Recent Research Awards

• 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 Mollecular 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: 10/1/2022          

  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 Investigators: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

• Project Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Fuels for Enhanced Reactivity

  Sponsor: DOD - Office of Naval Research

  Start Date: 11/01/2021          

  Award: $600,000       

  Principal Investigators:Michelle Pantoya, Adelia Aquino

• Project Title: Designing Colloidosomes with Unjammed Interfaces

  Sponsor: National Science Foundation 

  Start Date: 09/01/2021          

  Award: $351,285       

  Principal Investigators: Gordon Christopher

  Additional Project Information:NSF

• Project Title: Viability study for interfacial spectroscopy 

  Sponsor: National Science Foundation

  Start Date: 08/01/2021          

  Award: $235,298       

  Principal Investigators:Sukalyan Bhattacharya

  Additional Project Information:NSF

• Project Title: Electrical Contract Resistance under Dynamic Chattering Condition

  Sponsor: DOE – Sandia National Laboratories/Natl Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC        

  Start Date: 02/01/2021

  Award: $85,000         

  Principal Investigator:Changdong Yeo

• Project Title: Spray-wall interactions and material characterization at extreme temperatures for UAS applications at extreme temperatures.

  Sponsor: DOD – Army Research Laboratory/Iowa State University   

  Award: $183,064       

  Principal Investigator: Song-Charng Kong