- Completed Department of Science and Technology project entitled, “Fabrication and Characterization of Dye-doped Polymer Waveguides
and Solid State Micro-cavity Dye Lasers” Amount Rs. 9,00,000.00 (2006-2009) under Fast-track scheme. (No.: SR/FTP/PS-12/2005).
- Completed DST-SERC: “Fabrication of micro- and nano-structures using femtosecond laser for photonics and micro fluidic applications,”
Total Amount Rs. 22,65,600.00, 2007-2010 (Co-Investigator: Prof. D. Narayana Rao, University of Hyderabad) (No.: SR/FTP/PS-12/2005)
- Completed Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), “Er3+ fluorescence enhancement through cooperative energy
transfer from metal (Ag) or semiconductor nanoparticles (CdS or CdSe) in sol-gel derived SiO2 and TiO2 thin films”
as Co-Investigator (Prof. D. Narayana Rao as principal investigator) Rs. 13,80,000.00 (2008-2011).
- Completed Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS-DAE), “"Preparation of novel photonic crystal thin films of polystyrene
and ormosil structures and study of their linear and nonlinear optical properties” as Co-Investigator
(Prof. D. Narayana Rao as principal investigator and Dr. K.S. Bindra as co-PI) 2008-2010 for Rs. 19,96,000.00.
- Completed DRDO, Hyderabad entitled “Femtosecond laser micro-structuring in un-doped and doped lithium niobate (LiNbO3) for integrated optics”,
D. Narayana Rao and G. Manoj Kumar as co-investigators, 2009 for Rs 10,00,000.
- Completed from DST-DIISR JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT [AUSTRALIA-INDIA STRATEGIC RESEARCH FUND (AISRF)] entitled, “Hybrid organometallic-coordination complex materials
for nonlinear optics,” 2011-2014, for INR 10,83,880. Prof. D. Narayana Rao and S. Venugopal Rao are the participating group members from Hyderabad University. (No. DST/INT/AUS/P-40/2011/2 dated 03.10.2011)
- Completed from UPE Phase I entitled, “Synthesis and Photoluminescence studies of porous silicon for photonic, photovoltaic and bio-sensing applications,”
S.V.S. Nageswara Rao, S. Venugopal Rao, 2012-2013, for INR 3,00,000 (No. UH/UGC/UPE- Phase II/Interface studies/ Research Projects/R-36 dated 19.04.2012).
- Completed from DRDO; ACRHEM phase II 2011-2016. Total projects cost ~57 Crores. Projects involved: (a) Femtosecond LIBS studies of high energy materials (HEMs)
(b) Femtosecond pump-probe techniques for studying HEMs (c) Femtosecond CARS studies of HEMs. Setting up new ultrafast laser facilities with equipment worth ~4 Crores. (Phase II: Sanction Letter No. ERIP/ER/1109003/M/01/1338/1302/D(R&D) dated 31.05.2011, Total Cost: 57.00 Crores)
- Completed DST, “Femtosecond Laser Micro-/Nanostructuring for integrated optical devices in polymers, glasses and crystals,” D. Narayana Rao (PI) and S. Venugopal Rao (Co-PI) for INR 98,29,600 (2014-2016). (SR/S2/LOP-17/1012 dated 08/08/2012)
- Completed UPE-II, UoH, “Nanoparticles/nanostructures assisted surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: detection of oxidative stress in a biological system,” S.V.S. Nageswara Rao (PI), S. Venugopal Rao, K.P.M.S.V. Padmasree, Sarada D. Tetali (Co-PIs), for INR 9,98,000 (2014-2016). (UH/UGC/UPE-2/Interface Studies/Research Projects/A1.3 dated 24/04/2014)
- Sanctioned & in progress by DAE-BRNS, “Applications of ultrafast LIBS and CARS techniques in exploring high energy materials,” S. Venugopal Rao (PI) and Ms. P. Mathi (CI, BARC) for INR 24,78,750 (2015-2017) (34/14/48/2014-BRNS/2084 dated 15 Dec. 2014)
