Awards
Team
2023
- Oct 2023: We receive support from DoE for “Advancing aerodynamic whistle based ultrasonic bat deterrence technology to enable ultra-large wind turbines,” with Prof. William N. Alexander of Virginia Tech. Official award website
- Sep 2023: We receive support from NSF for the design of a “National testing facility for enhancing wind resiliency of infrastructure in tornado-downburst-gust front events,” with Profs. Partha Sarkar, A. Alipour, G Yan, & D. Zuo. Official award website
2022
- Sep 2022: We receive support from AFOSR for “Data-enhanced hybrid modeling for turbulent aerodynamics”. with Prof. Paul Durbin.
2019
- Sep 2019: We receive DOE support for “Designing a passive, blade-mounted ultrasonic bat deterrent device”. Official award website.
- Aug 2019: We receive NSF support for “Characterization of onset of dynamic stall for low Mach number flows” (with Dr. Baskar Ganapathysubramanian). Official award website.
2018
- May 2018: DoE Office of Science ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) award (51.5M CPU hours). Official award website
2016
- Nov 2016: In partnership with General Electric Global Research, we win a 2017 INCITE computing award (90M CPU hours) to investigate shock boundary layer interaction in turbofan engines using LES.
- May 2016: DoE Office of Science ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) award (25M CPU hours). Official award website
- Feb 2016: NSF Early Career award (from CBET/Fluid Dynamics program). Official award website
2015
- Jul 2015: NSF CMMI award “Predicting Dynamic Response of Structural Cables and Power Transmission Lines in Hurricanes and Other Windstorms” (with Dr. Partha Sardar). Official award website
- Jun 2015: NSF XSEDE award “Unraveling Silent Owl Flight to Develop Ultra-Quiet Aircraft and Wind Turbines”
2014
- Sep 2014: NSF CBET award “Innovative Dual-Rotor Wind Turbine (DRWT) Designs for Improved Turbine Performance and Wind Farm Efficiency” (with Dr. Hui Hu). Official award website
Individual
- 2019: Anupam receives the ISU College of Engineering Early Career Teaching Excellence award
- 2018: Anupam is promoted to AIAA Associate Fellow
- 2016: NSF Early CAREER award, “CAREER: Ultra Quiet Aircraft Propulsion Inspired by the Unique Plumage of the Owl”. Official award website
- 2014: Renewable Energy impact award, Innovative Dual-Rotor Wind Turbine Designs for Improved Turbine Performance and Wind-Farm Efficiency, Iowa Energy Center, (with Dr. Hui Hu) News on IEC website
- 2011: Technology Project of the Year Award, Open Rotor Noise Reduction, GE Global Research: Aero, Thermal, & Mechanical Systems
- 2009: Best Publication Award, Numerical Prediction of Exhaust Fan-Tone Noise from HighBypass Aircraft Engines, GE Global Research: Energy & Propulsion Technologies
- 2000: Outstanding Research Award, Rotorcraft Dynamics, Vertical Flight Foundation
- 1999: Institute Silver Medal, Graduating cum-laude in Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- 2023:
- Sarasija receives AIAA flow visualization showcase awards in two categories: 1st place for most pedagogical flow visualization, and 1st place for most comprehensive flow visualization.
- Sarasija receives the Summer 2023 Aerospace Engineering department research excellence award
- 2022:
- Andrew receives the Spring 2019 Aerospace Engineering department research excellence award
- Andrew is a Pathways intern at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) at the WPAFB
- Andrew is awarded a NASA ISGC scholarship in Fall 2016. Congratulations!
- Aaron receives the Fall 2016 Aerospace Engineering department research excellence award
- Bharat Raj Agrawal is selected as a Trinect fellow for the 2016-‘17 academic year
Rachel Pick
- Rachel is awarded a NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium fellowship for 2016.
- Rachel is awarded a NASA ISGC scholarship in Fall 2015. Congratulation