Research Areas

Graphene, Printed Electronics, Antennas, RF and MW energy harvesting, Wireless power transfer, Sensors, Electrodes, Printed Batteries, Flexible Electronics, Coating, Nano Materials, Electronic Materials

Research Overview

Graphene-based materials coating and nanomaterials composite
Printed electronics using screen printing, inkjet printing for space and terrestrial defense applications
RF and MW energy harvesting, wireless power transfer
Flexible electronics, sensors, printed batteries, and electronic materials

Research Projects

Title	Sponsoring Agency	Sanctioned Year	Cost (in Lakhs)	Status
Graphene-based durable coating on satellite reflectors	ISRO-VSSC, Trivandrum	2023	2.22	Completed
Graphene Nano coating for air quality filters	Medcoure Solutions	2022	0.20	Completed
Coating of graphene over dish and plate reflectors	ISRO-VSSC, Trivandrum	2022	2.21	Completed
Development of 3D printed flexible patch antennas for enhanced communication in UAV	DRDO AR&DB, UAS Panel	2021	28.02	Completed
Design and Development of Optimized Multi-Frequency High Gain Antenna Setup	ISRO-RESPOND	2018	33.30	Completed
Innovative Wheel Drive to Enable Widespread Electric Bicycle Transportation (IWDEB)	DST-CEFIPRA	2016	77.00	Completed

National/International Collaboration

ISRO SAC-Ahmedabad
ISRO VSSC-Trivandrum
ISRO ISTRAC-Bangalore
DRDO-RCI, Hyderabad
National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
IIT Madras
IIT Roorkee
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Universitas Riau, Indonesia

Research Facilities

Graphene coating systems
Printed electronics lab with screen printing and inkjet printing setups
Wireless power transfer testbeds
Flexible electronics fabrication and testing equipment

Team

Dr. R. Prasanna, Ph.D. (Centre Head)
Associate Professor (Research), Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vel Tech University
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +91 9791331515

Centre for Antenna and Electronic Materials