Projects

Ongoing Projects

Investigating the effect of graphene hybridization and weathering conditions on the fatigue perfor mance of GFRPs and CFRPs, (ARDB, Co-PI, Amount: 9.7 Million INR, 10/01/2026).
Dynamic Research Ecosystem for Advanced MaterialS (DREAMS) PAIR project with IIT Ropar (Hub), (ANRF, Co-PI, Amount: 509 Million INR, 20/09/2025).
lnterface engineering to improve the quasi-static and dynamic transverse mechanical properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites, (ARDB, PI, Amount: 8.9 Million INR, 04/06/2024).
Novel thermal interface material for the silicone-based gels in bias bowl assembly. (Lam Re search, PI, Amount: 3.6 Million INR, 04/1/2024).
Design and synthesis of novel thermal interface material as a potential replacement for the silicone based gels in bias bowl assembly. (Lam Research, PI, Amount: 25000 USD, 06/10/2021).
Development of non-destructive test methodologies to sense and quantify environmental and op erational damage in the composite armour panels (with IIT Kanpur). (Armament Research Board, PI, Amount: INR 6 Million (M), 06/8/2021).

Completed Projects

Development of Efficient Battery Thermal Management System for Two and Three Wheeler EV application through design of innovative Packaging Materials (with ARAI). (DHI, PI, Amount: INR 17 Million (M), 23/08/2020- 30/09/2022).
Development and evaluation of multiscale CNT/polymer composites. (ISRO, PI, Amount: INR 2.9 M).
Investigations into the correlations between porosity, mechanical properties and performance of supercapacitors based on vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays. (DST, PI, Amount: INR 4.2 M, 13/05/2019- 13/05/2022).
FIST grant. (DST, Co-PI, Amount: INR 25.0 M, 15/07/2015- 15/07/2020).
Development of a Multiscale Numerical Approach to Investigate the Origin of Indentation Size Effect. (DST, PI, Amount: INR 2.3 M, 12/05/2016- 12/05/2019).
Design, Synthesis and Development of Chemosensors for Explosive Materials, Ware-fare Chemicals and Organophosphates. (DRDO, Co-PI, Amount: INR 4.4 M, completed).
An Investigation on the properties of Interface/Interphase in Carbon Nanotube based Composites. (IIT Ropar, PI, Amount: INR 5.9 M, completed).

Industrial consultancy

1. Determining the compressive strength and bulk modulus of QSIL-216. (Oceaneering interna tional services limited, Amount: 0.15 Million INR).

2. Computational analysis to improve the kitchen chimney performance. (Inflame Appliances Ltd., Amount: 0.25 Million INR).

3. Investigation of the feasibility of the use of bccl coal in tspl boiler and study the possible consequences that may arise in the process. (Bulk MRO Industrial Supply Pvt. Ltd., Amount: 0.5 Million INR).

Technology transfer: Design and fabrication of carbon nanotube buckypaper based novel thermal interface material. (Lam Research, Amount: 1.5 Million INR, 04/1/2024).

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