C-NAT, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, CFRD, Centre for Research and Development, KPR Institute Engineering and Technology, Autonomous Engineering Institution, Coimbatore, India
The Centre for Nanoscience and Technology (C-NAT) was established in the year 2022 with State-of-the-Art laboratories equipped with sophisticated analytical and fabrication instruments to the tune of Rs. 2.0 Crores. The Faculty members have expertise in diversified areas of specialization, such as Materials Science, BioNanomaterials, Energy, and Environment. The Centre provides strong career foundations to students and research scholars through training programs and internships in highly reputed organizations. The Centre has four centrally funded research projects to the tune of Rs. 92 Lakhs from DST-WoS(A), DBT-BIRAC, UGC-DAE CRS, and the Government of Tamilnadu Scholarship. The Centre is currently engaging eight full-time and five part-time Research Scholars for the Ph.D. program.
Vision
To be a globally recognized advanced research centre for Nanoscience and Technology
Mission
Educate the members to play admirable roles as researchers in the international community
Encourage entrepreneurship and make the socioeconomic system stronger
Provide quality facilities for interdisciplinary and nanoscience and technology research for innovations
Pursuit alternative technologies and effective knowledge transfer for the development of societal values and morals
Waste to Wealth - Carbon Source for Energy & Healthcare (UGC-DAE & Seed Grants)
gCN: 2D Metal-free Polymer for Biophotonics (DST - WoS(A) grant)
Edge Terminated MNPs for Agriculture & Healthcare (Seed Grant)
Wastewater treatment - Mixed Matrix Membrane
2D MoS2/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation (Seed Grant)
Bone replacement - Hydroxyapatite preparation
Perovskite Solar Cell for stability and performance enhancement
Nanomaterials for Gas sensing and Biomedical Applications
Recent
Publications
Nature Sci. Rep. 12 (2022) 16162 (IF: 5.50)
Collo. & Surf. A 654 (2022) 130090 (IF: 5.50)
J. Mol. Structure 1267 (2022) 133611 (IF: 3.84)
Electro. Acta 426 (2022) 140759 (2022) (IF: 7.36)
Microchem. J. 179 (2022) 107511 (IF: 5.33)
J. Mater. Res. 37 (2022) 1216 (IF: 3.01)
Mater. Sci. Eng. B 282 (2022) 115633 (IF: 4.06)
Inorg. Chem. Comm. 146 (2022) 110077 (IF: 3.40)
Mater. Sci. Eng. B 282 (2022) 115633 (IF: 4.06)
Talanta 239 (2022) 123132 (IF: 6.30)
Chemosphere 287 (2022) 132369 (IF: 8.94)
Environmental Research 204 (2022) 112298 (IF: 8.43)
Fuel 312 (2022) 122827 (IF: 8.04)
Chemical Engineering Research and Design 182 (2022) 114 (IF: 4.12)
Journal of Nanomaterials 2022 (2022) 2697036 (IF: 3.79)
Materials Letters 316 (2022) 131998 (IF: 3.57)
Journal of Hazardous Materials 424 (2022) 127464 (IF: 14.22)
Fuel 331 (2023) 125668 (IF: 8.04)
past 2 years
Publications at KPRIET
Total Publications: 82 (Q1 &Q2)
Highest Impact factor: 14.2
Lowest Impact factor: 3.1
Average Impact factor: 5.2
Ongoing
Projects
Development of Low-cost prototype device based on Graphene Quantum Dot composites for rapid online monitoring of Uranium (IV/VI) and Thorium (IV) in Acidic condition (UGC - DAE; Ref. No.: CRS/2021-22/04/601; Rs. 7, 10, 258/-; 2022-25).
Tunable photoluminescence graphitic carbon nitride for biosensing and bioimaging applications (DST; Ref. No.: DST/WOS-A/CS-123/2021; Rs. 24, 90,000/-; 2022-25).
To design and develop Eco friendly Cordybloomer readymade kit for the efficient growth of cordyceps mushrooms using smart technology (DBT-BIRAC, Rs 50,00,000/-; 2022-23)
National and International
Collaborations
Mahatma Gandhi University, India
University of Madras, India
Bharathiar University, India
Anna University, Trichy, India
Karunya University, India
CECRI, India
DMRL, India
ARCI, India
IGCAR, India
UGC - DAE, India
IIT Palakkad, India
National Institute of Technology, India
Vellore Institute of Technology, India
CNRS UMR 5302, France
Changwon National University, Korea
National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
University of Sydney, Australia
University of Newcastle, Australia
University of Kebangsaan, Malaysia
Curtin University, Dubai Campus, UAE
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile
University of Nottingham Malaysia
Research
Scholars
No. of full-time research scholars: 8
No. of part-time research scholars: 5
Acting as a Reviewer for the following Publishers
ACS, RSC, Wiley, Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, American Scientific Publisher, IEEE, etc.
