Partnership opportunities with the NSF ENG Transport Phenomena program 

The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering (NSF ENG) partners to accelerate discovery and technological innovation in critical areas of science and engineering.

The NSF ENG Transport Phenomena program has partnership opportunities with the following U.S. federal agencies supporting engineering research and education on the given topic areas. Contact cbet-tp@nsf.gov for more information.

• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

  NOTE: Proposals in these areas will be jointly reviewed by NSF and AFOSR using the NSF merit review process. The actual funding format and agency split for an award will be determined after proposal selection and will depend on the availability of funds. 

  Fluid-structure interactions 

  Focuses on theory, modeling and/or experiments for hypersonic applications. AFOSR participates in this partnership through the Aerothermodynamics program.

  Turbulence-chemistry interactions 

  Supports fundamental understanding of turbulent flow interactions with finite-rate chemical kinetic pathways at high Reynolds and Karlovitz number conditions. AFOSR participates in this partnership through its Energy, Combustion, and Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics program.

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 

  NOTE: Proposals that are considered for funding by DOE will be shared with DOE staff to assess alignment with DOE's research interests, and the unattributed reviews and panel summaries for those proposals will also be shared with DOE.

  Marine energy and hydropower

  Supports research on innovative energy technologies. DOE participates in this partnership through its Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office, which enables research, development and testing of new technologies to advance marine energy and next-generation hydropower.