Sl.No.        Title of the project            Details Amount in INR Name of Investigators Category Status
1 Design of heterogeneous catalysts to improve the selectivity of high-temperature, gas - phase reactions Duration:
2013 - 2019
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB Ramanujan Fellowship		 Rs.1365654 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan		 Fellowship Closed
2 On the Role of Proton Transfer in Triggering Disulfide Bond Reductions in Biological Systems- A Computational Approach Duration:
2016 - 2019
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB Start - Up Research Grant		 Rs.1020000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Padmesh A.		 Govt. SR Closed
3 A novel class of functionally controlled macromolecules with tunable properties for material and biomedical applications Duration:
2018 - 2023
Project Number:
CY-MP-2018-003-SERB-P
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB Ramanujan Fellowship		 Rs.3800000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Mintu Porel		 Fellowship Closed
4 Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of TiO2 - polymer nanocomposite for photocatalytic oxidation of ethylene Duration:
2019 - 2021
Project Number:
2019-017-CY-DIJ-DFRL-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
Defence Food Research Laboratory		 Rs.945000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan		 Govt. SR Closed
5 Identification of the Substrates of DHHC Palmitoyl Acyltransferases by Rational Design of Trifunctional Probe and Exploration of Protein S- Palmitoylation Duration:
2019 - 2022
Project Number:
2019-016-CY-SBS-ECRA-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB Early Career Research Award (ECRA)		 Rs.3674850 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sushabhan Sadhukhan		 Govt. SR Closed
6 Reversible Diradical Mediated Self-Assembly Formation of Discrete Organic Cages for the Construction of Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Functional Materials Duration:
2019 - 2022
Project Number:
2019-008-CY-SHS-SERBEMEQ-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science (EMEQ)		 Rs.3763000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shanmugaraju Sankarasekaran		 Govt. SR Closed
7 Theoretical Modelling Of High Pressure Chemistry & Study of Unusual Molecular Systems Duration:
2019 - 2024
Project Number:
2021-067-CHY-PCP-DST-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
DST INSPIRE		 Rs.3500000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Priyakumari C P		 Fellowship Ongoing
8 Low-cost Test Kit for Fast Screening of Covid-19 Patients Duration:
4 months (April 2020 - August 2020)
Project Number:
2020-044-CY-SHS-FEB-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
Federal Bank		 Rs.500000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shanmugaraju Sankarasekaran		 CSR Closed
9 Protein S-palmitoylation and its potential role in regulating mitochondrial dynamics October 2020- March 2021
Project No:
Sponsoring agency: Department of Biotechnology Research Associateship		 Rs. 12,28,000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Anupama
Mentor:
Dr. Sushabhan Sadhukhan		 Fellowship Closed
10 Mapping the folding/misfolding mechanism of SOD1 using single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy Duration:
2020 - 2022
Project Number:
2020-061-CHY-SSM-SERB-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB - Start-up Research Grant (SRG)		 Rs.2870000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Supratik Sen Mojumdar		 Govt. SR Closed
11 Design and Synthesis of a Novel Class of Sequence-defined Macrocycles with Modular Post-synthetic Modification for Material and Biomedical Applications Duration:
2020 - 2023
Project Number:
2020-058-CHY-MIP-SERB-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB - Core Research Grant (CRG)		 Rs.5364832 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Mintu Porel		 Govt. SR Ongoing
12 Study of the interaction between synthetic sequence-defined macromolecules and lipid-membrane towards developing antibacterial and anticancer drug Duration:
2020 - 2023
Project Number:
2020-047-CY-MIP-STARS-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
Ministry of Human Resource Development - STARS		 Rs.9968000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Mintu Porel
Co- Investigators:
Dr. Sovan Lal Das		 Govt. SR Ongoing
13 Isolated Transition Metal Atoms on Defect- Engineered Graphene: Synthesis and Catalytic Oxidation of Indoor Volatile Organic Compounds Duration:
2020 - 2023
Project Number:
2020-036-CY-DIJ-SERB-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB - Core Research Grant (CRG)		 Rs.3767070 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan		 Govt. SR Closed
14 Understanding the role of protein S-palmitoylation, the only reversible protein lipidation, in regulating mitochondrial dynamics and functioning March 2021-March 2023
Project No: 2021-076-CHY-SUS-NPDF-SP
Sponsoring agency:
SERB National Post- Doctoral Fellowship		 Rs. 20,25,600 Principal Investigator:        Dr. Anupama
Mentor:
Dr. Sushabhan Sadhukhan		 Fellowship Closed
15 A novel chemical proteomics approach to elucidate the mechanism of action of (-Epigallocatechin-3- Gallate (EGCG)), the major green tea polyphenol using Strategic Bioorthogonal Probe, and improving the bioavailability of EGCG Duration:
02 September 2021 to 01 September 2024
Project Number:
2021-080-CHY-SUS-CSIR-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)		 Rs.1100000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sushabhan Sadhukhan		 Govt. SR Ongoing
16 Porous transition metal doped TiO2 catalysts for the thermal oxidation of volatile organic compounds Duration:
01 February 2022 - 31 March 2022
Project Number:
2022-098-CHY-DIJ-KINFRA-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
Western India KINFRA Ltd - CSR		 Rs.352926 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan		 CSR Closed
17 Utilization of partially treated grey water and C&D waste for production of low-cost modular toilet units and other living units Duration:
31 March 2022 - 30 March 2024
Project Number:
2022-107-CHY-SHS-DST-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
Department of Science & Technology - Science For Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED)		 Rs.6812046 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shanmugaraju Sankarasekaran
Co- Investigators:
Dr. Praveena Gangadharan & Dr. Sunitha K. Nayar		 Govt. SR Ongoing
18 Production of biofertilizers from source separated urine Duration:
31 March 2022 - 30 March 2024
Project Number:
2022-106-CHY-SHS-DST-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
Department of Science & Technology - Science For Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED)		 Rs.8923790 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shanmugaraju Sankarasekaran
Co- Investigators:
Dr. Praveena Gangadharan & Dr. Sunitha K. Nayar		 Govt. SR Ongoing
19 Wearable/Portable Biomimetic Nanosensors for On-site Detection of Organophosphate Nerve Agents and Illicit Drugs Duration:
09 May 2022 - 08 May 2027
Project Number:
2022-111-CHY-YGK-SERB-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB Ramanujan Fellowship		 Rs.3800000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Yugender Goud Kotagiri		 Fellowship Ongoing
20 Microphase Separation in the Bottlebrush Polymers under Confinement: An effective Ruling Principle for Microscopic Organization Duration:
28 June 2022- 27 June 2025
Project Number:
2022-115-CHY-DEC-SERB-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB POWER		 Rs.1844832 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Debarati Chatterjee		 Govt. SR Ongoing
21 Dispersion controlled Silico catalyst Design for the selective Hydroarylation Reaction Duration:
26 September 2022 - 25 September 2024
Project Number:
2022-119-CHY-ROK-SERB-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB SRG		 Rs.3133844 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Rositha Kuniyil		 Govt. SR Ongoing
22 A Molecular Dynamics Perspective on the Mechanism of Dioxygen Activation Duration:
01 November 2022 - 31 October 2024
Project Number:
2022-121-CHY-PAA-KSCSTE-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
KSCSTE Back-to-Lab Post Doctoral Fellowship		 Rs.1338000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shyama Ramakrishnan
Co- Investigators:
Dr. Padmesh A.		 Fellowship Ongoing
23 Sugar tailored NIR emitting fluorescent probes for biomedical applications Duration:
12 December 2022 - 11 December 2024
Project Number:
2022-126-CHY-SHM-NPDF-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB National Post- Doctoral Fellowship		 Rs.2025600 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shimi M.
Co- Investigators:
Dr. Mintu Porel		 Fellowship Ongoing
24 Relevance of Protein Secondary Structure in Polypeptide-Enzyme interactions for Regulating the Enzymatic Function – A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Duration:
07 January 2023 - 06 January 2026
Project Number:
2023-130-CHY-PAA-SERB-SP
Sponsoring Agency:
SERB CRG		 Rs.3483832 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Padmesh A.
Co- Investigators:
Dr. Supratik Sen Mojumdar		 Govt. SR Ongoing
25 Low-cost multipurpose material for removal of toxic pollutants from environment towards developing a healthy life Duration:
March 2023 – April 2023
Project Number :
2023-149-CHY-MIP-KINFRA-SP
Sponsoring Agency : Western India Kinfra		 Rs. 140000 Principal Investigator:        Dr. Mintu Porel CSR Closed
26 An Environmentally Benign and Sustainable Strategy to Degrade Plastic Wastes by Novel Immobilized Dual-enzyme Chimera and Protein Engineering Duration:
February 2023 – March 2023
Project Number:
2023-144-CHY-SUS-KINFRA-SP
Sponsoring Agency : Western India Kinfra		 Rs. 150000 Principal Investigator:        Dr. Sushabhan Sadhukhan CSR Closed
27 Two Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks: Design Principles and Material Applications in Sustainable Energy and Environment Duration:
March 2023 – March 2026
Project Number:
2023-151-CHY-UMD-DST-SP
Sponsoring Agency : DST		 Rs. 3224247 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Umadevi D
Mentor
Dr. Shanmugaraju S.		 Fellowship Ongoing
28

Self-Assembly Formation of "Amino-1,8-Naphthalimide-Troger's base" Scaffold Based Novel Structures, Smart Materials, and Functional Polymers with Tunable Properties for use in Biological and Environmental Applications.

Duration:
19 June 2023 – 18 June 2025
Project Number:
2023-168-CHY-SHS-ERG-SP
Sponsoring Agency : IIT Palakkad

 Rs. 1500000

 

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shanmugaraju S.

 

 Institute Funded Ongoing
29 Development of Cost-Effective 2.5kW PEM Fuel Cell Stack based on Less Pt-Bimetallic Electrocatalysts and Mesoporous Carbon support materials Duration:
2023 - 2025
Project Number:
2023-183-CHY-DIJ-CHT-SP
Sponsoring Agency : CHT - BPCL.		 Rs. 1750000 Principal Investigator:        Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan.
Co- Investigators:
Dr. Krishna Seshgiri		  Industry sponsored Ongoing
30 Macrocycle-Derived Porous Organic Polymers for Task-Specific Sensing and Removal of Emerging Organic
Contaminants from Water

Duration:                                                        3 years                                                     Project Number:                                      2024-200-CHY-SHS-SERB-SP                            Sponsoring Agency : SERB.

 Rs.3722461 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shanmugaraju S.		 Govt. SR Ongoing
31 Catalytic overlayered sensors for early detection of battery thermal runaways

Duration:                                                     18 months                                            Project Number:                                    2024-193-CHY-DIJ-IPTIF-SP            Sponsoring Agency:                                    IIPTIF - IMPACT.

 Rs.22,27,000 Principal Investigator:         Dr.Dinesh Jagadeesan
Co - Principal Investigator:  Prof. P. Biji, Professor.		 Govt. SR Ongoing
32 Tuning the structure and functional properties of “amino-1,8-naphthalimide-Tröger’s base” scaffolds as organic electrode materials for sustainable battery applications

Duration:                                                       3 years                                                     Project Number:                                     Project Number: 2024-204-CHY-SHS-SERB-SP

Sponsoring Agency:SERB

 Rs.43,74,832 Principal Investigator:         Dr.Shanmugaraju S Govt. SR Ongoing
33 Cooperative Bond Activation by Heterometallic Low Valent Group 13 and Group 14 Compounds Duration:                                                     08 February 2024 -31 January 2026.    Project Number:                                    2024-203-CHY-YUK-SGP-SP           Sponsoring Agency:                                        IIT Palakkad Rs.25,00,000 Principal Investigator:        Dr.Yuvaraj K. Institute Funded Ongoing
34 Next Generation of Low Oxidation State and Low Coordinate Cations of s-Block Compounds: Base Metals with Noble Intentions.

Duration:2 years                                   Project Number:                                  2023-201-CHY-YUK-SERB-SP  Sponsoring Agency:                               SERB

 Rs.32,58,873 Principal Investigator:       Dr.Yuvaraj K. Govt. SR Ongoing
35 Dispersion Controlled in Silico Catalyst Design for the Chemical Hydrogen Battery Duration: 3 years
Project Number:2023-187-CHY-ROK-STARS-SP
Sponsoring Agency: MoE STARS		 Rs. 35,00,000 Principal Investigator:          Dr. Rositha Kuniyil Govt. SR Ongoing
36 Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of Novel Isoform-specific Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors as Potential Anticancer Therapeutics, via A fluorous-tag Assisted High-throughput Synthetic Platform. Duration: 3 years
Project Number:2024-215-CHY-SUS-SERB-SP
Sponsoring Agency: Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)		 Rs. 28,47,000 Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sushabhan Sadhukhan		 Core Research Grant (CRG) scheme Ongoing