Projects funded by National Funding Agencies

  • Development of a prototype DC non-transferred arc plasma reactor for converting zircon to zirconia

    Principal Investigator: Dr. P V Ananthapadmanabhan, Funding Agency: DST-TSDP, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.93,66,500/-
    Project duration: 2016-2019
    Status: Completed

  • Studies on titania aerogel-metal organic framework composite based photoanodes for efficiency enhancement in dye solar cells

    Principal Investigator: Dr. X. Sahaya Shajan, Funding Agency: SERB, DST, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.23,44,000/-
    Project duration: 2015-2018
    Status: Completed

  • Electrochemical and Interfacial studies on chitin incorporated nanocomposite polymer electrolytes

    Principal Investigator: Dr. X. Sahaya Shajan, Funding Agency: DST, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.25,22,800/-
    Project duration: 2010-2013
    Status: Completed

  • Effect of electron beam irradiation on the interfacial properties of polymer membranes dispersed with nanometric fillers for battery applications

    Principal Investigator: Dr. X. Sahaya Shajan, Funding Agency: BRNS, DAE, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.23,85,900/-
    Project duration: 2010-2013
    Status: Completed

  • Fabrication of Solid State Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Plasma Surface Modified Titania Aerogels

    Principal Investigator: Dr. X. Sahaya Shajan, Funding Agency: BRNS, DAE, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.24,95,750/-
    Project duration: 2013-2017
    Status: Completed

  • Investigation on the effect of irradiation of electron beam and X-rays on the catalytic activities of transition metals and their compounds

    Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Theodore David Manickam, Funding Agency: BRNS, DAE, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.22,87,400/-
    Project duration: 2010-2013
    Status: Completed

  • Radiation Effects on The Physico-Chemical Properties of Pure and Doped Strontium Formate Dihydrate Crystals

    Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Theodore David Manickam, Funding Agency: BRNS, DAE, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.18,17,250/-
    Project duration: 2013-2016
    Status: Completed

  • Application of microtron irradiation for effective storage of groundnut kernel and quality assesment (Pilot Project)

    Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Balakumar, Funding Agency: BRNS, DAE, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.3,00,000/-
    Project duration: 2011-2012
    Status: Completed

  • Application of microtron irradiation for effective storage of groundnut kernel and quality assesment

    Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Balakumar, Funding Agency: BRNS, DAE, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.24,63,250/-
    Project duration: 2012-2015
    Status: Completed

  • Conservation of Water and Maintaining Sanitation and Hygiene Along The Open Drinking Water Channel(73 km) from Prancheri to Tisayanvilai in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi District of Tamil Nadu (WaSH Project)

    Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Balakumar, Funding Agency: DST, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.12,00,000/-
    Project duration: 2012-2015
    Status: Completed

  • Development of Photo-electrochemical Solar Cells by Electrochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Copper Chalcogenide Thin Films

    Principal Investigator: Dr. S. Thanikaikarasan, Funding Agency: BRNS, DAE, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.24,99,500/-
    Project duration: 2012-2015
    Status: Completed

  • Development of High Voltage High Energy Thick Film Lithium Ion Polymer Battery

    Principal Investigator: Dr. G. Hirankumar, Funding Agency: DST, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.26,00,000/-
    Project duration: 2013-2016
    Status: Completed

  • Investigations of New Solid Electrolytes for High Voltage Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries

    Principal Investigator: Dr. G.Hirankumar, Funding Agency: BRNS, DAE, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.24,43,250/-
    Project duration: 2013-2016
    Status: Completed

  • Designing novel water soluble amphiphilic phosphorus (v) porphyrins for potential applications in medicine, bioimaging and biomimetics

    Principal Investigator: Dr. E.M. Mothi, Funding Agency: SERB, DST, Govt. of India, Project Grant: Rs.21,74,000/-
    Project duration: 2015-2018
    Status: Completed