Project Grant 2311618
- This $355,114 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) to Clarkson University aims to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of aerosolized particle generation during phonation and its implications for the transmission of airborne pathogens. The multidisciplinary research will utilize experimental models and human measurements to quantify the relationship between the...
- This $213,727 Project Grant awarded on May 15, 2025 by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to elucidate the mechanisms of aerosolized particle generation during speech and its implications for airborne disease transmission. The multidisciplinary project will utilize experimental models and human measurements to quantify the relationship between the biomechanical processes of speech and...
- 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...
- The University of California, Davis was awarded a three-year, $396,673 project grant from the National Science Foundation to support research titled "Multimodal Oscillatory Driving Forces and Precise Manipulation of Particle Motion." The grant is part of NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which aims to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and excellence. Specifically, the University will use the funding to advance research exploring...
- 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...
- The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees received a $199,859 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems on January 15, 2022 to fund the RAPID project "Characterization of Aerosolized Droplet and Droplet Nuclei in Cough" through December 31, 2022. The grant is part of NSF's Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through...
- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $352,884 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant supports the development of a transformative "Metamaterial-Enhanced Acoustic Phased Array" (MEAPA) system that can provide high-resolution measurements of ice thickness and internal ice structure. This technology will help refine global estimates...
- The Trustees of Princeton University received a three-year, $352,574 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund research into the Fluid Dynamics of Speech and the Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Aerosols from July 2021 through June 2024. The research will be conducted at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. As part of its mission to improve engineering innovation and excellence, the NSF...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $214,373 awarded to Arizona State University on April 1, 2022 through the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program will fund collaborative research examining the fluid dynamics of respiratory virus transport through lung liquid lining. Specifically, the award will support experiments and numerical modeling to capture the essential fluid interactions between lung surfactants and a model virus, simulating physiologically relevant scales....
- The University of California, Davis was awarded a three-year, $675,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will support research examining sulfated peptides that can facilitate pathogen virulence. The Biological Sciences program aims to advance the field and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through basic biological research. This award will allow UC Davis researchers to study molecular mimics that...
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $589,982 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to study the impact of salivary rheology on the formation of expiratory aerosols during phonation. The research project aims to directly observe and measure the relationship between vocal fold dynamics, saliva viscosity, and the generation of tiny respiratory droplets that can transmit airborne diseases like COVID-19. This 3-year project will use fiber optic laryngoscopy, aerodynamic particle sizing, and advanced rheological analysis of saliva samples to provide new scientific insights into the fluid mechanics governing expiratory aerosol formation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $590.0k | 8/4/23 |