Dr.Mathew M. J.
Currently engaged in research on the taxonomy, ecology, bio-geography, phylogeny and conservation of spiders, pseudoscorpions and opiliones (harvestmen) of Western Ghats
Research Projects
| Period | Title of the project | Funding Agency | Institute | Designation | Total Project Cost |
| Aug 2008 –
July 2010 |
Diversity and abundance of spiders in different habitat types of Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India | International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden | Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi | Chief investigator | USD 8291/-
|
| Aug 2010 – February 2011 | Which way across the Wallace line? Solving the evolutionary history of a super-abundant group of orb-weaving spiders from Asia and Australia. | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Govt. of Australia | University of Western Australia (Perth) and Western Australian Museum (Perth) | Postdoctoral Research Scientist | AUD 24500/-
|
| Dec 2012
– Dec 2015 |
Diversity and composition of litter and ground-dwelling spiders in Western Ghats of Kerala | Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi | Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi | Co-Investigator | INR 49,98,000/- |
| September 2014
– September 2017 |
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the cloud forests of the sky islands in Western Ghats: A taxonomic and eco-biogeographical approach | Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi | Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi | Principal
Investigator |
INR 41,49,000/- |
| September 2017
– September 2010 |
Bridging the gap in the systematics of Indian araneofauna:
An integrated approach using phylogeny and behaviour |
Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi | Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi | Co-
Investigator |
INR 66,85,400/- |
| May 2019
– May 2022 |
Indian Chelonethida: Taxonomy, Ecology and Phylogeography of Pseudoscorpions with Special Reference to Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot | Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi | Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi | Principal
Investigator |
INR 41,49,000/- |
| September 2019
– September 2022
|
Taxonomy and Diversity of the Lesser Known Arachnid, Opiliones in Western Ghats | Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India | Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi | Principal
Investigator |
INR 35,01,380/- |
