Details of Sponsored Projects as Principal Investigator

1. 1. 1. Development of Polymer Optical Fiber-Based Directional Random Lasers For Speckle-Free Imaging

         • Sanctioned amount - 65 Lakhs

         • Agency - ANRF

         • Period - 2026-29

      2. Compact whispering gallery modes microsphere visible light sources based on single quantum emitters 

         • Sanctioned amount - 1.47 Crores

         • Agency - CEFIPRA

         • Period - 2024-27

      3. Photothermal and nonlinear optical characterization of rare earth doped nanoparticles for bioimaging applications

         • Sanctioned Amount - 34.99 Lakhs

         • Agency- DST-SERB 

         • Period - 2019-22

      4. Design and development of  Au/Ag doped polymer optical fibre laser with enhanced photostability. 

         • Sanctioned Amount - 44.25 Lakhs  

         • Agency- SERB EMR 

         • Period - 2018-21

      5. Erasmus-Plus International mobility scheme with University of Gothenburg , Sweden 

         • Sanctioned Amount - ~ 48 Lakhs  

         • Agency- European Union 

         • Period - 2022-25

      6. Science Popularization Programme ‘Celebration of Year of Light

         • Sanctioned Amount: 2 Lakhs

         • Period - 2015-2016

         • Agency- KSCSTE

      7. Erasmus Plus International  mobility program with University of Gothenburg, Sweden*

         • Sanctioned Amount: ~ 24 Lakhs

         • Period - 2015-2017

         • Agency- European Union

      8. Development of optical fiber based devices for sensing applications*

         • Sanctioned Amount: 21.84 Lakhs

         • Period - 2013-2015

         • Agency- UGC-UKIERI

      9. Nanomaterials for multipolar nonlinear optics

         • Sanctioned Amount: 27.26 Lakhs

         • Period - 2011-2014

         • Agency- DST(Indo-Finnish)

      10. Establishment of new national MEMS design centre

          • Sanctioned Amount: 17 Lakhs 

          • Period - 2010-2013

          • Agency- ADA

      11. Fabrication and characterisation of Polymer optical fibres

          • Sanctioned Amount:10 Lakhs 

          • Period - 2006-2008 

          • Agency- Sterlite Optical Technologies

*In charge of lab experiments, exchange visits and project review meetings