Two Purdue University faculty are leading separate projects recently announced for funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission awards. Purdue is the only university in Indiana to lead projects under AI-focused research awards. (Purdue University photo/Becky Robiños)WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Purdue is the only university in Indiana to lead a project under the Genesis Mission awards, the DOE’s largest science and technology funding effort. “The selection of two Purdue projects for the Genesis Mission awards underscores our academic progress,” DeLaurentis said.