Chemistry Departments Research Projects

Department of Chemistry

Research Projects (list of Ongoing & completed research projects)

Principal Investigator

Title of the Project

Funding Agency

Amount Rs. in lakh

Period

 

 

Prof. B. Thimme Gowda

Chemical analysis of water characteristics relevant to Kaiga Power Plant

BRNS-DAE

7.0

1993-1996

Grant for collaborative research

German Humboldt Grant

11.2

1996-2004

Grant for collaborative research

Humboldt 

and UGC

12.5

2006-2009

Publication Grant

DFG

12.0

2007-2010

Prof. B. Shivarama Holla

Synthesis of  bis-triazoles and bis-oxadiazoles as possible liquid crystalline materials and their characterization

DST

11.75

1999-2000

Prof.  J. Ishwara Bhat

Conductometric&  Spectrophotometric studies on ion salvation of N-haloimide species under varying conditions

UGC

3.42

1998-2001

 

Prof. B. Narayana

 

The Impact of Natural Process and Anthropogenic Activities on the  Atmospheric Chemistry  of  Dakshina Kannada on the Qualities of Natural Waters

DST

14.3

2000-2003

In vitro studies on radioprotective effect of chalcone and its derivatives from synthetic and natural origin in bacteria

BRNS-MAC

11.82

2008-11

In vivo Studies on Comparative and Synergetic Radioprotective Effect of 4-Amino-5-mercapto-3-substituted-1,2,4-triazole derivatives and  NardostachysJatmansi extract.

BRNS-MAC

14.7

2009-2012

Physicochemical Characteristics of Water in Kaiga Area

NPCIL-KAIGA

10.37

2008-11

Baseline database on radiation level, radionuclides and stable elements concentration in environmental matrices around Gugi

BRNS

29.0

2010-2014

Studies on radio protective efficacy

of pyrazole and pyrimidine derivatives using  Drosophila model system

BRNS-MAC

14.0

2011-2014

Prof. Balakrishna Kalluraya

 

 

 

1,3-Dipolar addition reactions: Synthesis of novel pyrazoles

UGC

5.6

2003-06

Synthesis of novel Ibuprofen derivatives and their biological activity

KSCSTE

6.8

2004-07

Synthesis of some epoxy resins and study of electron beam effect on it

BRNS

14.2

2008-11

1,3-Dipolar reactions involving Synthesis of some novel triazoles

UGC

3.8

2009-12

Dr. Vishalakshi B.

Radiation synthesis of hydrogels for development of intelligent Biomaterials

BRNS-DAE

10.0

2006-09

Dr. G. K. Nagaraja

 

Synthesis of novel heterocycles fused with azetidinone of biological importance

UGC

2.46

2011-14

Dr. Boja Poojary

Study of the status and nature of variability in freshwater bivalves in the Western Ghats and identification of species with commercial value

NAIP & ICAR

235.01L

2009-13

 

Projects completed during the NAAC assessment period 2014-2019

 

Title of the Project

Name of the Principal Investigator/Co Investigator

Name of the Funding agency

Year of Award

Funds provided (INR in Lakhs)

Duration of the project

Standardization of methods for long term continuous sampling of air for 3H measurements and for the measurement of OBT and TFWT in environmental matrices

Prof. B. Narayana

BRNS

2014

1.65 Crores

2014-2020

Synthesis and Development of novel polymers with enhanced Property by gamma irradiation of mesoionic compounds (880.35)

Prof. Balakrishna Kalluraya

DAE-BRNS

2016

32 L

2016-19

Electron beam irradiation effects on polyscale functional materials using microtron facility

Prof. Vishalakshi B.

(Core Research Team Member)

 

UGC under CPEPA

2016

500 L

2016-19

Surface modified Halloysite nanotubes composite for biological and catalytic applications

Prof. G. K. Nagaraja

VGST, Govt. of Karnataka

2020

5 L

2020-2021

Synthesis, Characterization and antimalarial activity studies of some novel -8-trifluoromethyl quinoline derivatives

Prof. Jagadeesh Prasad D

DST-SERB

2016

11L

2016-18

Novel synthetic strategy for easy access to proline derivatives

Dr. Mahagundappa R. Maddani

UGC BSR Start-up  Grant

2015

6  L

Oct 2015 to Oct 2017

Investigation of reactivities and applications of new electrophile components

 for Morita-Baylis-Hillmanreaction

Dr.Mahagundappa

 R. Maddani

DST-SERB

ECR award

 

2016

32.67L

June 2016 to June 2019

 

 

Research Collaborations (both National &International)

International

  1. King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, University of Thamar, Yemen,
  2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
  3.  Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, South Africa
  4.  Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, PO Box 1, Amman 19392, Jordan
  5.  CREAN-IMBIV (UNC-CONICET), Av. Valparaíso s.n., Córdoba, Argentina and FCEFyN, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
  6.  Office of Malaria Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Peter Mokaba Ridge, Overport, Durban 4091, South Africa

National :

  1. NGSM Pharmacy College Paneer Deralakatte, Mangalore 
  2. BMS College for Women,  Bengaluru,
  3. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
  4. Yenepoya University 
  5. Nitte Unversity
  6. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
  7. Dept of Clinical Embryology, KMC, Manipal