The research area Professor Cheer has been working is computational fluid dynamics. Currently she is applying computational fluid dynamics techniques to study blood flow through the valves and in the ascending and descending aortic regions of the heart.
The NSF Career Advancement Award has been created recently by the National Science Foundation, which is committed to enhancing the current rate of participation of women in science and engineering careers, in general, and as active participants in all of its programs. The goal of this effort is to support activities that can expand a promising applicant's research career potential. For example, investigators may seek support for developing new skills in an area that will expand their research programs. Professor Cheer plans use the grant to study biological and biomedical applications of her mathematical research in computational fluid dynamics.
The NSF Career Advancement
Award was made to Davis faculty two years in a row:
Last year it was awarded to
Professor Abigail Thompson.
(M.M.)