Current Research Projects

Collimated Aerosol Beam and its Application to Direct-Write Technology

STM - based Liquid Nanodeposition

Nanoscale Fluid Dynamics based on van der Waals Concept of Capillarity

Cavitation Inception and Dynamics in Micro/Nano Scale Confinement

Permeability Tensor Measurements of Fiber Reinforcement in Composite Materials

Present Research Grants

National Science Foundation “Collaborative Research: Direct In-plane Formation of Large Organic Crystals for Active Nanostructured Devices” (CMS-0437997) – Co-PI. In collaboration with Dr. Debra J. Mascaro from the University of Utah – PI, and Dr. Vladimir Bulovic from MIT – Co-PI.

National Science Foundation "EPSCoR: Spintronics - Statewide Research Initiative" (EPS-0447679) - Co-PI. In collaboration with Dr. Philip Bourdjouk - PI, Dr. Doug Schulz from CNSE, NDSU - PI, Dr. Dean Webster from C&PM, NDSU - Co-PI, and Dr. Seth Rasmussen from CB&MB, NDSU - Co-PI.

DoD- Defense Microelectronics Activity “Electronics and Materials for Flexible Sensors and Transponders” – Task Leader. Dr. Bill Davis - Project Engineer (DMEA), Dr. Greg J. McCarthy – Program Manager (CNSE).

Past Research Grants

Sponsored Research (in US)

DoD- Defense Microelectronics Activity “Center of Excellence for Microsensors and their Fabrication with NanoBlock and Fluidic Self Assembly Technology” – Task Leader. Dr. Greg J. McCarthy – Program Manager (CNSE).

National Science Foundation “NER: Vibrating Nanotube-based Nano Powder Production System” (BES-0403696) – PI. Together with Dr. Bor Jang from NDSU – Co-PI (2004-2005).

National Science Foundation “STTR Phase I: Local Vapor Fuel Cell” (DMI-0419578) – Co-PI. Together with Dr. Wayne Huang from Nanotek Instruments, Inc. – PI (2004-2005).

2002, RPI “Drug Delivery Enhancement by Ultrasound: Physical Mechanisms and Mathematical Modeling”

2002, NYSRDA-New York State Energy Research & Development Authorities “Bubble Fusion Research”

2001, DOE NEER “Multidimensional Analysis of Forced Bubble Dynamics”

2001-2002, ORNL UT-Battelle LLC “Analysis of Bubble Fusion Scale up”

1999, NSF/COBASE “Acoustic and rheological processes in aqueous foams”

Sponsored Research (in Germany)

1997-2000, DLR, Int. Dept., Contract RUS-133-97 “Dynamics of sonoluminescing bubbles”

1994-1996, DLR, Int. Dept., Contract X222.31 “Nonlinear structure formation in acoustic cavitation”

1993, DFG (SFB-185) “Mathematical modeling of nonlinear phenomena and chaos in hydrodynamics of non-Newtonian fluids”

1992, DAAD “Nonlinear waves in multiphase fluids”

Sponsored Research (in Russia)

1999-2001, Ministry of Atomic Energy of Russian Federation “Supercompression of gas bubbles in an acoustic field”

1998-2000, European Commission, DR XII Science, Research and Development, Contract ERBIC15 CT980141, Brussels “Cavitation phenomena in waste water treatment by ultrasound”

1998-2001, Oil Transportation Joint-Stock Company (TRANSNEFT) “Optimization of repair plan of oil transportation pipeline system: numerical algorithms and computer code”

1994-1998, Academy of Sciences of Republic Bashkortostan “Mathematical modeling of multiphase flows with chemical reactions in tubes and granular media (application to oil refinery)”

1995-2001, Ministry of Science and Technology of Russian Federation, Russian Foundation of Basic Research, Academy of Sciences of Republic Bashkortostan “Design, construction and development of Academic Computer Network of Republic Bashkortostan”