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    Researcher retires with honor

    HANOVER, N.H.—The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s Michael Walsh was recently presented a Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal.

    Walsh, a research mechanical engineer, was honored by his peers during his recent retirement ceremony at the laboratory Feb. 1. U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kyle Elliott, an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education program intern at the laboratory, presented the de Fleury Medal, and Dr. Joseph Corriveau, director of CRREL, presented a certificate honoring 31 years of federal service.

    During his 31-year federal career, Walsh established himself as one of the preeminent experts on military energetics research. In 1986, he joined CRREL’s technical staff as a mechanical engineer and has been actively engaged throughout his career in a wide variety of projects for the Department of Defense, NASA, NATO and the National Science Foundation. He has worked in Greenland, Antarctica, Finland, the U.K. and Alaska on projects as diverse as analysis of icecap structures, development of a towed snowplow, tunneling at the South Pole, military energetics research and environmental cleanup. He has led multi-million-dollar research efforts involving foreign and domestic research organizations, academia, the military and industry. Much of his recent research was centered on the performance and environmental impact of munitions on military training ranges, with an emphasis on the new generation of insensitive munitions. His research allowed the U.S. Military to avoid billions of dollars in environmental liabilities from energetics contamination. As co-chair of numerous research task groups within NATO, he is recognized in the international community in the field of munitions impacts on military ranges. He holds bachelors in both engineering science and mechanical engineering, and a master’s in mechanical engineering and material science, all from Dartmouth College and the Thayer School of Engineering.

    Walsh initiated CRREL’s Junior Solar Sprint program, an engineering-based program for junior high school students, and is active in the local chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the U.S. Army Engineer Association. He also served as an appointed expert on the Department of Defense Materials of Evolving Regulatory Interest Team. He holds seven U.S., Swedish and Canadian patents and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Vermont.

    For his work and contributions to ERDC, the Army, the Department of Defense and the Nation, Walsh earned many prominent awards. He published more than 150 journal articles, book chapters and technical reports. He remains active within NATO, the Finnish Ministry of Defence and CRREL.
    A resident of Weathersfield, Vermont, Walsh is originally from Lincoln, New Hampshire, where he attended Lin-Wood High School.

    The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, New Hampshire, is an integral component and one of seven laboratories of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

    Headquartered in Vicksburg, Mississippi, ERDC is the premier research and development facility for USACE, with more than 2,100 employees, $1 billion in facilities and an annual research program exceeding $1 billion. It conducts research in both military and civil works mission areas for the Department of Defense and the nation.

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    Date Taken: 02.01.2018
    Date Posted: 02.26.2018 08:27
    Story ID: 267148
    Location: HANOVER, NH, US

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