Project Grant 2536532
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $430,171 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to develop a new predictive modeling framework that incorporates canopy biomechanics, aerodynamics, and fire-atmosphere interactions to better understand and predict wildfire behavior in forested areas. The research team will use multi-physics modeling and controlled laboratory experiments to simulate how flexible trees interact with wind and...
- This Project Grant award for $880,158 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to gain predictive understanding of the physical processes driving the rapid spread of wildfires and associated smoke plumes. The research project, conducted by Florida State University, will consolidate the characteristics of naturally occurring density currents and fire-generated warm plumes to directly apply the physical understanding of observed large-scale turbulent flows to...
- Florida State University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The award will support research from March 2021 to February 2026 on multiscale firebrand transport in turbulent boundary layers to advance fire science. As part of its mission to improve engineering research and innovation, the NSF Engineering program funds...
- This $389,332 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop improved computer models and simulation tools to better predict how wildfires spread in areas where forests and natural areas meet cities and towns, known as the wildland-urban interface (WUI). The key objectives are to: 1) Gain a fundamental physical understanding of how fire interacts with individual structures and materials in urban environments at the local...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $313,749 to Mississippi State University to investigate the impacts of rapid shifts between extreme wet and dry weather on fuel loading and wildfire risk in the Southeast United States. The project will characterize the hydroclimatic events driving these moisture extremes, model their relationship to observed wildfires, and conduct field experiments to understand fuel drying and...
- This $1,481,250 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a collaborative research project at North Carolina State University (NC State) to investigate the impacts of rapid shifts between extreme wet and dry weather conditions on fuel loading and wildfire risk in the Southeast United States. The project will characterize these hydroclimatic events and their relationship to observed wildfires, conduct field experiments to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded a $1,305,489 project grant to the University of Colorado to develop a validated, physics-based computational modeling capability for predicting firebrand generation, properties, and near-field transport during wildland fires. This highly interdisciplinary research project aims to improve the accuracy and reliability of computational tools used to simulate and predict the spread and impact of large-scale wildfires,...
- This $390,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to improve the understanding and modeling of fire spread in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), where forests and natural areas meet cities and towns. The key objectives are to: Develop a fundamental physical understanding of how fire interacts with individual structures and materials in urban environments at the local scale. Investigate how these localized interactions influence...
- This $400,000 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute to better understand the role of non-steady winds on wildfire spread. Specifically, the award will support examination of the physical mechanisms by which gusting winds interact with flame-driven wildfire spread and firebrand spotting. Novel imaging methods will also be used to measure these...
- This $370,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville to improve understanding of wildfire behavior in heterogeneous fuel mixtures from July 2022 to June 2025. The research aims to identify key physical and chemical processes controlling ignition and spread of fire in mixtures of living and dead fuels through controlled experiments and computational simulations. Lasers and other...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $606,882 to Florida State University (FSU) to develop and validate a new predictive modeling framework that incorporates canopy biomechanics, aerodynamics, and fire-atmosphere interactions to better understand and predict wildfire behavior in forested areas. The research aims to capture the dynamic motion of real tree canopies and their effects on fire spread, addressing limitations in current fire models that oversimplify forests as static blocks. The project will use multi-physics modeling and controlled lab experiments to simulate how flexible trees interact with wind and buoyant flows during surface fires, with the goal of improving the accuracy of fire behavior forecasts and supporting more effective prescribed burns and emergency planning. This work seeks to enhance public safety, wildfire resilience, and training for the next generation of wildfire scientists.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $606.9k | 8/4/25 |