Polytechnic research proposals submitted - May 2017

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

  • IACMI - BP3 –Overall
    Investigator(s): Byron Pipes**, Ronald Sterkenburg, Alejandro Strachan, Jonathan Goodsell, Wenbin Yu; Sponsor: University of Tennessee; Total: $2,573,945; Polytechnic: $437,570.65
     
  • KeyLemon - Face Data Collection
    Investigator(s): Stephen Elliot**, Kevin O’Connor; Sponsor: KeyLemon; Polytechnic: $31,297
     
  • KHU-Purdue Research Program 2017
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Kyung Hee University; Polytechnic: $25,314
     
  • Developing Pre-Service Engineering/Technology Teachers to Infuse Computational Skills into STEM Teaching Practices
    Investigator(s): Paula Asunda**, Vetria Byrd, Greg Strimel; Sponsor: Spencer Foundation; Polytechnic: $49,828
     
  • National Institute of Justice - Research Assistantship Program
    Investigator(s): Marcus Rogers**; Sponsor: National Institute of Justice; Polytechnic: $71,006
     
  • Privatization of Air Traffic Control
    Investigator(s): Sirje Laurel Weldon**, Tyler Spence, Julius Keller, Sarah Hubbard; Sponsor: Alliance for Aviation Across America; Total: $23,000; Polytechnic: $9,200
     
  • Enhancing Entrepreneurship Education Through Experiences: Collegiate Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Burton D. Morgan Fellows
    Investigator(s): Nathalie Duval-Couetil**; Sponsor: Burton D. Morgan Foundation; Polytechnic: $150,000
     
  • Purdue Aphasia Boot Camp: A Community Health Initiative
    Investigator(s): Michelle Gutmann**, Ji Yeon Lee, Anne Lucietto; Indiana University Health; Total: $5,000; Polytechnic: $1,000
     
  • Household-level Pathogenic Contamination Intervention System for Maternal and Children Health in Low Resource Setting
    Investigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi**; Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Polytechnic: $100,000
     
  • 3D Visualization of Dissolution, Phase 2
    Investigator(s): Tim McGraw**; Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company; Polytechnic: $69,364
     
  • Proposal for INU-Purdue Program 2017
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**; Sponsor: Incheon National University; Polytechnic: $6,132
     
  • NextGen Alternative Fuels for General Aviation Phase IIa Material Compatibility Testing
    Investigator(s): Mark Thom**, Brian Kozak, Mary Johnson; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $544,120
     
  • Major Scientific Equipment - Summer 2017:  RCODI Behavioral Analytics Equipment
    Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**; Sponsor: Purdue University; Polytechnic: $10,190
     
  • Design & Innovation Polytechnic Curriculum
    Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**; Sponsor: VentureWell; Polytechnic: $5,000
     
  • Modeling Virtual Contrast Injection for Diagnostics and Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms
    Investigator(s): Vitaliy Rayz**, Julia Rayz; Sponsor: Brain Aneurysm Foundation: Total: $45,000; Polytechnic: $4,500
     
  • Tele-lactation Support for Low-income Mothers: Assuring Equity in Lactation Support
    Investigator(s): Azza Ahmed**, Jennifer Coddington, Jeffrey Brewer; Sponsor: IN Clinical & Translational Sci Inst; Total: $12,500; Polytechnic: $3,750
     
  • Major Scientific Equipment - Summer 2017:  HoloLens Technology in STEM Social Science Research
    Investigator(s): Mesut Akdere**; Sponsor: Purdue University; Polytechnic: $74,250
     
  • Major Scientific Equipment - Summer 2017:  Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography
    Investigator(s): Gozdem Kilaz**, Hilkka Kenttamaa, Nathan Mosier, Li Qiao; Sponsor: Purdue University Student Organizations; Total: $30,000; Polytechnic: $18,000
     
  • Ultrasonic Spray Nozzles for Die Lube Application
    Investigator(s): Qingyou Han**; Sponsor: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; Polytechnic: $50,000
     
  • Hot Chamber Aluminum Diecasting
    Investigator(s): Qingyou Han**, Milan Rakita; Sponsor: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: Polytechnic: $200,000
     
  • Low Fe & Mn Aluminum Alloy
    Investigator(s): Qingyou Han**; Sponsor: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: Polytechnic: $180,000
     
  • EAGER: Collaborative Research: A Science-Based Exploration of Invariant Signatures of Architecture, Engineering, and Constructions Objects to Enable Interoperability of BIM
    Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $138,008
     

** indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $2,178,529.65