Polytechnic research proposals submitted - July 2017

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

  • Leveraging Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Experience to Foster Innovation Ecosystems (LIEP-X)
    Investigator(s): Edward F. Morrison**, Elizabeth A. Nilsen, Duane D. Dunlap, John S. Hutcheson; Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology; Polytechnic: $299,406
  • Dongguk Research Extension
    Investigator(s): Eric T. Matson**; Sponsor: Dongguk University; Polytechnic: $9,000
  • CAREER: Exploring STEM Teachers Perceptions and Classroom Actions:  Developing an i-STEM Assessment Protocol
    Investigator(s): Paula A. Asunda**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total: $484,736; Polytechnic: $363,552
  • CAREER: Bridging the Gap: Towards A Practice-Led Undergraduate UX Pedagogy
    Investigator(s): Colin M. Gray**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $508,869
  • CAREER: STEM Students: Team Building and the Investigation of Professional Skills in Undergraduate Applied Engineering Programs
    Investigator(s): Anne M. Lucietto**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $511,608
  • Implementation of Sensor Arrays for a Waggle Stack
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony H. Smith; Sponsor: Argonne National Laboratory; Polytechnic: $53,434
  • IUSE/PFE: RED: Thought Into Action
    Investigator(s): Anil Kumar Bajaj**, Edward J. Berger, Edward F. Morrison; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total: $54,830; Polytechnic: $10,966
  • Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Method Development and Analysis 
    Investigator(s): Gozdem Kilaz**, Petr Vozka; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $69,022
  • CAREER: Energy Conservation in Buildings through Occupancy Detection and its Impacts on Humans? Health and Comfort
    Investigator(s): Maher Shehadi**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $703,495
  • CAREER: Intelligent Cable-Driven Rehabilitation of Lower Limbs
    Investigator(s): Xumin Diao**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $500,001
  • CAREER: Engineering Grain Boundaries for Future Materials
    Investigator(s): Xiaoming Wang**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $576,933
  • Workshop to Explore US/Korean Collaboration in Human-Friendly Co-Robotic Technologies
    Investigator(s): Richard M. Voyles**, Byung-Cheol Min; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $14,980
  • Examining Student Acquisition of Disciplinary-Specific STEM Knowledge through Open-Ended Design Challenges
    Investigator(s): Greg J. Strimel**, Todd R. Kelley; Sponsor: Spencer Foundation; Polytechnic: $47,577
  • Project #29: Technology Assessment to Improve Operations Counts at Non-Towered Airports
    Investigator(s): Darcy M. Bullock**, John H. Mott; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Total: $215,154; Polytechnic: $64,576
  • Inter-Institutional Colombian Partnerships for the Development of Sustainable Disaster Response Teams and Recovery Operations
    Investigator(s): Robert F. Cox**, Jose M. Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: Agency for International Development; Polytechnic: $483,931
  • Virtual Reality Augmented Hands-on Cryo-EM Training
    Investigator(s): Yingjie Chen**, Wen Jiang, Thomas G. Sors, William R. Watson; Sponsor: National Institutes of Health; Total: $367,647; Polytechnic: $110,294
  • Curricula Development for Situation Awareness Oriented Cybersecurity Education
    Investigator(s): Ida Busiime Ngambeki**; Sponsor: California State University-Sacramento; Polytechnic: $71,467
  • CareerMaker - Crane Westgate Academy Program Support
    Investigator(s): Gloria H. Umberger**; Sponsor: Purdue Research Foundation; Polytechnic: $270,000
  • University Lab to Market Workshops
    Investigator(s): Duane D. Dunlap**, Edward F. Morrison, John S. Hutcheson; Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology; Polytechnic: $75,000
  • CAREER: Enhancing Information Visualization Literacy to Support STEM Learning through Identifying and Lowering Cognitive Barriers
    Investigator(s): Yingjie Chen**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $501,540

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $5,245,651