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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), the premier national resource for chemical and biological defense, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded the Center with a patent for the invention of a sorbent technology designed to improve efforts to decontaminate highly toxic materials. U.S. patent number 7,678,736 marks the sixth U.S. patent issued to ECBC during the 2010 fiscal year. The new sorbent...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) Technical Director Richard "Rick" W. Decker II was honored for his 24 years of outstanding service during his retirement ceremony April 23 at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) conference center in Edgewood, Md. "As with all good things in life, there is always a time to stand down and, for me, that time is now," Decker told the Center's...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), the premier national resource for chemical and biological defense, has announced the retirement of Technical Director Richard "Rick" W. Decker II effective April 30. "As with all good things in life, there is always a time to stand down and, for me, that time is now," Decker told the Center's workforce. "Twenty-four years ago, I began my career as a civil servant with the last...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Army officials honored the efforts of 51 key members of the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) credited with completing a project to eliminate health and safety risks associated with continued storage of containers as well as other accumulated wastes. ECBC employees gathered at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Ky., in 2007 to lend their expertise toward a project aimed at safely eliminate and manage three...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- As the premier national resource for chemical and biological defense, the leadership and workforce of the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) protect the Nation, the warfighter and the world from lethal threats every day. But employees' drive to make the world a better and safer place is not limited to their work at ECBC -- they make the same effort in their personal lives. ECBC has been recognized for numerous volunteer...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), the premier national resource for chemical and biological defense, announced the establishment of a Patent License Agreement (PLA) and a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products -- a leading producer of biological and chemical detection systems for military and commercial applications -- during a signing ceremony...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle Goddard, a mechanical engineer at the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), is among 111 women recognized by the Career Communications Group and Women of Color magazine as a "Technology Rising Star." Awarded annually, the industry-recognized "Technology Rising Star" award is presented to young, minority women working in the technology arena who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in their workplace and...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Contracting Center (RDECOM CC) issued requests for proposals Wednesday, June 24, for a $485 million contract vehicle that will streamline the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) defense development cycle. The new contract vehicle will be used to support the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center's (ECBC) research, development, acquisition, analysis,...
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Aiming to reach out to students interested in science and engineering, the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) is looking for participants in summer-long apprentice program that offers them the opportunity to test out a future career at the nation's premier research laboratory. Sponsored by George Washington University and the Department of Defense (DoD), the Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP) is an eight-week...
ECBC's new Director of Engineering receives SES pin, flag during ceremony ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Alvin D. "AJay" Thornton, newly-appointed Director of Engineering for the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), was formally promoted to Senior Executive Service (SES) on Thursday, Dec. 4, during a ceremony held at the Center. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071219/NEW083LOGO ) Members of the SES serve in key positions just below top...
