AMITY SPACE MISSION

International & Nationally Funded Projects

1. Dr. Shivani Verma, AISST, Amity University Noida
   Programme: DRDO TDF Fund – AI Based detection of a person based on physiological parameters (Project Divya Drishti)
   Grant Received: INR 100 lakhs
2. Dr. Shivani Verma, AISST, Amity University Noida
   Programme: ISRO – Investigation of Doppler Keystone Algorithm for Range Migration Correction of Space Debris in LEO
   Grant Received: INR 80.5 lakhs
3. Dr. Shivani Verma, AISST, Amity University Noida
   Programme: DRDO TDF Fund – Automatic Weld Defect Recognition Software for Navy Ships
   Grant Received: INR 14 lakhs
4. Dr. Sneha Arunkumar Gokani, Ramanujan Fellow, Amity Centre for Astrobiology, Amity University Mumbai (PI), Dr R Selvakumaran, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Mumbai (Co-PI)
   Funding Agency: ANRF (ARG Grant) – 3 Years
   Project Title: Development of Integrated VLF/ELF System in Search of Lightning (VESSEL) for Ground and Space-Based Experiments
   Total Sanctioned Outlay: ₹1.80 Crore
   Collaborator: Dr Jayesh Pabari, Scientist, PRL, Ahmedabad – ISRO
5. Dr. Suchinder Sharma, Associate Professor, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Punjab
   Funding Agency: ISRO – RESPOND Basket (3 Years)
   Project Code & Title: RES-PRL-2024-001: Modulating the excited state of emission centres via band gap engineering
   Total Sanctioned Outlay: ₹29,47,512/-
   Collaborator: Dr Naveen Chauhan, Scientist, PRL, Ahmedabad – ISRO
6. Dr. Manish Nagar, Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Amity University Haryana
   Programme: IN-SPACe Pre-Incubation Entrepreneurship (PIE) Development Programme
   Phase: Ideation Phase (Phase I)
7. Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida and Amity University Mumbai have been selected as the nodal centres for the ISRO START Programme for 2025 and 2026
8. Dr. Piyush Kant Pandey (PI) and Dr Roshan Mathew (Co-PI), Amity University Chhattisgarh
   Programme: NASA-AERONET Atmospheric Monitoring Station
   Amity University Chhattisgarh partners with NASA, USA. The station is installed at 21.396°N, 81.891°E at an altitude of 298 meters and operates under AERONET Version 3 DS and SDA Version 4.1. The station provides real-time, high-resolution aerosol data for climate research, air quality monitoring, satellite validation, and environmental policymaking. Data is automatically uploaded to NASA’s central database and is publicly accessible.
9. Dr. R. Selvakumaran, Assistant Professor, Amity Centre of Excellence in Astrobiology,  Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB), Amity University Mumbai
   Funding Agency: ISRO -Venus AO Archival Data Analysis Programme.
   Project Title: Investigating CME Impacts on Venusian Atmospheric Structure, Dynamics, and Induced Magnetosphere
   Total Sanctioned Outlay: Approx. ₹30 Lakhs
10. Dr. R. Selvakumaran, Assistant Professor, Amity Centre of Excellence in Astrobiology,  Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB), Amity University Mumbai
    Funding Agency: Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant
    Project Title: Estimating Geo-Effective CME Characteristics Using Coronal Radio Observations for Enhanced Predictions at 1 AU
    Proposed Amount: ₹45,00,000/-
11. Dr. Renitta Jobby Varughese, Head Amity Centre of Excellence in Astrobiology & Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Mumbai
    Funding Agency: Applied Microbiology International (AMI)
    Project Title: “Polyextremophilic Haloarchaeal Pigments as Biosignatures for Life Detection in Space”
    Total Sanctioned Outlay: £3,000