S. No. Period Funding Agency Title of the Project Principal Investigator Amount (in lakhs) Status 1 2012 - 2015 UGC Development of Graphene – Cyanate ester hybrid nano composites Dr.L.S.Jayakumari 7.73 Completed 2 2013 - 2014 DRDO - NPOL - CARS Developmental studies on rubber composites for deep sea encapsulant and cable bend restrictor Dr.B.Kothandaraman 9.00 Completed 3 2013 - 2017 UGC Development of polylactic acid biocomposites reinforced with talc and wollastonite fillers Dr.K.Ravichandran 12.44 Completed 2016 - 2021 DST - FIST Development of Infrastructure in Rubber Technology Dr.K.Ravichandran & Dr.B.Kothandaraman 171 Completed Ph.D. Completed FULL-TIME RESEARCH SCHOLARS PART- TIME RESEARCH SCHOLARS Faculty Development Training Programme (FDTP) Conducted Programme Coordinator Title Period Dr.K.Ravichandran & Dr.K.Elangovan FDTP on Plastic Processing 13.06.2011 to 19.06.2011 Dr.K.Ravichandran & Dr.L.S.Jayakumari FDTP on Composite Materials 16.05.2012 to 23.05.2012 Dr.K.Ravichandran & Dr.L.S.Jayakumari Introduction to Nanoscience and Polymer Nanocomposites 01.07.2013 to 07.07.2013 Workshop/Seminars Conducted Programme Coordinator Title Period Dr.N.Natchimuthu Workshop on Recent Trends in Rubber Components for New Generation Vehicles 09.04.2010 to 10.04.2010 Dr.N.Natchimuthu & Dr.K.Ravichandran National Workshop on Recent Trends in Plastics Engg. & Technology 06.01.2011 to 07.01.2011 Dr.K.Ravichandran International Workshop on Rubber product design and Failure Analysis 09.08.2013 to 10.08.2013
Funded Projects
Sponsored Projects
4
Ph.D. Completed
Sl.No.
Name of the Scholar
Guide
Year of Completion
1
M METTILDA
Dr.B.Kothandaraman
2014-2015
2
D MEENAKSHI
Dr.B.Kothandaraman
2014-2015
3
S STEPHEN BERNARD
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
2016-2017
4
G SURESH
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
2017-2018
5
K RAVIKUMAR
Dr.K.Ravichandran
2017-2018
6
S SAVITHA
Dr.K.Ravichandran
2017-2018
7
D UMA
Dr.K.Ravichandran
2017-2018
8
R LAVANYA
Dr.N.Natchimuthu
2017-2018
9
I CLARA
Dr.N.Natchimuthu
2018-2019
10
MANDIP KAUR
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
2018-2019
11
B GIRIJA
Dr.K.Ravichandran
2019-2020
12
S SAHILA
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
2019-2020
13
G SUNDARARAMAN
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
2020-2021
Ph.D Scholars On-going
Sl.No.
Name of the student
Guide
Year of Completion
1
INDUMATHY
Dr.B.Kothandaraman
On-going
2
R MOHAMMED SALEEM
Dr.N.Natchimuthu
On-going
3
R GOMATHY
Dr.N.Natchimuthu
On-going
4
A ASWIN RAJ
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
On-going
Sl.No.
Name of the student
Guide
Year of Completion
1
PRAMAYANAGAM
Dr.K.Ravichandran
On-going
2
HARIPRASAD
Dr.K.Ravichandran
On-going
3
J JEBARANI
Dr.K.Ravichandran
On-going
4
H SHEIK MOHAMMED
Dr.V.Subrahmanian
On-going
5
MOHAN
Dr.B.Kothandaraman
On-going
6
ARUN KUMAR
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
On-going
7
B ARCHANA
Dr.N.Natchimuthu
On-going
8
D GAYATHRI
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
On-going
9
SAI KRISHNA
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
On-going
10
MARYMOL P JOHNSON
Dr.N.Natchimuthu
On-going
11
P K NEERAJ
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
On-going
12
N V K SURENDER
Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
On-going
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