Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
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| Established | 1 February 1961 |
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| Research type | Cold-regions science and engineering |
| Director | Joseph L. Corriveau |
| Address | 72 Lyme Road |
| Location | Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Coordinates: 43°43′26″N 72°16′23″W / 43.72389°N 72.27306°W |
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| Website | www |
The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) is a United States Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center research facility headquartered in Hanover, New Hampshire, that provides scientific and engineering support to the U.S. government and its military with a core emphasis on cold environments. CRREL also provides technical support to non-government customers.
CRREL arose from a consolidation of three antecedent organizations whose purpose was to understand frozen ground, permafrost, snow and ice as factors which were important in strategic northern areas during the Cold War. In its first 25 years CRREL researchers contributed to the understanding of polar ice caps, permafrost, and the engineering technology for developing natural resources in cold climates, such as Alaska. More recently, CRREL researchers have made contributions to science in climate change, the understanding of wave propagation for sensor systems, the control of snow on structures and ice in navigable waterways, and the environmental remediation of military installations.
The stated mission of CRREL is to "solve interdisciplinary, strategically important problems of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Army, DOD, and the Nation by advancing and applying science and engineering to complex environments, materials, and processes in all seasons and climates, with unique core competencies related to the Earth's cold regions."
The technical areas that CRREL staff reportedly engage in are:
The main facility is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, north of Dartmouth College. The facilities include:
Other laboratories cover chemistry, biology, and civil engineering topics.
CRREL maintains an office at Fort Wainwright, near Fairbanks, Alaska, and an office at the Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District in Anchorage, Alaska.
CRREL was formed on 1 February 1961 from a merger of the earlier Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment (SIPRE) with the Arctic Construction and Frost Effects Laboratory (ACFEL).
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