KL Deemed to be University Receives Prestigious Funding for R

New Delhi,nineteenth April 2024: KL Deemed to be University proudly broadcasts the achievement of being awarded funding for a big analysis mission by the Department of Science and Technology – Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB) underneath the Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science (EMEQ) scheme. This accomplishment marks a big milestone within the college‘s journey in the direction of educational excellence and innovation.

The principal investigator of the mission is Dr. A. Venkateswara Rao, Assistant Professor within the Department of Physics and has been granted a considerable sum of INR 26.78 lakhs for his pioneering mission titled “Fabrication and Performance of Supercapacitors Employing Nano Metal Organic Frameworks.” This mission goals to develop and consider a high-performance electrode for supercapacitor functions, with the intention of disseminating analysis findings in extremely esteemed SCI journals. The funding additionally encompasses provisions for a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and important instrumentation to assist the analysis endeavour.

Dr. G. Pardha Saradhi Varma, Vice Chancellor of KL Deemed to be University, expressed his elation at securing funding for this mission, and remarked, “We are deeply honoured to obtain this prestigious funding for our analysis endeavours. This achievement reveals our unwavering dedication to advancing information and driving innovation within the educational sphere. Such initiatives epitomize our ethos of excellence and transformative schooling, and I’m assured that they’ll pave the best way for discoveries that may profit society at giant.”

The mission is scheduled to run for period of three years from 2024 to 2027. The mission‘s goals embody synthesizing and analysing the efficiency of supercapacitors for varied industrial functions, with plans to interact with business professionals for expertise switch based mostly on mutual agreements. The outcomes of this analysis endeavour is not going to solely be disseminated by way of scholarly publications but additionally culminate in Ph.D. theses and patents, additional enriching the educational panorama.

Established in 1980, the Department of Physics at KL Deemed to be University has been a trailblazer in educational and analysis pursuits. Research actions inside the division span throughout various fields reminiscent of Materials Science, Solar Renewable Energy, Nanotechnology, Glass Science & Technology, Space and Atmospheric Science, Theoretical & Computational Physics, Ultrasonics, and Chemical Thermodynamics. The division is provided with 4 absolutely furnished analysis labs valued at Rs. 3.5 Crores, additional establishing its dedication to cutting-edge analysis. Notably, the Department of Physics holds the prestigious recognition of being a DST-FIST Level 1 division, having acquired a grant of Rs.107 lakhs from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi. Additionally, the division has secured quite a few sponsored analysis tasks totaling Rs. 3 crores, spanning schemes reminiscent of DST Woman Scientist Scheme, Young Scientist Scheme, Early Career Research Award, SERB-Start Up Research Grant, Core Research Grant, and International Travel Support.