• Multifunctional Nanocomposites and Biologically inspired nanostructures
• Environmentally sustainable hybrid materials for energy storage and generation
• Electrostatic jetting of Polymer Nanofibers and inkjet deposition of conductive formulations for tissue engineering
• Simulations and experimental study of thermally stable and fire retardant nanocomposites
• Soft nanocomposite electronics and active nanosystems

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC-Q1000), Thermo gravimetric Analyzer (TGA-Q500), Wide Angle X-Ray Diffraction, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).

1. Carbon Nanotube Based Flexible Transparent Conductor for Electroluminescence Device M07-MD07 (2008-2011)
   Prabir Patra (PI), P. M. Ajayan (CO-PI), P. D. Calvert (CO-PI), D. Kasilingam (CO-PI), Narendran Nadaraja (CO-PI from RPI)
2. Carbon Nanostructured Textile based Antenna (PI) Project No. M06-MD01 ($155,000): 2006-2009
   Prabir Patra (PI), P.M. Ajayan (CO-PI from RPI), Paul Calvert (CO-PI), Dayalan Kasilingam (CO-PI) and Branislav Notaros (CO-PI from Colorado State University) Research success story appeared in UMASSD news
3. Quantum Tunneling Textile Soft Structured Nanocomposite Sensors and Actuators ($189,000): 2004-2007
   Project No M04-MD07, Prabir Patra (PI), Paul Calvert (CO-PI), Yong Kim (CO-PI), Steve Warner (CO-PI), Chi Hau Chen (CO-PI)
4. Nano-Crafted Layered Optical Filaments for Diffractive Colors ($240,000): 2003-2006
   Project No M03-MD14, Paul Calvert (PI), Prabir Patra (CO-PI), Qinguo Fan (CO-PI), Steve Warner (CO-PI), Steve Foulger (CO-PI from Clemson University)
5. Project entitled - Nano Engineered Fire Resistant Composite Fibers ($360,000): 2002-2005
   Project No-M02-MD08, Prabir Patra (PI), Steve Warner (Co-PI), Qinguo Fan (CO-PI), Paul Calvert (Co-PI), Yong Kim (CO-PI) and Sabit Adanur (CO-PI from Auburn University)

** Prabir Patra (PI), P.M. Ajayan (CO-PI from RPI), Paul Calvert (CO-PI), Dayalan Kasilingam (CO-PI) and Branislav Notaros (CO-PI from Colorado State University) Research success story appeared in UMASSD news

1. Development of Fiber-based Technology for Creating New Opportunities in Economically Depressed Northeastern US, grant amount $600,000, solicitation is PFI (partnership for innovation), Suku Sengupta (PI), Prabir Patra (CO-PI), Arup Sengupta (CO-PI from Lehigh University) and Steve Warner (Awarded February, 2008 with total amount of US$ 600,000)

1. Carbon Nanotube- Carbohydrate Hybrid Material (CCHM) for Simultaneous Ion Exchange, grant amount $ 670,000 submitted to NSF (CBS solicitation), Prabir Patra (PI) Suku Semgupta (Co-PI), P.M.Ajayan (Co-PI)
2. Nanotechnology Curriculum Integrating Undergraduate Education and Research (PIs Prabir Patra and Hassan Bajwa), Xingguo Xiong (Co-PI) and Navarun Gupta (Co-PI) Submitted to NSF (NUE solicitation) grant amount $200,000

Details (research annual reports, research briefs and proposals) of the Federal grants are available from (www.ntcresearch.org) and www.nsf.gov