Project Grant 2512810
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $645,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research. This 3-year award, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, aims to study the role of actuation and sensing in how undulatory swimmers (like fish) change their swimming speed and acceleration. The project will use an interdisciplinary approach combining computational modeling, robotic testing, and biological...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA Program 47.041 - Engineering, in the amount of $232,786, will support collaborative research on robophysical modeling of bacterial swimming motion. The project aims to advance the understanding of how fluid mechanical forces shape the ways bacteria navigate their complex environments and interact with each other. By adopting techniques of robophysical modeling, the researchers will isolate physical effects governing...
- This $265,007 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support collaborative research to advance the understanding of bacterial swimming motion. The research aims to leverage robophysical modeling techniques from robotics to realistically emulate and study the complex interplay of physical and biological factors governing bacterial motility behaviors. Key objectives include elucidating how fluid mechanical forces shape the ways...
- 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,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $798,706 supports research at Florida State University (FSU) aimed at enhancing the understanding of human motor learning to improve health outcomes. The project focuses on developing movement-assistive robotic technologies, such as lower-limb exoskeletons, to aid in human motor learning and rehabilitation, especially for complex whole-body tasks like walking. The research seeks to explore how humans learn...
- This $319,971 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is supporting research at Florida State University (FSU) to evaluate the complexity of unsteady turbulent flows using advanced mathematical methods. The project aims to establish a new theoretical framework for quantifying the complexity of these flow patterns, which often contain both predictable and random elements. The research will utilize large-scale flow structures as...
- This federal Project Grant award of $303,117 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support collaborative research at the University of Utah to investigate the mechanics of bacterial flagella and their relevance to nanorobot propulsion. The research aims to advance fundamental understanding of how the stiffness of bacterial flagella influences swimming behaviors and turning maneuvers. This knowledge could enable improved design and control of nanorobots...
- 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...
- 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,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $450,000 project grant to Michigan State University (MSU) to develop and analyze the motion of magnetically driven, sperm-like soft microrobots in nanofiber fluid suspensions with properties analogous to cervical mucus. The research aims to address key scientific and technological challenges in designing robotic systems for efficient swimming and maneuvering in biological fluids. The...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $500,000 project grant to Florida State University (FSU) for the "Locomotion Dynamics in Yield Stress Fluids" research project. The award will run from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. The project aims to combine innovative experiments using a helical corkscrew and self-propelled robotic swimmer with advanced 3D simulations to uncover the physical principles governing locomotion in gel-like materials. The research outcomes could lead to non-antibiotic methods to prevent Helicobacter pylori infections, improve microrobot design for drug delivery, and optimize bacterial hydrogels for filtration and sensing. Additionally, the developed models are expected to support innovations in 3D printing, drilling, and natural hazard prediction. The project will also contribute to workforce development by building a collaborative fluid dynamics research and education program at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/24/25 |