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Research Projects

    Selected Projects

  1. Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) grant from Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and IIT Gandhinagar on New Materials/Chemical Processes (PI) (2017 - 2023)
  2. Grant from Wheels India Niswarth Foundation for developing Low cost and nonelectricc water filter for point-of-use (POU) water disinfection (PI) (2019- 2022))
  3. DST sponsored Project under the Mission Innovation Challenge (IC3) - Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage scheme: Development of low cost, efficient and scalable materials for CO2 capture using naturally available nontoxic stable materials and industrial solid wastes (PI) 2019 – 2023.
  4. Grant under DST-SPARC scheme: Understanding the impact of air pollution on solar photovoltaics and developing surface engineered panel materials for improved performance of solar plants (PI) (2019 - 2023).
  5. DST sponsored project under the call Optimal Water Use in Industrial Sector: Development of bioinspired transition metal complex for efficient degradation of industrial dyes in waste water under environment friendly conditions (Co-PI) 2019 –2022
  6. Grant under Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY)from MHRD: Development of smart, environmental friendly and low cost fire detection and suppression system (PI) (2016 - 2019)
  7. Research project with Duke University: Assessing the concentrations and sources of indoor VOCs and particulate matter (PM) in urban India (Co-PI) 2019 – 2022
  8. Grant from Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) on “Influence of humid environment and high temperature hydrogen exposure on thermo-physical properties of Li2TiO3 and Li4SiO4 pebbles and its formation kinetics through solid-solid reaction (PI) 2016 - 2018
  9. Energy efficient processing route for cement clinkerization through dry coating of nano-additives from Department of Science and Technology (DST - SERB) (2014 – 2017) (PI)
  10. Joint project between Underwriters Laboratories and IIT Gandhinagar “Glass facade fire investigation (CO-PI) (2016 - 2017).
  11. Flow improvement of fine and ultra-fine AP powders through surface modification using flow additives from DRDO, Nasik (ACEM) (PI) (2015 - 2017).
  12. Understanding surface properties of fine powders for DPI product development” from Wockhardt (2015 - 2016) (PI)
  13. Underwriters Laboratories, Chicago, for developing system for Prediction of Kitchen Fires and Indian National Fire Database (INFD) (PI).