Research Center Details
A summary of the department's growth in research may be gauged from the increase in intake from four PhD and three M.Sc. registrants in the first decade since inception, to sixteen PhD currently. Four broad thrust areas have been singled out for research investigation: Chemical Processes, Energy, Unit Operations and Computational Chemical Engineering.
Research Guides
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Guide |
Designation |
University affiliation |
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Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj |
Professor & H.O.D. |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
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Dr. R. Suresh |
Professor & |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
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Dr. Rajalakshmi Mudbidre |
Assistant Professor |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
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Dr. Manjula Sarode |
Assistant Professor |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
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Dr. Jagadish H. Patil |
Associate Professor |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
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Dr. Basavaraja R.J. |
Associate Professor |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
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Dr. Vinod Kallur |
Associate Professor |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
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Dr. P.L. Muralidhara |
Assistant Professor |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
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Research Infrastructure Details
To support physical and chemical vapor deposition systems in the college Solar Cell fabrication lab, the department has added analytical instruments such as
| Spin Coater | Gas Chromatograph |
| Boy’s gas colorimeter | Flame photometer |
| K.F. autotitrator | FTIR |
In addition, department labs are equipped with various facilities such as cyclone reactor and digital acquisition systems to support research in diverse Chemical Engineering areas.
Funded Projects
* Ongoing funded projects
| Project title | Funding Agency | Grant (Rs) | PI,co-PI(s) | start date | End date |
| Spatial distribution of Uranium and associated water quality parameters in Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Kolar and Chikmagalur districts in Karnataka | Board of Research in Nuclear Science | 27,00,000 | Dr. Rajalakshmi M, Dr. Sham Aan, Dr. R. Suresh |
2015 |
2018
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Funded Projects Carried Out from 2007 - 2016
Research Center Activities
List of PhDs awarded [Viva completed/Degree awarded
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Guide |
Scholar |
Year awarded |
University |
Title of thesis |
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Dr. Y.J. Rao |
Dr. R. Suresh |
2007 |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
Physico-chemical studies on the manufacture of hydrazine |
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Dr.M.A.Lourdu Antony Raj |
Dr. Jagadish H. Patil |
2013 |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
Kinetic studies on biomethanation of water hyacinth |
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Dr.M.A.Lourdu AntonyRaj |
Dr. Vinod Kallur |
2016 |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
Generic modeling of reactors |
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Dr. Y.J. Rao |
Dr. P.L. Muralidhara |
2016 |
Visvesvaraya Technological University |
Physico-chemical studies on the effect of additives in lubricants |
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List of MSc Engineering by resaerch awarded through the research center
| Name of the Research Scholar | Regn. Year | Year awarded |
| Smt. Vani G.D. | 2008 | 2010 |
| Sri. Prakash Hadimani | 2011 | 2013 |
| Smt. Vinutha Moses | 2012 | 2014 |
| Smt.Divya | 2011 | 2014 |
List of registered PhDs scholars
| Sri. D. Ranganath | |
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Title of research project |
Studies on extraction of reserpine from Roulfia using reverse micellar extraction |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.M.A.L.Antony Raj |
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Date of commencement |
2005 |
| Smt. C Vidya | |
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Title of research project |
Removal of Dyes using Aspergilus Flavus Optimization and scale up studies |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.M.A.L.Antony Raj |
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Date of commencement |
2010 |
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Smt. Shilpa Hiremath |
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Title of research project |
Optimization & scale up studies on removal of dye from waste water using agrobactrium radio bacteria |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.M.A.L.Antony Raj |
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Date of commencement |
2011 |
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Sri.Ujwal Sreenag Meda |
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Title of research project |
Bio Hydrogen Production from Microbial Electrolysis |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.M.A.L.Antony Raj |
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Date of commencement |
2014 |
| Sponsored external scholars(faculty) | |
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Smt. R.V.Kavitha |
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Title of research project |
Feasibility of reaction network model via metabolic engineering and kinetic studies for bacterial rhodopsin production |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.R.Suresh |
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Date of commencement |
2011 |
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Sri. Girish N. Desai |
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| Title of research project | Studies on Conversion of municipal waste plastic to petrol-based fuel oil using nanoclay as catalyst by thermal degradation – A Novel approach |
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Date of commencement |
2015 |
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Sri. N. Harindranath |
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Title of research project |
Optimization of Biomass Fired Power Plants |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.R.Suresh |
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Date of commencement |
2009 |
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Sri. Muralidharan V |
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Title of research project |
Development & characterization of sensors for vibration survey on aero engines |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.R.Suresh, Dr. A.R. Phani |
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Date of commencement |
2014 |
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Sri. Vivekanand Gurupadayya Sanjawadmath |
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Title of research project |
Model based validation and verification of electronic controller performance for development of an Aero engine |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.R.Suresh |
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Date of commencement |
2014 |
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Sri. Prakash Hadimani |
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| Title of research project | Carbon Based Nano composites Mixed Matrix Membranes for Desalination |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr. Rajalakshmi M. |
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Date of commencement |
2015 |
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Smt. Subana P.S. |
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Title of research project |
Studies on plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition for growth of carbon thin films |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr.R.Suresh, Dr. A.R. Phani |
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Date of commencement |
2014 |
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Smt. Shashikala M. |
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Title of research project |
Studies on optimization of bio-ethanol production from water hyacinth using fermenting yeast |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr. J.H. Patil |
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Date of commencement |
2015 |
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Smt. Seema Sakkera |
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| Title of research project | Influence of effect of electron beam irradiation on polymeric composite membranes for structural and thermal properties |
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Sponsor if any |
None |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr. J.H. Patil |
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Date of commencement |
2015 |
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Smt. Kavitha V. Joshi |
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Title of research project |
Studies on Blends of Polyphenylene Ethers with Styrenic Resins |
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Guide and his/her affiliation |
Dr. Rajalakshmi M. |
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Date of commencement |
2015 |
- Faculty
- Sponsored external scholars (faculty)
- Sponsored external scholars (part-time students)
- Independent external scholars (full-time students)
Publications
Details of research published by scholars and faculty under the aegis of the reresearch center are provided here.