1. Value addition to agricultural processing by-products: Improving functionality of renewable polymer-based active food packaging materials by reinforcing with chemically tailored nanomaterials- Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) (Value: INR 45,73,740, August 2023-August 2025) Role: PI [In collaboration with University of Manitoba and University of Waterloo, Canada]
2. Cinnamon oil-based gelatin-chitosan composite films for active food packaging applications-Department of Science and Technology (DST), (Value: INR 24,56,082, July 2021 to January 2024) Role: PI [In collaboration with University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka]
3. Designing emulsion-based antimicrobial delivery vehicles for prolonged protection of fresh-cut fruit systems against food-borne pathogens using papaya as model-Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), (Value: INR 18,05,000, December 2015 to December 2018). Role: PI
4. Fabrication of polysaccharide-based protective nano-carriers for enhancing the microbial safety of fresh-cut Indian fruits against Listeria spp., Salmonella spp., and Coliforms-NIT Rourkela SEED grant (Value: INR 3,50,000, 2016). Role: PI
5. Development of a composite optical device employing an artificial intelligence algorithm for evaluating the shelf - life of raw agricultural products-Department of Science and Technology (DST), (Value: INR 26,30,154, January 2023 to January 2025) Role: CO-PI
6. Development of cost-effective microwave infrared-UV assisted continuous sterilization process for spices-Ministry of Food Processing Industries-SERB, (Value: INR 53,62,786.00, September 2015 to September 2018). Role: CO-PI
7. Designing a low-cost real-time food colour monitoring systems-Department of Science and Technology, (Value: INR 3832872.00). Role: CO-PI