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#PI NamePI OrganizationProposal TitleInvestigations UsedSelection year
Biophysics
1Peter VekilovUniversity of HoustonSolution convection and the nucleation precursors in protein condensationLMM Biophysics 2,5PSI ROSES-22
2Amir HirsaRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMicrogravity biofluid handling utilizing RSD data and supporting ground experimentsRSD-AFF/AFF-RPSI ROSES-23
Combustion Science
3Yiguang JuPrinceton UniversityQuantitative Studies of Cool Flame Transitions at Radiation/Stretch Extinction Using Counterflow FlamesFLEX-1PSI A (2016)
4Tanvir FaroukUniversity of South CarolinaEffect of external thermo-convective perturbation on cool flame dynamics: A multidimensional multi-physics CFD analysisFLEX-1PSI B (2016)
5Sean GarrickUniversity of MinnesotaUtilization of the smoke aerosol measurement experiment data for advanced modeling and simulation of smoke generation in micro-gravitySAMEPSI B (2016)
6Fumiaki TakahashiCase Western Reserve UniversityStructure and stabilization of laminar jet diffusion flamesSLICEPSI C (2017)
7Thomas AvedisianCornell UniversityUse of FLEX data to enhance video image processing for studying combustion of soot-producing jet fuel droplets and their blends with bio-derived fuelsFLEX-1PSI C (2017)
8Mitchell SmookeYale UniversityComputational and Experimental Analysis of SPICE Data SetsSPICEPSI D (2018)
9Paul DesJardinState University of New YorkConcurrent Flame Spread Modeling using Flamelet Generated Manifolds in Microgravity with Comparison to BASS Experiments using Two-Color TomographyBASSPSI E (2019)
10Yu-Chien ChienUniversity of California, IrvinePeleLM CFD of Ion Driven Winds from Diffusion FlamesACME E-FIELDPSI G (2021)
11Robert PitzVanderbilt UniversityEffect of stretch and curvature on cool flame transitions & structures using tubular flamesFLEXPSI ROSES-21
12Ya-Ting LiaoCase Western Reserve UniversityPredicting Material Flammability in Partial Gravity using Microgravity and Ground DataBASS, BASS-II, SAFFIRE I, II, IIIPSI ROSES-22
13  Stephen TseRutgers UniversityAnalysis of ISS Experimental Data from Response and Structure of Spherical Diffusion FlamesACME s-flamesPSI ROSES-23
Fluid Physics
14Sinisa MesarovicWashington State UniversityComputational Framework for Capillary FlowsCCF, CFEPSI A (2016)
15Amir RiazUniversity of Maryland, College ParkGravity Scaling of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer: Numerical Simulations and Validation with MABE and NPBXMABE, NPBXPSI B (2016)
16Yongsheng LianUniversity of LouisvilleDevelopment and Verification of a 3D Nucleate Pool Boiling Simulation Model Using PSI DataNPBXPSI B (2016)
17Vladimir AjaevSouthern Methodist UniversityModeling phase change and thermocapillary flow in the Constrained Vapor Bubble experimentCVB, CVB-2PSI C (2017)
18Mark WeislogelPortland State UniversityNASA CCF PSI data reduction and benchmarkCCFPSI C (2017)
19Jeffrey AllenMichigan Tech UniversityTesting the Equivalence of Evaporation and Condensation Coefficients using the Constrained Vapor Bubble (CVB) Data from ISS ExperimentsCVB, CVB-2PSI D (2018)
20Paul SteenCornell UniversityCapillary Flows and Draining in MicrogravityCFEPSI D (2018)
21Joel PlawskyRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLoop-Based Constrained Vapor BubblesCVBPSI E (2019)
22Amir RiazUniversity of MarylandPool Boiling Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Low Gravity: Numerical Experiments of MABE and NPBX DataMABE, NPBX, Gravity Scaling of Pool Boiling HeatPSI F (2020)
23Sunghwan JungCornell UniversityEnhanced particle tracking in STDC data and its industrial application of Marangoni convectionSTDCE-1PSI F (2020)
24Ivan ChristovPurdue UniversityValidation of a CFD Model for Gas-Liquid Flows in Packed Bed Reactors to Enable Thermo-Fluid Analysis in MicrogravityPBREPSI G (2021)
25Ranga NarayananUniversity of Florida, GainesvilleReduced-Order Model and Experiments Using the PSI Data from STDCESTDCEPSI ROSES-21
26Jeffrey AllenMichigan Tech UniversityReduced-order modeling of interfacial dynamics to enable large-scale, mission-length simulations of low-gravity propellant management using CVB PSI dataCVBPSI ROSES-22
27Yue LingUniversity of South CarolinaMulti-scale simulations of two-phase flows and heat transfer in confined geometries using embedded thin-film modelsCCF-PS-EU2PSI ROSES-22
28Sarah MorrisMontana State UniversityAnalysis of Passive Phase Separations and Bubble Dynamics in Developing Shear Flows in MicrogravityCCF-PS-EU2PSI ROSES-23
29Yoonjin WonUniversity of California, IrvineAn Intelligent Machine Learning Strategy for Pool Boiling Heat TransferPBE< MABE, NPBXPSI ROSES-23
Informatics
30Ioana CozmutaG-Space, Inc.Development of a computer vision based toolbox for feature extraction, analysis, modeling and prediction of microgravity data setsCSLM, PFMI, ISSI, IDGE, ACE, BCATPSI ROSES-21
Soft Matter / Complex Fluids
31Lou KondicNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyStructure evolution during phase separation in colloids under microgravityACE-M1, BCAT-3, BCAT-4, BCAT-5, BCAT-6, PHaSEPSI B (2016)
32James SwanMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyDynamic self-assembly driven by time with varying fieldsInSPACE-3, InSPACE-3+PSI C (2017)
33Michael CromerRochester Institute of TechnologyInvestigating the Role of pre-Shear and Pre-Stretching in the Transient Extensional Flow of Dilute Polymer Solutions:  Modeling Benchmarking and Numerical SimulationsSHERE, SHERE-II, SHERE-RPSI D (2018)
34Anand OzaNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyPhase Transitions in Colloid-Polymer Mixtures in MicrogravityBCAT 3 - 6PSI E (2019)
35Travis WalkerSouth Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyInvestigation of Aspherical Magnetic Particles in Low-Gravity EnvironmentsInSPACEPSI F (2020)
36Nikolaos GatsonisWorcester Polytechnic InstituteMultiscale Computational Modeling of Dusty Plasmas Near Space SurfacesPKE-Nefedov & PK-3+PSI G (2021)
37Eric WeeksEmory UniversityThermal fluctuations of colloidal gelsACE-M1PSI G (2021)
38Donald KochCornell UniversityDynamic response of particle-filled polymeric fluids in flows with complex Lagrangian time historiesSHERE, SHERE-II, SHERE-RPSI ROSES-21
39Eric FurstUniversity of DelawareSelf-assembled microstructure growth in directing fieldsInSPACE, InSAPCE-2PSI ROSES-22
Materials Science
40Ebrahim AsadiUniversity of MemphisEnhancement and Verification of Quantitative Phase-Field Crystal Modeling using NASA-PSI Coarsening in Solid- Liquid Mixtures Experiments DataCSLM, CSLM-2, CSLM-2R, CSLM-3PSI B (2016)
41Kegang WangFlorida Institute of TechnologyTesting Analytical and Numerical Models in Phase Coarsening using NASA Physical Sciences Informatics SystemCSLM, CSLM-2, CSLM-2R, CSLM-3PSI B (2016)
42Mohsen EshraghiCalifornia State University, Los AngelesPore-Mushy Zone Interaction during Directional Solidification of Alloys: Three Dimensional Simulation and Comparison with ExperimentsPFMIPSI B (2016)
43Mohsen Asle ZaeemMissouri University of Science and TechNew Insights on Solid-Liquid Interface Anisotropy Effects on Solidification Patterns of Pure and Alloy Systems in MicrogravityIDGE, MICAST/CSSPSI C (2017)
44Kumar AnkitArizona State UniversityAdvanced Modeling and Simulation of Crystal Growth DynamicsIDGEPSI D (2018)
45Siddhartha PathakUniversity of NevadaUnderstanding the Local Structure-Property Relationships of Solders in Terrestrial vs. Microgravity EnvironmentsISSIPSI E (2019)
46Surendra TewariCleveland State UniversitySpurious Grain Formation in Alloys Directionally Solidified on the Space Station due to Marangoni ConvectionMICAST/CSS, PFMIPSI E (2019)
47Robert HyersUniversity of MassachusettsNon-contact measurement of thermal conductivity of undercooled and reactive liquid metalsTEMPUSPSI F (2020)
48Adrienne DoveUniversity of Central FloridaProcessing and analysis of the Strata-1 dataset to explore granular mechanics of a realistic system in a long-duration low-gravity environmentSTRATA-1PSI F (2020)
49Namiko YamamotoPennsylvania State UniversityMicromechanics-based modeling of cement solidified in the microgravityMICSPSI G (2021)
50Siddhartha PathakIowa State University, AmesStructure, Properties and Performance of Solder Joints in Terrestrial vs. Reduced-Gravity EnvironmentsISSIPSI ROSES-21
51Douglas MatsonTufts CollegePSI Revisiting EML Video Images from EML Work (PREVIEW)TEMPUSPSI ROSES-22
52Namiko YamamotoPennsylvania State UniversityEnhancing our understanding of cement hydration in a micro-gravity setting and its mechanical behaviors through the application of machine learning-aided 3D reconstruction and characterization of micro-scale structuresMICSPSI ROSES-23