Polytechnic research proposals submitted - April 2018

Funding proposals for April 2018. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

  • WBLP: Wearable Biometric for Lupus Patients
    Investigator(s): Vetria Byrd**; Sponsor: Delmock Technologies, Inc.; Polytechnic: $45,125
  • Proteomic Analysis of Novel Pathways in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells
    Investigator(s): Rajeswari Sundararajan**; Sponsor: IN Clinical & Translational Science Institute; Polytechnic: $10,000
  • Woodward PT6 Ignition Test Project
    Investigator(s): John Davis**, Mark Thom; Sponsor: Woodward FST; Polytechnic: $10,000
  • Analysis of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures of Foreign Information Warfare
    Investigator(s): Eric Dietz**, Julia Rayz, Victor Raskin; Sponsor: US Department of State; Total $494,316; Polytechnic: $395,452.80
  • Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) Updated Curriculum
    Investigator(s): Kevin Taylor**, Daniel Hirleman; Sponsor: American University of the Middle East; Polytechnic: $16,500
  • NIST Standards Services Curricula Development (SSCD) Cooperative Agreement Program
    Investigator(s): Nathan Hartman**, Rosemary Astheimer; Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology; Polytechnic: $111,323
  • Elements: Integrating Human and Machine for Post-Disaster Visual Data Analytics: A Modern Media-Oriented Approach
    Investigator(s): Shirley Dyke**, Thomas Hacker, Bedrich Benes; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $597,955; Polytechnic: $358,773
  • Enhancing the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Emerging Techniques on Meat
    Investigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi**, Paul Ebner; Sponsor: Fort Valley State University; Total $140,878; Polytechnic: $84,526.80
  • Flexible Printed Circuit Board Pickup for Stringed Instruments
    Investigator(s): David Huston**, Mark French; Sponsor: Trask Trust Fund; Polytechnic: $4,500
  • Elements: Software: Multiple Model-Based Analysis Toolkits for Big Data
    Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**, Tonglin Zhang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $586,739; Polytechnic: $293,369.50
  • Defining Aviation Operational Sustainability for GA Airports
    Investigator(s): Mary Johnson**, Yue Gu; Sponsor: Transportation Research Board; Polytechnic: $12,000
  • BioPathFinder Platform: Biodynamic Ensemble for Pathogen Detection
    Investigator(s): Michael Ladisch**, Thomas Hacker, Clara Smith, Alexandra Boltasseva, Yong Chen, Young Kim, Alexei Lagoutchev, Stephen Lindemann, David Nolte, Vladimair Shalaev, Pankaj Sharma, Eduardo Ximenes; Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Agency; Total $12,985,677; Polytechnic: $2,597,135.40
  • Purdue Kyungpook Software Oriented University Summer Program 2018
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Kyungpook National University; Polytechnic: $23,965
  • Purdue Kyung Hee Software Oriented University Summer Program 2018
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Kyung Hee University; Polytechnic: $19,172
  • Purdue Dongguk Software Oriented University Summer Program 2018
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Dongguk University; Polytechnic: $23,965
  • Purdue Sejong Software Oriented University Summer Program 2018
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Sejong University; Polytechnic: $9,586
  • Purdue Seoul Women Software Oriented University Summer Program 2018
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Seoul Women’s University; Polytechnic: $9,586
  • Purdue Chung-Ang Software Oriented University Summer Program 2018
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Chung-Ang University; Polytechnic: $23,965
  • Purdue Sogang Software Oriented University Summer Program 2018
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Sogang University; Polytechnic: $33,551
  • Tippecanoe HTCU
    Investigator(s): Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar**; Sponsor: Lafayette Police Department; Polytechnic: $38,323
  • Automated Matching of BIM Instances to Cost Categories: Toward Full Automation of Electrical Construction Cost Estimation
    Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**; Sponsor: Electri International Inc.; Polytechnic: $9,000
  • Chat Analysis Triage Tool (CATT): Language-Based and Biometric Analysis of Human Sex Trafficking Chats
    Investigator(s): Stephen Elliott**, Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, Julia Rayz, Marcus Rogers; Sponsor: National Institute of Justice; Polytechnic: $1,712,255.98

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $5,842,074.48