Funding proposals for February 2018. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
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UNSA NEXUS - Net Zero Energy Building: Pilot Project - Conceptual Design
Investigator(s): William Hutzel**, Mark Zimpfer; Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin; Polytechnic: $76,070 -
UNSA NEXUS: Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Course at UNSA
Investigator(s): John Sheffield**; Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin; Polytechnic: $43,296 -
UNSA NEXUS: Sustainable Development for the Water, Energy, and Food Nexus
Investigator(s): John Sheffield**; Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin; Polytechnic: $43,296 -
UNSA NEXUS: Integrated Sensing Systems for Detection of Heavy Metal Contamination Across Food-Water-Environment Nexus in Arequipa
Investigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi**, Linda Lee, Jennifer Freeman, Bernard Engel; Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin; Polytechnic: $97,609 -
UNSA NEXUS: Robotic Water Quality Monitoring and Distribution Systems: A Pilot Study
Investigator(s): Byung-Cheol Min**, Brittany Newell, Jose Garcia Bravo, Richard Voyles, Sara McMillan; Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin; Total $346,839; Polytechnic: $329,497 -
Archives Leadership Institute
Investigator(s): Mesut Akdere**, Kris Acheson-Clair, Nastasha Johnson, Sammie Morris; Sponsor: National Archives & Records Administration; Total $250,000; Polytechnic: $125,000 -
Electric Hydraulic Hybrid (EH2) Energy Storage for Off-Road Energy Regeneration
Investigator(s): Jose Garcia Bravo**; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy; Polytechnic: $763,320 -
UNSA NEXUS: Arequipa Region Soil Vulnerability, Impairment, and Health Assessment
Investigator(s): Timothy Filley**, Walter Leon-Salas, Richard Voyles, Chad Jafvert, Cliff Johnston, Ningning Nicole Kong, Darrell Schulze; Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin; Total $2,188,312; Polytechnic: $437,662.40 -
S2I2: Impl: The Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) for the Democratization and Acceleration of Science
Investigator(s): Michael Zentner**, Paul Parsons; Sponsor: University of California-San Diego; Total $35,000; Polytechnic: $7,000 -
PFI: Partnerships for Innovation in Interoperable Building Information Modeling Technology for Applications in Automated Building Code Compliance Checking and Modular Construction Automation
Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**, Luciana De Cresce el Debs, Daphene Koch, Byung-Cheol Min; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $749,770 -
Bridging Misalignments in Spatial Communication: Diagnosis and Training at the College Level
Investigator(s): Luciana De Cresce el Debs **, Elena Benedicto, Sean Brophy; Sponsor: Spencer Foundation; Total $49,507; Polytechnic: $19,802.80 -
An Outlook on Interdisciplinarity in Higher Education: Trends and Obstacles based on Administrator and Faculty Perspectives
Investigator(s): Marisa Exter**, Colin Gray; Sponsor: Spencer Foundation; Total $49,973; Polytechnic: $14,991.90 -
Standard Grant: Supporting Online Community Formation Through Care
Investigator(s): Austin Toombs**, Colin Gray; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $320,237 -
MRI: Acquisition of a Robot Cell with Coordinated Robotic Arms for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research in Building Construction Science at Purdue University
Investigator(s): Kereshmeh Afsari**, Daphene Koch, Richard Voyles; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $682,551; Polytechnic: $443,658.16 -
Integrated Pulser Device for Pain Inhibition
Investigator(s): Allen Garner**, Rajeswari Sundararajan; Sponsor: Luna Innovations Inc.; Total $44,986; Polytechnic: $22,493 -
NRT-INFEWS: Increasing Veterans in Interdisciplinary Graduate Opportunities and Research (InVIGOR)
Investigator(s): Linda Mason**, Eric Dietz, Steven Landry, Linda Lee, Michael Mashtare; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $3,000,000; Polytechnic: $600,000 -
Standard Grant: Blockchain Economic Networks: Algorithmic Transparency and Credit Availability
Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**, Melanie Swan, Daniel Smith; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $240,139; Polytechnic: $204,118.15 -
Type II: Purdue University I-Corps Site
Investigator(s): Matthew Lynall**, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Brooke Beier, Hyowon Lee, Timothy Peoples; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $300,000; Polytechnic: $30,000 -
Analytics Dashboard Usage and Evaluation for Gradescope
Investigator(s): Edward Berger**, Colin Gray; Sponsor: Gradescope; Total $43,045; Polytechnic: $21,522.50 -
Coordination of University of Innovative Distribution Program
Investigator(s): Kathryne Newton**; Sponsor: University of Industrial Distribution; Polytechnic: $10,000 -
Melissa Dark IPA
Investigator(s): Melissa Dark**; Sponsor: National Security Agency; Polytechnic: $79,104 -
Advanced Ground Vehicle Technologies (AGVT) for Airside Operations
Investigator(s): Sarah Hubbard**; Sponsor: National Transportation Board; Polytechnic: $250,000 -
Using Drones for Monitoring Energy Infrastructure
Investigator(s): Pankaj Sharma**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $15,000 -
Li-ion Battery Safety by Prevention, Detection, and Control
Investigator(s): Vilas Pol**, Pankaj Sharma, Thomas Adams, Parta Mukherjee, Vikas Tomar; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Total $1,956,864; Polytechnic: $195,686.40 -
NRI: INT: COLLAB: Rumen Understanding through Millipede-Engineered Navigation and Sensing (RUMENS)
Investigator(s): Richard Voyles**, Robert Nawrocki, Brittany Newell; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $400,000 -
Methods for Evaluation of Abuse Deterrence via Smoking
Investigator(s): Stephen Byrn**, Kari Clase; Sponsor: National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education; Total $94,000; Polytechnic: $47,000 -
Effect of Intermittent Pump Supply on Filtration Efficiency for a Particle Removal Filtration Immersion System
Investigator(s): Maher Shehadi**; Sponsor: Spencer Foundation; Polytechnic: $27,419 -
Modeling the Just-Noticeable Image Difference of Mixed-Reality and Collaborative Displays
Investigator(s): Tim McGraw**; Sponsor: National Institutes of Health; Polytechnic: $364,569 -
NRI: INT: COLLAB: Intuitive Autonomy (IA): Enabling Natural and Physical Interaction for Material Handling
Investigator(s): Juan Wachs**, Richard Voyles, Daniel Foti; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $1,224,000; Polytechnic: $550,800 -
Educating and Highlighting Awareness for Howard County, Indiana Community Residents About Air Quality and Pollution Monitoring
Investigator(s): Maher Shehadi**; Sponsor: American Honda Foundation; Polytechnic: $64,475 -
A Fundamental Theory for Dexterous Surgical Skills Transfer to Medical Robots
Investigator(s): Juan Wachs**, Richard Voyles, Vaneet Aggarwal, Dan Goldwasser; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense; Total $1,300,000; Polytechnic: $130,000
**Indicates principal investigator
Total Polytechnic proposals = $6,483,397.31