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