Recent Significant Grants and Contracts

2017
 PI's Project Title Amount Sponsor
Barua, Dipak;
Das, S. (CSci)		 ParCell: A parallel computation framework for scalable and mechanistic modeling and simulation of multicellular systems $349,995 NSF
Al-Dahhan, Muthanna Improvement of pilot unit testing through reaction engineering approaches for better mimicking catalytic hydroprocessing $183,595 Kuwait ISR
Smith, Joseph Develop rigorous understanding of urea decom position and urea deposit formation with diesel after-treatment systems through testing and simulation $299,724 Faurecia
Liang, Xinhua A novel catalytic membrane reactor for DME synthesis from renewable resources $214,182 Gas Institute
Liang, Xinhua AOI[3] Nano-engineered catalyst supported on ceramic hollow fibers for the utilization of CO2 in dry reforming to produce syngas $230,830 Gas Institute
Al-Dahhan, Muthanna Phases holdups distribution in trickle bed and moving bed and moving bed reactor $150,000 Idemistute
Smith, Joseph;
Dunn-Norma, S (PetE);
Forciniti, Daniel;
Ludlow, Douglas;
Fitch, M.W. (CAE);
Erickson, K.T. (ECE);
Stanley, R.J. (ECE);
Raper, S.A. (EMSE);
Hofer, V.J. (IntAff)		 Collaboration in the development of programs in the new GUST college of engineering $2,245,739 GUST
Smith, Joseph High quality carbon black production from plasma $172,723 Monolith
2016
 PI's Project Title Amount Sponsor
Barua, Dipak Countering pathogen interfaces with human defense $112,377 Los Alamos National Lab
2015
 PI's Project Title Amount Sponsor
Al-Dahhan, Muthanna;
Usman, S. (NuE)		 Experimental and computational investigation of plenum-to-plenum heat transfer under natural circulation in a prismatic very high temperature reactor $258, 852 DOE
Smith, Joseph Analysis of large multitip ground flares using large eddy simulation based computational fluid dynamics $60,590 Systems Analyses and Solutions
Liang, Xinhua Nanostructured catalysts for tandem catalysis prepared by atomic layer deposition $110,000 ACS-PRF
Park, J. (MAE);
Liang, Xinhua		 Mechanical/chemical failure of solid electrolyte interphase in lithium ion batteries: understanding mechanisms and suppressing its onset $99,586 NSF
Al-Dahhan, Muthanna;
Usman, S. (NuE)		 Experimental and computational investigation of plenum-to-plenum heat transfer under natural circulation in a prismatic very high temperature reactor $189,169 DOE