Funded Projects

  • "Improving the Efficacy of Methyl Bromide Alternatives for Stored Grains in Shipping Containers" (Co-PI, KSU-PI), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), 2023 – 2026 (total: $420,391; KSU: $ 203,856; MW: $119,502)
  • "EAGER: Numerical and Experimental Study of Purcell-Like Locomotion for Microswimmers" (PI), National Science Foundation (NSF), 2023 – 2025 (total: $180,866; MW:$90,433)
  • "Improving Grain Quality, Moisture Shrink, and Energy Use in Covered Grain Piles" (PI), Andersons Research Grant Program, 2023 – 2025 (total: $150,000; MW: $100,000)
  • "Modeling Phosphine GasMovement in Grain Bunkers" (PI), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ARS, 2020 – 2023 (MW: $86,544)
  • "Reduced-Order Model and Shaped Sensor for Flapping-Wing Control" (PI), Army Research Lab (ARL) – Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) CTA, 2015 – 2018 (total:$360,000; MW: $214,000)
  • Acquisition of an Integrated System for Laser-Assisted Non-Intrusive Experimentation and Data-Driven Reduced-Order Modeling (Co-PI, PI: Dr. Young Lee), DoD Research and Education Program for HBCU/MI Equipment/Instrumentation, 2014 ~ 2015, $493,567 (total)
  • Comprehensive Reduced-Order Modeling and Validation for Loads and Flight Stability of a Flapping Wing, Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) CTA, ARL, 2012 ~ 2015, $285,000 (MW)
  • Physics-Based Morphology Analysis and Adjoint Optimization of Flexible Flapping Wings, AFOSR, 2012 ~ 2016, $159,837 (MW)
  • HPC-Enabled Parametric Studies of Under Body Blasts: From High-Fidelity to Reduced-Order Models, Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC), ARL, 2012 ~ 2017, $625,000 (MW)
  • Flapping and Twisting Aeroelastic Wings for Propulsion, Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC), ARL, 2007 ~ 2012, $759,141
  • Reduced-Order Modeling of Shear Layers, SURP, Sandia National Laboratories, 2007 ~ 2009, $80,000