Establishment of Major Centres at IIITDM


  • Design Innovation Centre – Spoke with Support from MHRD (2016) Rs. 1Crore.
  • MaDeIT Technology Business Incubation Centre - MHRD – DST (2016) Rs. 2 Crore .
  • PMMNNIT Process Learning at Centre – MHRD (2016) Rs. 2 Crore .

Sponsored Research Projects


  • Development and behaviour of polymer nanocomposites under dynamic load conditions, 2007-09, NRB, Rs. 18.3 Lakhs .
  • Nanocomposite gears – design and development, 2007-09, DST, Rs.14.3 Lakhs .
  • Development of an oral simulator, 2005-08, MHRD, Rs. 17 Lakhs .
  • New sintered bearings – performance, 2000-03 MHRD Rs. 6 Lakhs .
  • Polymer composite gear studies, 2002-05, DST, Rs.12.7 Lakhs. .
  • Sintered gear design (Career Award), 2000–03, AICTE, Rs. 13.15 Lakhs .
  • Artificial orthopaedic implants –reliability, 2002 -05, MHRD Rs. 10 Lakhs .
  • Study and development of repair technology for repairing composites at site under water vessels, 2000-03, NRB, Rs. 22.7 Lakhs .
  • Development of high speed reciprocating wear test rig, 2001-04 MHRD, Rs. 6 L .
  • Design and analysis of hybrid pressure vessels, 2002-04, ISRO, Rs. 3.9 Lakhs .
  • Modernization of product development laboratory 2003-05 MHRD, Rs. 8 Lakhs .
  • Development and performance of boron carbide based coatings on 304L stainless steel, 2006-2008, IGCAR, Rs.10.2 Lakhs .
  • Evaluation of high cycle fatigue behaviour of repair welds of AISI 410 stainless steels made using (a) ER 316L and (b) ER410 filler wires and its comparison with the AISI 410 base metal, 2008-2010, IGCAR, Rs.19 Lakhs .

Contact Details


 : Room No.211, Machine Design Section

: Department of Mechanical Engineering

: IIT Madras

: gmoorthy@iitm.ac.in

 : +91-44-2257-4691