Research Thrust Areas
Amidst many areas across its 13 faculties, following are curetted based on high outputs in terms of research grants & collaborations, publications, patents, and recognized expertise through invitations to conferences.
Engineering and Basic Sciences
- Computer Science and Electronics Eng: Wireless agro sensor network and Al based management; AI-enabled monitoring system for forest conservation; Artificial neural network for: structural health monitoring through classification of strain patterns, for mapping characteristics of microwave filters
- Aerospace: Cryogenic and nuclear hybrid propulsion systems, Reusable, recoverable, re-startable and reliable space vehicles;
- Polymer Composites for structural and Defense requirements (End-to-End Synthesis - additive manufacturing, Design, Development, Testing and Analysis)
- Computational Mechanics and Material Design (Structural, Thermal, Shock and Vibration Analysis, Computational Design of Materials)
- Energy storage, Sensor and Environmental Remediation (Synthesis of Nanomaterials using various methods such as CVD, PVD, Sol gel, hydrothermal, and auto combustion methods and their applications in the said areas)
- Damage Tolerant Design of Composites (Involves both theoretical studies and additive manufacturing, and Aircraft Structural Dynamics)
- Drug Design and Discovery (Chemistry/Pharmacy - involves theoretical and laboratory level synthesis)
- Hypersonic Aerodynamics and low Reynolds number aerodynamics
Health & Social Sciences
- Non-Communicable Diseases (Cancers, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease) (clinical, basic sciences and public health; rehabilitative and nursing)
- Oral Health (clinical, basic sciences; biomaterials and public health) research and preparation for extra-mural grants
- Gastroenteric and Neurological disorders; Mental Health and Wellbeing (clinical, basic sciences and public health)
- Infectious Diseases (clinical, basic sciences and public health)
- Maternal and Child Health; Geriatric Health; Adolescent Health (Nursing; clinical and public health)
- Human Nutrition (clinical and public health; food processing; nutraceuticals and probiotics)
- Rehabilitation care/ Home Care
- Biomedical Waste Management
- Implementation Science/ Implementation Research
- Evidence synthesis; Health Economics; Mixed Methods research; Epidemiology
- Biomedical Engineering Medical devices & Diagnostics
- Integrative Health
- Health Behaviour and Health Promotion
- Drug Design and Development; Pharmacological modelling and simulation;
- Digital Health and Health technologies; AI applications in health including Bio-informatics
- Health Systems Strengthening and Primary Health Care
- Positive Psychology and Applied Social Psychology
- Public Policy
- Health, Ethics and Law
- Intellectual Property RIghts
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