ONGOING RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

Project Name

PI (Co-PI)

Funding
Agency

Amount (in lakhs)

Start date &
duration

Influence of Wetting Regime on Evaporative Drying of a Sessile Drop on a Topographically Patterned Surface

Dr. Nandini Bhandaru

DST

50

Dec 2021, 3 yrs

Modeling the effect of changing biofilm thickness on the performance of a microbial fuel cell

Prof. Balaji Krishnamurthy

DST

35

Dec 2021, 3 yrs

Mechanistic insights of CO2 methanation using core-shell catalysts

Dr. Satyapaul A. Singh

DST

32.04

Dec 2021, 3 yrs

Modeling the performance of DET and MET based enzymatic glucose fuel cells

Prof. Balaji Krishnamurthy (Prof. Vikranth K.Surasani)

DBT

28.73

Oct 2021, 3 yrs

Indigenization of core-shell rubber modified epoxy resin

Prof. Karthik Chetan V

ASL,DRDO

15.5

Oct 2021, 1.5 yrs

Development of alcohol-gasoline-water microemulsion
fuels for spark-ignition engines

Dr. Iyman Abrar

BITS-Pilani

10

Sept 2021, 2 yrs

Multifunctional Antimicrobial Hydrogels for Next-generation
Wound Dressings

Dr. Debirupa Mitra

BITS-Pilani

8

Sept 2021, 2 yrs

Development of Endothermic Fuel

Prof. Srikanta Dinda

DST

42.26

Dec 2020, 3 yrs

Modeling the capacity loss in lithium ion batteries during cycling

Prof. Balaji K. (Prof. Vikranth K.Surasani)

CSIR

23.4

Nov 2019, 3 yrs

Waste Minimization and Carbon Capture with Coal Flyash Doped Sorbents- A Two Edged Sword

Prof. I. Sreedhar

CSIR

19

Nov 2019, 3 yrs

Development of superomniphobic surfaces for self-cleaning and antimicrobial applications

Dr. Nandini Bhandaru

DST INSPIRE

28

April 2017, 5 yrs (total 35 lakhs & first year was spent at IITK)

Developmental Studies on Environmental Conditioning of QCE Composite Materials

Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli (Dr. Mithun Mondal)

ASL,DRDO

24.9

Dec 2019, 20 months (project was extended twice)

Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli (Dr. Kurra Suresh)

ASL,DRDO

16.24

Feb. 2021, 18 months

COMPLETED RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

Project Name

PI (Co PI)

Funding Agency

Amount (in lakhs)

Start date & Duration

Developmental Studies on Environmental Conditioning of QCE Composite Materials - DRDO (PI)

Prof. A. Ramesh Babu

DRDO

24.9

Dec 2020, 1 yr

Development of cost effective adsorbents for heavy metal removal from industrial effluent generated at HBL

Prof. I. Sreedhar

HBL Power Systems Ltd

5.04

March 2019, 1 yr

Synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles for photocatalytic reforming

Dr. Satyapaul A. Singh

BITS-Pilani

10

Sept 2019, 2 yrs

Underwater superoleophobic surfaces for oil/water separation

Dr. Nandini Bhandaru

BITS-Pilani

9.5

Sept 2019, 2 yrs

Cracking of hydrocarbon fuel for a possible heat sink application

Prof. Srikanta Dinda

DRDO

40.6

Oct 2018, 2.5 yrs (20.6 lakhs + setup + raw materials)

Composition of phenolic resin from two sources for their properties

Prof. Karthik Chethan V. (Prof. Ramesh B. Adusumalli)

ASL

9.8

April 2018, 1 yr

Reactive transport modeling & simulation of CO2 sequestration in deccan volcanic province

Prof. Vikranth K. Surasani (Prof. Balaji Krishnamurthy)

DST

21.7

April 2018, 3 yrs

Studies on CO2 Capture from Flue Gases using Regenerable Solid Adsorbents

Prof. Srikanta Dinda (Prof. Sounak Ray)

CSIR

22.8

Oct 2015, 3 yrs

Characterization of Fibre / Matrix interface in Advanced Composites

Prof. Ramesh B. Adusumalli (Prof. Karthik Chethan V. & Prof. Jalaiah N.)

ASL (DRDO)

10

August 2015, 1 yr

Bioconversion of Coal Rejects to Biogas and Humic Acid

Dr. Asma Ahmed (Ardee Hi-tech Pvt Ltd)

BIRAC

1.8

June 2015, 1 yr

Nano-scale characterization of human hair fibres by using indentation technique

Prof. Ramesh B. Adusumalli

DST Fast track

29.89

Aug 2014, 3 yrs

Biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass waste: Biosolubilization and biomethanation of lignin

Dr. Asma Ahmed

DST

27.2

July 2014, 3.5 yrs

3-D Printer Filaments that are Biomaterial-Based and Eco-Friendly

Prof. Karthik Chethan V.

BIRAC

34

June 2014, 1.5 yrs

Development of Synthetic Resin Product

Prof. Srikanta Dinda

DST

22

August 2013, 3 yrs

Treatment of Nitrogenous Waste using Microalgae & its Utilization for Production of Biofuels

Dr. Asma Ahmed

BITS-Pilani

45

Feb. 2014, 3 yrs

Increase in productivity of monoclonal antibody by upstream process optimization  

Dr. Asma Ahmed

Aryogen Biopharm, Iran

 4.05

2013, 1 yr