PurdueUniversity–InstitutodeInnovaciónyTransferenciadeTecnologíadeNuevoLeónPartnership,AYFall2017–Spring2018ResearchProgramsAerospaceandAutomotiveResearchAAR-1.AdvancedManufacturingofMaterialsforExtremeEnvironments,PredictiveModelingofFieldAssistedSinteringTechnology(FAST)ProfessorMarcialGonzalez,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,marcial-gonzalez@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:www.marcialgonzalez.netDiscoveryandcharacterizationofmaterialsforextremeenvironments(suchastitaniumaluminidealloysforaeroandauto-engineapplications)requirefundamentalunderstandingofheterogeneousstructuresandthebehaviorofinterfacesbetweenparticles,grainsandphases.Inrecentyears,experimentaleffortshavebeeninstrumentalforsignificantprogressinunderstandingtherelationshipbetweenmicrostructureandperformance(e.g.,materialsresponsefarfromequilibriumandundercombinedexternalfields).Experimentaleffortswillalwaysremainnecessary,butpredictivemodelingandsimulationhavethepotentialtodramaticallyreducetheneedforexpensivecharacterizationandtestingdown-streamofthedesign/fabricationprocess.Itisworthnoting,however,thatcurrentmodelingapproachesoftenmakecasualinferenceaboutthemicrostructuralfeaturesand,therefore,experimentalcharacterizationandquantificationofthemicrostructureremainsofparamountimportance.Hereweproposetonumericallypredictthismicrostructurefromthefundamentalunderstanding,characterizationandquantificationofthemanufacturingprocessitself.Asaresult,weaimatmovingup-streamtheparadigmbehindsimulation-basedmaterialsdesign,withthepotentialofreducingevenfurthertheneedofexpensivecharacterizationandtestingcampaigns.Giventherelativematurityofthecomputationalinfrastructurenecessarytopredicttherelationshipbetweenmicrostructureandperformance,theresearchchallengesassociatedwiththeproposedstudylargelystemfromtheneedtofundamentallyunderstandandpredictformationandevolutionofmicrostructureduringmanufacturingand,subsequently,toseamlesslyintegratetheseresultswithpredictionsofmaterialresponsefarfromequilibriumandundercombinedexternalfields.Tothisend,andwiththepurposetocomplementingandexpandingcurrentsinteringexpertiseavailableinacademicandindustrysectorsinthestateofNuevoLeón,theproposedPh.D.studywillrestrictattentiontoFieldAssistedSinteringTechnology(FAST)anditwillspecificallyconsiderthefollowingresearchaims:-Aim1–Developmulti-physicspredictivemodels,basedonaparticlemechanicsapproach,thatarecapableofdescribingthecomplexphenomenaoccurringinconfinedgranularmediaundergoingsinteringundermechanical,thermalandelectricloads.-Aim2–Developad-hocexperimentalcharacterizationteststhatenablefundamentalunderstandingofelastoplasticcreepdeformation,heattransfer,phasetransformationandthermalexpansionofindividualparticles.-Aim3–Utilizethesepredictivemodeling(Aim1)andcharacterization(Aim2)capabilitiestodevelopfundamental,mechanisticunderstandingoftheinfluenceonmicrostructureformationandevolutionofFASTprocessingvariables,materialthermo-mechano-chemicalpropertiesandpowdermorphology.

PartnershipswithgroupsassociatedwithI2T2,ITESM,UANLandUDEMwhoseexpertiseisintheexperimentalcharacterizationofthesesystemsorinthemodelingatlengthscalesdifferentfromthosestudiedherearedesirableandwillsolidifytheglobalimpactoftheproject,butarenotrequired.SchoolofMechanicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.html

AAR-2.ForgingofParts,LightandStrongMaterialsforVesselsandParts,andAdditiveManufacturingProfessorMichaelD.Sangid,SchoolofAeronauticsandAstronautics,msangid@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/~msangid/Theresearchwedoisbuildingrelationshipsbetweenthematerial'smicrostructureandthesubsequentperformanceofthematerial,intermsoffatigue,fracture,creep,delamination,corrosion,plasticity,etc.Themajorityofourgroup’sworkhasbeenonadvancedalloysandcomposites.BothmaterialsystemshavedirectapplicationsinAerospaceandAutomotiveEngineering,asweworkcloselywiththeseindustries.Thisresearchincludesmicrostructural-sensitivemodelingandinsituexperiments.Theexperimentalaspectsincludeadvancedmaterialstesting,usingstate-of-the-art3dstrainmapping,andcharacterization.Thisresearchliesattheconfluenceofmaterialsscience,solidmechanics,andmanufacturing.Specificprojectslookatincreasingthestructuralintegrityofadditivemanufacturedmaterials,increasingfidelityoflifinganalysistointroducenewlightweightmaterialsintoapplications,andworkingwithintheforgingprocesstotailormaterialpropertiesfromlocationtolocationwithincomponents.SchoolofAeronauticsandAstronauticsApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017;September15thforSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Minimumrequired:159Quantitative,156Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.5(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:XiaominQian,xiaomin@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/aaen.html

AAR-3.MaterialsforHighEnergyGenerationEfficiencyProfessorMichaelD.Sangid,SchoolofAeronauticsandAstronautics,msangid@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/~msangid/Inmanyapplications,itisthematerialchoicesthatrestricttheenergyefficiencyofthesystem’scycle.Forinstance,ingasturbineenginesandnuclearsystems,operationsathighertemperaturesresultinanincreaseinefficiency.Further,polycrystallinematerialsdominatetheinfrastructureforthetransportationindustry.Evenincrementalimprovementsintailoredmaterial’spropertiescanresultinhigherallowablestresslevels,thusremovingweightfromtheoverallsystemsandtherebyhavinganeconomicimpactintherangeofbillionsperyearinincreasedfuelefficiency.Researchinourgroupfocusesonstructuretopropertyrelationships,intheformofinsitumicromechanicalexperimentsandmicrostructure-basedmodelingtoallowhigherfidelitylifinganalysisandthedesignofnewadvancedmaterialswithhighertemperatureandstrengthcapabilities.

SchoolofAeronauticsandAstronauticsApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017;September15thforSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Minimumrequired:159Quantitative,156Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.5(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:XiaominQian,xiaomin@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/aaen.htmlAAR-4.ThermomechanicalPropertiesofMetallicThinFilmsatHighTemperaturesProfessorVikasTomar,SchoolofAeronauticsandAstronautics,tomar@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://www.interfacialmultiphysics.comThegoaloftheproposedresearchistoinvestigatetheroleplayedbygrainboundaryleveldeformationontheoverallmechanicalresponseofmetallic(Ni)thinfilmsathightemperatures.Inthecurrentstateoftheart,theglobalresponseofmaterialstoexternallyappliedloadistypicallymeasuredormodeledwhiletakingintoaccountcombinedinfluenceofgrainandgrainboundaryproperties[1-3].Thisisprobablybecauseofverysmallfractionofgrainboundaryatomsatthebulkscale.Atthenanoscale,thefractionofatomsingrainboundaryandtriplejunctionsisveryhigh,andevidenceofsignificantlylocalizedstrainintheseregionsisavailableexperimentally[4-10].Eventhoughitisacceptedthatthepropertiesofgrainboundariesaredifferentfromthegraininterior,thedifferenceisnotcriticalatlowertemperatures(<0.3Tm,themeltingtemperature),[11].However,athighertemperatures,itiswidelyagreedthatthermo-mechanicalmeasurementsormodelsshouldaccountforthegrainboundarylevelpropertydependenceontemperatureinordertopredictaccurateglobal/samplelevelmechanicalproperties,[12].Eventhoughintuitivelythehighenergynon-equilibriumspacedatomsingrainboundariesareexpectedtoshowpronouncedtemperaturedependence,theonlysuchstudyavailableintheliteratureratherlooksatlowtemperatureeffects[12].Theaimoftheproposedresearchistoseparateandtoquantifythegrainandgrainboundarylevelcontributionstotheoverallmechanicalstrengthofthinfilmsusingacombinationofin-situtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM)quantitativemeasurementsandmodelingbasedoncombinedmolecularsimulationsandcohesivecrystalplasticityfiniteelement(CCPFE)method.Figure1showsaschematicoftheproposedworkthedesignofnewadvancedmaterialswithhighertemperatureandstrengthcapabilities.

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AAR-5.MultiscaleModelingofPolymerCompositesProfessorAlejandroStrachan,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,strachan@purdue.eduProfessorMarisolKoslowski,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,marisol@purdue.edu)Researchwebsites:https://nanohub.org/groups/strachangroup/overviewhttps://engineering.purdue.edu/~marisol/Home.htmlTheuseoffiber-reinforcedpolymermatrixcomposites(FR-PMC)instructuralapplicationsisgrowingatarapidpace;thecurrent50millionpoundsperyearproductionofcarbonfiber(athirdofwhichisforaerospaceapplications)isexpectedtogrowthatanannualratebetween13and16%inthecomingyears,tosatisfydemandinautomotiveandrenewableenergysectors.Despitetheirgrowingimportanceandafterdecadesofresearchanddevelopment,wehaveonlybegunto“scratchthesurface”ofthepotentialofthisclassofmaterials.Predictivecomputationalmodelingtoolsarekeytoenabletheeffectiveoptimizationofthisclassofmaterials;yetexistingtoolsareunabletopredictultimatemechanicalproperties.Inthisprojectwewillcombinemoleculardynamicsandphasefieldsimulationstoconnectthemolecular-levelandmicrostructuralprocessesthatgovernfracturetoughness.Large-scaleMD

simulationswillbeusedtocharacterizecrackpropagationinthermosetandthermoplasticpolymersandtouncoverandquantifytheinterplaybetweenmolecularprocessesandstressconcentrationinfailure.Constitutivelawsobtainedfromtheatomisticsimulationswillbeusedinphasefieldmicromechanicalsimulationstomodelcrackpropagationwithanexplicitdescriptionofmicrostructure(fiberarrangement).Apredictivetoolsuchastheoneproposedherehasthepotentialtoleadtothedesignofimprovedpolymersandcompositemicrostructuresforapplicationssuchasaerospace,automotive,andenergysectors.[1]C.LiandA.Strachan.MolecularSimulationsofCross-linkingProcessofThermosettingPolymers.Polymer51,6058-6070,2010.[2]C.LiandA.Strachan.MolecularDynamicsPredictionsofThermalandMechanicalPropertiesofThermosetPolymerEPON862/DETDA.Polymer52,2920-2928,2011.[3]C.LiandA.Strachan.EffectofThicknessontheThermo-MechanicalResponseofFree-standingThermosetNanofilmsfromMolecularDynamic.Macromolecules44,9448–9454,2011.[4]C.Li,G.Medvedev,E-W.Lee,J.Kim,J.CaruthersandA.Strachan.MolecularDynamicsSimulationsandExperimentalStudiesoftheThermomechanicalResponseofanEpoxyThermosetPolymer.Polymer53,4222-4230,2012.[5]O.G.Kravchenko,C.Li,AlejandroStrachan,S.G.KravchenkoandR.B.Pipes,“Predictionofthechemicalandthermalshrinkageinathermosetpolymer”JournalofComposites,PartA.66,35-432014.[6]C.Li,E.JaramilloandA.Strachan.MolecularDynamicsSimulationsonCyclicDeformationofanEpoxyThermoset.PolymerPolymer,54,881-890,2013.[7]C.Li,M.KoslowskiandA.Strachan,“Engineeringcurvatureingrapheneribbonsusingultra-thinpolymerfilms”,NanoLetters,147085–7089(2014)[8]E.Jaramillo,N.Wilson,S.Christensen,J.Gosse,andA.Strachan.Energy-basedYieldCriterionforPMMAfromLarge-scaleMDSimulations.PhysicalReviewB85,024114,2012.[9]C.Li,A.Browning,S.ChristensenandA.Strachan.AtomisticSimulationsonMultilayerGrapheneReinforcedEpoxyComposites.CompositesPartA43,1293–1300,2012.[10]Y-J.Kim,K-H.LinandA.Strachan.MolecularDynamicsSimulationofPMMASlabs.ModellingandSimulationinMaterialsScienceandEngineering,21,065010,2013.[11]A.J.Mendoza-Jasso,J.E.Goodsell,A.Ritchey,R.B.PipesandM.Koslowski.AParametricStudyofFiberVolumeFractionDistributionontheFailureInitiationLocationinOpenHoleOff-AxisTensileSpecimen.CompositesScienceandTechnology71,(16)1819-1825,2011.[12]A.J.Mendoza-Jasso,J.E.Goodsell,R.B.PipesandM.Koslowski.ValidationofStrainInvariantFailureAnalysisinanOpenHoleoffAxisSpecimen.JOM63,(9)43-48,2011.[13]O.G.Kravchenko,C.Li,A.Strachan,S.J.Kravchenko,andR.B.Pipes,R.B.,Predictionofthechemicalandthermalshrinkageinathermosetpolymer,J.Composites-A(submitted).[14]Y.Xie,Y.Mao,L.sunandM.Koslowski,“Localversusaveragefieldfailurecriterioninamorphouspolymers”,ModelingandSimulationsinMaterialsScienceandEngineering23025004,2015.

SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.htmlSchoolofMechanicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.html

Agro-IndustryAI-1.NextGenerationCropPlantPhenotypingSystemwithAdvancedSensorsandRoboticsProfessorJianJin,SchoolofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,jinjian@purdue.edu

Researchwebsite:https://ag.purdue.edu/plantsciences/Pages/default.aspxPurdueUniversity’sDepartmentofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineeringhasbeenrankedasthe#1GraduateProgrambyUSNews&WorldReportforthepast7consecutiveyears.TheprogramcallsforapplicationsforPhDpositionsworkingonimagingandsensorsdevelopmentforplantphenotyping.Thesuccessfulcandidateswillbeinvolvedinthedevelopmentofnextgenerationplantphenotypingsystems.Morespecifically,theresearchwillincludeintegratingmodernsensortechnologiessuchashyperspectral,3D,thermal,fluorescentcameras,andsoonforplantscreeningpurpose.Thesystemisexpectedtohelpinplantbreedingandgeneselectionsoastoproducemoreandsaferfoodwithhighernutritionqualityfortheworld’sgrowingpopulation.Thecandidateswillalsobestudyingimagingprocessingandmachinevisionalgorithms.Statisticalmodelingandbigdataanalysiswillbeconductedtoassistthesearchofplantgenesinamuchfasterspeedthanbefore,soastoproducemoreandsaferfoodfortheworld’sgrowingpopulation.SchoolofAgricultureandBiologicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December1st2016forFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,nominimumscoresetGPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:GailG.Biberstine,abegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/abe.htmlAI-2.EngineeringMicrobesfortheProductionofFuels,MedicinesandMaterialsProfessorKevinSolomon,SchoolofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,kvs@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://solomonlab.weebly.comWeareseekingenthusiasticstudentstodevelopnextgenerationmicrobialsystemsthatsustainablyproducefuels,medicines,andadvancedmaterialswithsyntheticbiology.Theseplatformsexploitthebreadthandflexibilityofbiologicalmetabolismtosustainablyproducemanyvaluablecompoundsatmildconditionswithminimalpollution.Scalingtheseprocessestoproducehydrophobiccommoditychemicalssuchasabiofuels,however,remainsanongoingchallengeduetolowconversionandproducttoxicity.Thisprojectproposestodevelopanovelproteinbiocatalystthatactsasaspongetocaptureproductswithinmicrobes,protectingthemfromitstoxiceffects,andallowforbetterprocessefficiency.Thesebiocatalystscanbemodifiedfurthertoscaffoldtheneededenzymestogetherincloseproximity,andincreasepathwayfluxtoproduct,therebyimprovingyield.Otherprojectsalsobeingofferedincludedevelopingnewchemistriesfortheproductionofrenewablebiochemical,andanalysisofantibiotic-producingmicrobialcommunitiesfornewmedicines.Potentialstudentsareexpectedtohaveastrongbackgroundinchemistry,thelifesciences,biotechnology,and/orengineeringprincipleswiththecreativitytotackleandindependentlysolveexcitingproblemsattheforefrontofsyntheticbiology.SchoolofAgricultureandBiologicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December1st2016forFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,nominimumscoresetGPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:GailG.Biberstine,abegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/abe.html

AI-3.DevelopinganEfficientSprayCoatingMechanismforFeed/Pet-foodPelletsProfessorKingsleyAmbrose,SchoolofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,rambrose@purdue.edu

Researchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE/People/ptProfile?resource_id=124618

Uniformcoatingofpelletsisachallengefacedbythefeedandpet-foodindustry.Obtainingauniformcoatingisimportantforsafetyandstorabilityofpellets.Aimofthispartofstudywillbetooptimizetheprocessofcoatingofrenderedproteinmeals.Theproductcoatinguniformitywillbedeterminedbytwofactors–thepercentcoatingperpassofsolids(totalmassofsolids)andthepercentcoveredbythecoating.Thecoatingefficiencyasinfluencedbyparticlesize,consistencyofmixedtocopherol,applicationtemperature,pressureandvelocitywillbedeterminedinthisstudy.Thecolorpigmentyellowironoxide,addedwithmixedtocopherolbeforespraycoating,willbeusedasthetracingagent.AnalyticalmeasurementofcoatinguniformityandpercentcoatingwillbeconductedusingacolorimeterwiththecolorvaluesmeasuredandreportedinCIELABunits.Extensivesimulationofspraycoatingprocesswillbeanintegralpartofthisinvestigation.Thesimulationworkwillbecarriedoutbythediscreteelementmethod(DEM)ofparticlemodeling.Throughthismodelingwork,theappropriatedesignofconveyor,lengthandspeedofconveyingofpowdersforeffectivecoating,lengthoftreatment,numberofsprayapplicators,amountofantioxidant,sprayvolumecontact,andvelocityandpressureofmixedtocopherolapplicationwillbeoptimized.SchoolofAgricultureandBiologicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December1st2016forFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,nominimumscoresetGPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:GailG.Biberstine,abegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/abe.htmlAI-4.RenewableFuelsandChemicalsfromAgriculturalMaterialsProfessorNathanMosier,SchoolofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,mosiern@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE/People/ptProfile?resource_id=7208Plantmaterialsfromagriculturalproduction,includingcellulosics(straw),starches(grains),andoilsarepotentialsourcesforfuels,chemicals,andpolymersforindustrialandconsumeruse.Dr.NathanMosier,inAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering(ABE)andtheLaboratoryofRenewableResourcesEngineering(LORRE),hasresearchprogramsfocusingonthedevelopmentofcatalystsandcatalyticprocessestotransformcelluloseandplantoilstovaluablefuelsandchemicals.Potentialgraduatestudentsareexpectedtohaveastrongbackgroundinchemistry,biochemistry,andprocessengineeringwithapassionfordevelopinginnovativeapproachestomakerenewable,plant-basedproducts.SchoolofAgricultureandBiologicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December1st2016forFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,nominimumscoresetGPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:GailG.Biberstine,abegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/abe.html

AI-5.ExploringtheImpactsofIncreasedFoodProductionUsingtheWater-Energy-FoodNexus,ProfessorBernieEngel,SchoolofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,engelb@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/~engelb/

Thewater-energy-foodnexusprovidesaframeworktoexaminetheinterconnectionoffoodproductionwithwaterandenergyconsumption.Theresearcheffortwillfocusonthewaterconservationcomponentofawater-energy-foodnexusresearcheffortforalocationorlocationsinMexicoandlocationsinIndiana.Theeffortwillexaminerelationshipsbetweenincreasedfoodproductionthatwillrequireincreasedirrigationandtheimpactsonenergyrequirementsaswell.Theprojectwillexaminetheimpactsofarangeofwaterconservationpracticesontheirabilitytoreducewaterconsumptionforthestudysitesandtheeconomicsofthesepractices.Waterconservationpracticesthatwillbeexaminedincludeirrigationpracticesaswell.TheSWATmodelaswellasothermodelswillbeusedtoexploretheimpactsofthesepractices.SchoolofAgricultureandBiologicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December1st2016forFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,nominimumscoresetGPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:GailG.Biberstine,abegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/abe.html

AdvancedManufacturingAM-1.SimulationofCompositeManufacturingProfessorR.ByronPipes,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,bpipes@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/people/ptProfile?id=1436,https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/People/ptProfile?id=1436#research-interests-pagehttps://cdmhub.org/Thisprojectwillengageintheintegrationofasuiteofsimulationtoolstodevelopavirtualprocessenvironmenttoallowcarbonfibercompositesmanufacturingprocessessuchasprepregstamping,highpressureresintransfermoldingofcontinuousfibercomposites,injectionover-moldingofthermoplasticcompositesandadditivemanufacturing.ExperimentswillbecarriedoutintheIndianaManufacturingInstitutetovalidatethesimulationsuitepredictions.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

AM-2.AdditiveCompositesManufacturingProfessorR.ByronPipes,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,bpipes@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/people/ptProfile?id=1436,https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/People/ptProfile?id=1436#research-interests-pagehttps://cdmhub.org/ThisprojectfocusesonthedevelopmentofAdditivecompositesmanufacturingasavehicletoacceleratethetool-lessmanufacturingconceptsthatwillprovideviablemanufacturingprocessesforpersonalizedproductsacrosstheaerospace,automotive,medicalandleisureproductsindustries.

AdditiveCompositesManufacturingisaprocessformakingathree-dimensionalobjectofvirtuallyanyshapefromadigitalmodelbythemeltingandconsolidationofcomingledreinforcingandpolymermatrixfibers.Bycontrollingthelocationofthemeltandconsolidationsite,three-dimensionalshapescanbeformedthatpossesstheextraordinarypropertiesofhighperformancepolymercomposites.Further,theintegrationofembeddedsensorsinthestructureduringtheprocessisbothfeasibleandviable.HeretheadditionofelectricallyconductiveelementsandMEMSdeviceswithinthefiberarrayprovidesforplacementinsitusensorswithelectricalcontinuitywithinthestructure.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

AM-3.AssemblyofSoft-MicromachinesinMicrofluidicChannelsProfessorCarlosMartinez,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,cjmartinez@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=34724Thetechnologicalworldisrapidlymovingtowardsthefabricationofsoft-micro/nano-machinesforapplicationsinmedicine,drugdelivery,andenvironmentalcleanup.Theideaissimple,buildactivemachinesthatcandoworkatthenanoandpicoliterscales.Akeychallengeinthisareaishowtointegratedifferentfunctionalitiesintothemicromachinesbyassemblingactiveunitsthatcanprovidepower,mechanicalandchemicalworkaswellassensingcapabilities.Onepotentialapproachisthroughthefabricationoffunctionalhydrogelmicroparticleswithwell-definedshapesanddedicatedfunctionsthatcanself-assembleintoversatilemicromachines.Inthisprojectweaimtodevelopthemethodology,materials,andassemblyapproachestofabricatefunctionalhydrogel-basedmicroparticlesandassemblethemintosoft-micromachinesinmicrofluidicchannels.Prof.Martinezgrouphasboththenecessaryequipmentandexpertisetooperatemicrofluidicdevicesandgeneratehydrogelparticles.Thefirstpartoftheprojectinvolvesbuildingabench-topsoftlithographystationtofabricatemicrofluidicdevicesandfunctionalhydrogelmicroparticles.Themicroparticleswillrangeinsizebetween25to100μmandwillbemadeinavarietyofshapesaccordingtothedesiredmicromachineshapeandfunctionality.Inthesecondpartoftheproject,microfluidicsdeviceswillbefabricatedwithmicrochannelarrangementsthateasethesequentialassemblyofthemicroparticlesintoamicromachine.Thefunctionalityofthemicromachineswillbetestedagainstdifferentexternaltriggersincludingchemicalandtemperaturegradients,magneticandelectricfields,aswellaslightsources.Thisworkwillserveasthefoundationforthefabricationofhighlyadvancedsoftmicromachines.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.htmlAM-4.SimulationofGranularManufacturingScience

ProfessorR.EdwinGarcia,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,redwing@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.redwingresearch.org/research/microstructure-evolutionAtthecoreofmanufacturingscienceisthedevelopmentofimprovedprocessingoperationsthatresultonbettermaterialproperties,reliability,andperformance.Thefocusofthisresearchisonthedevelopmentofpracticalanalyticalandnumericaldescriptionsthatwillallowtoacceleratethedevelopmentofmaterials.Here,wearecurrentlydevelopingtheories,advancedsoftwareandvisualizationtechniquesthatwillacceleratesuchprocessandwillmaketheanalysisofaprocessingoperationanintuitivesteponthedevelopmentofnewscienceandevenintellectualproperty.SimulationtechniquessuchaskineticMonteCarlo,phasefieldmodeling,andlevelsetmethodsareadapted,generalized,andcoupledwitheachotherinanefforttohavearealisticdescriptionofthecomplexityassociatedtorealprocessingoperations.Granulation,PhysicalandChemicalVaporDeposition,AnnealingandSintering,andElectrodepositionareexampleapplicationsofsystemsthatarebeingstudied.http://www.redwingresearch.org/research/microstructure-evolution

SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.htmlAM-5.PrefabricatedPharmaceuticalDosageFormsProfessorsRodolfoPinal,IndustrialandPhysicalPharmacy,rpinal@purdue.edu;JosefKokini,DepartmentofFoodSciences,jkokini@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.ipph.purdue.edu/faculty/?uid=pinalThiswillbeanewparadigmforthemanufactureofpharmaceuticaldosageforms,basedonthe3Dassemblyofprefabricatedworkingcomponentsaccordingtoanaprioridesignorblueprint.Inspired

SimulationofsinteringprocessingofpolycrystallineYSZ.Left:colorsindicatethedifferentgrainsandphases,includedthetrappedporosity(in black). Right: Predicted macroscopic ionic conductivity (lines) compared against experimental measurements (symbols). Here, theunderstanding of howprocessing impacts themicrostructure and then how themicrostructure impacts properties are critical steps tooptimizeSOFCproperties.

ontheapproachforbuilding3Dintegratedcircuits(3DIC),thisnewtechnologyistermed3DIntegratedPharmaceuticals(3DIP).Thebasicworkingpartof3DIPproductsisapolymerfilm,laminateorsmartmembrane,usedtoperformaspecificpredeterminedpharmaceuticalfunction.Drugnanoparticlesandproteinsarestabilizedintofunctional/smartfilms.Otherdesirablepharmaceuticalperformanceattributesofthedosageform(e.g.,tastemasking,solubilizingagent,absorptionenhancer,pHcontrol,bioadhesivelayer,ID/anticounterfeitinglayer,etc.)areincludedbyintegratingadditionalfunctionallayersintothe3Dstackdesign.Theprefabricated3DIPdosageformscanbemadetolookandfeelastraditionaltabletsorcaplets,assmalltablets(minitabs)forelderlypatients,ortheycanbeshapedastastemaskedsprinklesforchildren.Thecoreconceptof3Dstackingoffunctionallayerswillbeenhancedthroughtheapplicationofadvancedmanufacturingmethods.Nanolithographyandadvancedprintingtechnologieswillbeimplementedforengineeringsmartresponsive/triggeredworkingcomponents.Webbasedmethodssuchasroll-to-rollprintingwillbeusedasthebasisfortheproductionofhighlyeffective,lowcostpharmaceuticaldosageforms.Thetechnologywillopenthecreationofinventoriesofre-usableworkingpartstoanindustrywheresuchaconceptislacking:onceasolubilizingoranabsorptionpromotinglaminateforexample,isdeveloped,itwillbepossibletouseittimeandagainasaworkingcomponentforthedesignandassemblyofanynewproductthatrequiresit.Dosageformsbuiltfromprefabricatedfunctionalpartsrepresentaparadigmshiftondosageformdesignandmanufacture,enablingunprecedentedlevelsofcontrolandflexibilityforcustomizingendproductperformanceofsmallmoleculesandbiopharmaceuticals.IndustrialandPhysicalPharmacyApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December1st2016forFall2017admission;September15th2017forSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=580;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscoresset.GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:MaryEllenHurt,mhurt@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/inpp.htmlDepartmentofFoodScienceApplicationSubmissionDeadline:July15thforFall2017;November15thforSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,Verbal146,Quantitative144,Analytical4.0GPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:gradadmissions@foodsci.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ifsn.html

BioengineeringBE-1.RoleofPolyphenolsinUnderstandingtheMechanismsofProteinAggregationinParkinsonDiseaseProfessorLiaStanciu,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,lstanciu@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=11440Themechanismofaggregationofthea-synucleinamyloidproteinintofibrilsgoesthroughintermediatemolecularspeciesthatarepore-likeandhavebeenshowntobetoxictoneurons,leadingtoneuropathologiessuchasParkinson’sdisease.Todate,ithasbeenfirmlyestablishedthattheseintermediatestagepore-likespecies(termed“protofibrils”),ratherthanthematurefibrils,areneurotoxic.Certaincompounds,suchaspolyphenols(e.g.baicaleinandepigallocatechingallate(EGCG))wereshowntosuppressa-synucleintoxicaggregation.However,theexactmechanismofpolyphenolneuroprotectionisstillamystery.Inthisproject,weputforwardtheuseofcryo-EM

visualizationasbeinguniqueinitsabilitytoilluminatetheexactmechanismsofactionofpolyphenolsonthestructureoftoxica-synucleinprotofibrilsappearingduringthedynamicaggregation-disaggregationpathway.Thehypothesisthatwillbeverifiedisthatpolyphenolsmayinhibittheformationofneurotoxica-synucleinprotofibrilsbyinteractingwiththehydrophobicgroupsinvolvedintheintermediatestagesofalpha-synucleinself-assemblyintomaturefibrils.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringAdmissionSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

BE-2.NovelMechanicallyCompatibleOsteoinductiveScaffoldsforLargeBoneDefectHealingProfessorMengDeng,SchoolofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,deng65@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.regenerativematter.com/index.htmlBonelossresultingfromtrauma,pathologicaldegeneration,orcongenitaldeformityposesasignificanthealthcarechallenge.Incasesoffracturenon-unionsandlargemassboneloss,surgicalinterventionisoftenwarranted.Transplantationofautografts(patients'ownbone)isconsideredthegoldstandardfortherepairofbonedefects.Uponimplantation,thegraftssupporttherecruitmentanddifferentiationofstemcellsorosteoprogenitorcellsintoosteoblasts(osteoinductivity).However,autograftsarelimitedinavailabilityandoftenareassociatedwithdonor-sitemorbidity.Material-basedbonegraftsubstitutessuchascalciumphosphateshavebeenproposedasalternativesbutoftenfailduetomechanicalmismatchbetweenthegraftsandsurroundingbone.Thus,thereisacriticalneedtoengineermechanicallycompatiblesyntheticmaterialswithosteoinductivitytopromotesuccessfulinsituboneregeneration.Boneisanaturalcompositecomprisinganorganiccollagenphaseandaninorganicphaseofhydroxyapatite.Forexample,advancesinpolymersciencehaveallowedforthedesignofbiodegradablebiomaterialswithanappropriatecombinationofdegradationprofiles,andphysico-chemicalandmechanicalproperties.Furthermore,ourrecentworkhasprovidednewinsightsintotheroleofliberatedcalciumandphosphateionsfromcalciumphosphatesonenhancedosteogenicdifferentiationofstemcells.Theobjectiveofthisproposalistodevelopanovelbiodegradablepolymer/ceramicbiomaterialsystemwithsuitableosteoinductivityandmechanicalpropertiestowardsacceleratedhealingoflargesegmentalbonedefects.SchoolofAgricultureandBiologicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December1st2016forFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,nominimumscoresetGPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:GailG.Biberstine,abegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/abe.html

BE-3.BiomechanicsofNerveInjuryinTraumaticBlastInjuryProfessorRiyiShi,ofBiomedicalEngineering,riyi@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.vet.purdue.edu/cpr/riyi/Byintegratingbiological,engineering,andcomputationalmethodsweareinterestedindevelopingbiomechanicalmodelsofbrainandspinalcordtissuetobetterunderstandthestructuraldamage,and

moreimportantly,capableofpredictingfunctionallossresultingfromvarioustrauma,suchasmechanical(compression,contusion)andblastinjury.Mechanicalorblastinjuriestothebrainandspinalcordoftenresultsintissuedamagethatleadtovariousfunctionalloss.Effectiveprognosisandtreatmentofthesetypesofinjuryisvirtuallynon-existentbecauseofpoorunderstandingofthemechanismsofinjuryandthemechanicalpropertiesoftheCNStissues.Computationalmodelsareavaluabletoolthatcanpredicttheextentofstructuraldamagetothespinalcordandtheconsequentlossofnervefunction.Developmentofaneffectivemodelrequiresarigorousinterdisciplinaryeffortthattakesintoaccounttheanatomicalmechanismsofinjuryaswellasthemechanicalbehaviorofthetissue.Engineerscancharacterizethetissuepropertiesandbiologistscanmonitoranatomicalandfunctionalchanges.Thesedisciplineshavebeenbroughttogethertoinourlabtobuildaneffectivemodel.Wehaveestablishedaninterdisciplinaryresearchteamworkingtogethertounderstandthemechanismsofvarioustraumaticinjuriesandestablishmodelsthatcanpredicttheseverityoftissuedamageatgivenexternalloadandalsoguildtreatments.SchoolofBiomedicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15thforFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):156Verbal,159quantitativeforrevised-GREGPAmimimum:3.25/4.0Undergraduate(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:SandyMay,WeldonBMEGrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/bmep.htmlBE-4.NovelAdhesivesandScaffoldsforNerveRepairGenerationProfessorRiyiShi,WeldonSchoolofBiomedicalEngineering,riyi@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.vet.purdue.edu/cpr/riyi/Wehavebeenresearchingtheuseofbiologicalandsyntheticpolymeradhesivesforprovidingmechanicalstrengthtotherecoveringinjuredspinalcord,aswellasperipheralnerves.AnidealadhesiveisexpectedtoprovidesynergisticbenefitsalongwithPolyethyleneGlycol,totheinjuredspinalcordandperipheralnerves.Itwasfoundthatabiologicaladhesive,musseladhesiveproteins(MAP)andaRapidlyPhoto-Cross-LinkableChitosanHydrogel,canprovidestrengththatiscompatibletoorbetterthan,someknownnon-biologicaladhesives.On-goingtestingwillcombinetheuseofPEG,nervemembranefusion,andbioadhesives,connectivetissuefusion,toachieveoptimalresultsinCNSandPNSnerverepair.SchoolofBiomedicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15thforFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):156Verbal,159quantitativeforrevised-GREGPAmimimum:3.25/4.0Undergraduate(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:SandyMay,WeldonBMEGrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/bmep.htmlBE-5.MaterialsattheBeach:CharacterizingandMimickingShellfishAdhesivesProfessorJonathanWilker,DepartmentofChemistryandSchoolofMaterialsEngineering,wilker@purdue.edu,Researchwebsite:https://www.chem.purdue.edu/wilker/Theoceansarehometoadiversecollectionofanimalsproducingintriguingmaterials.Mussels,barnacles,oysters,starfish,andkelpareexamplesoftheorganismsgeneratingadhesivematricesforaffixingthemselvestotheseafloor.Ourlaboratoryischaracterizingthesebiologicalmaterials,designingsyntheticpolymermimics,anddevelopingapplications.Characterizationeffortsincludeexperimentswithliveanimals,extractedproteins,andpeptidemodels.Alongthewaywehave

observedthatshellfishmakeuseofironandoxygenchemistrytogeneratetheirglues.Syntheticmimicsofthesebioadhesivesbeginwiththechemistrylearnedfromcharacterizationstudiesandincorporatethefindingsintobulkpolymers.Forexample,wecanmimicthecross-linkingofDOPA-containingadhesiveproteinsbyplacingmonomerswithpendantcatecholsintovariouspolymerbackbones.Adhesionstrengthsofthesenewpolymerscanrivalthatofthecyanoacrylate“superglues.”Underwaterbondingisalsoappreciable.Wearecurrentlydevelopingnewbiomimeticpolymersystemswithavarietyofmechanicalpropertiesrangingfromflexibilitytodegradabilityandpotentialuseinbiomedicalcontexts.

Figure.Material-producingorganisms:Barnacles,starfish,limpets,andkelp.DepartmentofChemistryApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1st2017forFall2017TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):notrequiredContactinformation:CandiceKissinger,ckissing@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/chem.htmlSchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

BiotechnologyResearchBR-1.TowardsCostEffectiveTechniquesforReal-timeReleaseTestinginPharmaceuticalsandNutraceuticalsProfessorMarcialGonzalez,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,marcial-gonzalez@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:www.marcialgonzalez.netAftermanydecadesofnear-stagnation,pharmaceuticalmanufacturingisexperiencingunprecedentedscientificandtechnologicalinnovation.Inthelastfewyears,thepharmaceuticalindustryanditstechnologysuppliershaveembracedaworldwidetransformationfrombatchtocontinuousmanufacturingofAPIandsoliddosageforms.Interesthasalreadyexpandedfrombrandedcompaniestogenericcompanies,andtechnologysuppliersareactivelydevelopingarangeofprocessanalyticaltechnology(PAT)toenablecontinuousprocessing.Itisexpectedthatwithinafewyearsthistechnologywillalsobeadoptedbythenutraceuticalindustry.WithPAT,productioncostsarereducedandqualityisdesignedintotheprocess,ratherthanverifiedafterwards.Ingeneral,performancecharacterizationofsoliddosageformscannotbeevaluatedon-linedueto

longlaboratoryanalysistime.PATclosesthisinformationgapwithin-processdataandanalysistoolsthatimproveprocessunderstandingandcontrol.Therefore,PATtoolsgivenutra-andpharmaceuticalindustriesabasisforcontinuousqualityverificationduringcontinuousoperation.However,thisconceptisnotyetfullyimplementedinpractice,andthusreal-timeproductrelease(RTR)notyetavailable.ThePATcomponentofRTRrequiresavalidcombinationofassessedmaterialattributesandprocesscontrols.Thesetofdirectand/orindirectprocessanalyticalmethodsemployedtoassessmaterialattributesmustbenotonlyredundantandcomplementarytocontrolrisk,butitmustalsobecosteffective.Bothaspectsthenresultinanoverallcostreductionofthemanufacturingprocess.Currently,nomechanicalmaterialattributesthataffecttabletcompactionareassessedduringtheprocessandtheirimpactonthefinalproductqualityisonlyindirectlyassessedaftertheproductismanufactured,e.g.,bymeasuringhardnessofthetablets.Nevertheless,afeedbackcontrolloopcanbeusedtoensurequalityduringcontinuousoperation.Hereweproposearadicallydifferentapproach.Wewillimplementaforwardcontrolloopbasedonanovelmechanicalcharacterizationmethodologyattheparticlescale.Thismethodologycanpotentiallyfurtherreduceproductioncostsbyreducingthevolumeusedforassessingmaterialattributes(i.e.,atabletversusaparticle)andbydecreasingthetime-responseofthesystemstoprocessdisturbances.TheproposedPh.D.studywillspecificallyconsiderthefollowingresearchaims: -Aim1–Developanexperimentalprocedureandnovelcontactmodelsforextractingelasto-plasticandbreakagepropertiesofmicro-sizeparticlesandgranulesunderdiametricalcompression. -Aim2–AssesstheviabilityofsingleparticlemeasurementsasareliableandrobustRTRtestingusingthecontinuousdirectcompressionlineavailableatPurdueUniversity(aoneofakindfacilitycurrentlyfundedbyNSF,FDAandthepharmaceuticalsector). -Aim3–Developmulti-physicsmechanisticmodelstopredicttabletperformance(suchastablethardness,swellinganddisintegration)fromparticleproperties,andusethesemodelstoenhancePATtools. PartnershipswithgroupsassociatedwithI2T2,ITESM,UANLandUDEMwhoseexpertiseiscomplementarytothisstudy(suchasthegroundbreakingresearchonfabricationofprobioticpowderthatcontainsLactobacilluscasei)aredesirableandwillsolidifytheglobalimpactoftheproject,butarenotrequired.SchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.html

BR-2.BacterialSurfaceAttachmentProfessorArezooM.Ardekani,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,ardekani@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:www.engineering.purdue.edu/ardekaniMicrobescanbefoundinbothplanktonicstate(freeswimming)orattachedtosurfacesandinterfacesthatleadtobiofilmformation.Microbialbiofilmshavebeenshowntoplayakeyroleinamultitudeofhealth-relatedissues,suchashumanandanimalinfections,deficiencyofcurrentlyavailableantibiotics,andcontaminationofmedicalimplants.Accordingtotheimmunologyreport

publishedbytheNationalInstituteofHealth,morethan80%ofthemicrobialinfectionsinthehumanbodyareinducedbypathogenicbiofilms,makingthemoneoftheleadingcausesofdeathintheUS.Theseinfectionsareinitiatedbytheattachmentofbacteriatotissuesurfacesorimplanteddevices,creatinganchoredbiomassviasynthesizingextracellularpolymericsubstances(EPS).Aggregationofbacteriaintheseclose-knitcommunitiesleadstoa1000-foldincreaseintheirtolerancetoantibiotics,therebymakingthecommonpharmaceuticalmethodstosanitizeprostheticdevicesineffective.Decadesofresearchondiversebacterialspecieshasshownthattheinteractionofcellswithasurfaceinhibitsmotilityandstimulatesthesynthesisofadhesins,cell-surfacecomponentsthatfacilitatebacterialadhesion.Experimentalresultsformultiplebacterialspeciesshowstimulationofproductionofadhesivepolysaccharideuponbacterialsurfacecontact.However,resultsaremainlyobtainedfrompopulationandlacktheanalysisofsinglecells.Themechanismofstimulationofadhesinsynthesisandtransitionfromreversibletoirreversibleadhesionisstillunknown.Mathematicalmodelingapproachesarenotwellestablishedinthisarea,mainlyduetothelackoftheexperimentalanalysisofsinglecellsandthedirectmicroscopicobservationofadhesinproductionathightemporalresolution.Thistheory-experimentprojectfocusesonthemechanismsleadingtotransitionfromreversibletoirreversibleadhesionwhichiscriticalforstablesurfaceattachmentofbacteriaandsubsequentbiofilmformationSchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.htmlBR-3.Nanomaterial-enabledAmperometricBiosensingProfessorTimothyFisher,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,tsfisher@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/ptProfile?id=28558

Thefieldofbiomedicalsensinghasundergonearapidexpansionoverthepastdecade.Muchlikethefieldsofmicroelectronicsandtelecommunicationsdecadesearlier,thisgrowthhasbeencharacterizedbymanyscientificbreakthroughswhosetransitiontobroadapplicationshasbeenhinderedbyinsufficientdefinitionsofbroad-basedstandardsandimplementationprotocols.Webelievethatthefieldofinvitrophysiologicalsensinghasdevelopedtothepointatwhichsuchstandardswillbecomeessentialtomaintaintherateofprogressinthefield.Tothisend,weproposetodevelop,define,andrefinecommonpackagingandsignalprocessingstandardsusingsensingelementsbasedoncarbonnanopetalsdevelopedinFisher’slab.Weseektoimplementnext-generationplatformsforadvanced-throughput,invitrophysiology.Thesewillbebasedonmicro-electromechanicalsystemsdevelopedforbiologicalapplications(bioMEMS).UsinganexistingandexpandingsetoftechniquestomeasurephysiologicallyrelevantanalyteswewilladaptscalablebioMEMSmicrofabricationtechniquestocreateplatformsforinvitrophysiologythatutilizethenanopetalsensorasabasis.WewillutilizeexistingprotocolsandalsodevelopnewtechnologiesforenzymeintegrationinbioMEMSdevices.Ourfocusforbiosensordevelopmentisbasedonelectroanalyticallycoupledoxidaseenzymeapproacheswithsensitiveandselectiveamperometricresponses.Wewillexploitbottom-upapproachestogrownanomaterialsonroll-to-rollsubstratesamenabletocommercialmanufacturingscalesasplatformsforhighlycontrolledandefficientbiosensorswhenfunctionalized.Withoutscalabilityanddataprocessing/acquisitionsystems,abiosensorchipisanexpensivebutesotericworkofcraftsmanship.Inordertobridgethegap

betweenpromiseanddeliveryforadvancedthroughputfunctionalityweneedstandardizedapproachesformanufacturinganddiagnosticoperation.WewillthereforeseektodevelopstandardprocessesforbioMEMSfabricationandfunctionalization,andsoftwareandcomputingapproachestosupporttheseefforts.Ultimatelythiswillproducetheneededinstrumentationforlong-termoperationofscalablenanopetal-basedbioMEMS.SchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.html

BR-4.Drug/siRNAdeliveryusingmultifunctionalnanoparticlesProfessorAlexanderWei,DepartmentofChemistryandSchoolofMaterialsEngineering,alexwei@purdue.edu,Researchwebsite:http://www.chem.purdue.edu/people/faculty/faculty.asp?itemID=67Wehaveengineerednanoparticlesthatrespondtooptical(near-infrared)irradiationormagneticfieldsforthetriggeredreleaseofdrugs,siRNA,andotherbioactiveagents.Thesenanosizedpayloadsarebeingtestedbothinvitroandinvivo,toaddresstherapeutically-relevantquestionsinnanomedicine,withaparticularfocusoncancer.Forsomedetails,see:http://www.chem.purdue.edu/awei/research1.htmlDepartmentofChemistryApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):notrequiredContactinformation:CandiceKissinger,ckissing@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/chem.htmlSchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

BR-5.BioelectrocatalyzedReductionofCO2toHigherAlcoholsandAcidsProfessorGeorge(Zhi)Zhou,SchoolsofCivilandEnvironmentalandEcologicalEngineering,zhizhou@purdue.edu,Researchwebsite:http://environbiotechnology.com/RapidgrowthofenergyconsumptionandexcessgreenhousegasemissionsfromfossilfuelshavepromotedresearchonrenewableenergysourcesandCO2utilizationtechniques.Certainhydrocarboncompounds,suchasbutanol,canserveaspromisingchemicalfuelsandhavebeenextensivelystudiedinconventionalbiomass-basedbiofuelprocesses,butproductionofbiomassitselfisaslowprocessandneedsland,water,andnutrients,whichlikelycompromisesthesustainabilityoftheseproductionprocessesBioelectrochemicalsystems,suchasmicrobialelectrolysiscell(MECs),haveprovidedanotherpossibilityofrenewableenergysources.SomemicroorganismscantakeupexternalelectronsonelectrodesurfacesandreduceCO2tousefulchemicalsusingprotonsorhydrogenproducedthroughwatersplittingwithexternalpotential

applicationsinMECs.Additionally,2-oxobutyrateandbutyratecanbeproducedinthecathodechamberofMECsbypureculturesandmixedcultures.Nevertheless,studiesontheproductionofbiofuelsusingCO2astheonlycarbonsourceisstilllimitedintheliterature.TheobjectiveofthisstudyistoreduceCO2toproducehighercarboncompoundsandalcoholsandacidsthroughelectrosynthesiswithamixedcultureconsortium.Differentmicroorganismswillbetestedfortheirsubstrateutilizationandproductformationcapabilities.Theefficienciesofdifferenttypesofreactorsandcultivationmediawillbecomparedtoimprovetheefficiencyofelectrosynthesis.TheprojectwillevaluatethefeasibilityofproducingbiofuelsorhighercarbonorganiccompoundsusingCO2astheonlycarbonsourceandelectricityastheonlyenergysource,andbypassthedifficultiesofdirectbiofuelproductionbypureculturesorgeneticmodification.Thisstudywillhelpdevelopapotentiallyhighlycost-effectiveapproachforbiofuelproduction.SchoolofCivilEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:JennyRicksy,jricksy@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/civl.html

SchoolofEnvironmentalandEcologicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:PattiFinney,eeegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/eee.html

BR-6.ElectrochemicalGraphene/CarbonNanotubeCeramicMembranestoReduceBio-foulingandImproveSeparationPerformanceProfessorGeorge(Zhi)Zhou,SchoolsofCivilandEnvironmentalandEcologicalEngineering,zhizhou@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://environbiotechnology.com/Membranefiltrationtechnologieshavebeendevelopedrapidlyduringthelastfewdecadesanddemonstratedtobeviableapproachestoseparatecontaminantsfromwater.Whilemembranefiltrationtechnologyhassignificantadvantagesandshowsconsiderablefuturepromise,thestatusofthetechnologyissuchthatitsperformancehasbeenoftendegradedbymembranefouling,whichismembranesurfacedepositionprocessthatresultsinfluxdeclineandpooreffluentwaterquality.Amongthecommonfoulingissues,biofoulingisespeciallydifficulttotreatandcouldleadtolowwaterquality,pathogendevelopment,andcorrosion,whichoftenrequiresintensivechemicalcleaningormembranereplacement.Therefore,thereremainsacriticalneedtodevelopamembranefiltrationtechniquewithreducedbiofoulingandimprovedseparationefficiencywaterpurification.Theobjectiveofthisstudyistodevelopanefficientmembranetreatmenttechniquethatwillbeusefulinreducingbiofoulingduringchemicalcontaminantremovalinwaterpurification.Ourrationaleforthisresearchisthatitssuccessfulcompletioncanbeexpectedtoprovidenewopportunitiestodevelopcost-effectivewatertreatmenttechnologiestoimprovewaterquality.Thespecificresearchobjectivesare

to:1)Designimprovedelectrochemicalgraphene-carbonnanotubeceramicmembraneswithreducedbiofoulingandincreasedseparationperformance;2)Identifymolecularmechanismsofelectrochemicalceramicmembranesthatcontributetobiofoulingreduction.Uponthesuccessfulcompletionofthisproject,weexpecttohavedevelopedinnovativeelectrochemicalG/CNTceramicmembranestoeffectivelyremovechemicalcontaminantsandunderstoodthemechanismofbiofoulingreductioninthesemembranes.SchoolofCivilEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:JennyRicksy,jricksy@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/civl.html

SchoolofEnvironmentalandEcologicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:PattiFinney,eeegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/eee.htmlBR-7.DevelopmentofAntibioticResistanceUndertheExposureofTraceLevelsofAntibioticsinWastewaterandNaturalEnvironmentsProfessorGeorge(Zhi)Zhou,SchoolsofCivilandEnvironmentalandEcologicalEngineering,zhizhou@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://environbiotechnology.com/Whileantibioticresistancemayposesignificanthealthrisks,researchonthedevelopmentofantibioticresistanceundertheexposureoftracelevelsofantibioticsinwastewaterandnaturalenvironmentsislimited,dueinlargeparttothelimitationsofexistingtechniques.Studyofantibioticresistanceinwastewatertreatmentsystemsandnaturalenvironmentsrequiresathoroughgraspofmicrobiologicalprinciplesandasystematicintegrationofmicrobiologyintoengineeringandnaturalsystems,butcurrentstudiesonthistopicislimitedontheoccurrenceofantibioticresistantbacteriaorresistancegenes.Theobjectiveofthisprojectistounderstandthedevelopmentofantibioticresistanceundertheexposureoftracelevelsofantibioticsinwastewaterandnaturalenvironmentsthroughinsitufunctionalgeneanalysis.Thespecificresearchobjectivesareto:1)developasensitiveFISHtechniquetodetectfunctionalgenes;2)examinethedevelopmentofantibioticresistanceundertheexposureoftracelevelsofantibioticsthroughinsituanalysisofmicrobialstructureandfunctions.Significantbenefitscanbeexpectedfromthesuccessfulcompletionoftheproposedresearch.Thenewknowledgegeneratedfollowingthesuccessfulcompletionofthisstudyisexpectedtoprovidenewinsightsintopotentiallyeffectivestrategiestoimprovewaterqualityandabrogatetheadversehealthrisksofantibioticresistanceintheenvironment.Theintegrationofthisknowledgewithcross-disciplinarycontributionsregardingadvancedwaterpurificationtechnologieswillcontributetoourknowledgeonatopicthatisofsignificantconcernglobally.SchoolofCivilEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.

TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:JennyRicksy,jricksy@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/civl.html

SchoolofEnvironmentalandEcologicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:PattiFinney,eeegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/eee.html

BR-8.NutraceuticalsandPersonalCareProductsProfessorTeresaCarvajal,AgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,tcarvaja@purdue.eduProfessorBruceR.Hamaker,FoodScience,hamakerb@purdue.eduResearchwebsites:https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/People/ptProfile?resource_id=49581https://ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=hamakerb&intDirDeptID=14Thecurrentnutraceuticalandpersonalcareproductsmanufacturingpracticeshavethepotentialofproducingadverseeffectsontheecosystems.Anapproachistoproposeothernon-conventionalwaysofmanufacturingthathavethepotentialtobegentilewiththeenvironment.Also,inaneffortofcombatingthedualburdenhegrowingpopulation:obesityanddiabetes,wewouldliketoproposesystemsthatcanhelpimprovethesmartabsorptionofnutrientsespeciallytohelptheseconditions.Thepotentialeconomicimpactisexpectedtobeimprovedefficiencyofthedevelopmentprocessinthenextdecade.Thesocietalimpact,longterm,willbetheavailabilityofnewandbetter-qualitynutraceuticalstoimprovehealthandoverallqualityoflife.SchoolofAgricultureandBiologicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December1st2016forFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,nominimumscoresetGPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:GailG.Biberstine,abegrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/abe.html

DepartmentofFoodScienceApplicationSubmissionDeadline:July15thforFall2017;November15thforSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,Verbal146,Quantitative144,Analytical4.0GPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:gradadmissions@foodsci.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ifsn.html

BiosensorsandMedicalDevicesBMD-1.DevelopmentofPredictiveComputationalToolsforOptimalReconstructiveSurgeryProfessorAdrianBuganzaTepole,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,abuganza@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://engineering.purdue.edu/people/abuganza

Myresearchinterestistheapplicationofcomputationalapproachesfrommechanicsandsystemsbiologyinclinicallyrelevantscenarios.IncollaborationwithDr.ArunKGosainattheLurieChildren’sHospitalinChicagoIstudyskingrowth.IamworkingwithProf.KevinKParkeratHarvarddevelopingandcalibratingpredictivecomputationalmodelsofwoundhealing.AstudentworkingwithmeatPurduewoulddevelopcomputationaltoolstooptimizereconstructivesurgerybymeansofpredictivesimulations.Thecoretechnologicalandscientificdevelopmentwouldbe:tocreaterobustnumericalmethodsforlargedeformationsofthinmembranesthataccountforthemechanicalandbiologicaladaptationsoflivingskin;andtodevelopreducedordermodelsthatenabletreatmentoptimization.[1]BuganzaTepoleA,GartM,GosainAK,KuhlE.Characterizationoflivingskinusingmultiviewstereoandisogeometricanalysis.ActaBiomat.2014;10:4822-4831.[2]BuganzaTepoleA,SteinbergJP,KuhlE,GosainAK.Applicationoffiniteelementmodelingtooptimizeflapdesignwithtissueexpansion.PlastReconstrSurgery.2014;134:785-792SchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.html

BMD-2.StretchableSkin-PatchofThermotherapyandTopicalDrugDeliveryforJointPainProfessorChiHwanLee,SchoolsofBiomedical&MechanicalEngineering,lee2270@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://engineering.purdue.edu/BioNanoTronics/ Jointpainsarecommonconditionbyobesity,agingandsport-relatedinjuries,whichresultsinswelling,muscleweaknessandnumbness.Topicaldrugpatchthatcanreleasedrugsdirectlytothepainfulsiteisaclassicalphysiotherapytoactlocallyinthesofttissueswithoutsystemiceffects.Thermaltherapyoffersanadditivetreatmentmethodologyinorthopedicsforsynergeticeffectssuchasthermalexpansionofthevascularsystemsandtheirsurroundingsofttissues,therebyfurtherreducingpainandjointstiffness.Severalchallenges,however,remain:(1)Thepatchesthatmustconformablyadheretothejointsusuallyrequirestrongadhesivetopreventpeelingfromlargedeformations,whichcausesirritationsanddamagesontissueswhenremoved.(2)Thedynamicstrainvariationsbythelargemovementofthejointscanleadtounwanted,strain-inducedleakageofdrugs.(3)Theconventionalheatingpatchesthatusepassivethermaldiffusionsareimpossibletocontroltemperatures.(4)Thematerialscompositionsofdrug-reservoirpredefinethereleasekineticsofdrugs,makingprecisedosecontrolsimpossibleafterimplantationontheskin.Toaddressthese,Iproposetodevelopasoftandstretchableskin-patchthatislightweightandthin,andthereforeiscapableofconformablyadheringtothehumanjoints.Thedemonstrationsystemwillconsistof(1)wirelesslyaddressablethermalactuator(Jouleheatingresistor),(2)awirelesspowersupplierthatisspeciallydesignedtocouplewithcommerciallyavailablewirelessportablechargersthataretypicallyusedathome,(3)auniformcoatingofthermo-responsivehydrogelembeddedwithtestdrugmolecules(i.e.,diclofenacepolamine,1.3%byweight),selectivelylocatedontheJouleheatingelements.Importantly,thedesignlayoutsofthesystemwillemploythe“island-interconnectorstrategy”tocontrolstrainsunderstretchingmodeforwhichthemechanicallyisolatedislands(embeddingwiththethermo-responsivehydrogel)willwithstandnegligiblestrainsbuttheserpentineelasticinterconnectorswillaccommodatemostofthestrains.These

demonstrationswillformabasistoadaptvariousenvisionedapplicationsinwearablearticulartherapeuticuses.SchoolofBiomedicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15thforFall2017;October1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):156Verbal,159quantitativeforrevised-GREGPAmimimum:3.25/4.0Undergraduate(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:SandyMay,WeldonBMEGrad@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/bmep.htmlSchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.html

BMD-3.NovelMagneticSensorsandTransducersforBrainResearchandTherapiesProfessorErnestoE.Marinero,SchoolsofMaterialsandElectrical&ComputerEngineering,eemarinero@purdue.eduDrs.HectorRamónMartinezRodriguezandRicardoGarzaCamacho,InsituteofNeurologyandNeurosurgery,HospitalZambrano,ITESM,Monterrey,NL.Researchwebsites:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=69470,http://www.cmzh.com.mx/neurologia-y-neurocirugia/staff.aspx

Presenttechniquestostudybrainactivityrelyeitheronmagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)throughthechangeofnuclearrelaxationtimesoronmagnetoencephalography(MEG)whichdirectlysensestheextremelyweakmagneticfields(fewfTs)producedbyneuralactivity.ThereforecurrentMEGresearchiscurrentlylimitedtousinglarge,patient-intrusiveequipmentrequiringlowcryogenictemperatures.AnovelfTmagneticsensorarraytostudybrainactivityishereproposed.Thenewdeviceoffersunprecedentedtunableresponsesensitivityacrosslengthscalesspanningthenanoandmacrodomains,andcanreadilybebuiltonwearableheadgearassensorarraysforthestudyofbrainactivityindifferentlengthandtimescales,therebypotentiallyenablingtolinklargescaleactivityofneuralcircuitswithlocalizedneuronphysiology.

Asecondgoaloftheprojectisthestudyoftrans-cranialmagneticstimulation(TMS)ofthebrain,aclinicalprocedurethathasbeensuccessfullyemployedinavarietyofneurologicalconditionsrangingfromdepressiontoAlzheimerdisease.Inspiteofitspromise,thefundamentalmechanismsinvolvedinTMSarenotfullyunderstood.WewilluseourmaterialsandfabricationcapabilitiestobuildTMSprobesincombinationwiththeultra-sensitivemagneticsensorstostudyTMSinlengthscalesfromsub-microntoinches.

SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

BMD-4.AdvancedMedicationMicroencapsulationforChildrenProfessorCarlosMartinez,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,cjmartinez@purdue.edu

Researchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=34724Achallengethathasplaguedthepharmaceuticalindustryishowtoreliableadministeradrugdosetochildren.Commondrugssuchasacetaminophencanbeeasilyformulatedforchildrenusingnaturalandartificialflavorsthatmaskthedruginherentbadtaste.Sadly,mostdrugscannotbeformulatedinasimilarmannerwhichleadstochildrenrejectioneitherbecauseoftheirtasteortexture.Onepotentialwaytoovercometheseissuesistoencapsulatethedrugsinmicrocapsulesthatcanmasktheirbadtasteandprovidethepropertexture.Theaimofthisprojectistodevelopthechemistryandmethodologytoencapsulatedrugsinmicrocapsulesthatmaskthetasteandprovidegoodtextureforchildren.Asecondaimistoutilizenanoscalebiocompatiblerenewalsourcessuchascellulosenanocrystalsastheshellmaterial.Prof.Martinezgroupspecializesinmicroencapsulationusingmulti-emulsiondrops(dropswithindrops)generatedinmicrocapillarydevices.Multi-emulsiondropsprovideapathforthegenerationofmonodispersemulti-layercapsuleswithadvancedfunctionalitiesbeyondthoseofferedbyconventionalencapsulationtechnologies.Moreover,themonodispersenatureofthecapsulesensuresprecisedosagedelivery.Thefirstpartoftheprojectwillinvolveidentifyingtheproperchemistriesthatwillenabletheencapsulationofaselectedgroupofdrugs.Initially,capsuleswillbefabricatedfromdoubleemulsionsdrops(onedropinsideanotherdrop)composedofadrugcoresurroundedbyabiodegradableshell.Afterthedropsaregenerated,theshellmaterialisturnedintoasolidcapsulethatcanbefurtherusedeitherdryorinsolution.Flavorscanbeembeddedinthemicrocapsuleshellbyincorporatingnaturalflavorparticlesoroildrops.Furtherfunctionalitieswillbedevelopedbygeneratingtripleandquadrupleemulsiondropscomposedoftheprimarydruginthecoresurroundedbyshelllayerscontainingasecondarydrugandflavors.Thecapsuletexturewillalsobecontrolledbytheadditionofnaturalmodifierstotheshellmaterial.Thisprojectwillprovidearobustpathfortheproperadministrationofdrugstochildrenwithoutbadtasteandpoortexture.

SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

BMD-5.BiomolecularTarget-SurfaceInteractionsinArbovirusDetectionPlatformsProfessorsLiaStanciuandErnestoE.Marinero,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,lstanciu@purdue.edu,eemarinero@purdue.edu;Researchwebsites:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=11440;https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=69470

Thegoalofthisprojectistounderstandthefundamentalsciencebehindpushingthephysicallimitsofdetectionfordenguevirus(DENV)andothermosquitoborneviruses(arboviruses).Manybiosensorsarebasedonmeasurementsthatrequirethereactioninsolutionoftargetanalyteswithreceptorsonasensingsurface.Asbiosensingtechnologiesaremovingtowardsextremelysmallsizesandconcentrations,thereisapointatwhichphysicallimits,suchaslimitationsofdiffusionspeedinextremelydilutetargetsolutions,becomedifficulttoovercome.Thisprojectwilluseacombinationofcryo-electronmicroscopyandbiomoleculardesign,togetherwithsensormaterialselection,toidentifythebesttechniquestogobeyondwhat’sthecurrentlypossibleperformanceinsurface-basedarborvirusDNAbiosensors(detectionlimitandresponsetime).SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

BMD-6.FundamentalsofPorosity-PropertyRelationshipsinBioresorbableMetalsProfessorLiaStanciu,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,lstanciu@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=11440Thegoalofthisprojectistounderstandthefundamentalsciencebehindpushingthephysicallimitsofdetectionfordenguevirus(DENV)andothermosquitoborneviruses(arboviruses).Manybiosensorsarebasedonmeasurementsthatrequirethereactioninsolutionoftargetanalyteswithreceptorsonasensingsurface.Asbiosensingtechnologiesaremovingtowardsextremelysmallsizesandconcentrations,thereisapointatwhichphysicallimits,suchaslimitationsofdiffusionspeedinextremelydilutetargetsolutions,becomedifficulttoovercome.Thisprojectwilluseacombinationofcryo-electronmicroscopyandbiomoleculardesign,togetherwithsensormaterialselection,toidentifythebesttechniquestogobeyondwhat’sthecurrentlypossibleperformanceinsurface-basedarborvirusDNAbiosensors(detectionlimitandresponsetime).SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

EnergyResearchER-1.AdvancedNumericalSimulationsofThermoacousticEnergyConversionDevicesProfessorCarloScalo,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,scalo@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/ptProfile?id=113510ThermoacousticEngines(TAE)arespecialdevicesdesignedtobethermoacousticallyunstable,i.e.spontaneouslyconverting(anyformof)heatintoacousticenergy,whichisthenharnessedintheform

ofelectricalpower.TAEscanalsobeoperatedinreverse:soundwavesgeneratedbyaloudspeakerpropagateintoaheatexchangerandcreateathermalgradient,achievingrefrigeration.Whilethebasicprinciplesofsuchtechnologywereunderstoodintheearly80’s,therealtechnologicalbreakthroughwerepioneeredattheLosAlamosNationalLabsbyDr.G.Swiftinthe90’s.TAEsaresubjectofcontinuingworkatNASA-Glenn(Dr.Dyson,pers.comm.)andinprivateindustrialeffortsallovertheworld.Cuttingedgetechnologicaldevelopmentshaveallowedapplicationsrangingfromhouseholdrefrigerationandenergyproduction,toadvancednuclear-powereddeepspaceprobes.Remarkablethermodynamicefficiencies,approaching50%ofCarnot’stheoreticallimithavebeenalreadyachieved(TijianiandSpoelstra,2012).Performancelossesare,however,stillpresentandareduetocomplexnonlinearfluiddynamicprocessesthatcanonlybeunderstoodwithadvancedcomputationalmethods.Theproposedstudythereforeseekstoestablishbenchmarkqualityhigh-fidelitycomputationalfluiddynamicssimulationsofcarefullyselectedidealizedelementsofTAEsandleveragethesedatabasestoimproveuponengineeringpredictivetools.SuccessfulcompletionoftheproposedstudywouldovercomeacriticaldeficiencyincurrentdesigntoolsforthermoacousticsystemsandpushtheTAE’sefficiencytothelimitsofthesecondlawofthermodynamics.TheproposedstudywillrelyonwellestablishedcodessuchasCFDSUandCharlesXdevelopedfromStanfordUniversityandwillinvolveinteractionswiththedepartmentofElectricalEngineeringatStanfordUniversityand,inthelongrun,researchscientistsatNASA-Glenn.Specificinvestigationswillinclude:1)distortionandshockformationcontrolinresonatingductsusingadvancedmacrosonicsynthesis,2)thermoacousticstreamingandwave-inducedheatfluxes,3)modelingofpiezo-electricacousticenergyextraction,4)effectsoftransitionalturbulenceinducedbyhigh-amplitudeacousticwaves.SchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.htmlER-2.FlexibleSelf-chargingHybridCellsforConcurrentHarvestingandStorageofMulti-typeAmbientEnergiesProfessorWenzhuoWu,SchoolofIndustrialEngineering,wenzhuowu@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://sites.google.com/site/wwznanomanufacturingHarvestingandstoringtheenergiesfromambientcost-effectivelyiscriticalforbothaddressingworldwidelong-termenergyneedsatthemacro-scale,andachievingthesustainableandmaintenance-freeoperationofnanodevicesatthemicro-scale.Theexistingenergy-harvestingapproaches,however,weredevelopedonthebasisofdifferentphysicalprinciplesanddiverseengineeringapproachestospecificallyharvestanindividualtypeofenergy,whiletheothertypesofenergiesarewasted.Inthisproject,weproposetodevelopatechnologyofflexibleself-charginghybridcells(SCHC)byhybridizingtheenergyconversionandstorageintoasingleunit,whichcandirectlyharvestmultipletypesofenergiesfromtheambient,e.g.mechanicalvibration,solarenergyandthermalenergy,andsimultaneouslystorethemintheintegratedbatteryviasystemhybridization.TheSCHCwillbedevelopedusingsemiconductornanomaterials,e.g.n-ZnOandp-CuOnanowires,for

concurrentlyharvestingthevariousenergies.Theseconvertedenergieswillbestoredinthestorageunit,e.g.nanostructuredLi-ionbattery,whichisintegratedonthesameflexiblesubstrate.ThisproposedSCHChybridizesenergyharvesters,storagedevices,andpower-managementsystems,andcanbeusedasaflexiblepowersourcethatiscapableofcost-effectiveandaround-the-clockconversion/storageofambientenergyforsupportingthecontinuoussustainableoperationsofelectronicsinemergingapplications,e.g.sensornetworks,internetofthingswearabledevices,andimplantablesensors.Byaccomplishingtheproposedresearchgoals,agiganticprogresswillbemadenotonlyinenergy-relatedapplicationsbutalsoinshiftingparadigmofnanotechnologyfromstudyingdiscretenanodevicestodevelopingintegratednanosystem.SchoolofIndustrialEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January5thforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admissionTOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=80.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening19,Speaking19andWriting19.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE)recommended:151Verbal,155Quantitative,3.5AnalyticalGPA:Undergraduate3.2/4.0;Graduate3.5/4.0Contactinformation:CherylBarnhart,iego@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ie.html

ER-3.One-dimensionalPiezoelectricSemiconductorsBasedPiezotronicNanodevicesArraysforSmartAdaptiveBio-electronicsSensingandInterfacingProfessorWenzhuoWu,SchoolofIndustrialEngineering,wenzhuowu@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://sites.google.com/site/wwznanomanufacturingTheseamlessandadaptiveinteractionsbetweenelectronicsandtheirenvironment(e.g.thehumanbody)arecrucialforadvancingemergingtechnologiese.g.implantablesensors,novelsurgicaltoolsandbio-probes.Non-electricalstimuli,e.g.mechanicalagitations,areubiquitousandabundantintheseapplicationsforinteractingwiththeelectronics.Currentschemeofoperationnotonlyrequirescomplexintegrationofheterogeneouscomponents,butalsolacksdirectinterfacingbetweenelectronicsandmechanicalactuations.Piezotroniceffectisanemergingfieldinnanomaterialsresearchandoffersnovelmeansofmanipulatingelectronicprocessesviadynamicallytunablestrain.Thepiezotronicprincipleoffersnewapproachfor3Dstructuringofverticalnanowiretransistorbyeliminatingthewrapgateelectrode.Inthisresearch,weproposetodeveloplarge-scalearrayoftaxel(tactilepixel)-addressableflexibleandtransparentmatrixofpiezotronicnanowirestransistorsforactiveandadaptivebio-electronicssensingandinterfacing.Thegoalofthisprojectwillbetoutilizepiezotroniceffectinsemiconductornanomaterialsfordesigningandimplementingdevice/systemswhichcanInteractwithstimulifromthehumanbodyinanactiveandadaptiveway.Thefunctionalityoftheproposedpiezotronicsmedicaldevicecanbereconfiguredinresponsetoexternalstimulifromthehumanbody.Inaddition,theproposedarraydeviceiscapableofself-poweredactivesensingbyconvertingmechanicalstimulationsintoelectricalcontrollingsignalswithoutappliedbias,whichemulatesthephysiologicaloperationsofmechanoreceptorsinbiologicalentities,e.g.haircellsinthecochlea.Thisprojectisscientificallynovelwithtransformativeimpactbecauseitnotonlydramaticallyadvancesfundamentalunderstandingoftheemergingresearchonpiezotronics,butalsoenablesnewopportunitiesindesigning“smarter”electronicsthatarecapableofinteractingwiththeenvironmentseamlesslyandadaptively,whichisnotavailableinexistingtechnologies,forsocietallypervasiveapplicationsinintelligentmedicaldevices,surgicaltoolsandbio-probes.

SchoolofIndustrialEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January5thforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission

TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=80.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening19,Speaking19andWriting19.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE)recommended:151Verbal,155Quantitative,3.5AnalyticalGPA:Undergraduate3.2/4.0;Graduate3.5/4.0Contactinformation:CherylBarnhart,iego@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ie.html

ER-4.Oil-in-waterEmulsionFlowsthroughPorousMediaforEnhancedOilRecoveryApplications,ProfessorArezooM.Ardekani,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,ardekani@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:www.engineering.purdue.edu/ardekaniThemaingoalofthisistocharacterizetransportofmonodisperseandpoly-disperseoil-in-wateremulsionsinporousmediabyutilizingauniquestate-of-the-artnumericaltool.Theseemulsionshaveemergedinthepetroleumindustryasafeasibledisplacingfluidinordertoimprovetherateofoilrecovery.Experimentalstudieshaverevealedthatwhenthedropletdiametersareofthesameorderaspore-throatconstrictioninporousmedia,themorepermeablepathsareeffectivelyblockedbydisperseddrops,forcingthedisplacingfluidtoflowthroughtheunsweptregionswhichleadstoanincreaseintheproductionrateoftheresidualoil.Modelingtheflowofemulsioninporousmedia,however,posesabigchallenge.Eventhoughdirectnumericalsimulations(DNS)havemadesignificantcontributionstoourunderstandingofmultiphaseflowsoverthelasttwodecades,multiphaseflowsinporousmediaremainedpoorlyunderstood.WeperformafullyresolvedDNSofemulsionflowsattheporescaletocapturephysicalmechanismsinfluencingemulsiontransportinporousmediaandtoquantifymobilityvariationwiththedropsize,viscosityratio,emulsionconcentration,propertiesofporousmedia,andcorrespondingcapillarynumber.Theproposedresearchwilltestthehypothesisthatforporousmediawithnon-uniformporedimensionspolydisperseemulsionsaremoreeffectivethanmonodisperseemulsions.Theresultsofthisresearchwillalsoshedlightontheroleofemulsifyingagentsinfacilitatingtheoilrecoveryoperations.SchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.html

ER-5.HighCapacityThinFilmEnergyStorageDevicesProfessorErnestoE.Marinero,SchoolsofMaterialsandElectricalandComputerEngineering,eemarinero@purdue.edu)Researchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=69470Portable,wearableelectronicdevicesareubiquitousinoursocietyandtheyrelyoncompactbatterydevicesfortheirfunctionality.Trendsinconsumerelectronicsandmedicaldevicesaretowards“smarterdevices”whichprovidemultifunctionattributes(communications,sensors,computation,etc.)totheuser.Thisexacerbatestheneedforhighercapacity,long-livedrechargeablebatterydevices.Currentfabricationtechniquesofbatterydevicesrelyonbulkmaterialsandconventionalfabricationtechniques.Thisprecludesthedesignandfabricationofbatteriesbydesignandtheintegrationofmaterialshavingoptimumtransport,electrochemicalandmechanicalproperties.Inthisproject,we

willutilizeThinFilmMaterialsFabricationtechniquestoprovideaversatileandindustrially-scalablemethodtodevelopnewfunctionalmaterialscomprisinglayersofdissimilarmaterialschosenfortheiruniqueoptimumproperties(electrical,electrochemicalormechanical)andbroughttogetherinnano-scalestructurestoprovidethemultiplerequirementsneededforhighcapacityenergystoragedevices.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

ER-6.ElectrochemicalsensorsforgreenhousegasmonitoringProfessorAlexanderWei,DepartmentofChemistryandSchoolofMaterialsEngineering,alexwei@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.chem.purdue.edu/people/faculty/faculty.asp?itemID=67Wearecurrentlydevelopinggraphene“nanopetals”assensitive,low-costelectronicsensorsofgreenhousegases.Inthisexploratoryproject,molecularmaterialsaredepositedontotheedgesofgraphenepetalsforchemoselectivesensingusingascalableelectrospraydepositionmethod.Analytesincludeindustrialemissionsandvolatileorganiccompoundsproducedduringmininganddrillingoperation.DepartmentofChemistryApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):notrequiredContactinformation:CandiceKissinger,ckissing@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/chem.htmlSchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

ER-7.CeramicElectrode/ElectrolyteInterfaceFundamentalsinSolidStateLi-ionBatteriesProfessorLiaStanciu,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,lstanciu@purdue.eduResearchwebsites:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=11440Thegoaloftheproposedresearchistogainadeepunderstandingoftheeffectofglassyphaseseitherformedorintroducedattheelectrode/electrolyteinterfaceontheperformancedegradationuponcyclingofLIB.Weproposetoachievethisgoalbytakingadvantageofahybridapproachthatcombinescomputationalmodelingwithadvancedelectronmicroscopytechniques,ceramicssintering,andpreciseexperimentalelectrochemicalmeasurements.Attheendoftheproject,besidesgainingaclearunderstandingofthecorrelationbetweeninterfacialpropertiesandperformance,wewillhavetheopportunitytofind,forthefirsttime,theconditionsunderwhichelectrochemically-stabilized

interfacial(complexion)phasesareformedandstabilizedatheterointerfaces,whichwillrepresentasignificantadvanceintheareaofdesignofthenextgenerationofsolidstatebatteries.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

ER-8.DesignofAdvancedRechargeableLi-IonBatteryTechnologyProfessorR.EdwinGarcia,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,redwing@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.redwingresearch.org/research/electrochemistryModernrechargeablebatteriesarecomplexensemblesofparticlesofelectrochemicallyactivematerialwithhighchargecapacityutilizationachievedthroughthedevelopmentofoptimizedchemistriesandparticlearchitectures.TheresearchperformedbythegroupledbyProf.EdwinGarcíafocusesonthedevelopmentofthermodynamicandkinetictheories,models,andalgorithmstofabricateimprovedenergystoragetechnology.Inordertoincorporatetheeffectsofthemesoscalemicrostructure,hisgroupfocusesonestablishingprocessing-propertyrelationsthatcombinethepropertiesoftheindividualphasesintorealisticmicrostructuraldesigns.Thedevelopedframeworkisdirectlycomparedagainstexperimentalresults.Thegoalistodevelopaccelerateddesignstrategies,advancedarchitectures(microstructures),andprocessingoperationsforhighpowerdensityapplications.http://www.redwingresearch.org/research/electrochemistry

SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.htmlER-9.Lead-FreeFerroelectricMaterialsProfessorR.EdwinGarcia,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,redwing@purdue.edu

Example calculation of intercalation process in rechargeable battery. Left: starting LiMn2O4 battery microstructure. Middle: Lithiumdistributionsafter30minutesofdischarge.Right:Voltagedistribution.Aimtoidentifyadvancedbatteryarchitectures.

Researchwebsite:http://www.redwingresearch.org/research/ferroelectricsFerroelectricsarekeymaterialbuildingblocksfortheactuatortechnology,especiallyforemerginghybridvehicles.Theirelectromechanicalefficiency(howeasyitistoconvertelectricalenergyintomechanical)directlycontrolstheefficiencyofemerginghybridvehicles,particularlywhenhighpowerdensityisrequired.Throughthisprojectwedevelopapproachestoengineerfrom-the-bottom-uptheevolutionofthepolarizationkineticdynamicsinpolycrystallinelead-freeferroelectricmaterialsasasteppingstonetoengineeradvanceddevices.Specifically,fundamentalprinciplesarebeingbuiltthatintegratesimulationandexperimentstoprovideafundamentalunderstandingontheelectromechanicalfields-microstructurecorrelations.Here,weintegrate3DXRDdataandEBSDmeasurementstocapturethelocalgraininteractionsandthusprovideexperimentalguidelinestofabricateimproveddevices.http://www.redwingresearch.org/research/ferroelectrics

SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

ER-10.AdvancedMaterialsforFuelCellsProfessorShiramRamanathan,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,shriram@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.redwingresearch.org/research/ferroelectrics

Leadfreeferroelectricceramicsimulationexample.Left:EBSDsection;eachcolorcorrespondstoagrainanditsassociatedorientation.Right: 3D reconstructed microstructure highlighting the grains. The goal is to understand how microstructure impacts onelectromechanicalresponseandcorrelateittoitsfabrication.

Wearedesigningnewmaterialsandinterfacesforhighperformancesolidstatefuelcellsthatcanoperateinnaturalgas.Theprojectinvolvesresearchinsynthesisofnewoxidematerialsandstudyingtheirionicandelectronicconductioninrealfuelcellenvironments.Analysisofdefectsintheoxidesandcorrelationtoconductionmechanismathightemperatureswillformonecomponentoftheresearch.Understandinghowchargestorageinthesematerialscorrelatestotheircrystalstructureandmicrostructurewillformanothersignificantcomponent.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

ER-11.NewWindTurbineTowerDesignProfessorSukruGuzey,LylesSchoolofCivilEngineering,guzey@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/People/view_person?resource_id=112221Windturbinesareusedtoprovidetherenewable,cleanandplentifulwindenergyacrosstheglobe.Utility-scalewindturbines,ingeneral,haveahorizontal-axis,three-bladedconfigurationandaresupportedbytubularsteeltowersandaheavyfoundation.Suchtall,slender,andlightweighttowersareusedtocapturefavorablewindflowathigherelevations.However,thesesametowersarealsomorelikelytoexperienceundesirablestructuralvibrations,whichgreatlydecreasetheusefullifeofthewindturbinestheysupportbecauseoffatiguefailureatthetowerbase.Toreducevibrationsinslendertowers,windturbinemanufacturersintroducedvariouskindsofcontroldevicessuchastunedmassdampers,multitunedmassdampers,andactivemassdampers.Themostcommonoftheseenergydissipationdevicesisthetunedmassdamper(TMD)placedatthetopofthetowerstructure.TMDcansuccessfullyreducevibrationsespeciallyunderharmonicexcitations.Whilethesepassivedampingdevicesshowedeffectivenessincontrollingvibrationresponseforwindturbinesinthefundamentalmode,thesedeviceshaveproventobeineffectiveincontrollinghighermodesofvibration.Asignificantgapremainsincontrollinghighermodesofvibration.Inthisproject,wewilladdressthisgapbyinvestigatingpassive,activeandsemi-activevibrationcontroltechniquessuccessfullyusedforbuildingsandbridges.Wewillobtainthemosteffectiveandsuitablemethodtocontrolhighermodesofvibrationforwindturbinetowerstoincreasefatiguelifeofthetowerandprovidesafe,reliableandeconomicaldesigns.Thegraduatestudentinthisprojectwillperformanalyticalandcomputationalstudiesofthetowerstructurewithvariousdampingconfigurations.Dr.Guzeybringshiseightyearsofindustryexperienceinplateandshellstructuresandmovablestructuresincludingwindturbinesupportstructuredesignandwillcloselymentorandworkwiththegraduatestudentoverthecourseoftheproject.SchoolofCivilEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:JennyRicksy,jricksy@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/civl.html

ER-12.HydraulicFracturingAcrossanInterface

ProfessorAntonioBobet,SchoolofCivilEngineering,bobet@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/~bobet/HydraulicFracturingconsistsofthepressurizationofaproductionwell,usuallywithwater,tocreateanetworkoftensilefractureswiththepurposeofstimulatingthereservoir.Thisisnecessaryfortheextractionofgasinshales,wherethepermeabilityoftherockisverysmall.Acriticalproblemthattheoilindustryfacesistheuncertaintyassociatedwiththeextentanddirectionofthecrackscreated.ThesearetensileormodeIcracksthatpropagateintension.Shalesarehighlyanisotropicmaterials,inpartduetotheirfissilityalongthebeddingplanes,andthusmodeIcracksmaychangedirectionorarrestuponencounteringabeddingplaneorinterface.Theresearchprojectfocusesontheinvestigationoftensilefracturepropagationinbrittlesystemsacrossaninterface.Theobjectivesaretoinvestigateanddeveloppredictiveprocedurestodetermine:(1)modeIcrackpropagationinthepresenceofaninterface;(2)effectsoftheinitialgeometryoftheproblem(i.e.locationandorientationofthehydraulicfracturewithrespecttotheinterface);and(3)effectsofbondedandunbondedinterfacesonfracturepropagation.SchoolofCivilEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:JennyRicksy,jricksy@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/civl.html

ER-13.IntegratedDCCollectionandTransmissionofOffshoreWindFarmsProfessorDionysiosAliprantis,SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering,dionysis@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/~dionysis/Offshorewindisanabundantrenewableenergyresourcethatisincreasinglyharvested,withmorethan7GWofinstalledcapacityworldwide,anincreaseof2GWinthepastyear.Globally,thetrendistodevelopprojectsthatarefartherfromshoreandsitedindeeperwaters,atincreasinghubheightsandrotordiameters,usingmulti-MWdirectdrivegenerators.Thusvisualimpactsareeliminatedwhilestillremainingrelativelyclosetolargecoastalpopulationcenters,andthecapacityfactorisincreased.Ontheotherhand,capitalexpenses,andoperationandmaintenancecostsaresubstantiallyhighercomparedtoonshoreinstallations.Inthiseffort,weinvestigateatransformationoftheconventionalelectricpowercollectionandtransmissionsystemdesign,toenablethetransmittalofhundredsofMWofpowerovertensofkmviaunderwatercables.Wequestionthecurrentpracticethatdictatestheuseofamedium-voltageaccollectionsystemwithhigh-voltagedc(HVDC)transmission,sincethisnecessitatesanoffshoreplatformhousingheavymulti-MWtransformersandpowerelectronicconvertersthataccountsforroughly10%ofthecapitalcost.Inordertoeschewtheoffshoreplatform,weproposetheuseofintegrateddccollectionsystemswithHVDCtransmission.Suchsystemscanbeimplementedeitherbyparallelconnectionofturbinesthroughhigh-gainstep-upconverters,orbyincrementallybuildingahighvoltagebyseriesconnectingthedcoutputoftheturbines.Theparallel-dcapproachsuffersfromthemajortechnicalchallengeofdesigninganefficientandreliableMW-scaledc-dcconverter.Ontheotherhand,theseries-dcapproachhasbeengainingtractioninthetechnicalliteratureoverthelastfewyears,butisstillatanearlystageofdevelopment.Theproposalaimstoaddressimportanttechnicalchallengesrelatedto

offshorewindfarmswithintegrateddccollection/transmission.First,wemodelthetightlycoupledaerodynamicandelectricaldynamicsoccurringintheseries-dctopology,andweaddresscontrolchallengesassociatedwiththeirinteractions.Second,westudythelowvoltageridethroughcapabilityofoffshorepowerplantsduringfaultsoccurringintheterrestrialpowersystem,andverifycompliancewithgridcodes.

SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;September15th2017forSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,NewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.25;Masters3.3Contactinformation:DebBowman,ecegrad@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ecen.htmlER-14.DevelopmentofLow-cost,High-performanceElectrodeMaterialsforRechargeableBatteriesProfessorVilasG.Pol,SchoolofChemicalEngineeringandSchoolofMaterialsEngineering,vpol@purdue.edu,Researchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/ViPER/publications.htmlConventionalLi-ionbatteriesconsistofagraphiteanodeandaLi-transitionmetaloxidecathode.Duringthechargephase,Li-ionsareintercalatedbetweenindividualgraphenelayersofthegraphitetoformlithiumhexacarbide(LiC6).Duringthedischargephase,Li-ionsareinsertedintothecathode.RechargeableLi-ionbatteriesarecommontodayintheareaofelectrochemicalenergystorageduetotheirhighenergydensityandwiderangeofapplicationsinportableelectronicdevices,implantablemedicaldevices,andelectricvehicles.Despitetheseadvantages,Li-ionbatterieslackthehighpowerdensity(i.e.,rateperformance)criticalformanycommercialapplications.Oneofthemainchallengesisobtainingexcellentratecapabilitywhilemaintaininglongcyclelifeandsafety.Electronicandionicconductivitiesofmostoftheelectrodematerialsarenotsufficientenoughtoattainhighrateperformance.Theuseofgraphiteanodeswithatheoreticalcapacity372mAh/gisoneofthecriticalfactorsthatlimitstheperformanceandsafetyofcurrentgenerationLi-ionbatteries.Anothersafetyconcernistheuseofflammableorganicelectrolytesolutions.ThefocusoftheVilasPolEnergyResearch(ViPER)GroupatPurdue’sChemicalEngineeringdivisionisthedesignandfabricationofhighcapacitymaterialsfornextgenerationLithium-ion,Lithium-Sulfur,andSodium-ionbatterysystems.Ourinspirationdrawsfromover20+yearsofcombinedexperiencewithinelectrochemistry,nano-technology,interfacialandsurfacechemistry,chemicalengineering,andenvironmentalengineering.Thegoalsofthisresearchinclude:Developmentofnovelscalable,environment-friendly,andefficientsynthesismethodsfornanostructuredhighcapacityelectrodematerials;

• Improvingthesafetyandcycle-lifebyfabricatingnovelelectrodearchitecturesandelectrolytes;

• Createadvancedbatterytechnologiesthataddressmission-specificconstraintswithsafety• Deliverobjective,expertassessmentofnewconceptsinbatteryscienceandengineering(e.g.,

nanomaterials,electrochemicalenergystoragematerials)togovernmentandindustrypartners

• Educatethenextgenerationofenergystorageengineeringexpertsthroughintegratedinternship/exchangeexperienceswithacademic,governmentandindustrypartners.

SchoolofChemicalEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;Spring2018:contactSchool.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscoresetGPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0

Contactinformation:chegrad@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/che.htmlSchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

FoodSecurityFS-1.TowardsaSmartphone-basedAnalyteDetectionSystemforFood-safetyApplicationProfessorEuwonBae,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,ebae@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://engineering.purdue.edu/AOLABWeproposetodevelopasimpledeviceandassociatedanalyticalmethodsthatwillprovidesobjectiveandaccuratedeterminationoffoodsafetyorqualityrelatedanalyteconcentrationsuchaspathogenicbacteria,fungalcontaminationusingsmartphonebasedcolorimetricimaging.InlinewiththeFoodSecurityareaofthetargetarea,smartphone-basedtechnologypromisesawideapplicabilityandlow-costoperationoncecommercialized.Thedeviceutilizesanysmartphonewithaminiatureattachmentthatpositionsthesampleandprovidesanenclosurewithconstantilluminationforsampleimaging.Inaddition,differentminiatureopticalattachmentsforsmartphonesystemswillbedevelopedthatcantransformthepresenceofthetargetintoadetectablesignalwhenintegratedwithotherpathogen-detectiontechnologiesthatrelyontheseendpointanalyses.Thecomputingpowerofrecentsmartphonesiscomparabletothatofdesktop/laptopCPUs,andsmartphonesarealreadybeingusedforBluetoothcommunicationofphysiologicalsignalmonitoring,fluorescencedetection,colorimetricdetection,andmobilemicroscopesandspectrometerstonameafew.SchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.htmlFS-2.OpticalmethodsofrapidpathogendetectionProfessorAlexanderWei,DepartmentofChemistryandSchoolofMaterialsEngineering,alexwei@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.chem.purdue.edu/people/faculty/faculty.asp?itemID=67Wehaveadevelopedalabel-freemethodofpathogendetection,usingchipspatternedwithmolecularrecognitionligandsandaFourier-basedreadoutmethod.High-affinityligandsarepreparedbyorganicsynthesisorisolatedasnaturalproducts,andmodifiedforoptimalpresentationandpatterningusinginkjetprintingtechnologies.Thedetectionstrategyhasthepotentialforfurtherdevelopmentintohandheldsensors,foruseinhospitals,publicarenas,orinlimited-resourcesettings.Forsomedetails,see:http://www.chem.purdue.edu/awei/research4.html

DepartmentofChemistryApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1st2017forFall2017

TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):notrequiredContactinformation:CandiceKissinger,ckissing@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/chem.htmlSchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

FS-3NanomanufacturingofFood-bornePathogenDetectionSystemsProfessorLiaStanciu,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,lstanciu@purdue.edu;ProfessorJanAllebach,SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering,allebach@ecn.purdue.edu;ProfessorGeorgeT.C.Chiu,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,gchiu@purdue.edu)Researchwebsites:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=11440;https://engineering.purdue.edu/~allebach/;https://engineering.purdue.edu/~gchiu/Sensingandbiosensinghavebecomeincreasinglyrelevantforthepreventionoffood-borneillnessesthroughthedetectionfood-bornepathogens.However,despiteinitialpromiseonsmallerscales,challengesrelatedtothemanufacturingcapabilitiesandpracticalityofwidespreaduseofsuchsensorshaspreventedbiosensormanufacturingandcommercializationonalargescale.Thegoalofthisprojectistointegrateroll-to-rollmanufacturingofcellulosefilmswithinkjetprintingtechnologiesandnanofunctionalizationintoareliableandscalablenanomanufacturingplatform.Specifically,wewillorientthesenanomanufacturingtechnologiestowardsthefabricationofsingle-use,reliable,stable,andhigh-throughputpathogennanobiosensingteststripsthatwillbeusableforfoodsafetymonitoring.WithinthePurdueCollegeofEngineering,thisprojectisledbyamultidisciplinaryteamofPurduefacultymembers(JanAllebach,GeorgeChiu,LiaStanciu)andwillprovideadvancedcross-disciplinarytrainingforgraduatestudentsinmanufacturing,materialsengineering,microbiology,foodsafetyandenvironmentalmonitoring.ItisbeingconductedinpartnershipwithProfessorsLisaMauerandAmandaDeeringintheCenterforFoodSafetyEngineering,andwillmakeextensiveuseoffacilitiesintheBirckNanotechnologyCenterinResearchParkthathavebeendevelopedforresearchinscalablenanomanufacturing,basedonroll-to-rollprintingtechnologies.

SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;September15th2017forSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,NewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.25;Masters3.3Contactinformation:DebBowman,ecegrad@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ecen.html

FS-4.IntelligentAntimicrobialNanoparticleforBiofilmInactivationProfessorArunK.Bhunia,DepartmentofFoodSciences,bhunia@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/labs/bhunia/Pages/default.aspxThepersistenceoffoodbornepathogensinfoodprocessingenvironmentisfacilitatedbybiofilmformationwhichisconsideredanimportantfactorinfoodproductcontamination.Therefore,suitableinterventionmethodsmustbedevelopedtoeliminatebiofilm.Chemicalsanitizersareroutinelyused,buttheirtoxicityandpotentialforcarry-overtofinishedproductsmakethemundesirable.Ecofriendlyandbiodegradablefood-gradeantibacterialmoleculesuchaschitosan,fromcrustaceanswithbroad-inhibitoryspectrumorincombinationwithnaturalantimicrobialproteinisanidealcandidate.Chitosan,innanoparticulateform,coulddiffusethroughthebiofilmlayerstoinactivatebacterialcells.Toaugmentchitosanactivityandselectivitytowardspathogens,anovel“pathogen-specifictag”moleculecouldbeloadedonthechitosannanoparticle(NP)toenhanceinteractionwiththepathogen.WewilluseListeriamonocytogenesasamodelpathogen.WehavediscoveredthatLAP(Listeriaadhesionprotein)secretedbyListeria,re-associatesonthesurfaceoftheproducerstrainwithstrongaffinity.Thisself-bindingpropertycouldbeexploitedtodesignanintelligentnanoparticleforenhancedantilisterialactivity.Thus,ouroverallgoalistodevelopafunctionalizedchitosan-NP-LAPwithorwithoutadditionalantimicrobialpeptidetoinhibitthegrowthofL.monocytogenesbiofilminthefoodprocessingenvironment.Wehypothesize;chitosanNP-LAPwilldiffusethroughthebiofilmmatrixandhaveagreateraccesstotheListeriacellsfortargetedinactivation.Themajormilestonestobeachieved;synthesisandconjugationofchitosanNPwithLAPforincreasedinteractionwithL.monocytogenes,anddemonstrateefficacyofthesenanocompositesagainstbiofilmsproducedbysingleormixedculturesofListeria,Salmonella,Shiga-toxigenicE.coli,Staphylococcus,etc.onmodelplatforms.Successfulcompletionwouldproduceanecofriendlygreenproducttocontrolpathogensinfoodproduction/processingfacilities.DepartmentofFoodScienceApplicationSubmissionDeadline:July15thforFall2017;November15thforSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):required,Verbal146,Quantitative144,Analytical4.0GPAmimimum:3.0forundergraduateContactinformation:gradadmissions@foodsci.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ifsn.htmlFS-5.WirelessSensorsforFoodSecurityProfessorErnestoE.Marinero,SchoolofMaterialsandElectricalandComputerEngineering,eemarinero@purdue.edu)ProfessorDimitriosPeroulis,ElectricalandComputerEngineering,dperouli@purdue.eduResearchwebsites:https://sites.google.com/site/peroulisteam/https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=69470

Thisstudywillfocusonbasicandappliedresearchonlow-power,inexpensive,wirelesssensorsforfoodsecurity,bio-medical,andindustrialapplications.Nocommercialsensorsexisttodaythatsimultaneouslysatisfyallrequirementsforsuchapplications.UniquetechnologiessuchasMicro-Electro-MechanicalSystems(MEMS),wirelesscommunicationsand/orpowering,ultra-low-powercommunication,andcost-effectivemanufacturingandpackagingmayneedtobeemployedtosuccessfullyimplementandrapidlyleadtocommercializationofthesesensors.Thestudentinthis

programwilllikelyreceivetraininginmostoftheaforementionedareasandwillworkunderthesupervisionofappropriatefacultyatPurdueUniversity.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.htmlSchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;September15th2017forSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,NewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.25;Masters3.3Contactinformation:DebBowman,ecegrad@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ecen.html

HomeAppliancesHA-1.Three-dimensionalCompressibleTurbulenceSimulationsofSupercriticalRefrigerantsProfessorCarloScalo,SchoolofMechanicalEngineering,scalo@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/ptProfile?id=113510Workingfluidscommonlyusedinrefrigerationorenergyconversionsystemsmayexhibitveryanomalousfluiddynamicbehaviorsunderspecialconditions.Inparticular,ifpressurizedneartheircriticalpressureandheatedneartheircriticaltemperature,athermodynamicstateofquasi-infinitecompressibilityisachieved;forspecificfluids,densitiescandropbyapproximately1000kg/m^3fortemperaturedifferencesofonlyafewdegreesKelvin(phenomenoncalledpseudo-boiling).Theseconditionsoccur,forexample,ingasturbineengines,wheretheaircraftcoldliquidfuelisheatedthroughfuel-airheatexchangersbeforeenteringthecombustionchamber.Coupledwiththeenhancedmixingpropertiesofaturbulentflow,supercriticalfluidscanexhibitveryeffectiveheattransportproperties.Unfortunately,furthertechnologicaldevelopmentofsupercriticalheatexchangershasbeenhamperedbythelackofknowledgeoftheverycomplexfluiddynamicprocessesoccurringasaresultoftheinteractionbetweenthethree-dimensionalhighlyunsteadyturbulentflowandtheintensedensitygradients.Thelattercanonlybeunderstoodwithadvancedcomputationalmethodsdiscretizingthethree-dimensionalNavier-Stokesequations.Theproposedstudythereforeseekstoestablishbenchmarkqualityhigh-fidelitycomputationalfluiddynamicssimulationsofidealizedsupercriticalturbulentflowinheatexchangers.Successfulcompletionoftheproposedstudywouldovercomeacriticaldeficiencyincurrentdesigntoolsforsupercriticalrefrigerationsystems.TheproposedstudywillrelyonwellestablishedcodessuchasCFDSUandCharlesXdevelopedfromStanfordUniversityandwillinvolveinteractionswiththeMauriceZucrowLaboratorieshereatPurdueUniversity.SchoolofMechanicalEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;November1st2017forSpring2018TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumrequired.Forfellowshipconsideration;162Quantitative,155Verbal,4.0AnalyticalWritingGPAmimimum:3.2(forTA/RA3.7orhigher)

Contactinformation:megradapps@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mech.html

NanotechnologySolutionsNS-1.MetallicMultilayersforWearResistantCoatingsProfessorDavidF.Bahr,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,dfbahr@purdue.eduResearchwebsites:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/People/ptProfile?id=79235Two-dimensionalmetallicnanolaminates,consistingofalternatingmetallayerswithperiodthicknessesbetween2-100nm,showexceptionalmechanicalpropertiesatambientconditions,butlimitedthermalstability.Exceptionalmaterialswill,almostbydefinition,beusedinexceptionalapplications,whichcanincludeexposuretoelevatedtemperatures.Thoughitispartiallyunderstoodhowthesesystemsperformduringandafterexposuretoelevatedtemperatures,thereisaneedtoidentifymechanismsthatstabilizethenanolaminateperformanceathightemperatures.Thestrengthofnanolaminatesincreasesasindividuallayerthicknessdecreasesthroughstrengtheningmechanismsuniquetotheinterfacesinthelayeredstructure(theconfinedlayerslipmechanism).BasedonthePI’spreliminaryfindingsandtheworkofothergroups,itispossiblethattherearetwoadditionalmechanismswhereannealingcanbeusedtostrengthennanolaminatesduringandafterannealing.Thisproposalwilldevelopanewmethodologyofstrengtheningnanostructuredmetalsthatreliesupontwo-dimensionalarchitecturesinconcertwithconventionalmechanismstocreatematerialswithexceptionalstrengthandthermalstability.Thisworkwill(1)characterizemetallicnanolaminatesystemsincludinghomogeneousFCC/FCCsystems,precipitatestrengthenedBCC/FCC-BCC(suchasCr/Cu-Cr)andintermetallicFCC/FCCsystems(suchaseitherCu/Al-CuorNi/Al-Cu)afterannealingtodevelopprocessing-structurerelationships;(2)identifyhowresidualstressaltersperformancebycontrollingstressdevelopmentusingsubstratecomplianceandapplyingstressduringdeposition;(3)useacombinationofsecondphasesandstressmechanismstoretainexceptionalmechanicalpropertiesatelevatedtemperaturesand(4)scalepromisingsystemstoelectrodepositedmaterials,providingarouteto3Darchitectures.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

NS-2.Rust-resistantMagneticNanoparticles(ferrofluids)ProfessorAlexanderWei,DepartmentofChemistryandSchoolofMaterialsEngineering,alexwei@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.chem.purdue.edu/people/faculty/faculty.asp?itemID=67Themagneticpropertiesofnanocrystallineironhavelongbeenhamperedbyoxidationandcorrosionunderambientconditions.Wearedevelopinga“nano-galvanization”approachthatcangreatlyreduceorinhibittheoxidationofcolloidaliron,onethatiscompatiblewithaqueousenvironments.Inadditiontotheobviousbenefitsofrustinhibition,therheologicalpropertiesofaqueousferrofluids

cansupportmanytechnologicaladvancesintransportation,mining,andfrictionreduction,withpositiveimpactsonprocesssafety.DepartmentofChemistryApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1st2017forFall2017TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):notrequiredContactinformation:CandiceKissinger,ckissing@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/chem.htmlSchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

NS-3.ScalableProductionofNanoporousMembranesProfessorAlexanderWei,DepartmentofChemistryandSchoolofMaterialsEngineering,alexwei@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.chem.purdue.edu/people/faculty/faculty.asp?itemID=67MesoporousmembranesarefundamentaltofiltrationtechnologiesandasseparatorsinfuelcellsandLi-ionbatteries,butcontroloverporosityishighlyempirical.Wehavedevelopeda“pulsedoptoporation”methodthatcanproducenanoporesinthermoplasticfilmswithtunableporesizesanddensities.Thiscanbeperformedonnon-wovensubstratesthathavealreadybeenengineeredforspecificapplications,usingwebmanufacturing(roll-to-roll)processes.DepartmentofChemistryApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1st2017forFall2017TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):notrequiredContactinformation:CandiceKissinger,ckissing@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/chem.htmlSchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

NS-4.SustainableApproachestoSurface-modifiedNanomaterialsandCompositesProfessorAlexanderWei,DepartmentofChemistryandSchoolofMaterialsEngineering,alexwei@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:http://www.chem.purdue.edu/people/faculty/faculty.asp?itemID=67WeworkwithcollaboratorsinvariouscollegesofEngineeringtoenhancethepropertiesofnanomaterialsandtheircompositesthroughchangesinsurfacechemistry.Oneofouraimsistodeveloplow-solventmethodsofmaterialsmodification,sothatprocessescanbescaledwithsignificantreductionsinwasteandcarbonfootprint.Substratesincludethermoplasticfilms,cellulose-basednanomaterials,andmetalandmagneticnanoparticles.

DepartmentofChemistryApplicationSubmissionDeadline:January1st2017forFall2017TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):notrequiredContactinformation:CandiceKissinger,ckissing@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/chem.htmlSchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.htmlNS-5.Electron,PhononandPhotonTransportinNano-scaleDevicesProfessorGerhardKlimeck,SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering,gekco0@gmail.comResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/gekcogrp/Today'selectronicdeviceandgadgetsarepoweredbytransistorsthathavereachednano-scaledimensionswhereonecancountthenumberofatomsinthecriticaldevicedimensions.NewmaterialssuchasSiGehavebeenintroducedandthehuntfortheCMOSswitchreplacementisstillongoing.Futuredeviceswillnotonlybefullyquantummechanicalanddiscreteintheiratomcount,butwillalsohavetobedesignedinthecontextofinteractionwithheat(phonons)andoptics(photons).TheInstituteforNanoelectronicModeling(iNEMO)isbuildingatoolsuitetoaddressthesetechnicalissues.StudentsiniNEMOworkcloselywithindustry(Intel,Samsung,GlobalFoundries,TSMC,Philips)aswellasacademia(NotreDame,Syndney,Melbourne).AnewPhDstudentwillbepartoftheiNEMOteamanddevelopherorhisPhDtopicwithinthiscontext.Openquestionstobeaddressedare:Howcanwereducethecomputationalburdentomodelthesedevices?Whatistheessentialphysicsthatneedstobecapturedtodevelopreducedordermodels?HowcanweutilizenewcomputeplatformssuchasGPUsandIntelPHIstospeeduprawcomputing?.

SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;September15th2017forSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,NewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.25;Masters3.3Contactinformation:DebBowman,ecegrad@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ecen.html

NS-6.DataAnalyticsforGlobalScienceCloudComputinginnanoHUB.orgProfessorGerhardKlimeck,SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering,gekco0@gmail.com)Researchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/gekcogrp/nanoHUB.orgisthefirstandsofaronlycompletelyopenend-to-endsciencecloud.nanoHUBservesover300,000usersannuallyallovertheglobe.SinceindividualownersbuildinnanoHUBintopartoftheirday-to-dayworkflow,withoutmuchfeedback,we,astheoperatorsandsupportersofnanoHUBneedtounderstandwhatusersaredoingandwhattheyareachieving.Assuchwehavegatheredover10yearsworthofusagedatathatneedasystematicexplorationofuserbehaviorthatwillresultinassessingtheimpactofnanoHUBand

suggestionsfornanoHUBimprovements.Wehavefoundthatover1,100papersintheliteraturecitenanaoHUB.Over22,000studentshaveusedsimulationtoolsintheirover1,000classes.Butwhatelseisgoingon?Whatarepeoplesimulating?Howintenselydousersviewseminarsandtutorials?AnewPhDstudentwilldevelopaframeworkfordataminingandassessmentandintegratesuchdataminingintothenanoHUBframework,suchthatwecanhelpuserswithsuggestionsandnewservices.SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;September15th2017forSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,NewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.25;Masters3.3Contactinformation:DebBowman,ecegrad@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ecen.html

NS-7.NovelNanophotonicsandPlasmonicsMaterialsandDevicesProfessorsVladShalaevandAlexandraBoltasseva,SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering,shalaev@purdue.edu;aeb@purdue.edu)Researchwebsites:https://engineering.purdue.edu/~shalaev/;https://engineering.purdue.edu/~aeb/Overthepastdecade,oneofthemajorfocalpointsfortheareaofnanophotonicshasbeendevelopinganewclassof“plasmonic”structuresand“metamaterials”aspotentialbuildingblocksforadvancedopticaltechnologies,includingdataprocessing,exchangeandstorage;anewgenerationofcheap,enhanced-sensitivitysensors;nanoscale-resolutionimagingtechniques;newconceptsforenergyconversionincludingimprovedsolarcells,aswellasnoveltypesoflightsources.Designingplasmonicmetamaterialswithversatilepropertiesthatcanbetailoredtofitalmostanypracticalneedpromisesarangeofpotentialbreakthroughs.However,toenablethesenewtechnologiesbasedonplasmonics,grandlimitationsassociatedwiththeuseofmetalsasconstituentmaterialsmustbeovercome.Inthestructuresdemonstratedsofar,toomuchlightisabsorbedinthemetals(suchassilverandgold)commonlyusedinplasmonicmetamaterials.Thefabricationandintegrationofmetalnanostructureswithexistingsemiconductortechnologyischallenging,andthematerialsneedtobemorepreciselytunedsothattheypossesstheproperopticalpropertiestoenabletherequiredfunctionality.Ourrecentresearchaimsatdevelopingnovelplasmonicmaterials(otherthanthemetalsusedsofar)thatwillformthebasisforfuturelow-loss,CMOS-compatibledevicesthatcouldenablefull-scaledevelopmentoftheplasmonicandmetamaterialtechnologies.SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;September15th2017forSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,NewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.25;Masters3.3Contactinformation:DebBowman,ecegrad@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ecen.htmlNS-8.ComputationalMultiphysicsoftheRefractoryPlasmonicsCeramicsProfessorAlexanderV.Kildishev,SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering,kildishev@purdue.edu)Researchwebsite:http://nanohub.org/members/6059

TheproposedPh.D.projectisapartofseverallargerresearchinitiativesinvolvingmultipleresearchgroups.Theoptimaldesignofthematerials,buildingblocksanddeviceprototypesexploredinthoseeffortsrequiresmultiphysicsandmultiscalemodelingmethodsutilizinghigh-performancecomputing.OneofthecoremultiphysicsmodelswillincludetheTDthermodynamicsofRefractoryPlasmonicCeramicswiththefocusondevicessuchasabsorbersandnearfieldtransducersforapplicationsrangingfromsolarenergyharvesting,tobiomedicalsensing,andtheranostics.Plasmonicceramicelements(withfeaturesizesonthelengthscaleofelectronandphononmean-freepaths)requiremethodsthataredifferentfromthetraditionalmacroscopicapproachesbuiltupontheFourierLaw.Hence,theprinciplesofQMandthekinetictheoryofgasescouldbeusedtodescribetheelectronsandphononsintermsoftheirrespectivedispersiondiagrams.Oneofthemostpowerfulcomputerclustersintheworldwiththenodesequippedwith60-coreXeonPhi(MIC)coprocessors,locatedatPurdue,willbeusedforthesestudies.TDmodelsofceramicsthatemploymaterial-specificQMmodelswillbecoupledtoelectromagneticandthermodynamicTDsolvers,focusedonhighlylocalizedphasechanges,alongwithchargeandenergytransfer.Thenumericalmodelingwillbelinkedtothedesignandexperimentalstudiesdonebyothergroups.Thecomputationalfacilitiesandsimulationtoolsofmyandothergroupswillbewidelyavailabletothesuccessfulcandidate.DesiredQualifications:StrongMS-levelbackgroundincomputationalphysics,numericalanalysis,physicaloptics.StrongcommandwithC,Linux,IntelMKL,C++,Matlab.FamiliaritywithCOMSOL,CST,parallelcomputing,GPU/XeonPhiprogrammingisdesirable,butnotrequired.SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December15th2016forFall2017;September15th2017forSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,NewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.25;Masters3.3Contactinformation:DebBowman,ecegrad@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/ecen.html

NS-9.IlluminatingInterfacialFailureinSustainableNanocelluloseCompositesProfessorChelseaDavis,SchoolofMaterialsEngineering,chelsea@purdue.eduResearchwebsites:https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/people/ptProfile?resource_id=143898Nanoparticlereinforcementinpolymercompositescanenablelighter,strongermaterials.However,weakinterfacesbetweennanoparticlesandthesurroundingpolymermatrixseverelylimitthepotentialbenefitsofthisnewclassofmaterials.Byincorporatingfluorescentstrainsensorsattheinterface,thisprojectwillutilizeopticalmicroscopycoupledwithcustom-builtmechanicaltestingequipmenttodirectlyobserveinterfacialfailureinnanocellulose/polylacticacidnanocomposites.Thestudentwilldevelopskillsininstrumentdesignandfabrication,LabViewprogramming,andfluorescencemicroscopywhilestudyingboththefundamentalandappliedtopicsofinterfacialmechanics,mechanophorephysics,andnanocompositetheory.SchoolofMaterialsEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission;September15thforSpring2018.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=550;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=77.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):Required,nominimumscores.SuggestedNewFormatAverages:Verbal154,Quantitative164;AnalyticalWriting4.0GPAminimum:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:RosemarySon,son39@ecn.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/mse.html

SustainableHousingandComputerAssistedDesignSH-1.Building-integratedInnovativeMaterialsandSystemstoEnabletheNextGenerationofSmart,netzeroEnergyBuildingsProfessor(Thanos)Tzempelikos,SchoolofCivilEngineering,ttzempel@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/People/ttzempel Energyefficiencyinbuildingshasbeenamajorresearchtopicinthelastdecade,sincebuildingsaccountformorethan40%oftheenergyconsumedintheUSandworldwide.Reducingenergyuseinbuildingscanbeachievedinmanyways,includingimprovedbuildingenvelopesolutions,efficientHVACandlightingsystemsaswellasoptimalcontrols.Nevertheless,toachieveenergyautonomyandnetzerobuildings,itisessentialthatmaterialsandsystemsthatcangenerate,distributeandstoreenergy,areintegratedwiththebuildinginfrastructureinapracticalandefficientmanner.Thisprojectwilldevelopanddemonstratenewconceptsforintegrationofinnovativematerialsandsystemswiththebuiltenvironment.Examplesinclude:building-integratedphotovoltaic/thermalsystems;semi-transparentPVorthermoelectricmaterialsforwindows,windowshadesandframes;solarcollectortechnologiesforopaquewallsections/roofs;useofnaturalresourcessuchasdaylightingandnaturalventilation;coordinateddistributedgenerationandstorageatthebuildingandcommunitylevel;useofsustainablematerialsinsideandoutsidethebuilding,etc.Extensionstopre-fabricated,modular,smartbuildingsystemswithembeddedsensingandcontrolcapabilitiesaredesired.Wehavestate-of-the-artexperimentalfacilitiessuchastheArchitecturalEngineeringLaboratoriesandtheCenterforHighPerformanceBuildings,whichhousestheLivingLabs,thePerception-BasedLabs,andfull-scaleofficespaceswithreconfigurableenvelopeandenergysystemsandcontrols.Theseprovideuniqueandidealsettingsfordevelopmentanddemonstrationoftechnologiesandconceptsrelatedtotheproject.Wecollaboratewithseveralleadingindustrialpartnersinthedevelopmentofnewtechnologiesrelatedtoenergyefficiency,sustainablebuildingsandenergymanagement.Theproposedresearchprojectisalignedwith2oftheprioritytechnologyareas:EnergyandSustainableHousing.ApplicantspursuingaPhDwithbackgroundinarchitectural/buildingengineering,materialsengineeringandmechanicalorelectricalengineeringareencouragedtoapply.SchoolofCivilEngineeringSubmissionDeadline:January1stforFall2017admission,September15thforSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=575;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=90.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading19,Listening14,Speaking18andWriting18.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset,butaveragescoresforstudentsenrolledlastyearVerbal=151,Quantitative=162andAnalyticalwriting=3.5GPA:Undergraduate3.0Contactinformation:JennyRicksy,jricksy@purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/civl.htmlSH-2.UrbanDesignandSimulationProfessorDanielG.Aliaga,ComputerScienceDepartment,aliaga@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/aliaga/Designing,simulating,andvisualizingurbanregionsisataskofcriticalimportancetoday.Ourresearcheffortshavefocusedoncreatinginteractiveurbandesigntoolsthatallowdesigningbuildingsandcitiesthatexhibitadesiredsocio-economicbehavior,vehiculartrafficpattern,and/orurbanweather.Furthermore,thesolutionsshouldbeeasilymodifiableandextendableinordertoguideurbandevelopmentplanssupportingsustainability,urbangrowthplanning,andemergencyresponse.Rather

thanfocusonminuteenvironmentdetails,theemphasisshouldbeonmodelingflexibilityandonintuitiveplanification,visualization,andresponse.http://www.cs.purdue.edu/cgvlab/urbanComputerScienceDepartmentApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December20th2016forFall2017admission,October1st2017forSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=600;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=100.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading23,Listening23,Speaking23andWriting23.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset.GPA:Undergraduate3.5Contactinformation:grad-info@cs.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/cs.html

SH-3.AppearanceEditingProfessorDanielG.Aliaga,ComputerScienceDepartment,aliaga@purdue.eduResearchwebsite:https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/aliaga/Thistechnologyoffersauniquewaytoviewvisuallyalteredobjectswithvariousappearancesorvisualizations.Bycarefullycontrollinghowanobjectisilluminatedusingdigitalprojectors,weobtainstereoscopicimageryforanynumberofobserverswitheverythingvisibletothenakedeye(i.e.,noneedforhead-mountsorgoggles).Suchabilityisusefulforvariousapplications,includingscientificvisualizationandnoveldisplaysystems.Ourpriorworkhasfocusedonvisualrestorationofculturalheritageobjects(incollaborationwithmuseums,weevenworkedwithancientAztec/Mayanobjects),oncolorcompliancy,andonresolutionenhancement.Currently,wearelookingintomobilerobotsandcomputationalswarming(e.g.,usingtenstothousandscompactrobots)asanewdirectiontoreconstructandthenvisuallyalteranenvironment.http://wiki.cs.purdue.edu/cgvlab/doku.php?id=projects:appearance_editing.ComputerScienceDepartmentApplicationSubmissionDeadline:December20th2016forFall2017admission,October1st2017forSpring2018admission.TOEFLRequirement:MinimumPaper-BasedTest(PBT)=600;MinimumInternet-Based(IBT)Overallscore=100.Minimumsectionrequirements:Reading23,Listening23,Speaking23andWriting23.GraduateRecordExamination(GRE):nominimumscoreset.GPA:Undergraduate3.5Contactinformation:grad-info@cs.purdue.eduhttp://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/cs.html