Project Grant 2510304
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $149,997 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to advance the modeling and simulation of spatially quasi-periodic water waves. The project aims to develop accurate and stable numerical methods for studying these complex water wave patterns in 2D and 3D, with applications in areas like tsunami detection, wave energy harvesting, and coastal protection. The research...
- This $250,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research to investigate the motion and self-propulsion of "Marangoni surfers" on spherical liquid interfaces, such as levitating water droplets in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The primary objective is to establish a computational-experimental framework to study the complex interactions between active particle motion,...
- This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research to develop mathematical models and numerical simulations describing the propulsion of an active droplet. The research aims to elucidate how the internal and surface activity of a droplet can generate sustained forward motion, which is fundamental to understanding movement in soft materials and living cells. The project...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering grant (CFDA 47.041) for $644,498 will fund research by Rutgers, The State University to study the feedback principles underlying visuomotor control dynamics in fish schools. The goal is to contribute new knowledge related to multi-agent autonomous systems, which can improve adaptability, efficiency, and resilience for applications like search and rescue, infrastructure maintenance, and environmental monitoring. The research will draw inspiration...
- This $308,031 three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research on the nonlinear electrohydrodynamics of motile particles in confinement. The project aims to develop mathematical models, analytical solutions, and computational methods to understand the behavior of micron-sized colloidal particles driven to rotate or roll by electric fields between two planar electrodes. The research integrates...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Project Grant award of $250,209 to Clemson University aims to investigate the motion and assembly of self-propelled "Marangoni surfers" on spherical interfaces, such as levitating water droplets in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The project will establish a computational-experimental framework to study the complex interactions between particle...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $219,997 Project Grant to the University of Delaware to conduct research in Hamiltonian formalism applied to wave turbulence problems. The research aims to develop new mathematical models to better understand nonlinear phenomena related to ocean waves, specifically wave-current interactions and wave-structure interactions. Key areas of focus include rogue wave generation, contaminant transport, sediment...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $359,959 Project Grant to the New Jersey Institute of Technology to support the research project "NONLINEAR RESONANT WAVE INTERACTIONS IN DENSITY-STRATIFIED FLOWS" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). This three-year award beginning September 1, 2021 provides $359,959 in funding to NJIT to advance understanding of major problems in mathematical and physical...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $325,089 to the University of Pittsburgh to investigate how swarms of small marine organisms can generate large-scale water movements that contribute to ocean mixing. The 3-year project, running from August 2025 to July 2028, will use controlled laboratory experiments to study the mechanisms behind these collective active migrations and their impact on vertical mixing in the ocean....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $100,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research to better understand how isolated, self-propelled swimmers, such as autonomous underwater vehicles and microorganisms, are transported in unsteady fluid flows. The project will leverage dynamical systems theory to analyze stable and unstable manifolds, invariant tori,...
This $183,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to develop mathematical models and simulations to understand the self-propulsion and collective dynamics of vertically oscillating objects that float on a fluid interface, known as "surfers". The research, conducted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), seeks to elucidate the underlying mechanisms driving the surfers' self-propulsion and their ability to self-organize into moving clusters through their mutual wave field interactions. The insights gained have the potential to impact both the biology and engineering communities, as the findings could inform the development of biomimetic robots with self-propulsion capabilities at the liquid-gas interface, with applications in environmental monitoring, water remediation, and cargo transport. The award will also train undergraduate and graduate students in mathematical modeling and physical applied mathematics, providing them with broadly applicable skills for the natural sciences and engineering.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $183.0k | 8/18/25 |