Grants & Contracts

  1. Development of CFD-based Data-driven ROM Frameworks for Aerodynamic Predictions of a UAV’s Hovering, Takeoff and Landing Maneuvers; US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center; 11/01/2021 to 05/31/2023; $60,000.
  2. IGE: Reimagining the STEM Doctorate: The Pathways to Entrepreneurship (PAtENT) program; National Science Foundation, 06/01/2020 to 05/31/2023; Co-PI with Drs. Praveen Ramaprabhu (PI), Harish Cherukuri, Mesbah Uddin and David Pugalee; $500,000.
  3. Retooling Veterans with Service- and Combat-Connected Disabilities in Advanced Virtual Engineering; Office of Naval Research; PI with Drs. Harish Cherukuri, and Jerry Dahlberg as Co-PIs; 07/01/19 to 12/31/22; $750,000.
  4. Engaging Future Generation War Fighters and Civilians in Research to understand Cyber and Electronic Warfare, Cyber Defense, and Data Driven Modeling Tools; PI with Drs. Daniel Janies and Samira Shaikh as Co-OIs; Office of Naval Research; 08/16/2020 to 08/15/2021; $150,000.
  5. CC* Networking Infrastructure: Advanced Network for Research at UNC Charlotte, National Science Foundation; 09/01/2021 to 08/31/2023; Sr. Personnel with Dr. Chris Maher as the PI; $497,187.
  6. Training Engineers on the Selection and Application of Appropriate Tools for Advanced CFD Analyses; Mitchel Community College, 02/01/18 to 11/30/20; $85,920.
  7. CFD Analysis and optimization of IC Engine Valvetrains, Vaztec Engine Venture, 06/15/18 to 06/30/20; $65,059.
  8. Operating FLEX Diesel engines on other than ULS fuel; EPRI, 07/01/16 to 12/31/19; $777,674.
  9. CFD Aided Exhaust System Design, Reventure Park, 01/15/18 to 06/30/19; $35,361.
  10. Aerodynamics of NASCAR Racecars; Joe Gibbs Racing, 07/15/17 to 07/14/18; $70,440.
  11. CFD Studies for a better understanding of aero characteristics of SRT road vehicles; SRT, Chrysler, 02/01/13 to 01/31/15; $350,839.
  12. Vehicle Aerodynamic Optimization by CFD Simulation; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc, 06/01/15 to 12/18/15; $70,000.
  13. Automotive Windshield Defogging Simulations and Validations; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc, 06/01/14 to 12/31/14; $40,000.
  14. Flow Analysis Over Passenger Vehicle Spoilers; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc, 05/01/14 to 12/19/14; $15,832.
  15. CFD Improvement of Vehicle Aerodynamic Efficiency Through Optimized Underhood Airflow Management; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc 05/15/13 to 12/31/14; $124,632.
  16. CFD Study on the Behavior of NASCAR Sprint Cup Car in Traffic; Chrysler, 02/01/10 to 01/31/13; $311,462.
  17. Computing for Speed: HPC Cluster for Computational Motorsports Aerodynamics; UNC Charlotte CRI Duke Energy Funding; $80,000.
  18. Design of More Efficient Jet Dryers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics; NASCAR R&D Center, 07/01/12 to 12/31/12, $22,467.
  19. Development of Best Practices for External Aerodynamic Simulation Using ESI CFD/Flow Software; ESI-NA Inc., 01/01/09 to 08/31/10; $50,000.
  20. Engaging Military Veterans to Increase STEM Enrollment and Degrees Awarded; Office of Naval Research, 09/01/14 to 08/31/17; Co-PI with Drs. Peter Tkacik, Patricia Tolley, Jae Hoon Lim, and Russell Keanini; $600,000.
  21. Vehicle Usage as an Energy Supply Alternative for Home Emergency Power Management; EPRI 01/01/13 to 12/31/13; Co-PI: Dr. B. Chowdhury; $50,000.
  22. A Novel Experiment for High Reynolds Number Flow Past Tandem Cylinder Configurations; EPIC; Co-PI with Drs. Praveen Ramaprabhu and Peter Tkacik; $16,200.
  23. Development of a high-pressure MOCVD for III-nitride semiconductor devices; NSF-MRI, 07/08 to 06/13; Co-PI with Drs. Edward Stokes, Raphael Tsu, Oleg Smolski and Michael Fiddy; $322,774.
  24. Hydokinetic energy Systems; North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute, 07/08 to 06/12; Co-PI with Drs. Peter Tkacik, Ahmad Sleiti and Russel Keanini; $47,000.
  25. Implicit Large Eddy Simulations of Turbulent Reacting Flows; Spectral LLC, 11/01/10 to 10/31/11; Co-PI with Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu; $70,000.
  26. Efficient implementation of models for improved prediction of gas turbine combustor; EPIC, 01/01/10 to 15/12/11; Co-PI Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu; $36,500.
  27. Implementation of hybrid multi-objective optimization methodologies for maximized power density in Wind Farms; EPIC, 08/01/10 to 07/31/11; Co-PI Dr. Howie Fang; $54,000.