Specialization

Composites, Computer Aided Engineering Analysis, Design Thinking, Engineering Design, Polymer Nanocomposites

Email

bikramjit@thapar.edu

Contact No.

+91-175-2393086

Biography

Dr. Bikramjit Sharma is active researcher in area of polymer nanocomposites, environmental degradation of polymer composites, anti-corrosion thermally conductive polymer coatings. In his PhD work on “Processing and characterization of fiber reinforced polymer nanocomposites and their degradation in marine environments”, he has developed the technology to incorporate nano-filers in the traditional FRP giving products with much reduced ingress of seawater and thus better retention of mechanical properties. This research work was supported by Naval Research Board, DRDO, India.  His current research activities include synthesis of anti-icing coatings, anticorrosion coatings, molecular dynamics simulations, structural and thermal analysis of coatings. An ongoing research project “Nanostructured coatings to improve thermal efficiency of heat exchangers and mitigate corrosion and velocity erosion” has been sponsored by Dassault Systemes Foundation, Mumbai India. He has mentored undergraduate and graduate students in industry sponsored projects, capstone projects and national and international engineering design competitions. He also works in a team of faculty members who contribute towards planning and developing Experiential Learning programmes and initiatives for students, conduct orientation sessions and feedback sessions.

Academic Profile

• PhD in Polymer Nanocomposites, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
  • 2012-2018
• M.E. in CAD/CAM and Robotics, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
  • 2004-2006
• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Punjab Technical University
  • 1999-2003

Teaching and Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
  • May 2009 – Till Date
• Lecturer, RIMT-IET, Mandi Gobindgarh Punjab
  • August 2008– May 2009
• Lecturer, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
  • Janurary 2008 – May 2008
• Lecturer, RIMT-IET, Mandi Gobindgarh Punjab
  • July 2006– October 2007

Research Interests

• Anti-corrosion thermally conductive coatings.
• Environmental degradation of polymer nanocomposites with functionalized nanoparticles.
• Implementation of design thinking to real-world applications, Design theory and product development
• CAE, Simulation  

Research Projects

Publications and other Research Outputs

SCI 05, Non-SCI 03, Conference Papers 05

Journal Papers: SCI/SCIE

• Sharma, Bikramjit, Chhibber, R., Mehta, R., 2018. Effect of mixing parameters, postcuring, and stoichiometry on mechanical properties of fiber reinforced epoxy – clay nanocomposites. SAGE Part L J Mater. Des. Appl. 0(0) 0, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464420717752023
• Sharma, B., Chhibber, R., Mehta, R., 2018. Seawater ageing of glass fiber reinforced epoxy nanocomposites based on silylated clays. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 147, 103–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2017.11.017
• Sharma, B., Chhibber, R., Mehta, R., 2017. Curing studies and mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced composites based on silanized clay minerals. Appl. Clay Sci. 138, 89–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2016.12.038
• Bist A., Saini, J. S., Sharma, B. 2016. A review of tool wear prediction during friction stir welding of aluminium matrix composite. T Nonferr Metal Soc, 26(8), 2003-2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1003-6326(16)64318-2
• Sharma, B., Chhibber, R., Mehta, R., 2016. Effect of surface treatment of nanoclay on the mechanical properties of epoxy/glass fiber/clay nanocomposites. Compos. Interfaces 23. https://doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2016.1165522

Journal Publications: Non-SCI

• Sharma, B., Chhibber, R., Mehta, R., 2018. Effect of mixing parameters on mechanical properties of organoclay epoxy nanocomposites. Mater. Today. 5, 276-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.11.083
• Sharma, B., Mahajan, S., Chhibber, R., Mehta, R., 2012. Glass fiber reinforced polymer-clay nanocomposites: processing, structure and hygrothermal effects on mechanical properties. Procedia Chem. 4, 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proche.2012.06.006
• Sharma, B., Chhibber, R., Mehta, R, 2011. Layered silicates in fiber reinforced composites. Research bulleting of Australian institute of high energetic materials, 1, 106

Conference Papers

• Manav Kansal, Manjinder Singh, Manjot Singh, Bikramjit Sharma, Aerodynamic modeling of vehicle for better fuel efficiency In National Conference on Advances in Applied Sciences and Mathematics, September 24-25, 2020, Chitkara University Punjab
• Manvinder Sharma, Bikramjit Sharma, Anuj Kumar Gupta, and Bhim Sain Singla. Design of 7 GHz Microstrip Patch Antenna for Satellite IoT-and IoE-Based Devices In The International Conference on Recent Innovations in Computing, 2020, 627-637. Springer, Singapore    
• Vishwasrao B. Patil, Bikramjit Sharma, Rahul Chhibber and Rajeev Mehta, Nanoclay reinforced epoxy as matrix in fiber reinforced composites In Advances in Naval Materials, NIOT, Chennai, February 22-23,2013, 63-74
• Bikramjit Sharma, Rahul Chhibber, Rajeev Mehta.  Taguchi method approach for determining the effect of process variables on properties of epoxy nanocomposites In International conference on advanced polymeric materials, October 11-13, 2013, Kottayam, 95
• Bhupinder Singh Nirman, Bikramjit Sharma, Rajeev Mehta. Fiber reinforced polymer nanocomposites: A review on processing and characterization. DAV national congress on science and technology, May 30-31, 2013, Jalandhar, 163

Courses of Interest

• Computer Aided Design and Analysis
• Computer Aided Manufacturing
• Machine Design
• Capstone Project
• Finite Element Methods
• Machine Drawing
• Mechanics of Deformable Bodies

ME Thesis Guided

• 20 (Twenty)

Reviewer

• Composites Science and Technology, Elsevier
• Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier
• Polymer Degradation and Stability, Elsevier
• Journal of Industrial Textiles, SAGE
• Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, SAGE
• SN Applied Sciences, Springer

Professional Responsibilities

• Departmental Coordinator of Experiential Learning Centre (2018 – Till Date)
• UG Coordinator – BE MBA Mechanical Engineering (2016 – Till Date)
• Faulty Incharge CAD Lab (2016 – Till Date)
• Member DPPC (2020–2021)
• Member Departmental Time Table Committee (2013 – 2015)
• Program Officer, National Service Scheme (2012 – 2015)

Awards and Honours

• Team consisting of Dr. Rajeev Mehta and Dr. Bikramjit Sharma won the gold trophy in PlastIndia 2018 held at Gandhinagar, Gujrat for the category: Best research in Polymer Sciences, Technology and Engineering.
• Mentor of the student team who won 1^st position in “UQ Engineering Design Hackathon”, organized by University of Queensland, Australia from 8th to 21st October, 2020.
• Mentor of student team who got 1^st runner-up position at AAKRUTI 2020, a nationwide product design contest.
• Received incentive under the Performance Awards Scheme for 2018 under teaching category