Assoc. Prof. Dr Kavirajaa Pandian Sambasevam
Senior Lecturer / Chief Editor / Scientist

GRANTS
Active Grants:
(1) Grant: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (Ministry of Higher Education)
ID: in progress
Title: PROBING THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS OF A HYBRID CHITOSAN/CONDUCTING POLYMER/MAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE TOWARDS BISPHENOL A DETECTION
Duration: Oct 2023 - Sept 2026
Allocation: RM137590
Role: Leader
Ph.D. Scholar: Adrina Zulkifli
(2) Grant: Kurita Water Research Grant (Kurita, Japan)
ID: in progress
Title: DUAL MONOMER BASED MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER FOR SENSITIVE AND SELECTIVE DETECTION OF CYPERMETHRIN FROM WATER SAMPLES
Duration: Nov 2023 - Oct 2024
Allocation: 400000 Yen (~RM12500)
Role: Leader
GRA: MSc. position OPEN for self-funded scholars until June 2024 (kindly contact me if you are interested via kavirajaa@uitm.edu.my)
(3) Grant: US-ASEAN STIC Funding (Arizona State University - USA)
ID: in progress
Title: Facile Electrochemical Technique for Rapid Determination of Cancer Causing 3-MCPD Using Molecularly Imprinted Polyaniline-Chitosan/MWCNT: An Optimization via Response Surface Methodology
Duration: Nov 2023 - Oct 2024
Allocation: USD 12500 (~RM58000)
Role: Leader
MSc. Scholar: Mohd Zaheer Khan
Completed Grants:
Grant: RSC Research Fund
ID: 100-TNCPI/INT 16/6/2 (016/2022)
Title: NANO-CHITOSAN GRAFTED POLYANILINE FOR THE ELECHTROCHEMICAL DETECTION DETECTION OF SISPHENOL A DETECTION OPTIMIZATION VIA BOX BEHNKEN DESIGN
Duration: Mac 2022 - Feb 2023
Allocation: £3840 (~RM21040)
Role: Leader
Grant: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Lestari
ID: 600-RMC/LESTARI SDG-T 5/3 (080/2019)
Title: Extraction of Chitosan from Wildlife Fungi for the Preparation of Bio Polymer Composites
Duration: Dec 2019 - Nov 2021
Allocation: RM20000
Role: Leader
Grant: FRGS
ID: FRGS/1/2019/WAB05/UITM/02/5
Title: Enhancement of environmentally benign hybrid sensor by using conducting polymer and waste shells
Duration: Sept 2019 - Aug 2021
Allocation: RM62200
Role: Member
Grant: FRGS
ID: FRGS/1/2018/STG01/UITM/02/1
Title: Photocatalytic activity of hybrid conducting polymers nanocomposite
Duration: Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
Allocation: RM91725
Role: Member
Grant: FRGS
ID: FRGS/1/2016/STG01/USM/02/3
Title: A Study on Molecular Interactions of β-Cylodextrin Functionalized-Ionic Liquid Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles towards carcinogenic aromatic amines
Duration: Aug 2016 - Jul 2018
Allocation: RM86000
Role: Member
Grant: PPP
ID: PV043/2012A
Title: Synthesis, characterization and application of novel conducting polymers as a chemical sensor
Duration: 2012 - 2015
Allocation: RM56000
Role: Student