MSU receives $30M NSF grant to establish turbulence research center
Turbulence is all around us — in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the storms moving across the atmosphere and the plasmas inside experimental fusion devices.
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TEMPEST Officially Launches
On September 1, 2026, TEMPEST began operations as an NSF Science and Technology Center. Our partner universities have each announced the center and highlighted what they'll contribute. Read the press releases here:
- NSF: NSF launches three new Science and Technology Centers with $90M investment in transformative research
- Michigan State University: MSU receives $30M NSF grant to establish turbulence research center
- Auburn University: Auburn University researchers join $30 million NSF turbulence center
- Baylor University: Baylor Astrophysicists Among Partners on $30 Million NSF Grant to Establish Turbulence Research Center
- Georgia Institute of Technology: New Center Seeks to Unlock the Science of Turbulence for Energy, Flight, and Discovery
- San José State University: SJSU Researchers Join $30M NSF Science and Technology Center to Tackle Turbulence
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi: TAMU-CC Researcher to be Part of $30M NSF-Funded Turbulence Research Center in Collaboration with Michigan State University
- University of Rochester: Can scientists predict—and control—turbulence?
- Yale University: TEMPEST collaboration will take on turbulence