ARMY AL&T


TESTING THE WATERS


GVSC teams up with Wayne State University to bet ter hydrate Soldiers in the field.


by Heather B. Hayes rapid capability outside of a lab to detect harmful levels of bacteria and chemicals in water sources. W


Tat could soon change thanks to an education partnership agreement between U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) and Wayne State University. Teir primary goal is to work closely together to innovate and create an accurate, effective and transportable water detection and treatment capability so Soldiers and other potential beneficiaries can have easier and continuous access to clean, safe water wherever they happen to be operating or living.


Tat GVSC chose to work with Wayne State on this project is not surprising. For starters, the univer- sity has a unique, highly collaborative engineering research and innovation center at its campus in Detroit, which is located just 30 minutes from Warren, Michigan, where GVSC has its offices and research facilities.


Te Army also has a nearly 30-year history working on research projects with Wayne State. For exam- ple, Wayne State, through its participation in the Automotive Research Center, which is part of the U.S. Army of Excellence at the University of Michigan, has worked closely with GVSC to provide modeling and simulation of ground vehicle systems operating in harsh and uncertain scenarios.


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ater may be “the driving force of all nature,” as Leonardo da Vinci once observed, but when it comes to people, the real necessity is water that is safe—both for drinking and other uses. And that reality can be a major dilemma for Soldiers working in the field, as well as civilians impacted by natural disasters, as there currently is no approved


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