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Research themes
Research projects
The IITB-Monash Research Academy has an extensive range of research projects and PhD opportunities available
across the six research themes:
> Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
> Infrastructure engineering [1] [2]
> Clean energy
> Water
> Nanotechnology [1] [2]
> Biotechnology and stem cell research
Research
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PROJECT TITLE STATUS
Clean energy IMURA0054 R Pathegama,
A Bouazza

D. Chandrasekharam Geo-sequestration of
carbon dioxide in coal seams
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering
Clean energy IMURA0057 Ranjith Pathegama D. Chandrasekharam A numerical study of creation of optimal
fracture networks for
heat extraction from engineered geothermal reservoirs
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Singh Banambar
Clean energy

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture

Infrastructure engineering

IMURA0073 Ranjith PG Deepankar
Choudhury
To study the effects
of mining induced subsidence, changes in deformation of coal and interburden rock strata
and water flow
Candidate required
Clean energy

Infrastructure engineering

IMURA0074 Ranjith PG DN Singh Investigation of
permeability of fractured, steep and deep rock
slopes with high groundwater pressures
PhD
candidate currently
on project: Kunal
Kumar
Singh
Clean energy IMURA0098 Ranjith Pathegama T N Singh Numerical simulation of
CO2 sequestration and recovery of CH4 from
coal seams
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Vishal Vikram
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering
Clean energy IMURA0111 R Pathegama D Chandrasekharam A study of CO2 sequestration in basalt formation Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering
Clean energy IMURA0133 Sankar Bhattacharya,
Paul Webley
Anuradda
Ganesh
Gasification characteristics of high ash lignites for power generation or co-production of chemicals Candidate required
Clean energy IMURA0135 Bradley Ladewig Manoj Neergat Electrocatalysts for low temperature fuel cells PhD
candidate currently on project:
Nalajala Naresh
Nanotechnology
Clean energy IMURA0136 Bradley Ladewig Manoj Neergat Novel polymer composite membranes for the direct methanol fuel cell PhD
candidate currently on project:
Wasim
Feroze
Nanotechnology
Clean energy IMURA0140 Sankar Bhattacharya,
Paul Webley
Anuradda
Ganesh
Early detection of agglomeration during fluidized bed conversion of solid fuels at high temperatures Candidate required
Clean energy IMURA0145 Brian G Falzon Shashikanth Suryanarayana Small wind turbine technology PhD
candidate currently on project:
Chawla Jasvipul Singh
Clean energy IMURA0159 Malin Premaratne,
Le Nguyen Binh
R Vijaya,
Senthil Kumar
Photonic crystal antenna – design and fabrication PhD
candidate currently on project:
Sreenivas Reddy
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Nanotechnology
Clean energy IMURA0175 Kate Smith-Miles Narayan Rangaraj,
S A Soman
Stochastic network design - mathematical programming models for electricity grids with storage Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Clean energy IMURA0200 Ranjith Pathegama TN Singh Numerical and experimental study of rocks under very high temperature conditions: Underground coal gasification Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Clean energy IMURA0212 Lian Zhang Manaswita Bose Mathematical modelling of fine ash particulate formation during oxy-fuel combustion of low-rank coal Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Clean energy IMURA0216 Wenlong Cheng Anuradda Ganesh Nanobiofuel cell based on nanoporous carbon PhD
candidate currently on project:
Kaushik Choudhury
Nanotechnology
Clean energy IMURA0217 Gil Garnier,
Wei Shen

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Ramesh Singh,
TN Singh

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Fundamental investigations of surface forces in
water-in-oil emulsion contact with minerals
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Clean energy IMURA0221
(A)
Sankar Bhattacharya,
Lian Zhang,
Jie Zhang
Andrew Hoadley

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Anuradda Ganesh, Sanjay Mahajani



Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Techno-economic evaluations of coal and biomass pyrolysis with carbon capture for syngas feedstock to ammonia production PhD
candidate currently on project:
Pratham Arora
Infrastructure engineering
Biotechnology and stem cell research
Clean energy IMURA0221
(B)
Sankar Bhattacharya,
Lian Zhang,
Jie Zhang
Andrew Hoadley

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Anuradda Ganesh, Sanjay Mahajani



Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Techno-economic evaluations of coal and biomass pyrolysis with carbon capture for syngas feedstock to ammonia production PhD
candidate currently on project:
Ishan
Sharma
Infrastructure engineering
Biotechnology and stem cell research
Clean energy IMURA0222 Sankar Bhattacharya,
Jie Zhang,
Leone Spiccia,
Lian Zhang

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Anuradda Ganesh,
Santanu Bhandopadhyay


Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Techno-economic evaluations of solar
(or other advanced technologies) for splitting water for hydrogen and oxygen feedstock to ammonia and nitric acid production
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Sonal Thengane
Infrastructure engineering
Clean energy IMURA0240 Michael Danquah Suparna Mukherjee, Anuradda Ganesh Bioprocess development to harness microalgal resources Candidate required
Water
Clean energy IMURA0249 Amrik S. Sohal Karuna Jain,
Arti Kalro
The selection and management of non-conventional/renewable sources of energy like solar/wind Candidate required
Clean energy IMURA0257 Michael Danquah Prakash C Ghosh Development of microbial fuel cells with improved performance Candidate required
Clean energy IMURA0277 Samuel Adeloju Prakash C Ghosh Designing and optimization of bio-electrochemical energy conversion system Candidate required
Biotechnology and stem cell research
Clean energy IMURA0279 Jeff Walker Deepashree Raje Adaptive water management under uncertainty in climate change impacts on river basin hydrology Candidate required
Water
Clean energy IMURA0286 Wenlong Cheng Anuradda Ganesh Investigation of thermal properties of nanofluids PhD
candidate currently on project:
Sushrut Bhanushali
Nanotechnology