Project Grant 2535652
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded Purdue University $270,522 on February 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop methods for predicting and controlling cavitation in engineering systems through combined physics-based simulation and explainable deep learning. The award funds development of a framework integrating first-principles thermodynamic models with artificial intelligence to understand...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $600,592 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award supports research investigating the nonlinear dynamics of acoustic cavitation enhanced by vortex ultrasound—a helical acoustic wave technology that induces bubble formation, oscillation, and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $304,793 on August 1, 2026, for a Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) focused on data-driven agentic artificial intelligence for trustworthy design of autonomous engineered systems. The award funds development of computational and data-enabled approaches to multidisciplinary design optimization. The project addresses the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded Purdue University $374,708 on July 1, 2026, to characterize and control thermodynamic cloud cavitation through experimental research. The project will conduct high-speed imaging and acoustic sensing experiments to study bubble cluster dynamics in thermosensitive liquids—those with low heat capacity or near their boiling point. The work addresses three objectives: characterize bubble...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded Regents of the University of Michigan $385,737 on January 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop artificial intelligence and data mining decision support tools for forecast-informed reservoir system operations. The project develops an integrated solution accounting for spatial and temporal variability of precipitation and its uncertainty, and a novel AI...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $296,983 on September 1, 2026, to develop a unified, open-source, high-performance simulation framework for multiphysics spray modeling under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project unifies advanced spray-simulation capabilities currently scattered across separate tools into a single framework with an embedded artificial intelligence assistant...
- The National Science Foundation awarded North Carolina State University a $354,899 project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for work titled "UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATION TO IMPROVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES INVOLVING HIGH VELOCITY FLUID FLOW." The grant period runs from March 1, 2021 through February 29, 2024. The university will conduct research to better understand and control hydrodynamic cavitation in an effort to improve manufacturing...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $271,015 Project Grant to Princeton University from December 2021 through November 2024. The grant supports collaborative research to probe cavitation inception in dielectric liquids with sub-nanosecond precision under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Specifically, the funding enables Princeton University researchers to investigate how bubbles form and collapse in...
- This Project Grant award of $250,431.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with a start date of December 1, 2024 and an end date of November 30, 2027. The award aims to elucidate the role of acoustic cavitation in enhancing the efficiency of ultrasound-based water-oil demulsification, which is an essential step in the oil production process. The research will focus on characterizing the mechanical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $179,909 Project Grant to Texas A&M University-Kingsville to support research probing cavitation inception in dielectric liquids with sub-nanosecond precision. This three-year award, made on December 15, 2021 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will allow the awardee to collaborate on improving understanding of cavitation inception in non-conducting liquids through...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $296,993 on February 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop explainable deep-learning methods for predicting and controlling cavitation in turbulent flows. The work integrates high-fidelity first-principles simulations with artificial intelligence to model vapor-bubble formation and evolution in cavitating flows, addressing a challenge that affects ship propellers, water turbines, medical ultrasound, and drug-delivery devices. The research will apply explainable deep-learning techniques to identify flow patterns that influence cavitation onset and establish causal links between turbulence structures and cavitation behavior. The award aims to improve cavitation prediction tools and enable safer, more efficient engineering designs in marine, energy, and biomedical technologies while supporting U.S. computational science leadership and economic competitiveness. Performance occurs at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, with an ultimate completion date of January 31, 2029. The award is structured as a project grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $297.0k | 6/2/26 |