This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $1,499,981 to Villanova University to develop innovative real-time monitoring and AI-driven models to support sustainable management of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) systems in urban environments. The project aims to integrate engineering, computer science, urban planning, and social science to enable effective, accurate, and culturally responsive GSI operations. A sub-award of...
This $149,305 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning activities at Villanova University to develop a roadmap for smart, sustainable, and equitable green stormwater systems in urban communities. Over the one-year period from October 2022 to September 2023, the university will form a cross-disciplinary task force including researchers, government agencies, community partners, and...
This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop fast flood modeling technologies that can improve the design and resilience of infrastructure systems. The objective is to create flood simulation capabilities that significantly speed up assessments of flood risks and infrastructure responses, while maintaining accuracy. This high-risk, interdisciplinary research project at the University of Miami's...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $462,646 project grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for research titled "Collaborative Research: Adverse Multiphase Flow Interactions in Urban Stormwater Systems." The three-year award beginning September 1, 2021 will support research examining interactions between different fluid phases in urban stormwater infrastructure. The Engineering program aims to improve engineering innovation and...
This Project Grant award of $349,943.00, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research to quantify the effects of clay on fluid motion and turbulence development. The University of Illinois will use a custom laboratory flume to systematically explore how clay concentration influences the transition from laminar to turbulent flow, the structure of boundary layers, and the impact of surface roughness on turbulence modulation....
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $499,653.00 to Rowan University to investigate how sea-level rise and coastal flooding impact the ability of local communities to plan for and adapt to extreme coastal events. The project aims to inform local and regional policymakers and planners responsible for economic planning and land use decisions by revealing the spatial and temporal patterns of flooding impact on municipal tax bases and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,841 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Duluth under the agency's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The purpose of this 2-year project, starting March 15, 2024, is to evaluate the effects of urban soil profiles and water infrastructure on surface-subsurface hydrologic processes in urban watersheds. The research aims to improve urban hydrologic models and quantify the costs/benefits of infrastructure rehabilitation...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $306,062 Project Grant to Princeton University under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research from April 2022 through March 2025. The research aims to advance understanding of cohesive sediment transport through multiscale experiments and numerical simulations. Specifically, the university will combine nano- to microscale imaging and molecular dynamics simulations, micro- to mesoscale millifluidic experiments and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to strengthen urban stormwater infrastructure and improve water quality management in Chicago. The project leverages citizen science approaches to collect hydrological data and engage the public, while also developing a training program to prepare the next generation of engineers, scientists, and advocates to address challenges in...
This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports an experimental investigation of how mangrove root structures influence coastal wave and current dynamics. The University of Rhode Island is the primary awardee, with no sub-awards planned. The key objectives are to: (1) evaluate how mangrove root morphology affects hydrodynamic processes, (2) examine how currents modify wave dynamics in mangrove environments, and (3) analyze...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will enable Villanova University to acquire a unidirectional sediment-feed tilting flume (USTF) system. The $282,594 award will facilitate collaborative research and education with partner institutions on two major themes: 1) green urban stormwater infrastructure, and 2) river processes and urban flood impacts. The USTF system will be used to study urban stormwater management, fluvial processes, and the effects on built environments, advancing fundamental research in these critical areas. The award will support education and training at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in fields such as water resources engineering, geo-environmental engineering, geochemistry, and geomorphology. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.