Polytechnic research awards - June 2018

Funded research awards for June 2018. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

  • NEPTUNE Center for Power and Energy Research
    Investigator(s): Maureen McCann**, James Dietz, Pankaj Sharma; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Total $420,886; Polytechnic: $210,443
  • US CMS Group at Purdue University for Activities Related to the US CMS Software & Computing Subsystem
    Investigator(s): Norbert Neumeister**, Thomas Hacker; Sponsor: Princeton University; Total $80,088; Polytechnic: $24,026.40
  • US CMS Group at Purdue University for Activities Related to the US CMS Software & Computing Subsystem, Amendment 5; (Grant 108774)
    Investigator(s): Norbert Neumeister**, Thomas Hacker; Sponsor: Princeton University; Total $235,000; Polytechnic: $70,500
  • NIJ Research Assistantship Program: Digital Forensics and Multimedia Analysis
    Investigator(s): Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar**, Marcus Rogers; Sponsor: National Institute of Justice; Total: Polytechnic: $71,106
  • Analytical Modeling of Biomass Transport and Feeding Systems
    Investigator(s): Michael Ladisch**, Pankaj Sharma, Rose Prabin Kingsly Ambrose, Abigail Engelberth, Kendra Erk, Marcial Gonzalez, Klein Ileleji, Nathan Mosier, Carl Wassgren, Eduardo Ximenes; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy; Total $1,190,000; Polytechnic: $58,500
  • Collaborative Research: CHEESE: Cyber Human Ecosystem of Engaged Security Education
    Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**, Rajesh Kalyanam; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $349,371; Polytechnic: $262,452
  • Project Einstein: Excellence in STEM Teaching in Indiana
    Investigator(s): Lynn Bryan**, Paul Asunda, Siddika Guzey, Muhsin Menekse, Jill Newton; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $1,415,500; Polytechnic: $212,325
  • Center for Materials Processing Research (CMPR)
    Investigator(s): Qingyou Han**; Sponsor: Wuhan University of Technology; Polytechnic: $25,000
  • Conveyor Belt Sensing System Proposal One
    Investigator(s): Brittany Newell**, Jose Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $186,622
  • CTE Summer Expansion Grant
    Investigator(s): Ralph Andrew Schaffer**, Andrew Takami; Sponsor: Prosser Career Education Center; Polytechnic: $19,528
  • Laczniak, Dara (Fellowship)
    Investigator(s): Michelle Thompson**; Sponsor: Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship; Polytechnic: $29,971

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,170,473