Polytechnic research proposals submitted - June 2018

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

  • FW-HTF Theme 1: Augmenting Interpersonal Skills Acquisition for Tacit Knowledge Utilization through Virtual Reality: A Comparative Study of Employee Generations in Manufacturing
    Investigator(s): Mesut Akdere**, Paul Parsons, Kris Acheson-Clair, Daniel Hirleman; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $2,856,616; Polytechnic: $1,999,631
  • A Virtual Tour of Fort Ouiatenon
    ​Investigator(s): Esteban Garcia**, Tim McGraw, Harold Cooper, Carly Dearborn; Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities; Total $100,000; Polytechnic: $50,000
  • NSF ERC on Robotic Materials
    Investigator(s): Richard Voyles**; Sponsor: University of Colorado at Boulder; Polytechnic: $25,000
  • Learning in Formal and Informal Environments: Person and Thing Orientations as Individual Differences in Information Processing
    Investigator(s): Busiime Ida Ngambeki**, William Graziano, Meara Habashi; Sponsor: Army Research Institute; Total $854,656; Polytechnic: $341,862.40
  • CICI: RDP: Supporting Controlled Unclassified Information with a Campus Awareness and Risk Management Framework
    Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**, Preston Smith; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $914,839; Polytechnic: $457,419.50
  • I/UCRC Phase I: Robots and Sensors for the Human Well-being
    Investigator(s): Richard Voyles**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $70,103
  • A Study of the U.S. Roofing Industry and its Workforce
    Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: National Roofing Contractors Assoc.; Polytechnic: $69,353
  • Planning Grant: Engineering Research Center for the Digital Manufacturing Enterprise (C-DiME)
    Investigator(s): Jan-Anders Mansson**, Nathan Hartman, John Sutherland; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $100,000; Polytechnic: $33,000
  • Crops in Silico: Increasing Crop Production by Connecting Models from the Microscale to the Macroscale
    ​Investigator(s): Bedrich Benes**; Sponsor: University of Illinois; Polytechnic: $400,000
  • Cybersecurity and Safety Challenges in Autonomous Vehicles: Threats Identification and Countermeasures Development
    Investigator(s): Byung-Cheol Min**; Sponsor: National Institute of Justice; Polytechnic: $50,000
  • PAFI Phase IIa Materials and Rig Test Follow On
    Investigator(s): James Thom**, Mary Johnson; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $556,649

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $4,053,018