Mississippi researchers earn innovation awards

A pair of Vicksburg area researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center were recognized for their contributions to the Army’s selection as a 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators Award. Bart Durst of Clinton and Toney Cummins of Vicksburg, both with the ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, were named two of the top 20 inventors in the Army for 2009-11. Durst’s research – including within Geosciences – has focused on blast protective cement or composite products that provide force protection to Army combat units. Cummins works in diverse areas that include providing technical guidance and oversight to new and emerging research programs. Source: Clinton (Miss.) News, May 15, 2013.