ISU CAAL

Awards

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

Sep 2022: We receive support from AFOSR for “Data-enhanced hybrid modeling for turbulent aerodynamics”. with Prof. Paul Durbin.

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.

May 2018: DoE Office of Science ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) award (51.5M CPU hours). Official award website

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

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”

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

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:
- Sarasija receives the 2022 Alexander Lippisch Scholarship
- Sarasija receives the Fall 2022 Aerospace Engineering department teaching excellence award

Xingeng receives the Spring 2020 Aerospace Engineering department research excellence award

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