SERDP has selected fifty-six new projects to begin in FY 2022. These projects responded to the FY 2022 SERDP Core and SEED Solicitations.
Topics being addressed by these projects include ecotoxicity of mixtures of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); ecotoxicity of PFAS in the marine environment and in avian species; treatment of PFAS-impacted matrices; detection, localization, classification, and remediation of military munitions underwater; threatened, endangered, and at risk terrestrial species' response to multiple stressors; saltwater intrusion impacts on military installation infrastructure; advanced computational methodologies for rapid assessment of energetic materials; functional additives and foam formation to enhance PFAS-free fire suppressants for military use; development of chromium-free treatments and processes; characterizing products from thermal degradation of polymeric PFAS in munitions; and critical mineral and rare earth element recovery, recycling, and reuse.
The tables below list the FY 2022 SERDP new start projects for Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resiliency, and Weapons Systems and Platforms.
As project overviews become available, a link to each project webpage will be provided below.
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Environmental Restoration |
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| ERSON-22-C1: Improved Understanding of the Ecotoxicity of Mixtures of PFAS | |||
| ER22-3095 | Complex-Mixture Uptake and Integrated Organismal Effects in Fish Exposed to a PFAS-Impacted Hydrological Gradient at JBCC MA | Alan Vajda | University of Colorado, Denver |
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ER22-3175 |
Measuring and Predicting the Aquatic Toxicity of PFAS Mixtures Associated with AFFF |
Dominic Di Toro |
University of Delaware |
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ER22-3388 |
Body Compartment Partitioning and Ecological Effects of PFAS Mixtures in a Multi-Species System |
Lindsay Holden |
U.S. Army Public Health Center |
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ER22-3434 |
Development of an Efficient Testing Framework for Interpreting Toxicity of Complex Mixtures for Ecological Risk Assessment |
Cheryl Murphy |
Michigan State University |
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ERSON-22-C2: Improved Understanding of the Ecotoxicity of PFAS in the Marine Environment |
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ER22-3139 |
From the Bottom Up: Deciphering Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of PFAS in Plankton |
Rainer Lohmann |
University of Rhode Island |
| ER22-3214 | Critical Data for Assessing the Marine Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of PFAS | Jason Conder | Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. |
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Using 14C Labeling in Ecotoxicology Assays to Ensure Relevance and Better Assess the Impact of PFAS in the Marine Environment |
Craig Styan |
University of South Australia |
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ER22-4003 |
Bioavailability, Bioaccumulation, and Toxicity of PFAS in Benthic Biota Exposed to Impacted Marine Sediments |
Carrie McDonough |
Carnegie Mellon University |
| ER22-3349 | Factors Influencing PFAS Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification in Marine Food Webs Associated with AFFF Sources in a New England Estuary | Celia Chen | Trustees of Dartmouth College |
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ER22-3392 |
Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicity of Representative PFAS in Model Marine / Estuarine Species |
David Moore |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center |
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ERSON-22-C3: Improved Understanding of Ecological Toxicity and Risk of PFAS in Avian Species |
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ER22-3202 |
Food-Web Exposure and Consequent Effects of PFAS on Birds |
Matthew Etterson |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| ER22-3225 | PFAS Bioaccumulation in Coastal Seabirds from Charleston, SC | Rainer Lohmann | University of Rhode Island |
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Validation of Food Web Models Incorporating the Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of PFAS in Avian Species |
Jean Zodrow |
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. |
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ERSON-22-C4: Treatment of PFAS-impacted Matrices |
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| ER22-3119 | High-Capacity Sustainable Sorbents for Treatment of PFAS | Michelle Crimi | Clarkson University |
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A New Concept of “Release-Capture-Destruction” to Enable Remediation of PFAS in Source Zone Soils |
Kung-Hui (Bella) Chu |
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station |
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Engineering an “All-In-One” Biochar-Surfactant System for Enhanced PFAS Sorption and Reductive Degradation Using a Coupled Ultraviolet and Ultrasonication Approach |
Dengjun Wang |
Auburn University |
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In Situ Sequestration of PFAS from Impacted Groundwater using Injectable High Affinity Cationic Hydrophobic Polymers |
Jon Chorover |
University of Arizona |
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| ER22-3157 | Hydrothermal Destruction of PFAS during Designer Biochar Reactivation | Wei Zheng | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| ER22-3158 | Electrocatalytic Reduction of PFAS in Groundwater and Aqueous Concentrates | Brian Chaplin | University of Illinois at Chicago |
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Deep Destruction of PFAS in Complicated Water Matrices by Integrated Electrochemical Oxidation and UV-sulfite Reduction |
Yang Yang |
Clarkson University |
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Reductive Destruction of PFAS using Plasmonic Photocatalysts |
Tingting Wu |
The University of Alabama in Huntsville |
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| ER22-3194 | Green Remediation of PFAS in Soil and Water | Dibyendu Sarkar | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| ER22-3211 | Demonstrating Cost-Effective PFAS Destruction Through High Temperature Incineration | Stephen Zemba | Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc. |
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ER22-3221 |
Gas Sparging Directly in Aquifers to Remove or Sequester PFAS |
Charles Newell |
GSI Environmental, Inc. |
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Chemical-free Light-driven Destruction of PFAS using Non-toxic Boron Nitride (BN) |
Michael Wong |
Rice University |
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Retention of PFAS Groundwater Plumes at Freshwater / Saltwater Interfaces |
Charles Newell |
GSI Environmental, Inc. |
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Treatment of PFAS-impacted Matrices by Dissolving Metal Reduction with Mechanochemical Mixing |
Paul Tratnyek |
Oregon Health & Science University |
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| ER22-3297 | Gasification of PFAS-Impacted Matrices and Syngas Beneficial Use Evaluation | Bill Malyk | Wood Environmental & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. |
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Utilizing PFAS Aggregation at the Gas-Water Interface for Energy-Efficient PFAS Destruction |
Yida Fang |
CDM Smith |
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Cometabolic Transformation and Treatment of PFAA Precursors in PFAS-Impacted Soils and Aquifer Sediments |
Paul Hatzinger |
Aptim Federal Services, LLC |
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Complete Destruction of Undiluted AFFF by a Plasma Spinning Disc Reactor |
Selma Mededovic |
Clarkson University |
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| ER22-3345 | A Novel Redox Material (FeSO3) for Efficient and Rapid Treatment of Concentrated PFAS Matrices | Dionysios Dionysiou | University of Cincinnati |
| ER22-3352 | Cost-Effective Treatment of PFAS in Landfill Leachate Using Foam Fractionation | Paul Hatzinger | APTIM Federal Services LLC |
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Bench-Scale Demonstration of PFAS Destruction in Solids Using Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) |
Kavitha Dasu |
Battelle Memorial Institute |
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Pulsed Electrosorptive Cavitation: A Cohesive Approach for Complete Mineralization of PFAS in Aqueous Systems |
Deepak Kirpalani |
National Research Council of Canada |
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Novel Swellable Ionomers for Enhanced PFAS Sorption and Destruction |
Seetha Soleman-Kammula |
Science, Technology & Research Inst. of Delaware |
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Extraction and Removal of PFAS from Impacted Water and Soil using Air Bubbles |
Arjunkrishna Venkatesan |
Stony Brook University |
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| ER22-3450 | Assessment and Remediation of PFAS Supramolecular Structures | Rick Arnseth | Tetra Tech |
| ER22-4014 | Low-temperature Catalytic Thermal Treatment and Microwave Catalysis for Effective Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Decomposition in Solid Matrices and AFFF Concentrate | Feng Xiao | University of Missouri |
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Munitions Response |
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| MRSON-22-C1: Detection, Localization, Classification, and Remediation of Military Munitions Underwater | |||
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MR22-3146 |
Data Fusion for the Multi-Sensor Towbody |
Timothy Marston |
University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory |
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Quantitative Assessment of LiDAR Technology for Detecting, Localizing, and Characterizing Underwater Munitions in Shallow Waters |
Jeffrey Thayer |
University of Colorado |
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Unmanned Surface Vessel Based Munition Detection, Mobility and Burial Monitoring, and Environmental Mapping in Surf Zone Environments and Demonstration of Deterministic Modeling Capabilities |
Peter Traykovski |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
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MRSEED-22-S1: Detection, Localization, Classification, and Remediation of Military Munitions Underwater |
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Machine Learning Methods for the Classification of UXO from Electromagnetic Data in Marine Settings |
Stephen Billings |
Black Tusk Geophysics Inc. |
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PRISM: 3D PRedictive Imaging of water Surface for Munitions mobility and burial |
Shawn Harrison |
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
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Resource Conservation and Resiliency |
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| RCSON-22-C1: Threatened, Endangered, and At Risk Terrestrial Species' Response to Multiple Stressors | |||
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RC22-3182 |
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Military and Multi-Jurisdictional Landscape Management of the Mojave Desert Tortoise Across its Range |
Brett Dickson |
Conservation Science Partners |
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RC22-3216 |
Is there a Least-Cost Path to Recovery? Comparing Alternative Management Strategies to Address Multiple Interacting Stressors on Least Bell’s Vireo populations |
Richard Fischer |
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center |
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RC22-3411 |
Synergistic Impacts of Widespread Stressors on Threatened, Endangered, and At-risk Species on Department of Defense Lands of the Southeastern US |
Joshua King |
University of Central Florida |
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RC22-3437 |
Forecasting Multiple Stressor Impacts on Terrestrial Species Using Scenario-Based Modeling |
Joshua Lawler |
University of Washington |
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RCSON-22-C2: Saltwater Intrusion Impacts on DoD Installation Infrastructure |
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RC22-3190 |
Deployable Satellite-Based Model for Assessing Saltwater Intrusion Impacts Under Future Sea-Level Rise Scenarios |
Benjamin Hamlington |
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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RC22-3230 |
Dynamic Aquifer-Ocean Model for Coastal DoD Facilities: Vulnerability Categorization Based on Geophysical Setting and Changes in Climate and Sea Level |
James Jawitz |
University of Florida |
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RC22-3250 |
Development of a Practical Modeling Platform for Assessing Saltwater Intrusion Impacts Under Future Sea-Level Change Scenarios |
Christopher Patterson |
Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center |
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RC22-3278 |
Automated Scenario Assessment of Groundwater Table & Salinity Response to Sea-Level Rise |
Dipankar Dwivedi |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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Weapons Systems and Platforms |
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| WPSON-22-C1: Advanced Computational Methodologies for Rapid Assessment of Energetic Materials | |||
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Extended Energetics Toxicity Database for Machine Learning-Based Analysis |
Scott Dean |
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
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WPSON-22-C2: Functional Additives and Foam Formation to Enhance PFAS-Free Fire Suppressants for Military Use |
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Performance Improvements of ADA Fluorine-Free Foams Using New Additives |
Kevin Roth |
ADA Technologies, Inc. |
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Development and Delivery of Point-of-use Additives for PFAS-free Fire Suppressants for Military Use |
Satya Chauhan |
Battelle Memorial Institute |
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Control of Draining and Flow to Improve Fluorine Free Firefighting Foams |
Frank Vercauteren |
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) |
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WP22-3235 |
Environmentally Benign-phosphorous Polymer(s) Based Fire Suppression Additives via an Intumescence Mechanism |
Peter Zarras |
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division |
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Rhamnolipid Enhanced FireFighting Foam (RE-FFFoam) |
Timothy Boebel |
Stepan Company |
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WP22-3269 |
Development of PFAS-free Fire Extinguishing Foam Based on New Siloxane-based Surfactant Formulations and Time-released Foam Additives |
Carlos Martinez |
Purdue University |
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Functional Additives to Enhance PFAS-free Fire Suppressants |
Mary Yates |
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory |
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WP22-3287 |
Self-Intumescent Functional Additives for Fluorine Free Foam |
Robert Kasowski |
PN Solutions Inc |
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WP22-3296 |
Functional Additives to Improve Fluorine-Free Fire Suppressant Foams |
Girish Srinivas |
TDA Research, Inc. |
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Development of Zwitterionic Additives to Aqueous Foams to Enhance Suppression of Aromatic and Aliphatic Fuel Pool-Fires |
Ramagopal Ananth |
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
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Fire Retardant Additives Releasing Smart Beads for Fuel Pool Firefighting |
Tirumalai Sudarshan |
Materials Modification Inc |
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WPSON-22-C3: Development of Chromium-Free Treatments and Processes |
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A New Chromium-free, Self-sealing Anodizing Process for DoD Application |
Narjes Fredj |
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division |
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WP22-3281 |
Metal Organic Framework Inhibited Sealants |
Carissa Pajel |
Boeing Research and Technology |
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WPSON-22-C4: Characterizing Products from Thermal Degradation of Polymeric PFAS in Munitions |
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WP22-3241 |
Quantification and Identification of PFAS and Total Fluorine During Thermal Degradation of Fluoropolymers in the Presence of Explosives |
Jennifer Field |
Oregon State University |
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WPSEED-22-S1: Critical Mineral and Rare Earth Element (REE) Recovery, Recycling, and Reuse |
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Functionalized Mesoporous Carbon Fiber Traps for Effective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements upon Extraction from End-of-Life Magnet Scrap |
Dien Li |
Savannah River National Laboratory |
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WP22-3475 |
Biological Ligands and Materials Design for Rare Earth Recovery and Separation |
Yongqin Jiao |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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Use of Natural or Engineered Proteins to Extract and Purify REEs from Manufacturing and Post-consumer Waste |
Dayal Saran |
Allonnia, LLC |
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