{"id":16,"date":"2025-06-27T00:55:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/ntahvild\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:47:30","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/ntahvild\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Active Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

7. A Data-Driven Probabilistic Framework Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Artificial Intelligence, and Underwater Robotics for Predicting Bridge Scour<\/strong> (January 2026-July 2027)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PI: Navid Tahvidlari, Co-PI: Leonardo Bobadilla (FIU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funded by: DOT- Through Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    6. Adaptive Planning for Urban Flood Mitigation under Deep Climate Change Uncertainty in the Southern Chesapeake Bay Region<\/strong> (June 2026-May 2030)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Majid Shafie-Jood (UVA), Co-PIs: Julianne Quinn (UVA), Negin Alemazkoor (UVA), Jonathan Goodall (UVA), Navid Tahvildari (FIU), Jessica Whitehead (ODU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: NOAA-Effects of Sea Level Rise Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. Supporting Hampton Roads Community Climate Resiliency with NASA CASI Science<\/strong>, (November 1, 2024-October 31, 2027)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Patrick Taylor (NASA Langley Research Center), Co-PIs: Derek Loftis (VIMS), Navid Tahvildari (FIU), George McLeod (ODU) . \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: NASA- Earth Science Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. Mid-scale RI-1 (M1:DP): National Full-Scale Testing Infrastructure for Community Hardening in Extreme Wind, Surge, and Wave Events (NICHE)<\/strong> (February 1, 2022, January 31, 2027)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: National Science Foundation (CMMI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    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)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: NOAA- Effects of Sea Level Rise Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. <\/strong>Pixels for Public Health: Analytic Collaborative Framework to Enhance Coastal Resiliency of Vulnerable Populations in Hampton Roads, Virginia (May 1, 2022-June 31, 2026<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Thomas Allen (ODU), Co-PIs: Navid Tahvildari (ODU), Alex Neilsen (ODU), Heather Richter (ODU), Sonke Dangendorf (Tulane), Geroge Mcleod (ODU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: NASA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. SCC-IRG Track 2: Scalable Modeling and Adaptive Real-time Trust-based <\/strong>communication (SMARTc) system for roadway inundations in flood-prone <\/strong>communities (July 1, 2021, June 30, 2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Khan Iftekharuddin (ODU), Co-PIs: Mecit Cetin (ODU), Jonathan Goodall (UVA), Jing Chen (ODU), Navid Tahvildari (ODU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: National Science Foundation (S&CC Program)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Completed Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    17. Understanding the Discrepancies between Acoustic and Radar Measurements of Water Level Using Computational Modeling and Observations (September 15, 2022-September 15, 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Navid Tahvildari, Co-PI: Gangfeng Ma (ODU)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: NOAA- National Ocean Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Navid Tahvildari, Co-PIs: Taylor Sloey, Erik Yando, Tom Allen (ODU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Virginia Sea Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    15. Real-time Sensing of Flooding within Urban Environments (July 1, 2021- June 30, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Jonathan L. Goodall (UVA), Co-PI: Navid Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: 4-VA <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    14.<\/strong> Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Scour Study- Phase 1: Field Measurements<\/strong> (October 1, 2021- January 30, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sole PI: Navid Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    13. Site Selection and Design of Marsh Terraces in Back Bay, Virginia Beach (July 2020-December 2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Navid Tahvildari, Co-PI: Gary Schafran<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: City of Virginia Beach (Project Lead: Dewberry) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    12. An Integrated Computational Framework for Hydrodynamic and Biological Processes in Seagrasses, (September 30, 2019, December 30, 2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Navid Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Interdisciplinary Research<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    11.\u201cLake Aeration: A Water Quality and Hydrodynamic Dispersion Study\u201d, (August 15, 2019 \u2013 December 31, 2020) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Gary Shafran (ODU-CEE), Co-PI: Navid Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: City of Norfolk<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    10. Modeling Shoreline Erosion in Response to Storm Tides and Relative Sea Level Rise (July 1, 2019-June 31, 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Navid Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    9.The Role of Seagrasses in Mitigating Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Impacts on Coastal Infrastructure: Integration of Hydrodynamics, Biophysics, and Sediment Geochemistry <\/strong>(Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grant) (January 15, 2018- December 31, 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvildari, Collaborators: Richard Zimmerman and David Burdige (ODU-OAES Dept)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8.Nature-Based Features for Coastal Resilience: Quantifying Wave Dissipation (June 2017- May 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Virginia Sea Grant (NOAA) -Through Graduate Research Fellowship<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    7.An Integrated Dynamic Modeling Approach for Flooding of Coastal Transportation Infrastructure: Assessment of Impacts on Emergency Operations, (May 1, 2017\u2013May 31, 2018)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvild ari, Co-PIs: Goodall (UVA), Murray-Tuite (Virginia Tech), Cetin (ODU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Department of Transportation through Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability University Transportation Center (MATS UTC) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    6.Investigating the Effects of Nature-based Coastal Measures in Storm Damage Mitigation (February 1, 2017 \u2013 June 1, 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Old Dominion University Resilience Collaborative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5.Quantifying Wave Dissipation Effects of Living Shorelines (September  2016- September 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Virginia Sea Grant <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvildari, Co-PI: Cetin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Virginia Department of Transportation through Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3.Modeling the Protection Services of Flood Mitigation Measures in the City of Franklin, Virginia (August 16, 2016-August 1, 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvildari, Co-PI: Ma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Private Gift<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2.Dissipative Effect of Coastal Vegetation on Water Waves (July 2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Old Dominion University Office of Research (Summer Research Fellowship Program)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1.Nonlinear Wave Processes over Cohesive Sediments (August 2015 \u2013 August 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PI: Tahvildari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funded by: Old Dominion University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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