Polytechnic research proposals submitted - March 2018

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

  • Novel Gradient Nanostructured Metals for Biomedical Applications
    Investigator(s): Qingyou Han**, Gert Breur; Sponsor: Indiana Clinical & Translational Science Institute; Total $10,000; Polytechnic: $5,100
  • Progressions of Learning in Engineering For Secondary Schools
    Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**; Sponsor: Texas A&M University; Polytechnic: $5,500
  • Environmental Aware Mobile-Platform Technology for Autonomous Driving
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**; Sponsor: Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials; Polytechnic: $20,000
  • A Closed-Loop Network Auto Defense System With AI and SDN
    Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**, Tonglin Zhang; Sponsor: Purdue University; Total $39,007; Polytechnic: $19,503.50
  • CRII: CHS: Dark Patterns, Pragmatist Ethics, and User Experience
    Investigator(s): Colin Gray**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $16,000
  • Technical Operations: Airway Transportation Systems Specialist Training Analysis
    Investigator(s): Timothy Ropp**; Sponsor: Western Michigan University; Polytechnic: $7,967.00
  • Project #5: Safety Analysis for General Aviation
    Investigator(s): Karen Marais**, Brian Dillman; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Total $63,465; Polytechnic: $31,732.50
  • VR Technology Development and Prototyping for First Responder Training (Police Officers and Firefighters)
    Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**, Nicoletta Adamo, Hazar Nichoas Dib, Joshua Alexander, Alexander Francis, Brandon Keehn, George Takahashi, Laura Theademan; Sponsor: National Institute of Standards & Technology; Total $1,766,713; Polytechnic: $883,356.50
  • Graduate Education in Technology - Access and Success (GETAS)
    Investigator(s): Helen McNally**, Mesut Akdere, Stephen Elliott, Thomas Hacker, Mary Johnson, Anne Lucietto; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $647,722
  • Developing Entrepreneurial STEM Leaders in Turkey through Virtual Reality
    Investigator(s): Mesut Akdere**, Kris Acheson-Clair; Sponsor: U.S. Department of State; Total $100,000; Polytechnic: $95,000
  • Digital Atlas and Database for GIS Visualization and Analysis of Ptolemy's "Geography"
    Investigator(s): Dmitri Gusev**; Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities; Polytechnic: $116,227
  • Purdue DoD IASP for Cyber Defense
    Investigator(s): Nicole Hands**, Julia Rayz, Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense; Polytechnic: $276,724
  • System-Based Tools and Techniques for Enhancing Organic Produce Quality and Marketability
    Investigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi**, Wenjing Guan, Andrea Liceaga, Dennis Nowaskie; Sponsor: National Institute of Food & Agriculture; Total $1,437,091; Polytechnic: $862,254.60

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $2,987,087.10