NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate solicited its first round of University Leadership Initiative proposals in April 2016. Selections were announced in April 2017.
Information Fusion for Real-Time National Air Transportation System Prognostics under Uncertainty
Principal Investigator: Yongming Liu (Arizona State University)
Co-Investigators: Aditi Chattopadhyay (Arizona State University), Jingrui He (Arizona State University), Lei Ying (Arizona State University), Mary Niemczyk (Arizona State University), Nancy Cooke (Arizona State University), Pingbo Tang (Arizona State University), Sankaran Mahadevan (Vanderbilt University), Barron Bichon (Southwest Research Institute), John McFarland (Southwest Research Institute), P.K. Menon (Optimal Synthesis), Victor Cheng (Optimal Synthesis), Parikshit Dutta (Optimal Synthesis), Sang Gyun Park (Optimal Synthesis)
ARMD Strategic Thrust: Real-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance
Period of Performance: May 2017 – April 2022
Electric Propulsion: Challenges and Opportunities
Principal Investigator: Mike Benzakein (Ohio State University)
Co-Investigators: Greg Busch (Ohio State University), Marcello Canova (Ohio State University), Fang Luo (Ohio State University), Giorgio Rizzoni (Ohio State University), Jin Wang (Ohio State University), Longya Xu (Ohio State University), Mahesh Illindala (Ohio State University), Alexis Abramson (Case Western Reserve University), Vikas Prakash (Case Western Reserve University), Dimitri Mavris (Georgia Tech), Christopher Perullo (Georgia Tech), Jimmy Tai (Georgia Tech), Thomas Jahns (University Of Wisconsin, Madison), Bulent Sarlioglu (University Of Wisconsin, Madison), F McCluskey (University of Maryland, College Park), John Kizito (North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University)
ARMD Strategic Thrust: Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy
Period of Performance: May 2017 – April 2022
Hyper-Spectral Communications, Networking & ATM as Foundation for Safe and Efficient Future Flight: Transcending Aviation
Principal Investigator: David Matolak (University of South Carolina)
Co-Investigators: Ismail Guvenc, (North Carolina State University), Hani Mehrpouyan (Boise State University), David Rinehart (Architecture Technology Corporation)
ARMD Strategic Thrust: Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations
Period of Performance: May 2017 – April 2019
Advanced Aerodynamic Design Center for Ultra-Efficient Commercial Vehicles
Principal Investigator: James Coder (University Of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Co-Investigators: Phillip Ansell (University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Onur Bilgen (Rutgers University), Kenneth Brentner (Pennsylvania State University), Robert Campbell (Pennsylvania State University), Ryan Glasby (University Of Tennessee, Knoxville), Neal Harrison (Boeing Inc.), Abdollah Khodadoust (Boeing Inc.), Mark Maughmer (Pennsylvania State University), Dimitri Mavriplis (University Of Wyoming), Sven Schmitz (Pennsylvania State University), Dan Somers (Airfoils, Inc.), Stephanie TerMaath (University Of Tennessee, Knoxville), Helen Reed (Texas A&M University), Edward White (Texas A&M University)
ARMD Strategic Thrust: Ultra-Efficient Commercial Vehicles
Period of Performance: May 2017 – April 2022
Adaptive Aerostructures for Revolutionary Civil Supersonic Transportation
Principal Investigator: Dimitris Lagoudas (Texas A&M University)
Co-Investigators: Darren Hartl (Texas A&M University), Helen Reed (Texas A&M University), Ibrahim Karaman (Texas A&M University), Paul Cizmas (Texas A&M University), Richard Malak (Texas A&M University), Rodney Bowersox (Texas A&M University), David Lazzara (Boeing Inc.), Edward White (Boeing Inc.), Hao Shen (Boeing Inc.), James Mabe (Boeing Inc.), Todd Magee (Boeing Inc.), Richard Miles (Princeton University), Eric Blades (ATA Engineering, Inc), Jeremy Schaffer (Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp) George Dulikravich (Florida International University), Doug Hunsaker (Utah State University), Theocharis Baxevanis (University Of Houston), Marcus Young (University Of North Texas)
ARMD Strategic Thrust: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft
Period of Performance: May 2017 – April 2022
University Leadership Initiative
