Ph.D. Admissions

• Ph.D. Admission Rules 2019
• Written Aptitude Test Syllabus 2019
• Revised Key Dates for Ph.D. Admission 2019
• Ph.D. 2019 Provisional List for WAT

 

Industry linked Research Projects in School of Petroleum Technology:

• Development of a road map for RLNG pumps in contrast to CNG Pumps across India-(Funded by Adani)
• Acoustic impedance study and velocity anisotropy for Indian shale gas research (Fund by DGH)
• Integrated Solar and Geothermal set-up for Exploitation of low enthalpy geothermal reservoirs (Supported by GOG and ONGC energy center)
• Direct application of Geothermal Energy Exploitation using hot springs and ponds (Support Expected from MNRE)
• To Carry out laboratory formation damage experiment on Indian and Russian Core models (Industry university of Tyumen-IUT Russia and DOP, India)
• Factor analysis of attributes associated with City gas distribution engineering (Funded by Adani)
• Evolution of the Mesozoic sequences of Zanskar Himalays and its comparison with other Mesozoic sections of India (Expected to be funded)
• Evolutionary trends in Cretaceous Belemnite biotic events and its comparison with northern and southern Tethyan margin (funded by DST-RFBR)
• Petrophysical Modelling of Heterogeneous clastic reservoirs play (Expected to be funded)
• Integrated geophysical prospecting for fault modelling in Kachchh basin and correlation with its Geomechanical properties (Expecting Fund)
• To compare conductivity data of rod-shaped prop-pant versus spherical prop pant for hydraulic fracturing (In association with Oklahoma University and DOP).
• Mathematical modelling of heterogeneous reservoirs and flow through porous media (with Matlab)

 

School of Technology

Ph.D. Research Projects For Electrical Engineering:

• Power System Protection
• Generation & Transmission Planning
• Integration issues of renewable energy sources with Grid
• Distributed Generation: Protection, Stability & Control
• Power Quality : Issues & Mitigation Techniques
• Distribution System Management
• Power System Automation & Control
• Wide Area Measurements and application of the same to mitigate Protection, Stability & control issues
• Micro-grids, Smart Grid and related issues
• Power System Security Assessment & Enhancement / Improvement of System Security
• Use of analytics for efficient operation of Power System

Ph.D. Research Projects For Chemical Engineering:

• CFD modelling of multi phase flows in industrial cyclones and fluidized bed
• Advanced water treatment technology for removal of fluoride in water
• Development of nano-materials for the enhance fuel efficiency
• Studies on Bio-diesel production using process intensification techniques
• Experimental and modelling studies on hydrocarbon steam cracking
• Development of novel ionic liquids for cleaner production
• Design and development of novel membrane based water purification system
• Modelling of amine based carbon sequestration techniques

Ph.D. Research Projects For Environmental Engineering:

• Application of Numeric Modelling and Remote Sensing for Urban Air Quality Assessment and forecasting - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
• Big Data Application for Environmental Management - Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
• Urban Heat Island effect for Ahmedabad city: Modelling, Mapping and Mitigation - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
• Sick Building Syndrome: Modelling and Monitoring Indoor Air Quality - Stanford University
• Urban Climate Modelling - Auburn University (AU)
• Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment through multiple techniques - Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI)
• Designing Bio-reactors for effective solid waste management - National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
• Low cost techniques for removal of Arsenic from Ground Water - National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
• Application of Geoinformatics for assessing the impact of Canal Network on agricultural productivity - Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications & Geo-informatics (BISAG)
• Solid Waste Management: Policy Framework to Community Engagement - Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)
• Environmental Sustainability - American State University (ASU)
• Waste-water Treatment using natural coagulants - National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)

Ph.D. Research Projects For Civil Engineering:

• Risk Based Building Information Modelling for Mass Rapid Transit System Projects
• Development of Multivariate Tools for Quality Monitoring of Ready Mixed Concrete
• Integrated BIM and Cloud Model for Smart City Projects
• Development of Integrated BIM and IPD Model for Infrastructure Transportation Projects
• Utilization of plastic waste and monitoring the quality pavements in collaboration with Road and Building Department, Govt. of Gujarat
• Strength Forecasting of Ready Mixed Concrete through Time Series Analysis
• Critical Chain Project Management for Infrastructure Transportation Projects
• Building Information Modelling for Infrastructure Projects
• Building Information Modelling for Commercial Projects of Ahmedabad
• Development of Integrated Project Delivery Model for infrastructure Projects
• Development of Lean Management Model for Highway Projects
• Social Cost Benefit Analysis for Transportation Projects
• Life Cycle Costing Analysis for Bridge Projects
• Clean Development Mechanism for Metro Rail Projects
• Dispatching Schedule Sequencing for Commercial Ready Mixed Concrete Batching Plants
• Cloud Computing Model for Smart City Projects
• Critical Success Factors for Development of Smart City Projects
• Development of Project Risk Management Model for Sustainable Smart City Project
• Utilization of plastic waste in the pavements- in collaboration with Road and Building Department, Govt. of Gujarat
• Evaluation of Seismic Risk – In Collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Evaluation of Seismic Hazards for the future Smart cities - In Collaboration with Institute of Seismological Research, Govt. of Gujarat
• Liquefaction Hazard Assessment - In Collaboration with M/s. KCT Consultancy Services
• Geotechnical Characterization for Gujarat Using Geographical Information System - In Collaboration with M/s. KCT Consultancy Services, Ahmedabad

Ph.D. Research Projects For Mechanical Engineering:

• Friction Stir Welding and Laser welding of P19 and LAFM steels - Naval Material Research Lab, DRDO, Ambernath.
• Friction stir Welding of AA7004 Material for defence application - L & T, Pune
• Development of flux assisted Laser Beam Welding process - Magod Fusion Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (MFTPL), Pune
• Super plasticity effect in friction welding blanks of cutting tools - Friction Welding Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Pune
• Ultrasonic welding of dissimilar/similar metals for various surface conditions - Roop Telsonic Ultrasonix Ltd., Gandhinagar
• Effect of Electroless nickel plating and hard chrome coating on life RSW electrode. -Apex Industries, Gandhinagar
• Development of various Industrial coasting - Apex Industries, Gandhinagar
• Application of Cold metal transfer for dissimilar metal joining and additive manufacturing - M/s Fronius India Pvt Ltd, Pune
• Development of full penetration CuOF to CuOF welding by GTAW for Neutral Beam Accelerator grid base plate to hydraulic piping connection - ITER INDIA
• Assessment of wind and wave energy along Indian coastal religion using space based microwave radars - ISRO
• Water desalinization techniques-DST
• Bio-diesel production techniques-GEDA

Ph.D. Research Projects For Solar Engineering:

• Inexpensive semiconductors for thin film solar cells: Non vacuum based technologies
• Eradication of degradation of Silicon PV modules using nanotechnology
• Solar photocatlytic waste water treatment
• Dynamics of electron transfer for thin film devices
• Electrical properties of 2D materials for optoelectronic devices
• Development of solid state electrolyte for fuel cells
• Graphene based composite for energy storage application: For batteries & super-capacitors
• Development of nano-structured oxides: Application in Schottky junction devices and efficient hydrogen generation (water splitting)

Ph.D. Research Projects for Computer Science and Engineering & Information and Communication Technology (ICT) :

• Advanced Urban Public Transportation System as Principal Investigator
• Spectral Discrimination and Separability Analysis of Crops and Weeds Using Deep Learning Techniques
• Land-Cover Classification of Polarimetric SAR Image/Data for Agricultural and Urban Region
• Compact Circularly Polarised Microstrip antenna for IoT Applications
• Improving speech quality and intelligibility in digital hearing aids
• CyberHealth-A Novel Framework for Secure Medical Cyber Physical Systems with Reduced Overhead
• Multi-modal design of an Intelligent Transportation System