Funded Projects

27 externally funded projects (13 as PI or Lead PI) supported by federal agencies, the State of New Jersey and industry partners.

Current

Active projects

Robust Exploration via Multimodal Inference and Adaptive Ergodic SamplingCo-PI

Sponsor
Office of Naval Research
Period
Sep 2025 – Aug 2028
Lead institution
Yale University, Ian Abraham

Collaborative Research: Caribbean through-flow water mass transformation processesLead PI

Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Period
Nov 2024 – Oct 2027
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Improving Loop Current Ocean Observations and PredictionCo-PI

Sponsor
National Academies of Science (NAS)
Period
Mar 2022 – Feb 2027
Lead institution
Texas A&M, Steve DiMarco PI

Past

Completed projects

MARACOOS Data to Model ComparisonPI

Sponsor
NOAA IOOS
Period
Aug 2021 – Jul 2026
Lead institution
University of Delaware MARACOOS, PI Gerhard Kuska

Glider based ecological and oceanographic surveys of the New York BightCo-PI

Sponsor
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Period
Apr 2023 – Mar 2026
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Josh Kohut PI

Unlocking Wind-Whale Co-Existence Through Artificial IntelligenceCo-PI

Sponsor
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium
Period
Feb 2024 – Jan 2026
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Aziz Ezzat Ahmed

New Jersey Coastal Climate Research ConsortiumCo-PI

Sponsor
The State of New Jersey
Period
Jun 2022 – Nov 2025
Lead institution
Monmouth University

Accelerate Improvements in Hurricane Intensity Forecasting Through Underwater Glider Field Campaigns: Mid Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS) Hurricane SupplementalPI

Sponsor
NOAA IOOS
Period
Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
Lead institution
University of Delaware MARACOOS, PI Gerhard Kuska

AIRU-WRF: AI-powered Physics-based Tool for OSW Forecasting and Grid IntegrationCo-PI

Sponsor
Department of Energy National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium
Period
Sep 2023 – Aug 2025
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Aziz Ezzat Ahmed

Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Marine Mammal Stock Assessments using Gliders in the Caribbean: Filling a NMFS Operational GapCo-PI

Sponsor
NOAA OMAU UxS program
Period
Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Lead institution
University of Virgin Islands, PI Doug Wilson

An investigation of potential impacts of wind turbines and foundations on the Cold PoolLead PI

Sponsor
State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Period
Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Glider based observations of upper ocean mixing under hurricanesPI

Sponsor
NOAA OAR, CINAR
Period
Jan 2023 – Dec 2024
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Targeted Stakeholder Engagement & Product Development using the RU-WRF Model DatabaseCo-PI

Period
Jul 2023 – Jun 2024
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Scott Glenn

Predictions of Acoustics with Smart Experimental Networks of Gliders (PASSENGERS)PI

Sponsor
Office of Naval Research
Period
May 2021 – Apr 2024
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

White Paper on the Oceanographic Effects of Offshore Wind on North Atlantic Right Whale and Their PreyPI

Sponsor
American Clean Power Association
Period
Jul 2023 – Apr 2024
Lead institution
AKRF, Inc, PI Joseph Brodie

Onboard Processing of Slocum Glider Velocity ProfilesPI

Sponsor
Office of Naval Research
Period
Jul 2020 – Sep 2023
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Partners in Science, Operations & Maintenance of the RU-WRF Model, and Expanded Research in Support of Offshore WindCo-PI

Period
Jul 2022 – Jun 2023
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Improving Forecasting of Hurricanes, Floods, and WildfiresCo-PI

Sponsor
NOAA IOOS
Period
Jul 2020 – Jun 2023
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, PI John Wilkin

Assessing the impact of rapidly cycled Argo floats on operational ocean modelsPI

Sponsor
NOAA OAR, CINAR
Period
Mar 2022 – Feb 2023
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

RUMFS Atlantic Shores Lidar DeploymentCo-PI

Sponsor
EDF-Renewables, Inc.
Period
Feb 2020 – Jun 2022
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Mid Atlantic Glides Supporting Hurricane Intensity ForecastsPI

Sponsor
NOAA IOOS
Period
Jul 2020 – Jun 2022
Lead institution
University of Delaware, PI Gerhard Kuska

Operations & Maintenance of the RU-WRF Model, Stakeholder Engagement and Expanded Research in Support of Offshore Wind at the request of New Jersey Board of Public UtilitiesCo-PI

Sponsor
NJ Board of Public Utilities
Period
Nov 2017 – Jun 2022
Lead institution
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, PI Scott Glenn

ARPA-E: Computationally Efficient Atmospheric-Data Driven Control Co-Design OptimizationCollaborator

Sponsor
US Department of Energy
Period
Nov 2019 – Jan 2022
Lead institution
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, PI Onur Bilgen

Sustained Ocean Observations with underwater gliders in support of hurricane intensity forecastsPI

Sponsor
NOAA OAR/US IOOS
Period
Jan 2019 – Jun 2021
Lead institution
University of Delaware, PI Gerhard Kuska

Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Modeling Framework for the Mid-Atlantic Bight: WRF and ROMSPI

Sponsor
NOAA IOOS
Period
May 2019 – Apr 2021
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, PI Travis Miles

Developing a profiling glider pH sensor for high resolution coastal ocean acidification monitoringCo-PI

Sponsor
National Science Foundation OTIC
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, PI Grace Saba

Slocum Glider Integrated LISST Sensors for Particle Characterization Beneath StormsPI

Sponsor
Office of Naval Research
Period
Jul 2016 – Jul 2017
Lead institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, PI Travis Miles