Carbonic Anhydrase Promoted Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Valuable Chemicals Sponsoring Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Department: CH : Chemical Engineering

• Dr. Mahesh Ijjada, Adhidesh S Kumawat (PI)
• May 2026 - May 2028

Mechanistic Insights into Antifreeze-Mediated Ice Growth Inhibition and Development of Machine Learning Models for Antifreeze Activity Prediction. Sponsoring Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department: CH : Chemical Engineering

• Ravi Kumar Reddy Addula (PI)
• May 2026 - May 2029

Development of bio-based terminal cyclic carbonate via CO2 capture and conversion in a semi-continuous process Sponsoring Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department: CH : Chemical Engineering

• Sujit Sen (PI)
• Prof. Vaibhav V Goud (Co-PI)
• Mar 2026 - Mar 2029

Computational Insights into Non-Sulfonamide Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors for Disease-Specific Treatments: A Blueprint for Drug Design Development Sponsoring Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) Department: CH : Chemical Engineering

• Dr. Shashi Kumar (PI)
• Mar 2025 - Mar 2028

Integrated Sonophotocatalysis with sulfate-based oxidation for reclamation of Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in waste water Sponsoring Agency: Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB) Department: CH:Chemical Engineering

• Dr. Mahendra Chinthala (PI)
• Prof. Sujit Sen (Co-PI)
• Mar 2024 - Mar 2027

Development of thermally-stable bifunctional catalysts for CH4 removal: synthesis, reaction kinetics, mechanistic aspects, and real-world application. Sponsoring Agency: INSPIRE - DST Department: CH:Chemical Engineering

• Dr. Prateek Khatri (PI)
• Nov 2023 - Nov 2028

Financial Assistant (1st installment) to the Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Rourkela under FIST Program - 2020 (TPN No - 51453) Sponsoring Agency: DST Department: CH:Chemical Engineering

• HOD-CH (PI)
• Feb 2022 - Feb 2027