Polytechnic research awards - April 2019

Funded research awards for April 2019. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

  • NRI: INT: COLLAB: Anthropomorphic Robotic Ankle Prosthesis with Programmable Materials
    Investigator(s): Mo Rastgaar**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $680,182
  • IAHE Expenses
    Investigator(s): John Sheffield**; Sponsor: International Association for Hydrogen Energy; Polytechnic: $10,000
  • Center for Technology Development Consortium (CTD)
    Investigator(s): Haiyan Zhang**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $12,500
  • Authentication/Age Detection of Electronics Components and Assemblies Using A Non-Destructive Method
    Investigator(s): Eric Dietz**, Gozdem Kilaz; Sponsor: Applied Research Institute; Polytechnic: $100,000
  • KL2
    Investigator(s): Stephen Elliott**, Kevin O’Connor; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $26,175
  • Crops in Silico: Increasing Crop Production by Connecting Models from the Microscale to the Macroscale
    ​Investigator(s): Bedrich Benes**; Sponsor: University of Illinois; Polytechnic: $102,842
  • TECH - SRG​
    Investigator(s): Kathryne Newton**; Sponsor: PRF Summer Research Grants; Polytechnic: $21,268

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $952,967