Sponsored Projects
1. Principal Investigator
Department of Atomic Energy Project (1992-1995)
Accommodation Effects During Hydride Formation in
Metals and Alloys
Grant 4.71 lakhs
2. Principal Investigator
ARDB Grant-in-Aid Project (1992-1995)
Hydrogen Embrittlement of Aluminum Lithium Alloys
Grant 4.51 lks
3. Principal Investigator
INSA Young Scientist Award Research Scheme (1993-1996)
Hydride Formation in Titanium Aluminides
Grant 1.20 lks
4. Investigator
MHRD Project (1999-2000)
Modernization of UG Corrosion Laboratory
Grant 7.0 lks
Co-investigators: Dr. Brahma Deo and K.N. Rai.
5. Principal Investigator
DST-NSF Collaboration Project (1999-2002)
Hydrogen Solubility as a Probe for Pd/Oxide Composites
Prepared by Internal Oxidation of Pd-rich Alloys
Grant 3.67 lks
6. Principal Investigator
Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) (2001-2004)
The Ancient Settlement Sites at Udayagiri, Sanchi and Besnagar
7. Principal Investigator
DRDO Research Project (2002-2005)
Hydrogen Attack in Carbon-alloyed Iron Aluminides
Grant 20.93 lks
8. Principal Investigator
General Motors, USA (2003-2006)
Corrosion Behavior of Light Metal Couples
9. Principal Investigator
Technology Mission on Railway Safety (2005-2008)
Corrosion Prevention of Rails
Grant 150.00 lks
10. Principal Investigator
Honewell (USA) (2005-2006)
Specialty Nanostructured Coatings for Corrosion Mitigation
Grant 8.60 lks
11. Principal Investigator
DRDO Research Project (2006-2009)
Corrosion Resistant Coatings for Rare Earth Iron Alloys and Compounds
Grant 33.03 lks
12. Principal Investigator
Indian National Science Academy (2006-2008)
Catalogue and Technical Analysis of
Forge Welded Cannons of Deccan Forts
Grant 3.5 lks
13. Principal Investigator
DST (2007-2010)
Exploiting Crystallographic Texture for Improved Nano-crystalline Metals
Grant 20.65 lks
12. Principal Investigator
DST (2007-2010)
Electochemical Deposition Technique For Fabricating Solar Cells
And Ir Photodectors
Grant 18.84 lks
13. Principal Investigator
Indian Space Research Organization (2009-2011)
Characterization and Corrosion Studies of
Mg-Li Alloys
Grant 15.00 lks
14. Principal Investigator
Boeing USA (2009-)
Surface Coatings Technology
Software Projects
1. Independent
Computer Controlled Experimentation with PAR 276
1988
2. Independent
O Lattice Modeling of Interfaces in Materials
1989
3. N. Nishith and S. Kelkar
Dislocations in Solids
1992
Consultancy Projects
1. Jan 1991 - Feb 1991
Corrosion of RCC Concrete Water Storage Tank
Agency: U.P. Jal Nigam, Kanpur
2. Dec 1991 - Apr 1992
Hydrogen Embrittlement of High Tensile Strength Wires
Agency: General Engineering Works, Faridabad
3. Aug 1992 - Sep 1992
Failure Analysis of Stainless Steel Flexible Coupling
Agency: Indo-Gulf Fertilizer Corporation, Jagdishpur.
4. Sep 1992 - Dec 1992
Failure Analysis of Booster Pump Shaft Agency
Indo-Gulf Fertilizer Corporation, Jagdishpur
5. Sep 1992 - Mar 1993
Failure Analysis of Stainless Steel Heat Exchanger Tubes
Agency: Indo-Gulf Fertilizer Corporation, Jagdishpur.
6. Feb 1993 - Feb 1994
Consultant, Ganga Pollution Board, Kanpur
7. May 1996 - Jun 1996
Corrosion of CRC Steel Sheets
Agency: Surveyors India Limited and LML, Kanpur
8. Nov 1996 - Dec 1996
Corrosion of Barge #2 at site Dalmau B
Rae Bareilly. Agency: UP Irrigation Department
9. Mar 1997 - Mar 1997
Corrosion Inspection
Agency: Duncan Fertilizers, Kanpur
10. Jan 1999 - Apr 1999
Corrosion of Galvanized Steel in Thermal Plant
Ash Slurry Environment
Agency: Power Grid Corporation of India, Anpara.
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11. Sep 1999 - Oct 1999
Waste Treatment of Electroplating Units
Agency: The Eveready Company Ltd., Lucknow.
12. Apr 2000 - Sep 2000
Corrosion of Barge #1 at site Dalmau B
Rae Bareilly. Agency: UP Irrigation Department
13. Nov 2002 - Jan 2003
Atmospheric Corrosion of Stainless Steels
Agency: Salem Steel Plant, Salem.
14. Sep 2003 - Apr 2004
Effect of Copper Nitrate Coatings on Dezincification of Brasses
Agency: J.S. Gupta and Sons, Moradabad.
15. Apr 2003 - Aug 2003
Corrosion of DO-228 Aircraft Components
Agency: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Kanpur.
16. Jan 2004 - Feb 2004
Passivation Studies on Stainless Steels
Agency: Salem Steel Plant, Salem.
17. Central Excise and Customs, Kanpur inspections
L. Kant Paper Mills, Kanpur, 16 Aug 98
Mawana Steels, Kanpur, 19 Sep 98
Nand Alloys, Kanpur, 27 Nov 98
Jeet Alloys, Kanpur 29 Dec 98
Mohan Steels, Unnao, 14 Feb 99
Ram Shiv Industries Ltd, Kanpur, 11 May 99
RHL Profiles Ltd, Unnao, 9 Sep 99
18. Principal Investigator
Corrosion Behavior of Light Metal Couples
General Motors, USA (2003-2006)
19. Aug2004 - Dec 2004
Staining of Piston Rings
Agency: Shriram Pistons, Ghaziabad.
20. Aug2004 - Jan 2005
Stress Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Steels
Agency: Jindal Stainless, Hissar.
21. Aug 2005 - Nov 2005
Scale Inhibitor Evaluation
Agency: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Noida
22. Jul 2005 - Nov 2005
Evaluation of Steels for Wagons
Agency: RDSO, Lucknow.
23. Oct 2005 - Nov 2005
Cathodic Disbondment of Protective Coatings
Agency: 3M India Limited, Bangalore.
24. Several other consultancy projects completed since 2005. List is long to provide here.
