Current & Recent Funded Projects

• Takle, E. S., and W. A. Gallus, Jr., 2013-2014: Meteorological support for offshore wind resource characterization in the Gulf of Mexico. Baryonyx Corporation.

• Sumani, A., S. Aluru, R. Fox, M. S. Gordon and E. S. Takle, 2012-2014: MRI: Acquisition of a HPC System for Data-Driven Discovery in Science and Engineering. National Science Foundation. MRI.
• Takle, E. S., 2012-2014: Development of a balloon-borne buoy-mounted measurement platform. IAWIND (Iowa Power Fund).
• Frank, M. C., S. Sritharan, E. S. Takle, F. E. Peters, and M. R. Kessler, 2012-2013: Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Wind Energy, Science, Technology, and Research (WindSTAR). National Science Foundation.

• Brown, R. C., and multiple co-PIs, 2011-2016: Harnessing energy flows in the biosphere. National Science Foundation. EPSCoR.
• Brasche, L., J. McCalley, F. Peters, G. Rajagopalan, S. Sritharan, and E. S. Takle, 2011-2013: Venture Fund: Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy. ISU College of Engineering.
• Takle, E. S., and J. D. McCalley, 2011-2014: Wind energy science, engineering and policy - REU-Site. National Science Foundation.
• McCalley, J. D., L. Brasche, J. Jackman, L. Rodriguez, and E.S. Takle, 2011-2016: Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy (WESEP) - IGERT. National Science Foundation.

• Segal, M., E. S. Takle, and D. R. Rajewski, 2009-2010: Sustainability of crop yields and wind power in Iowa under expansion of wind farms. Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa.
• Gallus, W. A., Jr., E. S. Takle, M. Segal, P. Caragea, and J. D. McCalley, 2009-2012: Wind Forecast Model Validation and Improvement for the Central US. US Department of Energy.
• Gallus, W. A., Jr., and E. S. Takle, 2009-2011: Design of a meteorological model ensemble forecasting system for improved wind energy forecasting. MidAmerican Energy Corp.

• Takle, E. S., R. Elmore, W. A. Gallus, Jr., J. Hatfield, P. Pedersen, M. Segal, and S. E. Taylor, 2008: Optimizing Wind and Biomass Energy Production in an Intensely Managed Agricultural Landscape. Ames Lab (DOE) Seed Funding RFP.
• Sarkar, P. P., W. A. Gallus, Jr., E. S. Takle, F. L. Haan, Jr., H. Hu, and V. Dayal, 2006-2007: Reducing wind-induced damages from storms. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.