RESEARCH PROJECTS
Ongoing Projects (ICFRE and externally funded)
| S.No. | Title of Project | P.I. Name & Designation | Co-P.I. Name & Designation | Funding Agency | Date of Start | Duration in year | Project Cost |
| 1 | Studies on natural durability of plantation grown species(Melia composita) with conventional eco-friendly preservative (ZiBOC) | Dr. Sadhna Tripathi, Sci-G | Mr. Ajmal Samani, Sci-E | ICFRE | April 2012 | 6 | 8.08 |
| 2 | Effect of different adhesives on the bending strength of finger jointed Eucalyptus sections | Dr. Kishan Kumar, Sci-G | Mr. D.P. Khali, Sci-F | ICFRE | April 2016 | 3 | 14.08 |
| 3 | Use of near infrared spectroscopy for rapid evaluation of physical and strength properties of Melia composita. | Dr. Y.M. Dubey, Sci-E | ICFRE | April 2016 | 2 | 5.70 | |
| 4 | Seasoning studies on important species of bamboos for handicrafts using Dehumidifier kiln and Vacuum kiln | Dr. N.K. Upreti, Sci-G | ICFRE | April 2017 | 3 | 7.25 | |
| 5 | Studies on the Radio Frequency Curing of adhesives in manufacturing of Plywood | Mr. D.P. Khali, Sci-F | Mrs. Ismita Nautiyal, Sci-C | ICFRE | April 2017 | 3 | 15.90 |
| 6 | Exploratory Studies of Friction Induced Welding on Indian Wood Species for making Joints. | Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Sci-B | Mr. Shikhar Shukla, TO | ICFRE | April 2017 | 4 | 6.80 |
| 7 | Studies on role of nano-fillers in wood composites and finger-jointed solid wood | Mrs. Ismita Nautiyal, Sci-C | Mr. D.P. Khali, Sci-F
Dr. Kishan Kumar, Sci-G |
ICFRE | April 2017 | 3 | 24.50 |
| 8 | Development of a solar heated vacuum dryer with a thermal energy storage system | Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Sci-B | Dr. N.K. Upreti, Sci-G | ICFRE | July 2017 | 3 | 25.11 |
| 9 | Performance evaluation of imported timbers after treatment with conventional (CCA, CCB) and environmental-safe (ZiBOC) preservative in prototype cooling tower. | Mr. Ajmal Samani, Sci-E | Dr. Sadhna Tripathi, Sci-G | ICFRE | July 2017 | 3 | 11.06 |
| 10 | Assessment of decay in trees by non destructive technique | Dr. Y.M. Dubey, Sci-E | ICFRE | April 2017 | 1.5 | 4.05 | |
| 11 | Modification of difficult to treat timbers by Microwave technique for improving impregnation of preservatives | Mr. Ajmal Samani, Sci-E | Dr. Sadhna Tripathi, Sci-G
Dr. Y.M. Dubey, Sci-E Dr. P.K. Pande-Sci-F |
ICFRE | April 2017 | 5 | 14.60 |
| 12 | Integration of hybrid solar thermal energy storage system in a booster reflector augmented green house type solar timber dryer | Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Sci-B | DST-SERB | April 2016 | 2 | 10.80 |