Polytechnic research awards - January 2019

Funded research awards for January 2019. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.

  • I-Corps TM Mentor Pilot Supplement, Amendment 3; Grant 10001129
    Investigator(s): Matthew Lynall**, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Suresh Garimella; Sponsor: University of Michigan; Total $101,280; Polytechnic: $10,128
  • Li-ion Battery Safety by Prevention, Detection, and Control
    Investigator(s): Vilas Pol**, Pankaj Sharma, Thomas Adams, Partha Mukherjee, Vikas Tomar; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Total $815,203; Polytechnic: $81,520.30
  • Li-ion Battery Safety by Prevention, Detection, and Control
    Investigator(s): Vilas Pol**, Pankaj Sharma, Thomas Adams, Partha Mukherjee, Vikas Tomar; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Total $600,000; Polytechnic: $60,000
  • On-Demand Casting of Net-Shape Titanium Components for Improved Weapon Systems
    Investigator(s): Xiaoming Wang**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $48,407
  • PAFI Phase IIa (Mod P0008 to DTFACT-13-D-00010 0006)
    Investigator(s): James Thom**; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Polytechnic: $103,469.26
  • CPS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Close Loop Sustainable Precision Animal Agriculture
    Investigator(s): Richard Voyles**, Byung-Cheol Min, George Chiu, Shawn Donkins, Shreyas Sundaram; Sponsor: National Institute of Food & Agriculture; Total $541,448; Polytechnic: $270,724
  • NRI: INT: COLLAB: Rumen Understanding through Millipede-Engineered Navigation and Sensing (RUMENS)
    Investigator(s): Richard Voyles**, Robert Nawrocki, Brittany Newell; Sponsor: National Institute of Food & Agriculture; Polytechnic: $400,000
  • Center for Materials Processing Research (CMPR)
    Investigator(s): Duane Dunlap**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $9,985
  • Infrared Die Heating
    Investigator(s): Jason Ostanek**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $200,000
  • ASTM D7826 Phase 1 "Short list" Material Compatibility testing
    Investigator(s): Mary Johnson**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $56,014
  • Development of a Small-scaled Autonomous Vehicle Prototype for Virtual Driving Testing
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**; Sponsor: Industry Partner; Polytechnic: $17,500
  • RoboRumble Development League (R2DL)
    Investigator(s): Rustin Webster**; Sponsor: Horseshoe FDN of Floyd County; Polytechnic: $16,500
  • Pusan National University-Purdue Software Program 2019
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**; Sponsor: Pusan National University; Polytechnic: $4,503

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic awards = $1,278,750.56