> The Research Academy > Collaborating Faculty > Student profiles > Industry and government > Prospective research students > Researchers and research institutes > Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture > Infrastructure engineering > Clean energy > Water > Nanotechnology > Biotechnology and stem cell research			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] > Infrastructure engineering [1] [2] > Clean energy > Water > Nanotechnology [1] [2] > Biotechnology and stem cell research Research Academy THEME/S REF No (Click for details) MU SUPERVISOR IITB SUPERVISOR PROJECT TITLE STATUS Nanotechnology IMURA0017 Dr R Jagadeeshan Prof T Sridhar Dr P Sunthar Structure and flow properties of polymeric dendrimers Candidate required Nanotechnology IMURA0027 Prof George Simon Arup R Bhattacharyya Dispersion and confinement of multiwall carbon nanotubes in immiscible polymer blends PhD candidate currently on project: Amrita Poyekar Nanotechnology IMURA0061 Assoc Prof Raman Singh Prof V S Raja Nanotech for corrosion resistance Candidate required Nanotechnology IMURA0065 Prof George P Simon Prof Arup Bhattacharya Ternary polymer blends involving self-reinforcing liquid crystalline polymer fibrils containing carbon nanotube reinforcement Candidate required Nanotechnology IMURA0080 Dr Malin Premaratne Prof V Ramgopal Rao Understanding the critical role of quantum mechanical effects in nanoscale semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic devices PhD candidate currently on project: Akash Nigam Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture Nanotechnology IMURA0092 Dr Nick Birbilis Prof V S Raja Corrosion control at the nanoscale for light alloys Candidate required Nanotechnology IMURA0093 Dr Nick Birbilis Prof V S Raja Development of nano coatings through electrochemical route Candidate required Nanotechnology IMURA0102 Assoc Prof Raman Singh Prof A S Khanna Nano-structured silane coatings for magnesium alloys in bio-medical implant applications Candidate required Biotechnology and stem cell research Nanotechnology IMURA0107 Huanting Wang A K Suresh Zeolite-polymer nanocomposite membranes for gas separation Candidate required Nanotechnology IMURA0113 Dr Nick Birbilis Prof A S Khanna Development of corrosion resistance conducting polymer coatings PhD candidate currently on project: Gunjan Gupta Nanotechnology IMURA0115 Dr Huanting Wang Dr Suparna Mukherji Nanofilters for water treatment Candidate required Water Nanotechnology IMURA0125 Prof Ranjith Pathegama, Dr WenHui Duan Dr Dnyanesh Pawaskar Investigation of fundamental mechanism on rock fracture by nanomechanics based modeling techniques Candidate required Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture Infrastructure engineering Nanotechnology IMURA0129 Dr Malin Premaratne Prof Vikram Gadre Clever nonuniform sampling methods to speed-up light pulses propagation through nonlinear dispersive media Candidate required Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture Clean energy IMURA0135 Dr Bradley Ladewig Prof Manoj Neergat Electrocatalysts for low temperature fuel cells Candidate required 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