Total= 12 Research Projects (12 as and 1 as Co-PI); Total funding obtained as PI from GOI- INR ~8 crores
worth INR ~8crores
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- 12. “Development of a Sustainable Zero Waste Microalgal Cultivation Process for Carbon Capture via a Biorefinery Utilizing Sea Water Formulation from Salt refinery Waste (AQUAMIX) and utilization of algal biomass for biofuels and bioplastic production with co-production of value-added biochemicals” DBT BIOE3 ~2.35 crores

- 11. DST SERB sanction to conduct International Conference on “Environmental sustainability, Green technologies and start up ventures on and beyond earth (Hybrid mode), Sep 12-13, 2024 – 2.5lacsINR

- 10. 10. 2022:INUP IITBOMBAY Indian Nanotechnology User Programme (INUP) IIT Bombay -Principal Investigator: “High pressure lab-on-a-chip microfluidic microalgal photobioreactor (HPLOC-MMPBR) to harvest value-added products, Pid:P255823620_11.

- 9. Indo French Centre for promotion of Advanced Research CEFIPRA Industrial Research Project No PPMB 7133/2020/1179, “Commercial pigment production by microalgae: towards development of new biotech process” Total budget approved Rs 1,16,38,645 crores in CEFIPRA (IARDP). 1st Oct 2020 to 31st March 2025.

- 8.DST SERB Project recently sanctioned as CO-PI “Peptide nanotechnology and health: A Nano-strategies to combat with antibacterial resistance by using novel short peptide conjugates” Budget ~55lacs. 30th November 2021 to 30th November 2024 (As CoPI)

- 7. DST-NANOMISSION “Construction of Diatoms solar panels for biofuel production”. Number SR/NM/NT-1090/2014(G) 75lakhs, 2016

6. 2017-2018: National center for Photovoltaic research and education NCPRE, PHOTO VOLTAIC USERS MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME (PUMP), IIT Bombay–Principal Investigator: “Fabrication and characterization of metabolically engineered diatoms (MED) into Dye Sensitized Solar Cell for oil production without cell lysis” at INUP IIT Bombay, Pid:P131581281_1
5. 2016-2017: Indian Nanotechnology User Programme (INUP) IIT Bombay -Principal Investigator: “Fabrication of resonating Microfluidic chamber for biofuel production” at INUP IIT Bombay, Pid: P989423752/2016
4. 2015-2017: ERASMUS+ Programme with University Le Mans, France-Principal Investigator: (in collaboration with Prof Benoit Schoefs).2015-2017.Cost: 1800 EUROS
3. 2010-2015: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India -Principal Investigator: research project costing Rs. 42 lacs titled “PCR markers for diatoms to link death due to drowning.” BT/PR14134/BRB/10/816/2010.
2. 2014-2016: UGC-BSR-START UP -Principal Investigator: “Molecular identification of some forensically important insects: a pilot study. No.F.30- 12/2014(BSR) date 22.07.2014 Costing Rs 6.00 lakhs
1. 2008-2011: Department of Science and Technology Sponsored Project(DST), Haryana Council of Science and Technology, India-Principal Investigator: “Morphological study of diatoms in different periods of the year in water bodies of Haryana in relation to the cause of death in drowning cases.” Costing Rs4.68 lakhs. DST,HSCST 799/10/07/08.
Completed Independent Course-workshops
3. International Conference on “Environmental sustainability, Green technologies and start up ventures on and beyond earth (Hybrid mode), Sep 12-13, 2024 – 2.5lacsINR- 2. Course Coordinator of GIAN -Principal Investigator: (Global Initiative of Academic and Networking Ministry of Human Resources and Education, Govt of India) on “Microalgae as renewable high value compounds” with Foreign Faculty Prof. Benoit Schoefs, School of Science and Technology from University Le Mans, France. Nov 22-27th 2016.
1. Course Coordinator of Workshop on Funding in Life Sciences and Health Care -Principal Investigator: , Resource Person Dr Ramjee Pallela, Chief Manager, IKP, Park(BIG, BIRAC), Hyderabad on 25.01.2017-20162015–2017-


