Sponsored Research Projects

1. SPARC Project: MHRD Sponsored Grant (Indo-UK Project)

Title: Concrete and value-added chemical production, Role: PI, 2023-2025, BITS- Leeds University Joint Project, Amount: 47 Lakhs (Ongoing)

2. Core Research Grant: SERB-CRG

Title: Alternative Construction Technology for the Seismic Prone Areas, BITS-NIT Trichy Joint Project, 2022-25, Amount:21.46 Lakhs (Ongoing).

3. DST-TDP Research Grant

Title: A potential supplementary cementitious material, BITS-IIT Bombay Joint Project, 2023-26, Amount:50 Lakhs (Ongoing).

4. Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) Research Grant

Title: Eco friendly concrete and value-added chemical production, 2023-25, Role: PI, Amount:20 Lakhs (Ongoing).

5. Nehru- Fulbright Visiting Specialist program, 2023

Title: Sustainable concrete construction -An engineering education perspective; Role: PI, BITS- Clarkson University USA Joint work; 2023 (Completed)

6. SPARC Project-MHRD Sponsored Grant (Indo-Japan Project)

 Title: Bagasse and Its Sustainable Utilization as a Raw Material in an Innovative Industrial Process, BITS- Kyushu University Japan Joint project, 2019-2023, Amount: 32 Lakhs (Completed)

7. MHRD Sponsored National Mission Project on Pedagogy

Title: "Learner-centric Outcome based Pedagogy project. Construction materials and Technology” Role: PI; Amount: Rs 7 lakhs (Completed)

8. OPERA (Outstanding Potential for Excellence in Research and Teaching) Grant Title: Devolvement of agro-waste based binders, Duration: 2015 - 2020, Role : PI; Amount: 22.2 Lakhs (Completed)

9. Research Initiation Grant

Title: Assessment of Pozzolanic Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash from Different Disposal Sites, Sponsor: BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Duration: 2016 - 2018, Amount: 2 Lakhs (Completed).

10. Additional Competitive Grant

Devolvement of low carbon ternary cement for durable and sustainable cement, Duration: 2016 - 2018, Role: PI, Amount: 9.25 Lakhs (completed)

Consultancy projects

1. Assessment of potential of Industrial Shed Exposed to Fire Accident.

Sponsor: Nilgiri Oil & Allied Industries, Hyderabad. Duration: Aug 2018-Nov 2018

Amount: 4.13 Lakhs (Completed)

2. Condition assessment of Raw Mill- Field and Laboratory investigation

Sponsor: Star Cement Co. L.L.C.

Duration: July 2019 -Sept 2019

Amount: INR 5.15 Lakhs (Completed)

3. Non-destructive testing of Coal Mill- Field and Laboratory investigation

Sponsor: Star Cement Co. L.L.C.

Duration: INR 4.6 Lakhs, June 2020 - Dec 2020, (Completed)