20. Project Title: Development and Demonstration of Materials and Fabrication Technologies for Tropical Batteries
Funding Agency: ANRF MAHA EV Mission
Duration: 2025-30
Project Director: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI), Co-PI: Dr.Surendra Kumar Martha, Dr. Narendra Kurra, Dr. Tata Narasinga Rao (Research Adviser)
Status: Ongoing
Amount in Lakh INR: 471.78
19. Project Title: CLEANZ (Centre of Excellence on Clean Coal Energy and Net Zero)
Funding Agency: Coal India Limited
Duration: 2025-30
Investigators: Dr. Saptarshi Majumdar(PI), (CO-PI:) Dr. Chandra S Sharma, Prof. Kishalay Mitra, Dr. Debaprasad Shee, Prof. Narasimha Mangadoddy, Prof. Raja Banerjee, Dr. Atul Suresh Deshpande,Dr. Sayak Banerjee,Dr. Venkata Rao Kotagiri, Dr. Pritha Chatterjee, Dr. Deepu J. Babu, Dr. Meenakshi, Dr. Ashok Kamaraj
Status: Ongoing
Amount in Lakh INR: -
18. Project Title: Partnerships in Research for Advanced Technologies in Healthcare, AI, Materials & Energy
(PRATHAME)
Funding Agency: ANRF PAIR
Duration: 2025-26
Project Director: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI), 7 other Spoke PI's
Status: Ongoing
Amount in Lakh INR: 230.0
17. Project Title: Exploration of Novel Carbon Electrode Materials and Electrolyte Combinations towards Developing High Voltage Li-based Dual Carbon Batteries
Funding Agency: SERB-CRG
Duration: 2024-27
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI)
Status: Ongoing
Amount in Lakh INR: 62.0
16. Project Title: Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Sanitary Pad Disposal Methods.
Funding Agency: ICMR
Duration: 2023-24
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 10.07
15. Project Title: Patterned and Activated 3D Carbon Nanofibers as High Performance Anode for Li-ion battery and supercapacitor.
Funding Agency: Textile Ministry
Duration: 2021-23
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 93.0
14. Project Title: Scale up of Electrospun Nanofibers.
Funding Agency: Textile Ministry
Duration: 2021-23
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 123.84
13. Project Title: Scientific understanding & technological development of Metal-CO2 battery with CO2 as an energy carrier for India's Mars Mission (SwarnaJayanti Fellowship)
Funding Agency: DST & SERB
Duration: 2021-25
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI)
Status: Ongoing
Amount in Lakh INR: 211.7
12. Project Title: Feasibility study for generation of hierarchical carbon nano-materials from tailing coal & coal tar.
Funding Agency: Tata Steel
Duration: 2019-21
Investigators: Dr. Saptarshi Majumdar(PI), Dr. Chandra S Sharma(CO-PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 28.0
11. Project Title: Bacterial cellulose derived Carbon Nanofibers as Anode for Li-ion Batteries.
Funding Agency: SERB CRG
Duration: 2019-22
Investigators: Dr. Mudrika Khandelwal(PI), CO-PI: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(CO-PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 49.5
10. Project Title: Hierarchical micro-/nano-textured monocrystalline silicon and polymer anti-reflective surfaces for high efficiency solar cells.
Funding Agency: SERB EMR
Duration: 2017-20
Investigators: Dr. Prem Pal(PI), Dr. Chandra S Sharma(CO-PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 30.2
9. Project Title: Bio-inspired engg of nano-hierarchical musculoskeletal tissue architecture for stem cell recruitment to treat compound non healing bone fractures.
Funding Agency: DST Nanomission
Duration: 2017-20
Investigators: Dr. Subha N. Rath(PI), Dr. Chandra S Sharma(CO-PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 58.9
8. Project Title: Electrospun gelatin nanofibers for controlled drug delivery of hydrophobic drugs.
Funding Agency: DST Nanomission
Duration: 2017-20
Investigators: Dr. Saptarshi Majumdar(PI), Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI)(Joint)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 33.9
7. Project Title: Development of macro-encapsulation device for islet cell transplantation for diabetes treatment.
Funding Agency: IMPRINT (MHRD & ICMR)
Duration: 2017-22
Investigators: PI: Dr. Subha N. Rath, Co PI(s): Dr. Chandra S Sharma (IITH), AIG Team (Dr. Sasikala, Dr. GV Rao, Dr. R. Pradeep,
Dr. R. Talukdar, Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 127.0
6. Project Title: Extreme point of care diagnosis on a CD platform.
Funding Agency: IMPRINT (MHRD & ICMR)
Duration: 2017-22
Investigators: Prof. Suman Chakraborty (IIT KGP)(PI), CO-PI's: Dr. Chandra S Sharma (IITH), Dr. Dipankar Bandyopadhyay (IITG),
Dr. Chirasree Ray Chaudhuri (IIEST), Dr. Dipayan Sanyal (CGCRI), Dr. Satadal Saha (JSV Innovations)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 380.0
5. Project Title: Candle soot and graphene based multiscale nanostructured carbon electrodes for high performance Li ion batteries.
Funding Agency: IMPRINT (MHRD & Dept. of Heavy Indus.)
Duration: 2017-22
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI), Dr. Tata N. Rao (ARCI, Hyderabad)(CO-PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 260.6
4. Project Title: Direct recycling of polystyrene based waste objects using citrus peel extract for oil spills remediation.
Funding Agency: DST-TSDP
Duration: 2016-18
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI), Dr. Kishalay Mitra(PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 37.2
3. Project Title: Catalytic graphitized Resorcinol-formaldehyde derived carbon xerogel as anodes for Li ion batteries.
Funding Agency: SERB YSS
Duration: 2016-19
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 30.9
2. Project Title: Electrospun polymer and carbon nanofibers for energy, environment and healthcare applications.
Funding Agency: DST-INSPIRE
Duration: 2015-21
Investigators: Dr. Chandra S Sharma(PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 35.0
1. Project Title: 3-D Micropatterned Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers with Enhanced Wettability.
Funding Agency: DST-UKIERI
Duration: 2015-17
Investigators: Dr. Mudrika Khandelwal(PI), Prof. Stephen J. Eichhorn(UK)(PI),Dr. Chandra S Sharma(CO-PI)
Status: Completed
Amount in Lakh INR: 25.0
