research projects & funding

research funded by

research interests

• Smart, Advanced, and Sustainable Manufacturing

• Hybrid Analytics, AI, time-series analytics, and ML in Manufacturing Systems 

• Additive Manufacturing, Composites 3D printing

• Industry 4.0 / Industrial Internet / Industrial Internet of Things / CPS

• Digital supply networks (DSN), SC resilience and optimization

• Knowledge, information, and data utilization in manufacturing systems and (distributed) supply chains/networks

• Closed-loop, item-level Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• (Industrial) Product Service Systems (IPS2/PSS) and Extended Products

research projects (active)

• EAGER: Private Blockchain-Enabled Federated Learning Framework for Distributed Manufacturing Networks link

  • •  01.June 2024 - 31.May 2026

    • NSF (Award No: 2519581; prior award #2420964 before transfer to USC).

    • Funding: US$ 299,999 (Wuest share: 100%)

    • Role: PI

• Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing Support for Complex Aerodynamic Vehicles (under negotiations)

  • • 01.February 2024 – 30.June 2025

    • Kitty Hawk Technologies - Engineering & Acquisition Solutions (Prime: DoD - Navy Air Warfare)

    • Funding: Wuest share: US$ 29,064

    • Role: Co-PI

• RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing. link

  • • 01.October 2021 - 30.September 2025

    • NSF (Award No: 2119654). Collaborative Project with University of South Carolina / WVU / Clemson University (w./ Dr. Ramy Harik). 

    • Funding: Total: US$ 3,823,326 (WVU share: US$ 1,410,961; Wuest share: US$ 861,064)

    • Role: WVU Lead PI / Co-PI

• Complex Separating Aerial Vehicle, and Modeling and Simulation (CSAVMS).  (contracting)

  • • 01.September 2023 – 31.August 2025

    • Kitty Hawk Technologies - Engineering & Acquisition Solutions (Prime: DoD - Navy Air Warfare)

    • Funding:  Wuest share: US$ 140,629

    • Role: Co-PI 

research projects (completed)

• CESMII SMIC: Cluster for Acceleration of AI Adotion in Manufacturing Industries.

  • • 01.February 2022 – 30.April 2024

    • CESMII/DoE. Collaborative Project with  Purdue university (Prime), UNF, Microsoft

    • Funding:  Wuest share: US$ 146,810

    • Role: Co-PI

• A Novel and Integrated Approch to Enhance Adoption of Pollution Prevention (P2) Practices.

  • • 01.October 2022 - 30.September 2024

    • EPA 

    • Funding: Total: US$ 494,996 (Wuest share: US$ 115,674)

    • Role: Co-PI (PI Dr. Nimbarte)

• SUSTAIN – Steering variety and complexity in operations management towards sustainability.  link

  • • 01.September 2019 - 31.August 2023.

    • Thomas Jefferson Fund. Collaborative Project with Mines St. Etienne, France.  

    • Funding: $20,000 (Wuest share: US$ 10,000). 

    • Role: PI

• Scalable curricula for Smart Manufacturing Shop floor & machine tool data analytics. 

  • • 01.February 2021 – 31.January 2023

    • CESMII/DoE. Collaborative Project with Festo Didactics Inc.

    • Funding:  Total: US$ 285,094  (Wuest share: US$ 205,399)

    • Role: Co-PI

• Hybrid modeling for energy efficient CNC grinding. 

  • • 21.January 2021 – 31.Dec 2022

    • CESMII/DoE. Collaborative Project with Clemson University & ITAMCO. 

    • Funding: Total: US$ 901,486 (Wuest share: US$ 365,645)

    • Role: Lead PI

• Smart AG.

  • • 01.January 2022 – 30.June 2023

    • WVU Provost Office (w./ Wilson (Davis College), Yu & Gross (MAE), Saldanha (Chambers College), Waffle (Energy Institute)). 

    • Funding:  Total: US$ 131,000  (Wuest share: US$ 34,000)

    • Role: Co-PI

• Automated Data Flow to Enable Analytics for SMEs through OAGIS. 

  • • 01.June 2020 - 31.May 2022.

    • NIST

    • Funding: US$ 82,696. (Wuest share: US$ 82,696). 

    • Role: PI

• Holistic IoT scenarios for Inbound/Outbound logistics. WVURC. 15.May 2018 – 14.June 2018. Funding: US$ 10,000. Role: PI

• Design for Manufacturability and Assembly for Patented Prototype Used for Recoil Reduction System. 15.May 2017 - 14.May 2018. Outdoor Sport Innovations, LLC (Industry Funding). Funding: US$ 28,000. Role: PI.

• AM-PET Helmet – Imagining in action, in motion. 01.June 2016 - 30. June 2018. NIH grant #R24 MH106057. Role: Engineering lead. link

• AimData - Anpassbare Interaktion mit materialwissenschaftlichen Forschungsdaten. 01.January 2016 – 31.December 2018; Grant „Informationsinfrastrukturen für Forschungsdaten“ of the DFG (German Research Foundation). Role: Project manager during grant preparation.

• InfoSys -  Development of an information system for material science research data utilizing semantic knowledge processing technologies. 01.January 2012 – 31.December 2014; Grant „Informationsinfrastrukturen für Forschungsdaten“ of the DFG (German Research Foundation). Role: Project manager during both, grant preparation and project term. link

• CRC 570 Distortion Engineering; Subproject B5: Product and Process Design for Distortion Control. 01.January 2001 - 31.December 2011, Grant Collaborative Research Center 570, DFG (German Research Foundation). Role: Researcher. link

• GreenMI - Extension of the Green Supply Chain with particular reference to the raw materials industry (copper). 01.September 2013 - 30.August 2015; 2 international partners. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) grant for collaboration between Chile and Germany. Role: Role: Proposal coordinator/project manager during proposal and project term.

• BOMA (Boat Management). 01.December 2011 - 30.November 2013, European Commission Grant FP7-SME-2011. Role: Researcher. link

successful grant applications (selected)

• Acquiring Concept Laser Mlab 200R direct metal laser melting additive machine for WVU. Q1 / 2018. Grant from the GE Additive Educational Program (AEP). Funding sum: US$ 291,000. Role: PI.

• Recipient of the 2015, 2016, 2017 West Virginia University Faculty Travel Award (US$ 900-1000 ea.).

• AimData - Anpassbare Interaktion mit materialwissenschaftlichen Forschungsdaten [Customizable interaction of materials science research data]. 01.January 2016 - 31.December 2018; four partners. Grant „Informationsinfrastrukturen für Forschungsdaten“ of the DFG (German Research Foundation). Role: Proposal coordinator.

• InfoSys -  Development of an information system for materials science research data utilizing semantic knowledge processing technologies. 01.January 2012 – 31.December 2014; three partners. Grant „Informationsinfrastrukturen für Forschungsdaten“ of the DFG (German Research Foundation). Role: Proposal coordinator/project manager.

• ELLIOT - Experiential Living Lab for the Internet of Things. 01.September 2010 - 27.February 2013; 12 international partners. European Commission Grant FP7 CIP ICT PSP Programme. Role: Contributor to proposal. link

• PEOPLE - Smart Urban Ecosystems leveraging Open Innovation for promoting and enabling Future E-services. 01.November 2010 - 01.November 2012; 9 international partners. European Commission Grant FP7 CIP ICT PSP Programme. Role: Contributor to proposal. link

• PERIPHERIA - Future Internet (FI) platforms and services for the promotion of sustainable lifestyles in and across emergent networks of “smart” peripheral cities in Europe. 01.November 2010 - 01.May 2013; 12 international partners. European Commission Grant FP7 CIP ICT PSP Programme. Role: Contributor to proposal. link

• GreenMI - Extension of the Green Supply Chain with particular reference to the raw materials industry (copper). 01.September 2013 - 30.August 2015; 2 international partners. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) grant for collaboration between Chile and Germany. Role: Proposal coordinator/project manager. 

• Grant for research stay in the USA. 01.August 2013 - 31.May 2014. German Academic Exchange Service. Role: Proposal coordinator/project manager. 

• Exchange Grant with Egypt. 01.September 2013 - 30.November 2013. German Academic Exchange Service. Role: Proposal coordinator/project manager.