Funding proposals for September 2016. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
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Aviation Career Pathways for Secondary Students: Staff Development for a New Aviation and Aerospace-Related STEM Curriculum
Investigator(s): Julius Keller; Bernard Wulle*; Sponsor: Aircraft Owners and Pilot Assoc; Polytechnic: $115,441.67 -
Big Data Machine Learning with in-Memory Modeling
Investigator(s): Baijian Yang*, Tonglin Zhang; Sponsor: Google, Inc. Total: $37,344; Polytechnic: $18,672 -
BP3 Overall
Investigator(s): Byron Pipes*, Jonathan Goodsell, Alejando Strachan, Wenbin Yu, Ronald Steuterman, Ronald Sterkenburg; Sponsor: University of Tennessee; Total: $4,760,402; Polytechnic: $809,268.34 -
Building Metacognition Through Critique Across Technology Disciplines
Investigator(s): Colin Gray*, Luciana De Cresce El Debs, Mark Shaurette, Marisa Exter; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total: $496,307.01; Polytechnic: $297,784.20 -
Characterization of Engineering Technology Students Using MIDFIELD and EDMS Databases
Investigator(s): Anne Lucietto*; Sponsor: American Educational Research Association; Polytechnic: $20,000 -
Characterizing Access and Success of Engineering Technology Students
Investigator(s): Anne Lucietto*, Matthew Ohland; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total: $278,733.70; Polytechnic: $250,860.60 -
Purdue Aphasia Bootcamp (PAB)
Investigator(s): Anne Lucietto, Michelle Gutmann*, Jiyeon Lee; Sponsor: SIA Foundation, Inc.; Total: $7,000.00; Polytechnic: $4,200 -
City of Indianapolis Online Portal Research and Testing Contract with CityBase, LLC
Investigator(s): Mihaela Vorvoreanu*; Sponsor: CityBase, LLC; Polytechnic: $20,000 -
Survey of Countermeasures in Mission CriConceptual Model-based Problem Solving (COMPS): A Response to Intervention Program for Students with Learning Difficulties in Mathematics
Investigator(s): Yan Xin*, Signe Kastberg, Yingie Chen; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total: $52,141.48; Polytechnic: $10,428.20 -
Developing Innovative and Creative Leaders: Transforming the Purdue Summer Leadership Institute (PSLI) for High School Students
Investigator(s): Jan Tyler*, James Maley; Sponsor: Norfolk Southern Corp; Polytechnic: $10,000 -
Distribution Network and Inventory Optimization
Investigator(s): Liu Yang*; Sponsor: Supply Velocity; Polytechnic: $14,400 -
Exploring Biological Evidence (EBE): Helping Students Understand the Richness and Complexity of Evidentiary Constructs in Biology
Investigator(s): Ala Samarapungavan*, Stephanie Gardner, Nancy Pelaez, Aaron Rogat, Kari Clase; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total: $1,270,154.92; Polytechnic: $254,031 -
Foundations of Innovative and Creative Leadership: Transforming the Purdue Summer Leadership Institute (PSLI) for High School Students
Investigator(s): Jan Tyler*, James Maley; Sponsor: Procter & Gamble; Polytechnic: $9,695 -
General Energy Engineering Kit for STEM Education
Investigator(s): Brittany Newell*, Jose Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: Constellation; Polytechnic: $50,000 -
Hosting and Maintaining PDES Inc Website and Email Lists
Investigator(s): Nathan Hartman*; Sponsor: PDES Inc.; Polytechnic: $16,000 -
Implementation of LEAN Business Processes for INDOT Maintenance (Training and Tracking Process Improvements)
Investigator(s): Jon Padfield*; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $51,581 -
Learning-based Robotic Grasping of Randomly Moving Objects
Investigator(s): Xiumin Diao*; Sponsor: Toyota Material Handling N America; Polytechnic: $250,612 -
Microstructure Characterization of Titanium Wires
Investigator(s): Xiaoming Wang*; Sponsor: Medtronic, Inc.; Polytechnic: $6,000 -
Nanoscale Characterization of the Blood Brain Barrier
Investigator(s): Helen McNally*; Sponsor: Purdue University; Polytechnic: $29,473 -
On-Demand Casting of Net-Shape Titanium Components for Improved Weapon Systems
Investigator(s): Qingyou Han*; Sponsor: Advanced Technology International; Polytechnic: $250,000 -
Purdue Polytechnic Student Project Commercialization Program
Investigator(s): Matthew McKillip*; Sponsor: Procter & Gamble; Polytechnic: $9,500 -
STTR Phase II:Robotic Mobile Computer Mount and Desk for Wheelchairs to Enhance Educational Experiences for Students with Disabilities
Investigator(s): Justin Seipel*, Bradley Duerstock; Sponsor: Prehensile Technologies LLC; Total: $233,709; Polytechnic: $58,427.25 -
Support of EV Go-kart STEM Camp
Investigator(s): Karl Perusich*; Sponsor: Florence V Carroll Charitable Trust; Polytechnic: $2,000 -
Sustainable Aviation Bioenergy Research (SABER) Center
Investigator(s): Maureen McCann*, Rakesh Agrawal, Nicholas Carpita, Clint Chapple, Daniel DeLaurentis, Brian Dilkes, Natalia Doudareva, Abigail Engelberth, Rajamani Gounder, Jeffrey Greeley, Ananth Iyer, Leah Jamieson, Wen Jiang, Hilkka Kenttamaa, Daisuke Kihara, Michael Ladisch, Stephen Lindemann, Jeremy Lohman, Richard Meilan, Jeffrey Miller, John Morgan, Nathan Mosier, Karen Plaut, Fabio Ribeiro, Kevin Solomon, Christopher Staiger, Cynthia Stauffacher, Farzad Taheripour, Elizabeth Taparowsky, Rodney Trice, Mitchell Tuinstra, Wallace Tyner, Arvind Varma, Laurel Weldon, Eduardo Ximenes, Jeffrey Youngblood, Gozdem Kilaz, David Stanley, Gary Bertoline, Clifford Wojtalewicz, Mary Johnson, Nathalie Duval-Couetil; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy; Total: $129,319,749.02; Polytechnic: $11,638,777.41 -
Technology Research and Analysis for Criminal network Exploration (TRACE)
Investigator(s): David Ebert*, Jillian Carr, Edward Delp, Yung-Hsiang Lu, Marcus Rogers, Stephen Elliott; Sponsor: U.S Department of Homeland Security; Total: $19,999,993.63; Polytechnic: $3,200,000
** Indicates principal investigator