TESTING THE WATERS


A NOVEL ARRANGEMENT At a partnership signing ceremony held in December 2024, GVSC Chief Scientist David J. Gorsich, Ph.D., stated that the current water detection project is unique in that “it allows us to loan and share equipment and utilize resources together, and [it] also builds a special partnership in educating, training and mentoring, both on the GVSC side and with students and faculty at Wayne State.”


Te arrangement enables the Army to leverage the expertise and resources of Wayne State to develop innovative solutions for water purification, while also providing a framework for collabora- tion and knowledge sharing, according to Jeremy Walker, Ph.D., division chief for Force Projection Technology at U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC.


“Both the GVSC Fresh Water Test Facility and WSU's engineer- ing labs will accommodate group research opportunities, allowing for real-time testing and evaluation of prototype advancements and actual testing on natural water sources using Army mobile water purification equipment,” he explained.


Walker actually knows a little something about the education, research and collaborative capabilities of Wayne State, having received his doctorate in civil engineering there in 2018 under the tutelage of Professor Shawn McElmurry, chair of the school’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.


“Wayne State brings novel ideas and expertise in water quality, biological and chemical contaminants of concern, fundamental knowledge of industry standard detection capabilities and the novel nano/MEMS [micro-electromechanical systems] technol- ogy area, which are all critical for developing rapid and effective field water quality detection capability to verify the different treatment processes utilized in the Army’s mobile water purifi- cation systems,” he explained. “Te university’s research facilities and equipment will be used to support collaborative projects aimed at developing technology solutions for Army-identified capability gaps.”


SOON TO BE READY FOR PRIME TIME Given all the problems that modern technologies have managed to solve in recent decades, why is water testing out in the field


TESTING IN TRAINING


GVSC water purification experts support the Marine Corps during the large-scale exercise training rotation of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, October 2024, on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army)


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