Funded Projects

1. NSF Project: Excellence in Research: Fast and parameter-robust algorithms for thermo-poroelastic modeling in complex multiphysics systems (DMS#2602787, 08/01/2026—07/31/2029). Role: PI. Amount: $359,074.  

2. University of Maryland Baltimore Life Science Discovery (UM-BILD) proposal: Finite Element and machine learning-based poroelastic solvers for quantifying brain dynamics, (05/01/2026—07/31/2026). Role: sole PI. Amount: $20,000.

3.  Morgan Small Tech Transfer Grant: I-GAP OTT-STT-272 - Iterative decoupling method for poroelastic models that reduce compute times. Morgan State University, (12/22/2025—09/30/2026). Role: sole PI. Amount: $10,000.

4.  2025-2026 Transform Morgan Research Grant Award: Integrating poroelastic Finite Element simulations with machine learning for mechanical parameter identification in porcine lung. Morgan State University (11/2025-08/2026). Role: sole PI. Amount: $11,324.

5.  Wenrui Hao (Penn State Univ) and Mingchao Cai (Morgan), Data-driven computational modeling of aneurysms, seed grant, Penn State Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research (IPDR). Penn State University (09/01/2024—08/31/2025). Role: Co-PI. Amount: $15,000. 

6. Ning Wei (Purdue, leading PI), Wenrui Hao (Penn State Univ), Elsje Pienaar(Purdue), and Mingchao Cai (Morgan). Workshop proposal: “Collaborate@ICERM: Data-driven predictive modeling and simulation for lung infections”. Awarded (faculty travel to ICERM, Jan 6—Jan 10/2025).

7. RCMI-Pilot project: Brain edema simulation by using a multiple-network poroelastic model, Morgan State University (08/01/2023-07/31/2024). Role: sole PI. Amount: $50,000.

8. Affiliated project for the Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems (CEAMLS): Physics-informed neural networks based on the fixed-stress splitting iterative method for solving poroelastic models,  (06/01/2023-05/31/2024). Role: sole PI. Project ID 02232301. Amount: >$47,500.

9. Transform Morgan Research Grant Award 2022-2023: Parallel algorithms for poroelastic models with applications in brain edema simulation. Morgan State University (03/01/2023-09/30/2023). Role: sole PI. Amount $10,371.

10. Army Research Office, Contract No. W911NF2310004: Mathematical modeling and mechanical quantification of ventilation in healthy and diseased lungs. (Dec. 15, 2022-Dec. 14, 2026). Role: sole PI, amount $420,000.

11. Conference proposal: NSF DMS 2228010: CBMS Conference: Deep Learning and Numerical PDEs. (Mar. 1, 2023--Feb. 29, 2024).  Amount $35,000. Co-PIs: Dr. Long Chen, Dr. Jonathan Siegel, Dr. Haizhao Yang, and Dr. Yue Yu.

12. XSEDE TG-MCH200022, Mathematical modeling and mechanical quantification of lung ventilation in health and disease, startup allocation: TACC-STAMPEDE, 1,600.0 Node Hours, 500.0 GB Storage,  Dec 22, 2020--Jun. 21, 2022. 

13.  RCMI (NIH-U54MD013376) Mini Summer Research Sabbatical Award (for collaborating with K. T. Ramesh at JHU),  Numerical quantification of traumatic brain injuries. Morgan State University, Summer 2020 to Summer 2022, Awarded amount: $6,000 (summer salary)+$5,000(supplier)

14.  NSF DMS-1831950, Excellence in Research:  Numerical algorithms for fluid poroelastic structure interaction models, Sole PI, Sep. 1st, 2018--Aug. 31st, 2024. Amount: $249,876.

15.  Morgan  State University, Faculty Development Funding for AY 2018. Amount: $3,200.

16.  NSF HRD-1700328, Fast solvers for variable-coefficient poroelastic models, Sole PI, May 1st, 2017--Aug. 31st, 2023. Amount: $299,331.

17.  NIH BUILD (UL1GM118973) grants through ASCEND Pilot project, Numerical simulation of brain edema using poroelastic models, Co-PI: Dr. Guoping Zhang, Feb.1st, 2017--Jan. 31st, 2018.  Amount: $74,250. (extended to Jun. 30, 2018).

18.  XSEDE TG-DMS150025, Numerical simulation of poroelastic models with variable coefficients, startup allocation: TACC-STAMPEDE, 50000 hrs Startup allocation and (Ranch): 500.0 GB Storage, Sep 28, 2015--Mar. 27, 2017. 

Awards

19. Dr. Sandye Jean McIntyre, II, International Award, Morgan State University, Morgan State University, 09/2019

20. Faculty Research Award, School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Morgan State University, 08/2019

21. Faculty Grantsmanship Award, Department of Mathematics, Morgan State University, 04/2018

22. Best Teaching Assistant Coordinator, HongKong University of Sci. & Tec., Spring 2008

23. Overseas Research Awards for PhD Students, HongKong Univ. of Sci. & Tec., 12/2006-05/2007

24. Second Ranking Prize in China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Fall 2001