Dr. K. S. Lokesh | Novel N4 macrocycles as efficient catalysts for clean energy production | 2021-2023 | 17,80,000.00 | DST (India –Uzbekistan
Joint project)
| Aim of the project is to develop novel and non-precious catalysts for hydrogen production from electrochemical water splitting reaction. |
| Metal organic framework electrocatalysts for water splitting reaction to produce H2 and O2 fuels | 2021-2022 | 70,000.00 | Karnataka Science & Technology Academy, Govt of Karnataka, India
| Aim is to fabricate bifunctional catalysts for hydrogen and oxygen production from electrochemical water splitting reaction. |
| N4-Macrocycles for Sensing and Electrocatalytic Applications. | 2017-19 | 20,00,000.00 | K-FIST of VGST,
Karnataka Govt., India
| Research work has yielded simple and reliable electrochemical sensors for the detection and monitoring of various biomolecules and pollutants
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| Development of N4 macrocycle based cost effective catalysts for PEFC | 2017-2020 | 3,00,000.00 | CSIR, Govt. of India | Novel catalysts based on phthalocyanines have been designed for oxygen reduction reaction in cathode of fuel cells |
| Co-ordinator from department | 2017-2022 | 1,04,00,000.00 | DST-FIST | Elemental analyser and TGA have been acquired and computer lab has been set up to improve the quality of research |
| N4 Macrocyclic metal complex SAM layers as stable electrocatalysts and Sensors | 2017-2019 | 20,00,000.00 | SERB, DST | Developed simple and reliable electrochemical sensors for the detection and monitoring of various pollutants |
| Arene-ruthenium complexes for host-guest and DNA
interaction studies
| 2016-2017 | 3,00,000.00 | Research fund for talented teachers (RFTT), VGST, Karnataka Govt, India | Synthesised new and novel arene ruthenium complexes and used for photodynamic theraupy studies. |
| Supramolecular self assembly of arene ruthenium complexes
| 2014-2017 | 25,00,000.00 | DST-Fast Track Scheme for young scientist | Synthesised new and novel arene ruthenium complexes and used for biological studies. |
| Phthalocyanine molecular conductors as stable and suitable electrocatalysts and sensors
| 2014-2015 | 6,00,000.00 | Seed Money to Young Scientists for Research, VGST, Karnataka Govt. India | Designed simple and novel electrochemical sensors for the detection and monitoring of various analytes |
| Self assembled monolayers of N4-macrocycles on gold
| 2009-2010 | 22,000 Euros | UGent, Belgium | New molecules with novel functional groups were synthesised for the chemisorptions and sensing and corrosion applications |
