Funded research awards for November 2025. Bolded names are 鶹Ʒfaculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
- Technical Proposal: Investigating the Application of Digital Engineering to USSOCOM Unmanned Systems Platforms
Investigator(s): Nathan W Hartman**; Sponsor: University of South Florida; Polytechnic: $190,000.00 - Retention of the Early-Career Highway Technician Workforce: Exploring and Addressing Their Career Trajectories and Challenges
Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen**, Jiansong Zhang; Sponsor: In Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $9,000.00 - Evaluating Fluid and Substrate Compatibility of Surface Treatment Technologies
Investigator(s): Ruiji Sun**; Sponsor: Cummins, Inc; Polytechnic: $10,000.00 - USDOT Pooled Fund: Autonomous Maintenance Technologies - Phase 2
Investigator(s): Yunfeng Chen; Sponsor: In Department of Transportation; Polytechnic: $85,000.00 - Thom XMO poly test 1 2025
Investigator(s): James Mark Thom**; Sponsor: Exxon Mobil Corporation; Polytechnic: $16,633.00 - The Whiteness of AI and Its Implications for Employment Outcomes
Investigator(s): Monica Gamez-Djokic**; Sponsor: Russell Sage Foundation; Polytechnic: $75,000.00 - DIgital Twin Addressing Multi-Scale Operational Needs of IBR-rich GriDs (DIAMOND)
Investigator(s): Xiaonan Lu**; Sponsor: National Renewable Energy Lab; Polytechnic: $80,000.00
** Indicates principal investigator
Total Polytechnic awards = $465,633.00
