Recently Funded Projects

NAHLN Infrastructure
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: US Department of Agriculture
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Brian Ladman

Deterministic Communication and Computation for Connected Autonomous Driving as a Service
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Weisong Shi

Perturbation Theory and Generalizations of Aleksandrov-Clark Theory
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Constanze Liaw

Machine Learning-Enhanced Molecular Dynamics for Predictive LiNb’/Si’ Wafer Bonding
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agcy
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Nuwan Dewapriya Mallika Arachchige

Obliquity vs Precession Effects in Antarctic Ice Margin Dynamics Inferred from Ice Rafted Debris in the Southern Indian Ocean at ODP Site 745
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Katharina Billups

Four-Coordinate Iron- and Cobalt-Carbene Complexes for Carbene-Transfer Catalysis
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Carsten Milsmann

Target Detection and Identification using Multimodal Imagery and Machine Learning
LENGTH: 1 yr. 6 mo.
SPONSOR: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Div
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Mark Moline

Rural Community Capacity Accelerator
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: US Department of Agriculture
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Troy Mix, Chase Barnes

Career Development Opportunities in Delaware: Exploration and Impact
LENGTH: 4 yr.
SPONSOR: Research Triangle Institute
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Nermin Zubaca, Kenneth Shores

Delaware Center for Transportation
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Transportation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Earl Lee

Modifying Fragility Fracture Healing Using a Gradient-Based Mechanotransduction Fixation Approach
LENGTH: 1 yr. 3 mo.
SPONSOR: National Institutes of Health
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Michael Hast

Secure Containers in High-Performance Computing Infrastructure
LENGTH: 1 yr. 11 mo.
SPONSOR: University of Texas at Arlington
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Xing Gao

Quantum Correlations in Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithms and their Implementation
LENGTH: 2 yr. 11 mo.
SPONSOR: University of Rhode Island
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Ilya Safro

Topological Phenomena In 4D And 5D Complex Oxide Interfaces And Superlattices Grown By Hybrid Molecular Beam Epitaxy
LENGTH: 1 yr. 1 mo.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Ryan Comes

Addressing Lima Bean Diseases Through Cultivar Resistance And No-Till Planting
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Institute of Food & Agriculture
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Emmalea Ernest, Thomas Evans

Searching for New Physics in the Laboratory and in the Cosmos
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Harikrishnan Ramani

Math Professional Learning and Coaching FY26
LENGTH: 11 mo.
SPONSOR: Red Clay Consolidated School District
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Steven Skolfield

Planning and Delivery of Three Professional Learning Programs within the Governor’s Institute for School Leadership
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kevin Fitzgerald

21st Century Community Learning Center
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Deborah Boyer, Teresita Cuevas

Investigating the Importance of Biomimicry and Customization in Ankle-Foot Orthosis Stiffness for Restoring Gait Mechanics
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Elisa Arch

EXCITE: Northeast Regional Immunization Education Staffing Position in Delaware
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: eXtension Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Jennifer Volk

Special Education Partnership for the Amicable Resolution of Conflict
LENGTH: 1 yr. 1 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kathleen Murphy

Taming the Differences: Exploring Paradigm Shifts in the Construction of Difference Sets
LENGTH: 3 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Shuxing Li

Single-Cell Lineage Tracing for Discovery of Early Biomarkers of Stable Productivity and Product Quality
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: Johns Hopkins University
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Mark Blenner, Shawn Polson

Optimizing Processes with Limited Data: Model Reduction and Smart Experimentation
LENGTH: 2 yr.
SPONSOR: Johns Hopkins University
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Marianthi Ierapetritou

Expanding and Supporting Equity and Inclusion in Financial Literacy for All Students
LENGTH: 6 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Education
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Kelly Sherretz, Scott Bacon, Gail Colbert, Amy Krzyzanowski, Sarah Marshall, Bonnie Meszaros, Haley Qaissaunee

GIA Collaborative for Innovation in DE Corporate Governance
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: State of Delaware-General
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Troy Mix, Sarah Marshall; Haley Qaissaunee

Application-Aware Co-Design of Quantum-Classical Algorithms for High-Performance and Quantum Computing Systems
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: National Science Foundation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Ilya Safro

UTC Smarter Center
LENGTH: 1 yr.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Transportation
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: Ardeshir Faghri, Philip Barnes, Andrea Pierce

Stopover Migration Ecology of Ruddy Turnstone in Delaware Bay
LENGTH: 2 yr. 11 mo.
SPONSOR: Delaware Department of Natural Resources
ASSOCIATED FACULTY: William Shriver