Project Grant 2522726
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, CFDA 47.049, funds the development of collaborative research on "Adaptive and Responsive Magnetic Swarms (ARMS)". The goal is to build and control swarms of micron-scale magnetic particles that can move cooperatively through complex environments, similar to the collective behaviors of schools of fish, flocks of birds, or insect swarms. The $449,910 award, effective from...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $499,998 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Louisiana State University (LSU) for the "Collaborative Research: DMREF: Adaptive and Responsive Magnetic Swarms (ARMS)" project. The goal of this project is to develop and steer swarms of micron-scale magnetic colloidal particles that can move cooperatively through complex environments, similar to schools of fish or swarms of insects. The project aims to advance the...
- This $379,600 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Columbia University to develop autonomous micro-robots for navigation in complex microscopic environments. Specifically, the university will design time-varying magnetic fields to encode autonomous behavior of magnetic microparticles in response to gradients in surface topography and fluid velocity. Researchers will experimentally demonstrate particle navigation across landscapes and in microfluidic channels, informed...
- The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $370,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant will support the development of advanced computational tools to simulate and optimize the locomotion of microscopic particles, such as bacteria or micro-robots, moving in fluid environments. The primary goals are to create accurate, efficient, and scalable numerical algorithms for large-scale simulations and shape/functional...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) project grant, awarded to Lehigh University for $569,364 on December 1, 2024, aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the emergent behavior in finite clusters of artificial microswimmers in Newtonian and complex fluids. The researchers will leverage a novel framework combining experimental, numerical, and machine learning methods to elucidate the underlying physics governing the collective behavior of these...
- 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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) will enhance understanding of active particles that can change shape and move autonomously, similar to microorganisms. The $550,000 award to the University of Colorado will leverage electric fields to manipulate the dynamics and interactions of these shape-morphing active particles. The research aims to elucidate the mechanisms governing how these particles move and interact collectively, which could enable...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $185,120 awarded on February 1, 2023 will fund research to understand the fundamental physics of acousto-magnetic microswimmers and realize precise, tunable motion at microscales. Under the NSF's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), which seeks to enhance STEM competitiveness through critical infrastructure development, the grant will support an assistant professor fellowship and graduate student training at the University of...
- This $244,955 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports theoretical and computational research to develop advanced computational tools and use them for describing the dynamical behavior of magnetic molecules connected to external electrodes and manipulated by magnetic fields. The research aims to provide a balance between computational efficiency and physical accuracy in simulating such open...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) project grant award of $491,533 to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will develop a quantitative and numerical framework to model the equilibrium and dynamics of suspensions composed of anisotropic (non-symmetric) colloidal particles with different shapes and material properties under the influence of magnetic fields. The fundamental research aims to establish connections between interacting anisotropic particles, their...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $425,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The goal of this 4-year project is to build and steer swarms of micron-scale magnetic colloidal particles that can move cooperatively through complex environments, similar to schools of fish or swarms of insects. The project aims to integrate large-scale computer simulations, theoretical modeling, and experimental approaches to advance the field of magnetic swarms. This research could enable the development of miniature robotic systems to deliver medicine, inspect subsurface pipelines, or remove contaminants from water supplies. The project also provides interdisciplinary training for K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students in computational and experimental techniques for materials science, physics, and engineering.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $425.0k | 9/4/25 |