Research Grants

  • Proposal Title: “Adaptive decision support framework for community resilience planning under extreme events”. Agency: Louisiana Transportation Research Center. Amount: $29,540. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: June 2020 – December 2021. (LSU Credit = $29,540)
  • Proposal Title: “Bridge load posting prediction”. Agency: Transportation Consortium of South-Central States through USDOT. Amount: $59,917. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: August 2020 – February 2022 (LSU Credit = $59,917)
  • Proposal Title: “Flood Performance of Above Ground Storage Tanks”. Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents. Amount: $166,553. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: June 2021 – June 2025 (LSU Credit = $166,553)
  • Proposal Title: “SRS RN: From line defense to territory defense against sea level rise”. Agency: National Science Foundation. Amount: $149,577. Erkoc, M., Mach, K., Kameshwar, S., Mitsova-Boneva, D. and Feagin, R. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Project Duration: January 2022 – December 2022. (LSU Credit = $9,768)
  • Proposal Title: “Hurricane vulnerability of aboveground storage tanks in coastal Louisiana”. Agency: Coastal Protection and Restoration Agency. Amount: $75,000. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: August 2022 – July 2025. (LSU Credit = $75,000)
  • Proposal Title: “Collaborative Research: Experimental Quantification of Tsunami-driven Debris Damming on Structures”. Agency: National Science Foundation. Amount: $352,460. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: August 2022 – July 2026. (LSU Credit = $352,460)
  • Proposal Title: “Risk-based Multi-threat Decision-support Methodology for Long-term Bridge Asset Management”. Agency: Federal Highway Administration. Amount: $246,743. Du, A. and Kameshwar, S. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Project Duration: October 2021 – September 2024. (LSU Credit = $84,252)
  • Proposal Title: “Preventing Flood Induced Flotation and Sliding Failure of Oil Storage Tanks”. Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents. Amount: $29,864. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: June 2023 – June 2025 
  • Proposal Title: “Coastal Master Plan’s effect on hurricane safety of aboveground storage tanks in Louisiana”. Agency: Coastal Protection and Restoration Agency. Amount: $90,000. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: August 2024 – July 2027. (LSU Credit = $90,000)
  • Proposal Title: “Tethers for tanks”. Agency: Regional NSF I-CORPs hub. Amount: $5,000. Kameshwar, S. and Ghimire, S. Role: Technical Lead. Project Duration: September 2023 – October 2023. (LSU Credit = $5,000)
  • Proposal Title: “I-Corps: Translation potential of tethering above-ground storage tanks to prevent flood failures”. Agency: National Science Foundation. Amount: $50,000. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: June 2024 – May 2025. (LSU Credit = $50,000)
  • Proposal Title: “Public Perceptions of Renewable Energy and Carbon Capture in Louisiana”. Agency: National Science Foundation and Shell via LSU Foundation. Amount: $231,963. Kameshwar, S. Role: Co-Co-Principal Investigator. Project Duration: August 2025 – August 2026 (LSU Credit = $231,963)
  • Proposal Title: “Risk Evaluation of Vehicle Strikes on Aboveground Pipeline Equipment and Facilities”. Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Amount: $229,576. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: September 2025 – September 2027 (LSU Credit = $229,576)
  • Proposal Title: “Risk of water contamination due to hurricane-induced failure of above-ground storage tanks in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley”. Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents. Amount: $10,000. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: October 2025 – September 2026 (LSU Credit = $5,000)
  • Proposal Title: “Investigation of Hurricane Wave Driven Debris Damming at Elevated Structures -  Mechanisms, Loadings, and Uncertainties”. Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents. Amount: $10,000. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: January 2026 – December 2026 (LSU Credit = $10,000)
  • Proposal Title: “CAREER: Hurricane Surge, Wave, and Debris-induced Forces in Non-stationary Urban Shorelines”. Agency: National Science Foundation. Amount: $352,460. Kameshwar, S. Role: Principal Investigator. Project Duration: January 2027 – December 2032. (LSU Credit = $586,625)