AMU researcher gets prestigious Erasmus+ KA 171-Mobility project
ALIGARH : Generating electricity by using living organisms through Biofuel Cells is a novel idea that holds promise for powering small implants like pacemakers, artificial hearts, and more by utilizing glucose in the blood and a research in this field can bring about new possibilities.
Taking this idea as a core agenda of his research, Dr. Inamuddin, Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been working on this theme for about a decade and recently he has been given the prestigious Erasmus+ KA 171-Mobility project for student and faculty exchange with the Politehnica University Timisoara (UPT), Romania, funded by European Union, for the advancement of Biofuel Cell Research at AMU.
Dr Inamuddin, who has earlier successfully executed a similar study, the Erasmus+ Programme KA107-Mobility project, from 2014 to 2020, pointed out that Biofuel Cell aims to generate electricity by converting glucose catalytically.
He said that Sony’s Walkman-charging biofuel cell represents the potential use of a few milligrams of glucose to recharge mobile phones, showcasing the imminent practical application of this technology for enhanced daily convenience.
He stated that the Erasmus+ KA 171-Mobility project includes student exchange mobility for 5-10 months each per year for research and training from AMU to UPT and vice versa. The project also includes staff exchange mobility for 6 days each per year for teaching/training/research from AMU to UPT and vice versa.
Dr Inamuddin made it clear that AMU incurs no financial liability for both incoming and outgoing mobility and the project is valid until 2027.
Earlier, a student Sufia-ul-Haq has conducted her Ph.D. research for eight months at UPT with full funding and published research articles in the journal with an impact factor of 8-9, he added.
Dr. Inamuddin has published 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 170 edited books, and received several research projects funded by UGC, CSIR, DST, and UPCST. His current research interests include biofuel cells, supercapacitors, and bending actuators.