Ongoing / Completed Projects


S. No.

Project Title

Funding Agency / Scheme

PI

Co-PI/Mentor

Year(s)

Status

1

Developing Tailored Multiferroic Compositions with Diverse Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties for Magnetoelectric Applications

UGC-DAE-DRS

Dr. Ramanjaneya Reddy G

Dr. Subha Krishna Rao

2025-2028

Ongoing

2

Super-Adsorbent Polymeric Nanocomposite Gels for Removal of Radionuclides from Aqueous Radioactive Effluent

UGC-DAE-DRS

Dr. Sanjeevi Prasath S

2025-2028

Ongoing

3

Development of Tunable Emissive Eco-Friendly Semiconducting Ink for Potential Anti-Counterfeit Application

UGC-DAE-DRS

Dr. Subhenjit Hazra

Dr. Gopika G

2025-2028

Ongoing

4

Sustained Release of Chrysin and Cerium Oxide Ions from 3D Printed Scaffold for Prevention of Relapse and Bone Regeneration at the Cancer Excision Site and Combinatorial Effect of High Energy Radiation

UGC-DAE-CSR

Dr. Manjunath Srinivas Kamath

Dr. Subha Krishna Rao

2024-2027

Ongoing

5

High Durability and Flexible Polymeric Nanocomposite Material for Electromagnetic Shielding

BRNS Young Scientist Research Award/Research Project

Dr. Sanjeevi Prasath S

Dr. J. Brijitta

2024-2027

Ongoing

6

Investigations on Rare Earth Doped Oxide Color Tunable Phosphors for White Light Emitting Diode Applications

UGC-DAE-CSR

Dr. D. Balaji

Dr. Shyju T S
Dr. Shamima Hussain

2024-2027

Ongoing

7

Hydrophobic coating – A boon to the patients

DST-SYST

Dr. K. Gobi Saravanan

2024-2026

Ongoing

8

Generation of TTT and CCT diagrams for 3 nickel-based superalloys (XH67, XH55, XH43) for application in liquid engines

LPSC - ISRO

Dr. D. Dinesh Kumar

Dr. P. Kuppusami
Dr. A. M. Kamalan Kirubaharan

2023-2025

Ongoing

9

Isolation, Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptides from Terrestrial Snails and its Antimicrobial Mechanism and Cytotoxicity in Combination with Antibiotics: A Novel Therapeutic Combination for the Treatment of ESKAPE Pathogens

Fundamental Research Grant scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

Dr. Manjunath Srinivas Kamath

2023-2026

Ongoing

10

Regeneration of Osteochondral Defect via Synthesis of Bilayered Scaffold with Triple - Drug Release: An Investigation on the Combinatorial Effect of Drugs in Chondrogenesis, Angiogenesis, and Osteogenesis

Fundamental Research Grant scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

Dr. Manjunath Srinivas Kamath

2023-2025

Ongoing

11

Development of "DMAZ" Fuel that is Hypergolic with Hydrogen Peroxide

ISRO Respond

Dr. Subhenjit Hazra

Dr. P. Kuppusami
Dr. Ajithkumar S

2023-2025

Ongoing

12

Bioinert/Superhydrophobic Coating - A Better Alternate for Bone Over Growth,

ICMR

Dr. K. Gobi Saravanan

Dr. Manjunath Srinivas Kamath

2023-2025

Ongoing

13

Development of a Novel Electrochemical Sensor to Detect Biofilm and MIC and Assess Biocide Treatment Efficacy in Near-Real Time in Oil and Gas Pipelines

DST SERB Power Grant

Dr. Sudha Uthaman

-

2024-2027

Ongoing

14

Science Technology and Innovation Hub in Kattumannar koil

DST SCI-HUB

Dr. Ramachandran D

2022-2025

Ongoing

15

Design and Synthesis of Green Solvent Processable Novel Mono Component Photovoltaic Materials to Enhance the Performance of Organic Solar Cells

UGC-BSR-Start-up Research Grant

Dr. Ramanjaneya Reddy G

Dr. Chennakasavulu K

2022-2025

Ongoing

16

Ceramic Composite-Based High Temperature Radar Absorbing Material,

DRDO

Dr. Subhenjit Hazra

Dr. P. Kuppusami
Dr. A.M. Kamalan Kirubaharan

2022-2025

Ongoing

17

Magnetically Retrievable Porous Nanohybrids: A Smart Material towards Sensing, Separation of Uranyl Ions Present in Radioactive Waste

UGC-DAE-CSR

Dr. Subhenjit Hazra

Dr. P. Kuppusami

2022-2025

Ongoing

18

Fabrication of magnetically recoverable ‘bimetallic alloy nanoparticles @ porous oxide/carbon’ based heterogeneous catalysts and their utility towards versatile catalytic transformations.

UGC-BSR-Start-up Research Grant

Dr. Subhenjit Hazra

-

2022-2025

Ongoing

20

Investigation on High- Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Super Alloys and Stainless Steel for Strategic Applications

VSSC-ISRO/VSSC

Dr. D. Dinesh Kumar

Dr. P. Kuppusami
Dr. A.M. Kamalan Kirubaharan

2021-2023

Completed

21

Investigation on in situ High-Temperature Corrosion Behavior of Ni-base and Co- base super alloys and Refractory alloys for Strategic Applications

VSSC -ISRO

Dr. Gobi Saravanan K

Dr. D. Dinesh Kumar
Dr. A.M. Kamalan Kirubaharan

2021-2023

Completed

22

Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of Compositionally Graded Nanocomposite Coatings for High-Temperature Tribological Applications

DST-SERB-CRG

Dr. D. Dinesh Kumar

Dr. P. Kuppusami

2019-2022

Completed

23

Adaptive and Self-Lubricating Hard Coatings for Tribological Applications

DST-SERB

Dr. D. Dinesh Kumar

Dr. P. Kuppusami

2016-2018

Completed

24

Investigation of heterotopic heart transplantation model for unloading-induced myocardial remodelling

ICMR-DHR

Maharshi Bhaswant Cheethirala

Completed

25

Molecular mechanism and multicolour imaging of ar-turmerone on neuro-regeneration, funded

ICMR

Dr. Y. Beryl Vedha

Dr. S. Johnson Retnaraj Samuel (Mentor)

Completed

26

Understanding the angiogenesis during regeneration of earthworms using foldscope

DBT

Dr. S. Johnson Rethnaraj Samuel

Completed

27

Understanding the role of Triphala in tissue regeneration and stem cell proliferation

DBT

Selvan christy raj Dr. JacksonDdurairaj

Completed

28

Foldscope: Mul color imaging of zebrafish brain using fluorescein-sorbitol conjugates

DBT

Dr. Rajasekar

Completed

29

Insight of Lactoferrin Tethered Temozolomide Loaded ORMOSIL Nanoparticle Crossing BBB and Live Imaging of Microglial Uptake of Apoptotic Glioma Cells in Transgenic Zebrafish In Vivo

DST-SERB

S Sundarraj

Dr. Rajesh Kannan (Mentor)

Completed

30

Insights in to the molecular pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome components in begin prostic hyperplasia induced wistar rats: Effects of treatment with ginger (Zingiber officinale)

DST-SERB

Dr. Sankar. P

Completed

31

Gut-mediated nutrient sensing in metabolic disorders

DST-SERB

Dr. Maharshi Bhaswant Cheethirala

Completed

32

Development and characterization of Tribological Coatings Prepared by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering

CVRDE, DRDO, Avadi, Chennai

Dr. P. Kuppusami

2017-2020

Completed

33

Action of Guibourtia tessmannii (Caesalpiniaceae) extracts on reproductive system in obese

CV Raman International Fellowship, DST, New Delhi

Deeh Defo Patrcik Brice (University of Dschang, Cameroon)

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma (Mentor)

Completed

34

Evaluating Selected Species in the Genus Tulbaghia for Anticancer Activity

NAM S&T Centre, New Delhi.

Samkeliso Takaidza (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)

Dr. A. Madan Kumar (Mentor)

Completed

35

Insights into the crosstalk mechanism of COX-2 and c-myb proto-oncogene protein in hematopoietic cancer induced zebrafish model,

DST-SERB

Sujitha

Dr. Rajesh Kannan (Mentor)

Completed

36

Molecular Studies on VEGF inhibitor from Marine Tunicate Symbiotic Actinomycetes and its anti-angiogenic effect on zebrafish model

DST-SERB

Jhansi Rani

Dr. Rajesh Kannan (Mentor)

Completed

37

Nano particle-based biosensor for detection of Leptospira from Environmental and Clinical samples

DST-SERB

Dr Jayakar Santhosh

Dr. A. Madan Kumar (Mentor)

Completed

38

Silencing of TCTP gene expression to study the regeneration in earthworm Perionyx excavates

DST-SERB

Selvan christy raj Dr. Jackson durai raj

Completed

39

Development of Multicolor Fluorescein-Sorbitol Derivatives for blood brain barrier permeability and real time imaging studies in embryonic zebrafish

DST-SERB

Dr M Raja Sekar

Dr. Rajesh Kannan (Mentor)

2016-2018

Completed

40

Synthesis, Characterization and collective properties of active particles

DST (WOSA),

Reenu Mary Kuriakose and Dr. J. Brijitta (Mentor)

Completed

41

Insights the mechanism of ALK drug resistance in human lung cancer treatment and identification of potential inhibitors

DST-SERB

Nagasundaram Nagarajan

Dr. Rajesh Kannan (Mentor)

2016-2018

Completed

42

Identification and Characterization of molecular link between lamin A and Telomere in the context of aging,

DST-SERB

Dr. Johnson Rethnaraj Samuel

Completed

43

Colour Switching Electrochemically Tunable pH Responsive Etalons

UGC-DAE CSR

Dr. J. Brijitta

Completed

44

Surface Modified Hybrid Bioimplants by Pulsed Laser Deposition to enhance the implant durability

DBT

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma

Dr. Gobi Saravananan K

Completed

45

Identification, Antimicrobial and Antitumoral Potential of Endophytic Actinomycetes of Some Cameroonian medicinal Plants

NAM S&T Centre

Ms. DEMGNE FOPOSSI Judith Laure (Cameroon)

Dr. Rajesh Kannan (Mentor)

Completed

46

Production, Characterization and Purification of Protease from Thermophilic Bacillus sp

NAM S&T Centre

Salih Osman Hommed Ali (Khartoum -Sudan)

Dr. Dayanandan (Mentor)

Completed

47

Effects of Rootzone Design and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Carbon Sequestration in Bermudagrass and St. Augustine Turfs

NAM S&T Centre

Oyedeji Stephen (University of Ilorin, Nigeria)

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma (Mentor)

Completed

48

Isolation and Mass Production of β-lactamase class proteins and efflux pump inhibitors against Multidrug resistant Pathogents from Marine Actinomycetes

Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), CSIR (MoES)

Dr. Rajesh Kannan

Completed

49

Development of BaxSr1-XTiO3 Tunable Dielectric Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition

VSSC - ISRO

Dr. P. Kuppusami

I. Neelakanta Reddy

Completed

50

Development of polymer Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Shielding

CVRDE, DRDO, Avadi, Chennai.

Dr. Chenna Kesavulu Reddy

Dr. J. Brijitta

Completed

51

Exploration of small peptides from Marine echinoderms against candidal amyloid proteins using zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model system

DST- SERB

Beema Shafreen

Completed

52

Steroidal Control of vitellogenesis in the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii: lipogenesis and carotenoid metabolism relating to ovarian development and embryogenesis

DST- SERB

Dr. Rajesh Kannan

T. Subramoniam

Completed

53

Smart Biomaterial: Designing and biosysnthetic modifications leading to enhanced sorption efficacy and environmental stability for decontamination of waste water with respect to metallic impurities

UGC

Preeti Goyal

Completed

54

High Temperature X-ray Diffraction Studies on Precipitation Behavior of Ni and Fe Based Alloys

LPSC -ISRO

Dr. D. Ramachandran

Arul Maximus Rabel and Dr. P. Kuppusami

Completed

55

Development of CNT Based Strain Sensor

LPSC -ISRO

Dr. K. Viswanathan

Dr. J. Brijitta

2015-2019

Completed

56

Studies on the anticancer mechanisms of PI3K inhibitor(s) from marine sponge symbionts,

DBT

Dr. A. Madan Kumar

Dr. Rajesh Kannan

Completed

57

Development of carbon nanotube-based epoxy composites

DRDO

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma

Dr. S. Ravichandran

Completed

58

Screening and molecular characterization of FLK-1 inhibitor(s) from marine sponge symbionts and real time molecular imaging studies

DST- SERB

Dr. A. Madan Kumar

Completed

59

Molecular Studies on the amyloid plaque inhibiting molecules of Marine sponge Symbionts in Zebrafish (Daniorerio) Model

DBT

Kalaiarasi and Rajesh Kannan

Completed

60

Development of thermal barrier coatings by electron beam physical vapor deposition

VSSC

Dr. T. S. Shyju

Dr. P. Kuppusami

2014-2017

Completed

61

Development of Diffusion barrier coating of YSZ/Ni-YSZ on Ni-Based Superalloy by Electron Beam Evaporation for Applications in Nuclear Waste Processing

DAE- BRNS

Dr. P. Kuppusami

Dr. T. S. Shyju

2014-2017

Completed

62

Tunable Block Co-polymer Photonic Gels

DST (Fast Track Scheme)

Dr. J. Brijitta

2014-2017

Completed

63

Nanophase modification of Fly ash concrete for enhancement of antibacterial, self - cleaning, corrosion resistance properties and durability

DAE- BRNS

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma

Dr. D. Ramachandran

Completed

64

Transmission Electron Microscopy of Compositionally Graded Coatings of YSZ/Ni-YSZ on Ni Base Superalloy for Nuclear Waste Vitrification Components

UGC -DAE -CSR

Dr. P. Kuppusami

Dr. T.S. Shyju

2013-2016

Completed

65

Studies on lactamase Inhibiter(s) from streptomyces sp SBRK -1 and its effect on staphylococcus aureus infected zebra fish empryos

DBT

Dr. Rajesh Kannan

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma

Completed

66

Modification of Concrete structures by Bio-Waste (cow dung) to enhance the durability and anticorrosive properties

DBT

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma

Dr. D. Ramachandran

Completed

67

Fabrication of Neuro specific nanogels for targeted drug delivery molecular imaging and analysis in APO-E-GFP Zebra fish model

DBT

Dr. R. Rajesh Kannan

Dr. J. Brijitta

Completed

68

Detailed investigations of microbiological aspects of biodeterioration/ biodegradation of concrete by Sulphur oxidizing bacteria/fungi

DAE- BRNS

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma

Completed

69

Improving the Antimicrobial Properties of Condenser Material by Surface Modification using Nanotechnology

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam

Dr. Vinita Vishwakarma

Completed