Polytechnic research proposals submitted - May 2018

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

  • Analytical Modeling of Biomass Transport and Feeding Systems
    Investigator(s): Michael Ladish**, Pankaj Sharma, Rose Prabin, Kingsly Ambrose, Abigail Engelberth, Kendra Erk, Marcial Gonzalez, Klein Ileleji, Nathan Mosier, Carl Wassgren, Eduardo Ximenes; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy; Total $1,190,000; Polytechnic: $59,500
  • Conveyor Belt Sensing System Proposal One
    Investigator(s): Brittany Newell**, Jose M. Garcia Bravo; Sponsor: Industrial Partner; Polytechnic: $186,622
  • The Humanitarian Flying Warehouse
    Investigator(s): Seokcheon Lee**, Byung-Cheol Min, Jae Hoon David Yu; Sponsor: Grand Challenges Canada; Total $187,711; Polytechnic: $61,945
  • An Industry Contract Proposal to Assess and Evaluate Keihin Executive Leadership Academy
    Investigator(s): Mesut Akdere**; Sponsor: Keihin North America Inc.; Polytechnic: $10,000
  • Aviation Emergency Response Workshop
    Investigator(s): Chen-Tsung Lu**, Julius Keller; Sponsor: Civil Aviation Administration of China; Polytechnic: $62,148
  • CRII: CHS: Understanding Cognitive Potentials of Interactive Visualizations
    Investigator(s): Paul Parsons**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $16,000
  • US CMS Group at Purdue University for Activities Related to the US CMS Software & Computing Subsystem: Tier-2 Equipment
    Investigator(s): Norbert Neumeister**, Thomas Hacker; Sponsor: Princeton University; Total $150,000; Polytechnic: $45,000
  • Real-Time Stochastic Decision-Making Using Distributed Data Sources
    Investigator(s): John Mott**, Darcy Bullock; Sponsor: Office of Naval Defense; Total $1,224,700; Polytechnic: $734,820
  • CPS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Integrated Model Inference and Checking for Long Term Safety Assurance of Flapping-Wing Vehicles Containing Locally Adapting Smart Components
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $214,666
  • Refractory for Melting Aluminum
    Investigator(s): Xiaoming Wang**; Sponsor: Ryobi Die casting (USA) Inc.; Polytechnic: $5,000
  • SCH: INT: Collaborative Research: TELEPORT-PROCTOR (T-PRO): A New Approach for Proctoring with Virtual Teleportation
    Investigator(s): Juan Wachs**, Bedrich Benes, Denny Yu; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $828,574; Polytechnic: $207,143
  • BIGDATA: F: Sparse Events for Big Data
    Investigator(s): Tonglin Zhang**, Baijian Yang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $995,076; Polytechnic: $398,030
  • CTE Summer Expansion Grant
    Investigator(s): Ralph Andrew Schaffer**, Andrew Takami; Sponsor: Prosser Career Education Center; Polytechnic: $19,528
  • FW-HTF Theme 1: Advancing Cognitive Capabilities for Learning in Complex Domains through Human-Technology Partnerships that Promote Embodied Learning
    Investigator(s): Alejandra Magana DeLeon**, Bedrich Benes, Jeffrey Kapricke, Nobel Sanjay Rebello; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $1,496,447; Polytechnic: $897,868
  • Investigation of the Impact of Work Schedules, Overtime, and Secondary Employment on Job Performance of Police Officers
    Investigator(s): Jiansong Zhang**, Nicoletta Adamo, Hazar Nicholas Dib; Sponsor:  National Institute of Justice; Polytechnic: $866,089

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $3,784,359