Polytechnic research proposals submitted - February 2018

Funding proposals for February 2018. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

  • 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