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
IMURA1140
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Ayushi Chand
Probing microenvironments within bio-molecules using excited-state dynamics
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Chris Ritchie
- Prof. San Thang
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Anindya Datta
Project Number
IMURA1154
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Abhishek U B
Machine Learning For Insights Into Graphene Nanoplatelet-Polymer Composite Coatings For Corrosion Resistance
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Smart Materials, Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof Alankar Alankar
Project Number
IMURA1155
Project Status
Development of Smart FRP Rebars for Health Monitoring of Concrete Structures
Research Themes
Smart Materials, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- A/Prof. Ye Lu
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Arghadeep Laskar
- Prof. Sauvik Banerjee
Project Number
IMURA1156
Project Status
Synthesis of 2D semi-metal, PtTe2 for sensing and energy applications
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Sudha Mokkapati
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. M. Aslam
Project Number
IMURA1167 (BASF Sponsored Project)
Project Status
Development of single atom and cluster catalysts for photothermal cracking of ammonia at low temperature
Research Themes
Circular Economy, Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Akshat Tanksale
- Prof. Alan Chaffee
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Sonali Das
Project Number
IMURA1170
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Amitava Chowdhury
A microfluidic platform to develop uniformly-sized microparticles with different surface chemistries and their application in healthcare
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof Laurence Meagher
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof Debjani Paul
Project Number
IMURA1175
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Swarnali Bhattacharyya
Transmembrane Ion Transport with Peptidomimetic Oligoacrylamides
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Tanja Junkers
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Nandita Madhavan
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Ravi Jagadeeshan
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. P. Sunthar
Project Number
IMURA1179
Project Status
Candidate Required-June 2024
Carbon based smart nanocomposite material as electrode material for supercapacitors
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Sumit Saxena
Project Number
IMURA1184
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Vikrant Saha
Application of Biochar-metal plasmonics approach for water treatment
Research Themes
Circular Economy, Smart Materials, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Murali Sastry
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Indrajit Chakraborty