Sponsored Projects

 

1. SPARC Project-MHRD; Title: Bagasse and Its Sustainable Utilization as a Raw Material in an Innovative Industrial Process, BITS, 2019-2023, Amount: 32 Lakhs (Ongoing)

 

2. Core Research Grant -SERB; Title: Alternative Construction Technology for the Seismic Prone Areas, BITS-NITT, 2022-25, Amount:21.46 Lakhs (Ongoing).

 

3. DST Research Grant; Title: Sugarcane bagasse ash – A potential supplementary cementitious material, BITS-IITB, 2023-26, Amount:50 Lakhs (Ongoing).

 

4. Nehru- Fulbright Visiting Specialist program, 2020; Title: Sustainable concrete construction -An engineering education perspective; BITS, Role: PI, 2020 (Ongoing)

 

5. MHRD Sponsored National Mission Project on Pedagogy; "Learner-centric Outcome based Pedagogy project. Construction materials and Technology” BITS, Role: PI; Amount: Rs 7 lakhs (Completed)

6. OPERA (Outstanding Potential for Excellence in Research and Teaching) Grant, Devolvement of agro-waste based binders, Duration: 2015 - 2020, Role : PI; Amount: 22.2 Lakhs (Completed)

7. Research Initiation Grant, Assessment of Pozzolanic Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash from Different Disposal Sites, Sponsor: BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Duration: 2016 - 2018, Amount: 2 Lakhs (Completed)

 8. Additional Competitive Grant, Devolvement of low carbon ternary cement for durable and sustainable cement,  Duration: 2016 - 2018, Role: PI, Amount: 9.25 Lakhs (completed)

 

Consultancy projects

1. Assessment of potential of Industrial Shed Exposed to Fire Accident.

Sponsor: Nilgiri Oil & Allied Industries, Hyderabad. Duration: Aug 2018-Nov 2018

Amount: 4.13 Lakhs (Completed)

2. Condition assessment of Raw Mill- Field and Laboratory investigation

Sponsor: Star Cement Co. L.L.C.

Duration: July 2019 -Sept 2019

Amount: INR 5.15 Lakhs (Completed)

3. Non-destructive testing of Coal Mill- Field and Laboratory investigation,

Sponsor: Star Cement Co. L.L.C.

Duration: INR 4.6 Lakhs, June 2020 - Dec 2020, (Completed)