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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
Academy
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SUPERVISOR
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SUPERVISOR
PROJECT TITLE STATUS
Nanotechnology IMURA0027 George Simon Arup R Bhattacharyya Dispersion and
confinement of multiwall carbon nanotubes in immiscible polymer blends
PhD
candidate currently on project: Amrita Poyekar
Nanotechnology IMURA0061 Raman Singh V S Raja Nanotech for corrosion resistance Candidate required
Nanotechnology IMURA0065 George P Simon Arup Bhattacharya Ternary polymer blends involving self-reinforcing liquid crystalline polymer fibrils containing carbon nanotube reinforcement PhD
candidate currently on project:
R Vivek
Nanotechnology IMURA0080 Malin Premaratne V Ramgopal Rao Understanding the
critical role of quantum mechanical effects in nanoscale semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic devices
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Akash
Nigam
Advanced computational engineering, simulation
and manufacture
Nanotechnology IMURA0092 Nick Birbilis V S Raja Corrosion control at the nanoscale for light alloys PhD
candidate currently on project:
Loga Venkatesh
Nanotechnology IMURA0093 Nick Birbilis V S Raja Development of nano coatings through electrochemical route Candidate required
Nanotechnology IMURA0102 Raman Singh A S Khanna Nano-structured silane coatings for magnesium alloys in bio-medical
implant applications
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Swati Gaur
Biotechnology and stem cell research
Nanotechnology

Advanced computational engineering, simulation
and manufacture

IMURA0107 Huanting Wang A K Suresh Zeolite-polymer nanocomposite
membranes for gas separation
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Surendra Sasi Kumar Jampa
Nanotechnology IMURA0113 Nick Birbilis A S Khanna Development of corrosion resistance conducting polymer coatings PhD
candidate currently on project: Gunjan
Gupta
Nanotechnology IMURA0115 Huanting Wang Suparna Mukherji Nanofilters for water treatment Candidate required
Water
Nanotechnology IMURA0125 Ranjith Pathegama,
WenHui Duan
Dnyanesh Pawaskar Investigation of
fundamental mechanism
on rock fracture by nanomechanics based modeling techniques
Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering
Nanotechnology IMURA0129 Malin Premaratne Vikram Gadre Clever nonuniform sampling methods to speed-up light pulses propagation through nonlinear dispersive media Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
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