Polytechnic research awards - March 2025

Funded research awards for March 2025. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

  • US CMS 2024 SOW for Software & Computing
    Investigator(s): Thomas J Hacker; Sponsor: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Polytechnic: $150,000.00
  • DIgital Twin Addressing Multi-Scale Operational Needs of IBR-rich GriDs (DIAMOND)
    Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: National Renewable Energy Lab; Polytechnic: $80,000.00
  • Female Hearing Health and Infrastructure in Rural America: Social Science Insights for Addressing Health Disparities and Planning Strategies
    Investigator(s): Noori Kim**, Qingchun Li; Sponsor: Kinley Trust; Polytechnic: $25,000.00
  • Demonstrate Digital Thread with STEP, MTConnect and QIF (Persistent ID’s – Demonstrating the Value for Manufacturing)
    Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman**; Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corporation; Polytechnic: $115,227.00
  • LIFE SCIENCES: NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF COGNITION: Multiscale, Multiphysics Study of Thermal and Nonthermal Directed Energy Biological Effects
    Investigator(s): Rajeswari Sundararajan; Sponsor: Army Research Office; Polytechnic: $61,030.67
  • Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC)
    Investigator(s): Chengcheng Tao, Shanyue Guan, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Polytechnic: $83,327.73
  • DCTC WRT-1098- Research in support of the Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC) Program Development, Piloting, and Instrumentation
    Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman; Sponsor: Stevens Institute of Technology; Polytechnic: $249,770.50
  • Relationships Between Disease and Spatially Explicit Densities of Deer, Turkey, and Coyote
    Investigator(s): Brian G Dillman, Joseph P Hupy; Sponsor: In Department of Natural Resources; Polytechnic: $349,981.92
  • Boosting Interest and Perceptions of Advanced Manufacturing Careers to Sustain a Skilled Workforce
    Investigator(s): Ragu Athinarayanan**; Sponsor: Caterpillar Foundation; Polytechnic: $84,100.00

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,198,437.82