IIT B Research Internship Awards 2013

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has invited applications for the Research Internship Award 2013 which is available for specific research projects. The same is listed below:

Department	Research Title
Aerospace Engineering	Computation of particle trajectories in turbulent flows
	Dynamic analysis of composite helicopter rotor flexbeams
	Flame stabilization in micro combustors
	Large eddy simulation of flow in a solid propellant motor
Biosciences and Bioengineering	Computational Modeling of Contractile Ring Constriction
	Construction of a mutant bacteriophage N4 that can produce empty mature capsids
	Development of flow control elements for paper-based diagnostics
	Identification of Group B Streptococcus secreted proteases and their role in cellular junction disruption
	In silico characterization of proteins involved in mimivirus genome replication
	Multiplexed Sensing of Ions using LBL assembled Capsules Biosciences and Bioengineering
	Purification and characterization of carbaryl hydrolase from carbaryl degrading Pseudomonas strains
	Salivary proteomic analysis of malaria patients for identification of non-invasive markers
	Studying mechanism of stable inheritance of extrachromosomal element in budding yeast
	To unravel the mechanism of step wise loss of cohesin during meiosis using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism
	Understanding Cargo Transport by Dynein Motors
	Understanding Cargo Transport by Kinesin Motors
Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering	An optimization approach to quantify eutrophication potential of lake water bodies
Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering	Climate Change Induced Impacts on Quality of Fresh Water: A Data Driven Analysis on Major Indian Rivers
Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA)	Development of a data logging and monitoring unit for use with photovoltaic systems
	Evaluating the performance of water pumping using photovoltaics
Chemical Engineering	Nanoparticles for drug delivery
Chemistry	Development of new heterocyclic scaffolds and synthesis of heterocycles via aza-Prins and Cope-rearrangements
	Development of novel strategies from building blocks derived from chiral pool materials towards synthesis of natural products and analogs
	G Quadruplex Stabilizing Agents Targeting Promoter DNAs
	Modelling Magnetic Materials for Nano technology applications
	Using Single-molecule tracer diffusion dynamics to undestand heterogeneity in polymer thin-films
Civil Engineering	Assessment of ocean renewable energy on the Indian coast
	Characterization of Unsaturated Soils
	GIS-GPS Based Passenger Information System
	Impact of sea level rise on the existing eroding coasts
	Methods to reduce ground movement due to tunnelling
	Simulation Based Traffic Management Strategies to Reduce Vehicular Pollution
Electrical Engineering	Advanced CMOS Logic Devices
	Cooperative Control of Quadcopter Teams
	Fabrication and characterization of high-speed (> 100MHz) diodes
	Polycrystalline Silicon For Solar Cells
	Virtual Electromagnetics Laboratory
Energy Science and Engineering	Collision properties in levitated granular material Energy Science and Engineering
	Particle size effects on kinetics of dehydrogenation in Magnesium Hydride for fuel cells in automobiles
	Simulation studies on nanostructural stabilization through grain boundary segregation
Humanities & Social Sciences	Bidirectional Scriptal Dexterity and Developmental Dyslexia: A Functional Analysis
Humanities & Social Sciences	Cognitive Decline in Diabetic: An Adult Life Span Study
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research	Games on Graphs
Mathematics	A study of acoustical wave propagation in an inhomogeneous moving medium
Mechanical Engineering	Analysis of defromation behaviour of aluminum bar at micron scale
	Blood plasma separation in a microdevice
	Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and heat transfer solver based on immersed boundary method with applications in multiphase flows
	Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver for fluid-structure interaction (FSI) applications in compressible flows
	Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study of impact and evaporation of a droplet on a solid surface
	Constitutive modeling of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
	Development and Application of Optimization-based Algorithms for Limited-Data Tomography
	Development of thermal storage system for ORC based solar thermal plant for medium temperature application
	Dynamics and Control for High-Speed Positioning with Nanometer Precision
	Energy harvesting from flow around flexible objects
	Flow dynamics of multiphase turbulent flows
	Investigation of heat transfer mechanisms in micro/mini channels
	Mixed convective flow and heat transfer past two tandem square cylinders at incidence
	Mixing dynamics of buoyant jets and plumes
	Numerical investigation of fluid flow and heat transfer in data centres
	Simultaneous measurement of temperature and concentration fields using Imaging-based techniques
	Study of Critical Heat Flux during Two-Phase Flow Boiling in Multiple Parallel Microchannels
	The fun of non-intrusive measurements of temperature fields.
	Wave Propagation in Layered Metamaterials
Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science	Calculation of electronic properties of Materials
	Development of novel route for processing of polycrystalline ceramic - carbon nanotube composites posessing well-dispersed and higher volume fraction of carbon nanotubes
	Development of oxide-based ceramic nanocomposites via solid-state precipitation
	Large area self-assembly of photonic crystals for waveguiding applications
	Patterning of metallic nanostructures using direct laser lithography
	Phase field modelling of twinning
	Synthesis of graphene based materials
Physics	Triplet Excitons Dynamics in Fluorescent Conjugated Polymers
Physics	Using thermodynamic resistance fluctuations as a thermometer
SJM School of Management	Role of IITs for Industrial Competitiveness: Case of an Emerging Industry
Systems & Control Engineering	Motion control of autonomous underwater vehicle under practical conditions
Systems & Control Engineering	Trajectory tracking for multiple mobile robots

Eligibility:

Aspirants must be in the Second year of a Masters program, or third / fourth year of a Bachelors program. Branch / discipline of study will be as per the project requirements specified by IIT Bombay Faculty
He/She must be among the top 10% in all the previous years in your discipline in the College / University / Institute. A certificate from the Principal (in the prescribed format)to this effect will have to be submitted at the time of applying.
He/She must be a full-time student while applying and till the completion of the Internship. You may submit a partial project report before (e.g., in April) the completion of the Internship (e.g., in June) if the academic calendar of your College / Institute / University requires you to do so, with the prior consent of the Internship Guide.
He/She must be able to work full-time for the Internship. Part-time internship is not allowed. A certificate to the effect that there are no course work requirements during the internship period has to be submitted at the time of applying.

Selection process:

The selection of candidates will be based on the preliminary screening of applications, followed by test/ interviews.

The selected candidates will then have to work full time for four to six months on the project and will be given a fixed stipend of Rs. 10,000/- per month.

How to apply?

Important dates:

Events	Dates
Last Date for submission of Application form	September 30, 2013
Tentative Dates for Interview	November 11, 2012 - November 17, 2013
Duration of Internship	4 to 6 months between Dec 2013 and Jun 2014

IITB Research Internship Awards