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Research projects completed
2003-04
|
S.No. |
Name of the Project |
Sanctioned by |
Total Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
Flash Pyrolysis of Agro, Industrial and Municipal Wastes
PI : Dr. B.C. Pillai |
MNRE
(203/01/07/2002-BM
dated 29.09.2003) |
54.20 lakhs
(MNES:
38.70 +
KITS : 15.50) |
|
2 |
An
investigation on the Low Temperature Flash Vapourisation
Process for Desalination
PI : Dr. Justin Robert |
DST
(SP/S9/Z-05/2002
dated 25.06.2002) |
22.76 lakhs
(DST - 14.30 + KITS
- 8.46) |
|
3 |
Design and
Development of Phase Change Heat Sinks for Electronic
Cooling Systems
PI : Dr.
B.C. Pillai |
M/s. Hewlett Packard, Bangalore
(GPS/L/GEN/41038/03 dated 24.04.03) |
6.0
lakhs |
2004-05
|
S.No. |
Name of the Project |
Sanctioned by |
Total Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
Low Pressure Vapourisation studies using high Flow Conical
Swirl Jets for Desalination
PI : Dr. Justin Robert |
DAE
(2004/36/3-BRNS/291 dated 02.06.2004) |
28.71 lakhs |
|
2 |
Studies on low pressure distillation for Desalination in
Thermal Power Stations using waste heat energy
PI : Dr. Justin Robert |
DST
(SR/S3/MECE/15/2004 dated 12.07.2004) |
22.80 lakhs |
2005-06
|
S.No. |
Name of the Project |
Sanctioned by |
Total Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
Setting up multiproduct line FPTC in the field of fruits and
vegetables processing and bakery products at University
|
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Ref: 4-56/2004 FPRC dated 30.06.2005 |
7.50 lakhs |
|
2 |
Setting up of Quality Control laboratory for Food testing
|
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (Ref: MFPI/LAB/ 2004/
153 dt. 22.11.2005 |
82.99 lakhs |
|
3 |
Creation of infrastructure facilities for B.Tech. and
M.Tech. courses in Food Technology |
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (Ref: 5-58/2004 HRD
dated 14.03.2006) |
50.00 lakhs |
2006-07
|
S.No. |
Name of the Project |
Sanctioned by |
Total Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
R&D
project on 'Preservation of selected vegetables and fruits
by 1) improving quality and shelf life of minimally
processed products and 2) development of a new range of
dehydrated products having superior rehydration and keeping
qualities' |
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Ref: 68/MFPI/R&D/2004 dated 04.09.2006 |
253.80 lakhs |
2007- 08
|
S.No. |
Name of the Project |
Sanctioned by |
Total Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
Heat Pipe
based heat flux measurement system
PI: Dr.
Z. Robert Kennedy |
DAE
No.2007/36/25-BRNS/1146
Dt. 23.08.07 |
20.37 lakhs |
|
2 |
Study of the
Factors affecting the Long-term oxidation stability of
jatropha and pongamia Bio-diesel'
PI: Dr.
S. Vasanth Kumar |
DST
DST/TSG/AF/2006/22 Dt.26.03.2008 |
27.28 lakhs |
2009-10
|
S.No. |
Name of the Project |
Sanctioned by |
Total Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
'Effectivness of Web Based
Instruction in Learning Scientific Skills among Higher
Secondary Students in Kerala'
PI: Dr. Mini Dejo Kappen
Department
of Education |
University Grants
Commission
F.No. S-281/2009 (HRP),
dated 07/01/2010. |
3.311
lakhs |
|
2 |
'Performance evaluation
study on carbon nanotube membrane in water purification
and desalination'
PI: Dr. P. Jegathambal |
University Grants
Commission
F.No. 37-253/2009 (SR),
dated 12/01/2010. |
8.848 lakhs |
|
3 |
'Investigation on Schemes to
suppress tool vibration during hard turning with minimal
fluid applications'
PI: Dr. A.S. Varadarajan |
University Grants
Commission
F.No. 37-252/2009 (SR),
dated 12/01/2010. |
7.31 lakhs |
|
4 |
'Prevalence and Awareness of
Asthma Among Brick Kiln Workers and Households of
Selected Areas in South India - An Empirical Study'
PI: Dr. S. Murugan |
ICSSR
F.No. RP 02/76/2009/RP,
dated 12/01/2010. |
3.7625 lakhs
|
|
5 |
'Host-guest Association of Coumarins and Flovones with self-assembled Nanocapsule
of C-Hexylpyrogallol (4) arene'
PI: Dr. I. Muthu Vijayan Enoch |
Department of Science &
Technology, G.O.I.
F.No. SR/FT/CS-062/2009,
dated 25.1.2010 |
18.916 lakhs
|
|
6 |
'Development of a Decision
Support System (DSS) for Management of Coastal Wetlands
- A case study of Point Calimere of Cauvery Basin in
Tamil Nadu'
PI: Dr. E.J. James |
Ministry of Environment &
Forests
D.No. 13-16/2008/RE,
dated 12.04.2010 |
24.13792 lakhs
|
|
Students Project
|
|
7 |
'Isolation,
Characterization, Production, Purification, Statistical
Optimization'and Applications in Detergent and Tannery
industries of Alkaline Protease by newly isolated
Bacillus sp. From fish waste soil
Ashok Kumar M. and Anu
Jacob
Faculty coordinator: Mr.K.Ravishankar |
Tamil Nadu State
Council for Science & Technology
F.No.TNSCST/SPS/AR/2009-10,
dated 25.2.2010 |
Rs. 10,000 |
|
8 |
'Biological Productions of
Silver nanoparticles using different plant leaf extracts and
to study the effect of antibacterial activity against
clinically isolated organisms'
Hema Priyanka Kumar
Faculty coordinator:Mr.A.Thirumurugan |
Tamil Nadu State
Council for Science & Technology
F.No.TNSCST/SPS/AR/2009-10,
dated 25.2.2010 |
Rs. 10,000 |
|
9 |
'Surface Modification of
Carbon nanotubes for Gas Sensor Application'
Linta Joy
Faculty Coordinator : Dr.
S. Rajesh |
Tamil Nadu State
Council for Science & Technology
F.No. TNSCST/SPS/AR/2009-10,
dated 25.2.2010 |
Rs. 10,000
|
2010 - 11
|
S.No. |
Name of the Project |
Sanctioned by |
Total Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
'Investigation of Ameliorative
effect of Biophytum sensitivum and Amentoflavone on
Ulcerative Colitis'
PI: Dr. C. Guruvayoorappan
Department of Biotechnology |
Department of Science
& Technology
F.No. SR/FT/LS-30/2009,
dated 20/09/2010 |
18.932
lakhs |
|
2 |
Study on recharge
characteristics of tanks in the semi arid zone using isotope
techniques and conventional hydrological models
PI: Mr. C. Gajendran,
School of Civil
Engineering |
Department of Science
& Technology
F.No.
SR/S3/ENGF-01/2002,
dated 16/11/2010. |
17.17 lakhs |
|
3 |
'Prediction of Substrate and
Deposit Temperatures during Plasma Spraying'
PI: Dr. K. Ramachandran,
Head / Centre for
Research in
Thermal Management |
Department of Atomic
Energy (DAE)
Board o Research in
Nuclear Sciences (BRNS)
F.No. 2010/34/33/BRNS/2064, dated 13/12/2010. |
20.791 lakhs |
|
4 |
'Binol based metal complexes for deracemizaion / resolution
of chiral amino acids and amino alcohols: A novel approach
for chiral synthesis'
PI: Dr. R. Nandhakumar,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry |
Department of Science & Technology
F.No.
SR/FT/CS-95/2010,
dated 25/01/2011. |
21.65 lakhs |
|
5 |
'Performance and its Socio-Economic impact of Thrift and
Credit Mechanism of Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs) of
Kudumbasree: A Comparative Study between Beneficiaries of
Tribals and Non-Tribals in the District of Palakkad, Kerala'
PI: Dr. N. Rajagopal,
Associate Professor,
School of Management |
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
F.No.
2-006/2010-RP,
dated 25/01/2011. |
4.79 lakhs |
2011-12
|
S.No. |
Name of
the Project |
Funding
Agency |
Total
Amount (in
`) |
|
1 |
'Campus Environmental Audit of
Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu'
PI: Prof.
P.K. Kurian
Department of Extension & Continuing Education |
United Board for Christian
Higher Education in Asia.
12, 1/F, Chung Chi College Administration Building,
The Chinese University of
Hong Kong,
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong |
US $ 2,500 |
|
2 |
'Fabrication of Bioreactor
using Arsenic Metabolizing Bacteria for Water Treatment'
(DRLT-P1-2011/Task-47)
PI: Dr. S. Kavitha
School of Biotechnology & Health Sciences |
Defence R &D Organization
Defence Research Laboratory,
Post Bag No. 2,
Tezpur - 784 001, Assam. |
9,07,235 |
|
3 |
'Development of Matrices Using
Sel-mel PHA Produced of Indigenous Pseudomonas sp. LDC-5'
PI: Dr. S. Vasanth Kumar
School of Nanoscience &
Technology |
Department of Science &
Technology (DST)
BT/PR11256/PID/06/450/2008,
dated 03.01.2012. |
1,10,000
(11,70,000) |
|
4 |
'Thermal response of sandwich
honeycomb panels under transient heating condition
(theoretical analysis)'
PI: Dr. Pradeep Kumar
Department of Aerospace Engineering |
Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO)
Department of Space, GOI
ISRO/RES/3/615/11-12,
dated 27.02.2012 |
7,16,000 |
|
5 |
'Experimental Investigations and
Modelling Studies of Nanoparticles Transport and
Interactions in Aquatic Environments'
PI: Dr. P. Jegathambal
Water Institute |
Science and Engineering
Research Board (SERB)
SRF/FTP/ETA-60/2010,
dated 22.02.2012 |
9,66,000 |
|
6 |
'Heat Flux estimation using
transient temperature measurements'
PI: Dr. Pradeep Kumar
Department of Aerospace Engineering |
Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO)
Department of Space, GOI
ISRO/RES/3/616/11-12,
dated 27.02.2012 |
4,63,000 |
|
7 |
'New Deviation Parameter Methods
to Predict Secondary Structure of Protein from Amino Acid
Sequences'
PI: Dr. S. Arul Mugilan
Department of Biotechnology |
Department of Science &
Technology
SR/FT/I.S.091/2008,
dated 17.08.2009 |
17,88,000 |
|
(Transferred from the Kalasalingam University) |
|
8 |
'Implementation Related Issues
of Capacitive Deionization Process for Decontamination of
Ground Water'
PI: Prof. Michael Noel
Water Institute |
Department of Science &
Technology
DST/TM/WTI/2k11/213 (C),
dated 19.03.2012 |
14,96,160 |
|
9 |
'Designing interactive
communication modules for promoting products of tiny and
small scale industries in the context of Coimbatore
District, Tamil Nadu'
PI:
Mr. D. Jude Hemanth,
Department of Electronics &
Communication
Engineering |
Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR)
22(0592/12/EMR-II,
dated 02.04.2012 |
2,78,000 |
|
10 |
'Sialic Acid Analogues and
their Interaction with Cholera Toxin: An Investigation by
Molecular Modeling, Molecular Mechanics and Molecular
Dynamics''
PI: Dr. D. Jeya Sundara
Sharmila
Department of Bioinformatics |
Science & Engineering
Research Board (SERB)
(A Statutory Body Under
Department of Science & Technology, Government of India)
SR/FT/LS-157/2009,
dated 30.04.2012 |
17,85,000 |
|
11 |
'Sythesizing Functionalized
Biocompatible Core-shell Nanoparticles for Potential
Applications'
PI: Dr. T. Selvaraju
Department of Chemistry |
Science & Engineering
Research Board (SERB)
(A Statutory Body Under
Department of Science & Technology, Government of India)
SR/FT/CS-44/2011,
dated 04.05.2012 |
23,30,000 |
2012-13
|
S.No. |
Name of
the Project |
Funding
Agency |
Total
Amount
(in
`) |
|
1 |
'Designing interactive
communication modules for promoting products of tiny and
small scale industries in the context of Coimbatore
District, Tamil Nadu'
PI: Dr. J. Clement Sudhahar
School of Management |
Indian Council of Social
Science Research (ICSSR)
F.No. 02/254/2011/RP,
dated 10.07.2012 |
7,71,850 |
|
2 |
'Prediction of Substrate and
Deposit Temperatures during Plasma Spraying'
PI:
Dr. K. Ramachandran
Head, Centre for Research in
Thermal Management
|
Department of Atomic Energy,
Board of Research in Nuclear
Sciences (BRNS)
F.No. 2010/34/33/BRNS/1222,
dated 08.08.2012 |
8,08,425 |
|
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