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Ashutosh Sharma

Institute Chair Professor

Research Interest

  • Soft nanofabrication
  • Mechanics and instabilities of soft visco-elastic interfaces, thin films and nano-systems
  • Self-organized meso-patterning of polymers, ceramics, hydrogels and carbon
  • Functional and nano-materials: adhesive, catalytic, optical, super-wetting and nano-composites
  • Multiscale MEMS/NEMS & microfluidic systems: materials and platforms
  • Soft interfaces: Wetting, adhesion and friction
  • Carbon micro/nanostructures & composites: fabrication and applications in environment, health and energy; bio-platforms; electrochemical systems
  • Interfacial and colloidal interactions

Education

  • B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 1982.
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1984.
  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987.

Research Overview

Research in Prof. Ashutosh Sharma’s group mainly focusses on: understanding and control of interfacial instabilities in soft, highly confined visco-elastic materials with applications in the meso-scale patterning and micro-nano fabrication by self-organization. Some recent examples of self-organized patterning of thin films are by dewetting, adhesion, external fields and laser diffraction. Other related themes include multiscale functional interfaces and nanomaterials in applications ranging from structured adhesion and wetting to multiscale polymeric and carbon based structures used in microfluidic, MEMS, Sensors, energy, environment and health.

Awards

  • Dr. B P Godrej Life Time Achievement Award (2022)
  • President, Indian National Science Academy (2022)
  • Institute Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2020)
  • UNESCO Medal for outstanding scientific contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies (2017)
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, State University of New York, SUNY Buffalo (2016)
  • MRSI Distinguished Lectureship Award, Materials Research Society of India, (2011-12)
  • The Syed Husain Zaheer Medal (a triennial award for Engineering and Technology), Indian National Science Academy (2011).
  • Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, Infosys Science Foundation (2010).
  • Elected Fellow, TWAS--The World Academy of Sciences (2010).
  • The TWAS Prize in Engineering Sciences, TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy (2008).
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2007)
  • Institute Chair Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2007-date)
  • Elected Fellow, Indian National Science Academy
  • Elected Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering
  • Elected Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences
  • Elected Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India
  • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences (2002)
  • J. C. Bose National Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology (2006-date)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2006)
  • Herdillia Award of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers for excellence in basic research (2003)

Professional Experience

    Associate Editor: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2014- ); ASME Journal of Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing(2012-2014); Editorial Advisory Boards: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (ACS publication) (2013-2015); Nanomaterials and Energy, ICE publishing (UK)(2011-2013); Chemical Engineering Science (2007-2010); Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (2006-2007); Indian Chemical Engineer (Journal of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (2006-); Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2000-2002).

    Institute Chair Professor (2007-); C V Seshadri Chair Professor (2012-); INAE Chair Professor (2011-2013); Ranjit Singh Chair Professor (2008-2011); Professor (1997-); Associate Professor (1994-97); Assistant Professor (1990-1994); Coordinator & PI, Unit on Nanosciences(2005-); Head, Department of Chemical Engineering (2003-05); Research Scientist, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo (1987- 1990).

    Visiting Appointments: University of Texas at Austin, 1997; University of Western Ontario, 2005; University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 2006-07; WCU Visiting Professor, Yeungnam University, 2009-2013.

Publications

  • A Pugazhendhi, A Sharma, A detailed survey of recyclable food discards for the production of alternative fuels–Present and future aspects, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 115005, 208 (2025).
  • A Sharma, N Vijay, Common Ancestry of the Id Locus: Chromosomal Rearrangement and Polygenic Possibilities, Journal of Molecular Evolution, 1-18 (2025).
  • B Sharma, M Kumar, A Sharma, In situ ex-solution of CoFeRu solid solution nanoparticles from non-stoichiometric (La0. 8Sr0. 2) 0.9 Co0. 1Fe0. 8Ru0. 1O3− δ perovskite for hydrogen gas sensor, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 136529, 422 (2025).
  • SK Singh, M Paul, A Singh, A Sharma, M Kumar, J Gupta, S Sivakumar, Development of MXene Composite Nanofiber-Based 3D Culture System for the Efficient Generation of MSC-Derived Functional Pancreatic β-Cells, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 67514-67522, 16 (49) (2024).
  • A Pugazhendhi, SA Alharbi, A Sharma, K Brindhadevi, Synthesis and annealing effect of structural, morphology, optical, and magnetic properties of tin telluride (SnTe), Ceramics International, 45901-45907, 50 (22) (2024).
  • A Aashita, A Dagar, A Vivekanandan, A Ghosh, S Hazarika, K Kamboj, Assessment of Pattern of Requirement of General Anesthesia for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, e510-e511, 120 (2) (2024).
  • VN Murillo, D Rajput, J Manriquez, E Bustos, JJP Bueno, D Singh, Modulating temperature for Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) synthesis via hot injection method and studying the photocatalytic efficiencies for the degradation of rhodamine 6G and methylene, Environmental Research,119371, 258 (2024).
  • R Shanmuganathan, A Sharma, MA Alshehri, SK Kamarudin, Mesoporous SO42−/kit-6-catalyzed hydrocracking of waste chicken oil, Environmental Research, 119482, 258 (2024).
  • NK Mangukiya, KB Kumar, P Dey, S Sharma, V Bejagam, PP Mujumdar, CAMELS-INDIA: hydrometeorological time series and catchment attributes for 472 catchments in Peninsular India, Earth System Science Data Discussions, 1-43, (2024).
  • A Sharma, V Khullar, I Kansal, G Chhabra, P Arora, R Popli, R Kumar, Gas Detection and Classification Using Multimodal Data Based on Federated Learning, Sensors, 5904, 24 (18) (2024).
  • AK Dubey, R Shukla, K Sagar, P Dey, A Sharma, Compact metal nano-powder generator of 273 MW average power and synthesis of copper nano-powder, Review of Scientific Instruments, 95 (9) (2024).
  • NK Mangukiya, S Kushwaha, A Sharma, A novel multi-model ensemble framework for fluvial flood inundation mapping, Environmental Modelling & Software, 106163, 180 (2024).
  • A Ghosh, S Kaur, G Verma, C Dolle, R Azmi, S Heissler, YM Eggeler, Enhanced performance of laser-induced graphene supercapacitors via integration with candle-soot nanoparticles, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 40313-40325, 16 (31) (2024).
  • S Prerna, S Ashutosh, The prospect of supercapacitors in integrated energy harvesting and storage systems, Nanotechnology, 382001, 35 (2024).
  • N Singh, A Kaushik, I Ghori, P Rai, L Dong, A Sharma, BD Malhotra, Electrochemical and Plasmonic Detection of Myocardial Infarction Using Microfluidic Biochip Incorporated with Mesoporous Nanoscaffolds, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, (2024).
  • A Sharma, R Mittal, N Bohat, K Malik, B Dahiya, Sustainable agriculture and soil enrichment through diverse organic vermicompost synthesized from different organic waste, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-14 (2024).
  • A Rodríguez-Buenrostro, A Martínez-Lázaro, MV Contreras-Martínez, Mesoporous Pdx-Nix aerogels for electrocatalytic evaluation of urea-assisted electrolysis, Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 1-10 (2024).
  • M Yadav, M Kumar, A Sharma, Review of Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanosheets and their Applications, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 9847-9867, 7 (9) (2024).
  • M Kaur, A Sharma, Y Singh, A Singh, H Kaur, S Kumar, S Kaushal, Pd supported Al-BDC MOF for efficient and selective N-methylation of amines under solventless conditions, Emergent Materials, 1-11 (2024).
  • A Pugazhendhi, A Sharma, Food waste upcycling via microalgal adaptive evolution for lipids and fatty acids enhancement towards circular bioeconomy, Chemical Engineering Journal, 149593, 484 (2024).
  • DX Augustine, J Willis, S Sivalokanathan, C Wild, A Sharma, A Zaidi, Right ventricular assessment of the adolescent footballer’s heart, Echo Research & Practice, 7, 11 (1) (2024).
  • SM Baba, I Bala, G Dhiman, A Sharma, W Viriyasitavat, Automated diabetic retinopathy severity grading using novel DR-ResNet+ deep learning model, Multimedia Tools and Applications, 1-43, 13 (2024).
  • A Pugazhendhi, A Sharma, TS Ahamed, KP Ramasamy, AAA Sabour, Sugar cane bagasse hydrolysate (SBH) as a lucrative carbon supplement to upgrade the lipid and fatty acid production in Chlorococcum sp. for biodiesel through an optimized, Environmental Research, 117626, 241 (2024).
  • S Bhattacharjee, T Choudhury, K Kotecha, P Chauhan, A Sharma, Advancement of agro-economy and synthetic agro-data generation using creative AI and drone technology, International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems, (2024).
  • A Sharma, Y Singh, R Badru, Cyanobacteria as Bioagents for Synthesis of Nanoparticles, Biogenic Nanomaterial for Health and Environment, 160-182, 1 (2024).
  • Genevieve Abd, Raquel S Díaz, Anju Gupta, Tagbo HR Niepa, Kunal Mondal, Seeram Ramakrishna, Ashutosh Sharma, Andrés D Lantada, Monsur Islam, Carbon nanomaterials-based electrically conductive scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, MedComm–Biomaterials and Applications, , (2024).
  • Auhin Kumar Maparu, Prerana Singh, Beena Rai, Ashutosh Sharma, Sri Sivakumar, PDMS nanoparticles-decorated PDMS substrate promotes adhesion, proliferation and differentiation of skin cells , Journal of Colloid and Interface Science , 659, 629-63 (2024).
  • L Vashishtha, MV Bagal, AM Iyer, Parag R Gogate, A Sharma, BR Mishra, D Singh, Ultrasound-Assisted Catalytic Ozonation-Based Treatment of Rare-Earth Processing Effluent Containing Ammonium Thiocyanate (NH4SCN), Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 63, 7, 2969–2979 (2024).
  • Monsur Islam, Kunal Mondal, Vinay Kishnani, Ankur Gupta, Ashutosh Sharma, Synthesis of high-surface-area mesoporous SnO2 nanomaterials using carbon template, Next Nanotechnology, 5, (2024).
  • P Deo, A Sharma, G Naidu, P Bhatia, M Singh, D Das, R Minz, S Jain, Evaluation of FC gamma receptor (FCΓR/FCGR) & cyp genetic polymorphism and its pharmacogenomic correlation with rituximab and cyclophosphamide response in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases , 82, 427-428 (2023).
  • Auhin Kumar Maparu, Prerana Singh, Beena Rai, Ashutosh Sharma, Sri Sivakumar, A simple robust and scalable route to prepare sub-50 nm soft PDMS nanoparticles for intracellular delivery of anticancer drugs , Nanotechnology , 33, 495102 (2022).
  • N. Bhandaru, N. Agrawal, M. Banik, R. Mukherjee, A. Sharma, Hydrophobic recovery of cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane films and its consequence in soft nano patterning, Bulletin of Materials Science, 43, 186 (2020).
  • V. Mohania, T. D. Deshpande, Y. R. G. Singh, S. Patil, R. Mangal, A. Sharma, Fabrication and characterization of porous poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) adhesives, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 3, 130 ( 2020).
  • B. Mordina, R. Kumar, N. S. Neeraj, A.K. Srivastava, D. K. Setua, A. Sharma, Binder free high performance hybrid supercapacitor device based on nickel ferrite nanoparticles, Journal of Energy Storage, 31, 101677 (2020).
  • T. D. Deshpande, Y. R. G. Singh, S. Patil, Y. M. Joshi, A. Sharma, Adhesion strength and viscoelastic properties of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based elastomeric nanocomposites with embedded electrospun nanofibers, Soft Matter, 15, 5739 (2019).
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