Funded Projects – Faculty Members

SL. No	Title	Department	PI	Co-PI	Funding Agency	Approved Amount
1	Experimental investigations into microdrilling of metal matrix composites	ME	George John		CERD/KTU	105,000
2	Enhancement of tribological, rheological and thermal properties of rubber seed oil for engine oil applications	ME	Amith Aravind		CERD/KTU	105,000
3	Full bridge three port converter topology for renewable energy source	EEE	Jisha James		CERD/KTU	95,000
4	BESS based DFIG for real and reactive power control of grid	EEE	Jaison Cherian		CERD/KTU	120,000
5	A benchmark experiment for eddy current measurement metallic surfaces during high power applications	EEE	Arun Sebastian	Polly Thomas	CERD/KTU	120,000
6	Design and prototype development of a system for detection of feeder fault and service wire backflow protection	EEE	Polly Thomas		KSCSTE/TDAP	640,000
7	Structural response of composite metal deck and concrete filled slabs at floor diaphragms and shear walls: An experimental study	CE	Milu Mary Jacob		CERD/KTU	200,000
8	Synthesis of metal dichalcogenide nanoparticles and evaluation of their tribological and application in four-stroke petrol engine as an additive in coconut oil-based nano-lubricants for the development of a sustainable and eco-friendly bio-lubricant	ME	Chacko Preno Koshy	M D Mathew	CERD/KTU	146,000
9	Design, development, characterization of CPW Fed Miniaturised antennas and filters for UWB application	ECE	Ansal KA		CERD/KTU	110,000
10	Hand held device for the detection of artificially ripened mango fruit	ECE	Anoopa Ravindran	Ajith Ravindran , Shajimon K	KSCSTE	329,000
11	Experimental investigation on nanophotocatalytic degradation of ammonia expulsing from latex industry effluent	CHEM	Girinandagopal M S		CERD/KTU	131,150
12	Design and development of Motorized wheelchair for orthopedically disabled and elderly	ME	Bobby P. Paul		KSCSTE/TDAP	320,000
13	Isolation and characterization of plastic degrading bacteria from landfills and plastic contaminated soil	FT	Lakshmi Mohan	Jyothi K Nair	CERD/KTU	115,000
14	Distress identification and estimation in flexible pavements using image processing	CE	Jithin Kurian Andrews	Reebu Z Koshy	CERD/KTU	72,000
15	Mud and manhole cleaning robot with optimized control parameters	AEI	Harinarayanan Nampoothiri M.G (PI)	Godwin Anand PS	CERD/KTU	140,000
16	Power generation using controlled Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plants(GWVPP) in rural water bodies of Kerala.	AEI	Vinaykumar B	Godwin Anand PS	CERD/KTU	140,000
17	Design & Development of Solar photo voltaic System with Reduced Current Ripple KY Boost converter	EEE	N. Mahendran	Pinkymol KP	CERD/KTU	172,500
18	Experimental and modelling studies of the indoor thermal attributes gained by sustainable green drapes	ME	Jacob T Varghese	Sajan Thomas	CERD/KTU	127,500
19	Design and development of a Temperature Controlled Micro Chamber with precise monitoring and control for Lab –on chip applications using MEMS	AEI	Rahul Antony	Vinu Koshy Abraham	CERD/KTU	180,000
20	Nightingale: Technology enabled portable assist system for nurses in Kerala	CSE	Anju Pratap	Nithin Prince John	CERD/KTU	50,000
21	Harmonic reduction in Solar Photo Voltaic System using packed U cell Multilevel inverters	EEE	Elizabeth Rajan	Aparna Thampi	CERD/KTU	115,000
22	Effect of Interface of Embankments when subjected to loading	CE	Hanna Paul	Rakendu R	CERD/KTU	140,000
23	Charecterization and formulation of an environment friendly lubricant from Pongamia (Millettia Pinnata) oil using biodegradable additives	ME	Sabarinath S	Amith Aravind , MD Mathew	CERD/KTU	133,000
24	Experimental Investigations on Nano-based Natural Fibre Composites for Commercial Applications: Development, Mechanical and Tribological Property Estimation	ME	Rittin Abraham Kurien	Chacko Preno Koshy	CERD/KTU	178,000
25	Development of an online monitoring scheme for partial discharge detection in transformer windings	EEE	Jineeth Joseph	Ancy Sara Varghese	CERD/KTU	120,000
26	Design Catalogues for Emulsion Treated Base Layers	CE	Cherian C.K.	Jithin Kurian Anews	CERD/RSM	90,000
27	Development of nanoscale manganese dioxide based filter system for the removal of iron contamination from water	Chemical Engg	Lisha KP		CERD/RSM	105,000
28	Development of polypropylene based carbon fabric/carbon nanotube composite sheets for automobile applications	Chemical Engg	Priwiya Peter	Manu Remanan	CERD/RSM	140,000
29	Development of an advanced image forgery detection system for suppporting cyber forensics in Kerala	CSE	Vidya KR	Shajimon K John	CERD/RSM	90,000
30	Analysis of human exhaled breath volatile organic compounds using electronic nose system for pulmonary diseases	ECE	Binson VA	Anish Thomas	CERD/RSM	80,000
31	Investigation towards the use of Spectroscopic Techniques and Chemometrics in the Rapid Identification of Coconut Oil Adulteration	ECE	Ajith Ravindran	Shajimon K John	CERD/RSM	45,000
32	Development of high speed localized protection scheme for DC ring microgrid	EEE	Amalu Philip	Mahenan N	CERD/RSM	160,000
33	Hybrid nano composites based on Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Aluminium Nitride Nanoparticles and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Automotive and Industrial applications: Mechanical, Thermal, Wera and Microstructural analyses	ME	Manu Remanan	Chacko Preno Koshy, Bibin varkey	CERD/RSM	116,000
34	Synthesis and Characterization of Surfactant-Modified Hybrid Catalytic Nanoparticles and its Application as Fuel Additives in Four-Stroke Diesel Engine fueled by Diesel Blended with Biodiesel derived from Coconut Oil for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Future	ME	Sailesh K S		CERD/RSM	79,000
35	Enhanced microwave absorption of carbon allotrope polymer composite through improved electric and magnetic properties	Physics	Reenu Elizabeth John	Suresh Babu M	CERD/RSM	75,000
36	Experimental Studies on the Tribological and Thermo-physical Properties of Bio-based Nano- lubricants for Commercial Applications	ME	Chacko Preno Koshy	M D Mathew , Jacob T Varghese	AICTE RPS	1,626,666
37	Performance evaluation of emulsion treated base layers in low volume roads	CE	Jithin Kuraian Andrews	CSRK Prasad	SERB/TARE	1,830,000
38	Application of Deep Learning Techniques for Impairment Mitigation in Next Generation Multiple Access Technologies	ECE	Beena AO	Sameer SM Professor Department of Electronics NIT Calicut	SERB/TARE	1,830,000
39	“Development of an Advanced Image Forgery Detection System for supporting Cyber Forensics in Kerala”	CSE	Vidya K R		CERD/RSM	90,000
40	Development of INSTANT TEA CAPSULE	FT	Anju KA		CERD/RSM	130,000
41	Activated carbon derived from coconut shell for the treatment of textile effluents	Chemical Engg	Nivedita S		CERD/RSM	200,000
42	Anthocyanin and Zinc oxide Nanoparticle Incorporated Intelligent Packaging from Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth) Polymers.	FT	Elsa Cherian		CERD/RSM	134,650
43	Developing a metal canister bin for Efficient Bioremediation of plastic degrading microbes isolated from soil	FT	Lakshmi Mohan		KSUM/IEDC	150,000
44	Transesterification of Rubber Seed (Hevea Brasiliensis) Oil to Biodiesel using a Novel Nanocatalyst, Derivation of Blended Diesel and Its Performance Evaluation for Automobile Engines’	ME	Dr Amith Aravind	Elsa Cherian, M D Mathew , Lakshmi Mohan	ANERT/ Govt. of Kerala	445,800
45	Synthesis and Development of nano-MoS2 coatings on AL-Si Alloys for Piston-Liner assembly	ME	Reuben Thomas	Chacko Preno Koshy	CERD/RSM	150,000
46	Long Term Effect On The Corrosion Resistance Of High Performance Concrete Using Metakaolin	CE	Nivin Philip		CERD/RSM	198,760
47	Development of INSTANT TEA CAPSULE	FT	Anju KA		CERD/RSM	130,000
48	Anthocyanin and Zinc oxide Nanoparticle Incorporated Intelligent Packaging from Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth) Polymers.	FT	Elsa Cherian		CERD/RSM	134,650
49	Design and Implementation of a Cost-effective Smart Braille Printer	ECE	Beena AO		DST/TDP	2,388,660