Polytechnic research proposals submitted - September 2018

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

  • 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
  • Investigation of Strategic Deployment Opportunities for UAS
    Investigator(s): Sarah Hubbard**, Bryan Hubbard; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $89,143
  • Electrical Hazards Training: Exploring Virtual Reality in Developing Employee Safety and Health in Construction Industry
    Investigator(s): Mesut Akdere**, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: Occupational Safety & Health Administration; Polytechnic: $130,008
  • Development of an Integrated VR Interface Manager Program using VRPN IO-mappings
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**; Sponsor: Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials; Polytechnic: $35,000
  • Development of a Small-scaled Autonomous Vehicle Prototype for Virtual Driving Testing
    Investigator(s): Eric Matson**; Sponsor: Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials; Polytechnic: $35,000
  • Online Multiple Learning for Data with Scalable Analysis Structures in Massive Computing
    Investigator(s): Tonglin Zhang**, Baijian Yang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $398,725; Polytechnic: $159,490
  • Cognitive Attention and Traffic Crashes: A Study of Countermeasures in Two Intersections and One Section
    Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**; Sponsor: Georgia Southern University; Polytechnic: $73,500
  • Product Interior Inspection using Mobile Robots
    Investigator(s): Xiumin Diao**, Richard Voyles; Sponsor: University of Cincinnati; Polytechnic: $600,000
  • Reducing AAA Cathode Tool Wear
    Investigator(s): Milan Rakita**; Sponsor: UI Labs; Polytechnic: $98,483.81
  • MakerMinded in Indiana:  Connecting to and Engaging the Next Generation of Manufacturing Leaders
    Investigator(s): Michael Ursem**; Sponsor: Industrial Partner; Polytechnic: $90,000

**Indicates principal investigator

Total Polytechnic proposals = $1,710,624.81