Research will be conducted in a team-based approach. Research in The Academy will be truly multi-disciplinary which will allow discoveries to be made at the interface of disciplines.
The Academy’s intention is to organize research into classes of problems that seeks to address a key research-theme or sector-goal.
Seven key research themes have been identified:
EOI applications are open for the next intake. Click here to apply. The last date of submission is 27 February 2026. The projects for the intake will only be uploaded at a later stage.
Project Number
IMURA0301
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Investigations on CCP-enhanced carbon dioxide uptake in aqueous media during flue gas scrubbing
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Sankar Bhattacharya
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- A.K Suresh
Project Number
IMURA0679
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Exploring the adhesive property of sickle cell of improved diagnosis
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Tuncay Alan
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Debjani Paul
Project Number
IMURA0046
Project Status
Student completed
Priyanka Gupta
Modelling, design and optimization of novel stem cell bioreactors
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Paul Verma
- Kerry Hourigan
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Sameer Jadhav
Project Number
IMURA0646
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Development of flexible reformer- based fuel cell technology for small-scale power generation
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Akshat Tanksale
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- S. Srinivas
- Prakash C Ghosh
Project Number
HSS0645
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Exploring gender and ethnic dimensions of malnutrition
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies & Management
Monash University Supervisor
- Dharma Arunachalam
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- D. Parthasarathy
Project Number
IMURA0300
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Investigations on CO2 sequestration with algae under dry and hot ambient conditions
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- John Beardall
- Sankar Bhattacharya
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Pramod Wangikar
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Nick Birbillis
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- V.S Raja
Project Number
IMURA0210
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Compressive parallel MRI for accelerated imaging
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Jingxin Zhang
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Arjun Arunachalam
Project Number
IMURA0466
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Towards soil moisture retrieval using P-band radiometer observations
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Jeff Walker
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Y. S. Rao
Project Number
IMURA0045
Project Status
Student completed
Nilesh Raykar
Improve design data for mitigation of stress corrosion cracking
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- S.K Maiti
- Jayesh Bellare