Polytechnic research proposals submitted - October 2017

Funding proposals for October 2017. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

  • The STEM Guitar Project
    Investigator(s): Richard French**; Sponsor: Sinclair Community College; Polytechnic: $50,668
  • Cluster Development Agile Strategy and Innovation Tools
    Investigator(s): Edward Morrison**, John Hutcheson; Sponsor: New Jersey Institute of Technology; Polytechnic: $75,000
  • Improve the Asset Management Process for Healthcare Facilities
    Investigator(s): Emad Elwakil**; Sponsor: Medxcel Facilities Management LLC; Polytechnic: $39,890
  • Integrated Deer Management in Indiana
    Investigator(s): Robert Swihart**, Jarred Brooke, James DeWoody, Brian Dillman, Elizabeth Flaherty, Elizabeth Jackson, Michael Jenkins, Zhao, Ma; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Total: $1,266,130; Polytechnic: $75,967.80
  • Multi-point Rendezvous Control in Networked Multi-Robot Systems
    Investigator(s): Byung-Cheol Min**; Sponsor: Amazon.com; Polytechnic: $63,636
  • Cloud-based Robotic Water Monitoring Systems
    Investigator(s): Byung-Cheol Min**; Sponsor: Amazon.com; Polytechnic: $61,636
  • NSF-ATE: EMPOWERS: Educational and Entrepreneurial Mobile Platform for Workforce Excellence in Emerging-Resilient Renewable POWER Systems
    Investigator(s): Luciano Castillo**, William Hutzel, Sajjad Abedi, Jonathan Harbor, Partha Mukherjee; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total: $ 599,523; Polytechnic: $119,904.60
  • Lipid and Protein Profiling of a Mouse Glioblastoma Model using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry Imaging
    Investigator(s): Kari Clase**, Christina Ferreira; Sponsor: IN Clinical & Translational Science Institute; Total: $9,450; Polytechnic: $2,362.50
  • Digitally Enabling the Supply Chain
    Investigator(s): Nathan Hartman**; Sponsor: Anark Corporation; Polytechnic: $25,000
  • STEM Students: Team Building and the Investigation of Professional Skills in Undergraduate Applied Engineering Programs
    Investigator(s): Anne Lucietto**; Sponsor: National Institutes of Health; Polytechnic: $331,206
  • Engineering Technology Students: Graduation Rates and Diversity Issues
    Investigator(s): Anne Lucietto**; Sponsor: American Society for Engineering Education; Polytechnic: $4,224
  • Intelligent Body Weight Support for Rehabilitation of Lower Limbs
    nvestigator(s): Xiumin Diao**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $340,845
  • Field Verification and Assessment of IPL Energy Efficiency Measures
    Investigator(s): William Hutzel**; Sponsor: Opinion Dynamics; Polytechnic: $190,337
  • STEM On Trial
    Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**, Scott Bartholomew; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $321,870
  • Preparing Librarians to Integrate Engineering Design Thinking Activities into Pre-School Story Time
    Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**; Sponsor: Old Dominion University; Polytechnic: $142,298
  • Adaptive Comparative Judgement: An Innovative Approach to Authentic, Reliable Performance-Based Assessment for Demonstration of Competency in Engineering Design
    Investigator(s): Scott Bartholomew**, Greg Strimel; Sponsor: Ohio Department of Education; Polytechnic: $777,565
  • Purdue University Cybersecurity Camp
    Investigator(s): Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar**, Dawn Laux; Sponsor: National Security Agency; Polytechnic: $98,846
  • Building Information Modeling with Sensing and Actuating Capabilities in Smart Healthcare Facilities
    Investigator(s): Kereshmeh Afsari**; Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson, Inc.; Polytechnic: $150,000
     

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $2,871,256.00