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
IMURA1091
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Kriti Bijalwan
Development of photothermal catalysts for sustainable carbon dioxide conversion using solar energy
Research Themes
Circular Economy, Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Alan Chaffee
- Prof. Akshat Tanksale
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Sonali Das
Project Number
IMURA1092
Project Status
Development of single atom catalysts for applications in storage of green hydrogen in the form of liquid hydrogen carriers
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling , Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Akshat Tanksale
- Prof. Alan Chaffee
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Sonali Das
Project Number
IMURA1093
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Amar Jagan
Protection of Power System with 100% Inverter-Based Resources
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling , Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Reza Razzaghi
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Zakir Hussain Rather
- Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr. Stuart DC Walsh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Manish M Pande
- Prof. NN Vishwanathan
Project Number
IMURA1102
Project Status
Design and Development of Novel Control Schemes for Stable Grid-Forming Operation of Type-4 Wind Farms
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Behrooz Bahrani
- Prof. Hassan Haes Alhelou
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Vivek Agarwal
Project Number
IMURA1110
Project Status
Developing next-generation of high-performance aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Aijun Huang
- Dr. Yuman Zhu
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Amitava De
Project Number
IMURA1113
Project Status
Development of machine learning methods for the analysis of photovoltaic powerplant data for extraction of soiling losses and degradation rates
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr. Markus Wagner
- Dr. M. Imad Khan
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Anil Kottantharayil
- Prof. Rajbabu Velmurugan
Project Number
IMURA1114
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Umar Maqbool
Assessment of Hydrogen Generation Technologies in India: Implications for Energy Transition
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Roger Dargaville
- Prof. Tom Hughes
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Trupti Mishra
Project Number
IMURA1116
Project Status
Condition Monitoring of High Temperature Corrosion of Alloys in the Context of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC) Applications
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Siddhartha Duttagupta
Project Number
HSS1119
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Merin Chacko
Energy transition and the role of energy poverty: Experience from India
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr Mita Bhattacharya
- Prof Russell Smyth, Prof Xibin Zhang
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof Arnab Jana
- Prof Santanu Bandyopadhyay