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Purdue professor wins commercialization award

Karthik Ramani

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Karthik Ramani, a professor of mechanical engineering, has won the 2009-2010 Outstanding Commercialization Award for Purdue University Faculty.

Ramani is being honored for his work as chief scientist with Imaginestics, now called VizSeek, a Purdue Research Park company that provides an online shape search engine for businesses.

Ramani and his team at Purdue developed the technology, which allows users to search databases in which most information exists in 3-D visual form, such as images, computer-aided design geometry and drawings. Then, as chief scientist, Ramani worked with a team at Imaginestics to commercialize the technology for a business audience.. [ more ]

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Purdue University Outstanding Commercialization Award Winners

2009 - Karthik Ramani - professor of mechanical engineering, chief scientist with VizSeek

2008 - Stephen R. Byrn - Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, co-founder and consultant for SSCI (Solid State Chemical Information) Inc.

2007 – Alok Chaturvedi, a professor of management at the Krannert School of Management, founder and former director of the Purdue Homeland Security Institute at Discovery Park and co-founder, president and CEO of Simulex Inc.

2006 – Phillip Low, the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and founder of Endocyte Inc.

2006 – Fred Regnier, the John H. Law Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and co-founder of Quadraspec Inc.

2005 – R. Graham Cooks, the Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and co-founder of ICx Griffin Analytical

2004 – Leslie Geddes, the Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering, and co-founder of Cook Biotech Inc.

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Purdue University faculty involved with companies at Purdue Research Park:

Mikhail Atallah
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University
Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, Arxan Technologies, Inc.

Rashid Bashir
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Scientific Director, Bionanotechnology, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue’s Discovery Park,
Co-founder and VP of Technology Development, BioVitesse, Inc.

Dor Ben-Amotz
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Co-founder and Vice President, SpectraCode, Inc.
Co-founder, Optical Therapeutic Technologies, Inc.
Principal Investigator, Tienta Sciences, Inc.

Richard Borgens
Mari Hulman George Professor of Applied Neuroscience, Purdue University
Chief Scientific Officer, Andara Life Science, Inc.

Ray Bressan
Distinguished Professor of Horticulture, Purdue University
Director, Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Purdue University
Founder and Director of Board of Scientific Advisors, FuturaGene, PLC

Steve Byrn
Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Head, Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy
Director, Center for AIDS Research
Co-founder and Consultant, SSCI (Solid State Chemical Information), Inc.

Nicholas Carpita
Professor of Plant Biology, Purdue University
Co-founder, Prima Specialty Vectors

Alok Chaturvedi
Associate Professor of Management and Computer Science, Purdue University
Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Simulex Inc.

R. Graham Cooks
Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry, School of Science, Purdue University
Sponsored Research, Griffin Analytical Technologies, Inc.

Gary Eiff
Associate Professor of Aviation Technology, Purdue University
Co-founder, Human Performance & Safety Consultants Inc.

Stephen Elliott
Assistant Professor of Industrial Technology, Purdue University
CEO, bioSENSE, Inc.

Neal Fearnot
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
President, MED Institute, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, Cook Biotech, Inc.

Leslie Geddes
Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering, Purdue University
Initial Discovery Team, Cook Biotech, Inc.

James Goldman
Professor and Associate Head, Department of Computer Technology, Purdue University
Co-founder, Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer, InfoComm Systems, Inc.

Jay Gore
Associate Dean of Engineering for Research and Entrepreneurship, Purdue University
Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Sponsored Research, En’Urga
Sponsored Research, Vista Biosciences, LLC

Ed Grant
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Co-founder and CEO, SpectraCode, Inc.

Yeong E. Kim
Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Co-founder and Scientific Associate, 2K Corporation

Peter Kissinger
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Chairman and CEO, Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (BASi)
Board Member, Tienta Sciences, Inc.

David S. Koltick
Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Co-founder and Scientific Associate, 2K Corporation

Paul Krause
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Founder and President, P.C. Krause and Associates, Inc.

Denver Lopp
Professor of Aviation Technology, Purdue University
Co-founder and President, Human Performance & Safety Consultants Inc.

Philip Low
J. F. Foster Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Founder and Chief Science Officer, Endocyte, Inc.

Shailendra Raj Mehta
Visiting Associate Professor of Management, Purdue University
Director of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Outreach initiative, Purdue University
Founder and Chief Economist, Simulex, Inc.

D. James Morré
Dow Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University
Co-founder and Consultant, NOX Technologies, Inc.

Dorothy M. Morré
Professor of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
Co-founder, Consultant and Board Member, NOX Technologies

Issam Mudawar
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Director of the International Electronic Cooling Alliance, Purdue University
Founder, Mudawar Thermal Systems, Inc.

David Nolte
Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Co-founder and Principal Scientist, QuadraSpec, Inc.

Kinam Park
Professor of Pharmaceutics and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Founder and CEO, Akina, Inc.

Joseph Pekny
Director of Discovery Park’s e-Enterprise Center, Purdue University
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Co-founder and CEO, Advanced Process Combinatorics Inc. (APC)

Karthik Ramani
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Director of PRECISE, Purdue University
Chief Scientist, Imaginestics LLC

Fred Regnier
Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Purdue University
Co-founder, QuadraSpec, Inc.

John Rusek
Adjunct Professor of Propulsion, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
Research Director, Swift Enterprises, Ltd.

Yudaya Sivathanu
Adjunct Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Founder and Technical Director, En’Urga, Inc.

David Thompson
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Chief Scientific Officer, Janus Biosystems, Inc.

David Waters
Professor of Veterinary Clinical Science, Purdue University
Executive Director, Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation

George Wodicka
Professor and Head, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Founder, SonarMed, Inc.

Wei Zheng
Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Purdue University
Chairperson, Neurotoxicology Division, School of Health Sciences, Purdue University
CEO, Life Plus LLC