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JPEO-CBD and JIEDDO in answering questions related to recent IED attacks involving chemicals.

JPEO-CBD and JIEDDO in answering questions related to recent IED attacks involving chemicals. Questions to-date have revolved around the protective capabilities of current equipment (referred to the appropriate JPM within the PEO for response) and what we know about other possible threats and non-standard equipment. ECBC has also been performing considerable additional testing, at the request of the JPM-IP, to further quantify protective capabilities.


ECBC researcher Ann Butrow this week was given the Award of Merit from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International for her work with ASTM Committee E37 on Thermal Measurements and Rheology. The Award of Merit is the highest society award granted to an individual member for distinguished service and outstanding participation in ASTM committee activities. ASTM President, Mr. James Thomas, presented the award at ASTM Headquarters during a meeting of Committee E37. Ms. Butrow joined ASTM in 1994 as a member of the vapor pressure task group working to standardize procedures for measurement of vapor pressure by differential thermal analysis and currently chairs a task group on method consistency, a subcommittee on nomenclature and definitions, and is Vice-Chairman of E37.


ECBC’s Advanced Design & Manufacturing team will provide accelerated design services to support the Joint Service Aircrew Mask program. ECBC will provide first person, interactive animations from a pilot’s perspective in multiple cockpits with multiple mask designs. Through collaboration with the engineers, users and designers will be able to freely look around in real-time, showing the actual field-of-view and perspective inside of a virtual cockpit. This virtual environment will provide designers and users an accurate preview of what a pilot will see using a given design before any fabrication takes place.


ECBC scientists have been working with the Army medical community to develop a method to counter the spread of the Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria in hospitals. A manuscript entitled "Disinfection of Acinetobacter baumannii Contaminated Surfaces Relevant to Medical Treatment Facilities by UV-C Light" describing the work has been submitted to 'Military Medicine' journal. The manuscript highlights the effectiveness of short treatment of UV-C light in disinfection of Acinetobacter baumannii cells on metal surfaces. The Acinetobacter baumannii has been referred to as a "hospital opportunist" in military treatment facilities in the US and around the world. Because the bacterium has acquired multi-drug resistance, improved and effective infection control processes are paramount in keeping the Acinetobacter-related mortality low.


ECBC will serve as the technical lead on a project sponsored by the Joint Project Manager for Collective Protection and in support of the Centers for Disease Control to design, develop, and test an aircraft containment system for transporting infectious/contagious patients. The team has discussed the requirements for transportation of infectious persons by plane and an initial planning meeting was held in Cartersville, GA.

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