Polytechnic research proposals submitted - December 2017

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

  • Advancing Excellence in P-12 Engineering Education Symposium: Equity Through Curriculum & Instruction
    Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**; Sponsor: Spencer Foundation; Polytechnic: $44,603
  • A Novel Big Data-Based Early Detection of Breast Cancer
    Investigator(s): Rajeswari Sundararajan**, Ignacio Camarillo; Sponsor: IN Clinical & Translational Science Institute; Total $15,000; Polytechnic: $9,000
  • Collaborative Research: CHEESE: Cyber Human Ecosystem of Engaged Security Education
    Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**, Rajesh Kalyanam; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $349,371; Polytechnic: $262,028
  • Statistical Issues for Big Data
    Investigator(s): Tonglin Zhang**, Baijian Yang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $458,058; Polytechnic: $274,834
  • Expanding Augmented Reality Technologies in Cummins’ Service Engineering and Field Service Applications to Deliver Rapid Information Access
    Investigator(s): Nathan Hartman**; Sponsor: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.; Polytechnic: $80,007
  • 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
  • A new MSP Partnership to Improve STEM Integration in Indiana
    Investigator(s): Siddika Guzey**, Paul Asunda, Drew Ayres, Lynn Bryan, Minjung Ryu; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Education; Total $16,368; Polytechnic: $1,637
  • Collaborative Research: Multimodal Affective Pedagogical Agents for Different Types of Learners
    Investigator(s): Nicoletta Adamo**, Bedrich Benes; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $498,823
  • ARM Institute NNMI
    Investigator(s): Richard Voyles**; Sponsor: Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute; Polytechnic: $0
  • Coordination of University of Innovative Distribution Program
    Investigator(s): Kathryne Newton**; Sponsor: University of Industrial Distribution; Polytechnic: $10,000
  • Cybersecurity Internship Program for Defense Industry
    Investigator(s): Gloria Umberger**, Doreen Gonzalez-Gaboyan, Nicole Hands; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $349,530
  • Microstructure characterization of titanium wires
    Investigator(s): Xiaoming Wang**; Sponsor: Medtronic, Inc.; Polytechnic: $8,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $1,663,462