CFD Research Awarded OASIS+ Total Small Business Contract
CFD Research has been named an awardee on the GSA One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS+) Total Small Business contract.
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CFD Research Joins MACH-TB 2.0 Team
CFD Research announced today that it has been selected to be a member of the team, led by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), awarded a five-year OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1.
CFD Research Awarded Air Force Contract to Develop Advanced Fuel Flow Measurement Systems
CFD Research has secured a $1.25M US Air Force contract to develop advanced fuel flow measurement systems for precise testing of hydrocarbon fuels under extreme conditions.
CFD Research to Develop Innovative Vestibular Rehabilitation System for Military Personnel
CFD Research, a leader in advanced engineering solutions, has announced a new project to develop a groundbreaking vestibular rehabilitation system tailored for military personnel. Under a recently awarded $1.3M Defense Health Agency contract, the system, known as VestRX-MIL, will leverage innovative gamification techniques and machine learning to improve engagement, accuracy, and compliance with at-home exercises.conference room space, a second high-bay area, as well as meeting and storage areas. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on October 28, 2024, marking a major investment in the company’s engineering, testing capabilities, and continued growth.
CFD Research announces the opening of its newest 19,000-square-foot expansion in Hollywood, Ala
CFD Research is proud to announce the opening of its newest expansion, an additional facility at its Joel B. Everett Engineering Test Center, in the Jackson County Industrial Park in Hollywood, Ala. At the heart of the expansion, which began with a groundbreaking on August 28, 2023, lies the advanced 19,000-square-foot facility that will now house more than 28 additional offices, larger
conference room space, a second high-bay area, as well as meeting and storage areas. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on October 28, 2024, marking a major investment in the company’s engineering, testing capabilities, and continued growth.
CFD Research Awarded AFRL Contract to Develop Sensing Technologies for Military Applications
CFD Research has been awarded a $12M contract from the Sensors Directorate of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to provide for the development of novel, autonomous sensing technologies for military requirements and to adapt state-of-the-art commercial tools to battlefield conditions. Research objectives involve knowledge generation and management.
CFD Research to Develop Innovative ICME Framework for In-Space Welding
CFD Research, a leader in advanced engineering solutions, has been awarded an $850,000 NASA contract to develop an Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) framework for predicting the effects of in-space environments on welding processes.
CFD Research named as 2024 Medium Engineering/Defense Business of the Year -Announcement made at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce 39th Annual Small Business Awards Gala-
CFD Research Corporation (CFD Research) was recently named the 2024 Engineering/Defense Business of the Year in the Medium Category (101-300 employees) at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce 39th Annual Small Business Awards Gala.
CEO + President Interviews with Beyond Rockets
Check out our President and CEO Sameer Singhal’s latest interview with Beyond Rockets!
Beyond Rockets hosted by Clark Dunn focuses on highlighting the many high-tech companies, entrepreneurs involved in interesting startups, talented creatives, and everything Huntsville has to offer.
Thank you for the opportunity to discuss our business model, capabilities, and what’s next for CFD Research!
CFD Research Corporation expands operations in Cummings Research Park
CFD Research Corporation (CFD) recently expanded its operations in Cummings Research Park (CRP) in Huntsville, Ala. Located just a two-minute walk from CFD’s primary headquarters on Moquin Dr., the new facility adds 21,967 sq ft in the former Davidson Technologies building, offering 40 additional offices and room for further growth. A naming contest among employees has dubbed the new site the “Discovery Center,” reflecting its location on Discovery Drive.
CFD Research Corporation celebrates fourth consecutive year on Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list
Inc. recently unveiled its 2024 list of the fastest-growing private companies, and CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) is proud to be named a 2024 Inc. 5000 honoree, marking its fourth consecutive appearance on the prestigious list. The Inc. 5000 showcases the most successful independent and entrepreneurial businesses in America, and CFD Research ranking at #14 in the Huntsville area and #4025 in the US, with 112% revenue growth over the last three years, underscores a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing evolution.
Embracing Huntsville: Sameer Singhal Reflects on Family, Community, and Economic Development with the Redstone Rocket
Sameer Singhal, our President and CEO, spoke with the Redstone Rocket about his role as the 2024 Chamber Board Chair, the economic development efforts in Huntsville, and what makes the Rocket City special.
Delta Foundation Now Accepting 2024 Grant Applications
CFD Research’s employee-led community fund, Delta Foundation, accepting grant applications starting April 1st and ending on August 31st.
CFD Research Expands R&D Capabilities with New 10,000-Square-Foot Facility
CFD Research Corporation is proud to announce the opening of its new Midwest Research & Development and Operations Center.
CEO + President Interviews with Front Door Defense
Check out our President and CEO Sameer Singhal’s latest interview with Frontdoor Defense! Home of the Crossing the Valley podcast, they feature stories, lessons, and case studies from companies going…
CFD Research President and CEO Sameer Singhal Appointed Board Chair of Huntsville/Madison County Chamber in 2024
Sameer Singhal, President and CEO of CFD Research, has been appointed as the 2024 Board Chair for the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber.
Introducing Kalm Therapeutics (Kalm Tx): Pioneering a Breakthrough in Eczema Treatment
CFD Research is excited to announce the formation of Kalm Therapeutics (Kalm Tx) to bring a much-needed non-steroidal eczema treatment to patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis (~16M Americans).
CFD Research Awarded Army Contract to Develop Lightweight Optical Lens using Metasurface Technology
CFD Research has been awarded a contract from the US Army to develop novel infrared (IR) optics solutions using thin and lightweight metasurface technologies.
Army Defense Health Agency Awards CFD Research Contract to Develop Bacteriophage Collection System
CFD Research has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Defense Health Agency to develop a portable analyzer to capture and enrich bacteriophages with antibiofilm activity.
CFD Research-Liz Hurley Golf Classic Marks 6th Year with Record-Breaking Success
CFD Research’s annual Golf Classic raised over $40,000 with 47 teams, doubling participation since its inception.
CFD Research Welcomes Greg Joseph as Vice President of Corporate Development
CFD Research is excited to announce the addition of Mr. Greg Joseph as the Vice President of Corporate Development, a strategic move to strengthen the company’s growth.
CFD Research Empowers Employees with Full Transition to 100% ESOP Ownership
CFD Research is proud to announce its transition to a 100% ESOP company as of Oct 2nd, 2023. ESOP, which stands for Employee Stock Ownership Plan, is a retirement plan that empowers employees by granting ownership stock in the company as a cost-free benefit, fostering not only their ownership in the company but also bolstering their retirement savings.
CFD Research awarded $25M Air Force Contract to Develop a Framework for Toxicity Risk Assessment
CFD Research has been awarded a $25M contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Human Performance Systems directorate to develop and validate a broad in silico framework for toxicity risk assessment of USAF relevant hazardous materials and contaminants.
CFD Research awarded NASA Contract to Develop a Framework for Uncertainty Quantification for Aeroelastic Systems
(Huntsville, Ala. | October 2, 2023) – CFD Research has been awarded a contract from NASA to develop an intelligent framework for uncertainty quantification (UQ) in aeroelasticity (AE) based on…
Inc. 5000 Recognizes CFD Research for Third Consecutive Year
(Huntsville, Ala. | September 2, 2023) CFD Research Corporation is thrilled to reveal its placement on Inc. Magazine’s esteemed Inc. 5000 list for the third year. Recognized as one of…
CFD Research Expands Hollywood Facility
CFD Research Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony for an additional facility at its Engineering Test Center in Hollywood, AL, on August 28th, 2023.
CFD Research Awarded Air Force Contract to Develop Portable Physiological Sensing Platform for Environmental Stressors
CFD Research has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Human Performance Systems directorate to develop a portable physiological monitoring platform containing bioprinted brain organoids with integrated sensors that can monitor both environmental conditions and their physiological effects.
Defense Contractor Expands Ohio Presence by Adding R&D Capabilities
CFD Research Corporation announced plans to expand its presence in Ohio by developing a research and development facility in Greene County.
CFD Research secures $6.9M STRATFI funding for Ground Test Facility Enhancements
CFD Research has been awarded a $6.9M Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract from the U.S. Air Force AFWERX office to enhance U.S. ground test capabilities. CFD Research will conduct design, fabrication and test activities to support enhancement of test facilities of interest to the Air Force and other DoD agencies.
Delta Foundation Now Accepting 2023 Grant Applications
CFD Research’s employee led community fund, the Delta Foundation is excited to announce the second annual grant application cycle starting June 1st and ending on September 30th.
CFD Research to Develop Warfighter Avatars for Personalized Performance Assessment and Simulation-Based Training
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) recently awarded CFD Research a contract to develop computer software for generating dynamic warfighter avatars with mission-relevant movements such as walking, running, crawling, and other military-relevant motions. This work will bring realistic motion capabilities to the static avatars currently used by the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) and provide a novel capability for assessing personalized responses to exercise, load, and extreme environments.
CFD Research developing cyber-physical threat diagnostics system for Air Force manufacturing systems using deep learning
CFD Research has been awarded a $1.25M Direct to Phase II SBIR contract from the U.S. Air Force AFWERX to develop and demonstrate a framework based on energy consumption auditing and deep learning for real-time health monitoring and diagnosis of threats in manufacturing systems. The effort is supporting the Air Force’s Commodities Maintenance Group (CMXG) at Warner Robins Air Logistic Complex.
Speed Trials: The SBIR Program Empowers Testing of Hypersonic Assets to the Benefit of America’s Warfighters
Hypersonic flight, near or greater than Mach5 and below altitudes of around 90 km, has been the subject of decades of military research. Critical to national defense, the technology presents any number of challenging hurdles and complications.
CFD Research Partners with OtherLeft Ventures to Launch TheraVista Health
CFD Research Corporation spins out a digital health company, TheraVista Health Inc., focused on the physical therapy market.
AFRL Awards CFD Research $10M SBIR Phase III Contract for Guided Weapons Design
CFD Research has been awarded a $10M SBIR Phase III IDIQ contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate to further develop and apply a unique framework for evolutionary algorithm-based design optimization of guided weapons systems.
New Plasma Stratification Computer Model Has Manufacturing, Space Science Uses
Manufacturers using plasma processes in semiconductor production and materials processing will have a new tool to avoid undesirable plasma stratifications using a computer striations model developed by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and CFD Research Corp (CFDRC).
CFD Research Donates $35k to Huntsville Hospital Foundation
For the past five years, CFD Research has held its annual CFD Research-Liz Hurley Golf Classic to benefit the top technology needs of Huntsville Hospital’s Breast Center through the Huntsville Hospital Foundation and its Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund.
CFD Research Expands Hollywood Facility
CFD Research Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new engineering test and evaluation facility in Hollywood, AL, on November 2nd. Dale Strong, Madison County Commission Chair and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives AL-5, headlined the ceremony. Other speakers included State Senator Steve Livingston, Nathan Lee, President of the Jackson County Economic Development Authority, and Scottsboro Mayor Jim McCamy.
DMEA awards CFD Research contract to develop modeling tools for predicting radiation hardness of microelectronics
CFD Research has been awarded a contract from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) to further develop a machine learning based predictive modeling capability to complement experimental approaches for analysis of radiation-induced effects on microelectronic components.
CFD Research Ribbon Cutting and Dedication Ceremony for $8 Million Laboratory Expansion
CFD Research held a formal ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony on August 24th for its $8 million expansion in Huntsville. The new lab space is dedicated in honor of CFD Research’s late founder, Dr. Ashok K. Singhal, who founded the company from the basement of his home in 1987.
CFD Research awarded $1.7M grant from NIH to develop 3D bone models
CFD Research is developing multi-scale in vitro 3D tissue models of vascularized bone-cartilage interactions under a $1.7M National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant managed by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
CFD Research is Growing in Dayton, OH!
CFD Research Corporation announced in April 2021 the opening of an office at Signal Hill in Dayton, OH, and the appointment of George Dalton as its Vice President of Dayton operations to support customers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB).
CFD Research awarded NASA contract for space weather effects forecasting
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded CFD Research an SBIR Phase II contract to further develop a space weather forecasting toolset to aid operators of space-based missions.
CFD Research awarded NOAA contract to improve short-term lightning prediction and data accessibility
CFD Research’s award addresses the Weather Enterprise’s goal of reducing injury and lost productivity due to lightning…
CFD Research Utilizing Plant-Derived Carbon Materials to Develop Supercapacitors
CFD Research was recently awarded a $1.5M contract from MDA to develop non-toxic supercapacitors based on plant-derived carbon materials.
CFD Research awarded NIH grant to develop novel game-based vestibular rehabilitation tools
CFD Research was awarded the contract to further develop a novel game-based application to help adults recover and rehabilitate from vestibular issues and improve outcomes.
CFD Research awarded $42.6M SBIR Phase III Contract – Machine Learning for Open Systems (MOS)
A $42.6M Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from the Air Force to apply AI/ML within a Modular Open System Approach (MOSA)
Delta Foundation Now Accepting Grant Applications
CFD Research’s employee led community fund, the Delta Foundation is excited to announce the first annual grant application cycle starting April 1st and ending on September 30th.
CFD Research awarded Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) contract
CFD Research has been awarded a multiple-award IDIQ contract to compete for orders under a $950,000,000 ceiling for to support Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
CFD Research’s Delta Foundation hosts Kick Off Ice Cream Social
The Delta Foundation, CFD Research’s employee funded community fund, kicked off our open grant application cycle for the 2022 year.
CFD Research Founder Passes
With regret and sorrow, we announce the passing of Dr. Ashok Singhal, Founder, Chairman, and former President and CEO of CFD Research Corporation
CFD Research awarded Air Force Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC)
CFD Research has been selected as a prime contractor for the Air Force’s Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC).
CFD Research awarded NASA contract to study SiC power electronics for space based small fission reactor applications
CFD Research was recently awarded a contract to characterize the performance of silicon carbide (SiC)-based electronics for power conversion and other electronic applications in NASA fission power systems (FPS).
CFD Research awarded NASA contract to measure and model spacecraft lander plume-surface interaction
CFD Research was recently awarded a NASA contract to develop an integrated approach to combine measurement and modeling methodologies for analysis and design of lander plume-surface interactions.
CFD Research Moving Up on Inc. 5000
CFD Research Corporation ranked No. 4180 on Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
CFD Research Opens Engineering Test Center in Hollywood Alabama
CFD Research Corporation, a provider of innovative solutions for the Aerospace & Defense, Biomedical & Life Sciences, and Energy & Materials industries, recently held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for their new and expanded Engineering Test Center at the Jackson County Industrial Park in Hollywood, AL. The new 13,125 square foot building is located on 10.4 acres in the Jackson County Industrial park in Hollywood, AL. The building also contains 3,750 square feet of office and meeting space and 7,500 square feet of high bay space for prototyping and testing.
CFD Research awarded FDA grant to study bioequivalence of ophthalmic drug products
CFD Research was recently awarded a $400k research grant addressing the critical need for the development of computational tools to translate preclinical testing results from animals to humans for ophthalmic drug products. This project will provide researchers with a better understanding of the specific differences between animal and human eyes that result in differences in ocular drug distribution.
CFD Research awarded Army contract to develop model order reduction-based solver for thermal signature analysis
CFD Research has been awarded a $1M Army contract to further develop an innovative Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Machine Learning (ML) based computational tool for accurate and rapid prediction of transient turbulent flow, heat transfer and thermal signatures. The survivability of military vehicles and their occupants often depends on efficient control of their thermal infrared (IR) signature as IR emissions, stemming from the thermal load, of military vehicles are used to detect, track, and lock-on to the target. Thermal modeling is typically used in order to predict and achieve performance goals related to the control of IR signatures.
Theraplay Analytics selected for inaugural gener8tor gBETA Huntsville startup accelerator
Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor has announced that CFD Research’s spin-out company, Theraplay Analytics, has been selected as one of five companies to participate in the inaugural gBETA Huntsville Summer 2021 accelerator.
Dr. Ashok Singhal discusses the founding and success of CFD Research in Huntsville Business Journal interview
Our Founder and Chairman of the Board, Dr. Ashok Singhal was recently interviewed by Ms. Kimberly Ballard of the Huntsville Business Journal to discuss the history of CFD Research and his thoughts on the path to success.
Matt Bender joins CFD Research as VP of Strategic Initiatives
CFD Research announced today that Mr. Matthew Bender has joined the company as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. In this role, MR. Bender will be responsible for evaluating and executing strategic projects and initiatives to accelerate the overall growth of CFD Research and enable the company to fulfill its vision of transforming the future through innovative technology solutions.
CFD Research awarded Air Force contract for aeroelastic analysis of threat-damaged flight surfaces
CFD Research Corporation announced today the award of a SBIR Phase II contract from the Air Force to create a novel, efficient, and accurate fully-coupled modeling approach for the aeroelastic analysis of threat-damaged flight surfaces. One of the key aircraft design requirements is aircraft survivability and vulnerability to damage caused by a variety of threat types. Damage which results in the physical removal of a portion of a wing or primary flight control surface undoubtedly leads to a reduction in aerodynamic performance and control degradation.
CFD Research Holds Groundbreaking for New Laboratory Addition
CFD Research Corporation, a provider of innovative solutions for the Aerospace & Defense, Biomedical & Life Sciences, and Energy & Materials industries, held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for their new Laboratory Building. The 13,265 square foot building will be located on the CFD Research Headquarters campus in Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, AL. The facility will expand CFD Research’s laboratory space for current capabilities in biomedical and energy research and development and provide new capabilities to support growth in electronics, virology, and biomechanics.
CFD Research wins contract to discover COVID-19 drugs from Yellowstone National Park
CFD Research has been awarded a $1.5M Phase II Defense Health Agency (DHA) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract to develop extremophile-derived antivirals to protect soldiers and civilians from COVID-19. Selection was based on achievements during previous drug discovery projects and a novel strategy for targeting the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19.
CFD Research Corporation Opens Dayton Operations Office
CFD Research announces the opening of an office in Dayton, OH, and the appointment of George Dalton as its Vice President of Dayton operations to support customers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB).
CFD Research awarded DTRA chemical warfare agent research contract
CFD Research has received an award from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to explore mechanisms, countermeasures and interventions for chemical warfare exposure. Chemical Warfare agents cause catastrophic medical disasters and have the ability to overwhelm any healthcare system. Extremely toxic, inexpensive and relatively easy to produce, these agents induce common cellular, molecular and inflammatory pathways resulting in acute inflammation, toxicity, and ultimately organ failure. CFD Research has a two-fold goal two-fold goal of identifying interventions nodes among the common inflammatory pathways while furthering identification of FDA approved drugs against these nodes. Known drugs will also be checked for their possibility in being a therapeutic target.
CFD Research’s Bio-Battery selected for AFWERX Reimagining Energy Challenge
Our Bio-Battery technology is among 170 efforts selected to participate in AFWERX’s Reimagining Energy for the DoD Challenge.
George Dalton Joins CFD Research as VP for Dayton Operations
George Dalton has joined the company as vice president for Dayton operations.
SonoProtech Hearing Protection featured at Air Force Tech Warrior Event
Watch a video of CFD Research’s spin out company, SonoProtech, participating in the Air Force’s Tech Warrior Event.
CFD Research breaks ground for new Engineering Test Facility
CFD Research recently held a ground breaking ceremony for their new and expanded 13,125 square foot Engineering Test Facility at the Jackson County Industrial Park in Hollywood, AL.
CFD Research Named to Inc. 5000
CFD Research Corporation ranked No. 4501 on Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
CFD Research is presenting “virtually” at the 2020 American Society of Biomechanics annual meeting
CFD Research is excited to present their research on vestibular rehabilitation and medical model animation at the Annual meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.
CFD Research Selected for OASIS Small Business IDIQ Contracts
CFD Research Corporation has been selected as a Small Business Prime Contractor for the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts.
Watch the Huntsville SWAT Team evaluate the Sirberus Unicorn Door Breaching System
The Huntsville SWAT recently evaluated a new door breaching product developed as a result of CFD Research’s Innovation Accelerator program. The system designed to puncture and remove outward opening reinforced doors for quick and safe entry by first responders including police, military and fire/rescue squads.
Matthew Pfrommer Joins CFD Research as VP Corporate Development
Matthew Pfrommer has joined the company as vice president for corporate development.
CFD Research awarded three NASA contracts to further develop tool to simulate Lunar/Mars landing effects
CFD Research awarded three contracts from NASA’s Marshall Spaceflight Center totaling $1.5M to further develop capabilities used to study plume-regolith interactions for lunar and planetary landers.
CFD Research’s scientific efforts to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic
Learn how CFD Research’s Computational Medicine and Biology team is working to address COVID-19 respiratory viral infection, transmission, protection and treatment.
CFD Research awarded Navy contract to develop simulation tool for raindrop interaction with supersonic vehicles
CFD Research Corporation announced today the award of a contract from NAVAIR to develop and validate a first-principles based, high-fidelity multiphase CFD tool to predict raindrop distortion and demise in the flow field around a missile in supersonic flight.
CFD Research awarded NIH/FDA grant to simulate dermal drug delivery systems
CFD Research announces the award of a $1M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to further develop their multiscale simulation toolkit for computational pharmacology of trans/intradermally administered compounds (CPDAC).
CFD Research plasma modeling efforts featured on the cover of Journal of Applied Physics
CFD Research work studying the dynamics of multiphase plasmas containing gas, plasma, and liquid states featured on the cover of the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Applied Physics
CFD Research awarded Air Force contract to develop evolutionary design capability for guided weapons
CFD Research Corporation has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to further develop a design optimization framework based on multi-objective evolutionary algorithms, surrogate models, and hardware acceleration for optimization and design of multi-disciplinary autonomous munition systems.
CFD Research awarded Army contract to utilize machine learning for monitoring and controlling complex mechanical systems
CFD Research Corporation today announced the award of an Army SBIR Phase II project to develop a novel machine learning (ML) capability for real-time monitoring, prognostics, and control of complex mechanical systems.
CFD Research awarded Air Force contract for high-pressure turbulent combustion modeling framework
CFD Research Corporation was recently awarded a $750k Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to develop a physics-based modeling framework specifically for the challenges of simulating high-pressure turbulent combustion in the distributed combustion regime.
NASA awards CFD Research contract to develop automated reduced order modeling techniques for aeroelastic applications
CFD Research announced today a recent award from NASA to develop an intelligent framework to build adaptive parametric reduced order models for aeroservoelastic analysis and aerostructural control applications.
Public-private collaboration aims to find a new treatment for pancreatic cancer
At the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, casual gatherings can lead to incredible research opportunities. Most recently at the Institute, a fortuitous encounter at a HudsonAlpha mixer led to a collaboration that will search for new ways to treat pancreatic cancer.
Air Force awards CFD Research contract to develop high-accuracy geometry and meshing capabilities
(November 5, 2019) – CFD Research announced today a $750k contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a new high-accuracy dynamic geometry and meshing capability for computational modeling and…
CFD Research awarded DTRA contract to develop a microscale distributable radiation sensing system
(October 29, 2019) – CFD Research Corporation was recently awarded a $750k contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to develop a novel radiation sensing system to detect proliferation…
CFD Research awarded Army contract to develop vascularized thick tissue constructs
(October 22, 2019) – CFD Research Corporation was recently awarded a $1M contract funded by the Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to develop and demonstrate a novel platform…
CFD Research awarded $89M contract for Protected Technologies
Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (Mon. October 14, 2019) – CFD Research announced today that it has been awarded a prototype project agreement through the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC) to…
CFD Research awarded follow-on Army contract for advanced electrochemical analysis capability development
The U.S. Army recently awarded CFD Research a $500k contract to further develop and validate its novel pulse voltammetry analysis toolkit (PVAT) for electrochemical systems. The Army relies on advanced…
CFD Research awarded Navy contract for advancing spray combustion models
CFD Research, in collaboration with Stanford University, recently won a $750k Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract from the U.S. Navy to develop physics-based computationally efficient models for multiphase combustion.…
Peggy Sargent Joins CFD Research as Chief Financial Officer
CFD Research announced that Peggy Sargent has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Sargent will lead the company’s finance function, act as the chief financial strategist,…
CFD Research SBIR Technology enables the Air Force to achieve record setting hypersonic ground test milestone
HUNTSVILLE, Ala (August 13, 2019) – The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Air Force Test Center ground test team recently noted CFD Research’s role in the setting of a…
CFD Research awarded battery prototyping SBIR Phase III project
CFD Research announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract through the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC) to perform important battery…
CFD Research work featured in Washington Post Health & Science news
The Washington Post published an article about using microbes called extremophiles to combat superbugs and biowarfare agents. Our own AJ Singhal was interviewed and quoted in the article! AJ talks…
CFD Research Awarded $50M SBIR Phase III Project for Environment Effects
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (May 3, 2019) – CFD Research Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from the U.S. Army…
CFD Research featured in Business Alabama magazine article on medical research
Business Alabama recently produced an article on one of the newest fields of medical research, the microbiome. CFD Research was featured along with UAB and the University of South Alabama.…
WAFF News reports on CFD Research’s recent NASA Vertical Lift Technology Development award
Huntsville’s WAFF News station visited CFD Research to discuss our recent NASA Vertical Lift Technology Development award and what it means for both NASA and the company. The five-year Indefinite…
CFD Research awarded NASA Vertical Lift Technology Development contract
March 19, 2019- CFD Research announced today that it has been awarded a small business prime contract for the Vertical Lift Technology Development (VLTD) program at NASA Ames Research Center.…
CFD Research Licenses Battery Technology to EaglePicher
January 23, 2019 – CFD Research Corporation has signed an exclusive agreement for usage of its high-voltage battery materials to EaglePicher® Technologies. This new material offers a significant increase in…
CFD Research participates in Operation Tech Warrior to evaluate SonoPro hearing protection devices
CFD Research recently put their SonoProTM hearing protection technology through Operation Tech Warrior, a multi-day immersive operational training and testing event conducted by the Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) in…
CFD Research Supports The Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund
CFD Research has a long and successful history as a corporate sponsor for the annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run in support of Breast Cancer Research that reflects our emphasis on…
High School Students Help Discover New Antibiotics
Scientists from CFD Research partnered with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) during a two-week educational program in Maryland designed to teach, inspire and…
CFD Research Promotes Steve Cayson to Chief Operating Officer
CFD Research has announced the promotion of Steve Cayson to Chief Operating Officer from his previous role as Vice-President. In this new role, Cayson is tasked with developing the infrastructure…
CFD Research Corporation Receives EXPRESS Contract Award from Army
Huntsville, Ala. |June 29, 2018 – CFD Research announced today that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) as a small business prime for the Expedited Professional and…
CFDRC acquires Microbiome-Based Drug Discovery Division of iXpressGenes
Huntsville, Ala. — CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) has acquired the Microbiome-based Drug Discovery division of iXpressGenes (iXG). Both CFDRC and iXG are associate companies at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.…
CFDRC’s Phil Whitley wins 2018 John Paul Stapp Award
Phillip Whitley, Ph.D., received the 2018 John Paul Stapp Award for his 35 years of experience in developing requirements and protective means for humans in the extreme environments of sustained…
CFD Research featured on WHNT news as “cool and fun” aerospace company
Local news station, WHNT, visited us and produced a nice interview package entitled “Cool and fun things make a Huntsville company an aerospace-defense power” They covered some about our history…
CFDRC awarded MDA contract to develop improved materials models
Huntsville, Ala. | January 31, 2018 – The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently awarded CFD Research Corporation a $1M contract to improve upon existing materials models by incorporating state-of-the-art Peridynamics…
CFDRC featured on Air Force SBIR/STTR “Seeding the Future” for hostile fire signature models
Huntsville, Ala. | January 11, 2018 – The Air Force SBIR/STTR program recently visited CFD Research Corporation and our sponsoring customer the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) to learn more…
CFDRC helping to connect the plasma universe to plasma technology in Alabama
Huntsville, AL | September 21, 2017 – CFD Research Corporation is a key member of a new $20M National Science Foundation (NSF) plasma technology research project funded through the Established…
CFDRC awarded an Air Force contract to develop a design automation tool for integrated nanophotonics
Huntsville, Ala. | September 12, 2017 – CFD Research Corporation, in partnership with the University of Washington and the University of South Carolina, has been awarded a $750k contract from…
CFDRC’s Dr. HQ Yang part of award winning teams at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
CFD Research Corporation has a vision that includes impacting our world with technology solutions created by our employees and partners. Dr. HQ Yang exemplifies this vision in his work supporting…
CFDRC sponsors and helps build Habitat for Humanity house
CFD Research Corporation made a difference for one Huntsville family through sponsorship of a Habitat for Humanity house. The four bedroom, two bath house was dedicated on June 24, 2017…
CFD Research Receives Prestigious Nunn-Perry Award
Huntsville, AL | June 6, 2017 – CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) and its mentor, Raytheon, have been awarded the prestigious Nunn-Perry Award by the Department of Defense (DoD). The…
CFDRC wins $36.5M AMCOM EXPRESS Task Order
Huntsville, AL | April 11, 2017 – CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) has been awarded a five-year, $36.5M contract as a direct award as part of Torch Technologies’ AMCOM EXPRESS Blanket…
CFDRC awarded a Navy contract to develop back pain prediction and mitigation models
Huntsville, Ala. | January 17, 2017 – CFD Research Corporation has been awarded a $956k contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to further develop modeling tools to predict…
CFDRC awarded Army contract to develop an advanced burn injury assessment tool
Huntsville, Ala. | November 30, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation has been awarded a $1M contract from the Army to further develop an advanced burn injury assessment tool which aids…
CFDRC stem cell research featured on the cover of the Journal of Analytical Methods
Huntsville, Ala. | November 28, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation researchers and partners are proud to have their publication on an innovative method to characterize stem cell differentiation featured on the cover…
CFDRC awarded NASA contract to develop software for improved forecasting of solar particle events and their effects on space electronics
Huntsville, Ala. | November 17, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation, teamed with the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and Vanderbilt University, have been awarded a $750k contract from the…
CFDRC awarded NIH grant on personalized therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
Huntsville, Ala. | November 10, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a predictive model for personalized responses to…
CFDRC awarded Army contract to develop pulsed voltammetry tools for advanced analysis of electrochemical power systems
Huntsville, Ala. | October 27, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation has been awarded a $1M contract from the Army to develop pulsed voltammetry analysis tools for assessing battery electrode materials…
CFDRC wins NIH contract to further develop the SynVivo 3D tumor microenvironment model
Huntsville, Ala. | October 12, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation has won a $1.5M contract from the National Institutes of Health to further develop and validate a novel in vitro 3D…
CFDRC wins NIH contract to develop computational models for pulmonary drug delivery and personalized asthma management
Huntsville, Ala. | October 6, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation has won a $1M contract from the National Institutes of Health to further develop computational tools to optimize pulmonary drug…
CFDRC wins Air Force contract to develop and validate surface coking models for liquid rocket engines
Huntsville, Ala. | September, 22, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation has won a $750k contract from the Air Force to further develop and validate models for surface coking in fuel…
Sameer Singhal Succeeds Joe Cosumano as President and CEO of CFDRC
Huntsville, Ala. September 20, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation today announced the planned succession of the Company’s senior executive leadership. LtG (RET) Joe Cosumano, president and chief executive officer (CEO),…
CFDRC Announces ISO9001/AS9100 Certifications
CFD Research Corporation is pleased to announce receipt of AS9100 Rev C Certification (AS9100C) of our Quality Management System for Aviation, Space and Defense for its Huntsville, Alabama location. An…
CFDRC Exhibiting at 19th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium
CFD Research Corporation will be exhibiting at the 19th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium August 16th-18th in Huntsville, AL. The SMD Symposium is the leading educational, professional development and…
The CFDRC Innovation Accelerator Program
Innovation Accelerator teams met regularly during lunch and after hours to discuss their ideas and build their business plans. Huntsville, Ala – CFD Research Corporation has launched an internal Innovation Accelerator…
CFDRC named 2016 “Corporate Innovator of the Year” by EDPA
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. July 7, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation is being awarded the Corporate Innovator of the Year by the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama for its work developing software…
CFDRC wins Air Force contract to develop and demonstrate real-time analysis capabilities for external flight test loads
Huntsville, Ala. | June, 7, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation has won a $750k contract from the Air Force to further develop and demonstrate a real-time analysis tool for accurate determination of…
CFDRC wins Defense Health Program contract to develop systems biology based tools to optimize blood platelet storage and improve transfusion safety
Huntsville, Ala. | May, 5, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) has won a $1M DoD contract from the Defense Health Program (DHP) to further develop blood platelet systems biology…
CFDRC named as a finalist for the 2016 Alabama Innovation Awards
The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama recently announced the 11 finalists for the 2016 Alabama Innovation Awards. CFDRC is proud to be a finalist in the “Corporate Innovator of the…
CFDRC hosting career fair on April 20th
CFD Research Corporation hopes to attract a number of scientists, engineers, and interns next week during our free career fair in Huntsville. CFDRC, located at 701 McMillian Way N.W., will…
Team CFDRC supports HudsonAlpha at the Double Helix Dash
Team CFDRC had a strong showing for HudsonAlpha’s 2016 Double Helix Dash 5k! Proceeds from the Double Helix Dash support HudsonAlpha’s work with rare and undiagnosed genetic disorders, which affect…
CFDRC wins Air Force contract to develop physics based modeling tool to assess fuel spurt phenomena
Huntsville, Ala. | April 4th, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) in collaboration with ESI Energy Solutions (ESI) has won a $750k Air Force contract to develop a physics-based CFD…
CFDRC presents at Dream Chaser Workshop
The Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County hosted a workshop for space industry partners to discuss the business opportunities associated with landing Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser® spacecraft at…
CFDRC wins NASA contract to design a Light-weight Inflatable Structural Airlock (LISA)
Huntsville, Ala. | March, 28, 2016 – CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) in collaboration with Thin Red Line Aerospace (TRLA) has won a $750k NASA contract to advance design of the…
CFDRC wins Missile Defense Agency contract for development of physics based reliability models for microelectronics
Huntsville, Ala. – March, 24, 2016 – CFDRC has teamed with experts in the field of microelectronics and packaging reliability to win a $1.0M contract from the Missile Defense Agency…
CFDRC wins Air Force contract for integrated software tool to predict material degradation in high performance coatings
Huntsville, Ala | March 21, 2016 – In this new Air Force award, a $760k / 2 year effort, CFDRC will deliver a multiscale material modeling toolkit to predict damage…
CFDRC’s SynVivo featured on Tech Alabama
Tech Alabama stopped by the SynVivo offices recently to interview president and CEO, Richard Piazza for his views on the technology and its application to the future of cancer treatment.…
CFDRC Promotes Sameer Singhal to Chief Operating Officer
Huntsville, Ala – January 25, 2016: CFD Research Corporation has announced the promotion of Sameer Singhal to Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Mr. Singhal will be tasked with…
CFDRC “sweat sensor” featured on Tech Alabama
CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) is working on wearable technology that can provide additional biological information that a Fitbit currently does not currently provide. Using its sugar-powered Bio-Battery technology, this Huntsville company is…
CFDRC’s SynVivo featured in Business Alabama magazine
CFD Research spinoff SynVivo has created a microchip platform for medical research that speeds personalized treatment and cuts costs to a fraction. Modern health care is in a constant race…
Stephen Cayson joins CFDRC as Chief Technology Partnerships Officer
Stephen Cayson, who has nearly three decades of aerospace and defense industry experience, is CFDRC’s new chief technology partnerships officer. Cayson will serve as a liaison between the company’s research…
CFDRC featured in No’Ala Huntsville magazine
No’Ala Huntsville magazine stopped by the CFDRC offices to discuss the company’s history, future, and several technologies under development. “When Vincent and Sameer talk about the variety of applications their…
CFDRC Interviewed at 2015 SMD Symposium
CFDRC President and CEO, LTG (ret) Joe Cosumano, was interviewed on WHNT to discuss some of our technologies showcased at the 2015 SMD Symposium including gelled DACS, thermal batteries, and…
CFDRC stem cell separation technology featured on Tech Alabama
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is allowing CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) researchers to continue their stem cell separation technology. “The DOD really thinks this is a promising technology. They…
CFDRC Scientific Publications Featured as Cover Stories for High Impact Journals
Huntsville, AL – February 27, 2015 – CFD Research Corporation is proud that the editors of the Journal of Controlled Release have selected a new paper from Prabhakar Pandian and CFDRC co-authors Charles Garson,…
CFDRC and Raytheon Missile Systems Partner Under DoD Mentor-Protégé Program
Huntsville, Ala – February 25, 2015 – Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) has signed a U.S. Department of Defense mentor –protégé agreement with CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC), a Woman-Owned Small Business based…
CFDRC’s ArmyTar featured on Redstone Alabama
Keeping our soldiers healthy is big business in the Army. From preventative medicine and injury treatment to long term care, healthcare is one of the largest costs the military incurs.…
CFDRC making waves in traumatic brain injury research
CFD Research Corporation, led by Dr. Andrzej Przekwas, the Senior Vice President for Research in Computational Medicine and Biology, is working with the Department of Defense to learn more about…
CFDRC Publishes Results on JP-8 Fuel Cell and Secures Additional Funding for Research
CFDRC Publishes Results on JP-8 Fuel Cell and Secures Additional Funding for Research Huntsville, AL – December 8, 2014 – CFD Research Corporation scientists have demonstrated the first room-temperature fuel cell…
CFD Research Corporation announces major gifts to the “Community Foundation” and “Habitat for Humanity”
CFD Research Corporation announces major gifts to the “Community Foundation” and “Habitat for Humanity” Press Release – Huntsville, AL, November 20, 2014 CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC), located in Cummings Research…
CFDRC Receives Additional Funding for Thermal Battery Enhancements
CFDRC Receives Additional Funding for Thermal Battery Enhancements HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – June 6, 2014 – CFD Research Corporation has been awarded additional funding under an SBIR Phase II enhancement to further develop…
CFDRC Wins Multiple DoD Small Business Innovative Research Projects
CFDRC Wins Multiple DoD Small Business Innovative Research Projects HUNTSVILLE, May 28, 2014 – CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) has been awarded multiple Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contracts by various…
CFDRC Awarded Protein Purification Technology Development Contract by US Army
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – May 13, 2014 – CFD Research Corporation has been awarded a $1M follow-on contract from the US Army Research Office (ARO) to further develop a novel high-throughput technology…
CFDRC Employee Selected for Two Academic Achievement Awards from University of Alabama in Huntsville
CFDRC Employee Selected for Two Academic Achievement Awards from University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, April 1, 2014 – CFDRC engineer Sunny Patel receives two academic awards from the University…
CFDRC Developing Advanced Simulation Data Management Tools for the US Air Force
CFDRC Developing Advanced Simulation Data Management Tools for the US Air Force HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – February 15, 2014 – CFD Research Corporation and the Information Technology and Systems Center (ITSC), at…
CFDRC Developing Novel Bioaerosol Ionization and Collection System for US Army
CFDRC Developing Novel Bioaerosol Ionization and Collection System for US Army HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – January 15, 2014 – CFD Research Corporation has been awarded a $1M follow-on contract from the US…
CFDRC developed SynVivo recognized among “Top 10 Innovations of 2013” by The Scientist
CFDRC developed SynVivo recognized among “Top 10 Innovations of 2013” by The Scientist HUNTSVILLE, Ala. December 4, 2013 – CFD Research Corporation developed SynVivo® microfluidic cell-based assay platform has been recognized…
CFD Research Corporation Holds Ribbon Cutting/Open House at New Facilities
CFD Research Corporation Holds Ribbon Cutting/Open House at New Facilities HUNTSVILLE – CFD Research Corporation celebrated the opening of new facilities in Cummings Research Park, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, November 19,…
Rolls-Royce purchases CFDRC’s patent for low emission engine fuel injectors
Rolls-Royce purchases CFDRC’s patent for low emission engine fuel injectors HUNTSVILLE, Ala. November 4 , 2013 – CFD Research Corporation is pleased to announce that Rolls-Royce has purchased CFDRC Patent: “Piloted Airblast…
CFDRC Scientist Recognized in Nikon Small World Photomicrography Contest
CFDRC Scientist Recognized in Nikon Small World Photomicrography Contest HUNTSVILLE, Ala. October 31, 2013 – CFD Research Corporation is excited to announce that research scientist Ashley Smith has garnered recognition in…
CFDRC wins Small Business Innovative Research awards from Missile Defense Agency
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. October 13 , 2013 – Huntsville-based CFD Research Corporation recently won three Small Business Innovative Research Phase I awards from the Missile Defense Agency within the U.S. Department of Defense.…
CFDRC Will Be Moving To A New Building, October 1, 2013
CFDRC Will Be Moving To A New Building, October 1, 2013 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. September 30, 2013 – CFD Research Corporation will be moving to a new building in Cummings Research Park, Huntsville,…
CFDRC Developing Paper-Based Bio-Battery™ with Air Force Research Labs
CFDRC Developing Paper-Based Bio-Battery™ with Air Force Research Labs HUNTSVILLE, Ala. September 17, 2013 – CFD Research Corporation has been awarded a $750k research contract from the Air Force to further advance…
Missile Defense Agency Tech Update
Missile Defense Agency Tech Update From Models to Mortals Human-on-a-chip project provides lessons in anatomy. In 2012, CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC; Huntsville, AL) announced a cooperative agreement with Harvard University…
CFDRC Developing Non-Invasive Stem Cell Analyzer Technology
CFDRC Developing Non-Invasive Stem Cell Analyzer Technology Research could have important applications in regenerative medicine and therapeutics. CFD Research Corporation has been awarded a two-year $1M contract from the DoD’s…
CFDRC Senior Scientist Participate in ICERM Workshop
CFDRC Senior Scientist Participate in ICERM Workshop Towards Adaptive Kinetic-Fluid Solvers for Engineering Applications The development of next-generation computational tools has been one of the focuses of CFDRC over the…
CFD Research Corporation Exhibiting at 2013 SMD Symposium
CFD Research Corporation Exhibiting at 2013 SMD Symposium Huntsville, AL – August 2, 2013 – CFD Research Corporation will be exhibiting at the 2013 Space & Missile Defense Symposium August…
CFDRC President Joe Cosumano interviewed by WAFF
CFDRC President Joe Cosumano interviewed by WAFF The April 04 evening news featured a section on the THAAD missile defense system and Huntsville’s role in missile defense. CFDRC’s President, Lt.…
NASA Tech Briefs magazine features CFDRC technology for simulation of rocket exhaust interaction with Lunar Soil
NASA Tech Briefs magazine features CFDRC technology for simulation of rocket exhaust interaction with Lunar Soil The December 2012 issue of NASA Tech Briefs Journal, features an article on CFDRC…
CFDRC’s NanoTCAD Technology featured in NASA Spinoff Magazine 2012
CFDRC’s NanoTCAD Technology featured in NASA Spinoff Magazine 2012 The 2012 issue of NASA Spinoff magazine features an article on the impact of CFDRC simulation technology NanoTCAD on strengthening space…
AL.com Announces CFDRC’s New President
AL.com Announces CFDRC’s New President AL.com published an article about CFDRC’s new President, Joseph M. Cosumano Jr. You can read the article by clicking here.
LTG(ret) Joseph M. Cosumano Jr. Joins CFDRC
LTG(ret) Joseph M. Cosumano Jr. Joins CFDRC Huntsville, AL – Jan 30, 2013 –Mr. Cosumano joins CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) as President, effective 1 Feb 2013. Mr. Cosumano’s military and…
CFDRC Building Bridges for Effective Transitioning of Technologies
CFDRC Building Bridges for Effective Transitioning of Technologies Appoints LTG(Ret) Joseph M. Cosumano Jr. as President CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) positions Lieutenant General (Retired) Joseph M. Cosumano at the helm…
CFDRC Developing Physiologically Realistic in vitro Tumor Microenvironment Platform
SynVivo-Tumor offers real-time analysis and visualization of drug delivery and cellular interactions and will be showcased at the December ASCB meeting in San Francisco. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. December 10, 2012 – CFD…
CFDRC Receives Air Force Contract for Developing Cyber Protection for Cloud Data
HUNTSVILLE, AL. December 4, 2012 – CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) has been awarded an Air Force contract to develop quality of information algorithms and computer software for protecting data in cloud…
CFDRC Strengthens Bio-Battery Product Line by Licensing Technology from Akermin, Inc.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. November 26, 2012 – CFD Research Corporation has extended its position as a leader in enzymatic fuel cell technology with the addition of enzymatic cathode technology from Akermin, Inc.…
CFDRC Featured on National Public Radio – Jan 2011
Areas where defense spending is high were less affected by the recession. Reporter Tanya Ott visits Huntsville, Alabama that has several defense-related businesses and looks at why it’s prospering. The…
CFDRC Participates in FAST Zero-G Flight Testing
Dr. Peter Liever and his colleagues with the University of Florida have recently participated in a Zero-G flight test with The Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development…
CFDRC Scientist Earns Outstanding Task Award from Jacobs ESTS
CFDRC Researcher H.Q. Yang and his team working at Marshal Space Flight Center have been awarded the Outstanding Task Award from Jacobs ESTS for their work on Fluid Dynamics Support…
CFDRC Awarded NSF Project to Design and Optimize Algae Growth Systems
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) a competitive contract to develop high-fidelity modeling and simulation tools to design and optimize microalgae growth systems. Microalgae organisms are…
CFDRC to Demonstrate its Bio-Battery Technology at 44th Power Sources Conference Las Vegas, Nevada, June 14-17
Huntsville, Ala. — CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC), a high-tech small business developing innovative technologies for military and commercial markets, will be demonstrating its award winning Bio-Battery technology at the 44th…
CFDRC Bio-Battery in Technology Alabama Magazine
Technology Alabama’s Spring 2010 issue features an article on CFDRC’s Bio-Battery program. The article, titled “Bio-Battery Creates BUZZ,” discusses using insects, rodents, and other animals as mediums for surveilance equipment,…
CFDRC Synthetic Microvascular Network in Huntsville R&D Magazine
Huntsville R&D’s Spring 2010 issue features an article on CFDRC’s syntehtic microvascular network. The goal of this technology is to reduce the need for lab animals in experiments, such as…
CFDRC, and its Bio-Battery Programs, mentioned in Economist Magazine
The Economist Magazine has highlighted CFDRC in its article on “Alabama’s economy: Small Alabama cities are poised for recovery”. It mentioned that Huntsville Alabama was rated number 1 in the…
CFDRC’s “Missile Weather Encounter” Program Wins Prestigious 2010 National Achievement Award by U.S. Army
CFDRC’s “Missile Weather Encounter” Program was recently selected as a National Achievement Award winner for 2010 by the Army SBIR Program. This prestigious award was given to the top 11…
US Army Has Selected Rotorcraft Engine Inlet Barrier Filter for 2010 CPP Award
The US Army has selected CFDRC for the 2010 SBIR Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) (http://www.armysbir.com/sbir/cpp_fy09.htm) entitled: “Integration of Advanced Inlet Particle Separator and Barrier Filtration Technologies for Turboshaft Engine Operation…
Constant Volume Rocket Motor for In-space Propulsion
CFDRC announces the award of US patent #7,631,487, “Constant Volume Combustion Bipropellant Pulsed Rocket Motor”. This invention utilizes a reciprocating thrust valve to provide precision controlled pulsed mode operation of…
CFDRC Receives US Patent for Self-cleaning and Mixing Microfluidic Elements
CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) announced today the receipt of Patent No. US #7,604,394 for an invention titled “Self-cleaning and Mixing Microfluidic Elements”. This invention builds upon CFDRC’s IP portfolio of…
CFDRC Receives US Patent for Electrostatic Sampler for Collection of Biological Agents
Huntsville, AL, September 30, 2008 CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) announced today the receipt of Patent No. US 7,428,848 for an invention titled “Electrostatic Sampler and Method”. In contrast with conventional…
Multipurpose Pseudospark Switch for High Energy Electron Beams
CFDRC announces the award of US patent # 7,579,578, “Advanced Multipurpose Pseudospark Switch”.This invention provides increased electron beam brightness, lower beam emittance, and higher average electron energy than existing e-beam…
CFDRC Awarded the Tennessee Valley Innovation Award
The Tennessee Valley Innovation Award was presented by Congressman Parker Griffith to Dr. Ashok K. Singhal, President of CFDRC, at Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, AL on August…
CFDRC Files Patent Application for ‘Carbon Nanotube Growth at Reduced Temperature via Catalytic Oxidation’
CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled “Carbon Nanotube Growth at Reduced Temperature via Catalytic Oxidation.” The present invention relates…
CFDRC Wins NASA Contract to Develop On-Chip Sensor System for Monitoring Astronaut Health in Space
CFD Research Corporation has been selected by NASA GRC to develop an on-chip, nanoplasmonics based sensor system to detect level of proteins in body fluids (urine, blood) in a micro-gravity…
CFDRC’s Virtual Warfighter featured in Technology Alabama Magazine
Technology Alabama magazine’s Spring 2009 issue features an article on our virtual warfighter technology. You can view the article by clicking here.
CFDRC Signs License & Development Agreement for Inhaler Spacer with Cogenesis Biotech
Huntsville, AL, October 21, 2008 CFD Research Corporation has signed an exclusive license and joint development agreement for its patented spacer technology for respiratory drug delivery. The license is with…
CFDRC’s Bio-Battery Program Wins Prestigious National Achievement Award by U.S. Army
CFDRC’s Bio-Battery Program was recently selected as a National Achievement Award winner by the Army SBIR Program. This prestigious award was given to the top 10 programs out of 755…
CFDRC in the News at Nano Science and Technology Institute
Dr. Alex Vasenkov recently provided Nano World News with updates on the Low temperature Carbon Nanotube Growth technology. You can read the article by clicking here.
SkyRadio interviews Dr. Ashok Singhal, President CFDRC, for “Faster Innovations Through Simulations”
SkyRadio Network has interviewed Dr. Ashok, Singhal, President of CFDRC, as part of Fortune Biz and Tech Channel segment on “Innovative Companies on the Move”, to be aired on American…
CFDRC Biotechnology Division Relocates to Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology
CFDRC is relocating its Biotechnology Labs (for microfluidics, nanochemistry, and cell analysis) to Hudson Alpha Institute in Cummings Research Park in Huntsville. This move will include relocation of 12 employees,…
Missile Defense Agency TechUpdate: Modeling the Real World
Fall 2007 In the Missile Defense Agency TechUpdate Fall 2007 edition, CFDRC was the subject of an article entitled “Modeling the Real World”, click here.
CFDRC Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Congressman Bud Cramer
On August 7, 2007, CFDRC celebrated its 20th anniversary. Congressman Bud Cramer attended the festivities and gave a speech in front of CFDRC employees and customers. For more information, please…
Dr. Ashok Singhal Selected as Entrepreneur of the Week
June 8, 2007 The Huntsville Times News paper selected Dr. Ashok Singhal, President of CFD Research Corporation, as Entrepreneur of the Week. For Huntsville Times article “CFD Performs Cutting-Edge Research”,…
CFDRC Wins a Hydrogen Fuel Cell project from DOE, in an open competition to support President’s Hydrogen Research Initiative
June 4, 2007 Huntsville, Alabama: CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) is pleased to announce its recent award from the U.S. Department of Energy, a $5 Million contract for hydrogen fuel cell…
CFDRC is Awarded U.S. Patent 7,189,578 entitled ‘Methods and Systems Employing Electrothermally Induced Flow for Mixing and Cleaning in Microsystems’
CFDRC was awarded a U.S. patent for an invention entitled “Methods and Systems Employing Electrothermally Induced Flow for Mixing and Cleaning in Microsystems.” The invention is method and system for…
CFDRC Files Patent Application for ‘Advanced Multipurpose Pseudospark Switch’
CFDRC has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled “Advanced Multipurpose Pseudospark Switch.” The invention is a pseudospark switch that provides e-beams for applications such…
CFDRC Files Patent Application for ‘Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Selectively Heating Catalyst’
CFDRC has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled “Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Selectively Heating Catalyst.” The invention is a catalytic chemical vapor deposition…
CFDRC Files Patent for ‘Integrated Microfluidic System Design Using Mixed Methodology Simulations’
Date: January 19, 2007 CFDRC filed a patent application entitled “Integrated Microfluidic System Design Using Mixed Methodology Simulations.” The invention is a simulation-based method for rapidly designing, evaluating, and/or optimizing…
Thrombectomy Microcatheter Patent Filed
CFDRC has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled “Thrombectomy Microcatheter.” Thrombectomy catheters are used to remove blood clots in arteries, such as those that…
CFDRC Files Patent Application for ‘Hybrid Power Strip’
CFDRC has filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled”Hybrid Power Strip.” The invention is a flexible hybrid biofuel cell power strip for use in…
CFDRC Receives National Tibbetts Award for 2006
September 2006; Huntsville, AL, CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) has been selected as one of the Tibbetts Award winners for 2006. This is in recognition for significant achievements involving technological innovation…
CFDRC Signs Royalty Agreement with Optomec for Maskless Material Deposition Technology
September 5, 2006 Huntsville, AL: CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) is pleased to announce its agreement to assign intellectual property rights related to a novel technology for maskless material deposition to…
NASA Presents “Certificate of Appreciation” to CFDRC
NASA has presented a “Certificate of Appreciation” to CFDRC as part of the NASA Supplier Outreach and Process Control Assurance Program.
Congressman Bud Cramer Visits CFDRC to Announce his Proposal HR4684, for Increases in SBIR Funds
CFDRC has hosted a small business forum for the North Alabama region. This forum was well attended with representatives from Torch Technologies, Information Security and Assurance Corp., Advanced Optical Systems,…
“Synthetic Microfluidic Microvasculature” Patent Filed
CFDRC has applied for a U.S. patent entitled “Synthetic Microfluidic Microvasculature” invented by CFDRC engineers/scientists Prabhakar Pandian, Shankar Sundaram, and Kapil Pant. The invention is a synthetic microvasculature network (SMN)…
“High Energy, Low Temperature Gelled Bi-Propellant Formulation” Patent Filed
CFDRC has applied for a U.S. patent entitled “High Energy, Low Temperature Gelled Bi-Propellant Formulation” invented by CFDRC engineer Roberto DiSalvo. The invention is a combination of gelled propellants that…
“Electrostatic Sampler and Method” Patent Filed
CFDRC has applied for a U.S. patent entitled “Electrostatic Sampler and Method” invented by CFDRC engineers/scientists Kapil Pant, Guiren Wang, Jianjun Feng, and Shankar Sundaram. The invention is a portable…
CFDRC’s Hemodialysis Catheter Design Receives National Recognition
CFDRC’s hemodialysis catheter was initially designed under a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH). CFDRC patented the design and granted exclusive license to…
“Method and Apparatus for Separating Particles by Dielectrophoresis” Patent Filed
CFDRC has applied for a U.S. patent entitled “Method and Apparatus for Separating Particles by Dielectrophoresis” invented by CFDRC engineers/scientists Jianjun Feng, Guiren Wang, S. Krishnamoorthy, Kapil Pant, and Shankar…
CFDRC Featured in Scientific Computing Magazine
CFDRC and its Multiphysics Simulation Capability have been featured in the April issue of Scientific Computing Magazine. CFD Research Corporation is working on a project sponsored by Defense Advanced Research…
CFDRC’s Hemodialysis Catheter Launched Successfully
November 18, 2004; Huntsville, Alabama, USA, CFD Research Corporation (“CFDRC”) is pleased to announce the successful market release of Spire Biomedical’s Altaâ„¢ LR, Long Term Hemodialysis Catheter. This novel and…
CFDRC Recognized by National Science Foundation
Growing Power of Multiphysics Simulations From SBIRs to Products and Services for Industry and Defense The ever-increasing pace of global competition and convergence of new technologies raises many complex technical…
Spacer Patent Application Filed with U. S. Patent Office
Spacer Patent Application Filed with U. S. Patent Office A patent application titled “Pediatric Spacer to Reduce Drug Impaction Loss” has been filed with the U.S. Patent Office (10/775,465). This…
Fuel Injector Patent Application Filed with U. S. Patent Office
The U. S. Patent Office recently published the patent application entitled “Piloted Airblast Lean Direct Fuel Injector with Modified Air Splitter” which was invented by CFDRC engineers Clifford E. Smith…
CFDRC Product wins Desktop Engineering Award
March 2004 CFD-CADalyzer wins Desktop Engineering Magazine Readers’ Choice Award for December 2003 Each issue Desktop Engineering gives a Readers’ Choice Award to the product that has received the most…
CFDRC Featured in Aerospace America Magazine
CFDRC and its Multiphysics Simulation capability has been featured in the February 2004 issue of AIAA Aerospace America Magazine. A full copy of the text can be found here.
A Message From the CEO Concerning the Recent Software Division Spin-Off
February 6, 2004 Message from CFDRC President and CEO Subject: New Opportunity with Added Value for our Customers Dear Customer: The purpose of this letter is to inform you about…
CFDRC Announces Software Products Division Spin-Off
January 28, 2004–Huntsville, Alabama, USA — CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC), the leading provider of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Multiphysics Software, announced today the spin-off of its commercial Software Products…
CFDRC CEO Interview with Wall Street Reporter
Recently, the CEO of CFDRC was contacted by Wall Street Reporter regarding CFDRC’s mission, business, and goals. Dr. Singhal spoke about the company in general, the nature of the software…
CFDRC Technologies Recognized in Aerospace America AIR/SPACE Year In Review Edition
The year in review edition of Aerospace America magazine recognizes the significant advances made in various technical fields of the air and space disciplines during the previous year. CFDRC technologies…
CFDRC Receives US Patent for Double-Lumen Catheter for Hemodialysis
CFDRC Receives US Patent for Double-Lumen Catheter for Hemodialysis Catheter to Benefit Patients with Kidney Disease and Disorders by Increasing Comfort Levels Huntsville, AL, July 24, 2002 – CFD Research…
CFDRC Receives SBA’s First-Ever Tibbetts Award
Huntsville, AL — Dr. Ashok Singhal, President and Technical Director of CFD Research Corporation today received a Tibbetts Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for his company’s achievements…
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2 weeks ago
We're proud to announce that we've been selected to join the Kratos -led team awarded a five-year OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1! ![]()
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“We are excited to partner with Kratos to advance innovative hypersonic technologies and support national defense priorities,” said Sameer Singhal, President & CEO of CFD Research.![]()
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4 weeks ago
Wishing you a joyful holiday season from everyone at CFD Research! As we celebrate this time of year, we're grateful for the wonderful community of colleagues and partners who have shown us so much support. May your holidays be filled with peace, joy, and happiness. Here's to a bright and prosperous New Year! #CFDResearch
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