Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (CIDR)

Research Areas

Sensors

Research Topics

  • Chemical and Biosensors (Food, Water, and Health Monitoring)
  • Optical Sensors (Raman, IR, UV-Vis)
  • Environmental Sensors (Air, Water, Soil)
  • Wearable Sensors & IoT Integration
  • Nano sensors & Smart Materials
  • Gas Sensors (Methane, CO2, VOCs)
  • Agricultural Sensors (Moisture, Nutrients)
  • Sensor Data Analytics & AI Integration
  • Smart Packaging & Quality Monitoring Sensors

Energy

Research Topics

  • Electrocatalysis
  • Hydrogen Energy
  • Energy Conversion: Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyser
  • Energy Storage: Batteries and Supercapacitors
  • Thermal energy storage and transportation
  • Thermal management

Environmental

Research Topics

  • Sustainable Water Solutions
  • Water Resource Management
  • Pollution Control
  • Solid – Waste Management
  • Natural Climate Solutions
  • Decarbonization
  • Net Zero Emissions
  • CO2 Capture & Sequestration
  • Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Methane Leakage
  • Direct Air Capture
  • CO2 Conversion

Healthcare and Nanomedicine

Research Topics

  • Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
  • mRNA and Plasmid DNA Delivery
  • Nanomedicine and Targeted Drug Delivery
  • Bio-nanotechnology
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Biomaterials for Therapeutic Applications
  • Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) Technology
  • Design and Development of Ionizable Lipids
  • Lipid-Based Prodrugs and Drug-Conjugate Systems

AI/ML & Computational Materials Science

Research Topics

  • Theoretical/computational condensed matter physics
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • AI/ML for healthcare
  • Precision Agriculture
  • Climate Prediction
  • Virtual Tourism
  • Hyperspectral Image Processing
  • Renewable Energy Forecasting
  • Food Quality Analysis
  • Cultural Heritage Preservation
  • Soil and Crop Monitoring
  • Air and Water Pollution Detection
  • Organic electronics
  • DFT and Ab Initio Methods