


Academic & Industrial Collaborations
MOU for Academic Collaboration
1. Signed with GISE (Gujarat Institute of Solar Energy), Gandhinagar to forge strategic partnership in the education area of solar energy during Vibrant Gujarat January 9, 2013.
2. Signed with Fraunhofer-Institute for Solar Energy System ISE, Germany for knowledge partnership towards an applied research collaboration in photovoltaic science and engineering on January 28, 2016.
3. Signed with Junagadh Agricultural University, Gujarat on overall academic and research collaboration on August 23, 2024.
MOU for Industrial Collaboration
1. Signed with TOPSUN Energy Ltd., Gandhinagar to provide regular exchange of information, innovation, knowledge, technological development, management programmes and skill development during Vibrant Gujarat January 11, 2013.
2. Signed with Madhav Group, Baroda, Gujarat to provide regular exchange of information, innovation, knowledge, technological development, management programmes and skill development during Vibrant Gujarat January 9, 2013.
3. Signed with Solariedirect Energy India Pvt. Ltd., PUNE, Maharashtra to provide regular exchange of information, innovation, knowledge, technological development, management programmes and skill development during Vibrant Gujarat January 10, 2013.
4. Signed with BERGEN Group, Gurgaon, India to provide regular exchange of information, innovation, knowledge, technological development, management programmes and skill development during Vibrant Gujarat January 11, 2013.
5. Signed with Ruttonsha International Rectifier Ltd., Powai, Maharashtra, India to provide regular exchange of information, innovation, knowledge, technological development, management programmes and skill development during Vibrant Gujarat January 11, 2013.
6. Signed with Maharshi Solar technology Pvt. Ltd. to provide regular exchange of information, innovation, knowledge, technological development, management programmes and skill development during Vibrant Gujarat January 9, 2013.
Project under progress / completed
1. Project Title: To increase the whiteness/brightness of salt with sustainable free flow ability and stable iodate content.
Sponsoring Agency: Tata Chemicals Ltd. India.
Duration: 24 Months, September 2003 to March, 2005, Co-Investigator.
Status: completed
Amount: US$ 44,000 (INR 22 Lakh)
2. Project title: Production of industrial grade-I solar salt directly from the field by controlling the brine quality and crystallization methodology.
Sponsoring Agency: Industries Commissionrate, Govt. of Gujarat.
Duration: 24 Months, September 2003 to August 2006, Co-Investigator.
Status: completed
Amount: US$ 200,000 (INR 100 Lakh)
3. Project title: Synthesis of Bulk and Nano-Structured Magnesium Oxide Using Natural Brine/Bittern as Precursor: Characterization and Comparative Studies on Surface Morphology and Chemical Reactivity.
Sponsoring Agency: DST, Govt. of India.
Duration: 42 Months, July 2006 to December 2009, Principal Investigator.
Status: Completed
Amount: US$ 66,000 (INR 33 Lakh)
4. Project title: Studies on the activity of nano-building block based MgO microstructures as heterogeneous base catalyst in industrially important chemical conversions.
Sponsoring Agency: DST, Govt. of India.
Duration: 36 Months, July 2010 to June 2013, Principal Investigator.
Status: Completed
Amount: US$ 66,000 (INR 33 Lakh)
5. Project Title: Studies on the Electrodeposition of Si and Ge at room temperature using less viscous ionic liquid.
Sponsoring Agency: DST, Govt. of India.
Duration: 36 Months, August 2012 to July 2015, Principal Investigator.
Status: Completed
Amount: US$ 75,000 (INR 37.5 Lakh)
6. Project Title: Development of CZTS Solar Cells & Modules on Glass and Metallic Substrates by Non-vacuum Processes.
Sponsoring Agency: MNRE, Govt. of India.
Duration: 36 Months, April 2013 to March 2016, Co-Principal Investigator.
Status: Completed
Amount: US$ 415,000 (INR 207 Lakh, received INR 85 lakh))
7. Project Title: Development of nanosized catalysts for the application in FCC and hydroprocessing
Sponsoring Agency: Reliance Industries Ltd. India.
Duration: 24 Months, April 2013 to March 2015, Co-Principal Investigator.
Status: Completed
Amount: US$ 50,000 (INR 25 Lakh)
8. Project Title: Electrodepostion of Si in the nanospace carbon for new generation Li ion Battery
Sponsoring Agency: Indo-JSPS Program, Govt. of India.
Duration: 36 Months, April 2012 to March 2015, Principal Investigator.
Status: Completed
Amount: US$ 3,000 (INR 1.5 Lakh)
9. Project Title: Graphene Protected Si Nano-Spheres (interconnected) for Developing High Energy Density Li Ion Battery
Sponsoring Agency: Mission Innovation Materials for Energy Storage (MES), DST, India.
Duration: 24 Months, July 2018 to June 2020, Principal Investigator.
Status: Completed
Amount: INR 44 lakh
10. Project Title: Mechanism of Phase Formation during Electrochemical Deposition of Si from Ionic Liquid Bath
Sponsoring Agency: SERB DST, India.
Duration: 36 Months, March 2019 to February 2022, Principal Investigator.
Status: Completed
Amount: INR 49.6 lakh
11. Project Title: Electrochemical synthesis of shape controlled nanostructured Te from ionic
liquid medium for non-enzymatic electrochemical H2O2 sensor.
Sponsoring Agency: GUJCOST, Gujarat, India
Duration: 36 Months, May 2022 to April 2025, Principal Investigator.
Status: Ongoing
Amount: INR 17.73 lakh
12. Project Title: Development of visible light sensitive inexpensive thin film photocatalysts for
removal of heavy metals in drinking water
Sponsoring Agency: GUJCOST, Gujarat, India
Duration: 36 Months, April 2023 to March 2026, Co-Principal Investigator.
Status: Ongoing
Amount: INR 17.23 lakh










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