Prof. Dusane has over the last 30 years carried out fundamental and applied research in the area of semiconductor thin films and devices, surface modification and plasma processing of various materials with a view to develop new processes and materials in thin film and nano structure form, capable for a variety of applications ranging from solar cells, thin film light emitting devices (TFLEDs), microelectronic devices, sensors and actuators (MEMS) and batteries. He has done pioneering work in the area of Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition (HWCVD) process in this country. Several patents have resulted out of this work and some successful industrial collaborations have also been undertaken. Over these years he has established state of the art facilities for thin film deposition and characterization. Recent significant work from his group is the Silicon nanowire­based anode for Li­ion battery. The work carried out till now has demonstrated the capabilities of the Hot Wire process in diverse areas like Microelectronics, Biocompatible materials, surface functionalization and modification, barrier layers etc. This has given new directions to the applicability of the HWCVD process in the area of MEMS and sensors. Recently he has designed and developed a HWCVD multi­chamber cluster tool, the first of its kind in the country.