The College of Engineering at National University (NU) has demonstrated remarkable success in securing funding for a diverse array of research projects, underlining our commitment to pioneering innovation and tackling real-world challenges. With the total research fund received so far surpassing 2.9 Million USD, this financial support has been instrumental in advancing our endeavours across critical areas such as sustainable energy, advanced materials, digital technologies, and environmental solutions. This substantial investment showcases the breadth and depth of our research interests and enables the exploration of new ideas and the development of groundbreaking technologies. Moreover, it reinforces the College’s role as a leader in engineering research, contributing significantly to societal progress and the global knowledge economy.
| No | Research Project Title | Research Grant Scheme | Awarding Year | Approved Fund (OMR) |
| 1 | Reliability Modeling & Analysis of a Desalination Plant in Oman | Private-Industrial | 2008 | 5800 |
| 2 | An investigation of Total Composition of Seawater in Oman | Private-Industrial | 2008 | 11580 |
| 3 | Application of Solar Energy RO Pre-treatment Process (Phase-I) | Private-Industrial | 2008 | 7720 |
| 4 | Extraction and Separation of Niobium and Tantalum from Iron Ore | Private-Industrial | 2009 | 2400 |
| 5 | Reliability and Availability Analysis of PLC Systems and Inspections Models for Maintenance at Salalah Port | Private-Industrial | 2010 | 5000 |
| 6 | Value Creation from Oil Production water: Pilot Production of Microalgae for the Commercial Production of High-Value Products | Industrial Innovation Centre (IIC) | 2010 | 5500 |
| 7 | Water from Air | Industrial Innovation Centre (IIC) | 2011 | 24850 |
| 8 | Design and Development of a Portable Crusher Grinding Machine for Marble and Granite Waste. | Industrial Innovation Centre (IIC) | 2012 | 21290 |
| 9 | Development of a National Standardization Policy for Omani Manufactured Water Coolers & Air Conditioners (Split Units) | Industrial Innovation Centre (IIC) | 2012 | 11800 |
| 10 | Standalone Solar Photovoltaic water cooler | Industrial Innovation Centre (IIC) | 2012 | 12240 |
| 11 | Characterization and Treatment of Textile Industry Effluents using Nanotechnology | Industrial Innovation Centre (IIC) | 2012 | 49600 |
| 12 | Critical study and analysis of existing production lines for enhancement of productivity and efficiency in NCPI- LLC | Industrial Innovation Centre (IIC) | 2013 | 9625 |
| 13 | Experimental investigations on Aerobic Treatment of Industrial Effluents and Models representing the Kinetics of Aerobic Digestion | NU-RG | 2015 | 3400 |
| 14 | Preparation and Characterization of Polyeletrolyte Nanoparticles | NU-RG | 2015 | 900 |
| 15 | Extraction and Analysis of D-limonene from waste Orange Peels | NU-RG | 2015 | 1100 |
| 16 | Hostel Permits System Via Mobile Application | NU-RG | 2015 | 400 |
| 17 | Theoretical biogas yield using different waste streams at the PDO/Nimr Water Treatment Plant | Private-Industrial | 2019 | 73125 |
| 18 | Application of Solar Nano-Photo Catalysis in Reverse Osmosis Pre-treatment Process | ORG-CoE-2012 | 2012 | 108100 |
| 19 | Renewable Energy Production from Anaerobic Co-digestion of Fruit and Vegetable Waste together with Oil and Fatty Residue | ORG-CoE-2012 | 2012 | 110,175 |
| 20 | Design and Development of Desalination Flash Chamber for Integrating IT with Concentrated Type Solar Collectors | ORG-CoE-2013 | 2013 | 146,900 |
| 21 | Development of Solar Cooking System and Its performance and suitability analysis for Oman domestic application | FURAP-2013-CoE | 2013 | 2310 |
| 22 | Development of a wastewater treatment system for household cleaning water | FURAP-2013-CoE | 2013 | 2400 |
| 23 | High altitude weather balloon for space and atmospheric observation in Oman | FURAP-2013-CoE | 2013 | 2110 |
| 24 | Automatic Cruise Control System (ACCS) for Vehicles | FURAP-2013-CoE | 2013 | 2400 |
| 25 | Development of Self-Compacting Concrete with locally available Spent Catalyst and Quarry Dust | FURAP-2013-CoE | 2013 | 2320 |
| 26 | Object detection, identification and tracking using Image Processing Algorithms with applications in road safety | FURAP-2014-CoE | 2014 | 2400 |
| 27 | Treatment and Reuse of Domestic grey water using Adsorption method | FURAP-2014-CoE | 2014 | 2200 |
| 28 | Design and Fabrication of Solar Cabinet Dryer and Kinetic modelling studies for drying Performance enhancement | FURAP-2014-CoE | 2014 | 2400 |
| 29 | Development of solar basin desalination for domestic utilization | FURAP-2014-CoE | 2014 | 2300 |
| 30 | Help Me(Android Application) | FURAP-2014-CoE | 2014 | 980 |
| 31 | Development of masonry blocks with waste paper, lime and industrial waste spent catalyst | FURAP-2015-CoE | 2015 | 2400 |
| 32 | Design and development of physical damage prevention system with self-cleaning coatings for membrane filters used in waste water treatment plant | FURAP-2015-CoE | 2015 | 2400 |
| 33 | Performance Analysis of ECO-Concrete with Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as Fine Aggregate replacement | FURAP-2015-CoE | 2015 | 2400 |
| 34 | Design and Development of ecofriendly Solar Dryer for Cottage Industries in Oman | FURAP-2015-CoE | 2015 | 2380 |
| 35 | Study on Eco-Friendly Concrete Blocks without Cement and Curing | FURAP-2015-CoE | 2015 | 2400 |
| 36 | Synthesis and Charecterisation of Unsaturated polyster based composites using Algae | FURAP-2016-CoE | 2016 | 2400 |
| 37 | Membrane Bioreactor Reject Water Pre-Treatment to Increase Membrane Life and to Decrease Fouling | FURAP-2016-CoE | 2016 | 2400 |
| 38 | Development of an anticorrosive polyurethane coatings from date seed oil | FURAP-2017-CoE | 2017 | 2400 |
| 39 | A cost effective technology to produce potable water using solar energy based electrolytical cell | FURAP-2017-CoE | 2017 | 2400 |
| 40 | Road Safety in Oman an analysis on Road Accident and strategies for Urban road Accident prevention through Development of Road safety Audit Tools | FURAP-2017-CoE | 2017 | 2400 |
| 41 | Comparative study of Carbon-dioxide absorption between Polyethylenimine (PEI) mixed with paint and raw Polyethylenimine | FURAP-2018-CoE | 2018 | 2010 |
| 42 | Intelligent Education System for Autistic Children using Augmented Reality and Machine Learning | FURAP-2018-CoE | 2018 | 2025 |
| 43 | Intelligent fish farming system for sustainable aquaculture in small and medium fisheries in the Sultanate of Oman | FURAP-2018-CoE | 2018 | 2400 |
| 44 | Mechatronics System: Application of Image Processing Empowered Robots in Warehouse Automation Systems | FURAP-2018-CoE | 2018 | 2400 |
| 45 | Development of Heuristic Algorithm based Tool to Extract and Evaluate Tumor Section from Brain MRI | FURAP-2018-CoE | 2018 | 1300 |
| 46 | Optimization Studies of Protein Extraction from Spirulina Platensis | FURAP-2018-CoE | 2018 | 2300 |
| 47 | Renewable Energy Production from Seawater, Squid Bone and Industrial Aluminium Scraps | FURAP-2018-CoE | 2018 | 1960 |
| 48 | Sensory based Quality Assessment of locally obtained fish using knowledge based Image Processing techniques | FURAP-2018-CoE | 2018 | 2250 |
| 49 | Ultra Sonication Mediated Extraction of Valuable Metals from Spent Catalyst | RG-2018(CoE) | 2018 | 14300 |
| 50 | Kinetic Modeling Studies of Biodegradable Nano Capsules Containing Anti-tuberculosis drug | NUFRG19.3 | 2019 | 3600 |
| 51 | Autonomous Robotic Mapping and Navigation in Mining Industry using Machine Learning | NUSRG 19.1 | 2019 | 1000 |
| 52 | A Study on the Preparation and Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications | NUSRG 19.3 | 2019 | 1000 |
| 53 | Intelligent diagnostic maintenance system for process machines | RG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 16700 |
| 54 | Intelligent Knowledge Based Framework for accurate Diagnosis, Classification And Analysis Of Pneumothorax – Lung Diseases | RG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 20000 |
| 55 | Experimental studies on Biological Treatment of Industrial Effluents and Models representing the Kinetics of Aerobic Digestion | GRG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 3000 |
| 56 | Extraction and Characterization of Bio polymer from Crab shell using Green and Sustainable Techniques | GRG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 3000 |
| 57 | A Study on the Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride from Natural Degradable Nano Capsules | URG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 1500 |
| 58 | Reliability Modeling and Analysis of a compressor of an Oil &Natural Gas plant | URG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 1200 |
| 59 | Experimental Scrutinization on Leachate Treatment of Engineered Landfill Site using Cross Flow Membrane Technology for safer Oman | URG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 1500 |
| 60 | Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment And Electricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cell | URG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 1500 |
| 61 | Experimental Investigation & Optimization of Gel-Solar Pond using Seawater and Nanofluids with Thermal Storage Tank for Desalination Purposes | URG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 1500 |
| 62 | Experimental study on shear strengthening of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beam using GFRP (Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer) Chopped Strand Mat (CSM) | URG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 1500 |
| 63 | Intelligent Solar Operated Air-conditioning and Water Extraction System from Air for Oman Climate Conditions | URG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 1500 |
| 64 | SANAD – A learning Tool for Visually Impaired | URG-2019-CoE | 2019 | 1500 |
| 65 | Solar distillation unit for the processing of medicinal and aromatic plants in Oman | RG-2020-CoE | 2020 | 20000 |
| 66 | Development of Noble Membrane Biofilm Fuel Cell (MBfFC) for Simultaneous Oilfield Water Treatment and Electricity Generation | RG-2020-CoE | 2020 | 20000 |
| 67 | An advanced mobile application powered with machine learning to provide improved 24/7 Healthcare Services | URG-2020-CoE | 2020 | 1500 |
| 68 | Development of noble fouling resistant membrane for wastewater treatment | URG-2020-CoE | 2020 | 1500 |
| 69 | An automated robot for date fruit harvesting | NUFRG20.9 | 2020 | 2960 |
| 70 | Development of a stir casting facility for production of hybrid metal matrix composites | NUFRG20.11 | 2020 | 2960 |
| 71 | Intelligent prediction and fault diagnosis system for belt drive | CoERG-21.1 | 2021 | 3750 |
| 72 | Development of Polymer Nanocomposites from Renewable Resources for Corrosion Inhibition in Oil and gas industries | CoERG-21.2 | 2021 | 4600 |
| 73 | Installation of online monitoring system and parameters analysis using cloud computing for an on-grid Solar car parking System of 1.83 Mega Watts (Mw) and its quality control at OQ Sohar | Industry Consultancy Project | 2021 | 14072 |
| 74 | Wadi Dayqah Dam as a Mega Battery and Renewable Energy Resource for Oman | BFP/RGP/EI/21/337 | 2021 | 7500 |
| 75 | An Investigation on Eco Friendly Self-Compacting Concrete Using Locally Available Spent Catalyst and Development of Structural Elements. | BFP/RGP/EI/21/273 | 2021 | 20000 |
| 76 | Development of Fishermen Boat with Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Fishing Experience Ensuring Safety, Security, Navigation and Sharing Information for Omani Fishermen | BFP/RGP/ICT/21/271 | 2021 | 20000 |
| 77 | Artificial Intelligence driven Gen- Alpha education guidance indicator to craft quality citizens in the Sultanate of Oman | BFP/RGP/EHR/21/347 | 2021 | 20000 |
| 78 | Probabilistic Modeling and Analysis of the Power Transformer | BFP/GRG/EI/21/075 | 2021 | 2700 |
| 79 | Development of Cellulose Acetate/ Graphene Oxide-Titanium Oxide nanocomposite membrane by recycling date palm leaves waste | BFP/GRG/EBR/21/064 | 2021 | 3000 |
| 80 | Flexural Performance of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Date Palm Rachis – Towards a Sustainable Construction | BFP/URG/EI/21/050 | 2021 | 1500 |
| 81 | A Feasibility Study to Condition Desert Soil with Fly Ash and Date Palm Leaves for Agricultural Purpose | BFP/URG/EBR/21/079 | 2021 | 1500 |
| 82 | Algal biofuel production and wastewater treatment using photobioreactor | BFP/URG/EBR/21/053 | 2021 | 1500 |
| 83 | Seismic Upgradation of RC beams Using Industrial By-product of Oman | BFP/URG/EI/21/044 | 2021 | 1500 |
| 84 | Bond and Flexural Behaviour of Locally Available Spent Catalyst based Normal and High Strength Concrete | NUFRG21.7 | 2021 | 3200 |
| 85 | Experimental Studies on Treatment of Domestic and Industrial Effluents using two stage Up flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket – Fixed Bed Reactor | NURG21.8 | 2021 | 3100 |
| 86 | Optimization Studies of Quantitative Analysis and extraction of copper & quartz from rocks in Oman. | NUFRG21.9 | 2021 | 3200 |
| 87 | An exploration of COVID-19 experiences, challenges and best practices in teachinglearning and Well-being in the National University, Oman | NU-RG-2022 | 2022 | 4000 |
| 88 | Deep learning-based real-time drill condition monitoring using acoustic emission. | BFP/RGP/EI/22/433 | 2022 | 20000 |
| 89 | Reliability analysis and condition monitoring of an electrical power substation for enhanced quality and continuity of services in the power sector of the Sultanate of Oman | BFP/RGP/EI/22/434 | 2022 | 15700 |
| 90 | Development of an Artificial Intelligent (AI) based UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) system for agricultural applications in the Sultanate of Oman, to increase production while assuring safety and security for farmers | BFP/RGP/EI/22/239 | 2022 | 20000 |
| 91 | Development of the internet of health things (IoHT))-machine learning-based smart healthcare system for prediction, prevention and control of obesity in children and adults | BFP/GRG/HSS/22/109 | 2022 | 3000 |
| 92 | Effect of ultrasonic stirring on the microstructure and mechanical properties of stir cast scrap aluminum alloy (saa) reinforced with scrap borosilicate glass particles (sbg) composite- a sustainable approach | BFP/GRG/EI/22/092 | 2022 | 3000 |
| 93 | Potentiality of anaerobic biogas production from isolated hemicellulose a and b biochar from date palm empty fruit bunch | BFP/GRG/EBR/22/096 | 2022 | 3000 |
| 94 | Brain tumor detection and classification using deep conventional neural network via transfer learning algorithms for medical centers in oman | BFP/GRG/HSS/22/064 | 2022 | 3000 |
| 95 | Fabrication and characterization of novel graphene oxide (go) – cds nanocomposite coating for corrosion control application 1,500 | BFP/URG/EBR/22/082 | 2022 | 1500 |
| 96 | Unmanned aerial drone for continuous monitoring of the infrastructure of the oil and gas industry | BFP/URG/EI/22/102 | 2022 | 1500 |
| 97 | Feasibility studies for minimizing pesticides concentration in agriculture run-off water in the sultanate of Oman | BFP/URG/EBR/22/094 | 2022 | 1500 |
| 98 | Extraction of nano cellulose from lignocellulosic biomass obtained on date palms for treating produced oilfield wastewater | BFP/URG/EBR/22/103 | 2022 | 1500 |
| 99 | Development and charecterization of novel nanocomposite material in the treatment of oil-produced water for sustainable water management | NUFRG/22/CE/0018 | 2022 | 4200 |
| 100 | The Graduate Entrepreneurship Framework as means to accelerate Innovation and Startups | NUFRG/22/CE/0016 | 2022 | 2500 |
| 101 | Design and modeling of an Integrated primary pre-treatment system to mitigate membrane accelerated biofouling during red tide occurrence in Oman | NUFRG/22/CE/0007 | 2022 | 3800 |
| 102 | Facile synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using Jatropha curcas leaf extract and their antimicrobial activity study | NUSRG/22/CE/0007 | 2022 | 1250 |
| 103 | Automated SARS Corona virus detection from cough sound pattern samples using Machine-Learning | NUSRG/22/CE/0003 | 2022 | 1000 |
| 104 | Microstructure characterizations and mechanical properties of rotary friction welding AA6061 alloy and 6061 Aluminium matrix composites reinforced with industrial waste fly-ash | CFRG-22-0003 | 2022 | 1500 |
| 105 | Sustainable campus: Initiatives on energy conservation and reduction of carbon footprints at College of Engineering campus. | CFRG-22-0002 | 2022 | 1500 |
| 106 | Green Hydrogen Production from Alkaline Water Electrolysis using Hybrid Solar Energy Source | BFP/RGP/EI/23/348 | 2023 | 20000 |
| 107 | Development of a real-time energy management system for efficient energy utilization and minimization of carbon footprint. An effort towards Oman’s Net-Zero Emissions Target | BFP/RGP/EI/23/369 | 2023 | 20000 |
| 108 | Development of Novel Sustainable Aluminium-Ceramic FOAM from the Recyclable Aluminium Waste Available in the Sultanate of Oman for Biomedical, Energy and Environmental Applications | BFP/RGP/EBR/23/396 | 2023 | 20000 |
| 109 | Managing strategic Omanisation for localization of skills in the logistics sector in Oman and dealing with challenges and headwinds | BFP/RGP/EI/23/419 | 2023 | 20000 |
| 110 | Mitigation of Global Warming by Stabilized Biochar From Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Process | BFP/GRG/EI/23/076 | 2023 | 3000 |
| 111 | Using Omani marble waste to strengthen Aluminium scrap and use it to reduce the effects of Earthquakes on buildings | BFP/GRG/EI/23/089 | 2023 | 3000 |
| 112 | Synthesis of Functionalized Mesoporous Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Treatment of refinery Wastewater for responsible water consumption | BFP/GRG/EBR/23/083 | 2023 | 3000 |
| 113 | Experimental Investigation on Heterogeneous Solar- Fenton process for the treatment of petroleum refinery effluent using Response surface methodology (RSM) and Genetic algorithm (GA) multi-objective optimization | BFP/GRG/EI/23/051 | 2023 | 3000 |
| 114 | Use of Biochar From Green Waste In the Development of Biodegradable Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and its Application In Nursery Polybags In The Sultanate of Oman. | BFP/GRG/EBR/23/125 | 2023 | 3000 |
| 115 | Experimental Investigations of Effectiveness and Optimal Conditions of Air Pollution Remediation using Algae | BFP/URG/EBR/23/023 | 2023 | 1500 |
| 116 | Eco-friendly synthesis and characterization of aluminium oxide nanoparticles from waste aluminum foil for antibacterial and antifungal activity study | BFP/URG/EBR/23/025 | 2023 | 1500 |
| 117 | Recycling and Utilization of Fiberglass–Resin Powder from Waste Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP’s) for the Production of Sustainable Phenolic Molding Products (SPMP) | BFP/URG/EI/23/046 | 2023 | 1500 |
| 118 | Statistical modeling for enhancing the treatment of stabilized leachate via oxidation and coagulation-flocculation processes. | BFP/URG/EBR/23/008 | 2023 | 1500 |
| 119 | Computational Intelligence based Condition Monitoring of Wind Turbines using Vibration Signals and Deep Learning Models | NUFRG/23/CE/0028 | 2023 | 4800 |
| 120 | Feasibility Study to Recover Calcium Carbonate from the Reverse Osmosis Reject Brine | NUFRG/23/CE/0031 | 2023 | 4800 |
| 121 | Mitigation of Global Warming by Stabilized Biochar from Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Process | NUSRG/23/CE/0011 | 2023 | 1250 |
| 122 | Use of Biochar From Green Waste In the Development of Biodegradable Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and its Application In Nursery Polybags In The Sultanate of Oman | NUSRG/23/CE/0016 | 2023 | 1250 |
| 123 | Designing an Adaptive AI-Enhanced Prosthetic Arm for Physically Impaired Children. | NUSRG/23/CE/0019 | 2023 | 1250 |