Recent Research Awards

• Project Title: Energetic Materials Basic Research (EMBR) Center (Continued)
  Sponsor: DOD Army Research Office/Purdue University
  Start Date:  11/01/2025
  Award: $205,958
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Aluminum hydroxide layer formation towards surface modification of aluminum particles
  Sponsor: Department of Defense
  Start Date: 09/01/2025
  Award: $241,603
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Fractionation of RBCs via label-free magnetophoresis using novel additive-manufactured devices
  Sponsor: NIH
  Start Date: 09/01/2025
  Award: $587,878
  Principal Investigator: Jenifer Gomez Pastora, Glenn Zeng, Kai Wu, James Yang
• Project Title: EAGER: Dynamic Cell Patterning in Acoustic Array-Assisted 3D Bioprinting
  Sponsor: NSF
  Start Date: 09/01/2025
  Award: $120,000
  Principal Investigator: Jingfei Liu
• Project Title: Collaborative Research: Self-Regulating Artificial Cilia Arrays with Stereotypic Motor Patterns for Omnidirectional Fluid and Particle Manipulation
  Sponsor: NSF
  Start Date: 09/01/2025
  Award: $450,000
  Principal Investigator: Jerzy Blawzdziewicz, Xiaolong Liu
• Project Title: Automatic portable pill dispenser for pharmaceutical compliance
  Sponsor: NSF
  Start Date: 07/01/2025
  Award: $50,000
  Principal Investigator: Paul Egan
• Project Title: "Ping-Pong" Afterglow Luminescence in Self-Assembled Molecular Cubes
  Sponsor: Welch Foundation
  Start Date: 08/01/2025
  Award: $100,000
  Principal Investigator: Indrajit Srivastava
• Project Title: EAGER: Development of a Modular Magneto-dynamic Actuation Mechanism for Selective Actuation in Small-Scale Soft Robots
  Sponsor: NSF
  Start Date: 06/15/2025
  Award: $171,015
  Principal Investigator: Xiaolong Liu
• Project Title: Platelet-Mimicking NIR Afterglow Nanoprobes for Precise Early Detection of Atherosclerotic Plaques
  Sponsor: American Heart Association
  Start Date: 01/01/2025
  Award: $200,000
  Principal Investigator: Indrajit Srivastava, Zhongkui Hong
• Project Title: Control of motor performance by ion-mediated amplification of condensation heat release in metalized fuels/propellants
  Sponsor: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
  Start Date: 11/22/2024
  Award: $315,000
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Energetic Materials Training for the Next Generation Naval Workforce
  Sponsor: DOD - Office of Naval Research
  Award: $100,000
  Principal Sponsor: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Designed to Taste: User-Driven Design Personalization with Interactive Computational Agents
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  Award: $379,463
  Principal Investigator: Paul Egan
• Project Title: Long-Range Equivariant Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials for Simulating Charge Transfer
  Sponsor: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
  Award: $102,998
  Principal Investigator: Zeeshan Ahmad
• Project Title: Risk Stratification of Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection Using Clinical and Engineering Analysis
  Sponsor: NIH - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
  Award: $100,653
  Principal Sponsor: Minliang Liu
• Project Title: FDT-BioTech: physics-informed and machine learning-accelerated digital twin simulations for cardiovascular medical device evaluation
  Sponsor:National Science Foundation NSF
  Award: $367,193.00
  Principal Sponsor: Minliang Liu
• Project Title: DEFENSEWERX for Numerical Modeling
  Sponsor: CIA
  Award: $36,000
  Principal Investigator: Alexander Idesman
• Project Title: GOALI: ASCENT: Online Stability Assessment, Flexibility, and Enhancement of IBR-dominated Power Systems
  Sponsor: NSF
  Award: $299,945
  Principal Investigator: Beibei Ren
• Project Title: Consumable Fragment Research & Development
  Sponsor: DOD/MSRDC
  Award: $356,208
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Investigation of Electrical Contact Resistance Under Dynamic Chattering Condition
  Sponsor: DOE - Sandia National Laboratories
  Award: $85,000
  Principal Investigator: Chang Dong Yeo
• Project Title: TTU TAP I - Electrical, Mechanical, Aero project by DOE - Pantex
  Sponsor: Pantex/Consolidated Nuclear Security
  Award: $225,000
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Interactions of Opposed Fuel Jets for Enhanced Mixing and Combustion Performance
  Sponsor: Army Research Laboratory
  Start Date: 10/01/2023
  Award: $590,000
  Principal Investigator: Song-Charng Kong
• Project Title: Dynamic Optimization for Leaps in Sustainability-Centric Computing System Design
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  Start Date: 10/01/2023
  Award: $539,439
  Principal Investigator: Donald Docimo
• Project Title: Characterization of 3D Printed Protein Inks With Customization Using Machine Learning.
  Sponsor: USDA-NIFA Cooperative State Research Ed & Extension Service
  Start Date: 10/01/2023
  Award: $299,620
  Principal Investigator: Paul Egan
• Project Title: Unlocking the Coupled Hydro-Acoustic Mechanisms and Benefits of Bioinspired Micropillars
  Sponsor: DOD Office of Naval Research
  Start Date: 10/01/2023
  Award: $783,000
  Principal Investigator: Victor Maldonado, Fazle Hussain
• Project Title: Unraveling Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, and Visceral Adipose Tissue Growth in Beef Cattle.
  Sponsor: USDA-NIFA Cooperative State Research Ed & Extension Service
  Award: $650,000
  Principal Investigator: Gordon Christopher
• Project Title: Energetic Materials Basic Research (EMBR) Center
  Sponsor: DOD Army Research Office/Purdue University
  Award: $186,090
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Boron-Based Energetics
  Sponsor: DOD United States Navy/TDA Research Inc
  Award: $52,500
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Underwing Distributed Ducted Fan “FanFoil” Concept for Transformational Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Performance
  Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Award: $72,257
  Principal Investigator: Victor Maldonado
• Project Title: The Role of Cellular Mechanical Oscillations in Triggering Cell Migration
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  Start Date: 10/01/2022
  Award: $396,859
  Principal Investigator: Zhongkui Hong
  Additional Project Information: NSF
• Project Title: Novel Metal Surface Chemistry for Fast Reacting Fuel Particles
  Sponsor: DOD Army Research Lab
  Start Date: 09/30/2022
  Award: $175,000
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: Mission-Adaptive, Modular Law Enforcement Helmet Design
  Sponsor: United States Department of Homeland Security
  Start Date: 09/01/2022
  Award: $994,591
  Principal Investigator: Michelle Pantoya
• Project Title: A-Dual-mode Millimeter-wave Sensor Network for Structural Monitoring and Control in Wind Farms
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  Start Date: 06/15/2022
  Award: $549,999
  Principal Investigator: Beibei Ren
  Additional Project Information: NSF
• Project Title: CRII: CPS: Human-Centric Connected and Automated Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  Start Date: 04/01/2022
  Award: $175,000
  Principal Investigator: Yao Ma
  Additional Project Information: NSF
• Project Title: Laparotomy Simulator with Mechanical Feedback for Surgical Training
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  Start Date: 04/01/2022
  Award: $50,000
  Principal Investigator: Paul Egan
  Additional Project Information: NSF
• Project Title: Autonomous Smart Intravenous (IV) Pole that Follows Patients to Reduce Falls and Collisions
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  Start Date: 04/01/2022
  Award: $50,000
  Principal Investigator: James Yang
  Additional Project Information: NSF
• Project Title: Parametric Musculoskeletal Model with Full Body Surface for Human-Robot Interaction Simulation
  Sponsor: United States Department of Defense/Innovision, LLC
  Start Date: 03/23/2022
  Award: $79,097
  Principal Investigator: James Yang
• Project Title: Sequential Phase II SBIR — Dynamics for Warfighter Avatars with Complete Articulated Anatomy
  Sponsor: DOD — US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command/CFD Research Corporation
  Start Date: 02/15/2022
  Award: $205,298
  Principal Investigator: James Yang
• Project Title: Numerical Modeling
  Sponsor: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)/DEFENSEWERX
  Start Date: 01/24/2022
  Award: $100,000
  Principal Investigator: Alexander Idesman
• Project Title: Patient Digital Twin and Performance Capture System for Scoliosis Physiotherapy
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation/Innovision, LLC
  Start Date: 01/15/2022
  Award: $53,819
  Principal Investigator: James Yang
  Additional Project Information: NSF
• Project Title: Modeling of Biomechanics of Parachute Opening Shock
  Sponsor: DOD — US Army Medical Research and Development Command/Advanced Technology International
  Start Date: 01/14/2022
  Award: $450,000
  Principal Investigator: James Yang
• Project Title: Characterizing Physicochemical Evolution of Biomass Particles during Fast Pyrolysis Using High-Resolution Simulation
  Sponsor: National Science Foundation
  Start Date: 01/01/2022
  Award: $333,708
  Principal Investigator: Song-Charng Kong
  Additional Project Information: NSF