Ashutosh Sharma Professor Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987 M.S., Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1984. B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, 1982. Research Scientist, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987- 1990. Phone: 91-512-2597026 email: ashutos[AT]iitk.ac.in

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Mechanics and instabilities of soft visco-elastic interfaces, thin films and nano-systems
• Self-organized meso-patterning of polymers, ceramics, hydrogels and carbon
• Interfacial and colloidal interactions
• Wetting and adhesion
• Smart and functional materials: adhesives, catalytic, optical, super-hydrophobic and nano-composites
• Biosurfaces: surface chemistry of cornea and tear film; cell adhesion
• Interfaces in membranes and microfluidics

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences (2002)
• J. C. Bose Fellow, Department of Science & Technology (2006-2010)
• Fellow, Indian National Science Academy
• Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering
• Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences
• Herdillia Award of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers for Excellence in Basic Research (2003)
• Member of Editorial Advisory Board, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (2006-2007)
• Member of Editorial Board, Indian Chemical Engineer (Journal of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers; 2006-)
• Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2000-2002)
• Maharashtra National Award of the Indian Society for Technical Education for outstanding research (1996)
• Amar Dye Chem Award of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers for excellence in research and development (1995)
• ISTE--SGSITS National Award of the Indian Society for Technical Education for best research by young scientists (1993)

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Arun N., Sharma A., Shenoy V. and Narayan K. S., Electric field controlled surface instabilities in soft elastic films, Adv. Materials 18, 660-663 (2006).

Verma R., Sharma A., Kargupta K. and Bhaumik J., Electric field induced instability and pattern formation in thin liquid films, Langmuir 21, 3710-3721 (2005).

Sarkar J., Shenoy V. and Sharma A., Patterns, forces and metastable pathways in debonding of elastic films, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 018302 (2004). Also a selected paper in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Nanotechnology 10 (2), 2004.

Sharma A. and Mittal J., Instability of thin liquid films induced by density variations: a new mechanism that mimics spinodal dewetting, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 186101 (2002).

Shenoy V. and Sharma A., Dewetting of glassy polymer films, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 236101 (2002).

Reiter G. and Sharma A., Auto-optimization of dewetting rates by rim instabilities in slipping polymer films, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 166103 (2001).

Kargupta K. and Sharma A., Templeting of thin films induced by dewetting on patterned surfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 4536-4539 (2001).

Shenoy V. and Sharma A., Pattern formation in a thin solid film with interactions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 119-122(2001).

Ghatak A., Chaudhury M., Shenoy V. and Sharma A., Meniscus instability in confined thin elastic films, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 4329-4332 (2000).

Reiter G., Khanna R. and Sharma A., Enhanced instability in thin liquid films by improved compatibility, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 1432-1435 (2000).

Konnur R., Kargupta K. and Sharma A., Instability and morphology of thin liquid films on chemically heterogeneous substrates, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 931-934 (2000).