UQIDAR currently seeks applications from future students for the following research projects
| Project Code | UQ Supervisor | IITD Supervisor | Research Themes | Title | Student Type (i/a) | Keywords | Discipline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UQIDAR 00108 | Professor Andrew Whittaker, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) | Professor Sudip Kumar Pattanayek, Department of Chemical Engineering | RE, TT, TS | New Approached to Detection of Pollutants through Hierarchically-structured Molecularly Imprinted Polymers | i/a | chemical sensors, detecting pollutants, molecularly imprinted polymers, polymer chemistry | chemistry, materials synthesis, polymer chemistry, environmental chemistry. | Student Required |
| UQIDAR 00124 | Professor George Zhao, School of Chemical Engineering | Professor Upadhyayula Sreedevi, Department of Chemical Engineering | RE, TT, TS | Rational Design of highly efficient solar light driven photocatalysts for CO2 conversion to fuels | i/a | solar energy, carbon dioxide, photocatalysis, clean fuel, catalyst | chemical engineering, chemistry, chemical technology, catalysis | Student Required |
| UQIDAR 00125 | Professor George Zhao, School of Chemical Engineering | Professor Upadhyayula Sreedevi, Department of Chemical Engineering | RE, TT | Conversion of carbon dioxide to gasoline-range fuels using hierarchical zeolite catalysts | i/a | fuels, carbon dioxide, heterogeneous catalysis, hierarchical zeolite, kinetics, mechanism | chemical engineering, chemistry, nanomaterials | Student Required |
| UQIDAR 00138 | Professor Tom Baldock, School of Civil Engineering | Professor A D Rao, Department of Atmospheric Sciences | RE, TT | Development of probabilistic forecasting system for storm surges and associated coastal inundation. | i/a note: i-students must have own scholarship to apply (CSIR, UCG-NET, etc) | storm surges, tropical cyclones, coastal inundation, numerical model | numerical methods, probabilistic approach, tropical cyclones, storm surges. | Student Required |
| UQIDAR 00160 | Dr Pratheep Kumar Annamalai, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) | Professor K.K Pant, Department of Chemical Engineering | RE, TT | Unlocking the potential of lignocellulose plant waste for value added polymer industries, through an integrated biorfinery approach | i/a note: i-students must have own scholarship to apply (CSIR, UCG-NET, etc) | bio-refinery, nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, insulation foam and coating materials | chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science/engineering, polymer science/engineering | Student Required |
| UQIDAR 00178 | Dr Sally Babidge, School of Social Science | Associate Professor Vibha Arora, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences | RE, TS | Understanding human-water relationships for sustainable water futures | i/a note: i-students must have own scholarship to apply (CSIR, UCG-NET, etc) | political ecology of water, development studies, environmental justice, intersectionality | social anthropology, sociology, geography, development studies, political science, social work, environmental studies | Student Required |
| UQIDAR 00181 | Dr Zyta Ziora, Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) | Professor Kamal K Pant, Department of Chemical Engineering | RE, TT | Development of Biobased Silver Nano-Particles for Application as Wastewater Disinfectant | i/a note: i-students must have own scholarship to apply (CSIR, UCG-NET, etc) | silver, nanoparticles, antimicrobial, water disinfectant | inorganic chemistry, chemical engineering, microbiology | Student Required |
UQIDAR PhD candidates are working on the following projects. Please note, these positions have been filled.
| Project Code | UQ Supervisor | IITD Supervisor | Research Themes | Title | Student Type (i/a) | Keywords | Discipline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UQIDAR 00101 | A/Professor Yongping Wei , School of Earth and Environmental Sciences | Professor Dhanya C. T., Department of Civil Engineering | RE, TT | Impact of Changing Flood Characteristics on River Morphology | i/a | river morphology, sediment transport, extreme events, climate change | geomorphology, water resources engineering, agricultural engineering, hydrometeorology | Position Filled - Sudeep Banad |
| UQIDAR 00109 | Professor Tapan Saha, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering | Professor Nilanjan Senroy, Department of Electrical Engineering | RE, TT | Flexibility Assessment and Strengthening of existing conventional power grids for large-scale renewable energy integration ? Theoretical/ Modelling based research. | i | renewable energy, grid integration, power system strength, frequency response | electrical engineering, power systems, knowledge in pss/e or pscad, optimisation tools | Position Filled - Akshay Bhyri |
| UQIDAR 00116 | Dr David Lange, School of Civil Engineering | Professor Vasant Matsagar, Department of Civil Engineering | RE | Life-Cycle Risk Assessment of RC Structures under Earthquake and Fire | i/a | structural engineering, fire response, earthquake response, risk assessment | civil engineering, structural engineering | Position Filled - Akshay Baheti |
| UQIDAR 00131 | Associate Professor Luke Knibbs, School of Public Health | Associate Professor Sagnik Dey, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences | HA, RE | Health benefits of air pollution mitigation: A comparative assessment of policies for high (India) and low (Australia) exposure regions | i | air pollution, epidemiology, health benefits, exposure modeling | atmospheric science, environmental science, public health, biostatistics | Position Filled - Neha Singh |
| UQIDAR 00132 | Dr Vigya Sharma, School of Chemical Engineering | Professor Upasna Sharma, School of Public Policy | RE, TT, TS | Examining the social acceptance of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects in India | i | renewable energy expansion, acquisition and conflict, social impacts, energy access | human geography, development studies, engineering, policy studies | Position Filled - Simran Agarwal |
| UQIDAR 00142 | Professor David Reutens , Centre for Advanced Imaging | Dr Varsha Singh, Department of Psychology, Humanities and Social Sciences | HA, RE, TT, TS | Understanding Brain-Behavior link: Using Structural (frontal asymmetry) and Neurochemical (neurotransmitters) Basis of Cognitive and Affective Processing to Improve Prediction of Health-related Outcomes in Epilepsy patients from low socio-economic. | i | frontal lobe functions/ executive functions, epilepsy, cognitive affective processes, endocrine system | neuropsychology (focus: clinical), clinical psychology, neuroscience (focus: cognitive/behavioural), rehabilitation (focus: neuropsychological) | Position Filled - Indupriya Vanchipurackal |
| UQIDAR 00152 | Professor Tapan Saha, School of IT and Electrical Engineering | Professor Sukumar Mishra, Department of Department of Electrical Engineering | RE, TT | IoT based EV infrastructure: Data Driven Approach for analysis and optimization of Distribution system Operation (DSO) under uncertainties | i | distribution system, electric vehicle, uncertainties | electrical engineering, power systems, knowledge in control system, optimisation knowledge | Position Filled- Arnab Bhattacharjee And Venkata Suryakiran Bhamidipati |
| UQIDAR 00161 | Honorary Professor Raja Jurdak, School of IT and Electrical Engineering | Professor Swades De, Department of Electrical Engineering | RE, TT | Learning-based optimization strategies for sustainable IoT communications | i | edge computing, sustainable iot communications, learning techniques, sparse signal processing | electrical communication engineering, computer engineering/technology, applied mathematics, signal prrocessing | Position Filled - Sushmita Ghosh |
| UQIDAR 00162 | Dr Cristian Maluk, School of Civil Engineering | Prof. Dipti Ranjan Sahoo, Department of Civil Engineering | RE, TT | Novel hybrid testing for studying seismic and fire behaviour of beam-column joints in reinforced concrete structures | i | structural engineering, reinforced concrete, seismic design, fire safe design | civil engineering, structural engineering | Yazan AbuTahnat |