Polytechnic research proposals submitted - August 2017

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

  • INSuRE 3.0: INSuRing the Effectiveness of Tomorrow’s Cybersecurity Workforce Today Investigator(s): John A. Springer**, Melissa J. Dark; Sponsor: National Security Agency; Polytechnic: $832,465
  • Flexible 3-D Printed Sensors and Actuators Investigator(s): Jose M. Garcia Bravo**, Brittany A. Newell; Sponsor: The Vibration Institute; Polytechnic: $1,000
  • Collaborative Software Application for System Engineering FEDE
    Investigator(s): Nancy J. Rasche**; Sponsor: Ford Motor Company; Polytechnic: $211,839
  • PEGASAS Project 0: Management and Administration, Amendment 60
    Investigator(s): William A. Crossley**, Mary E. Johnson, Karen Marais; Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration; Total $175,000; Polytechnic: $17,500
  • Energy Understanding Essentials for Engineers, Technologists, and Future Generations
    Investigator(s): Brittany A. Newell**, Jose M. Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: Spencer Foundation; Polytechnic: $50,000
  • CRII: NeTS: Wi-Fi Directional Antennas-based Distributed Multi-robot Rendezvous Control
    Investigator(s): Byung-Cheol Min**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $174,955
  • CRII: CHS: Understanding Cognitive Potentials of Interactive Visualizations
    Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $162,650
  • Chungnam-Purdue National Center for Excellence in Software Program 2018
    Investigator(s): Eric T. Matson**; Sponsor: Chungnam National University; Polytechnic: $129,911
  • Preparing Professionals for Advanced Roles in the Bio Manufacturing Industry
    Investigator(s): Kari L. Clase**, Stephen R. Byrn; Sponsor: National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Bio; Total $99,605; Polytechnic: $34,861.75
  • An Efficacy Study to Evaluate a COnceptual Model-based Math Intelligent Tutor: A Response-to- Intervention Program for Students with Learning Difficulties in Mathematics
    Investigator(s): Yan Ping Xin**, Yingjie Chen, Signe E. Kastberg, Anne Traynor; Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences; Total $3,298,197; Polytechnic: $659,639.40
  • Collaborative Research: Information Transparency and Collective Design: Linking Empirical Studies and Agent-based Modeling
    Investigator(s): Sabine Brunswicker**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $502,477
  • NIJ Research Assistantship Program: Digital Forensics and Multimedia Analysis
    Investigator(s): Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar**, Marcus K. Rogers; Sponsor: National Institute of Justice; Polytechnic: $71,106
  • Creating a Prosperous Economic Ecosystem in the Wabash Heartland
    Investigator(s): Jay T. Akridge**, Nathan W. Hartman, Bernard A. Engel, Karen I. Plaut, Ali Shakouri, John W. Sutherland; Sponsor: Northcentral Central Indiana Community Partnership; Total $19,200,000; Polytechnic: $3,072,000
  • An Enhanced ATLS Augmented-Reality Training Environment for Special Operations Missions
    Investigator(s): Juan P. Wachs**, Bedrich Benes; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense; Total $700,000; Polytechnic: $70,000
  • Project Einstein: Excellence in STEM Teaching in Indiana
    Investigator(s): Lynn A. Bryan**, Paul A. Asunda, Siddika Guzey, Muhsin Menekse, Jill A. Newton; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $1,415,500; Polytechnic: $212,325
  • Energy Engineering Partnership between Purdue Polytechnic and Universidad De Ingenieria Y Tecnologia (UTEC)
    Investigator(s): William J. Hutzel**, John W. Sheffield; Sponsor: Partners of the Americas Foundation; Polytechnic: $25,000
  • Susan Harwood Grant: Augmented and Virtual Reality Training for Construction Fall Protection
    Investigator(s): James L. Jenkins**, Wan Ju Huang, George Takahashi; Sponsor: Occupational Safety & Health Administration; Total $49,990; Polytechnic: $16,996.60

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $6,244,726