Project Grant P031S200202

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Calwave Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods based in Berkeley, California, a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, with a performance period from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025, supports the development of innovative "CalWave Spring and Pre-Tension Systems for Wave Energy Converters." Calwave Inc. specializes in clean energy technology, focusing on advancing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant award of $447,866 will support the acquisition of a combined wave generation and current circulation system at Old Dominion University Research Foundation (Odurf) in Norfolk, Virginia. The new wave and current flume (WCF) system will enable interdisciplinary research and training in coastal and ocean engineering, contributing to advances in coastal resilience, ocean renewable energy, and STEM workforce...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $283,456 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop computational simulation tools that improve the ability to exploit the properties of wave propagation for applications such as medical diagnostics, structural health monitoring, and advanced materials design. The research will focus on advancing the "WaveHoltz"...

This $222,606 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to drive convergence of ocean wave energy research for empowering remote coastal communities. The 5-year project, beginning September 2024, brings together a multidisciplinary team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop a roadmap and screen leading wave energy converter (WEC) design concepts. Through...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program has awarded a $259,253 Project Grant to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to investigate the impacts of sea breeze and steep surface gravity waves on nearshore air-sea fluxes. The overarching goal is to advance understanding of how ocean surface waves mediate the exchange of momentum and heat between the atmosphere and ocean, especially over spatial and temporal scales that are currently under-resolved by observations and models....

The National Science Foundation awarded a $255,558 Project Grant to Ocean Motion Technologies Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant supports the company's efforts to leverage machine learning techniques to optimize the efficiency and energy capture of ocean-based renewable power generation. Specifically, the company will utilize reinforcement learning to develop an advanced control model that adjusts wave energy capture device hardware based...

The Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works totals $284,466 to evaluate the influence of water level on wave attenuation of natural and nature-based features in low- to high-energy environments. Funded under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), the award will support applied research at the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey from April 2022 to April 2025. The...

This $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research project between the University of Colorado Boulder and Washington State University (WSU). The project aims to compare the effectiveness of web-based interactive digital experiments (WIDEs) versus physical desktop learning modules (LCDLMs) for experiential learning in engineering classrooms. Specifically, the project will create 15 WIDEs for...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $100,000 to the University of California, Berkeley aims to harness offshore renewable energy from high-intensity focused ocean waves using 3D printed undulating porous structures. The project will design and fabricate 3D-printed concrete spatial shell modules to alter seabed topography, increase biodiversity, and capture ocean wave energy. The research seeks to significantly improve wave energy...

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports the development of efficient and accurate algorithms for modeling acoustic and electromagnetic wave propagation in complex domains. The primary goals are to create robust algorithms using high-frequency integral equations, microlocal and numerical analysis, asymptotic methods, and finite element techniques. This work aims to enhance the simulation of...