Members of staff in the department are engaged in various scholarly activities apart from teaching. This includes publishing papers in conferences and journals, undertaking project and consultancies.
Our research interests embrace the full range of classical disciplines of engineering, our staff share many research interests with other departments and have research collaborations with universities within the OMAN and internationally. Current postgraduates are involved in research projects focusing on various aspects of engineering.
Sr. No. | Name of the project | Name of the Staff | Duration of project | Funding Agency | Funding amount (OMR) |
1 | Green Hydrogen Production from Alkaline Water Electrolysis using Hybrid Solar Energy Source | Dr. Santosh Walke (PI), Dr. Parimal S. Bhambare (CO-PI) Co-Investigators: (i) Dr. Sudhir C.V., (ii) Dr. Syed Mohammed Rizwan, (iii) Dr. Priy Dwivedi and (iv) Mr. Shabib Al Rashdi | 01/11/2023 to 31/10/2025 | TRC/MOHERI, BFP/RGP/EI/23/348 | 20,000 |
2 | 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 | Dr. Sudhir C.V. (PI), Dr. Dharmasa Hemadrasa (CO-PI) Co-Investigators: (i) Al Rashdi, Salim (ii) Dr. Achuthan M (iii) Dr. Ali Saud Al Bimani | 01/11/2023 to 31/10/2025 | TRC/MOHERI, BFP/RGP/EI/23/369 | 20,000 |
3 | Development of Novel Sustainable Aluminium-Ceramic FOAM from the Recyclable Aluminium Waste Available in the Sultanate of Oman for Biomedical, Energy and Environmental Applications | Dr. Pradeep Kumar Krishnan (PI), Dr. Achuthan M (Co-PI) Co-Investigators: (i) Al Oraimi, Said (ii) Dr Saravanan A.M | 01/11/2023 to 31/10/2025 | TRC/MOHERI, BFP/RGP/EBR/23/396 | 20,000 |
4 | Managing strategic Omanisation for localization of skills in the logistics sector in Oman and dealing with challenges and headwinds | Dr. Taderera Faustino (PI), Dr. Santosh Walke (Co-PI) Co-Investigators: (i) Masengu, Reason (ii) Dr. Amuthakkannan R. (iii) Dr. Abebe Alemu |
01/11/2023 to 31/10/2025 | TRC/MOHERI, BFP/RGP/EI/23/419 | 20,000 |
5 | Deep learning-based real-time drill condition monitoring using acoustic emission. | Dr. Amuthakkannan (PI), Dr. K.P. Ramachandran (Co-PI),Co-Investigators: 1-K. Vijayalakshmi 2- Mr. Rene Pacturan 3- Ms. Mabahij Al Hadi, 4-Dr. Moammer Al Tubi, 5- Dr. K. M. Abubacker |
01/11/2022 to 31/10/2024 | TRC/MOHERI, BFP/RGP/EI/22/433 | 20,000 |