Faculty Grants Received
Amit Shukla, "Vane Segment Fixture Design," General Electric Company, $20,000. September 2007-May 2008
Amit Shukla and George Steven Goley, DAGSI-Faculty/Student $56,840, "Nonlinear structural response prediction for fellowship combined environment aero-structures", April 2007.
James Moller, "Molecular Stimulation of Hydrated Polymer Fuel Cell Membranes," AFRL-ML (through UTC Corp), Dec 2006-Sept 2007. $24,000.
Anna Dollár, P.S. Steif, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. November 1-December 31, 2006; $9,836.78. To develop an online Statics course through Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Iniative (OLI).
Eduardo Rivera and B. Carter Hamilton, "Design Considerations for a Wearable Pediatric Orthotic Boot," Miami University Undergraduate Research Award, 2006, $600.
Jeong-Hoi Koo, The Hampton Fund Reaching Committee Grant, October 2006, $3,000.
S. Dymek, M. Blicharski and B. Carter Hamilton, "Microstructure and Properties of Welds Produced by Friction Stir Welding Method in Age-Hardenable Aluminum Alloys," submitted to and accepted by Polish Ministry of Education and Science, 2006. Duration: 2 Years, $97,000.
Fazeel Khan "Development of Morphing Structures for Aeronautical Applications," American Society of Engineering Education for research to be performed at the Advanced Composites Branch, Wright Patterson AFB. 2006. $12,500.
Amit Shukla, "Nonlinear structural response prediction for combined environment aero-structures," DOD, US Air Force (AFRL) $13,487. October 2006.
Amit Shukla, "Nonlinear Dynamics of Structures Under Combined Extreme and Environment," DOD US Air Force (AFRL Summer Faculty Fellowship) $11,200. March 2006.
Amit Shukla, O.A. Brezhneva, and M.A. Abramson, "Optimal design of Morphing aircraft wings," Miami University CACR Small Grants Program, $3,255, March 2006.
Amit Shukla and Neal Birchfield, "Dynamics of mechanical systems with discontinuities," Miami University Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program, $2,500, February 2006.
Kumar Singh, Miami University NFTEP-Celt Faculty Development Grant, $300. 2006.
M.A. Wahab and S.S. Pang, Louisiana State University, and Kumar Singh, "Towards Miniaturization of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Reactors: Novel Processing Routes of Fabricating Microstructures on Pressurized Water Reactors," U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) $222,801. 9/2005-8/2008.
Anna Dollár, P.S. Steif, Collaborative Proposal: “Creating Web-based Learning Materials for Statics through the Open Learning Initiative”, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, 06/01/05 - 12/31/06, $74,521 (Miami budget).
S.S. Pang, Louisiana State University, and Kumar Singh, "Comprehensive Mechanical Engineering Analyses of the Critical Components of Weaving Process toward Achieving Size-Free Weaving," USDA (Cooperative Research Fund), 2/2005-12/2007. $85,000.
