The Resilient Smart Cities Innovation Center (ReSinC)
Rouzbeh Nazari, Chair and Charles G. Templeton Endowed Professor
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Grants and Projects
PI United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) NIFA: Catalyzing Local Food Value Chain Development through a Cross-functional Alliance and Economic Investment in Birmingham, Alabama, July 1st, 2023 – June 30st, 2027, $1,000,000
UAB PI National Science Foundation (NSF), FII Track-2 FEC: Facilitating Ubiquitous Technology Utilizing Resilient Eco-friendly Sensors, Rouzbeh Nazari, Teresa Murray, Maryam Karimi, Harish Subbaraman, Prabhu Arumugam and Shuk-Mei Ho, November 1st, 2022 – October 31st, 2026, $6,000,000
PI United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Development of Multi-Scale Non-Invasive In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques for Proactive Waste Management: Demonstration and Training, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), Maryam Karimi (Co-PI), Wesley Zech and Lisa McCormick, October 1st 2022 – September 30st 2023, $250,000
CO-PI The National Academies’ of Science and Engineering, Gulf Research Program (GRP), Coastal Communities Knowledge Development and Technical Assistance, January 2022-December 2025, $450,000
CO-PI US EPA, Modelling Outdoor Comfort with UAV-based Digitization Technique and a Comfort Tracking System for Underserved Communities. August 1st, 2023 – July 31st, 2024, $25,000
CO-PI US EPA, Urban water pollution extent and impact on the Village Creek in Birmingham, AL – Analysis and Mitigation strategies. August 1st, 2023 – July 31st, 2024, $25,000
PI University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Developing a Framework for Infectious Disease Transmission and Spread using SARS, MERS and COVID-19 Data, Rouzbeh Nazari, Maryam Karimi, Lisa McCormick, May 1st 2020 – April 30st 2021, $10,000
PI United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Regional UTC Program. The resiliency of the transportation systems under extreme storm events, September 1st 2019-August 31st 2020, $101,800
PI United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Development of Multi-Scale Non-Invasive In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques for Proactive Waste Management: Demonstration and Training, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), Jess Everett (Co-PI), Nidhal Bouaynaya (Co-PI), Maryam Karimi (Co-PI), October 1st 2019 – September 30st 2020, $191,774
PI (Institutional) U.S. Department of Transportation, Region 2 University Transportation Center (UTC), Ali Maher (Rutgers PI), Rouzbeh Nazari (Rowan PI), June 2018- June 2021, $7,711,800, Rowan Share, $800,000
PI National Science Foundation (NSF), I-Corp: An innovative framework for high-resolution quantitative assessment of flood resiliency, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), September 1st 2018-August 31st 2019, $50,000
PI Armand Corporation: Practical Study of Local and Regional Resilience Planning for Critical Infrastructure Systems and Communities in Coastal Zones, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), August 15th 2018-November 14th 2020, $152,019
PI New Jersey DEP, Drone Based Aerial Progress Monitoring of Seawall Repair and Construction Project for Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), December 13th 2017-November 14th 2020, $72,575
PI United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Development of Multi-Scale Non-Invasive In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques for Proactive Waste Management: Demonstration and Training, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), Jess Everett (Co-PI), Nidhal Bouaynaya (Co-PI), Peter Romanov (Co-PI), Jordan Howell (Co-PI), Christine Nolan (Co-PI), October 1st 2017 – September 30st 2018, $170,000
PI New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA), Impact-Based Decision-Making Framework for Community-based Resiliency Planning under Extreme Storm Events, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), Jess Everett (Co-PI), Parth Bhavsar (Co-PI), Beena Sukumaran (Co-PI), Ralph Dusseau (Co-PI), Kauser Jahan (Co-PI), George D. Lecakes Jr. (Co-PI), DeMond S. Miller (Co-PI), Zachary Christman(Co-PI), Amir Iranmanesh (Co-PI), October 1st 2016 – August 31st 2018, $800,052.00
PI United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Proactive Waste Management Through Infrared Thermography for Landfill Monitoring and Fire Warning, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), Jess Everett (Co-PI), Nidhal Bouaynaya (Co-PI), Peter Romanov (Co-PI), Jordan Howell (Co-PI), Christine Nolan (Co-PI), October 1st 2016 – September 30st 2018, $150,000.00
Co-PI National Science Foundation (NSF), Engaging In Stem Education With Big Data Analytics And Technologies: A Rowan-Cove Initiative, Nidhal Bouaynaya (PI), Rouzbeh Nazari (Co-PI), John D. Moore (Co-PI), Kevin D. Dahm (Co-PI), Ravi P. Ramachandran (Co-PI), October 1st 2016 – September 30st 2019, $ 299,930.00
PI University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), Evaluation of Simulation Models for Road Weather Information System, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), Hao Wang (Co-PI, Rutgers University), September 1st 2016 – January 31st 2018, $75,000.00
PI New Jersey American Water (NJAW), Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Water Resource Management, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), May 1st 2016 – January 31st 2017, $185,000.00
PI New Jersey American Water (NJAW), Developing A Geodatabase for Water System Data Collection, Rouzbeh Nazari (PI), May 1st 2016 – January 31st 2017, $135,000.00