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  1. Development of CFD-based Data-driven ROM Frameworks for Aerodynamic Predictions of a UAV\u2019s Hovering, Takeoff and Landing Maneuvers; US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center; 11\/01\/2021 to 05\/31\/2023; $60,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. IGE: Reimagining the STEM Doctorate: The Pathways to Entrepreneurship (PAtENT) program; National Science Foundation, 06\/01\/2020 to 05\/31\/2023; Co-PI with Drs. Praveen Ramaprabhu (PI), Harish Cherukuri, Mesbah Uddin and David Pugalee; $500,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Retooling Veterans with Service- and Combat-Connected Disabilities in Advanced Virtual Engineering; Office of Naval Research; PI with Drs. Harish Cherukuri, and Jerry Dahlberg as Co-PIs; 07\/01\/19 to 12\/31\/22; $750,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Engaging Future Generation War Fighters and Civilians in Research to understand Cyber and Electronic Warfare, Cyber Defense, and Data Driven Modeling Tools; PI with Drs. Daniel Janies and Samira Shaikh as Co-OIs; Office of Naval Research; 08\/16\/2020 to 08\/15\/2021; $150,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. CC* Networking Infrastructure: Advanced Network for Research at UNC Charlotte, National Science Foundation; 09\/01\/2021 to 08\/31\/2023; Sr. Personnel with Dr. Chris Maher as the PI; $497,187.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Training Engineers on the Selection and Application of Appropriate Tools for Advanced CFD Analyses; Mitchel Community College, 02\/01\/18 to 11\/30\/20; $85,920.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. CFD Analysis and optimization of IC Engine Valvetrains, Vaztec Engine Venture, 06\/15\/18 to 06\/30\/20; $65,059.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Operating FLEX Diesel engines on other than ULS fuel; EPRI, 07\/01\/16 to 12\/31\/19; $777,674.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. CFD Aided Exhaust System Design, Reventure Park, 01\/15\/18 to 06\/30\/19; $35,361.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Aerodynamics of NASCAR Racecars; Joe Gibbs Racing, 07\/15\/17 to 07\/14\/18; $70,440.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. CFD Studies for a better understanding of aero characteristics of SRT road vehicles; SRT, Chrysler, 02\/01\/13 to 01\/31\/15; $350,839.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Vehicle Aerodynamic Optimization by CFD Simulation; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc, 06\/01\/15 to 12\/18\/15; $70,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Automotive Windshield Defogging Simulations and Validations; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc, 06\/01\/14 to 12\/31\/14; $40,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Flow Analysis Over Passenger Vehicle Spoilers; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc, 05\/01\/14 to 12\/19\/14; $15,832.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. CFD Improvement of Vehicle Aerodynamic Efficiency Through Optimized Underhood Airflow Management; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc 05\/15\/13 to 12\/31\/14; $124,632.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. CFD Study on the Behavior of NASCAR Sprint Cup Car in Traffic; Chrysler, 02\/01\/10 to 01\/31\/13; $311,462.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Computing for Speed: HPC Cluster for Computational Motorsports Aerodynamics; UNC Charlotte CRI Duke Energy Funding; $80,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Design of More Efficient Jet Dryers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics; NASCAR R&D Center, 07\/01\/12 to 12\/31\/12, $22,467.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Development of Best Practices for External Aerodynamic Simulation Using ESI CFD\/Flow Software; ESI-NA Inc., 01\/01\/09 to 08\/31\/10; $50,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Engaging Military Veterans to Increase STEM Enrollment and Degrees Awarded; Office of Naval Research, 09\/01\/14 to 08\/31\/17; Co-PI with Drs. Peter Tkacik, Patricia Tolley, Jae Hoon Lim, and Russell Keanini; $600,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Vehicle Usage as an Energy Supply Alternative for Home Emergency Power Management; EPRI 01\/01\/13 to 12\/31\/13; Co-PI: Dr. B. Chowdhury; $50,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. A Novel Experiment for High Reynolds Number Flow Past Tandem Cylinder Configurations; EPIC; Co-PI with Drs. Praveen Ramaprabhu and Peter Tkacik; $16,200.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Development of a high-pressure MOCVD for III-nitride semiconductor devices; NSF-MRI, 07\/08 to 06\/13; Co-PI with Drs. Edward Stokes, Raphael Tsu, Oleg Smolski and Michael Fiddy; $322,774.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Hydokinetic energy Systems; North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute, 07\/08 to 06\/12; Co-PI with Drs. Peter Tkacik, Ahmad Sleiti and Russel Keanini; $47,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Implicit Large Eddy Simulations of Turbulent Reacting Flows; Spectral LLC, 11\/01\/10 to 10\/31\/11; Co-PI with Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu; $70,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Efficient implementation of models for improved prediction of gas turbine combustor; EPIC, 01\/01\/10 to 15\/12\/11; Co-PI Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu; $36,500.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Implementation of hybrid multi-objective optimization methodologies for maximized power density in Wind Farms; EPIC, 08\/01\/10 to 07\/31\/11; Co-PI Dr. Howie Fang; $54,000.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":249,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1Tfdd-1E","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/muddin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/muddin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/muddin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/muddin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/muddin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/muddin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":599,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/muddin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/muddin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}