Funded research awards for July 2025. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
- AIRpen Gamified Respiratory Feedback System
Investigator(s): Milton Edward Aguirre**; Sponsor: Applied Research Institute; Polytechnic: $50,000.00 - Research Initiation: I -SAFE (Improved Safety Awareness for Future Engineers): Cultivating safety mindset among Engineering Graduates
Investigator(s): Gaurav Nanda**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $99,999.00 - Portable Seawater Pulse Flow RO System with Feed Flow Reversal
Investigator(s): Jose M Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $132,145.00 - "Bridging Industry and Academia: Technology Integration for Applied Construction Education in Electrical Contracting"
Investigator(s): Deniz Besiktepe**, Kyubyung Kang; Sponsor: Gaylor Electric; Polytechnic: $25,000.00 - "Purdue/ONR Summer 2025 Flight Training STEM program
Investigator(s): Brian G Dillman**; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $100,209.67 - A Cross-domain Dynamic Gateway
Investigator(s): Mo Rastgaar; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $50,000.00 - Launching the Purdue Interdisciplinary Center for Korean Studies (PICKS): Innovating Global Perspectives
Investigator(s): Robert Thomas Howard; Sponsor: The Academy of Korean Studies; Polytechnic: $51,301.00 - Best Practices for Implementing Driving Simulators in INDOT Driver Training
Investigator(s): Soowon Chang**. Yunfeng Chen, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: IN Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $1,412,694.99 - Funded Joint Appointment with Argonne National Laboratory May-June 2025
Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: Argonne National Laboratory; Polytechnic: $12,078.34 - Category I: Anvil - A National Composable Advanced Computational Resource for the Future ofScience and Engineering
Investigator(s): Jennifer S Linvill; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $132,694.40 - US CMS 2024 SOW for Software & Computing
Investigator(s): Thomas J Hacker; Sponsor: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Polytechnic: $106,260.00 - CyberCorps SFS: Building the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Enginnering Workforces
Investigator(s): Feng Li**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $477,375.00 - REI J79 Testing Capability
Investigator(s): John M Davis; Sponsor: Rolls-Royce Corporation; Polytechnic: $266,666.67 - Modernize & Improve Curricula for Minor Degree pathways at Satbayev University (Kazakhstan)
Investigator(s): Ragu Athinarayanan; Sponsor: Assist International; Polytechnic: $52,364.00
** Indicates principal investigator
Total Polytechnic awards = $2,968,788.07
