Sponsored Research Projects

Number of Sponsored Projects: Total: 24 (i) National Project: 21 and (ii) International: 3

As PI: 16, Coordinator: 1, and as Co-PI: 7

Received grants from different National Funding Agency (DST, CSIR, DRDO, BRNS, DAE-UGC, DBT- Builder) International Funding Agency (Royal Academy on Engineering, UKIERI), BITS Pilani, and Industry (Aditya Birla Group), Dempo.

 (A) Ongoing Projects

24) Project Title: “DBT- Builder BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus Interdisciplinary Life Science Program for Advanced research and Education” (BT/INF/22/SP42543/2021)

Funding amount: Rs 8.43 crore

Funding Agency: DBT

Role of Dr. N N Ghosh: Deputy Co coordinator (for Goa Campus), Research Group Leader (Biomaterials Group)

Status: Sanctioned Started November 2022

Duration 5 years

23) Project Title: Development of New and Novel Nanostructured Materials

Funding amount: Rs 35 lakhs

Funding Agency: Dempo Charities Trust

Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Collaboration: Dempe College of Arts and Science

Status: Ongoing (Started March 2023)

Duration 5 years

22) Project Title: Development of high performance supercapattery device: synthesis of novel electrode materials, electrolytes, and simulation study (C1/23/121) (Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) scheme)

Funding amount: Rs 20 lakhs

Funding Agency: BITS Pilani

Coordinator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Other team members: Dr Anshuman Dalvi, Tribeni Roy

Status: Ongoing (Started October 2023)

Duration 2 years

21) Project Title: a-IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) based technology for biosensors (under Center for Research Excellence in Semiconductor technology)

Funding amount: Rs 20 lakhs

Funding Agency: BITS Pilani

Coordinator: Dr. Abhijit Pethe

Other team members: Dr N N Ghosh, Dr Sunil Bhand

Status: Ongoing (Started October 2023)

Duration 2 years

20) Title: Radioactive Ion Beam irradiation of a multifunctional nanocomposite composed of multiferroic BiFeO₃ nanoparticle and semiconducting graphitic carbon, for tuning its electronic structure and properties and its application in the fabrication of high-performance mechanically flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor device and photo-catalyst for Industrial dye-containing wastewater treatment under natural sunlight and solar power generated simulated solar light.

Sanction reference no. is: CRS/2021-22/02/522

Funding Agency: University Grant Commission and Department of Energy (UGC DAE) Consortium For Scientific Research

Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Principal Collaborator from UGC-DAE CSR: Dr. Sandeep Sitaram Ghugre (Director, Kolkata Center)

Status: Sanctioned (30^th March 2022), Started 1^st April 2022

Duration 3 years

(B) Completed Projects

19) Title: Investigations on synthesis of a polymer which will exhibit photoresponsive features and its structural characterization

Funding Agency: BITSAA

Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Status: Started 2^nd May 2022

18) Development of Novel Biolilm Resistant Coat for Implant Devices from Moringa Leaf Extract

Name of Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Funding agency: Indian Council of Medical Research

Status: Ongoing (Starting December 2019)

17) International Project: Newton Research Collaboration Programme award (Reference NRCP/1415/244, code: FEFE.RSDP18534)

Funding Agency: The Royal Academy Of Engineering (UK)

Amount: £4635

Name of Scientist (India): N N Ghosh

Name of Scientist (UK): Professor Gerard Franklyn Fernando (University of Birmingham)

Status: Completed (2015- 2016)

 16) International Project: Title: Development and characterisation of nanomaterials for biosensors and biocatalysts (reference number INT/UK/UKIERI/P-41/2013)

 Funding agency: UKIERI (DST and British Council)

 Amount: Rs 91 lakh

Status: Starting May 2013

Completed (March 2016).

Indian Lead scientist: Dr Narendra Nath Ghosh,

UK lead scientist: Prof. Paul Anthony Millner, University of Leeds

15) International Project: The Royal Academy Of Engineering for Research Exchanges with China And India Award (2010)

Funding Agency: The Royal Academy Of Engineering (UK)

Name of Scientist (India): N N Ghosh

Amount : GBP 2870

Name of Scientist (UK): Professor Gerard Franklyn Fernando (University of Birmingham)

Status: Completed (2011)

National Projects: 

14) Title: Development of  Mesoporous Silica (or Alumina)- SiC-metal nanoparticle based nanocomposites for Radar Absorption Application at High Temperature (ERIP/ER/201803003/M/01/1737)

Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India

Amount: Rs 15 lakhs

Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Status: Completed Sanctioned (October 2018- August 2022)

 13) Title: Development of Photocatalyst embedded Graphene based membranes for Treatment of Dye containing waste water under sunlight.

Funding Agency: The Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited and BITS Pilani

Amount: Rs 53 lakhs

Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Status: (Starting June 2018)

Completed (31^st march 2021)

 12) Title: Design and synthesis of graphene oxide based AIE-sensor for selective detection of Hg(II) and organic mercury in aqueous medium

Funding Agency: DAE-UGC consortium, India

Amount: Rs 7 lakhs

Name of Principal Investigator: Dr Amrita Chatterjee

Name of Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Status: Starting March 2017

            Completed 31^st March 2020

11) Title: “Investigation on microstructures of hard-soft ferrite nanocomposites and influence of microstructure on their properties” (Ref: CSR-KN/CRS-68/2014-15/ 508)

Funding Agency: University Grant Commission- Dept. of Atomic Energy Consortium for Scientific Research, India

Amount: Rs 7,00,000/-

Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh

Status: Completed

 starting 2014

Completed March 2017

Duration: 3 years

10) Title "Development of Polymer-Ferrite (and/ or Graphene Nanocomposites having High Thermal Stability and Microwave Absorption Property for Radar Absorbing Coating Applications (ERIP/ER/1305004/01/1523)

Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India

Amount: Rs 14,59,000/-

Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh

Status: Completed

            (starting 2014)

           (Completed 2017)

Duration: 3 years

 9) Title: “Preparation of Magnetically Separable, Mesoporous TiO₂ Catalysts and Study of their Catalytic Properties” CSIR Sanction letter No 02(147)/13/EMR-II)

 Funding Agency: CSIR, New Delhi

Amount 16,30,000/-

Principal Investigator: Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh

Status: Completed

 (Staring date: 1^st December, 2013)

Completed December 2016

Duration: 3 years

 8) Title: Development of Nanostructured High Surface Area Alumina and Silica based adsorbent with Tailored Pore structure for Removal of Fluoride ions from Ground Water  (Sanc no: 2010/37C/2/ BRNS/ 827)

Funding Agency: Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS), India

Amount: Rs 29,07,150/-

Name of Principal Investigator.: N N Ghosh

Status: Completed (2014)

Duration: 3 years

 7) Title: Imprinted polymer for sensing and removal of selected antibiotic and pesticide residue”Project no. NFBSFARA/PHT-4007/2013-14      

Funding Agency: National Funds for Basic and Strategic Research in Frontier Areas of Agricultural Science, ICAR, New Delhi

Principal Investigator: Prof. Sunil Bhand

Co-Investigator :Prof. NN Ghosh

Cooperating Centre PI: Dr. Y.S. Rajput

Cooperating Centre PI: Prof Sudhir Chandra

Total Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 125.25511 Lakh,  

Status: Completed (1^st October 2013 to 31^st March, 2015). 

 6) Multi-institute Consortium Project entitled “Development of biosensors and micro techniques for analysis of pesticide residues, aflatoxin, heavy metals and bacterial contamination in milk Project no. Comp 4/C10125.

 Funding Agency: National Agricultural Innovation Project, ICAR, India & The World Bank USA.

(Consortium PI) Prof. Sunil Bhand BITS, Pilani-KK Birla Goa Campus

Co-Investigator (Prof. NN Ghosh) BITS, Pilani-KK Birla Goa Campus

NDRI Karnal: Dr. Naresh Kumar Consortium (partner)

IIT Delhi: Prof Sudhir Chandra & Prof Ratnamala Chatterjee (partner)

Punjabi University Patiala: Prof Neelam Verma (partner)

Total Revised funding  ₹  3107.318 lakh (USD 5 Million)

BITS, Pilani-Goa Campus funding share Rs. 450.4799 lakh

Project Funding Period: Feb 2008- June 30, 2014.

 5) Title: "Development of a novel aqueous solution based “one pot” synthesis route for hard-soft-ferrite nano-composites and their properties.”

(ERIP/ER/0904500/M/01/1204)

Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India

Amount: Rs 14,98,000/-

Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh

Status: Completed (2013)

4) Title: Preparation and characterization of Nano- Ferrite Powders and Polybenzoxazine-Nanoferrite Composite (ERIP/ER/060/5042/M/01/929)

Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India

Amount: Rs 16,53,300/-

Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh

Status: Completed (2010)

3) Title: Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica and Alumina based Oxide Materials (SR/S1/IC-39/2006)(SERC)

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India

Amount: Rs 21,79,400/-

Name of Principal Investigator.: N N Ghosh

Status: Completed (2010)

 2) Title: Studies on Moulding Compounds and Compression Moulding Techniqes for Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Fasteners

Funding Agency: DST, India

Principal Investigator: Prof. B G C Babu (Dept of Mechanical Engineering)

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Total Amount: 19,51,200/-

Status: Completed (2010)

1) Title: Techno-economic feasibility studies on an alternative process route for removal of methanol, ammonia and carbon di-oxide from process condensate in an ammonia fertilizer plant.

Funding Agency: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer, India

Principal Investigator: Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy (Dept of Chemical Engineering)

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh

Total Amount: Rs. 86,98,800/-

Status: Completed (2010)