The Department of Civil Engineering is approved as research centre by Anna University, Chennai for carryout research activities in various domains. The department has a number of ongoing research and consultancy projects supported by public and private sectors.

PH.D Guides

Name	Area of specialization
Dr.K.Vidhya	Civil Engineering
Dr.C.T.Sivakumar	Geology, GIS, Geological Survey, Petrological and Structural studies

Faculty members guiding Ph.D. scholars:

Name	Area of Specialization	Number of Research scholars
		Progress	Awarded
Dr.K.Vidhya	Environmental	1	-

List of Faculty Members Pursuing Ph.D

Name of the faculty	Specialization	University
Mr.Y.Shanatharam	Geotechnical	Anna university
Mr.S.Mohan	Environmental	Anna university

SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS (2014-2017)

Project Title	Funding Agency	Amount in Rupees (Rs.)
An Innovative Approach On Efficiency Of Trickling Filter Media With Construction And Demolition Waste	DST	13,50,000/- (Submitted)
Green Building Technology	IEI	30,000/-
Disaster Mitigation	IEI	10,000/-
Eco -Friendly Building Material Technologies For Low Cost In Construction	IEI	10,000/-
Miniature scale industrial ash aggregate plant	MSME ,  New Delhi	3,00,000/-
Design and fabrication of eco friendly tile making machine Quantum Leap in Low Cost Construction Techniques with usage of Compash Brick Masonry for Rural Housing Multifunctional characterization on cement concrete	MSME ,  New Delhi UGC Minor project DRDO	3,00,000/- 2.88,000/-   50,000/-