Research Awards

Funded research awards for June 2025. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Built Environment Decarbonization
  Investigator(s): Deniz Besiktepe**, Bryan J Hubbard, Soowon Chang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $439,266.00
• Visual analytics for spatial and longitudinal data
  Investigator(s): Yingjie Chen**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $3,054.00
• Digital Enterprise Center
  Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman**; Sponsor: Multi-Sponsored Industrials; Polytechnic: $50,000.00
• DOD-Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Summer 2025
  Investigator(s): Abner Del Cid Flores**; Sponsor: Air Force, U.S. Dept. of the; Polytechnic: $756,000.00
• A Cross-domain Dynamic Gateway
  Investigator(s): Mo Rastgaar; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $50,000.00
• Midwest Industrial Energy Training Network
  Investigator(s): Ali Razban**; Sponsor: Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Polytechnic: $35,000.00
• Purdue/ONR Summer 2025 Flight Training STEM program
  Investigator(s): Brian G Dillman**; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $26,666.67
• AIDA: Artificial Intelligence for Digital Aviation
  Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**, Damon J Lercel; Sponsor: Multi-Sponsored Industrials; Polytechnic: $22,857.14
• CAREER: SaTC: Towards Machine-learnable Enhancing Framework for Local Differential Privacy
  Investigator(s): Wenhai Sun**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $94,550.00
• Integration of SCRIM and Emerging Data Sources into Network Friction Testing Program for Immediate and Long-Term Needs
  Investigator(s): Chengcheng Tao**, Yi Jiang; Sponsor: In Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $141,670.00
• Ear Monitoring System (EMS)
  Investigator(s): Noori Kim**; Sponsor: Showalter Trust; Polytechnic: $37,500.00

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,656,563.81

Funded research awards for May 2025. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• AIDA: Artificial Intelligence for Digital Aviation
  Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**, Damon J Lercel; Sponsor: Industry Partners; Polytechnic: $285,714.28
• CAREER: Supporting Data Visualization Design Practice
  Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $106,891.00

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $392,605.28

Funded research awards for April 2025. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• SPR 4836 - Best practices for implementing driving simulators in INDOT driver training
  Investigator(s): Soowon Chang**, Yunfeng Chen, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: IN Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $192,652.00
• ATLAS Prototype ITk Pixel Quarter Shell for Argonne National Lab (Part 2)
  Investigator(s): Garam Kim; Sponsor: Argonne National Laboratory; Polytechnic: $81,420.50
• Relationships Between Disease and Spatially Explicit Densities of Deer, Turkey, and Coyote
  Investigator(s): Brian G. Dillman, Joseph P. Hupy; Sponsor: In Department of Natural Resources; Polytechnic: $349,981.92
• NTP - Visual analytics for spatial and longitudinal data
  Investigator(s): Yingjie Chen**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $3,054.00

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $627,108.42

Funded research awards for March 2025. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• US CMS 2024 SOW for Software & Computing
  Investigator(s): Thomas J Hacker; Sponsor: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Polytechnic: $150,000.00
• DIgital Twin Addressing Multi-Scale Operational Needs of IBR-rich GriDs (DIAMOND)
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: National Renewable Energy Lab; Polytechnic: $80,000.00
• Female Hearing Health and Infrastructure in Rural America: Social Science Insights for Addressing Health Disparities and Planning Strategies
  Investigator(s): Noori Kim**, Qingchun Li; Sponsor: Kinley Trust; Polytechnic: $25,000.00
• Demonstrate Digital Thread with STEP, MTConnect and QIF (Persistent ID’s – Demonstrating the Value for Manufacturing)
  Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman**; Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corporation; Polytechnic: $115,227.00
• LIFE SCIENCES: NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF COGNITION: Multiscale, Multiphysics Study of Thermal and Nonthermal Directed Energy Biological Effects
  Investigator(s): Rajeswari Sundararajan; Sponsor: Army Research Office; Polytechnic: $61,030.67
• Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC)
  Investigator(s): Chengcheng Tao, Shanyue Guan, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Polytechnic: $83,327.73
• DCTC WRT-1098- Research in support of the Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC) Program Development, Piloting, and Instrumentation
  Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman; Sponsor: Stevens Institute of Technology; Polytechnic: $249,770.50
• Relationships Between Disease and Spatially Explicit Densities of Deer, Turkey, and Coyote
  Investigator(s): Brian G Dillman, Joseph P Hupy; Sponsor: In Department of Natural Resources; Polytechnic: $349,981.92
• Boosting Interest and Perceptions of Advanced Manufacturing Careers to Sustain a Skilled Workforce
  Investigator(s): Ragu Athinarayanan**; Sponsor: Caterpillar Foundation; Polytechnic: $84,100.00

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,198,437.82

Funded research awards for February 2025. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• CAREER: Broadening Participation in Computing through Virtual Identities
  Investigator(s): Dominic Kao**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $106,370
• Total Rewards for Airport Sponsor Employees
  Investigator(s): Sarah M Hubbard**; Sponsor: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Polytechnic: $10,000
• Development and integration of an O3 and NO2 vertical profiler to probe air pollution at the Lake Michigan shoreline using UAS
  Investigator(s): Nathan Tyler Rose**; Sponsor: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Polytechnic: $38,500
• A scalable intervention for stress management practices
  Investigator(s): Milton Edward Aguirre**; Sponsor: Livotion LLC; Polytechnic: $111,056
• Doing the Math - Enhancing and Expanding a Professional Development Model
  Investigator(s): Brandon Herald Sorge**; Sponsor: TERC; Polytechnic: $122,199
• SCALE K-12 Silicon Crossroads ME Commons
  Investigator(s): Greg J. Strimel; Sponsor: Applied Research Institute, Inc; Polytechnic: $100,000
• Change X: Play N Design
  Investigator(s): Nandhini Giri**; Sponsor: ChangeX United States; Polytechnic: $3,000
• I-Corps: Robust and Explainable AI Tools for Detecting DeepFakes
  Investigator(s): Shu Hu**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
• Advancing Resilient Manufacturing Systems through Generative AI Integration
  Investigator(s): Xingyu Li**; Sponsor: Hitachi Ltd; Polytechnic: $50,000

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $593,198.00

Funded research awards for January 2025. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• NSF I-Corps Hub: Midwest Region
  Investigator(s): Nathalie A L Duval-Couetil; Sponsor: University of Michigan; Polytechnic: $148,325.75
• FMRG: Cyber: Privacy-Preserving Tiny Machine Learning Edge Analytics Enabling AI-Commons for Manufacturing
  Investigator(s): Alejandra J Magana DeLeon; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $2,750
• Investigation of Low Friction on Asphalt Pavements
  Investigator(s): Yi Jiang**; Sponsor: Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $20,000
• Additively Manufactured Piezoelectric PVdF for Energy Harvesting and Strain Monitoring
  Investigator(s): Robert A Nawrocki**; Sponsor: Collins Aerospace; Polytechnic: $100,000
• Performance Improvement for E-scooter Rider and Bicyclist Trajectory Prediction Algorithms - Yaobin Chen
  Investigator(s): Renran Tian; Sponsor: Toyota Motor North America; Polytechnic: $4,242.38
• CPP-Enabled Industrial Controller Integrity for Industrial Control System Use Case
  Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman; Sponsor: Cybersecurity MFG Innovation Institute; Polytechnic: $29,282
• Naval Surface Warfare Center Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuvering Purdue Team 2025 Competition
  Investigator(s): Guarav Nanda, Richard M Voyles, Brittany A Newell**; Sponsor: Trine University; Polytechnic: $7,500

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $412,100.13

Funded research awards for December 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Neupulator: An assistive robotic educational platform
  Investigator(s): Mo Rastgaar**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000; Total: $50,000
• CI CoE: SGX3 - A Center of Excellence to Extend Access, Expand the Community, and Exemplify Good Practices for CI Through Science Gateways
  Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: University Of California - San Diego; Polytechnic: $55,949; Total: $280,056
• EAGER: RDSV: Visioning Design Evolution for Human-Robot Interaction
  Investigator(s): Anastasia Katharine Kouvaras Ostrowski**; Sponsor: University Of Michigan; Polytechnic: $100,000; Total: $100,000
• Recruiting and Retention Initiatives for Purdue Polytechnic Columbus
  Investigator(s): Miles A Creasy, Nancy Lynn Lollar**; Sponsor: Cummins, Inc.; Polytechnic: $50,000; Total: $50,000
• Airport Risk Assessment of Using eVTOL Aircraft for Air Taxi Operations
  Investigator(s): Mary E Johnson**; Sponsor: Transportation Research Board; Polytechnic: $12,000; Total: $12,000

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $492,056

Funded research awards for November 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Scalable and Concurrent Targeted Search for Digital Forensics
  Investigator(s): Umit Karabiyik**; Sponsor: NextFLex; Polytechnic: $4,000; Total: $130,449
• Constructing the Next Generation Saudi Game Developer: A Scholarship Competition for Intensive Onsite Games Industry Training at Purdue University and the  International Game Developer Conference(GDC)
  Investigator(s): David M Whittinghill**; Sponsor: US Embassy Riyadh; Polytechnic: $746,965; Total: $746,965
• Dynamic Modular Microgrids (DyM-MGs): Real-Time and Packetized Microgrid Implementation
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: U.S. Department Of Energy; Polytechnic: $1,441,992.00; Total: $1,441,992
• WRT 1080- Research in support of the Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC) Program Development, Piloting, and Instrumentation
  Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman, Daniel Delaurentis**; Sponsor: Stevens Institute Of Technology; Polytechnic: $10,625 ; Total: $4,498,095
• Synthesis Study on Applying Solar Power Systems in Indiana's right of way (ROW) and INDOT-owned facilities
  Investigator(s): Soowon Chang **, Yunfeng Chen; Sponsor: Indiana Department Of Transportation; Polytechnic: $1,709,533; Total $1,808,721
• Demonstrate Digital Thread with STEP, MTConnect and QIF (Persistent ID’s – Demonstrating the Value for Manufacturing)
  Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman**; Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corporation; Polytechnic: $50,000; Total: $50,000
• Entrepreneurship Program Grant
  Investigator(s): Nathalie A L Duval-Couetil**; Sponsor: Burton D Morgan Foundation; Polytechnic: $10,000; Total: $10,000
• HDR Institute: Geospatial Institute for Digital Innovation to Enhance Resilience and Sustainability
  Investigator(s): Vetria Byrd; Carol Song**; Sponsor: Univ Of Illinois At Champaign-Urbana; Polytechnic: $70,000; Total: $2,450,000
• Reducing Ginger Storage Losses with Women Producers in Nepal
  Investigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi, Maria Julia Bello Bravo**; Sponsor: Tufts University; Polytechnic: $16,666.67; Total: $700,001
• Portable Seawater Pulse Flow RO System with Feed Flow ReversalInvestigator(s): Jose M Garcia Bravo, David Warsinger**; Sponsor: Office Of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $50,000; Total: $487,693
• Revealing Health Trajectories of Chronic Kidney Disease for Precision Medicine
  Investigator(s): Yingjie Chen**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $40,163; Total: $40,163
• Universal Interoperability for Grid-Forming Inverters (UNIFI)
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: National Renewable Energy Lab; Polytechnic: $150,000; Total: $672,211
• Duke Energy-Purdue Polytechnic in New Albany Pumpkin Chunkin
  Investigator(s): Joseph F Dues**; Sponsor: Duke Energy Foundation;  Polytechnic: $5,000; Total: $5,000
• Integrated Service Model for Electical Contractors
  Investigator(s): Deniz Besiktepe**; Sponsor: Electri International Inc.; Polytechnic: $30,000, Total: $30,000
• Developing Spatial Visualization
  Investigator(s): Paul Asunda, Farid Youssef El Breidi**, Jose M Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $24,999; Total: $224,996

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $4,360,943.67 

Funded research awards for October 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Crime Scene Surveying for IoT Investigations: National Training and Technical Assistance Program
  Investigator(s): Umit Karabiyik**; Sponsor: U.S. Department Of Justice; Polytechnic: $439,987; Total: $439,987
• Analyzing NPMRDS Using Advanced Machine Learning to Enhance Road Safety, Public Health and System Performance
  Investigator(s): Miad Faezipour **; Sponsor: Central Connecticut State University; Polytechnic: $123,000; Total: $123,000

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $452,287

Funded research awards for August 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Exploring Autonomous Maintenance Technologies (AMT) in INDOT Road Maintenance Activities
  Investigator(s): Yiheng Feng**, Yunfeng Chen; Sponsor: US Dept. of Transportation; Polytechnic: $34,568; Total: $138,272
• Integration of Cross-Disciplinary Skills and Dispositions at the Program and Course Level as Part of a Continuous Improvement Plan
  Investigator(s): Marisa Exter**, Iryna Ashby; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $34,161.88 Total: $273,295
• Hidden Curricula-Addressing Unseen Challenges within Computer Science Education
  Investigator(s): Ale Magana**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $186,840; Total: $500,000
• Connected Vehicles Traffic Management Application on Indiana Highways
  Investigator(s): Feng Li**, Yaobin Chen; Sponsor: US Dept. of Transportation; Polytechnic: $95,312.50 Total: $190,625
• A Study of Rank-based Decomposable Losses for Machine Learning
  Investigator(s): Shu Hu**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $175,000
• Biomedical Informatics Approaches and its Implementation in Chronic Disease Management and Intensive Care of Patients with Chronic Diseases
  Investigator(s): Justin Yang**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $47,292
• Intelligent Augmented Reality for Personalized Learning informed by Environmental Identity Development
  Investigator(s): Farid El Breidi**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $300,000
• Enabling Networked HyFlex Field Laboratories through an Innovative Leaner-In-The-Loop Multi-Robot System
  Investigator(s): Jin Kocsis**, Paul Asunda, Dongming Gan, BC Min, Jiansong Zhang; National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $900,000
• Biomedical Informatics Approaches and its Implementation in Cancer Research
  Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $47,292
• Bridge Data Virtual Validator
  Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**, Yunfeng Chen; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $149,789
• VR Voice-Controlled Visual Analytics Platform for Plant Digital Twins
  Investigator(s): Bedrich Benes, Ale Magana, Voicu Popescu; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $360,000; Total: $1,200,000
• Automated Analysis of Construction Contracts for Risk Identification Using National Language Processing and Deep Learning
  Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
• Three-dimensional Visibility and Legibility Zone and Human Information Processing of Arrow Boards on Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) Trucks
  Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: US Dept. of Transportation; Polytechnic: $209,615
• Guide for In-Terminal Airport Concession Programs
  Investigator(s): Yi Gao**, Alei Fan, Fecri Karanki, Chun-hung Tang; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $87,500; Total: $125,000

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $2,679,370.38

Funded research awards for July 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Modeling and Optimization of Cable-Driven Parallel Robots on Inclined and Curved Surfaces
  Investigator(s): Dongming Gan**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $200,000
• Resilient Inverter Control
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $74,195
• Developing FVSU's Capacity in Ag Research, Education, and Extension to Enhance Faculty and Students
  Investigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi**; Sponsor: National Institute of Food & Agriculture; Polytechnic: $62,009
• Collaborative Research: Digital Twin Solutions for Energy Provision Logistics in Three-Sided Electric Mobility Markets
  Investigator(s): Tho Le**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $269,164
• Development of Reliable, Secure, and Safe Human-AI Alignment Techniques
  Investigator(s): BC Min**; Sponsor: Sungkyunkwan University; Polytechnic: $29,226.12
• Further Refinement and Integrated Platform for INDOT Traffic Management and Safety Toolset
  Investigator(s): Yung-Ping Chien,**, Yaobin Chen, Shu Hu; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $68,866.50; Total: $229,555
• Scalable and Concurrent Targeted Search for Digital Forensics
  Investigator(s): Umit Karabiyik**; Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory; Polytechnic: $126,449
• Implementing An Advanced Friction Testing Program for Seamless Coverage of INDOT System
  Investigator(s): Chengcheng Tao**, Yi Jiang; US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $42,000
• CyberTraining: Implementation: Medium: AI and Cybersecurity Education for Cyberinfrastructure: A Hands-On Approach
  Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**, Jin Wei-Kocsis, Deepak Nadig; Tonglin Zhang National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $480,000; Total: $640,000
• Enhanced Traffic Pattern Knowledge Abstraction and Presentation
  Investigator(s): Yaobin Chen**, Tianyi Li, Chengcheng Tao; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $108,476.28; Total: $164,358
• Characterizing Engineering Students’ Design Thinking, Energy Science Learning, and Economic Decision-Making using an Energy Based Software Platform
  Investigator(s): Brittany Newell**, Ale Magana; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $175,000; Total: $200,000
• Enhancing Undergraduate Experiences in Data and Mobile Cloud Security
  Investigator(s): Feng Li**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $469,999
• SCALE K-12 Silicon Crossroads ME Commons
  Investigator(s): Tamara Moore**, Kerrie Douglas, Siddika Guzey, Morgan Hynes, Greg Strimel; Sponsor: US Department of Defense; Polytechnic: $14,160; Total: $70,800
• Analysis of compression Molded Hybrid Composites
  Investigator(s): Eduardo Barocio Vaca**, Garam Kim, Byron Pipes; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Pol ytechnic: $33,000; Total: $100,000

** Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $2,152,544.90

Funded research awards for May 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Securing Smart Devices with AI-Powered mmWave Radar in New-Generation Wireless Networks
  Investigator(s): Tao Li**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $154,507
• Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence-based Building Maintenance Management
  Investigator(s): Deniz Besiktepe**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
• AFJROTC Summer 2024
  Investigator(s): Abinor Flores**; Sponsor: Us Department of the Air Force; Polytechnic: $754,000
• ACRP Web Resource for Airport User Choice Modeling and Analysis
  Investigator(s): Yi Gao**; Sponsor: National Academy of Sciences; Polytechnic: $29,999.36
• Voluntary Support
  Investigator(s): Garam Kim; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $10,000
• Industrial Line Health Predictive Monitoring
  Investigator(s): Brittany Newell**, Xingyu Li, Grant Richards; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $101,716

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,110,222.36

Funded research awards for April 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• CC* Networking Infrastructure: Enhancing Network Connectivity for Data-Intensive, Multi-Institution Collaborative Science
  Investigator(s): Deepak Nadig, Arman Pazouki, Troy Hege, Norbert Neumeister, Preston Smith; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $81,243.88; Total: $649,951
• Developing Virtual Reality Training Simulations to Advance Agricultural Safety Curricula for Safer and Immersive Learning Exp
  Investigator(s): Mesut Akdere**; Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Polytechnic: $24,897
• Developing an Experiential Learning Pathway for the Next Generation of Pilots
  Investigator(s): Damon Lercel**, Julius Keller, Manoj Patankar; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $258,323.84
• IUCRC Planning Grant Purdue University: Center for Visual Structural Expertise for Resilience
  Investigator(s): Tom Hacker, Shirley Dyke, Julio Ramirez; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $5,000; Total: $20,000
• Improving Energy Productivity and Sustainability of Foundry Metal Casting Lifecycle Operations Using Smart Manufacturing Technologies
  Investigator(s): Ragu Athinaranan**, Xingyu Li, Huachao Mao, Martin Byung-Guk Jun; Sponsor: US Department of Energy; Polytechnic: $89,979.75; Total: $119,973.00
• REU supplement to Collaborative: Using AI to Transform Online Video Lectures into Effective and Inclusive Agent-Based Presentations
  Investigator(s): Nicoletta Adamo**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $20,000
• Reciprocating Piston Batch Reverse Osmosis: Pushing the Limits of Efficiency and Fouling Resistance
  Investigator(s): Jose Garcia Bravo; David Warsinger**; Sponsor: University of California - Berkeley; Polytechnic: $86,211.75; Total: $344,847

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $741,156.38

Funded research awards for March 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Non-cracking SiC Coating on Carbon Composites
  Investigator(s): Sunghwan Lee**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $275,000
• AIDA: Artificial Intelligence for Digital Aviation
  Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $300,000
• Broadening Participation in Computing through Virtual Identities
  Investigator(s): Dominic Kao**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $112,379
• Quantifying Regulatory Barriers to Offsite Production of Multifamily Housing
  Investigator(s): Michael Eriksen**, Claudio Martani; Sponsor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development; Polytechnic: $105,538.91; Total: $500,000
• NSWC AIMM Challenge Purdue West Lafayette Team
  Investigator(s): Brittney Newell**, Richard Voyles, Samuel Labi; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $22,000; Total: $40,000
• Rural STEM Learning Design: Integrating Engineering, Computational Thinking, and Data Literacy
  Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $19,400

*Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $882,317.91

Funded research awards for February 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Korean Software Square Program 2024
  Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $576,000
• Multiscale, Multiphysics Study of Thermal and Nonthermal Directed Energy Biological Effects
  Investigator(s): Allen Garner**, Ignaio Camarillo, Rajeswari Sundararajan; Sponsor: Army Research Office; Polytechnic: $5,000 Total: $450,000
• ATLAS Prototype ITk Pixel Quarter Shell
  Investigator(s): Benjamin Denos**, Johnathan Goodsell, Garam Kim; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $25,000 Total: $100,000
• Transportation Infrastructure Pre Case Innovation Center
  Investigator(s): Jan Olek**, Dulcy Abraham, Hubo Cat, Phillip Dunston, Shanyue Guan, Chengcheng Tao, Maria Velay Lizancos, Jeffrey Youngblood, Pablo Zavattieri, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: University of Illinois- Urbana; Polytechnic: $72,636.24; Total: $302,651
• Rural Revitalization Projects: A Purdue/USDA Partnership
  Investigator(s): Joseph Manuel**, Jason Merchant, Anthony Sparkling, Mark Zimpfer; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $100, 000
• Relationships Between Disease and Spatially Explicit Densities of Deer, Turkey, and Coyote
  Investigator(s): Patrick Zollner, Wendy Beauvais, Brian Dillman, Joseph Hupy; Sponsor: IN Department of Natural Resources; Polytechnic: $49,924.46; Total: $998,489
• Providing Training and Technical Assistant Program for IoT Investigations
  Investigator(s): Umit Karabiyik**, Smriti Bhatt, Marc Rogers; Sponsor: US Department of Justice; Polytechnic: $294,051
• Assessment of Agronomical Factors for Harvest Maturity and Yield of Peanut Using Sensor-based System and Economic AppraisalInvestigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi **; Sponsor: Fort Valley State University; Polytechnic: $12,500
• Accessible and interactive respiratory (AIR)pen
  Investigator(s): Milton Aguirre **; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $15,000
• US CMS 2024 SOW for Software & Computing
  Investigator(s): Nerbert Neumeister**, Tom Hacker; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $10,000; Total: $498,100
• Day-Ahead Probabilistic Forecasting Of Net-Load And Demand Response Potentials With High Penetration Of Behind-The-Meter Solar-Plus-Storage
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu **; Sponsor: North Carolina State University; Polytechnic: $27,557
• A Guide on the Economic Impacts of E-Commerce on Airports and Airport Stakeholders
  Investigator(s): Fecri Karanki **, Volodymyr Bilotkach, Yi Gao, Chien-Tsung Lu; Sponsor: National Academy of Sciences; Polytechnic: $400,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,724,674.70

Funded research awards for January 2024. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Data Preparation for Fair and Trusted Machine Learning
  Investigator(s): Romila Pradhan**; Sponsor: Northwestern University; Polytechnic: $132,404
• Competency-Based Experiential Learning Program for Aviation Technicians in the Business Aviation Sector
  Investigator(s): Manoj Patankar**, Donald Barnes, John Davis, Ashley Habig, Corben Meyer, George Michael, Michael Suckow; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $900,000
• Exploration of Color Patterns for Improving Work Zone Safety and Perception
  Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**, James Jenkins, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $9,450
• NSF I-Corps Hub: Midwest Region
  Investigator(s): Karen Plaut**, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Matthew Lynall; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $30,000 Total: $493,044
• The Gulf Research Program’s Early-Career Research Fellowship
  Investigator(s): Chengcheng Tao**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $76,000
• Establishing the Foundations of Emotional Intelligence of Robotic Care Companions to Mitigate Agitation among High Risk Dementia Patients via Empathic Patient-Robot Interactions
  Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**; Sponsor: University of California-Irvine; Polytechnic: $40,000
• Artificial Intelligence for Digital Aviation
  Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $1,200,000
• Flexible and Biocompatible, Organic Electronics Spiking Neuromorphic Computing
  Investigator(s): Robert Nawrocki**; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $67,835

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $2,524,645.60

Funded research awards for December 2023. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• SCALE K-12 Silicon Crossroads ME Commons
  Investigator(s): Tamara Moore**, Kerrie Douglas, Siddika Guzey, Morgan Hynes, Greg Strimel; Sponsor: US Dept. of Defense; Polytechnic: $100,000; Total: $2,500,000
• Photovoice-Based Approach to Entrepreneurially Minded Program Assessment
  Investigator(s): Lisa Bosman**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $5,000
• Developing Next-Generation Thermal Runaway and Propagation Failure Models for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Incorporating Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Turbulent Combustion Analysis
  Investigator(s): Jason Ostanek**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $99,235
• Electric Vehicle Technology Certificate
  Investigator(s): Miles Creasy**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $30,000
• High-fidelity haptic system for a hyper-realistic metaverse
  Investigator(s): Sunghwan Lee**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $44,921.78
• Rheological behavior of fresh ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) enhanced by nano-additives and data-driven approaches
  Investigator(s): Chengcheng Tao**; Sponsor: American Concrete Institute; Polytechnic: $57,500
• Patient Safety Tech - Design & Innovation Challenge
  Investigator(s): Jung Joo Sohn**, Greg Strimel; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $500; Total: $5,000
• Data Coordinating Center for the Alcoholic Hepatitis Research Network
  Investigator(s): Victor Chen**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $59,342
• Addressing a Changing Trade Workforce: Strategies for Electrical Contractors
  Investigator(s): Anthony Sparkling**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $21,986
• Implementation Exploration of Autonomous Vehicles: Impacts of Autonomous Truck-Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) on INDOT Work Zone Safety, Mobility, and Crews
  Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**, Jiansong Zhang, Yihen Feng; Sponsor: US Dept. of Transportation; Polytechnic: $5,963.27; Total: 8,900
• Design & Innovation Stage 1
  Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $5,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $430,019.36

Funded research awards for November 2023. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Computational and Experimental Investigation of Rheological Behavior of Oil-Water Multiphase Flow in the Long-Distance Pipe
  Investigator(s): Chengcheng Tao**; Sponsor: American Chemical Society; Polytechnic: $110,000; Total: $110,000
• Industry Partner Gift Letter
  Investigator(s): Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $60,000
• A New Aerial Platform for Turbulence Measurements in the Atmospheric Surface Layer
  Investigator(s): Nathan Rose**; Sponsor: University of Virginia; Polytechnic: $39,748
• Additively Manufactured Piezoelectric PVdF for Energy Harvesting and Strain Monitoring
  Investigator(s): Robert Nawrocki**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $100,000
• Mission-Aware Integrated Digital Transformation for Operational Advantage
  Investigator(s): Jitesh Panchal**, Mikail Atallah, Daniel Delaurentis, Nathan Hartman, Waterloo Tsutsui; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $66,300; Total: $442,000
• Development of a Smart Walking Cane
  Investigator(s): Milton Aguirre**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $10,000
• Universal Interoperability for Grid-Forming Inverters
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $150,000
• Multiscale, Multiphysics Study of Thermal and Nonthermal Directed Energy Biological Effects
  Investigator(s): Allen Garner**, Ignacio Camarillo, Rajeswari Sundararajan; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $6,037.55 Total: $120,751
• Scalable Multi-Timescale Analysis Platform Based on System Transient and Dynamic Models
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: US Department of Energy; Polytechnic: $210,000
• Synthesis Study on Applying Solar Power Systems in Indiana's right of way (ROW) and INDOT-owned facilities
  Investigator(s): Sowoon Chang**, Yunfeng Chen; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $99,188
• Reducing Ginger Storage Losses with Women Producers in Nepal
  Investigator(s): Maria Bello Bravo**, Gary Burniske, Suranjan Panigrahi; Sponsor: Tufts University; Polytechnic: $64,680.16; Total: 700,000
• A Cross-domain Dynamic Gateway
  Investigator(s): Nina Mahmoudian**, Mo Rastgaar; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $73,248.20; Total: $1,304,993
• Higher energy-content jet blending components derived from ethanol
  Investigator(s): Gozdem Kilaz**, Hilkka Kenttamaa, Nathan Mosier, John Sutherland, Rodney Trice ; Sponsor: US Department of Energy; Polytechnic: $148,710.40; Total: 371,776
• Mold-free Manufacturing of High-Performance Tactile Sensors Through High Resolution 3D Printing and Conformal Polymer Coating
  Investigator(s): Huachao Mao**, Sunghwan Lee; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $510,541
• ROK Army AI Capability Enhancement Program 2023
  Investigator(s): Eric Matson**, Eric Dietz, Anthony Smith; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $40,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,688,454.31

Funded research awards for October 2023. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• PEGASAS Management and Administration
  Investigator(s): William Crossley**, Karen Marais, Mary Johnson; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $25,816.25; Total: $103,265
• Forming Instruction on Regulations and Standards of Technology (First) in Product Innovation
  Investigator(s): Milton Aguirre**, Paul McPherson, Margaret Phillips; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $119,856; Total: $149,820
• Strengthening Indiana’s Future through the 21st Century STEM Teachers Scholarship Program
  Investigator(s): Lynn Bryan**, Siddika Guzey, William Walker, Nathan Mentzer; Sponsor: Indiana Commission for Higher Education; Polytechnic: $54,000; Total: $359,999
• Building Soils, Communities, and Profits with Organic Farming Systems
  Investigator(s): Lori Hoagland**, Maria Bello Bravo, Gary Burniske, Rosa Cossio, Walter Daniel Leon-Salas; Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin; Polytechnic: $149,993.85; Total: 1,174,611
• Renewable Energy Center for High Andean Communities
  Investigator(s): Walter Daniel Leon-Salas**, Adel ElShahat Sayedahmed; Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de San Agustin; Polytechnic: $995,432
• Ocean Vision AI: Scaling up Visual Observations of Life in the Ocean using Artificial Intelligence
  Investigator(s): Angus Forbes**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $139,899
• Kaizen Event Facilitation & Division # for Claims
  Investigator(s): Chad Laux**, Gianna Lint; Sponsor: Family and Social Services Administration; Polytechnic: $116,128
• INDOT Training Gap Analysis, Developing a Training Program for INDOT Workforce Development (new, Front-line and Supervisors) and Smart Tool for Effective Planning for Workforce
  Investigator(s): Steven Dunlop**, Yunfeng Chen, Satish Ukkusuri; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $85,879.74; Total:$257,665
• Engaging High School Students in STEM Majors with Purdue Polytechnic Kokomo Programs through Interactive Learning Activities
  Investigator(s): Maher Shehadi; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $3,500
• Developing an Affordable Runway Incursion Prevention System
  Investigator(s): John Mott**, Luigi Dy; Sponsor: Transportation Research Board; Polytechnic: $12,000
• Using Artificial Intelligence to Transform Music Performers’ Skills and Productivity
  Investigator(s): Yeon Yun**, Yung-Hsiang Lu, Zhen Quan, Mohammad Rahman, Victor Chen; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $225,000; Total: $838,860
• Purdue SMIC Market Engagement DevelopmentI
  nvestigator(s): Ragu Athinarayanan**, Xingyu Li, Martin Byung-Guk Jun; Sponsor: US Department of Energy; Polytechnic: $50,750; Total: $72,500
• Geospatial Institute for Digital Innovation to Enhance Resilience and Sustainability
  Investigator(s): Carol Song**, Vetria Byrd, Iman Haqiqi, Thomas Hertel, David Johnson, Venketesh Merwade, Mark Ward; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $58,800; Total: $490,000
• A Novel Approach Toward Addressing Keel Bone Concerns in Extensive Housing
  Investigator(s): Robert Nawrocki**, Darrin Karcher, Thomas Siegmund; Sponsor: National Institute of Food & Agriculture;Polytechnic: $201,110; Total: $650,000
• A Center of Excellence to Extend Access, Expand the Community, and Exemplify Good Practices for CI Through Science Gateways
  Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $70,685
• Disruption Project Scoping
  Investigator(s): Daniel Delaurentis**, Carolin Frueh, Nathan Hartman, Zubin Jacob, Sorin Matei, Jason McKinney, Joel Ramsus, David Stewart; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $43,750; Total: $350,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $2,352,599.84

Funded research awards for September 2023. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Increase & Extension: Cybersecurity Manufacturing for Innovation Institute
  Investigator(s): Nathan Hartman, Dongyan Xu**, Zhihong, Chen, Ananth Grama, John Sutherland; Sponsor: US Department of Energy; Polytechnic: $78,089; Total: $390,445
• Batch Counterflow Reverse Osmosis
  Investigator(s): David Warsinger**, Jose Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $62,500; Total: $249,999
• Demonstration of Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) ORNL
  Investigator(s): Sunghwan Lee**; Sponsor: US Department of Energy; Polytechnic: $2,500
• The Future of Aviation Inspection: Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality as Agents of Transformation
  Investigator(s): Damon Lercel**, Gaurav Nanda, Manoj Patankar; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $250,000
• 3D Printing of Holographic Optical Processors
  Investigator(s): Huachao Mao**, Ragu Athinarayanan, Richard Voyles; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $497,765
• Purdue Polytechnic Anderson Collaboration
  Investigator(s): Jeffrey Heiking**, Andrea Barber-Dansby; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $28,479
• Research in support of the Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC) Program Development, Piloting, and Instrumentation
  Investigator(s): Daniel Delaurentis**, Stephen Deaudoin, Edward Berger, Nathan Hartman; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $447,658.20; Total: $4,455,594
• Automated Personalized Ergo Risk Project
  Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**, Jiansong Zhang, Yiheng Feng; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $189,950.36; Total: $283,508

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,556,941.56

Funded research awards for August 2023. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Enhancing Real-time Face Recognition through Deep Learning/AI-Guided Processing of Video Streams
  Investigator(s): Miad Faezipour**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $25,763
• Collaborative Research: Broadening Equitable, Affordable, and Health-Promoting Access to Energy Efficient Housing
  Investigator(s): Sowoon Chang**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $150,968
• Research in Support of the Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC) Program Development, Piloting, and Instrumentation
  Investigator(s): Daniel Delaurentis**, Stephen Beaudoin, Edward Berger, Nate Hartman; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $443,460.60; Total: $2,217,302
• Learning by evaluating (LbE): Engaging Students in Evaluation as a Pedagogical Strategy to Improve Design Thinking
  Investigator(s): Nathan Mentzer**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $304,421.25; Total:
• Developing FVSU’s Capacity in Ag Research, Education, and Extension to Enhance Faculty and Students’ Experiential Learning
  Investigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi**; Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Polytechnic: $33,315
• Pedestrian and Bicyclist Trespassing Impacts on Rail Grade Crossings Safety and Mobility
  Investigator(s): Shanyue Guan**; Sponsor: US Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $214,462
• Digital Enterprise Center
  Investigator(s): Nathan Hartman**; Sponsor: Industry Partners; Polytechnic: $100,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,277,389.85

Funded research awards for July 2023. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Collaborative Research: EAGER: Developing and Optimizing Reflection-Informed STEM Learning and Instruction by Integrating Learning Technologies with Natural Language Processing
  Investigator(s): Dominic Kao, Muhsin Menekse**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $39,300; Total: $100,815
• Virtual Reality Augmented Hands-on Cryo-EM Training
  Investigator(s): Victor Chen**, Wen Jiang,, Thomas Sors,; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $48,981.20; Total: $122,453
• Day-Ahead Probabilistic Forecasting Of Net-Load And Demand Response Potentials With High Penetration Of Behind-The-Meter Solar-Plus-Storage
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: North Carolina State University; Polytechnic: $67,389
• Dielectric Measurements and Modeling to Characterize Pulsed RF Bioeffects
  Investigator(s): Rajeswari Sundararajan, Allen Garner, Ignacio Camarillo**; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $70,237.80; Total: $234,126
• Biomedical Informatics Approaches and its Implementation in Cancer Research
  Investigator(s): Rajeswari Sundararajan**; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $70,237.80;
• Best Practices for Implementing Driving Simulators in INDOT Driver Training
  Investigator(s): Luciana Debs**, Soowon Chang, Yunfeng Chen, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $654,860
• Data Preparation for Trusted and Fair Data Science
  Investigator(s): Romila Pradhan**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $466,411
• Towards Machine-learnable Enhancing Framework for Local Differential Privacy
  Investigator(s): Wenhai Sun**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $121,853
• Emergent Mechanisms in Biology of Robustness, Integration, & Organization
  Investigator(s): David Umulis**, Douglas Kowehler Brubaker, Adrian Buganza Tepole, Ignacio Camarillo, Jason Cannon, Deva Di Hua Chan, Qing Deng, Janice Perry Evans, Stephanie Gardner, Krishna Jayant, Tae Yoon Kim, Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, Jacqueling Linnes, Ale Magana, Elsje Pienaar, Christopher Staiger, Xiaoqian Wang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $200,000; Total: $2,500,000
• Characterizing Brain Activation and Postural Response During Concurrent Cognitive Tasks in the Presence of Optic Flow Stimulation: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study
  Investigator(s): Shanyue Guan**; Sponsor: East Carolina University; Polytechnic: $15,548
• US CMS Software & Computing Subsystem
  Investigator(s): Norbert Neumeister**, Tom Hacker; Sponsor: University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Polytechnic: $44,800; Total: $179,200
• U SKILLS FUND – SHUTTLEWORTH
  Investigator(s): Ragu Athinarayanan**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $50,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,842,118

Funded research awards for January 2023. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Data Preparation for Fair and Trusted Machine Learning
  Investigator(s): Romila Pradhan**; Sponsor: Northwestern University; Polytechnic: $137,051
• TaskBot Challenge Competition
  Investigator(s): Julia Rayz**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $250,000
• Internet of Things National Training and Technical Assistance Program
  Investigator(s): Umit Karabiyik**, Smitri Bhatt, Marcus Rogers; Sponsor: US Department of Justice; Polytechnic: $290,997
• Hands-on and Portable Cybersecurity Training
  Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**, Dongyan Xu; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $86,800; Total: $124,000
• Graduate Research Assistantship for Open Edge Platform Research Project Funding Agreement
  Investigator(s): Yung-Hsiang Lu**, Jing Tian, Dongyan Xu, Baijian Yang; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $15,852.25; Total: 31,705
• Graph AI for Precision Medicine in Chronic Diseases Using Longitudinal Real-World Evidence Data
  Investigator(s): Victor Chen**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $1,433

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $577,936.25

Funded research awards for December 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Graph AI Precision Medicine in Chronic Diseases Using Longitudinal Real-World Evidence Data
  Investigator(s): Baijian Yang**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $8,355
• Investigation of Low Friction on Asphalt Pavements
  Investigator(s): Yi Jiang**; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $165,000
• Synthesis Study on Employing Snow Plow Driving Simulators in Training
  Investigator(s): Luciana Debs**, Yunfeng Chen, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $54,418
• Mission-Aware Integrated Digital Transformation for Operational Advantage
  Investigator(s): Jitesh Panchal**, Mikhail Atallah, Daniel Delaurentis, Nathan Hartman; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $117,437.50; Total: $469,750
• Integrated Multi-Fidelity Model and Co-Simulation Platform for Distribution System Transient and Dynamic Analysis
  Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu; Sponsor: US Department of Energy; Polytechnic: $300,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $615,837.50

Funded research awards for November 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Lessening Density Requirement and Adjusting Density Pay Factors for Asphalt Pavements in Poor Sublayer Conditions
  Investigator(s): Kyubyung Kang**; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $193,197
• Data Coordinating Center for the Alcoholic Hepatitis Research Network
  Investigator(s): Victor Chen**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $52,317
• A Center of Excellence to Extend Access, Expand the Community, and Exemplify Good Practices for CI Through Science Gateways
  Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: University of California – San Diego; Polytechnic: $53,611
• Geospatial Institute for Digital Innovation to Enhance Resilience and Sustainability
  Investigator(s): Carol Song**, Vetria Byrd, Iman Haqiqi, Thomas Hertel, David johnson, Venkatesh Merwade, Mark Ward; Sponsor: University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana; Polytechnic: $58,800; Total: $490,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $291,925

Funded research awards for October 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• A.I. Vision System for Automated Casting Quality Inspection
  Investigator(s): Xiaoming Wang**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $225,000
• Modeling Conformal Cooling of Additively Manufactured Dies
  Investigator(s): Xiaoming Wang**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $50,000
• A Modular Undersea Infrastructure for UUV Delivery and Replenishment
  Investigator(s): Mo Rastgaar, Nina Mahmoudian*; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $7,600; Total: $38,000
• Integrating Electric Propulsion Standards into Aerospace Education
  Investigator(s): Tracy Yother**; Mary Johnson; Sponsor: National Institute of Standards & Tech; Polytechnic: $99,927
• HRSA Building Bridges to Better Health
  Investigator(s): Baijian Yang, Nicole Adams*, Nan Kong; Sponsor: Health Resources & Service Admin; Polytechnic: $3,666.67; Total: $11,111.11
• Live-streaming Offender Network-based Chat Analysis Triage Tool (LION-CATT): The Capture and Analysis of Real-Time Data from Live-Streaming Child Sex Abuse Chats
  Investigator(s): Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar**; Julia Rayz; John Springer; Sponsor: US Department of Justice; Polytechnic: $562,500
• Enhanced Internet of Things National Training and Technical Assistance Program
  Investigator(s): Smriti Bhatt**; Umit Karabyik; Marc Rogers; Sponsor: US Department of Justice; Polytechnic: $290,997
• Biomedical Informatics Approaches and Its Implementation in Cancer Research
  Investigator(s): Baijian Yang*; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $50,000
• Bridge to College Purdue New Albany
  Investigator(s): Corey Sharp*, Sindie Ballotti; Sponsor: Indiana Commission for Higher Education; Polytechnic: $10,000
• Mechanically Actuated Digital Pump-Motor
  Investigator(s): Farid El Breidi*; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $6,250
• Bridge to College Purdue Lafayette
  Investigator(s): Corey Sharp*, Sindie Ballotti; Sponsor: Indiana Commission for Higher Education; Polytechnic: $10,000
• Bridge to College Purdue Kokomo
  Investigator(s): Corey Sharp*, Sindie Ballotti; Sponsor: Indiana Commission for Higher Education; Polytechnic: $10,000
• LIFT Digital Skills Accelerator Fund
  Investigator(s): Lorri Barnett*, Megan Prygoski, Sarah Leach; Sponsor: University of Notre Dame; Polytechnic: $125,500
• Digital Enterprise Center
  Investigator(s): Nathan Hartman*; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $50,000
• Multi Sponsor - Vol. Support
  Investigator(s): Jose Garcia Bravo*; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $6,250
• Ball Brothers M-TEN 2022-23
  Investigator(s): Corey Sharp*, Lorri Barnett; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $25,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,258,325.67

Funded research awards for September 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Swift TAB
  Investigator(s): Mary Johnson**; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $7,670
• Auto-flight Mode Confusion: Accidents and Incidents
  Investigator(s): Dimitrios Ziakkas**, Michael Suckow, Brian Dillman; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $60,000; Total: $60,000
• PEGASAS Management and Center Proposal
  Investigator(s): Mary Johnson, William Crossley**, Karen Marais; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $9,075.50; Total: $119,913
• Data Coordinating Center for the Alcoholic Hepatitis Research Network
  Investigator(s): Justin Yang**; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $53,966
• Interactive Multi-Human Multi-Remote-Robot Operations for Future Construction Field
  Investigator(s): Jin Kocsis**, Jiansong Zhang, Dongming Gan, Mesut Akdere, BC Min; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $150,000
• Sustainable Battery Electrode Manufacturing with High Active Material Loading
  Investigator(s): Sunghwan Lee**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
• The Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) for the Democratization and Acceleration of Science
  Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: University of California-San Diego; Polytechnic: $56,040
• Collaborative Robotics in NSF National I-corps Program
  Investigator(s): Dongming Gan**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
• Integration of Advanced Technologies for Documenting the Impact of Climate-Induced Stress on Whole Potato Plant Growth and Development
  Investigator(s): Suranjan Panigrahi**; Sponsor: Agricultural Research Service; Polytechnic: $19,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $299,711.50

Funded research awards for August 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• An AI-Augmented Phenomenographic Approach to Conceptualizing Undergraduate Students' Experiences of Intercultural Team Cognition in STEM
  Investigator(s): Ale Magana; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $349,999
• US CMS Software & Computing Subsystem
  Investigator(s): Tom Hacker, Norbert Neumeister**; Sponsor: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Polytechnic: $65,780; Total: $253,000
• Discrete Variable Stiffness Actuators with Fast Stiffness Switch for Safe Human-Robot Interaction
  Investigator(s): Dongming Gan**, Richard Voyles, George Chiu; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $95,000; Total: $100,000
• An Engineering Design Approach for the Tandem Catalysis of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) using Nanoporous Bi-layer Structures
  Investigator(s): Sunghwan Lee**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $255,000
• Sustainable Battery Electrode Manufacturing with High Active Material Loading
  Investigator(s): Sunghwan Lee**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
• The Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) for the Democratization and Acceleration of Science
  Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: University of California-San Diego; Polytechnic: $56,040
• Collaborative Robotics in NSF National I-corps Program
  Investigator(s): Dongming Gan**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
• Interoperable BIM and Construction Robotic Systems for Building Construction Automation
  Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $971,819

Funded research awards for July 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Sociotechnical Systems to Enable Smart and Connected Energy-Aware Residential Communities
  Investigator(s): Julia Rayz, Panagiota Karava**, Ilias Bilionis, james braun, Thanh Nguyen, Leigh Raymond, Torsten Reimer; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $27,870.43; Total: $398,149
• Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center (SMIC) Cluster for Acceleration of AI Adoption in Manufacturing Industries
  Investigator(s): Ragu Anthinarayanan**, Martin Byung-Guk Jun; Sponsor: University of Calfornia; Polytechnic: $200,000; Total: 250,000
• Air Force JROTC Summer 2022
  Investigator(s): John Mott**; Sponsor: US Department of the Air Force; Polytechnic: $577,147
• Automating Building Code Compliance Checking and Modular Construction through Interoperable Building Information Modeling Technology
  Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $192,406
• Empowering the “E” in STEM
  Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**, Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $17,370

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,014,793.43

Funded research awards for June 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Flexible and Biocompatible, Organic Electronics Spiking Neuromorphic Computing
  Investigator(s): Robert Nawrocki; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $150,744
• A Framework for Flight Test and Certification of Autonomous Systems within Naval Aviation
  Investigator(s): Joseph Sobieralski**; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $49,999
• Highway Lighting Test Bed on INDOT Facility (Off-Roadway)
  Investigator(s): Yi Jiang**; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $11,325
• Applied Ergonomics
  Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $19,147
• Virtual Reality Augmented Hands-on Cryo-EM Training
  Investigator(s): Victor Chen **, Sponsor: PHS-NIH National Eye Institute; Polytechnic: $122,453
• NSF I-Corps Hub: Midwest Region
  Investigator(s): Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Theresa Stellwag Mayer**, Matthew Lynall, Sponsor: University of Michigan; Polytechnic: $87,881.40; Total: $3,081,111

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $441,549.38

Funded research awards for May 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Project 35: Enhanced Hands-Minimized Weather Interfaces for Pilots
  Investigator(s): Mary Johnson, Barrett Caldwell**, Brandon Pitts; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $18,000; Total: $60,000
• Research Initiation: Developing Spatial Visualization and Understanding of Complex Systems via Interactive Mixed Reality Modules
  Investigator(s): Farid Breidi**, Jose Garcia Bravo, Paul Asunda; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $199,996
• USAID Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure in Ukraine - Higher Education Capacity Building
  Investigator(s): Marc Rogers**; Sponsor: Florida International University;Polytechnic: $117,179
• Analysis of heteroatom-containing compounds in tactical fuels for resilient logistics
  Investigator(s): Gozdem Kilaz**, Hilkka Kenttamaa; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $74,999.40; Total: $124,999
• Strategic Assessment of Needs and Opportunities for Wider Adoption of Renewable Energy and Electrification in Indiana - Phase 2
  Investigator(s): Kyubyung Kang **, Samuel Labi : Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $28,538.40; Total: $86,480
• Modeling Feedstock Performance and Conversion Operations
  Investigator(s): Pankaj Sharma, Michael Ladisch**, Rose Prabin, Kingsly Ambrose, Arezoo Motavalizadeh Ardekani, Abigail Engelberth, Kandra Erk, Marcial Gonzalez, Nathan Mosier, Eduardo Ximenes : Sponsor: U.S. Dept. of Energy; Polytechnic: $29,440.84; Total: $226,468
• Multiscale, Multiphysics Study of Thermal and Nonthermal Directed Energy Biological Effects
  Investigator(s): Rajeswari Sundararajan, Allen Garner**, Ignacio Camarillo : Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $2500; Total: $50,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $470,653.64

Funded research awards for April 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Collaborative: Using AI to Transform Online Video Lectures into Effective and Inclusive Agent-Based Presentations
  Investigator(s): Nicoletta Adamo**, Christos Mousas; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $$546,699
• Development of a Robust, Nationally Accessible Cybersecurity Risk Management Curriculum for Technical and Managerial Cybersecurity Professionals
  Investigator(s): Ida Ngambeki**, Nicole Hands; Sponsor: University of Illinois-Urbana; Polytechnic: $64,945
• Analysis of Heteroatom-Containing Compounds in Tactical Fuels for Resilient Logistics
  Investigator(s): Gozdem Kilaz**, Kilkka Kenttamaa; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $75,000.60; Total: $250,000
• Cybersecurity Manufacturing for Innovation Institute
  Investigator(s): Nate Hartman, Dongyan Zu**, Ananth Grama, Tyamo Okosun, Joel Rasmus, Kyle Toth; Sponsor: University of Texas at San Antonio; Polytechnic: $325,087.88; Total: $1,250,338
• A Risk Analysis of Seaplanes as a Pathway for the Spread of AIS in the Contiguous 48 States and Alaska
  Investigator(s): Joseph Sobieralski **, Jason Hoverman; Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service; Polytechnic: $30,000; Total: $60,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,041,732.48

Funded research awards for February 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Chat Analysis Triage Tool: Enhancing Language-Based and Biometric Analyses for Real-Time Data Involving Child Sexual Exploitation
  Investigator(s): Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar**, Steve Elliott, John Springer, Julia Rayz; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Justice; Polytechnic: $850,000
• Multiphone Forensic Selective Extraction System
  Investigator(s): Umit Karabiyik**; Sponsor: National Institute of Justice; Polytechnic: $179,919
• CAREER: Supporting Data Visualization Design Practice
  Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $100,791
• US CMS 2022 SOW for Software & Computing
  Investigator(s): Tom Hacker, Norbert Neumeister**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $95,456.14; Total: $367,139
• CAREER: Adaptive Human Multi-Robot Systems
  Investigator(s): B.C. Min**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $91,005

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,317,171.14

Funded research awards for January 2022. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Synthesis Study on Employing Snow Plow Driving Simulators in Training
  Investigator(s): Luciana Debs**, Yunfeng Chen, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $93,119
• A Modular Undersea Infrastructure for UUV Delivery and Replenishment
  Investigator(s): Mo Rastgaar, Nina Mohmoudian**; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Polytechnic: $5,000; Total: $25,000
• The STEM Guitar Project
  Investigator(s): Mark French**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $6,000
• The Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) for the Democratization and Acceleration of Science
  Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: Polytechnic: $2,500; Total: $16,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $106,619.00

Funded research awards for December 2021. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

• Empowering the E in STEM: Rural TN STEM Learning Design
  Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $75,964.00
• PAFI Phase II Legacy Tank Return To FAA SOW, Budget, and Budget Justification
  Investigator(s): James Thom**, Mary Johnson; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $21,923
• Simulating impact of Governance Structures on Participation of SMEs in Defense Contracting
  Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $67,517.00
• Acquisition Innovation Research Center: Innovation for Digital Transformation and Policy Analytics
  Investigator(s): Nate Hartman, Daniel Delaurentis**, Jitesh Panchal; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $97,300.00; Total: $973,000.00

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $262,704.00