Project Grant W911NF0510577

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $205,499.00 to Continuum Dynamics Inc., a small for-profit business in Trenton, New Jersey, to develop high-fidelity, machine-learning compatible computational fluid dynamics software modules based on the AMReX framework. The goal of this 9-month project, awarded on February 18, 2025, is to advance scientific research and technological innovation in areas such as...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $249,270 Project Grant to Continuum Dynamics Inc. on February 12, 2024. The grant supports the company's research and development of "Bubble Thermography Velocimetry for Urban Flow Field Characterization." This project aims to develop advanced techniques for accurately measuring and characterizing urban airflow patterns using bubble thermography, which can provide valuable...

This federal Project Grant award of $4,456,125.30, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (CFDA 20.115 - Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emissions Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant Program), is funding two key projects at Wright Electric Inc., a U.S.-based startup focused on developing innovative electric aviation technologies. The first project, "ENHANCED TESTING OF MW ELECTRIC...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $519,851 to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to develop a novel machine learning algorithm that incorporates geometrical constraints to model fluid-structural interactions, such as those seen in large-scale offshore wind turbines and urban air mobility vehicles. The key goals of this 3-year project are to: 1) Create an operator-valued kernel to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) provides $383,000 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to develop the first high-fidelity aerodynamic virtual human model. The key products and services include: Modeling the aerodynamic micro-environment consisting of airflow near the human face, simulating the interactions between the body, hair, clothing, and airflows, and developing...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $304,695 to Digital Copilot, Inc. to develop and validate predictive algorithms for aircraft maneuvering near airports without air traffic control towers. The goal is to create a low-cost, tablet-based system that can enhance situational awareness and predict aircraft trajectories, thereby reducing the risk of mid-air collisions and near-misses at over 90% of U.S....

This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $220,000.00 to Purdue University to conduct research on "EMBODIED SENTIENT MECHANOMORPHING FOR AGILE CONTROL IN HIGH-SPEED (E-SMACHS) VEHICLES". The research aims to develop advanced aerospace technologies to maintain the U.S. Air Force's technological superiority. The award, which runs from October 15, 2024 to October 14, 2027, will...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $5,500,000 Project Grant under the Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emissions Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant Program (CFDA 20.115) to Heart Aerospace Incorporated. The grant, awarded on January 2, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, will support the development of a total hybrid electric management and integration system (THEMIS)...

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.002) to a team led by George Washington University for the project "SECURING HIGH DENSITY URBAN AIRSPACES." The funding will support innovative research and technology development to enable revolutionary advances in urban airspace operations, including developing safer, more efficient, and technologically sophisticated air transportation systems. The project involves multiple...

This $450,000 Project Grant was awarded on March 15, 2025 by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Georgia Tech Research Corp. The research aims to develop adaptive flutter suppression technology for a virtually controlled aeroelastic wing using active aerodynamic distributed bleed. The 3-year program will involve wind tunnel investigations by Georgia Tech and its subcontractor Earthly Dynamics, LLC to elucidate the fundamental...