Tag: Grant

Ethan Kung, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has won a $65,000 grant to support the project “Feasibility of a Novel Fontan Right-Side Assist Device”. This grant will be funded by the Saving tiny Hearts Society (StHS). He has also won a three year, $231,000 ($77,000 a year) grant to support the project “Design of Fontan Cavopulmonary […]

Suyi Li, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has won a grant to support the project “Uncovering the Dynamics and Functionality of Origami Structures and Materials”. The grant will be funded by the Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics (DCSD) program, which is part of the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) division at the NSF. […]

Yue “Sophie” Wang, the Warren H. Owen – Duke Energy Assistant Professor of Engineering, has won a grant to support the project on “Trust-based Optimal Guidance and Navigation for Multiple Manned-Unmanned Vehicles”. The grant is funded by the Army Research Office. This project aims at establishing trust-based control and scheduling algorithms for multiple manned and […]

Xin Zhao, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has won a grant to support the project “Material Removal and Ejection Dynamics in Femtosecond Laser Machining of Microchannels in Transparent Materials”. The grant will be funded by the Manufacturing Machines and Equipment (MME) program, which is part of the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) division […]

Phanindra Tallapragada, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has won a grant to support the project “Mechanics of Locomotion with Nonholonomic Constraints in a Fluid”. The grant will be funded by the Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics (DCSD) program, which is part of the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) division at the NSF. Project Abstract: […]

Co-PI’s Dr. Rodrigo Martinez-Duarte (ME) and Dr. Hugo Sanabria (Physics) are receiving the grant to support their project titled “Promoting Cross-Cultural Physics and Engineering Teams for Today’s Operational Challenges”. They have partnered with their undergraduate Alma Mater Tecnológico de Monterrey in Monterrey, México, to create the study-abroad program. This program will partner students from these […]

Congratulations to Dr. Yue Wang, who was awarded a 2012-13 University Research Grant. Dr. Wang received the $10,000 grant for her proposal, “Self-Sustainable Robot Swarms by Exploring Diversity and Specialty”. The proposal is one of nine (9) proposals to be funded from a total of twenty-nine(29) submissions received for the 2012/2013 University Research Grant Committee […]

The University Research Grant Committee (URGC) recently selected to award funding to nine faculty out of 27 proposals submitted to the 2011-12 URCG program. Mechanical Engineering’s Dr. Xiangchun Xuan was one of the nine chosen and received a $10,000 grant for the study of “Electrical Characterization of Red Blood Cells with Applications to Malaria Diagnosis”.

Dr. Mohammed Daqaq is the prestigious winner of the NSF Career Grant. The National Science Foundation awarded a grant of $410,000 to Clemson University for support of the project entitled  “Career: Electromechanical Transduction of Vibratory Energy Harvesters in Random and Non-Stationary Environments.

Dr. Paul Joseph received a research grant totaling $18,476. This project, entitled “Development of a Two-Dimensional Non-Pneumatic Compliant Tire Model” is from Michelin Americas R&D Corporation.

Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator Richard Miller received a research grant totaling $219,487. This project, entitled “A Priori Analysis of Subgrid Molecular Transport Effects on High Pressure Turbulent Combustion Modeling” is from the National Science Foundation, Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems Division.

Assistant Professor Lin Ma received a research grant totaling $45,000. This project, entitled “Enhanced Fluid Properties and Minimization of Radiator Fan Power Consumption in Military Ground Vehicle Cooling Systems,” is from ARC.

Assistant Professor Gregory Mocko received a research grant totaling $10,000. This project, entitled “Establishing Objective Metrics and Protocols to Analyze Quality of Engineering Requirement Statements,” is from the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium.

Professor Chenning Tong received a research grant totaling $389,533. This project, entitled “Collaborative Research: Measurements and Modeling of Subgrid-Scale Turbulence in the Atmospherice Surface Layer,” is from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Assistant Professors Mohammed Daqaq and Gang Li received a research grant totaling $250,000. The project, entitled “A Novel Concept for Micro-Power Generation Using Flow-induced Self-excited Oscillations,” is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF).  Inspired by music playing harmonica, the project involves designing and optimizing a scalable wind energy harvester.