Projects

Some recent research projects

1. Drop Spreading and Imbibition of Structured Fluids: Development of a Diagnostic and Screening Tool, SERB SUPRA, Rs 93.03 lakhs, 2021- (Co-PI: Susy Varughese)
2. Rheology of Composite Propellant Suspension under high Shear and Extension, HEMRL, DRDO, Rs 9.44 lakhs, May 2019-2022
3. Understanding the Microstructure and Rheology of Root Derived Mucilage and its Interactions with Soil in the Context of Plant Physiology, SERB, Rs 72.09 lakhs, 2020- (PI: Susy Varughese)
4. Evaluation of Nanoparticle on HPAM Polymer Fluid for Improving the Stability and Rheology, Vedanta Cairn, Rs 20 lakhs, May 2019-2021 (PI: Jitendra Sangwai)
5. Understanding wax deposition, Chevron, Rs 30 lakhs, 2018-September 2021 (PI: M G Basavaraja)
6. Large amplitude oscillatory shear of physically aggregating complex fluids: investigation of processes during a cycle, DST, Rs 54.26 lakhs, 2014-2018 (Co-PI: MG Basavaraja)
7. Analysis of the fate and transport of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in porous media under drying, DST, Rs 50.3 lakhs, 2016-2020 (PI: R Ravikrishna, Co-PI: N Chandrakumar).
8. High senstivity piezo-resistive array of sensors based on flexible graphene-metal-polymer based composites, UAY, Oct 2016-Oct 2019, PI: S Ramaprabhu, Co-PIs: Susy Varughese, Abhijit P. Deshpande, C. Lakshman Rao, Krishnan Balasubramaniam, Rs 464.5 lakhs
9. Adhesive joining technologies, TIFAC-TDB, October 2012-March 2016, PI: G. D. Janaki Ram, Co-PIs: Srinivasa Rao Bakshi and Abhijit P. Deshpande, Rs 146 lakhs.
10. Controlled drop spreading and squeeze flow analysis for improved permeability description in composite process simulation , ARDB, February 2012-February 2015, PI: Abhijit P. Deshpande, Rs. 16.8 lakhs.