This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $292,686.00 to Brandeis University to model and simulate the fluid dynamics of suspensions in confined geometries. The project aims to study the behavior of fluids containing suspended elastic objects, such as red blood cells and platelets, and how their interactions with boundaries affect their distribution and flow. The research will involve developing a hierarchy of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $567,284 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Purdue University to develop a scalable Bayesian methodology for reconstructing cardiovascular hemodynamic flow fields and cardiac structure from advanced medical imaging modalities like phase-contrast MRI, 4D flow MRI, and color Doppler echocardiography. The research aims to overcome limitations in current imaging techniques, such as inaccurate velocity flow...
This $600,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund collaborative research between the University of South Florida and Princeton University from July 2022 to June 2025. The research aims to establish a predictive theoretical understanding of nanoscale gradients in rheological response at interfaces in glass-forming fluids. Specifically, the grant will support experiments to observe fluid flow and deformation at the nanometer scale,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $222,228 project grant under the Engineering (47.041) program to the University of Michigan on February 15, 2021 for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EFFECT OF PULSATILITY ON EXPIRATORY DROPLET-LADEN FLOWS" to be completed by January 31, 2024. The University of Michigan will conduct research into the flow characteristics of sprays featuring complex fluids using numerical modeling. The research aims to characterize the rheology of...
This $220,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to advance the understanding of how soft, deformable particles, such as oil droplets and cells, move through complex environments consisting of narrow constrictions and obstacles. The award to Emory University will systematically investigate the flow of bubbles and droplets through obstacle arrays, studying the effects of particle surface tension, obstacle density, size, and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to advance the understanding of how new blood vessels grow in the body. This 3-year project aims to develop data-driven models that integrate high-fidelity biophysical simulation with high-resolution imaging of real blood vessel networks undergoing growth and adaptation. The research will elucidate the fluid dynamics and biophysics...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research that studies how tissues, specifically the aortic valve leaflet, modify their structure over time and how these changes are influenced by mechanical loading. The $649,992 award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030, will enable the University of Wisconsin - Madison to: 1) develop a new method to measure spatially variable material properties of the aortic valve...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $499,993 to the University of Massachusetts to investigate fluid-structure interactions (FSI) between flexible structures and inertial-viscoelastic flow. The goal is to conduct numerical simulations and synergistic experiments to understand the influence of viscoelasticity on the dynamics of flexible structures like flags, sheets, and cantilevered beams in high-Reynolds number flows....
This $286,976 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Tufts University to quantify viscoelastic fluid flows through porous media and determine how microstructure affects macroscopic flow and transport properties. The NSF Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded the funding under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to study stability and dispersion of viscoelastic flows through porous materials. Key outcomes include establishing...
The University of California, Davis received a $439,105 federal Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop new models and simulations to characterize the collective hydrodynamic behavior of microscopic particles embedded in viscous interfaces. The goal is to establish a rigorous platform to understand and engineer complex membrane-like assemblies, which has applications in areas like drug delivery, respiratory health, and cell biology. The...