't got access to an MGB. Instead, you find some lamp posts, tree trunks, telegraph poles, and some rough timber to build a rudimentary deck. In NZ we call this building with "number 8 wire". How's your bridge looking? Improvised or long lasting? Read more: https://lnkd.in/ddx4WaBy