CIR Advisory Panel Board Member since November 2023
Dr. Robert D. Moser is the director of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). As director, Dr. Moser leads a team of approximately 700 federal and contractor personnel who work in the areas of information technology, high-performance computing, data analytics, software engineering, scientific visualization and more. Additionally, he oversees the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program and serve as ERDC’s chief information officer.
Prior to being named director of the ITL, Dr. Moser was a Senior Scientific Technical Manager (>GS15) in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). In this position, he leads the GSL and ERDC in program development and oversight, S&T and organizational strategy, enterprise capability and talent development, as well as partnerships and collaboration across the ERDC and its partners. His primary technical focus for these activities is in the areas of materials, manufacturing, infrastructure, and other advanced technologies.
He regularly participates in Department of Defense, Tri-Service, and Army-level committees and strategy sessions, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure initiatives, and leads many of ERDC’s extramural research programs in materials science, advanced mechanics, and remote sensing with academic and industry partners.
Robert routinely provides invited talks on issues ranging from aging infrastructure to advanced materials for Army applications at events of the National Academies, ASCE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Communities of Practice, and other professional organizations. This work ranges from understanding material behavior under militarily-relevant high strain rates and high pressure, to advanced characterization methods for nanomaterials, and development of service life prediction tools for critical aging infrastructure systems. These research themes are aligned with the Corps’ goals to improve our ability to project force globally, protect our warfighters, and revolutionize civil works.
He is an active member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), and American Ceramic Society (ACerS). Dr. Moser also serves in a joint appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University where he teaches courses on materials science and infrastructure durability.
Robert has received multiple awards for his work including the USACE Innovation of the Year Award in 2014, U.S. Army Research and Development Achievement Awards, National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering participant in 2015, USACE Researcher of the Year Award in 2016, as well as multiple other Research and Development, Operational Support, and Team Effort Awards.
Through the course of his research, he has published over 180 technical publications including over 70 referred journal articles. He received his PhD degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute with a focus on structural engineering and materials science.
