“Collaborative Research: Supercritical Fluids and Heat Transfer - Delineation of Anomalous
Region, Ultra-long Distance Gas Transport without Recompression, and Thermal Management”,
Co-PI, National Science Foundation, 9/2023-08/2026, $370,657
"Development of Physics-Informed Mathematical Models for Ship Extreme Responses in
Ocean Waves", PI, Office of Naval Research, 10/2022 - 9/2025, $449,353.00
"The Influence of Aortic Valve Hemodynamics and LVAD on bio-transport processes in
Calcific Aortic Valve Disease," PI, National Institute of Health, 09/ 2021 – 08/2024,
$355,073.00
"Added Powering and Heavy Weather Simulations in Support AVT-280, SIMMAN2019, and
W2020". PI, Office of Naval Research (through University of Iowa), 09/2017-08/2019,
$50,000.00
“Use of CFD for Improving System-Based Methods for Maneuvering and Stability in Regular
and Irregular Arbitrary Heading Waves, Including CFD-Based System Identification”
(co-PI) Office of Naval Research, 04/2014 - 05/2017, $360,000
“Verification &Validation and Analysis LCS1 and LCS3 Water-Jet Propelled Model and
Full-Scale Performance, Including Detailed Analysis of the Waterjet/Hull Interaction”
(co-PI) Department of Justice, 09/2014-08/2015, $200,000
“NEEC Program: Effects of Variable Heading/Dynamic Maneuvers on Added Resistance/Off-Design
Performance” (co-PI) Office of Naval Research (through University of Michigan), 09/2014 - 09/2015, $150,000
“Integrated High-Fidelity CFD/FE FSI Code Development and Benchmark Full-Scale validation
EFD for Slamming Analysis” (co-PI) Office of Naval Research, 07/2013 - 06/2016, $360,000
“Naval Surface Combatant Maneuvering Wave Breaking and Patterns: CFDShip-Iowa and
Wave Basin Tests” (co-PI) Office of Naval Research, 07/2013 - 06/2014, $150,000
“NEEC Program: Local-Flow Measurements for Free- Running/Captive Model Maneuvers in
IIHR Wave Basin/Towing Tank with Integrated CFD” (co-PI) Office of Naval Research (through University of Michigan), 09/2012 - 09/2014, $300,000
“CFD-Based System Identification for Maneuvering in Waves” (co-PI) Office of Naval Research, 03/12-02/14, $240,000
Research Areas
High-Fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling and Simulation