Projects :
Our research work is supported by funds from IIT Madras as well as external agencies. Following are the projects in our lab supported by external agencies. I am either the Principle Investigator (PI) or the Co-Investigator for these projects.
Sponsored Research Projects
Number Title Co investigator(s)Sponsoring Agency Value (in Rs) Time period
1 Characterization of Chemical Mechanical Planarization of Copper using Electrochemical Methods --- MHRD 15,00,000 2004-2007
2 Experimental characterization of additive effects on particle size distribution and removal rate in Chemical Mechanical Planarization 15,00,000 2005-2007
3 Effect of additives on Chemical Mechanical Planarization slurries Prof.S.Pushpavanam DST 22,04,400 2006-2009
4 Fine Particle Application in High Precision Manufacturing Semiconductor Water Surface Contamination Prof. R. Nagarajan (PI) 23,58,000 2006-2008
5 Experimental and theoretical investigations of Microwave Melting of metals Prof. Tanmay Basak (PI) CSIR 8,88,000 2007-2010
6 Development of Ice bonded abrasive polishing process Prof.N.Ramesh Babu (PI) and Prof. L. Vijayaraghavan ARDB 16,32,480 2007-2010
7 Studies on Fermentation and Drying of Cocoa beans Prof.T. Panda (PI) and Dr. Tanmay Basak Cadbury Inc 9,60,000 2008-2009
8 Characterization and modification of ceria particles for STI CMP (Shallow Trench Isolation Chemical Mechanical Planarization) Prof. Tanmay Basak ; Prof. Jin Goo Park (PI-Korean Side) DST-NRF Rs. 31,62,560 + KRW 40 million 2011-2014
9 CIGS Solar Cell fabrication Prof. S. Kasiviswanathan, Dept. Physics DST-SERI 93,90,973 2013-2016
10 Mechanistic investigations of electrochemical reactions using nonlinear EIS Prof M. Kamaraj, Dept. Mat. Sci. Met. DST-SERB 45,74,500 2015-2018
11 Development of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a tool for malaria, chikungunya and dengue diagnosis Dr. Sujatha Sunil (ICGEB, New Delhi) (PI) DBT 23,98,440 + (36,00,400 to ICGEB) 2016-2019
12 An SEIR model to estimate the effect of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions on the spread of Covid19 Dr. Sujatha Sunil (ICGEB, New Delhi) SERB 5,00,000 2020-2021
13 Development of robust electrochemical biosensor using aptamers and metal binding peptides to detect chikungunya and dengue diagnosis Dr. Sujatha Sunil (ICGEB, New Delhi) DBT ~Rs. 60,00,000 + (~ Rs. 72,00,000 to ICGEB) 2023-2026
14 Development of Glider with indigenous sea water battery Prof. Asokan T (PI), Engg. Design., Prof. Thiayagarajan R, ME (IIT Tirupathi), Prof. Srinivas S, EE, Prof. K. Murali, OE, Prof. Sannasiraj SA, OE, Prof. Atmanand MA, EE MoES ~Rs. 6,00,00,000 2024-2026
Consultancy Projects
1 Feasibility study for electrochemical removal of iron from sulfuric acid pickling bath --- TI Cycles, India 41,325 2005
2 Air pollution assessment and Emission Inventory in Chennai City Prof.S. Pushpavanam (PI), Prof. D.V.S.Murthy, Prof. R. Ravikrishna, Prof. Shiv Nagendra CPCB 1,90,57,900 2006-2008
3 Environmental Impact Assessment of replacing diesel sets with coal fired power plants Prof.S. Pushpavanam (Co-PI) Chemplast Rs. 5,00,000 2008
4 Comparision of Manual Tracker vs Fixed array for solar PV power generation --- Sunflower Solutions LLC, US USD 2000 2010
5 Emulsion size measurement using dynamic light scattering --- Hospira, India 41,000 2011
6 Measurement of anodic protection current --- Sargam Limited 60,000 2011
7 Purification of 1,1,2,2 tetra chloro ethane by distillaion Dr. K. Krishnamurthy (PI) DCW Limited 1,00,000 2011
8 Process Optimization Prof. M. Kamaraj, Dept. MME (Co-PI) Sundaram Fasteners Ltd ~ 17,00,000 2017-2018
9 Corrosion cause identification and remediation Prof. M. Kamaraj, Dept. MME (PI) , Dr. Rani George (Co-PI), Dr. Anandkumar (Co-PI) IGCAR IOCL ~ 7,00,000 2017
10 Material Compatibility Evaluation --- L&T Technology Services Ltd ~ 2,00,000 2018
11 Detailed Engineering for Construction of common user Manifold and Project Management consultancy for its implementation Prof. K. Murali, Dept. OE, (PI) , Prof. V. Sundar, Dept. OE, (Co-PI), Prof. S.A. Sannasiraj, Dept. OE, (Co-PI) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT TRUST (JNPT), India ~78,00,000 2018-2020
12 Replacement and Revamping of pipeline Network at Oil Jetty Area,Kandla Prof. K. Murali, Dept. OE, (PI) , Prof. V. Sundar, Dept. OE, (Co-PI), Prof. S.A. Sannasiraj, Dept. OE, (Co-PI) DPT, Kandla, India ~2,16,00,000 2019-2020
13 Quantification of ac induced corrosion rate in buried pipelines. Measurement and physical process model Prof. Srirama Srinivas, Dept. EE, (Co-PI) GAIL India ~95,00,000 2020-2022
QIP Short Term Courses
1 Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes Prof. M. Chidambaram MHRD 50,000 2005
2 SERB school on Fundamental Electrochemical Principles Applied to Problems in Science and Engineering Prof. R. Ramnarayanan DST SERB 3,78,400 2013-2014

MHRD - Ministry of Human Resources Development, India
DST - Department of Science and Technology, India
CSIR - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, India
ARDB - The Aeronautical Research and Development Board, India
CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board, India
NRF - National Research Foundation - Korea
SERI - Solar Energy Research Initiative, India
SERB - Science and Engineering Research Board, India
MoES - Ministry of Earth Sciences