John Martinson Entrepreneurship Center webinars have explored how to address challenges and opportunities amid and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Student Entrepreneurial Experiences
• Future Entrepreneurship Programs at Universities
• Trends, Technologies, and supply chain for the Post-COVID era
• Building Extraordinary Careers in Economic Uncertainty

Brainchild-Purdue Covid-19 Innovation Challenge winners have been selected.
Video on all winners
Individual winning pitches:

• Motion Activated Surface Sanitizer
• FireFly Drones
• SunLocks
• UV Locker

Electrical and Computer Engineering alumnus and SEL, the company he founded, are helping fight COVID-19, with a vaccine temperature monitoring and logging device, support to nonprofit organizations, and testing and vaccination clinics.

Purdue professor’s water safety research, including work on an NSF-funded study, assumes a prominent role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Industrial Engineering professor writes in a Medium post: “Sophisticated models inform good policy – but people stop disease spread.”

Electrical and Computer Engineering team uses game theory to understand COVID-19 vaccination behavior, with potential policymaking benefits.

Chemical Engineering professor partners with Spirrow Therapeutics on NSF-funded research aiming to improve treatment for patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome using novel, biocompatible polymer lung surfactants.

Biomedical Engineering professor receives NSF funding to develop a three-dimensional flexible sensor to predict the effect of potential antiviral drugs for COVID-19 on the human heart.

Electrical and Computer Engineering professors are creating a software infrastructure that will help scientists investigate the risk of the spread of COVID-19 and analyze future epidemics in crowded locations using real-time public webcam videos and location based services data.

Civil Engineering professor receives NSF funding for a research project exploring the role of the built environment in both amplifying and suppressing the effects of COVID-19, especially during co-occurrence of natural hazards, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.

Biomedical Engineering professor receives NSF funding to improve the delivery of healthcare to the growing sector of the population served by nursing homes.

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student collaborates with Purdue researchers to develop a new N-95 facemask for better fit, handling, and sustainability..

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor develops technology to unobtrusively and automatically detect proximity between two people through a Bluetooth transceiver that is small enough to be worn around a lanyard.

Materials Engineering professor receives funding from IdentifySensors Biologics Corp. to develop a nucleic acid-based, rapid electrochemical test for COVID-19 diagnosis in saliva, and to develop strategies to evaluate food quality through electrochemical sensing.

LyoHUB at the Birck Nanotechnology Center adds a course in freeze-drying to assist COVID research.

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor receives NSF funding to develop a comprehensive approach to modeling, learning, analysis and control of epidemic processes over time-varying and multi-layer networks.

Purdue Engineering researchers receive NSF funding to organize and lead a nationwide Building Water System Research Collaborative.

Mechanical Engineering graduate student takes part in developing a way to extend the shelf life of N95 masks.

Materials Engineering professor collaborates with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop a paper-based lateral flow assay for COVID-19 detection in saliva.

Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering leads a team working to increase the efficiency of cloud-hosted databases during the data-intensive COVID-19 pandemic.

Purdue Engineering researchers explore water quality in buildings closed due to COVID-19.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering professor receives an NSF grant to study effects of transportation on the spread of COVID-19.

Agricultural and Biological Engineering research team is developing tools and processes to improve the resilience of our local food system in the face of disruptions, such as COVID-19.

Engineering Education professor presents "Student Experience and Social Supports in Online Engineering Courses During COVID-19."

A Vertically Integrated Projects team is using video along with environmental sensors to develop a behavioral model that can be used in the design and construction of better public spaces.

Electrical and Computer Engineering researchers patent a technique for biomolecule detection that may help in COVID-19 testing.

Industrial Engineering team develops patented technology to detect tiny healthcare, supply chain and other system errors, potentially enhancing COVID-19 response.

A Vertically Integrated Projects team is identifying problems of urgent need in industries affected by COVID-19, evaluating viable solutions and technologies, and building prototypes for proof-of-concept within one semester.

Team led by an Electrical and Computer Engineering professor receives NSF funding to create a software infrastructure to analyze the risk of COVID-19 and future epidemics in crowded locations.
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Purdue Engineering researchers investigate how the novel coronavirus infects cells, and develop diagnostic tools and medical supplies.

Agricultural and Biological Engineering research team is developing tools and processes to improve the resilience of our local food system in the face of disruptions, such as COVID-19.

A Vertically Integrated Projects team has spearheaded a multi-university project to develop and deploy robots to disinfect hospitals, dorms and other spaces.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering studies ways to make supercomputers more reliable – especially important for infectious disease modeling.

Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering says a diagnostic tool used on cows might unlock a key to COVID-19 testing.

Civil Engineering professor explains how connected and autonomous vehicles can enhance transportation safety and road maintenance.

Purdue Engineering receives NSF funding for a field study of water quality in Purdue buildings closed during COVID-19.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering is building self-tests for the world's most common infectious diseases.

Purdue Engineering researchers are developing fast, low-cost testing for COVID-19.

Professor of Materials Engineering receives NSF funding to develop a saliva test for coronavirus.

Engineering professors across disciplines help create new COVID-19 diagnostic tools.

Professor of Engineering Education receives NSF funding for a project titled "Approaches to Online Implementation and Social Support in Undergraduate Engineering Courses."

Purdue Office of Technology and Commercialization is fast-tracking College of Engineering inventions for testing for and treating COVID-19.

Biomedical Engineering team develops a portable, paper-based test for COVID-19.

Professor of Materials Engineering is using new laser treatment technique to make metal surfaces instant bacteria killers.

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor creates self-disinfecting "supersurface" to fight superbugs.

Purdue Engineering researchers create algorithm to analyze community resilience in the face of disasters.

Professor of Industrial Engineering develops a cloud-based electronic system that may help first responders better react to natural disasters.

Professor of Chemical Engineering is developing solar panels that can be erected over farmland with no detrimental impact on crop yields.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering is developing new laser-driven technology to detect pathogens in food samples, water and industrial materials.