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Dr Vinay Sharma
- Associate Professor
- Areas: Mathematics and Basic Sciences
Associate Professor at NIIT University (NU), Dr Vinay Sharma is a gold medallist from Banaras Hindu University, a research scholar, and an esteemed post-doctoral Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). Prior to joining NU, Dr Sharma taught at the Ruhr University Bochum (Germany), at HUJI (Israel) where he received the prestigious Lady Davis fellowship for his post-doctoral research, and at the Department of Physics, Axis Institute of Technology and Management, Kanpur.
The major focus of his research has been Ultrafast and Spectroscopic measurements of solar cell materials and exploration of hydration dynamics of aqueous systems. Dr Sharma has published vast number of articles in international peer reviewed journals and participated in various international conferences at Germany, Thailand, China etc., including the prestigious RSC conference at the Queens College, Oxford, UK in 2012.
Qualification
- PhD (Terahertz Laser Sciences)
- MSc (Physics)
- BSc (Physics)
- Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellow, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2014
Experience
Research 12+ Years
Teaching 9+ Years
Teaching 9+ Years
Courses taught
- Physics
- Electromagnetic Theory
- Engineering Physics
Research area(s)
- Laser Spectroscopy
- Molecular Hydration
- Solar Cell Materials
Consulting Area
- Physics of Liquids and Solids
Selected Publications
- V. Sharma, S. Schlücker, and S.K. Srivastava, “Origin of the blue‐shifted hydrogen bond in the vibrational Raman spectra of pyridine–water complexes: A density functional theory study,” J. Raman Spectroscopy, Jul 2021.doi: 10.1002/jrs.6205 . Impact Factor 3.133, (SCI/SCIE).
- R. Sharma, V. Badarla, and V. Sharma, “PCOC: A fast sensor-device line of sight detection algorithm for point cloud representations of indoor environments,” IEEE Communications Letters, Jun.2020, doiI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2020.2981058 . Impact Factor 3.457, (SCI/SCIE).
- V. Sharma, S. Aharon, I. Gdor, C. Yang, L. Etgar, and S. Ruhman, “New insights on exciton binding and relaxation from high time resolution ultrafast spectroscopy of CH3NH3PbI3 and CH3NH3PbBr3 films,” J. Mater. Chem. A., vol. 4, pp. 3546-3553, 2016, doi:10.1039/C5TA09643J. Impact Factor 12.433, (SCI/SCIE).
- V. Sharma, F. Böhm, G. Schwaab, and M. Havenith, “The low frequency motions of solvated Mn(II) and Ni(II) ions and their halide complexes,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 16, pp. 25101-25110, 2014, doi:10.1039/C4CP03989K. Impact Factor 4.493, (SCI/SCIE).
- V. Sharma, F. Böhm, M. Seitz, G. Schwaab and M. Havenith,” From solvated ions to ion-pairing: A THz study of lanthanum (III) hydration,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 15, pp. 8383-8391, 2013, 10.1039/C3CP50865J . Impact Factor 4.493, (SCI/SCIE).
Publications
Research papers
- V. Sharma, S. Schlücker, and S.K. Srivastava, “Origin of the blue‐shifted hydrogen bond in the vibrational Raman spectra of pyridine–water complexes: A density functional theory study,” J. Raman Spectroscopy, Jul 2021.doi:10.1002/jrs.6205. Impact Factor 3.133, (SCI/SCIE).
- R. Sharma, V. Badarla, and V. Sharma, “PCOC: A fast sensor-device line of sight detection algorithm for point cloud representations of indoor environments,” IEEE Communications Letters, Jun.2020, doiI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2020.2981058. Impact Factor 3.457, (SCI/SCIE).
- C. Klinkhammer, F. Böhm , V. Sharma, G. Schwaab, M. Seitz ,and M. Havenith, “Anion dependent ion-pairing in concentrated ytterbium halide solutions,” J. Chem. Phys. A., vol. 148, no. 22, pp.1–8,2018, doi: 10.1063/1.5016549. Impact Factor 2.993, (SCI/SCIE).
- V. Sharma, S. Aharon, I. Gdor, C. Yang, L. Etgar, and S. Ruhman, “New insights on exciton binding and relaxation from high time resolution ultrafast spectroscopy of CH3NH3PbI3 and CH3NH3PbBr3 films,” J. Mater. Chem. A., vol. 4, pp. 3546-3553, 2016, doi:10.1039/C5TA09643J. Impact Factor 12.433, (SCI/SCIE).
- F. Böhm, V. Sharma, G. Schwaab, and M. Havenith, “The low frequency modes of solvated ions and ion pairs in aqueous electrolyte solutions: Iron(II) and iron(III) chloride,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 17, pp. 19581-19591,2015, 10.1039/C5CP03157E. Impact Factor 4.493, (SCI/SCIE).
- V. Sharma, F. Böhm, G. Schwaab, and M. Havenith, “The low frequency motions of solvated Mn(II) and Ni(II) ions and their halide complexes,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 16, pp. 25101-25110, 2014, doi:10.1039/C4CP03989K. Impact Factor 4.493, (SCI/SCIE).
- V. Sharma, F. Böhm, M. Seitz, G. Schwaab and M. Havenith,” From solvated ions to ion-pairing: A THz study of lanthanum (III) hydration,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 15, pp. 8383-8391, 2013, 10.1039/C3CP50865J. Impact Factor 4.493, (SCI/SCIE).
- Sharma V., “THz spectroscopy of solvated ions: exploring hydration dynamics of aqueous lanthanides and transition metal halides,” 2013, [Online], Available: https://hss-opus.ub.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/3719.
- G. Schwaab, V. Sharma, and M. Havenith, “The Thz spectrum of lanthanide and transition metal halides-effects on the water spectrum,” in 67th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy,2012, [Online], Available: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012mss..confETJ09S.
Conferences papers
- V. Sharma., F. Böhm, M. Seitz, G. Schwaab, and M. Havenith, “Exploring solvation dynamics of aqueous lanthanides and d-transition metals using Terahertz (THz) narrowband and broadband absorption spectroscopy,” in 5th Int’l Conference on Microwave and Terahertz Technology, (ICMTTBT 2020), 2020, [Online], Available: https://www.janconf.org/conference/CallForPapers.aspx?id=1175.
- V. Sharma,F. Böhm, M. Seitz , G. Schwaab, and M. Havenith, “Terahertz solvation study of lanthanide and transition metal halides in aqueous solutions,” in Bunsentagung, May 17-19, 2012, (Poster contribution), https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/event/1005867/Bunsentagung_2012.html.
- V. Sharma, “Terahertz solvation study of transition metal halides in aqueous solutions,” in Ion Specific Hofmeister Effects (Faraday Discussions Series 160), UK, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-84973-687-9.
- V. Sharma, F. Böhm, M. Seitz, G. Schwaab., and Havenith M, “Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy-based probing of hydration dynamics of transition metal and rare-earth halides in aqueous phase,” in 4th Int’l Conference on Microwave and Terahertz Technology, (ICMTT 2019), Jan. 2019, [Online], Available: https://www.janconf.org/conference/ICMTT2019.
- G. Schwaab, V. Sharma, and M. Havenith, “The THz spectrum of lanthanide and transition metal halides: Effects on the water spectrum,” 67th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy 2012, [Online], Available: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012mss..confETJ09S/abstract.
Awards & recognition
- Outstanding Faculty Award, AITM, Kanpur (A.K.T.U.) (June 2017)
- Lady Davis Post-Doctoral Fellowship, HUJI, Israel (October 2014)
- Hebrew University Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Israel (February 2014)
- Ruhr University Research School Scholarship, Bochum, Germany (June 2009 – May 2012)
- M.Sc. Gold Medal (Solid State Physics), Banaras Hindu University (BHU) (2008)
Professional activities and achievements
- Reviewer for IEEE Communication Letters (Since July 2018)
- Poster Presentation in International Conference on the Perspectives in Vibrational Spectroscopy – 2010, at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
- FDP (Faculty Development Programme) ‘The Online Learning Workshop For Faculty April 1 – 3, 2020, Qaspir, UK.’
- Attended Humboldt-Kolleg – 2010, at University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India.
- Attended Leopoldina Conference 2010, (German Science Foundation), RUB, Germany.
- Attended Section Days 2010, Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
- Qualified CSIR UGC NET PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AIR 74 (November 2017)
- Qualified JEST (PhD. Entrance) Percentile (92.6) (2008)
Other Interests
Singing, Badminton, Cricket