RESEARCH

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

  1. PI"Nanomission project" (co-PI: Prof. Seetha, N., IITHyderabad; 2020-2023; Rs 80.0 lakhs (Funding Agency: DST, India))

  2. PI"IndoJapan project" (co-PI: Prof. AK Nema, IIT Delhi and Prof. T. Watanabe, Yamagata Univ.Japan; 2022-24; Rs 4.82 lakhs (Funding Agency: DST, India))

  3. Co-PI"Delhi cluster work" (PI: Prof. R. Kaur, IARI, NEw Delhi); 2022-2024; Rs 5 lakhs (Funding Agency: PSA, Govt. India)

  4. Co-PI"West Bengal Carrying capacity project work" (PI: Prof. G. Habib); 2021-2024;(Funding Agency: WBPCB, Govt. India)


COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS

  1. Co-PI"Partnership2020" (PI: Prof. V. Perumal, IITDelhi; Other members: Drexel Univ. USA, MNIT Jaipur, Univ. Arizona, USA; 2020-21(Partnership2020))

  2. PI"VajraFaculty_Project" External Faculty: Prof. Patrick L. Gurian, Drexel Univ.USA (2018-2020) (Funding Agency: DST, India))

  3. PI"IndoJapan project" (co-PI: Prof. AK Nema, IIT Delhi and Prof. T. Watanabe, Yamagate Univ.Japan; 2019-2021; Rs 4.82 lakhs (Funding Agency: DST, India))

  4. PI"Sensor Project " Other PI: Prof. S. Jha, IITDelhi; Prof. AKPanda,NIST Behrampur; Co-PI from 8 institutions) (Funding Agency: IUSSTF, India; Duration: 2018-2022; Total amount=Rs 9.0 Crores)

  5. PI"GangaGram Project " (Dr. Dhanya,C.T. (Co-PI, IIT Delhi) (Funding Agency: MHRD, India; Duration: 2016-2019; Total amount=Rs 5 Lakhs)

  6. PI"GIAN course on Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment" (Funding Agency: MHRD, India; Duration: June2018; Total amount=Rs 8.5 Lakhs)

  7. PI"Revisiting water guidelines " (Funding Agency: Centre for Ganga River Basin Management, IIT Kanpur, India; Duration: 2017-2018; Total amount=Rs 9 Lakhs)

  8. PI" Fate and transport of nanomaterials in water " Course Development Activity: Quality Improvement Programme, IIT Delhi, India (Amount: Rs 40,000; Duration: 1 years) (2013-2014)

  9. PI“Resource building for ecosystem and human health risk assessment with special references to microbial contamination ” (Prof. Mukesh Khare (Co-PI, IIT Delhi), Dr. Patrick Gurian (Co-PI; Drexel University, USA) and Prof. Charles N. Haas (Co-PI; Drexel University)) (Funding Agency: UGC, India; Duration: 2012-2015; Total amount: Rs 105.40 Lakhs)

  10. PI"Understanding nanoparticles-bacterial interactions in single-and dual nanoparticles-based bacterial toxicity studies" (Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, India; Duration: 2012-14; Total amount: Rs 15.30 Lakhs)

  11. PI “Exploring infrastructure for understanding nanoparticles-associated toxicity to microorganisms (“NanoTox”)” (Funding Agency: Planning Unit, I.I.T. Delhi, India; Duration: 2011-2014; Total amount: Rs. 10.52 Lacs)

  12. PI“Development of Nanoparticles-related Water Quality (“NP-WQ”) Framework for Protecting Source Drinking Water ” (Prof. Ashok K. Ganguli (Co-Investigator) and Prof. Atul K. Mittal (Co-Investigator) ) (Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, India; Duration: 2012-2013; Total amount: Rs 10.00 Lakhs)

  13. Facilitator“Nanoparticles release from sludge after rain event” (Awardee Student: Baranidharan, S.) (Funding Agency: IIT Delhi TDP-IAS Scheme ; Duration: (6 months) (2012); Total amount: Rs 0.53Lakhs)

  14. PI"Exposure Assessment of Nanoparticles" Course Development Activity: Quality Improvement Programme, IIT Delhi, India (Amount: Rs 40,000; Duration: 1 years) (2012-2013)

  15. PI“Identification of issues for sustainable urban built-environment through symposium of Indo-German experts (“SustainUBE”) (Dr. Vasant Matsagar (Co-Investigator) and Prof. Uwe Schlink (Co-Investigator) ) (Funding Agency: Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany; Duration: 2012; Total amount: EURO 15,800.00)

  16. Techno-economic feasibility of reduction of microbial pollution from the sewage treatment plants ( Co-Investigator; Prof. A. K. Mittal (Principal Investigator))

  17. PI “Infrastructure development for attracting research funding and collaborations in the field of emerging contaminants in water” (Funding Agency: Industrial Research and Development, I.I.T. Delhi, India; Duration: 2010-2011; Total amount: Rs. 1.00 Lacs)

  18. Co-PI“Development of a framework for benchmarking of sewage treatment plants and other projects being undertaken under NGRBA” (PI:Prof. A. K. Mittal , Dr. K. N. Jha (Co-Investigator) )(Funding Agency: Ministry of Environment and Forests, India; Duration: 2010-2011; 10 months)

  19. Co-PI“Environmental quality and protection for Ganga River Basin Management Programme-Environmental Quality and Protection Group” (PI: Prof. A.K. Mittal, Dr. A. K. Nema (Principal Investigator)) (Funding Agency: Ministry of Environment and Forests, India; Duration: 2010-2011; 1.5 years)






Outreach efforts

  1. "Itec risk course" funded by MEA, India, Aug 2022 (with Prof. AK Nema)

  2. "Itec water course" funded by MEA, India, Aug 2022 (with Prof. Arya V.)



    Consultancy work

    1. "Solar panel metal release evaluation" funded by FistSolar, USA (Aug2022-Jan2023)

      COLLOBORATORS

      1. Prof. Regina Nogueira (Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Germamy)

      2. Dr. Dhanya,C.T. (IIT Delhi; India)

      3. Dr. Subhankar Basu (TERI Delhi, India)

      4. Dr. Irene Xagoraraki (Michigan State University, East Lansing; USA)

      5. Dr. Patrick L. Gurian (Drexel University,Philadelphia; USA)

      6. Prof. Uwe Schlink (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig; Germany)

      7. Dr. Prashant Kumar (University of Surrey, Guildford; UK)