Areas of Research Interest

1. Sensors & Actuators and Related Instrumentation.
   
   
2. Thin Film Based Sensor Development.
   
   
3. MEMS/NEMS Devices.
   
   
4. Nanostructures for Sensors and Energy Harvesting Applications.
   
   
5. 2D Graphene Nanosheets for Sensors/Actuators Development.
   

On-Going Projects

TITLE	FUNDING AGENCY	DURATION
High efficiency Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting and Sensor Applications	SERB,DST NEW DELHI	2014 - 2018
Performance evaluation of MEMS based space qualified pressure transducers under extreme environment for inter-planetary mission	STC - ISRO	April 2015 - Mar 2018

Completed Projects

TITLE	FUNDING AGENCY	DURATION
Development of Thin Film Pressure Transducers for space applications.	Respond Programme, ISRO	April 1990 - Mar 1993
Thin Film Bio-medical blood pressure transducer.	DOE	Mar 1992 - April 1995
Development of thin film microstrip detector	DAE	July 1996 - Mar 2001
Development of sensors suitable for ion-thrust measurement	ISAC, ISRO, Bangalore	Mar 2001 - June 2003
Design and development of microstrip detectors for space applications.	ISAC, ISRO, Bangalore	April 2002 - Mar 2004
Development of low-cost Piezoelectric thin film based acoustic sensor.	MHRD	Jan 2004 - July 2007
Design, development and realization of Tactile sensors.	DST	April 2004 - Oct 2006
Development of variable and graded index films for high power laser coatings.	DAE	June 2004 - Mar 2006
Body pressure distribution measurement: Contact imaging system.	DBT	May 2007 - April 2011
MEMS based flow sensor development.	STC - ISRO	2009 - 2011
Impact sensor based on smart thin film materials.	NPMASS	2009 - 2012
Development, Fabrication and Characterization of low cost MEMS based digitally compensated pressure Sensor.	STC - ISRO	2011 - 2013
Development of Radiation detectors based on thick gas electron multiplier(THGEM)	DST - Homeland security	2011 - 2014
Development, Realization and Characterization of Nanoparticle based Radiation Detectors for Space Applications.	STC- ISRO	Apr 2013 - Mar 2015
Development of Non-Invasive human breath sensor system	Robert Bosch Center for Cyber Physical Systems	Aug 2012 -

Selected Sensors/Devices Developed 1) Tactile Sensor. 2) Impact Sensor. 3) Low cost Acoustic Sensor. 4) Non-Invasive Human Breath Sensor System. 5) Nanogenerator. 6) Radiation Detector. 7) Distributed Human Foot Pressure Sensor System. 8) Microneedle with Miropump for drug delivery application - Packaged micropump with necessary electronics. 9) Polymer based MicroCantiliver Sensor/Actuator. 10) Graphene based Strain Sensor. Copyright © 2015 | Department of Instrumentation & Applied Physiscs | IISc-Bangalore