Research

Publications (last 5 years): 195

Fundings: Available from various sources viz. UGC, CSIR, DST, BRNS, DAE and Industries

Research Facilities
300 MHz NMR Sphectrometer
GC-Mass Spectrometer
GC and HPLC equipments
FTIR and UV Spectrophotometers
Spectrofluorimeter
TGA/DTA
Electrochemical work stations for Advanced Voltammetric techniques
Faraday Magnetic Susceptibility Balance
GM Counter
Gamma-ray Multichannel Analyzer
Digital Polarimeter
Brookfield’s Viscometer
Chemical Vapour Deposition Unit

Ongoing Research projects

1. FIST programme of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
INR. 1.2 crores

2. Special Assistance Programme (SAP), University Grants Commission
INR. 70 lakhs

3. Supramolecular interactions based nano-scale electrochemical sensors for certain metal ions of nuclear technological importance
Principle Invetigator: Dr. A. K. Srivastava
Funding agency: Board of research in nuclear science (BRNS), BARC, Mumbai
Duration: 2005 – 2008
Amount: Rs 13,00,00/-

4. Environmental accumulation and transfer factor of radio nuclides, elements released from nuclear facilities at Tarapur site.
Principle Investigator: Dr. B. H. Mehta
Funding Agency: BRNS, Department of Atomic energy, Govt. of India.
Period: 2007-2010
Amount: Rs 16,18,950/-

5. Development of C2 symmetric hetero-helicenes as fluorescent chiral sensors for
amines and amino esters.
Principle Invetigator: Dr. A. V. Karnik
Funding agency: DST
Duration: 2008-2011
Amount: Rs.28,42,800

6. Solid Phase extraction methodologies for heavy metal removal.
Principle Investigator: Dr. (Mrs.) M. Karve
Funding agency: University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi
Duration: Three years (April 2008 – April 2011)
Amount: Rs. 6, 42,800/- (Six lakh forty two thousand eight hundred only).

Completed Research projects (last 5 years)

1. Effect of environment on glycogen metabolic activity.
Principle Investigator: Dr. G. A. Meshram
Funding agency: UGC (WRO), Pune
Duration: 2002 – 2004
Amount: Rs. 50,000

2. Electrochemical studies on the interaction of macromolecules with certain vitamins and amino acids for development of electrochemical sensors.
Principle Investigator: Dr. A. K. Srivastava
Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Duration: 2002-2005
Amount: Rs. 20,00,000

3. Design and Development of Group 15 molecular Precursors for MOCVD.
Principle Investigator: Dr. S. S. Garje
Funding agency: Board of research in nuclear science (B.R.N.S.), Govt. of India
Duration: 2002-2005
Amount: Rs. 7,50,000

4. Synthesis, Structural and Optical Spectral Studies of Oxadiazole Fluoroionophores: Selective Fluorescence Sensors.
Principle Investigator: Dr. S. H. Mashraqui
Funding agency: Board of research in nuclear science (B.R.N.S), Govt. of India
Duration: 2004-2006
Amount: Rs. 7,50,000

5. Donor Acceptor Thienothiophenes: Synthesis and Evaluation as potential nonlinear optic materials.
Principle Investigator: Dr. S. H. Mashraqui
Funding agency: CSIR, Delhi
Duration: 2000-2003
Amount: Rs. 7,50,000