Active Projects
7. A Data-Driven Probabilistic Framework Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Artificial Intelligence, and Underwater Robotics for Predicting Bridge Scour (January 2026-July 2027)
PI: Navid Tahvidlari, Co-PI: Leonardo Bobadilla (FIU)
Funded by: DOT- Through Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC)
6. Adaptive Planning for Urban Flood Mitigation under Deep Climate Change Uncertainty in the Southern Chesapeake Bay Region (June 2026-May 2030)
PI: Majid Shafie-Jood (UVA), Co-PIs: Julianne Quinn (UVA), Negin Alemazkoor (UVA), Jonathan Goodall (UVA), Navid Tahvildari (FIU), Jessica Whitehead (ODU)
Funded by: NOAA-Effects of Sea Level Rise Program
5. Supporting Hampton Roads Community Climate Resiliency with NASA CASI Science, (November 1, 2024-October 31, 2027)
PI: Patrick Taylor (NASA Langley Research Center), Co-PIs: Derek Loftis (VIMS), Navid Tahvildari (FIU), George McLeod (ODU) .
Funded by: NASA- Earth Science Division
4. Mid-scale RI-1 (M1:DP): National Full-Scale Testing Infrastructure for Community Hardening in Extreme Wind, Surge, and Wave Events (NICHE) (February 1, 2022, January 31, 2027)
PI: Arindam Chowdhury (FIU), Co-PIs: Kurtis Gurley (U Florida), Tracy Kijewski-Correa (U Notre Dame), Pedro Lomonaco (OSU), Catherine Gorle (Stanford), Senior Personnel: several researchers including Navid Tahvildari (FIU), Industry partner: Aerolab
Funded by: National Science Foundation (CMMI)
3. Transportation Systems and Flood Resilience under Dynamic Sea Level Rise: Integrated Modeling to Assess Natural and Nature-Based Solutions for Roadway Flooding in Hampton Roads, Virginia (September 1, 2022-August 31, 2026)
PI: Navid Tahvildari, Co-PIs: Maryam Shakiba (Virginia Tech), Kun Xie (ODU), Mecit Cetin (ODU), Gangfeng Ma (ODU), Tom Allen (ODU), George McLeod (ODU), Robert McNab (ODU)
Funded by: NOAA- Effects of Sea Level Rise Program
2. Pixels for Public Health: Analytic Collaborative Framework to Enhance Coastal Resiliency of Vulnerable Populations in Hampton Roads, Virginia (May 1, 2022-June 31, 2026)
PI: Thomas Allen (ODU), Co-PIs: Navid Tahvildari (ODU), Alex Neilsen (ODU), Heather Richter (ODU), Sonke Dangendorf (Tulane), Geroge Mcleod (ODU).
Funded by: NASA
1. SCC-IRG Track 2: Scalable Modeling and Adaptive Real-time Trust-based communication (SMARTc) system for roadway inundations in flood-prone communities (July 1, 2021, June 30, 2026)
PI: Khan Iftekharuddin (ODU), Co-PIs: Mecit Cetin (ODU), Jonathan Goodall (UVA), Jing Chen (ODU), Navid Tahvildari (ODU)
Funded by: National Science Foundation (S&CC Program)
Completed Projects
17. Understanding the Discrepancies between Acoustic and Radar Measurements of Water Level Using Computational Modeling and Observations (September 15, 2022-September 15, 2023)
PI: Navid Tahvildari, Co-PI: Gangfeng Ma (ODU)
Funded by: NOAA- National Ocean Service
16. Quantifying Integrated Engineering and Ecological Benefits of Nature-Based Shoreline Stabilization Features to Inform Coastal Resilience in Rural Virginia (January 1, 2023-December 31, 2025)
PI: Navid Tahvildari, Co-PIs: Taylor Sloey, Erik Yando, Tom Allen (ODU).
Funded by: Virginia Sea Grant
15. Real-time Sensing of Flooding within Urban Environments (July 1, 2021- June 30, 2022)
PI: Jonathan L. Goodall (UVA), Co-PI: Navid Tahvildari
Funded by: 4-VA
14. Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Scour Study- Phase 1: Field Measurements (October 1, 2021- January 30, 2022)
Sole PI: Navid Tahvildari
Funded by: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
13. Site Selection and Design of Marsh Terraces in Back Bay, Virginia Beach (July 2020-December 2020)
PI: Navid Tahvildari, Co-PI: Gary Schafran
Funded by: City of Virginia Beach (Project Lead: Dewberry)
12. An Integrated Computational Framework for Hydrodynamic and Biological Processes in Seagrasses, (September 30, 2019, December 30, 2020)
PI: Navid Tahvildari
Funded by: Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Interdisciplinary Research
11.“Lake Aeration: A Water Quality and Hydrodynamic Dispersion Study”, (August 15, 2019 – December 31, 2020)
PI: Gary Shafran (ODU-CEE), Co-PI: Navid Tahvildari
Funded by: City of Norfolk
10. Modeling Shoreline Erosion in Response to Storm Tides and Relative Sea Level Rise (July 1, 2019-June 31, 2021)
PI: Navid Tahvildari
Funded by: Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency
9.The Role of Seagrasses in Mitigating Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Impacts on Coastal Infrastructure: Integration of Hydrodynamics, Biophysics, and Sediment Geochemistry (Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grant) (January 15, 2018- December 31, 2018)
PI: Tahvildari, Collaborators: Richard Zimmerman and David Burdige (ODU-OAES Dept)
Funded by: Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University
8.Nature-Based Features for Coastal Resilience: Quantifying Wave Dissipation (June 2017- May 2019)
PI: Tahvildari
Funded by: Virginia Sea Grant (NOAA) -Through Graduate Research Fellowship
PI: Tahvild ari, Co-PIs: Goodall (UVA), Murray-Tuite (Virginia Tech), Cetin (ODU).
Funded by: Department of Transportation through Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability University Transportation Center (MATS UTC)
6.Investigating the Effects of Nature-based Coastal Measures in Storm Damage Mitigation (February 1, 2017 – June 1, 2017)
PI: Tahvildari
Funded by: Old Dominion University Resilience Collaborative
5.Quantifying Wave Dissipation Effects of Living Shorelines (September 2016- September 2017)
PI: Tahvildari
Funded by: Virginia Sea Grant
4.Investigating the Vulnerability of the Transportation Infrastructure in Hampton Roads Region to Extreme Weather and Sea Level Rise (July 1, 2016- June 1, 2017)
PI: Tahvildari, Co-PI: Cetin
Funded by: Virginia Department of Transportation through Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
3.Modeling the Protection Services of Flood Mitigation Measures in the City of Franklin, Virginia (August 16, 2016-August 1, 2018)
PI: Tahvildari, Co-PI: Ma
Funded by: Private Gift
2.Dissipative Effect of Coastal Vegetation on Water Waves (July 2015)
PI: Tahvildari
Funded by: Old Dominion University Office of Research (Summer Research Fellowship Program)
1.Nonlinear Wave Processes over Cohesive Sediments (August 2015 – August 2017)
PI: Tahvildari
Funded by: Old Dominion University