SiDi Grants

Extramural Research Grants

  1. “REU Supplement: A Hierarchical Multidimensional Network-based Approach for Multi-Competitor Product Design,” National Science Foundation, 06/2022 – 05/2023. Total: $16,000. PI.
  2. “SBIR Phase II: Swarm 3D Printing and Assembly for Autonomous Manufacturing”, National Science Foundation, subcontracted from AMBOTS Inc., 01/2022 – 07/2023. Total: $1,000,000. Subcontract Total: $95,771. Role: Subcontract PI.
  3. “RII Track-1: Data Analytics that are Robust and Trusted (DART): From Smart Curation to Socially Aware Decision Making”, National Science Foundation and Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), 07/2020 – 06/2025. Total: $24M ($20M from NSF + $4M from AEDC). Share: $499,856. Role: Project PI.
  4. “Collaborative Research: A Hierarchical Multidimensional Network-based Approach for Multi-Competitor Product Design”, National Science Foundation, 06/2020 – 05/2023. Total: $638,905. Share: $154,367. Role: PI.
  5. “Educating Generative Designers in Engineering”, National Science Foundation, 10/2019 – 09/2023. Total: $2,180,230. Role: PI.
  6. “SmartCAD: Guiding Engineering Design with Science Simulations”, National Science Foundation, subcontracted from The Concord Consortium, 04/2019 – 09/2020. Subcontract Total: $94,534 (Fiscal Year 1) + $108,629 (Fiscal Year 2). Role: Subcontract PI.
  7. “SBIR Phase I: Swarm 3D Printing and Assembly for Autonomous Manufacturing”, National Science Foundation, subcontracted from AMBOTS Inc., 07/2019 – 12/2020. Total: $225,000. Subcontract Total: $74,925. Role: Subcontract Co-PI.
  8. “EAGER: A Fine-Grained Data-Driven Approach to Studying Sequential Decision-Making in Engineering Systems Design”, National Science Foundation, 09/2018 – 08/2021. Total: $225,000. Role: PI.

Internal Research Grants

  1. “KAUST Gifted Summer Research Program (KGSP),” Texas Global, The University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2022. Total: $3,000. Faculty host.
  2. “A Swarm Printing and Assembly Platform”, The Chancellor’s Commercialization Fund, Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, University of Arkansas Office of Economic Development, 06/2019 – 06/2020. Total: $49,670. Role: Co-PI.
  3. “Customer Choice Modeling for Electric Vehicle Design: A Comparative Study”, The Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Arkansas. Total: $12,000. Role: PI.
  4. “Design of Artificial Swarms Using Network Motifs: A Simulation Study”, Honors College Research Grant, 01/2019 – 05/2019. Total: $2,250. Role: Faculty mentor.
  5. “Annual FEP Honors Research Experience”, First-Year Engineering Program, University of Arkansas. 08/2018 – 04/2020. Total: $2,000. Role: Faculty mentor.
  6. “Enabling Large-Scale Network Analysis in Complex Systems Design”, Engineering Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program (ERISF), College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, 07/2018 – 06/2019. Total: $24,801. Role: Co-PI.
  7. “Mining and Modeling Engineering Design Thinking Using Big Data Analytics”, Engineering Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program (ERISF), College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, 06/2017 – 07/2018. Total: $24,948. Role: PI.
  8. “A Data-Driven Game-Theoretic Approach to Modeling Multi-Competitor Decision Making in Engineering Design”, Provost’s Collaborative Research Grant, University of Arkansas, 11/2017 – 07/2018. Total: $2,000. Role: PI.

Teaching and Events

  1. “2022 ASME CIE Hackathon (In-person)”, Computers and Information in Engineering Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 08/2022. Total: $18,902 from ASME TEC Council + $5,000 from the CIE Division. Role: Event Co-Chair.
  2. “2021 ASME CIE Hackathon (Virtual)”, Computers and Information in Engineering Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 08/2021. Total: $7,500. Role: Event Co-Chair.
  3. “2020 ASME CIE Hackathon (Virtual)”, Technical Events & Content Sector, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 07/2020 – 12/2020. Total: $27,650. Role: Event Chair.
  4. “Adopting Open Educational Resources in MEEG 4104 – Machine Element Design”, Open Education Resources (OER) Grant, the University of Arkansas Libraries and the Global Campus, 05/2017 – 12/2017. Total: $3,000. Role: PI.