Project Grant 2538887
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $362,956 Project Grant to the University of Notre Dame du Lac to develop deep learning closure models and optimization methods for large-eddy simulations of unsteady aerodynamics under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The University of Notre Dame will use the three-year funding period beginning October 1, 2022 to enhance the predictive accuracy of turbulence...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded the University of Notre Dame $362,164 on August 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate crossflow vortex instabilities in boundary layer transition across flow speeds ranging from low-speed to hypersonic conditions. The research will use nonlinear parabolized stability equations and computational modeling to analyze how initial strength of stationary and...
- This $445,930 National Science Foundation project grant through the Engineering (47.041) program will fund the development of efficient methods to calibrate models for missing physics in simulations of complex turbulent reacting flows. The University of Notre Dame will optimize turbulence closures and develop an adjoint-based optimization method for canonical flows and a co-optimization framework leveraging adjoint and ensemble Kalman-based optimization for geometrically complex flows. The...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Notre Dame DU Lac $325,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop intelligent robotic welding systems that autonomously perceive and adapt to changing welding conditions while maintaining consistent weld quality. The project integrates artificial intelligence, control theory, and welding science to establish a unified sensing and control...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame received a $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The award funds the development of a Machine Learning-Enabled Screening Life Cycle Assessment (M-SLCA) Method and Tool—a chatbot-based solution designed to make environmental impact...
- The University of Notre Dame received a $134,640 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory on February 13, 2023 to develop a GPU cluster for differentiable neural computing in manufacturing modeling of hypersonic materials. The grant was awarded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Notre Dame $479,971 on April 1, 2026, to establish a device-ready wafer-based platform using controlled formation of large-area ultrathin single-crystal gold for high-performance nanophotonics and biosensing applications under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research will develop a scalable, low-cost, high-throughput synthetic strategy to precisely position gold...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame DU Lac received a $240,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The award funds research to develop a novel functional spatial regression framework that integrates physics-informed models with data-driven predictions through partial differential equation (PDE) smoothing. The primary deliverables include the establishment...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $536,019 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the University of Notre Dame's Notre Dame Research division. The grant funds the development of new software that can significantly reduce computational time and storage requirements for climate and weather modeling, which are critical for understanding future climate change impacts. The software will leverage advancements in applied...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of Notre Dame DU Lac $700,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a framework for visualization synthesis based on Gaussian splatting that enables faster, more interactive exploration of complex three-dimensional scientific datasets such as weather systems, fluid flows, medical scans, and engineering simulations....
The National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering awarded the University of Notre Dame $130,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Office of International Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.079) to develop a multiresolution wavelet machine learning framework for predicting rotating detonation engine performance. The project will build a computer modeling system combining high-fidelity simulations with physics-informed machine learning to overcome current limitations in predicting turbulent, chemically reacting, detonation-driven flows. The research team will generate a database of detailed simulations of detonation-driven flows using a parallel wavelet adaptive multiresolution method that concentrates computational resources to capture shock waves and combustion zones with accuracy bounds. These datasets will train novel machine learning models using adjoint-based optimization. The framework will enable rapid and accurate prediction of rotating detonation engine behavior, accelerating development of more efficient rocket and jet engines with reduced emissions while advancing aerospace engineering capabilities. The project will also train college students in advanced computer science and release open-source software to researchers in academia and industry. Performance occurs at Notre Dame, Indiana, with a period of performance from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $130.0k | 7/31/26 |