Ashutosh Sharma (born 22 August 1961) is an Institute Chair Professor and C V Seshadri Chair Professor at the Department of chemical engineering of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He is the founding Coordinator of DST Thematic Unit of Excellence on Soft Nanofabrication and Chairman of Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur.[1] He is best known for his pioneering research work in the areas of colloids, thin film, interfaces, adhesion, patterning and in the fabrication and application of self-assembled nano-structures.[2][3][4][5]
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| Born | 22 August 1961 Ajmer, Rajasthan, India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Pennsylvania State University University at Buffalo |
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| Fields | Chemical engineering, nanotechnology |
| Institutions | IIT Kanpur |
| Doctoral advisor | Eli Ruckenstein |
Early life
editAshutosh Sharma got his B.Tech degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India in 1982. Sharma graduated with master's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1984 and three years later obtained his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University at Buffalo, where he worked with Prof Eli Ruckenstein.[2]
Career
editHe was a member of the editorial board of Chemical Engineering Science from 2007 to 2010. Prior to it, he served on the editorial board of the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2000-2002) and Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (2006-2008). Then, from 2011 to 2013, he was in the editorial board of Nanomaterials and Energy journal. From 2012 to 2014, he served as an associate editor of the Journal of Micro - and Nano-Manufacturing. From 2013 to date, he has been serving as an associate editor of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces journal.[6]
He was appointed as the secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India on 9 January 2015 and served their till 31 August 2021.[7] He also served as President of Indian National Science Academy from 2023 till 2025.
Honours and awards
editHe is an elected fellow of prestigious societies such as the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Indian National Science Academy, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Indian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[8] In 2002, he received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award in engineering sciences for his "original pioneering contribution to the understanding of the behaviour of thin films and other highly confined nanoscale systems".[9] In the next year, he was awarded Herdillia Award by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. Again, in 2007, he was awarded Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur.[10] And in the year of 2010, Infosys Science Foundation have awarded him with Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science for his "scholarly scientific contributions in the broad areas of nanoscale surface pattern evolution, instability, and the dynamics of thin liquid and solid films and soft matter.".[11]
He is also a recipient of the 2008 TWAS Prize[12] and in 2017 of the H K Firodia award for his pioneering work on colloids, film interfaces, adhesion etc.[13]
References
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- ^ a b "Ashutosh Sharma - UB Chemical and Biological Engineering". University at Buffalo. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Revolutionizing sticky goo for tape, notes". CNN. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Frogs feet and nano hopes". Mint. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ Barnes, W. Jon. P. (12 October 2007). "Biomimetic Solutions to Sticky Problems". Science. 318 (5848): 203–204. doi:10.1126/science.1149994. PMID 17932274. S2CID 137944431.
- ^ "Editors - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to Department of Science & Technology (DST)". Department of Science and Technology (India). Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Dr Ashutosh Sharma wins Infosys Prize, 2010, Nanotech". Careers 360. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". CSIR Human Resource Development Group, Govt. of India. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Ashutosh Sharma: Distinguished Alumnus Award - 2007". Dean, Resource and Alumni, IIT Kanpur. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Infosys Prize - Laureats". Infosys Science Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
- ^ "H. K. Firodia Awards 2017". H. K. Firodia Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.