Sponsored Projects
| Sl. No. | Project Title | Investigator(s) | Funding Agency & Grant |
Duration & Status |
| 1 | On establishing an institute of excellence for advanced studies, training and research in mechanical engineering at lead institution IIT Guwahati. NIT Silchar and NERIST Itanagar are the two other participating institutions. | Prof. K.M. Pandey | AICTE, A nationally coordinated project(Rs. 25 Lakhs) | 2009-2012(Completed) |
| 2 | Experimental Investigation of Surface Integrity in Electro discharge Machining (EDM) | Prof. P.K. Patowari | RPS of AICTE(Rs. 20 Lakhs) | 2009-2012(Completed) |
| 3 | Energy. Quality and Productivity audit of KVIC based industries of Barak Valley of Assam | Prof. K.M. Pandey | KVIC(Rs. 17.043 Lakhs) | 2009-2013(Completed) |
| 4 | Extraction of pineapple fibres for making commercial products | Prof. K.M. Pandey | KVIC(Rs. 15.318 Lakhs) | 2009-2013(Completed) |
| 5 | Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Lab | Prof. R. D. Misra | MODROB, AICTE(Rs. 15 Lakhs) | 2012-2013(Completed) |
| 6 | Heat Transfer Lab | Prof. R. D. Misra | MODROB, AICTE(Rs. 8 Lakhs) | 2012-2013(Completed) |
| 7 | Regional Test Centre (RTC)-cum technology back up unit for solar thermal devices at Mechanical Engineering Deptt. of NIT Silchar | Dr. A. Biswas | MNRE (Rs. 73.861 Lakhs) | 2013-2022(Completed) |
| Prof. R. Misra | ||||
| 8 | Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Material Testing | Prof. P. K. Patowari, | DST-FIST (Rs. 220 Lakhs) | 2015–2020(Ongoing) |
| Dr. S. Bhowmik, | ||||
| Dr. S. Halder | ||||
| 9 | Bamboo bricks/laminates from BMFs (Bamboo Micron Fibres) for low-cost housing structures for North Eastern Himalayan region | Dr. Sudipta Halder | NMHS (Rs. 49.5 Lakhs) | 2019–2021(Completed) |
| Dr. B. Das | ||||
| Prof. A. K. Dey | ||||
| 10 | Design and Development of a heat pipe embedded solar collector based latent heat storage system for domestic application | Dr. Biplab Das | SERB (Rs. 27.21 Lakhs) | 2017–2021(Completed) |
| 11 | Experimental and Computational Analysis of heat sink application for optimal performance by developing low cost natural filler reinforced composite material | Dr. S. Bhowmik | CPRI (Rs. 22.63 Lakhs) | 2017–2019(Completed) |
| Dr. Biplab Das | ||||
| 12 | Design and development of a hybrid photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system for rural application | Dr. Biplab Das | DST (Rs. 14.6 Lakhs) | 2017–2020(Completed) |
| Dr. Agnimitra Biswas | ||||
| Dr. Sudipta Halder | ||||
| 13 | Development and testing of hybrid solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) air system for the composite environment of North-East India for tea drying applications | Dr. Biplab Das | SERB (Rs. 30.3 Lakhs) | 2018–2021(Completed) |
| Dr. Agnimitra Biswas | ||||
| 14 | Enabling innovative multiple self heating technology in fibre reinforced composite with unaltered mechanical properties | Dr. Sudipta Halder | SERB-DST (Rs. 35 Lakhs) | 2020–2022(Ongoing) |
| 15 | Development and Testing of nano doped hybridized biodiesel as pilot fuel for hydrogen dual fuel operation in CI engine. | Dr. Abhishek Paul | DST (Rs. 51.85 Lakhs) | 2019–2022(Ongoing) |
| Dr. Biplab Das | ||||
| Dr. Sumita Debbarma | ||||
| 16 | Stochastic multi-scale failure analysis of composites | Dr. Sudip Dey | AR&DB (Rs. 11.55 Lakhs) | 2019–2022(Ongoing) |
| Dr. S. Maity | ||||
| Dr. Arunasis Chakraborty | ||||
| 17 | Development and testing of combustion characteristics of nanoparticle embedded biodiesel in an open ECU based dual fuel diesel engine | Dr. Sumita Debbarma | SERB (Rs. 23.84 Lakhs) | 2019–2022(Ongoing) |
| 18 | Design and Development of a High Speed Three Dimensional Printer with a Large Range of Micro Motion using a Scanning Projection Stereo-lithography Technique | Dr. Yogesh Singh | CSIR (Rs. 27 Lakhs) | 2020–2023(Ongoing) |
| 19 | Design and development of a three-dimensional printer based on shape memory alloy smart actuator and micro stereo-lithography (MSL) technique. | Dr. Yogesh Singh | SERB (Rs. 30 Lakhs) | 2020–2022(Ongoing) |
| 20 | Design and development of induction welding system for in situ repair of exit hole defect in friction stir welded sample | Dr. Bipul Das | SERB (Rs. 29.41 Lakhs) | 2020–2022(Ongoing) |
| 21 | Investigation of silicon oil based MR damper and biodegradable oil based MR damper for attenuation of the jump phenomena in an unbalanced rotor-motor system. | Dr. Alfa Bisoi | SERB (Rs. 22.7 Lakhs) | 2020–2022(Ongoing) |
| 22 | Modeling of nonlinear instability and breakup of viscoelastic planar liquid sheet co-flowing with gases and prediction of size and velocity distribution of resulting droplets | Dr. Sujit Nath | MATRICS (Rs.6.6 Lakhs) | 2020–2023(Ongoing) |
| 23 | Development of bamboo bottles and containers using processed bamboo dust in micro and medium scale | Dr. Bipul Das | Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India(Rs. 8.74 Lakhs) | 2021–2022(Ongoing) |
| 24 | Utilization of agro waste for development of bio composite materials for home appliances | Dr. Sumit Bhowmik | KVIC, Govt. of India (Rs.15 Lakhs) | 2021–2023(Ongoing) |
| Prof. S. Bandyopadhyay | ||||
| 25 | Design and development of portable low cost induction heating system for bell metal industry of Assam | Dr. Bipul Das | DST, Govt. of India & ASTEC, Govt. of Assam(Rs. 8 Lakhs) | 2021–2023(Ongoing) |
| Dr. Lalit Chandra Saikia | ||||
| 26 | Design and development of bath chair for safe bathing of elderly | Dr. Chinamaya K Sahoo | TIDE SERB (Rs. 8.19 Lakhs) | 2021–2023(Ongoing) |
| Dr. Yogesh Singh | ||||
| 27 | Design and Development of a SMART Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robotic System | Dr. Yogesh Singh | NewGen IEDC at Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences(Rs. 2.5 Lakhs) | 2021–2022(Ongoing) |
| Dr. Ashish B Deoghare | ||||
| 28 | Utilizing-in nozzle impregnation for enhancing the strength of recycled PET based 3D printed continuous fibre reinforced bio-composite (CFRBCs) for load bearing applications | Dr. S. Negi | SERB(Rs. 19.45 Lakhs) | 2021–2022(Ongoing) |
| 29 | Investigation of tribo-performance of self-lubricating and self-healing microencapsulated hybrid polymer composites under different sliding conditions | Dr. R. N. Gupta | SERB (Rs. 29.9 Lakhs) | 2022–2024(Ongoing) |
| 30 | Harvesting Pico scale water power using zero head modified Savonius water turbine | Dr. A. Biswas | SERB (Rs. 27 Lakhs) | 2022–2025(Ongoing) |
| Prof. R. D. Misra | ||||
| 31 | Design and development of laser micro-welding for difficult to weld dissimilar shape memory alloy/nickel-free high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel and mitigating formation of intermetallics by employing Ta/Cu interlayer for implantable medical devices | Dr. S. Sharma | SERB (Rs. 30.7 Lakhs) | 2022–2025(Ongoing) |
| 32 | Development of Zero Backlash Power Transmission Mechanism for Anthropomorphic Robots | Dr. Vineet Sahoo (NIT Jamshedpur) | India-Serbia Joint Research project(Rs. 22.13 Lakhs) | 2022–2025(Ongoing) |
| Dr. Alfa Bisoi | ||||
| 33 | Design and Development of a SMART (shape memory alloy restoration technique) Actuation based Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robotic System | Dr. Yogesh Singh | DST-SEED-TIDE (Rs. 33.13 Lakhs) | 2022–2025(Ongoing) |
| Dr. M. Mukherjee, CMERI, Durgapur | ||||
| 34 | Development of three axes force and torque measurement device for monitoring and control of friction stir welding process) | Dr. Bipul Das | SERB (Rs. 77.7 Lakhs) | 2022–2025(Ongoing) |
| Dr. Nabanita Adhikary | ||||
| 35 | Establishment of Science Technology and Innovation Hub in NIT Silchar, Cachar, Assam, for the socio-economic upliftment of SC/ST population in Assam | Dr. Biplab Das | DST (Rs. 144 Lakhs) | 2022–2025(Ongoing) |
| Prof. F. A. Talukdar | ||||
| Dr. Bipul Das | ||||
| Dr. Risha Mal | ||||
| Dr. Olympa Baro | ||||
| Dr. K Shankar | ||||
| Dr. Ashim Kumar Das | ||||
| Dr. Ripon Patgiri | ||||
| Dr. Avijit Chowdhury | ||||
| 36 | Design & Implementation of a hybrid underwater vehicle manipulator (HUVM) for cleaning of bio-foulings on a submerged pipeline in a sea | Dr.Koena Mukherjee | DST (Rs. 41.79 Lakhs) | 2022–2025(Ongoing) |
| Dr. Yogesh Singh |