Fluid Dynamics

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 09-1, was issued on October 1, 2008 and is effective for proposals submitted on or after January 5, 2009. Please be advised that the guidelines contained in NSF 09-1 apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.  Proposers who opt to submit prior to January 5^th, 2009, must also follow the guidelines contained in NSF 09-1.

One of the most significant changes to the PAPPG is implementation of the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act.  Each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include, as a separate section within the 15-page project description, a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such individuals.  Proposals that do not include a separate section on mentoring activities within the Project Description will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I: Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II.C.2.d for further information).

Apply to PD 09-1443 as follows:

For full proposals submitted via FastLane: standard Grant Proposal Guidelines apply.
For full proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide; A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/docs/grantsgovguide.pdf)

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SYNOPSIS

The Fluid Dynamics program supports fundamental research and education on mechanisms and phenomena governing fluid flow.  Topics include: hydrodynamic stability; transitional flows and turbulence; Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics; sediment transport; waves and coastal engineering; hydraulics; multi-scale, multi-phenomena models and computations; micro- and nano-scale flow phenomena; and biofluid mechanics.  Proposed research should contribute to basic understanding, thus enabling the better design, predictability, efficiency, and control of systems that involve fluids.  Proposals addressing innovative uses of fluids in materials development, manufacturing, biotechnology, nanotechnology, clinical diagnostics and drug delivery, sensors development and integration, energy and the environment, are encouraged.

Examples of currently funded research activities include:

• Turbulence & Flow Control:  Large Eddy Simulation, Direct Numerical Simulation, high Reynolds number experiments, stability and transition to turbulence, instrument development, flow control, 3-D boundary layers, multi-phase turbulent flows
  
  
• Complex Fluids:  rheology, instability, physics of polymer solutions, DNA, Molecular Dynamics simulations
  
  
• Micro- Nano- Bio- Fluid Mechanics: microfluidics, biomedical microdevices, effects of nanoscale inclusions on rheological properties, flows in biomedical assistive devices, biomimetics, multiscale modeling of biological flow processes
  
  
• Waves and Hydraulics & Environmental Fluid Mechanics:  wave-sea bed interactions, wave-structure interactions, breaking waves, cavitation-induced flow instabilities, sediment transport, air pollution models
  
  
• General Fluid Mechanics: droplet and bubble dynamics, gravitational plumes, gas-liquid interfaces, insect flight, compressible flow
  
  
• Instrumentation & Flow Diagnostics: MEMS shear stress sensors, Magnetic Resonance Imaging for engineering flow measurements, advanced optical velocimetry systems such as echocardiography Particle Image Velocimetry

The duration of unsolicited awards is generally one to three years.  The average annual award size for the program is $80,000.  Small equipment proposals up to $100,000 will also be considered and may be submitted during these windows.  Any proposal received outside the announced dates will be returned without review.

The duration of CAREER awards is five years.  The submission deadline for Engineering CAREER proposals is in July every year.  Please see the following URL for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05027/nsf05027.jsp

Proposals for Conferences, Workshops, and Supplements may be submitted at any time, but must be discussed with the program director before submission.

Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) replace the SGER program.  Please note that proposals of these types must be discussed with the program director before submission.  Further details are available in the PAPPG download, available below. 

Please refer to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2009, (NSF 09-1) when you prepare your proposal.  The PAPPG is available for download at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf091
 

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