Research Projects
2025-26

Impact of Mangrove Encroachment and Microplastic Pollution on Khazan Agro- Ecosystems and Traditional Rice Varieties of Goa.
PI:Dr. Shilpa Bhonsle
Co-Investigator: –
Funding Agency:GSRF
Amount:2,53000/-
Duration of the project: Two years
Year of Award: 2025

Band Gap and Surface Property Engineering of Selected Mixed Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Low-Temperature Catalytic Applications.
PI: Dr. Chandan Naik
Funding Agency:GSRF
Amount: 3,65,000/-
Duration of the project: Two years
Year of Award: 2025

The Art and Science of Research: Data Collection and Analysis in Social Sciences and Humanities
PI: Dr. Mukta Karamadi
Co-Investigator: –
Funding Agency:GSRF
Amount:1,24,200/-
Duration of the project: One week
Year of Award: 2025

Data Analytics for Research
PI:Dr. Shilpa Samant
Co-Investigator: –
Funding Agency:GSRF
Amount:1,24000/-
Duration of the project: One Week
Year of Award: 2025

Bridging Research and AI in Teaching: A Beginners Guide.
PI:Dr. Raghav Gadgil
Co-Investigator: –
Funding Agency:GSRF
Amount:1,56,600/-
Duration of the project: One week
Year of Award: 2025
2024-25

Online Flora of Goa: A collaborative platform combining citizen science with expert Knowledge.
PI:Dr. Ashish Prabhugaonkar
Co-Investigator: –
Funding Agency:GSRF
Amount:80,000/-
Duration of the project: Two years
Year of Award: 2024-2025

Adult Outcomes of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Exploring Sex Anxiety, Fear of Intimacy, Attachment Styles and Interpersonal Relationships and the role of protective factors
PI:Dr. Joslyn Henrique
Funding Agency:GSRF
Amount: 60,,000/-
Duration of the project: Two years
Year of Award: 2024-25

Recovery of Phosphorus from Waste Water using Fresh Macroalgae
PI: Ms. Mrunal Phadke
Co-Investigator: –
Funding Agency: Dept. of Science & Technology and Waste Management
Amount:2,00,200/-
Duration of the project: One Year
Year of Award: 2024-2025

Unravelling fungal diversity from two less known habitats in Asia- coastal intertidal mudflats
PI: Prof. J.D. Bhatt,
Co-Investigator: -Dr. Pratibha Prabhugaonkar and Dr. Ashish Prabhugaonkar
Funding Agency:King Saudi University, Saudi Arabia
Amount:5,30,000/-
Duration of the project: One Year
Year of Award: 2024–2025

Baseline survey, inventorisation and documentation of invasive weeds, non-timber forest produces and medicinal plants present in notified Government Forest and protected areas of Goa and study of the extent and impact of invasive weeds on indigenous vegetation and its mitigation measures.
PI:Dr. Ashish Prabhugaonkar
Co-Investigator: –
Funding Agency:Forest Department, Govt. of Goa
Amount:6,27,600/-
Duration of the project: Two Year
Year of Award: 2024-2025

Limnological Assessment of Potable water using Physico-chemical and Microbiological Parameters
PI: Varsha Virginkar
Co-Investigator: –
Funding Agency:GSRF
Amount:2,13,060/-
Duration of the project: One week
Year of Award: 2024-2025
2023

Development of New and Novel Nanostructured Materials
PI: Dr. Bhanudas Naik
Co-Investigator: Ms.Manisha Mhalsekar, Dr. Narendra Ghosh
Funding Agency: Vasantrao Dhempo Education and Research Foundation
Amount: 34,21,200
Duration of the project: Five years
Year of Award: 2023

Diastereo and Enantioselective Synthesis of y-butyrolactones, Bioactivity Studies and Application towards Natural Product Synthesis
PI: Dr. Shashank Mhaldar
Funding Agency: Goa State Research Foundation, Government of Goa
Amount:500000
Duration of the project: Two years
Year of Award: 2023

Freshwater Fish Diversity in Protected Areas of Goa
PI: Dr. Trupti D. Jadhav
Funding Agency: Forest Dept., Govt. of Goa
Amount:500000
Duration of the project: One years
Year of Award: 2022

Development of New and Novel Nanostructured Materials
PI: Dr. Bhanudas Naik
Co-Investigator: Ms.Manisha Mhalsekar,
Dr. Narendra Ghosh
Funding Agency: Vasantrao Dhempo Education and
Research Foundation
Amount: 34,21,200
Duration of the project: Five years
Year of Award: 2023

Synthesis and Photophysical Applications of Thermally Stable Stilbene-Cored Compounds
PI: Dr. Priyanka Kole
Co-Investigator: Dr. Bhanudas Naik
Funding Agency: Dempo Charities Trust
Amount: 1,02,000
Duration of the project: One years
Year of Award: 2023
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