Prof. Vimal Katiyar
Professor
Key Research Areas :Synthetic and Natural Polymers, Polymer Processing, Biothermoset, Nanobiocomposite, Organic Solar Cells.
- Phone No: + 91 361 258 2278
- Email: vkatiyar@iitg.ac.in
- Room No: 109
- Dean, Research and Development, IIT Guwahati
- Coordinator, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Polymers, IIT Guwahati (CoE-SusPol)
- Coordinator, NRL-Center of Excellence for Sustainable Materials, IIT Guwahati (CoE-SusMat)
- Coordinator, DBT Centre of Excellence on BioFuels and Biocomodities (DBT-TERI)
- President, SPSI North East Chapter
- Visiting Professor, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
- Senior Fellow, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
- Chair Professor, MP Birla Group of Companies (Hindustan Gum Limited)
- Chair Professor, NRL (CoE-SusMat)
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Research Projects
Sponsored
Title : Use of non-toxic nanoformulations for prolonging shelf life andreduction of postharvest loss of mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) of North East India
Duration : 2021-2024
Funding agency : Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GOI,
Budget : 294
PI : Professor Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of Sustainable Materials from Oil and Bio-Refinery Streams
Duration : 2020-2022
Funding agency : Numaligarh Refinery Limited
Budget : Rs. 400 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of Compostable Mask
Duration : 2020-2021
Funding agency : Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 17.51 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of PLA Tape Yarn
Duration : 2019-2019
Funding agency : Aditya Birla Science and Technology
Budget : Rs. 9 Lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of New Functional Nanocomposite Coating/Spray Formulation to Prolong the Post-harvest Life of Whole Pineapple Fruit
Duration : 2018-2021
Funding agency : NECBH, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 12 Lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : DBT Centre of Excellence on BioFuels and Biocomodities
Duration : 2018-2021
Funding agency : Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 11.14 Crores
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of Lactic Acid Technology
Duration : 2018-2021
Funding agency : Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of Biodegradable Polymer Based Controlled Release Fertilizers and Pesticides for Sustainable Agro-Economy, BioPolyCRF
Duration : 2018-2021
Funding agency : Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 64.00 Lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of Enatiomenric-Lactic Acid Polymer based Pilot Plant (Phase 1)
Duration : 2018-2019
Funding agency :
Budget : Rs. 2.5 Crores
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Indo-JSPS Grant for Scientific Cooperation in the Field of Science and Technology
Duration : 2017-2018
Funding agency : Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 9.31 Lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of Novel Continuous Microbial Fuel Cells with Improved Performance
Duration : 2016-2021
Funding agency : Indo-Taiwan Joint Research Programme in Science & Technology
Budget : Rs. 42.96 Lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Design and Development of Automated Flexible Abrasive Flow Finishing (AF-AFF) Process for Finishing of Micro to Macro Complex Features
Duration : 2016-2019
Funding agency : Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 52.29 Lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of Thermopack
Duration : 2015-2017
Funding agency : Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 38 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Indo-JSPS Grant for Scientific Cooperation in the Field of Science and Technology
Duration : 2015-2016
Funding agency : Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 5 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Centre of Excellance for Sustainable Polymers (CoE-SUSPOL)
Duration : 2013-2018
Funding agency : Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 600 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of SustainNanoPACK
Duration : 2013-2016
Funding agency : Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 134 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Co-PI : CIFT Kochi
Title : Development of BioThermosets
Duration : 2012-2015
Funding agency : Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 22 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of GreenPACK
Duration : 2012-2014
Funding agency : Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India
Budget : Rs. 30 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Title : Development of sb-PLA for Engineering Application
Duration : 2011-2013
Funding agency : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Budget : Rs. 5 lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
Consultancy
Title : Processing and Characterization of Polyethylene Nanocomposite Films
Duration : 2017-2017
Funding agency : Prayag Polytech Pvt. Ltd.
Budget : Rs. 1.02 Lakhs
PI : Dr. Vimal Katiyar
