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	(a) National Research Projects/Funds:	(b) International Research Projects/Funds:

1. Development of low smoke low halogen poly(vinyl chloride) based thermoplastic rubber composites

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Dr. A. S. Padmanabhan
Funding Agency	Council of Scientific Industrial Research New Delhi
Grant	Rs.7,00,000/-
Duration	1991 - 1995 (completed)

2. Development of high performance thermoplastic rubber composites for oil resistant applications

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas
Funding Agency	University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Grant	Rs.7,50,000/-
Duration	1992 - 1998 (completed)

3. Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of poly(styrene-b-isoprene) poly (butadiene-b-isoprene) diblock polymers as compatibilizers for natural rubber based blends

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Dr. S. Chakrapani (NCL, Pune)
Funding Agency	Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
Grant	Rs.10,00,000/-
Duration	1995 - 1997 (completed)

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4. Morphology, structure properties of NR/NR-g-PMMA/PMMA blends

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Z. Oommen and Dr. M.R. G. Nair
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology, Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.75,000/-
Duration	1993 - 1996 (completed)

5. Short coir fibre reinforced rubber composites

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas and Dr. A. S. Padmanabhan
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.75,000/-
Duration	1992 - 1998 (completed)

6. Design and development of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer membranes for pervaporation

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas
Funding Agency	All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi
Grant	Rs.7,50,000/-
Duration	1996 - 2000 (completed)

7. Development of polymer composites for aggressive environment

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.75,000/-
Duration	1992 - 1996 (completed)

8. Design and development of lightweight microcellular sheets from compatibilized blends of natural rubber/ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer for hawai chappals

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas and Dr. Baby Kuriakose (R. R. I. I.)
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.1,75,000/-
Duration	1993 - 1999 (completed)

9. Thermoplastic elastomers from NR/PMMA blend

Investigators	Dr. Z. Oommen, Dr. S. Thomas
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.2,25,000/-
Duration	1993 - 1996 (completed)

10. Studies on glass/ banana fibre reinforced polyester composites

Investigators	L. A. Pothen, Dr. S. Thomas
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.2,50,000/-
Duration	1997 - 2000 (completed)

11. Spherulite growth rate, fractionated crystallization, crystallization kinetics of blends of nitrile rubber with isotactic polypropylene

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Z. Oommen
Funding Agency	Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
Grant	Rs.17,44,333/-
Duration	1999 - 2004 (completed)

12. Epoxy Resin/Engineering Thermoplastic Blends: Miscibility, Phase Morphology, Crystallisation and Ultimate Properties

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas,Dr. G. Harichandran
Funding Agency	Vikram Sarabahi Space Centre, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.10,00,000/-
Duration	2000 - 2005 (running)

13. Radiation processing of natural fibre reinforced phenol-formaldehyde and unsaturated polyesters

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas
Funding Agency	Department of Atomic Energy, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
Grant	Rs.7,46,580/-
Duration	2000 - 2004 (completed)

14. Studies on the effect of ion- beam irradiation on natural rubber synthetic rubber latices their blends

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Dr. K. Joseph
Funding Agency	Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi
Grant	Rs.1,74,600/-
Duration	2001 - 2004 (completed)

15. Studies on LLDPE/EVA blends

Investigators	K.A. Moly, S. Thomas
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.3,00,000/-
Duration	2001 - 2004 (completed)

16. Studies on PB/PS blends

Investigators	S. Joseph, S. Thomas
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.2,00,000/-
Duration	2001 - 2004 (completed)

17. Investigations on the properties of banana/sisal reinforced polyester hybrid composites

Investigators	M. Idicula, S. Thomas
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.3,00,000/-
Duration	2003 - 2005 (running)

18. Studies on epoxy/ liquid natural rubber blends

Investigators	R. Thomas, S. Thomas
Funding Agency	State Committee on Science, Technology Environment, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.3,00,000/-
Duration	2003 - 2005 (running)

19. Development of high performance nanocomposites from thermoplastics

Investigators	S. Thomas
Funding Agency	AICTE, New Delhi
Grant	Rs.15,50,000/-
Duration	2003 - 2005 (running)

20. Nylon/polystyrene compatibilised blends for high performance engineering applications

Investigators	S. Thomas
Funding Agency	KSCTE, Trivandrum
Grant	Rs.5,43,400/-
Duration	2003 - 2005 (running)

21. Nanomaterials: synthesis, characterization and applications

Investigators	S. Thomas, S. Mathew, K. Nandakumar, C. Sudarsanakumar, S. Varughese, K. Joseph, S. C. George
Funding Agency	Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
Grant	Rs.65,00,000/-
Duration	2003 - 2005 (running)

22. Development of Rubber Nano Composites for Tyre Engineering

Investigators	S. Thomas. P.K Muhammed (Apolo tyres)
Funding Agency	Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
Grant	7 Lakhs
Duration	2007-2010

23. Development of Nano Structured Polymer Blends

Investigators	Dr. Sabu Thomas
Funding Agency	DST, New Delhi
Grant	95 Lakhs
Duration	2008-2011

24. Development of Nano Structured Polymer Blends

Investigators	Dr. Sabu Thomas
Funding Agency	DBT, New Delhi
Grant	50 Lakhs
Duration	2008-2011

25. Development of Nano Nano clay epoxy liquid rubber composites

Investigators	Dr. Sabu Thomas
Funding Agency	UGC, New Delhi
Grant	8 Lakhs
Duration	2008-2011

26. Development of Membrances for zero gas transport

Investigators	Dr. Sabu Thomas
Funding Agency	DST, New Delhi
Grant	40 Lakhs
Duration	2009-2012

27. Development of Carbon Nano tube filled natural rubber latex Nano composites

Investigators	Dr. Sabu Thomas
Funding Agency	GC-DAE Consoritum for Sceintific Research, Indore
Grant	7 Lakhs
Duration	2009-2012

(b) International Research Projects/Funds:

1. Development of interpenetrating polymer network based on natural rubber

Investigators	Dr. Sabu Thomas
Funding Agency	Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy
Grant	US$4500 (completed)

2. Studies on SoronaTMP polymer and their blends

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Dr. Joe Kurian, Dr. Ray W. Willer
Funding Agency	Du pont, USA
Grant	US$20,000
Duration	2001 - 2003 (completed)

3. Processing, morphology, property relationship in PS/ PB blends in the presence and absence of compatibilisers

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Dr. Maria Rutkowska
Funding Agency	DST, New Delhi/KBN, Poland
Grant	Rs.2,80,600/-
Duration	2001 - 2003 (completed)

4. Reactive compatibilisation and dynamic vulcanization of functionalised rubber/plastic blends

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Prof. (Dr) Jozeph Karger Kocsis
Funding Agency	DST, New Delhi/DAAD, Germany
Grant	Rs.5,23,976/-
Duration	2001 - 2003 (completed)

5. Spherulitic growth rate fractionated crystallization, crystallization kinetics, molecular orientation in the thermoplastic vulcanizates from acrylonitrile butadiene rubber polypropylene blends

Investigators	Dr. K. Joseph, Dr. S. Thomas, Prof. (Dr.) Achim Radusch
Funding Agency	DST, New Delhi/DAAD, Germany
Grant	Rs.3,20,000/-
Duration	2003 - 2005 (completed)

6. Nanocellulose fibre reinforced natural rubber based nanocomposites

Investigators	Dr. S. Thomas, Prof. (Dr.) Jose M. Kenny
Funding Agency	DST, New Delhi/MAE, Italy
Grant	Rs.5,30,000/-
Duration	2005- 2007 (on going)

7. Development and characterization of nanostructured interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs)

Investigators	Dr.S. Thomas , Prof. (Dr.) Srecko Valic
Funding Agency	Indo-Croatia Programme
Grant	2,25000
Duration	2006- 2008 (ongoing)


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