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.
Six key research themes have been identified:
Project Number
IMURA0884
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Pathways for clean energy development through using neutron scattering and gas sorption studies in gas shales
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Ranjith Pathegama
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- V. Vishal
Project Number
IMURA0890
Project Status
Candidate Required
Direct aromatization of methane - theoretical and experimental studies
Research Themes
Circular Economy, Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Alan Chaffee
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- A.K Suresh
- Abhijit Chatterjee
Project Number
IMURA0892
Project Status
Candidate Required
Selective conversion of biomass derived terpenes into flavour and fragrances products
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Circular Economy
Monash University Supervisor
- Akshat Tanksale
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Anil Kumar
Project Number
IMURA0902
Project Status
Candidate Required
Generation of dihydrogen from sea water: design of robust and efficient electrocatalysts
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Alexandr N Simonov
- Douglas R. MacFarlane
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Aswani Yella
Project Number
IMURA0912
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Amrutha Suresh
Development of porous polymers as scaffolds for sodium ion-and potassium-ion supercapacitors
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Neil Cameron
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- C. Subramaniam
Project Number
IMURA0936
Project Status
Candidate Required
Coinage metal based catalysts containing dicationicphosphenium-based ligands
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Drasko Vidovic
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- M.S. Balakrishna
Project Number
IMURA0946
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Kuntalika Das
Experimental and modelling studies on Plastic-Biomass co-gasification for decentralised waste management
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Sankar Bhattacharya
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Sandeep Kumar
Project Number
IMURA0947
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Hydrogen and Chemicals from renewable feedstock
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Sankar Bhattacharya
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Neeraj Kumbhakarna
Project Number
IMURA0965
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Prachi Janjani
Design and characterisation of new electrocatalysts for 2 conversion
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Nanotechnology
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr Cameron Bentley
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Dr. Arindam Sarkar
Project Number
IMURA0970
Project Status
Experimental and modeling studies of 2D/2D layered semiconductor heterointerfaces
Research Themes
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture, Clean Energy, Nanotechnology
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Nikhil Medhekar
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Saurabh Lodha