Funded Research Projects

These are the funded projects in which I have worked over the past 14 years

Numerical Simulation of Current-Free Double Layers in a Helicon Plasma Device

Principal Investigator: Dr. Nagendra Singh (Deceased)
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Sathyanarayan Rao
Funding Agency: NASA (University of Alabama in Huntsville)
Funding Amount: >$100,000 (2010-2012)

Investigated CFDLs in helicon plasma devices via 2D PIC simulations.

  • Developed a 2D Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulation framework.
  • Explored electron and ion dynamics in plasma expansion.
  • Findings contributed to space propulsion technology.

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eRoot – Quantifying Electrical Signatures of Plant Root Systems

Principal Investigator: Dr. Mathieu Javaux, Frederic Neugen, Sarah Gare
Co-Principal Investigator: Solomon Ehosioke and Sathyanarayan Rao
Funding Agency: FNRS (Belgium)
Funding Amount: ~$400,000 (2015-2019)

Developed non-invasive methods for root phenotyping using geophysical techniques.

  • Established root conductivity models for precision agriculture.
  • Validated using field & computational experiments.

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PhenoRob Digital Agricultural Avatar (DAA)

Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrea Schnpef, Dr. Sabine Seidel & Dr. Guillaume Lobet
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Seyed Ahmadi and Dr. Sathyanarayan Rao
Funding Agency: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Funding Amount: 2023-2024

Developing a digital twin for agriculture integrating multi-scale models.

  • Combines biogeochemical, physical, and economic models.
  • Supports climate resilience & sustainable agriculture.

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