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Director's Message
I am very happy that the Research & Development Section of IIT
Roorkee is publishing its R & D newsletter. I congratulate all thefaculty members for disseminating research activities of IITR to all
the stakeholders through this initiative. I wish that the researchfindings of IITR gets thoroughly dispersed across academic,
research institutions and Industries in India and abroad.
Many R&D institutions are requested to involve with IITR for working in both advanceand thrust areas of research. It is pertinent to mention that we need to increase ourresearch project submission across the departments and centers. I strongly
encourage multidisciplinary research initiatives across each and every departments
and centres of IITR in order to fulfil the aspirations of all the stakeholders. I appeal to
all faculty to ponder upon this suggestion and start preparing research proposals tovarious calls of the Govt agencies, industries and other international agencies.
Research activities should be inclined in such a way that it reaches the common
people of India and paves the pathway for upliftment of the society.

Prof. K K Pant

Dean SRIC Desk

The Institute has research guidelines in place for effective
management of on-going research in the Institute. The research
activities of the Institute are of strategic importance to the nation,
catering to the needs of large/medium/small scale industries in
the country, facilitating the needs of the rural sector bydissemination of technology for societal benefit including
healthcare and training of the rural people and academic research.

IIT Roorkee is further focused on enhancing the industrial research ambience in
the Institute through industry interventions. The Institute invites all stakeholders
to collaborate with us for cutting edge fundamental and translational research.

Prof. Akshay Dvivedi

RECENT ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

Glimpses of Startup Expo 2022

IIT Roorkee bags Questel IP ExcellenceAward 2022

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IIT Roorkee bags Best Poster Award in InstituteInnovation Council Regional Meet 2022, in
Chandigarh

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RECENTLY REGISTERED RESEARCH PROJECTSPREFABRICATEDPREFINISHEDVOLUMETRICCONSTRUCTION USINGRECYCLED PLASTIC
Prof. P. C. Ashwin Kumar
Earthquake Engineering

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The project is related to finding solution forprovidingaffordable
housingwhile
eradicating large quantum of plastic wastethat is suffocating our landfills. With the useof re-cycled plastic and light gauge steel
frame construction the objective is to convert
the idea of sustainable and affordable
modular housing into reality. The concept of
eco-friendliness will be also embedded into
this technology with minimal to no use ofmaterials like concrete and maximum use of
re-cycled materials.

Sponsor: Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs

ashwin.pc@eq.iitr.ac.in,https://iitr.ac.in/~EQ/pcashwin

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LIGHTWEIGHT THERMALSUPER-INSULATINGAEROGEL MADE BY USINGHYBRID CELLULOSE
NANOMATERIALSEXTRACTED FROM WASTE
BIOMATERIALS FOR
BUILDING AND ADVANCEDAPPLICATIONS
Prof. Pradip K. Maji
Polymer and Process Engineering
pradip@pe.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~PPE/Pradip_K__Maji

VOLUME 20

This research is driven by the need for a newclass of sustainable, lightweight, robust, costeffective, super thermal insulating 3D
aerogels from hybrid cellulose nanomaterials
for the next generation ‘Zero Energy
Buildings (ZEB). Energy saving in buildings
has become a question of crucial importancein many countries, including India. About
one-third of the total energy is being used inbuilding sectors only. Hence, it isindispensable to reduce the energy
consumption of buildings by finding more
effective thermal insulation materials. The
nanocellulose, precisely cellulose nanofibers(CNFs), the building block of the aerogel, will
be isolated from rice and wheat straw, thetwo major agricultural residues of India, using
our existing methodologies. Using of waste
cellulose will not only reduce the cost of the
product, also mitigate the burden of growing
waste on the earth. Our proposed cellulose
aerogel will be robust, ultralight, and able towithstand extreme cold and hot temperature
so it can be a substitute for typical silicabased aerogel, which is highly brittle.
Sponsor: Science and Engineering
Research Board, Govt of India

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NEWSLETTERNANOSCALEINVESTIGATIONS INTO
THE INTERACTIONS OFMETAL/METAL OXIDESWITH GAGS FOR
FUNCTIONALAPPLICATIONSVOLUME 20

Nanotechnology has garnered commercial
attention in the modern era due to theirunique applications. Metal and metal oxide
nanoparticles possess unique structures,interesting redox and catalytic properties andare biocompatible. The metal/metal oxidebased nanomaterials have been shown tohave significant therapeutic potential. The
mechanisms related to their interactions withanimal and plant cells should be establishedto utilize them for versatile biomedical
applications. The project outlines thepotential
functional
applicationsof
Glycosaminoglycan
(GAG)
based
metal/metal oxide nanocomposites.

Prof. Krishna Mohan Poluri
Biosciences and Bioengineering
krishna.poluri@bt.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~BT/Dr_Krishna_Mohan_Poluri

Sponsor: Esyantra Pvt. Ltd, Chennai,
India

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NEWSLETTERFATIGUE DESIGN OF
WELDED JOINTS IN
MILITARY BRIDGES:
EXPERIMENTS ANDSIMULATIONS
Prof. Indra Vir Singh
Mechanical and Industrial Engineeringivsingh@me.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~ME/Indra_Vir_SinghVOLUME 20

Welded joints, used in military bridges, are often
subjected to cyclic or periodic loads, resulting in theformation of cracks. A major contributing factor whichleads to early occurrence of cracks is the presence oftensile residual stresses in the heat affected zone ofwelded joints. Therefore, the present works aims tostudy the effect of residual stresses on Weldox-700 steel
joints used in the military bridges through experimental
and numerical techniques. The residual stresses
induced due to arc-welding would be estimated throughthermo-mechanical finite element simulations. The
results obtained from the numerical simulations would
be validated using X-Ray diffraction technique. The
stress-life curve for the material would be experimentallyobtained through fatigue-testing. A numerical framework
would be developed using the concepts of damage
mechanics and finite elements to estimate the fatigue
strength, crack initiation and propagation, and theservice-life of the welded joint. The present study would
be useful for the reliable design and safe loadings on the
military bridges.
Sponsor: ARMREB, DRDO, New Delhi

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BIOMASS GASIFICATION
THROUGH PLASMAPYROLYSIS TECHNOLOGYFOR CHEMICALSPRODUCTION

Prof. Vimal Kumar
Chemical Engineering
vimal.kumar@ch.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~CH/vksinfch

VOLUME 20

A significant amount of biomass-waste is produced during
post-processing of various crops such as: sugarcane,
wheat, rice, etc. Sugar industry produces significant
biomass-waste (bagasse), which is combusted into
furnace to generate electric power for local use. This
leads to production of fly ash, and also raises
environmental concerns. There are »500 operationalsugar mills in India, processing an average of 225 million
tons of sugarcane every year. The total potential of
biomass generated energy from these mills is estimated tobe »5000 MW. In this project, it is proposed to carry out
the plasma gasification of biomass into combustible gas
mixture in an oxygen-starved environment using an
external high heat source (plasma) to produce syngas. As
a result of high temperatures and lack of oxygen in theplasma reactor, the yield of tars, dioxins or furans, NOx
and SOx are much lower. Plasma gasification allows the
production of synthesis gas with a recovery of up to 80%of the chemical energy contained in the organic matter
initially treated. The current research aims to employ
state-of-the-art arch torches operated with DC's current ina modular plasma reactor where temperatures in excess
of 3000 K may be generated. The temperature is highenough to break down chemical bonds in the matter. In
the future, the same reactor may be employed to gasify
other types of waste such as MSW, hazardous waste,
medical waste, and electronic waste.
Sponsor: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
Government of India

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NEWSLETTERHYBRID-HALIDEPEROVSKITES FOREFFICIENT
SUPERCAPACITORAPPLICATIONVOLUME 20

Halide perovskite have been the materials of thedecades due to extraordinary optical andelectronic properties. These materials have been
widely used in energy photovoltaic, light emitting
diodes, detectors, sensors and many otheroptoelectronic applications. Due to mixed
electronic-ionic
conduction
thesehalideperovskites can be utilized as photo-active porous
electrode for photo-rechargeable supercapacitor
application. Recent developments in this fieldindicates that porous halide perovskites can havevery high energy density if suitable electrolytes
are used. The major challenge is the instability ofthe electrode materials under working condition
due to leaching of halide ions which will be thekey study in this project.

Prof. Monojit Bag
Physicsmonojit.bag@ph.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~PH/Monojit_Bag

Sponsor: Science and Engineering
Research Board , DST, India

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A COMPREHENSIVESTRATEGY FOR
ENHANCING PRODUCTION
AND ALLEVIATING AMR
BURDEN ON POULTRY
SECTOR VIA PROBIOTICSAND ALTERNATIVE OF
ANTIBIOTICS.
Prof. Naveen Kumar Navani
Biosciences and Bioengineering

VOLUME 20

Antimicrobial resistance has become a global healthproblem. The current project aims to develop potent
antimicrobial combinations based on plant secondary
metabolites and generally recognized as safe
(GRAS) status chemicals. The alternatives
developed in this project will be tested at farmer’slevel for their efficacy towards prevention of infection
and growth enhancement. Different physiologicalparameters such as body weight, immune status,
stress levels, feed conversion ratio, toxicity and bio
compatibility will be evaluated. This project will also
evaluate total microbial signature across different
feed groups using next-generation sequencing. This
study will be of immense importance at field level
implementation and India’s National Action Plan tocombat Antimicrobial Resistance.

Sponsor: Department of
Biotechnology, Government of India

naveen.navani@bt.iitr.ac.in
https://iitr.ac.in/~BSBE/naveen_navani

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EXPERIMENTALINVESTIGATIONS ON
PRECAST REINFORCED
CONCRETE PLANKS

Prof. Saurabh Shiradhonkar
Earthquake Engineering

VOLUME 20

A significant proportion of houses in India are constructedwith reinforced concrete (RC) structural elements. The
construction activities rely heavily on in-situ construction
methods involving the use of formworks and a hugeamount of wet trades. A large number of site activities
delay the construction process. Precast RC planks are asacrificial form shuttering for the construction of RC
elements. The precast RC planks (25 to 30 mm thick) aremanufactured in a casting yard. Off-site manufacturing
helps in reducing site activities and improving theconstruction process. The precast planks are useful toenhance the gravity and lateral capacities of RC elements
through composite action. The objective of the project is to
study composite action between precast plank and RC
elements. The developed composite Precast plank-RC
elements will be tested under monotonic loading tounderstand force transfer between precast and RC
elements. Seismic performance parameters ductility andenergy dissipation capacity) and design procedures forcomposite sections will be established from quasi-cyclic,
pseudo-dynamic, and shake table testing of the wall, andbeam-column joint specimens.

saurabh.shiradhonkar@eq.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~EQ/Saurabh_Shiradhonkar

Sponsor: Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs

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Due to the invention of quantum computers,
the threats to IoT systems become a majorinternet security concern nowadays. The
primary objective of this project is to develop
new quantum-safe cryptographic primitives
thatrealizetrustedandsecurecommunication in IoT ecosystems. Many IoT
devices operate in a constrained computing
environment
that
requireslightweightsolutions. In this project, we will needlightweight
quantum-safe
versionsofasymmetric ciphers. Among the several
proposals for quantum-safe cryptographic
primitives, the arguably most promising
approach is via lattices. Our main objectivesof this proposed project include theexploration and development of lattice-based
encryption and signature algorithms.

DEVELOPMENT OF
LATTICE-BASEDENCRYPTION AND DIGITALSIGNATURE ALGORITHMS
FOR QUANTUM - SAFE
CRYPTOGRAPHY
Prof. Aditi Gangopadhyay
Mathematics
aditi.gangopadhyay@ma.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~MA/Gangopadhyay_Aditi

In this proposal we would like to fabricate
UV-visible self-powered photodetectors byusing NiO as the primary semiconductors.
Initially we will fabricate p-NiO/plasmonicnanostructure/n-Si heterostrucure by using
Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) technique.
Meander Ag-Au metal nanostructure will befabricated by using thermal evaporation and
Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) techniquealong with post annealing. Another wellknown heterosytrucure for UV detection is pNiO/n-ZnO heterostrucure. By modifying thisnanostructure it is possible to efficiently
absorb the lower energy photons withefficient generation of Hot electrons using
plasmonic metal nanostructure.
Sponsor: Science and Engineering
Research Board , DST, India

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Sponsor: DRDO, Bengaluru

SELF POWEREDWAVELENGTH SELECTIVE
NIO BASED PLASMONIC UVVISIBLE PHOTODETECTOR
Prof. Anirban Mitra
Physics
anirban.mitra@ph.iitr.ac.in
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Some of the imaging systems requiredifficult to achieve combination of wide fieldof view, high angular resolution and large
light collection. This puts a challenge in
optical system design. One of the solution
to the wide-angle imaging is "monocentric"
lenses. In the present project we provide
such a solution by combing a system ofthree lenses in infra-red domain.

IR RADIATIONPROPAGATION STUDY
THROUGH MONO-CENTRIC
LENS(MCL) ASSEMBLY
Prof. Akhilesh Kumar Mishra
Physics

Sponsor: IRDE (DRDO)

akhilesh.mishra@ph.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~PH/Akhilesh_Kumar_Mishra

IIIT Roorkee is supporting the project through two
major tasks. We are applying unsupervised andsemi supervised machine learning algorithms
developed by other teams in this project (from CU
Boulder) to the Indian datasets and develop thehigh temporal and spatial resolution load, solar,
and wind datasets. We are also evaluating thevalue that these datasets will provide to long term
power systems planning. Using either synthetic or
actual network model of the Indian power grid,
capacity expansion and production cost
simulation studies are being performed tocompare the benefits of using the climate change
informed datasets vs using historical datasets as
is the practice today. We are also supporting the
project through publications and research
dissemination activities such as conference
participation, online/in-person meetings withsponsors, among others.

MACHINE LEARNING-BASEDDYNAMIC CLIMATEPROJECTIONS FOR POWER
SYSTEM PLANNINGDATASETS
Prof. Himanshu Jain
Hydro and Renewable Energy

Sponsor: University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, USA

Himanshu.jain@hre.itr.ac.in
https://iitr.ac.in/~HRE/Himanshu_Jain

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NEWSLETTERDEVELOPMENT OF A
PROTOTYPE TERRITORIALEARLY WARNING SYSTEMFOR PRECIPITATIONINDUCED SEDIMENTDISASTERS (I.E.,
LANDSLIDES AND DEBRISFLOWS) IN INDIA.
Prof. S. Srikrishnan
Centre of Excellence in Disaster
Mitigation and Management

VOLUME 20

Territorial Landslide Early Warning Systems(Te-LEWS) are cost-effective non-structural
disaster mitigation measures. With limited
historical events and precipitation records,
implementing Te-LEWSs in India is very
challenging. Novel spatiotemporal numericalmodelling approaches help to bridge the gap oflimited historical records of landslides. Preidentifying landslide-triggering thresholds isessential and can be achieved by simulating
occurrences of landslides under various
precipitation magnitudes. Through performing
spatiotemporal numerical simulations, thisresearch will create a landslide database. By
generating synthetic landslide events under
different weather, the study will derive earlywarning thresholds. Implementing revised
thresholds will help improve the precision of theexisting TeLEWS of ISRO.
Sponsor: Indian Institute of Remote
Sensing, Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO), Dehradun, India

srikrishnan@dm.iitr.ac.in
https://iitr.ac.in/~CoEDMM/srikrishnan

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5G ADVANCED ORAN
MASSIVE MIMO BASE
STATION

Prof. Ekant Sharma
Electronics and Communication
Department

VOLUME 20

Design and development of open radio accessnetwork (ORAN) based distributed unit (DU) to
support 5G and beyond applications. DU will becomprised of a baseband card and a server,where baseband card consists of state-of-theart Xilinx SoC to ensure sufficient processing
resources on the board to support functions
required by 3GPP specifications for 5G andbeyond applications. It supports both sub-6
GHz (410 MHz – 7.125 GHz) and mmWave(24.25 GHz – 52.6 GHz) bands. The PHY
algorithms will include the implementation ofbuilding block mentioned in the 3GPP
standards such as channel coding, rate
matching, modulation, etc, and also the
propriety algorithms such as channel
estimation, equalization, time & frequency
synchronization,
beamforming,noise
estimation, etc.

sekant@ece.iitr.ac.in
https://faculty.iitr.ac.in/ece/ekant

Sponsor: IIITB COMET Foundation15

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NEWSLETTERDEVELOPMENT AND
VALIDATION OF SECURITY
SOLUTIONS AGAINST VARIOUS
CYBER-ATTACKS AT
SUBSTATION/TRANSMISSIONLEVEL FOR INDIAN POWER
GRID NETWORK.
Prof. Bhaveshkumar R. Bhalja
Electrical Engineering
bhavesh.bhalja@ee.iitr.ac.in
https://ee.iitr.ac.in/~EE/Bhavesh_Bhalja

VOLUME 20

Cyber-attacks have become an issue due tothe connection of legacy power infrastructurewith complex computer networks and theintegration of communication devices. Thesecan be increased even further as moreIntelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) andcommunication links are deployed. Several
types of cyber-attacks, like False Data
Injection, Denial of Service, replay attacks, etc.,
can be used to compromise the integrity andavailability of data in power grids. Such attacks
can degrade the performance of industrial
applications or even cause a blackout due toerroneous decisions made by system operators
or automated algorithms. It can also cause acountry's social and economic problems.
Therefore, as shown in Figure, there is a needto develop attack detection and mitigation
strategies for different possible cyber-attacks atsubstation level and transmission level of thegrid.
Sponsor: Central Power ResearchInstitute (CPRI), Bangalore

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NEWSLETTERDEVELOPMENT OF
SPECIFICATIONS FOR USE
OF WASTE PLASTIC IN
ASPHALT MIXTURES: A
MAJOR STEP TOWARDSBUILDING SUSTAINABLE
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

Prof. Nikhil Saboo
Civil Engineeringnikhil.saboo@ce.iitr.ac.in
https://civil.iitr.ac.in/CE?Uid=nikhil.saboo

VOLUME 20

Amongst various avenues being searched forsolving the menace of increasing amount ofplastic accumulation, its use in hot mix asphalt(HMA) is becoming popular. Several researches
have been conducted since 1980s on the use ofdifferent types of waste plastics in asphalt
mixtures through dry and wet processes. While it
may sound ‘simple’ and ‘attractive’, incorporationof waste plastic in asphalt mixture has many
challenges.
The main objective of this study is to develop
specifications for use of waste plastic inpavement construction. To achieve this, thechemical, physical and morphological propertiesof various type of waste plastics generated
commonly in India will be studied. Pelletized
plastics will be used to evaluate its suitability for
wet and/or dry modification process. Finally, astandard manual for use of waste plastic basedon short- and long-term performance ofbituminous mixtures will be developed.

Sponsor: National Rural Infrastructure
Development Agency

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Prof. Sumanta Sarkhel
Physics
sarkhel@ph.iitr.ac.in
https://iitr.ac.in/~PH/Sumanta_Sarkhel

INVESTIGATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OFIONOSPHERIC TWO-DIMENSIONAL PLASMASTRUCTURES OVER THE GEOMAGNETIC LOWMID LATITUDE TRANSITION REGION USINGARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINELEARNING
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board , New Delhi

The proposed research on the exploration of Earth’s ionosphere offers a unique opportunity to the researchcommunity for understanding the spatio-temporal distribution of the ionospheric plasma processes in the F region. It
Prof. Sumanta Sarkhel
is extremely important in the context of satellite-based communication and navigational applications in L-band.
Physics
Although investigations of plasma irregularity processes over low, mid and high latitudes have been extensively
carried out globally, a very less attention has been paid over the geomagnetic low-mid latitude transition region. The
proposal is aimed towards the characterizing and understanding the plasma irregularities processes in this region
using optical imaging techniques. The existing O(1D) 630.0 nm images from an all-sky airglow imager installed overHanle, Leh Ladakh found the occurrence of mid-latitude plasma structures over that transition region on manyoccasions. In addition, several intriguing observational evidences of mid-latitude field aligned structures andMedium Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances were also recorded by the imager. Intelligent algorithms areneeded to identify and characterize these different types of plasma structures from the large imaging data set of
more than 1000 nights over this location. The proposed research will provide a platform towards utilizing the neuralnetwork based Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning which has not been attempted, so far, for thecharacterization of plasma structures from airglow images to the best of our knowledge. It will also lead to theunderstanding the relationship of the plasma distribution between low and mid-latitude plasma irregularities over thegeomagnetic low-mid latitude transition region in the Indian sector. The results will be useful to understand thephysical mechanisms responsible for the interaction among themselves.

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Prof. Arbaz Khan
Mathematics
arbaz@ma.iitr.ac.in
https://www.iitr.ac.in/~MA/Arbaz_Khan

OPTIMAL CONTROL OF DOUBLY DIFFUSIVEFLOWS: THEORETICAL STUDIES AND
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board , New Delhi

In science and engineering, there are many applications based on Double-diffusive flows, for example: chemical
pollutants in saturated soil, subsurface drilling and petroleum extraction, crystal growth, chemical and foodprocessing. Specifically, these types of models arise in a situation in which the process of heat and mass transfer
interact with flow in porous structures. One important observation is that the boundary layer is originated due toPcoupled
r o f . Sthermal
u m a n tanda Scompositionalarkhelmechanisms. An another observation of this model is based on cross diffusion
Pinhwhichy s i c sthe flux of the solute is effected due to temperature gradients. This phenomena is
known as Soret effect. It usually coexits with the reciprocal phenomenon, called as the Dufour effect. Control of fluid
motions and turbulence inside a flow in a given physical domain for the purpose of some desired objective, withknown initial data and by means of body forces, boundary data, temperature are well-studied optimal control
problems in fluid mechanics.
After the mathematical advancements in the optimal control of infinite dimensional nonlinear system theory andpartial differential equations, the mathematical analysis and computation of controlling the viscous incompressible
flows governed by the Navier-Stokes equations or related equations have been developed extensively over the past
several decades. The major goals in the theoretical as well as numerical studies of optimal control of fluid flow
models are• the analysis of fluid dynamic models to answer questions on the existence, uniqueness and regularity of solutions(weak as well as strong) and to derive necessary conditions of optimality, and the characterization of the optimal
control.
• the construction and mathematical analysis of discretization methods for determining approximate solutions of the
optimal control problem and the rigorous derivation of error estimates and• some iteration schemes for solving the system of partial differential equations, the development of computer code,
which implements discretization algorithms and also to solve problems of practical interest.
The main objective of this project is to carry out the theoretical studies and numerical analysis of the optimal control
problems governed by the doubly diffusive flows with temperature-dependent viscosity and possible cross-diffusion
terms, which satisfy the restriction of maintaining the coercivity of the diffusion operator.

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THE ELECTRIC FIELDCONTROL OFMAGNETIZATIONPROPERTIES IN QUANTUM
MATTERHETEROSTRUCTURES
Prof. Vivek K. Malik
Physics
vivek.malik@ph.iitr.ac.in
https://ph.iitr.ac.in/~PH/Vivek_K_MalikThe study of the homotopy analysis method for
unsteady hyperbolic conservation laws is acompletely new concept. This type of work will
be helpful for understanding the behavior of thesolutions of Burgers, Euler, shallow waterequations in various applications including wave
processes, nonlinear gas dynamics equations
arising in shock fronts, ideal polytropic dustygas,magnetogasdynamics
acoustictransmission, etc.

Sponsor: Science and Engineering
Research Board , New Delhi

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Quantum matter heterostructures exhibit
variety of novel phenomenon at the interfaces.
Such phenomenon could be utilized indevelopment of functional devices based on
the quantum materials. Electric field tuning ofmagnetic and electronic states at the interfacesof multiferroic heterostructures will be studied
in this project. Specifically focus will be given to
the electric field tuned exchange bias couplingat the interfaces of the ferromagnetic andantiferromagnetic
multiferroic
materials..
Theoretical understanding of the role ofmagnetoelectric coupling at the interface of amultiferroic material would greatly help todesign new materials for this purpose.
.

Sponsor: Science and Engineering
Research Board , New Delhi

A SEMI-ANALYTICALMETHOD FOR
HYPERBOLICCONSERVATION LAW:APPLICATION TO RIEMANNPROBLEM
Prof. Rajan Arora
Applied Mathematics and Scientific
Computingrajan.arora@as.iitr.ac.in
https://iitr.ac.in/~ASE/rajanfpt

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NEWSLETTERDEVELOPMENT OFSOFTWARE FOR
AUTHENTICATION OF
AUDIO-VIDEO FOOTAGEVOLUME 20

Digital multimedia documents (i.e., audio,
image, and video) increasingly play asignificant part in crime investigations andcriminal proceedings. Since multimedia
documents can easily be manipulated using
freely available editing tools, their admissibility
as evidence in a court of law is often
challenged. Doctored audio/image/video is also
widely used to create fake news items, malignindividuals, and spread propaganda on social
media platforms. The project aims to develop
novel source verification and manipulation
detection techniques for the forensic analysis
of digital audio-video footage.

Prof. Vinod Pankajakshan
Electronics & Communication Engineering
vinod.pankajakshan@ece.iitr.ac.in
http://ece.iitr.ac.in/vinod_pankajakshan

The industrial collaboration between the THDC India
limited and Department of Water Resources
Development & Management, IIT Roorkee aimed atdeveloping a “Decision Support system for the
Integrated Operation of Tehri Hydropower plant (HPP),
Koteshwar Hydroelectric plant (HEP) and Tehri
Pumped Storage plant (PSP) complex”. The main
objective of the project was to formulate a Real time
Simulation – Optimization framework for maximizationof the operational benefit with maximum energy
generation subjected to physical and operation
constraints. A Graphical user interface will be
developed to examine the energy generation on daily,
annual and desired time period.
Sponsor: THDC India Limited

Sponsor: Directorate of Forensic Science
Services, Ministry of Home Affairs

DECISION SUPPORTSYSTEM FORINTEGRATED OPERATIONOF TEHRI HYDROPOWERCOMPLEX
Prof. Kasiviswanathan KS
Water Resources Development &Managementk.kasiviswanathan@wr.iitr.ac.in
http://lab.hydrometlab.in/about.html

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SOME MAJOR COLLABORATIONS IN 2022
Rail India Technical and Economic Service Ltd.
IIT Roorkee Foundation Inc, USA & Donors of Alumni batch
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)
Wipro Limited
Bureau of Indian Standards
Power System Operation Corporation Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
BKC Aggregators Pvt Ltd
Directorate of Forensic Sciences, New Delhi
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Deloitte
Ministry of MSME, GOI
Ministry of Railways, GOI
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
Ministry of Defence, Government of India
John Deere India Private Limited
Himalayan Environmental Studies & Conservation Organization(HESCO)
National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
International Institute of Technology Banglore Comet Foundation
ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur
Directorate of Census Operations, MoHA, New Delhi
Schaeffler India Ltd.
Research for resurgence foundation Nagpur
OSAW Industrial Products Pvt. Ltd.
Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) Lucknow
National Rail and Transportation Institute, Gujrat
Information Technology Development Agency and Special Task Force(Uttarakhand Police)
Ozone cell, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, GoI
HDFC Bank Limited
Nuclear Fuel Complex, Department of Atomic Energy

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OTHER RECENTLY REGISTERED PROJECT(OUTLAY OF 20 LACS AND ABOVE)

Principal
Investigator

Research &Development
NEWSLETTER

Department

Title of ProjectSponsor Agency

Department ofArchitecture &Planning

Study of Learning Spaces using mobile-EEG
neurofeedback to understand the impact of different
built-environment stimuli on cognition

SERB, New Delhi

Department ofAppliedA semi-analytical Method for hyperbolic conservation
Prof. Rajan Arora
Mathematics &Law: application to Riemann problem
Scientific Computing

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. Prabhjot
Singh Chani

Prof. Ranjana
Pathania

Department of
Biosciences &Bioengineering

To study the prevalence phylogency and virulence oflinezolid resistant enterococcus facclum in hospitalacquired infections and environment

ICMR, New Delhi

Prof. Sanjoy
GhoshDepartment of
Biosciences &Bioengineering

Bioprocess development for the production of poultry
feed from agro residues by solid state co-fermentation

Ministry of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry
and Dairying

Prof. Partha Roy

Department of
Biosciences &Bioengineering

For comprehensive and scientific validation of
National Bee Board,
nutritional biological and stability properties of highMinistry ofaltitude Indian honey samples from north-eastern andAgriculture &western Himalayan region
Farmers
Indian Council ofAgricultural
Research (ICAR)
National Agricultural
Science Fund
(NASF), New Delhi

Prof. Debabrata
Sircar

Department of
Biosciences &Bioengineering

A Comparative metabolomics approach for the
analyses of Scab-disease resistance in apple anddevelopment of a metabolite-based non-invasive
sensor for early scab-disease diagnosis

Prof. Jitin Singla

Department of
Biosciences &Bioengineering

Modelling mitochondrial network in pancreatic B-cells
for better therapeutic design

Chellaram
Diabetes ResearchCentre, Pune

Prof. Saurabh
Vijay

Department of Civil
Engineering

Interlinked seasonal evolution of supraglacial lakes
and ice velocity changes of glaciersin greenland

ISRO, Bengaluru

Prof. Sandeep
Kumar

Department ofComputer Science &Engineering

Methods to test and rate AI services for trust with an
Indian Perspective

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. Partha
Pratim Roy

Department ofComputer Science &Engineering

Multilingual Recognition & Interpretation

Ministry ofElectronics &Information
Technology

Prof. Ajanta
GoswamiDepartment of Earth
Sciences

Avalanche Hazard zoning andforecasting of snow avalanche using the machineand deep learning approaches

Indian Institute ofRemote Sensing(IIRS), Dehradun

Prof. Ganesh
Balu Kumbhar

Department ofElectricalEngineering

Impedance calculation and load flow analysis in
railway traction system

Research
Designs &Standards
Organization(RDSO), Lucknow

Prof. Akhilesh
Mohan

Department ofElectronics &Communications
Engineering

Low frequency flexible and conformal capacitive
surface-based broadband absorbers with minimum
thickness and maximum bandwidth targetingsurveillance RADAR Signal avoidance

SERB, New Delhi

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Principal
Investigator

Department

Title of ProjectSponsor Agency

Prof. Sanjeev
ManhasDepartment ofElectronics &Communications
Engineering

Remittance advice payment issued on 17.03.2022
by Applied Material Inc.

AppliedMaterials Inc.
(USA)

Prof. Dharmendra
Singh

Department ofElectronics &Communications
Engineering

Development of State-of the art novel algorithm for
mapping and monitoring the flooded regions andpartially submerged vegetation using multi temporal
multi-frequency & multi polarization SAR data

IndianInstitute of Remote
Sensing (IIRS),
DehradunProf. Rajib Kumar
Panigrahi

Department ofElectronics &Communications
Engineering

Development of Satellite interferometry basedlandslide early warning (Sin LEW) system

Indian Institute ofRemote Sensing(IIRS), Dehradun

Prof. Ankit
AgarwalDepartment ofHydrology

Anomalous Moisture Transport for Hydrologicalextremes in a Changing Climate AMOTHEC

DST, New Delhi(Indo - Portugal)

Department ofHydrology

Advanced Nanocomposite Polymeric membranes
for conversion of wastewater into potablewater and revitalization of air in space

ISRO, Bengaluru

Department ofHydrology

Monitoring and modelling of hydro-glaciologicalprocesses in glaciated and non-glaciatedwatershed of north-west himalaya

IndianInstitute of Remote
Sensing (IIRS),
Dehradun

Department ofHydro and
Renewable Energy

Training of technicians for systemdesign, installation, operation, maintenance andrepair of renewable energy systems at grass root
Level-Jal Urja Mitra Programme (Small Hydro)

Ministry of New andRenewable
Energy, New Delhi

Prof. Pratham
Arora

Department ofHydro and
Renewable Energy

Exploring low-Carbon transportation pathways for
India

New Venture FundFNCE- Indian
Institute ofTechnology

Prof. Arbaz Khan

Department ofMathematics

Optimal Control of doubly diffusive
flows: theoretical studies and numerical analysis

SERB, new Delhi

Prof. Dwijendra
Narain Pandey

Department ofMathematics

Qualitative analysis of differential equations andinclusions with general nonlocal conditions

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. S. H.
Upadhyay

Department of
Mechanical &Industrial
Engineering

Design and Analysis of Inflatable Military Decoys &testing of experimental model

DRDO, Pune

Prof. Avinash
Parashar

Department of
Mechanical &Industrial
Engineering

Experimental and numerical analysis of light weightnanocomposites for static and dynamic
loading

ISRO, Bengaluru

Prof. Bhaskar
Jyoti Deka

Prof. Sumit Sen

Prof. Arun Kumar

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Principal
Investigator

Department

Title of ProjectSponsor Agency

Prof. Kaushik Pal

Department of
Mechanical &Industrial
Engineering

Development of Super thermal insulting material(AEROGEL) based flexible blanket system forthe interplanetary missions with gaseous
convective environments

ISRO, Bengaluru

Prof. Arka Lahiri

Department ofMetallurgical&
Materials Engineering

Multi-Scale Modeling of Hydrogen
Embrittlement

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. B. Venkata
Manoj Kumar

Department ofMetallurgical &Materials Engineering

Tough & Conductive spark plasma sintered SiC
composites for wear resistant and electricaldischarge machining applications

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. Anish
Karmakar

Department ofMetallurgical &Materials Engineering

Role of Cu on the mechanicalresponse of quenched and tempered (Q&T)
steel

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. Ujjawal
PrakashDepartment ofMetallurgical &Materials Engineering

To study the high temperature Creep Rupture
Behavior of SU 718 alloy

DRDO, Bangalore

Prof. Anjan Sil

Department ofMetallurgical &Materials Engineering

Development of solid electrolytes for highvoltage and high energy density Li and Na-ion
batteries

ISRO, Bengaluru

Prof. Sumanta
SarkhelInvestigation and characterization of ionospheric
two dimensional plasma structures over the
Department of Physics
geomagnetic low-mid latitude transition region
using artificial intelligence and machine learning

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. Soumitra
Satapathi

Department of Physics

Development of Transparent Perovskite Devices
for building Integrated Photovoltaics (TRADE)

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. Yogesh
Kumar Sharma

Department of Physics

Mass Production of High Performancecarbon fibers and nanofibric separators by
Electro-spinning techniques for rechargeable
batteries and super-capacitors

National TechnicalTextiles Mission,
Ministry of Textiles,
Udyog Bhawan, New
DelhiProf. Akhilesh
Kumar Mishra

Department of Physics

IR
Radiation Propagation study througjh Monocentric lons (MCL) assembly

DRDO, Dehradun

Prof. Vivek
Kumar Malik

Department of Physics

The Electric field control of Magnetization
properties in Quantum Matter Heterostructures

SERB, New Delhi

Prof. Mayank
GoswamiDepartment of Physics

Soft hydrogel lens as non-invasive ocularimplant for image assisted in vivo drug delivery
in diabetic retinopathy

Chellaram Diabetes
Research Centre

Prof. Basant
Yadav

Department of Water
Resources
Development andMangement

Water Security assessment at the river basin
level using the water footprint concepts

ISRO, Bengaluru

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GRANTED PATENTS FROM JANUARY TO JUNE 2022

Research &Development
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Title of the Disclosure

Inventor’s Name

Patent Number

Dissimilar metallic coating on steel by activateddiffusion

B. V. Manoj Kumar, P.K.
Ghosh and Sandan Kumar
SharmaIP 390919

A method for synthesis of nitrogen-doped
reduced graphene oxide (N-RGO) for highperformance supercapacitor

Anil Kumar and Sahil Thareja

IP 391742

Ni-Fe bimodal catalyst for syngas production
from carbon dioxide reforming of methane andprocess for the preparation thereof

Prasenjit Mondal and MumtajShah

IP 391874

Activating flux coating for symmetric weld beadprofileD.K. Dwivedi and Ravi
Shanker Vidyarthy

IP 393302

A hybrid iron sulphide impregnated anion
exchanger (HISIIX) for selective removal ofhexavalent chromium from contaminated water

Sudipta Sarkar and Laiju A. R

IP 393640

Household Modified Septic Tank

A. A Kazmi, Sudipta Sarkar
and Meena Kumari Sharma

IP 395747

A dual-chamber gas analysing system andmethod for selective gas sensing

Kaushik Pal, Keerti Rathi and
A. Naveen Kumar

IP 396484

A method for the synthesis of amides fromvarious carboxylic acids and amine derivatives

Debasis Banerjee andShuvojit Haldar

IP 397387

A synthesis process for the development ofcalcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) based concrete
hardening accelerator

Sonalisa Ray, Saikat Das andSudipta Sarkar

IP 397480

A method of synthesis of aldehyde and ketones
from dicyanovinyl derivatives

K. R. Justin Thomas andAnupam Das

IP 397930

A method of synthesizing pure phase sodium
manganese silicate (Na2MnSiO4)

Yogesh Sharma and Harishpal
Kumar

IP 398875

A Ni(II)-pincer complex for catalytic amination of
alcohols

Debasis Banerjee and Atanu
Bera

IP 399507

A novel electrode composite for high power andhigh energy application in rechargeable lithiumion battery

Anjan Sil and Hari Raj

IP 400066

Low cost reinforced bipolar membrane
fabricated with interface layer

Sujay Chattopadhyay andBhuvanesh E.

IP 400162

Surface functionalized hierarchical carbon fiber
reinforced composites hybrid polypropylene
composites and the method of preparation

Gaurav Manik and Rupam
Gogoi

IP 400382

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Research &Development
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Sr. No.

Title of theInnovation/Patent/Technology

Name of the inventor

Technology
Transfer Partners

1.

Bactericidal metal nanoparticles and its
method of preparation

Prof. N. Siva Mohan
Reddy and Utsav Dalal

NSMR Private
Limited

2.

A novel bio reactor system for solid state
fermentation and process of operation
thereofProf. Sanjoy Ghosh, Richa
Rani and Sidharth Arora

Fermentech Labs
Pvt. Ltd3.

In-situ charging system for implantablepacemaker

Prof. Indranil Lahiri,
Siddharth Sharma, Prof.
Debrupa Lahiri and Prof.
Partha Roy

Healagnostic Pvt.
Ltd.

4.

Development of formaldehyde modified
thermoplastic starch and its blending
with low density polyethylene (LDPE) for
biodegradable packaging bags

Prof. P. P. Kundu

Agrsar Innovatives
LLP Greater Noida

5.

Biosensor for detecting cancer using
exhaled breath

Prof. Indranil Lahiri, Prof.
Debrupa Lahiri, Prof.
Partha Roy, Siddharth
Sharma and Swati Haldar

Tata Steel Limited

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Dean, Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy

dsric@iitr.ac.in
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Prof Sujoy Chattopadhyay & team, IIT
Roorkee, Technology Transfer agreementwith Permionics Global Technologies

Prof PP Kundu, IIT Roorkee, Technology
Transfer agreement with Agrsar
Innovatives LLP Greater Noida

Prof Lahiri and team, IIT Roorkee hassigned technology transfer agreementwith Tata Steel Ltd.

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