Sponsored Research Grants

Externally Sponsored Research Grants

Total external research funding: approximately INR 115 crore (≈ USD 15.5 million)

Stubble Burning: Health Impacts and Social Perception – An Explorative Study for Prevention

Duration: 2020–2022
Funding Agency: Swedish Research Council (SRC)
Grant Amount: SEK 746,000 (≈ INR 63 lakh)
Participating Institutions: IIT Ropar and Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Research Team: Dr. Samaresh Bardha, Dr. Parwinder Singh, and Dr. Prabir Sarkar, IIT Ropar; Prof. Koustuv Dalal, Mid Sweden University, Sweden

Establishment of Agriculture and Water Technology Innovation Hub under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)

Duration: 2020–2025
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
Grant Amount: INR 110 crore over five years
Institution: IIT Ropar
Role: Co-Principal Investigator and Domain Coordinator – Stubble Management and Urban Farming
Co-PIs: Dr. Pushpendra Singh, Dr. Prabir Sarkar, Dr. Mukesh Saini, Dr. Neelkant, Dr. Vijay Anand, Dr. Suman Kumar, and Dr. Neeraj Goel

Micro Green Roofing

Duration: 2019–2022
Funding Agency: IMPRINT-II, MHRD, Government of India, and ELT India
Grant Amount: Approximately INR 75 lakh
(INR 58 lakh from MHRD + INR 17 lakh from ELT India)
Participating Institutions: IIT Ropar, IIT Kharagpur, and ELT India
Role: Principal Investigator
Co-PIs: Dr. Putul Haldar, IIT Ropar; Dr. Chirodeep Bakli, IIT Kharagpur

Big Data Analysis: A Key to Understand the Dynamics of Collaborative Knowledge Building

Duration: 2017–2020
Funding Agency: Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
Grant Amount: INR 14.41 lakh (≈ USD 22,142)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sudarsan Iyenger

Experimentation and Simulation-Assisted Enhancement of Energy Efficiency & Pollution Reduction in Hand Tool Industries

Duration: 2016–2019
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises under Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana
Grant Amount: INR 99.58 lakh (≈ USD 147,616)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dhiraj Mahajan

Study of Aesthetics in Product Design Using Eye-Tracking Equipment from a Cognitive Perspective

Duration: 2016–2019
Funding Agency: Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
Grant Amount: INR 16.26 lakh (≈ USD 24,440)
Role: Principal Investigator

Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) Programme

Duration: 2014–2019
Funding Agency: Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
Grant Amount: INR 235 lakh (≈ USD 380,000)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Prof. Harpreet Singh

Grant for Strengthening of IPR Cell

Duration: 2015–2017
Funding Agency: Patent Information Centre, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology
Grant Amount: INR 0.20 lakh per year (≈ USD 330 per year)
Role: Principal Investigator / Nodal Officer

Grant for Setting Up and Strengthening of IPR Cell

Duration: 2014–2015
Funding Agency: Patent Information Centre, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology
Grant Amount: INR 0.20 lakh (≈ USD 330)
Role: Principal Investigator / Nodal Officer

Engineering-Driven Sustainable Supply Network Design

Duration: 2014–2017
Funding Agencies: Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK
Participating Institutions: IIT Ropar, IIM Lucknow, and University of Cambridge, UK
Total Grant: £1 million (≈ USD 1.52 million)
IIT Ropar Share: INR 48 lakh (≈ USD 70,021)
Role: Co-Investigator
Collaborators: Prof. Jag Srai, University of Cambridge; Prof. Harpreet Singh, IIT Ropar

Internally Sponsored Research Grants

Total internal research support: approximately INR 1 crore

Development of Vertical Garden under the Multidisciplinary Agriculture Research Initiative

Year: 2020
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Total Grant: INR 100 lakh
Project Share: INR 14 lakh
Role: Principal Investigator

Aesthetic Design and Development of Electric Two-Wheelers under the Multidisciplinary Electric Vehicle Research Initiative

Year: 2020
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Total Grant: INR 100 lakh
Project Share: Approximately INR 20 lakh
Role: Principal Investigator

Development of Machines to Stop Stubble Burning

Year: 2019
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Grant Amount: INR 11.5 lakh
Role: Principal Investigator

Establishment of Design Studio

Year: 2013
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Grant Amount: INR 10 lakh (≈ USD 18,699)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Establishment of Design Research Laboratory

Year: 2012
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Grant Amount: INR 5.7 lakh (≈ USD 11,181)
Role: Principal Investigator

Purchase of Eye-Tracking Equipment – Research Grant

Duration: 2011–2012
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Grant Amount: INR 45 lakh (≈ USD 67,400)
Role: Principal Investigator

Establishment of Sustainable Design and Manufacturing Laboratory

Year: 2011
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Grant Amount: INR 49 lakh (≈ USD 120,000)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Creative Sustainable Product Design Methodology with Standards Compliance and Support for Measuring Product Sustainability in Early Design

Duration: 2011–2012
Funding Scheme: Institute Seed Grant
Funding Agency: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Grant Amount: INR 9.8 lakh (≈ USD 21,777)
Role: Principal Investigator