Projects

 

A.Current Projects

1.      Centre of Excellence in Nano Science and Technology for the Development of Sensors This is funded by OHEPEE Department of Higher Education for developing low cost sensors for health care, environment and food security. This project has a duration of five years (2019/20-2024/25) and a funding of 300 Lakhs. Prof. Sukanta K. Tripathy, Dept. of Physics is the PI of this project.

2.      Development of Experimental facility for fabsication and characterization of third generation solar cell

This project was funded by DST FIST, Govt. of India for the Development of Experimental facility for fabsication and characterization of third generation solar cell. This project has a duration of five years (2019-2023) with a grant of 80 Lakhs. Prof. Sukanta K. Tripathy, Dept. of Physics is the PI of this project.

3.      Raja Ramanna Fellowship (RRF)

This is sponsored by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt. of India, to active retired scientists, engineers and technologists,  for their further contribution to research. Prof. N. K. Sahoo, Associate director (physics group) is the RRF at the CoE, and also serving as the mentor of CoE.

 

4.      Development of a chemical optode for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7

 

This project is funded by Dept. of Science and Technology, Odisha, for a duration of 03 years with a budget grant of 7.88 Lakhs. Dr. Sandip Dash, Dept. of Zoology is the PI of this project.

5.      Biosynthesis and Characterization of Ag-MnO₂ Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Application and Sulphonamide Conjugation for Ani-Parasitic Property Development,

This is an OSHEC, Odisha funded project for a duration of 02 years, with a budget grant of 4.92 Lakhs. Dr. Sandip Dash, Dept. of Zoology is the PI of this project.

6.      Synthesis of some carbohydrate functionalized thiourea and thiazolidinones and their applications as analytical reagents for estimation of toxic metals and fluoride ions in industrial effluent water

This project is funded by DST SERB, Govt. of India, through the Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) fellowship program. Dr. Satyanarayan Sahoo, Dept. of Chemistry, is the PI of this project and Prof. K. V. R. Chary, Director, IISER Berhampur is the mentor.

7.      Electrochemical Activity of Chromium Oxide Quantum Dots towards Glucose Oxidation

This is a Seed Fund Research Project under OURIIP-2021 OSHEC, Govt. of Odisha to Young Faculties working in various Government Colleges and Universities. Dr. Kusha Kumar Naik, Dept. of Physics is the PI of this project.

8.      Synthesis of magnetic, Luminescent nanoparticles for drugs delivery application

This is a research project is “Seed Fund Research Project under OURIIP-2021” OSHEC, Govt. of Odisha.

B.Completed Projects

1-      A genosensor for detection Bacillus anthracis spores from water samples

This was a UGC funded project for a duration of 02 years with a budget of 10 Lakhs. Dr. Sandip Dash, Dept. of Zoology was the PI of this project.