Ongoing Sponsored Research Projects
- NBCC, Central Public Sector Navaratna Enterprise, The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India Sponsored Research Project
Title of the Project: Multi-functional fiber-reinforced bendable pavement quality concrete (MFB-PQC) with Recycled Coarse Aggregates and foundry waste sand for rigid pavements
Sponsoring Agency: M/s NBCC, a Central Public Sector Navaratna Enterprise, The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Other Investigators: Prof. R. Parameshwaran (Co-PI)
Project Duration: 2024 - 2027
Total Research Grant: ₹ ₹ 1.0813 Crore (108.13 Lakh) (US $ 1,29,199)
Project Status: Ongoing
- Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF) fund
Title of the Project: Development of Next Generation Temperature Controlled Headgear Enriched with Nano-Phase Change Heat Spreader for Management of Fever in Paediatric and Adult Patients
Sponsoring Agency: BITS, Pilani
Role: Principal Investigator-II (PI-II)
Other Investigators: Prof. R. Parameshwaran (PI-I) and Dr. Nagajyothi Kasimkota (PI-III)
Project Duration: September 2023 till graduation of the scholar
Total Research Grant: ₹ 44 Lakhs (US $ 52550)
[Grant released for research Component: ₹ 20 Lakhs (US $ 23,887); Additional Scholar Grant for five years: ₹ 24 Lakhs (US $ 28664) (Calculated as per the prevailing JRF and SRF rates for five years. The Scholar will be a JRF of ₹ 37,000 per month during the first 2 years followed by ₹ 42,000 per month for the next 3 years)]
Project Status: Ongoing
III. Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN) research grant for joint Ph.D. program between BITS Pilani and La Trobe University
Title of the Project: Development and testing of alkali-activated pervious concrete with recycled aggregates for smart city roads in India and Australia
Sponsoring Agency: Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN)
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Other Investigators: Prof. R. Parameshwaran (Co-PI), BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus; Prof. Ing Kong (PI), LaTrobe University, Australia; Dr. Vipul Patel (Co-PI), LaTrobe University, Australia
Project Duration: 2023 till the graduation of the scholar
Total Research Grant: ₹ 32,11,000 (US $ 38,353)
[Full fellowship for the scholar: @ ₹ 37,000/month for the first two years and @ ₹ 42,000/month for the 3rd year of the research in India and @ Australian $ 32,500 (₹ 18.19 Lakhs) per annum at Australia for one year]
Project Status: Ongoing
- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India – SERB- Core Research Grant (CRG)
Title of the Project: Development of a novel cost, cost-effective and smart building material for indoor thermal comfort and enhanced energy storage
Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science and Technology – Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB)
Role: Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI)
Other Investigators: Prof. R. Parameshwaran (PI), BITS, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus; Dr.S.Maheswaran (Co-PI), CSIR-SERC, Chennai; Dr. S. Sundar Kumar (Co-PI), CSIR-SERC, Chennai
Project Duration: 2023 – 2025
Total Research Grant: ₹ 29.49 Lakhs (US $ 35,234)
Project Status: Ongoing
- Student Program for Advancing Research, Knowledge, and Entrepreneurship (SPARKLE)
Title of the Project: Development of lightweight artificial aggregates with enhanced thermal energy storage
Sponsoring Agency: BITS, Pilani
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Other Investigators: 4 more student investigators, studying in all 4 years of BE were recruited for this project
Project Duration: October 2023- September 2024
Total Research Grant: ₹ 2 Lakhs (US $ 2,389)
Project Status: Ongoing
Completed Sponsored Research Projects
- MoRD, GOI - Sponsored Research Project
Title of the Project: Rural Roads Pavement Performance Study
Sponsoring Agency: National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India (GOI)
Role: Principal Investigator-I (PI-I)
Other Investigators: Prof. A K Sarkar (PI - II)
Project Duration: 2006 - 2009
Total Research Grant: ₹ 10.00 Lakhs (US $11,947)
Project Status: Completed
- ABS&TC - Industry Sponsored Research Project
Title of the Project: Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Sandwiched Modular Multilayer Self-Compacted Cement Concrete Pavement
Sponsoring Agency: M/s Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company, Mumbai
Role: Principle Investigator (PI)
Other Investigators: Dr. M V N Sivakumar (Co-PI), Prof. A. Vasan (Co-PI) and Dr. M. Venu (Co-PI)
Project Duration: 2011 - 2013
Total Research Grant: ₹ 10.00 Lakhs (US $11,947)
Project Status: Completed
III. MoRT&H, GOI - Preparation of State of the Art Report (SOAR)
Title of the Project: Preparation of State-of-the-Art Report (SOAR) on the Effect of Temperature Stresses in Concrete Pavements
Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
Role: Principle Investigator (PI)
Other Investigators: Prof. Sridhar Raju (Co-PI)
Project Duration: May 2017 to November 2017
Total Research Grant: ₹ 6.44 Lakhs (US $7694)
Project Status: Completed
- MoRT&H, GOI - Preparation of State of the Art Report (SOAR)
Title of the Project: Preparation of State-of-the-Art Report (SOAR) on Utilization of Higher percentage of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in Hot Asphalt Mixes (HAM) with Warm Mix Additives - Laboratory and field evaluation
Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
Role: Co-Principle Investigator (Co-PI)
Other Investigators: Prof. Sridhar Raju (PI)
Project Duration: July 2017 to January 2018
Total Research Grant: ₹ 6.26 Lakhs (US $7479)
Project Status: Completed
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