"Docking Under Seismic Loads," CASDE Corporation, 1984-1985; Principal investigator.
"Fundamental Structural Analysis Computer Programs," Project Athena, 1984-1985; Principal Investigator.
"Three Dimensional Analysis of Ice Sheet Indentation," National Science Foundation, 1984-1986; Principal Investigator.
"Mathematical Modelling of Ice Deformation," MIT Sea Grant/Industrial Liaison Program, 1985-1986; Principal Investigator.
"Mathematical Modelling of Ice Deformation Response," Office of Naval Research, 1985-1988; Principal Investigator.
"Ice Structure Engineering," Standard Oil of Ohio (and multi-sponsored), 1985-1989, co-principal investigator.
"Ice Acoustic Emission Theory," Doherty Foundation, 1986-1989; Principal Investigator.
"The Survivability of Advanced Marine Vehicles in Ice," U.S. Coast Guard, 1986-1987, co-principal investigator.
"Advanced Structural Analysis Computer Programs," Project Athena, 1987-1988; Principal Investigator.
"Analysis and Design of Submarine Drydocking Systems," CASDE Corporation, 1988-1989; Principal Investigator.
"Structural Analysis of Composite Components," Draper Laboratories, 1988-1989; Principal Investigator.
"Structural Acoustics of Submerged Shells," Draper Laboratories, 1988-1989; Principal Investigator.
"Research in Engineering Methods for Submarine Structural Acoustics," Office of Naval Research, 1988-1989, co-principal investigator.
"Hull Design for Structural Integrity and Acoustic Noise Control", Office of Naval Research, 1990-1993, co-principal investigator with Prof. M. Bernitsas.
"Nonlinear Dynamics of Ice-Structure Interaction" Ship Structure Committee, 1990-1991; Principal Investigator.
"Numerical Modelling of Continuum Damage Evolution During Ice-Structure Interaction" The University of Michigan/Sea Grant/Industry Consortium in Offshore Engineering, 1991-1993; Principal Investigator.
"Design of Freeform Solids for Structural Integrity, Topology, and Microstructure Fabrication," Office of Naval Research, 1994-1995, co-principal investigator with M. Bernitsas.
"Simulation and Modelling of Ship Building Infrastructure," Orincon Corporation, (in support of ARPA Simulation Based Design Program) 1994-1995, Project Director.
"Stern Factory Design", McDermott Shipbuilding Inc., (in support of ARPA Meritech Program) 1995 - 1997; co-principal investigator with R. Moore and T. Lamb.
"Multiple Scale Damage Effects in Composite Materials," Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 1997-1998.
"Testing of Composite Patches for Ship Plating Fracture Repairs" Ship Structures Committee, U.S. Department of Transportation; 2001-2002, Principal Investigator.
"Teaching Second Order Tensors: What Linear Vector Operators Look Like" Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan, 2002-2003; Principal Investigator.
"Design and Analysis for Survivability of Naval Structures", Office of Naval Research, 2003-2006 (1 st year).
