External Funded Projects
| Name of PI | Title of Project | Funding Agency | Amount of grant in lakhs | Period of support |
| Dr.Arun Prakash | A Supramolecular Approach to Improve the Stability and Efficiency of Alkaline Electrolyzer Membranes | MNRE | 50 | 2025 -2028 |
| Dr.Noufal Kandoth | Expanding the Chemical Space of Single Atom Photobiocatalysis: The perovskite halide Heterojunctions for Hard-tp- Treat Lung Biofilm Infections (PeV_BioCat) | ANRF/ECRG/2024/002664/CS | 50 | 2024 2027 |
| Dr. Clament Sagaya Selvam | Development of Durable Anode Materials for AEM Water Electrolyze | ANRF/ECRG/2024/002084/CS | 68 | 2024 -2027 |
| Dr. Anjan Das | Design and Development of New Chiral Covalent Organic Frameworks as Standalone Photocatalyst for Stereocontrolling the Visible-Light-Driven Asymmetric Organic Transformations | ANRF/ECRG/2024/003299/CS | 68 | 2024 -2027 |
| Dr. Anjan Das | Applying asymmetric photocatalysis for the synthesis of enantiopure 2-substituted N-heterocycles | Newton International Fellowships Alumni 2024 ,The Royal Society (Ref. No.AL\24100051 -) | 5.43 (£6,000.00) | 2024 -2025 |
| Dr. Abhilash Pullanchiyodan | Tuning the interlayer spacing of MXene through heteroatom doping and carbon dot intercalation as cathode in zinc ion hybrid supercapacitor | Newton International Fellowships Alumni 2024, The Royal Society (Ref. No. AL\24100046-) | 5.43 (£6,000.00) | 2024 -2025 |
| Dr. P. Gopinath | Technology development for scalable, cost-effective drugs/natural products isolation from cordyceps militaris and medicinal plants: their semi-synthesis and antimicrobial lead identification | EAC AMR-TC | 45.2 | 2024-2027 |
| Dr. Soumyajit Ghosh | Self-healing Non-linear Optical Crystals as New Materials for All-Organic Photonic Integrated Circuits, TPN-91712 | Indo-Russian Proposal | 12 | 2024-2027 |
| Dr. G.T Senthil Andavan | Sustainable hybrid isocyanate free polyhydroxyurethanes from renewable precursors | CRG/2023/008762 | 15.19 | 2024-2027 |
| Dr. M. Mariappan | Synthesis Of Marine-Derived Bis And Tris-Indoline Alkaloids Facilitated By Visible Light Induced P-Block Metallocorroles As Photoredox Catalysts | TAR/2023/000464 | 10 | 2024-2027 |
| Dr. Priyadip Das | Design and development of multifunctional self-assembled peptide-based supramolecular coating on common inorganic surfaces with both antifouling and antimicrobial property | CRG/2023/001681 | 35 | 2024-2027 |
| Dr. M. Prakash | Computational Exploration of Structure, Stability, and Catalytic Activity of Supported Ionic Liquid Phase Catalysts (SILPC-CO₂RR | CRG/2023/002198 | 47 | 2024-2027 |
| Dr. M. Ganesh Pandian | Development of CD-44 targeted, fluorogenic polydiacetylene-coated silica nanocarrier for metallodrug delivery towards breast tumor microenvironment | CRG/2023/001155 | 23.8 | 2024-2027 |
| Dr. B. Neppolian | Solar Light Driven Highly Efficient Production of Hydrogen Using Photocatalysis | Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration – (SPARC) SPARC/2019-2020/P2197/SL | 74.92 | 2023-2025 |
| Dr. M. Prakash | The Investigation of Anticancer Drugs for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer(TNBC) byQM,QM/MM,andMolecularDynamicsSimulationsGuidedVirtual Screening | MeitY QCAL (USD 32000) | 26.63 | 2022-2024 |
| Dr. Dipankar Das | Fabrication of Levan-based Core-Shell Hydrogel Architecture for Sustained Drug-Delivery Application | SERB-SRG, India | 26,00,000.00 | 2023-2025 |
| Dr. Abhijit Saha | Investigating the effect of OmpA-derived peptide molecules on actin cytoskeleton of BMEC and activation of PKC-α: An approach to get peptide shuttle for brain drug delivery | SERB-SRG, India | 2900000/- | 2023-2025 |
| Dr. Rahul Narayanan | Accelerated chemical synthesis in microdroplets | SERB -SRG | 1702241 | 2023-2025 |
| Dr. Karthikeyan Sekar | Photoconversion of CO₂ into Fuels with Advanced Graphitic Carbon Nitride|Multimetaloxide Heterostructures | SERB-SRG, India | 27,75,872 | 2023-2025 |
| Dr. Gopal Chandru Senadi | Photoredox-catalyzed N-Terminal Bioconjugation of Peptides Through a Deaminative Radical Cross-Coupling Approach | DST-SERB-CRG | 23.7 | 2022-2025 |
| Dr. K. K. R. Datta | Exploring Fluorinated Graphene’s Chemistry of Dithio/Amino Fluorinated Graphene Derivatives Possessing Super-wetting Functionalities towards Membrane Distillation Application | DST-SERB-CRG | 31.49 | 2022-2025 |
| Dr. S. Ganesan | Binary Metal and Polymer Composite as Substrate Free Flexible Polymer Electrode Membrane for Energy Storage Device | DST-SERB-CRG | 44.03 | 2022-2025 |
| Department of Chemistry | DST – FIST | SR/FST/CSI-266/2015(C) | 146 | 2015-2020 |
| Prof. B. Neppolian | Design and development of sensor for detection of pharmaceutical compounds present in water and wastewater | DST-WTI/2021 | 75.79 | 2015-2020 |
| Dr. Prasant Kumar Nayak | Development of Novel Rechargeable Aqueous Batteries using Transition Metal Oxide-based Cathodes | SERB | 29.29 | 2022- 2024 |
| Dr. Tanay Kundu | Mesh-threadable Porous Framework Materials for Enhanced Chemiresistive Sensing | SERB | 27.5 | 2022- 2024 |
| Dr.E.Varathan | Computational Investigation of Singlet Fission in Conjugated Organic Molecules to Enhance Solar Cell Efficiency | SERB | 30.22 | 2022-2024 |
| Dr. Gopal Chandru Senadi | Sustainable Synthetic Methodologies for the Construction of Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formations | UGC | 10 | 2022- 2024 |
| Dr.G.Maduraiveeran(PI) and Dr.Venkataramaiah(Co-PI) | Development of Single Metal Atom Derived Electrode Materials for Next Generation Hydrogen Production Systems | CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 32.52 | 2022-2024 |
| Dr. M. Ganesh Pandian (PI) | Targeted Delivery of Ru(II)-polypyridyl Complexes Towards Breast Cancer Microenvironment Using Functionalized Liposomes | DST-NAWA (India-Poland Joint project) | 7.8 | 2022-2024 |
| Dr.T.Maiyalagan (PI) | Development of MOF derived porous non precious group metal (PGM) electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction | (Research Agreement No. ICE-Matter-KU-SRM CR2021) | 5.78 lakhs | 2021-2022 |
| Dr. Susnata Pramanik (PI) | Development of the Chemically Fuelled Dissipative Supramolecular Cage | SERB;SRG/2021/001033 | 27 | 2021-2023 |
| Dr. Srinivasarao Kancharla (PI) | Development of carbon supported pincer-hydrophobic ionic liquids for the recycling of precious metals from eWaste | SERBSRG/2021/001457 | 25 | 2021-2023 |
| Dr. Anjan Bedi (PI) | Towards Mobius Aromaticity from Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon | SERB SRG/2021/000648 | 21.56 | 2021-2023 |
| Dr. Soumyajit Ghosh (PI) | Design of Mechanically Adaptable Molecular Crystals for Optical Waveguides and Smart Actuators | CSIR | 30 | 2021-2023 |
| Dr. Priyadip Das (PI) | Design and development of self-assembled short peptide based smart antifouling material by the formation of nontoxic and biocompatible coating | CSIR / 01 (3077) / 21 / EMR – II | 26.08 | 2021-2024 |
| Dr. Soumyajit Ghosh (PI) | Design of Photo salient Molecular Crystals by Crystal Engineering Approach towards achieving Smart Actuator and Photo switchable devices. | DST-SERB- FILE NO. CRG/2020/000885 | 43.74 | 2020-2023 |
| Dr. Anita Subhash Swami(PI) | Strategic Design of oxygen Deficient Perovskites (Brownmillerites)as BifunctionalElectrocatalysts for Oxygen reduction and Oxygen evolution reactions occurring in Various Energy Devices | DST- SERB (FILE NO. CRG/2019/003696) | Rs. 39.51 | 2020-2023 |
| Dr. S. Shanmugan (PI) | Bifunctional Site-isolated Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane for tandem and cooperative Catalytic Reactions. | DST – SERB (FILE NO. CRG/2019/001254) | Rs. 35.64 | 2020-2023 |
| Dr. Venkatramaiah Nutalapati (PI) | Anomalously new generation of stable and high efficient fluoranthene based Blue and White phosphorescent Organic Light Emitting Diodes | DST – SERB (FILE NO. SRG/2019/001023) | Rs. 25,08,000/- | 2019-2021 |
| Dr. G. Maduraiveeran (PI) | Earth-Abundant Nanoenzembles Based Electrodes Array for Efficient Hydrogen Production System | DST/NM/NS/2019/284 | Rs. 29,00,000 | 2019-2021 |
| Multifunctional Cu2O@Cu2Se Nanostructures for Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Value Added Products | DST / SERB (File Number: SRG/2019/000123) | Rs. 22,66,000 | 2019-2021 | |
| Dr. Renjith Sasi mohan Pillai (PI) | Discovery of Efficient Nano-Porous Materials for Utilization of Expelled Toxic Gases from Coal-Fired Power Plants | DST – SERB (File Number: SRG/2019/000912) | Rs. 20,00,000/- | 2019-2021 |
| Dr. Kiran Kumarvarma Chakrahari (PI) | Group 11 Metal-polyhydride Compounds for the Synthesis of Superatom Nanoclusters: Structural Characterization, Photophysical Properties, Catalytic and Biomedical Applications | DST – SERB; (File Number: SRG/2019/001618) | Rs. 25,36,169 | 2019-2021 |
| Dr. P. Gopinath (PI) | Semisynthetic Approach to Focussed Libraries of Gingerol, Shogaol, and Nimbin Analogs: Synthesis, Structure, Activity Relationship, Mechanism of Inhibition and Biological Screening | DST – SERB (File Number: SRG/2019/001133) | Rs.22,55,069 | 2019-2021 |
| Dr. Manab Kundu (PI) | Facile Synthesis and development of 3D graphene/WS2/oxidyzed CNT nanohybrids as advanced electrode materials for high performance flexible supercapacitors | DST/TMD/MES/2K18/180G | 55.07 | 2019-2022 |
| Dr. V. Kumaran (PI) | High Voltage and Zeri-strain Polyanionic Phosphate-type glass and glass-ceramics materials for Na-ion secondary batteries interface with self-chargiing photovoltaic cells | EEQ/2018/000063 | 56.84 | 2019-2022 |
| Dr.T.Maiyalagan (PI) | Highly-Active, Durable Electro-catalyst for Inexpensive Iron-Air Rechargeable Battery for Electric Vehicles | DST/TMD/MES/2K17/2(G) | 33.55 | 2018-2021 |
| Dr. V. Sudha (PI) | Monte Carlo Simulation for dynamic instability of microtubules and its experimental validation | DST-SERB / FILE NO. EMR/2016/006108 | 60.71 | 2018-2021 |
| Dr.Vengadesh Kumara Mangalam (PI) | Low Temperature Processable Ferroelectric Film based Flexible Pyroelectric Generator for Energy Harvesting | DST-SERB /ECR/2017/002600 | 34.3 | 2018-2021 |
| Dr. K. K. R. Datta (PI) | Porous Fluorinated Graphene Composites with Superhydrophobic-Superoleophilic Properties towards Oil Recovery Prototypes and Oil Spill Clean-upk | DST-SERB | 32.29 | 2018-2020 |
| Dr. M. Prakash (PI) | Investigation of Composite Materials for Gas Storage and Separation: A Multiscale Modeling Approach (COMA/GASS) | DST- SERB | 40 | 2017-2020 |
| Dr. R M Gnanamuthu (PI) | Fabrication of Full-Cell Li-ion Batteries Using Advanced Layered Ni-Zn-Mn Cathode and Tin-Alloy Based Anode with Coin Cell and Pouch Cell Configurations | DST- SERB | 40 | 2017-2020 |
| Dr. Soumyajit Ghosh (PI) | Design of Mechanically Dual Responsive Molecular Crystals: A Crystal Engineering Approach | DST- SERB | 44 | 2017-2020 |
| Dr. T. Maiyalagan (PI) | Design of Highly Efficient Nanostructured Non Precious Electro-catalysts for Hydrogen Production using Alkaline Water Electrolysis | DST- SERB | 26.36 | 2017-2020 |
| Dr. Anita Subhash Swami(PI) | Design of Nobel Meal free for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in low temperature fuel cells | DST-SERB | 31.95 | 2016-2019 |
| Dr. S. Shanmugan (PI) | Silsesquioxane based Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Framework Materials (SIOHF) | DST-SERB | 32.6 | 2015-2018 |
| Dr. Ashok Kumar Sundramoorthy (PI) | Semiconducting SingleWalled Carbon NanotubeBased Field Effect Transistor Biosensor for Multianalyte Detection in Food Samples | DST-SERB | 32.69 | 2017-2020 |
| Dr. L. Sivachandiran (PI) | Non Thermal Plasma-Catalytic reactor for simultaneous Removal of NOx and VOCs (PCR-NOxVOC). | DST-SERB | 38 | 2017-2020 |
| Dr. K.Ananthanarayanan (PI) | Lightweight ultra-thin organic-perovskite hybrid tandem solar cells based on solution processable metal oxide interfacial layers for wearable electronics | DST-SERB | 35 | 2017-2020 |
| Dr. V. Kumaran (PI) | Development of Highly Efficient Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries with Insitu Monitoring of Safety Issues by Embedded Flexible Micro-sensor. | DST-SERB | 55 | 2017-2020 |
| Dr. M. Ganesh Pandian (PI) | Gold Nanoparticles with Suitable Functionalization: A Versatile Platform for Targeted Intracellular Delivery of Organometallic Ru-arene Anticancer Agents | SERB-Start Up Research grant | 19.2 | 2016-2019 |
| Dr. Baburaj Baskar (PI) | Transition metal catalysed enantioselective syntheses of Quinolizidine and pyrrolizidine derivatives: Application to total synthesis of natural products> | DST-SERB(Fast-Track) | 25.1 | 2015-2018 |
| Dr. S. Ganesan (PI) | Dye-sensitized solar cells | DST-SERB(Fast-Track) | 23 | 2013-2016 |
| Dr. M. Mariappan (PI) | Bioinspired Catalysis: Development of Metal-Oxo Corrole systems for the Hydrogen atom abstraction and Hydride transfer Reactions in Aqueous solutions | DST-SERB(Fast-Track) | 19.2 | 2013-2016 |
