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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]
> Infrastructure engineering [1] [2]
> Clean energy
> Water
> Nanotechnology [1] [2]
> Biotechnology and stem cell research
Research
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PROJECT TITLE STATUS
Clean energy IMURA0054 Prof R Pathegama, A Prof A Bouazza

Prof. D. Chandrasekharam Geo-sequestration of
carbon dioxide in coal seams
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering
Clean energy IMURA0057 Dr Ranjith Pathegama Prof. D. Chandrasekharam A numerical study of creation of optimal
fracture networks for
heat extraction from engineered geothermal reservoirs
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Singh Banambar
Clean energy

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture

Infrastructure engineering

IMURA0073 Dr Ranjith PG A/Professor Deepankar
Choudhury
To study the effects
of mining induced subsidence, changes in deformation of coal and interburden rock strata
and water flow
Candidate required
Clean energy

Infrastructure engineering

IMURA0074 Dr Ranjith PG Prof DN Singh Investigation of
permeability of fractured, steep and deep rock
slopes with high groundwater pressures
PhD
candidate currently
on project: Kunal
Kumar
Singh
Clean energy IMURA0098 Dr Ranjith Pathegama Prof T N Singh Numerical simulation of
CO2 sequestration and recovery of CH4 from
coal seams
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Vishal Vikram
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering
Clean energy IMURA0111 Prof R Pathegama Prof D Chandrasekharam A study of CO2 sequestration in basalt formation PhD
candidate currently on project:
Deepika Singh
Infrastructure engineering
Clean energy IMURA0133 A/Prof Sankar Bhattacharya,
Prof Paul Webley
Prof Anuradda
Ganesh
Gasification characteristics of high ash lignites for power generation or co-production of chemicals PhD
candidate currently on project:
Jagani Venkata
Sunil
Clean energy IMURA0135 Dr Bradley Ladewig Prof Manoj Neergat Electrocatalysts for low temperature fuel cells PhD
candidate currently on project:
Nalajala Naresh
Nanotechnology
Clean energy IMURA0136 Dr Bradley Ladewig Prof Manoj Neergat Novel polymer composite membranes for the direct methanol fuel cell PhD
candidate currently on project:
Wasim
Feroz
Nanotechnology
Clean energy IMURA0140 A/Prof Sankar Bhattacharya,
Prof Paul Webley
Prof Anuradda
Ganesh
Early detection of agglomeration during fluidized bed conversion of solid fuels at high temperatures Candidate required
Clean energy IMURA0145 Prof Brian G Falzon Prof Shashikanth Suryanarayana Small wind turbine technology PhD
candidate currently on project:
Chawla Jasvipul Singh
Clean energy IMURA0159 Dr Malin Premaratne, Dr Le Nguyen Binh Prof R Vijaya Photonic crystal antenna – design and fabrication PhD
candidate currently on project:
Sreenivas Reddy
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Nanotechnology
Clean energy IMURA0175 Prof Kate Smith-Miles Prof Narayan Rangaraj,
Prof S A Soman
Stochastic network design - mathematical programming models for electricity grids with storage Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Clean energy

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
IMURA0177 Prof Mohan Krishnamoorthy,
Prof David Abramson


Also includes
external supervisor from Infosys
Prof Krithi Ramamritham,
Prof Pushpak Bhattacharyya

Also includes
external supervisor from Infosys
Green data-centers: optimizing data-center layouts and intra-cloud migration of virtual machines Candidate required
Clean energy IMURA0200 Prof Ranjith Pathegama Prof T N Singh Numerical and experimental study of rocks under very high temperature conditions: Underground coal gasification Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture