Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar has continued her relationship with the criminology unit in Spain's University of Valencia, leading to a new grant from Google that seeks to identify signs of online child grooming both in the U.S. and abroad.
research awards
American Chemical Society awards young faculty grant to Polytechnic professor Chengcheng Tao
Chengcheng Tao, an assistant professor in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Construction Management Technology, is among a group of nearly 80 researchers to receive a grant in 2023 from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF).
Cyberattack prevention earns $1.5M research grant, faculty co-leader wins Purdue award
Jin Wei-Kocsis won a Seed for Success Award from Purdue for her work on the high-earning CRAVRE project, a FEMA-sponsored simulation program teaching first responders to treat cyberattacks as seriously as natural disasters.
Association awards Polytechnic PhD student, faculty, alumnus for new AI research
Four authors—two Polytechnic faculty members, one Polytechnic PhD student, and a Polytechnic alumnus/capstone sponsor—were recently awarded for their AI-based research in the metal casting industry.
PhD student earns high placement in popular cognitive engineering research competition
Zixu Zhang, a PhD student in Purdue Polytechnic's technology program, earned a top three spot out of a 600-person research competition in cognitive engineering.
Polytechnic research awards - October 2023
Funded research awards for October 2023.
Six Purdue Polytechnic faculty win Seed for Success, high dollar-value research award
On November 1, Purdue honored Polytechnic professors Jin Wei-Kocsis, Nathan Mentzer, Alejandra Magana, Vetria Byrd, Joseph Hupy and Baijian “Justin” Yang with Seed for Success Acorn Awards. The award recognizes Purdue researchers who have obtained their first grant of $1 million or more in funding.
Polytechnic research awards - September 2023
Funded research awards for September 2023.
Doctoral student awarded by National Academy division in D.C.
Luigi Dy, a doctoral student in Purdue Polytechnic, was awarded by the Transportation Research Board based in Washington, D.C. for his work in preventing incursions on aircraft runways.
Polytechnic research awards - August 2023
Funded research awards for August 2023.