- Outstanding Potential for Excellence in Research and Academics (OPERA)
PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO
Funding Agency: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
Amount: INR 21 Lakhs.
Duration: August 2018 to July 2023;
Present Status: Completed.
- Start-up Research Grant (SRG)
PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO
Project Title: Investigation of Van der Waals Hetero-structures of Transition Metal Di-Chalcogenides (MX2) and Tin Di-Chalcogenides (SnX2) for Broad-band Photodetector Design
Funding Agency: DST-SERB, Govt. of India.
Amount: INR 11.2 Lakhs
Duration: January 2021 to January 2023;
Present Status: Completed
- Asian Smart Cities Research Innovation Network (ASCRIN) Joint Ph.D. Program
Lead PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO (BITS-Pilani)
PI: Prof. ING KONG (La Trobe)
Project Title: Field Enhanced Volatile Organic Compounds Detection in Doped Platinum Di-chalcogenides- Theoretical Investigation to Experimental Realization
Funding Agency: La Trobe University, Melbourne, and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India.
Amount: INR 20 Lakhs (Approx.)
Duration: July 2023 (Approved)
Present Status: Ongoing
- Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework (CDRF)
Lead PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO (EEE Department)
PI: Dr. NILANJAN DEY (Chemistry Department)
Project Title: Precursor Design and Optimization for Atomic Layer Deposition of Two-Dimensional Semiconductors on Different Inorganic Oxide Surfaces- an Ab- initio Theoretical Calculation and Experimental Realization based Complementary Approach
Funding Agency: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
Amount: INR 20 Lakhs.
Duration: November 2023 to November 2025;
Present Status: Ongoing.
5. BITS-RMIT Joint Ph.D. Program
Lead PI: Dr. SAYAN KANUNGO (BITS-Pilani)
PI: Prof. RAVICHANDAR BABARAO (RMIT)
Project Title: Theoretical Investigation of Pollutant Gas Sensing using Engineered Novel 2D-Materials
Funding Agency: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India.
Amount: INR 20 Lakhs (Approx.)
Duration: November 2023 (Approved)
Present Status: Ongoing
