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| Name | : | Dr Varun Sharma |
| Designation | : | Assistant Professor (Grade-II) |
| Department | : | Industrial & Production Engg. |
| Qualification | : |
Ph.D. (SLIET, Longowal) M.Tech. Manufacturing Systems Engineering (Punjab Technical University) B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering (NIT Hamirpur) |
| Address | : |
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab) - 144011 |
| Phone | : | 8591113750 |
| Email ID | : | sharmav@nitj.ac.in |
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| Research Interests | : | Welding, Physical Metallurgy, Tribology, Optimization |
| Brief Research Profile: | : | Dr. Varun Sharma is currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India (NITJ). Prior to this engagement at NITJ, he served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Shoolini University, Solan and Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology Longowal, Punjab (Deemed University). Preceding to his academic career, he worked as an Engineer at different positions in heavy fabrication industries for three years. He did his Ph.D. in Welding Engineering from SLIET Longowal, MTech. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Punjab Technical University and B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH). His research interests include: Welding of metallic materials; Materials science; Physical metallurgy; Tribology, Additive manufacturing and, Modeling & Optimization through Design of Experiments. He has a credit for publishing a number of research articles (~30) in international peer-reviewed SCI, SCOPUS indexed journals, International conferences, book chapters, and filed two patents. He has the credit for executing 01 research projects (funded by TEQIP-III). He had supervised 7 M.Tech. projects, 4 B.Tech. projects, and currently supervising 8 Ph.D., 03 M.Tech. and 02 B.Tech. Projects. He had been an invited speaker, guest, sessions chair, and had organized conferences and short-term courses at national and international level in India. He is Life Time Member of Society of Materials and Mechanical Engineers (SOMME), and Society of Science, Technology, Engineering and management (STEM) . |
| Type | Title | Publisher | Authors | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
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| Book Chapter | Effect of Tool Tilt Angle on the Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Aluminium Alloy 6061-T6 Welded by Friction Stir Welding Process | Springer | Gaurav Kumar, Varun Sharma, Rakesh Kumar, Ankit Thakur, Navdeep Minhas, Om Prakash Verma | 2022 | |
| Book Chapter | Optimizing the Three-Body Abrasion Wear Behaviour of Quenched & Tempered Steel | Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering (Book Title: Optimization in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems and Applications): Springer | Sarika Kumari, Varun Sharma and Raj Kumar Bansal | 2021 | |
| Book Chapter | Effect of Welding Processes on the Mechanical Properties of Hardox 400 Steel Welded Joints | Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering (Book Title:Manufacturing Engineering): Springer | Ranbir Singh Multani Varun Sharma Ajay Gupta Jaswant Singh |
2020 | |
| Book Chapter | Investigating the Mechanical Properties and Pitting Potential of Heat-Treated AISI 4340 Steel in Various Corrosive Environments | Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering (Book Title:Manufacturing Engineering): Springer | Shailendra Singh Bhadauria Varun Sharma Ajay Gupta |
2020 | |
| Book Chapter | Effect of Cutting Parameters on MRR and Surface Roughness in Turning of AISI 1018 and AISI P20 Using Taguchi Method | Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering (Book Title:Manufacturing Engineering): Springer | Ankit Thakur Varun Sharma Shailendra Singh Bhadauria Ajay Gupta |
2020 | |
| Book Chapter | A New System Approximation Approach for Modelling of DC–DC Converter | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book series (AISC, volume 1053) | Afzal Sikander, Shiv Sagar, Om Prakash Verma, S. Sathiya, Varun Sharma and Suneel Dutt | 2019 | |
| Book Chapter | A Monte Carlo Simulation Study of the Angular Correlations by Using Z+Jets Events at Centre of Mass Energy of 14 TeV | Soft Computing: Theories and Applications | Monika Bharti, Varun Sharma, Afzal Sikander, Om Prakash Verma and Suneel Dutt | 2019 |
| Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-PI | Seed Grant for Innovative R&D Project | Development and Evaluation of Durable Micro-Textured Superhydrophobic Surfaces | TEQIP Phase-III, vide order no. NITJ/TEQIP-III/7719 | 03.12.2018 | 05.6.2020 | 3.85 Lac. | Completed | Rajeev Verma, Saurabh Kango. Nitin Sharma |
| Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | International | 6th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering (CPIE - 2019) | NIT Jalandhar | 08/06/2019 | 10/06/2019 | Convener |
| STC | International | Advancement in Manufacturing and Material Processing | NIT Jalandhar | 02/01/2020 | 06/01/2020 | Coordinator |
| STC | International | Impact & strategies for higher education: Comprehensive Research Pedagogy, Methodology & Design (ISHE-2020) | NIT Jalandhar | 17/08/2020 | 21/08/2020 | Coordinator |
| STC | International | Contemporary Material Technologies | NIT Jalandhar | 08/09/2020 | 12/09/2020 | Coordinator |
| STC | International | Machine Learning: Theory and Applications (MLTA-2020) | NIT Jalandhar | 09/09/2020 | 13/09/2020 | Coordinator |
| STC | International | Computational and Experimental Studies for Failure of Materials | NIT Jalandhar | 13/09/2020 | 17/09/2020 | Coordinator |
| Conference | International | International congress on Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (CAMSE-2020) | Shobit University, Uttar Pradesh | 28/12/2020 | 30/12/2020 | Organizing Secretary |
| Conference | International | 1st International Conference on Industrial and Manufacturing Systems | NIT Jalandhar | 09/10/2020 | 11/10/2020 | Convener |
| Designation | Organization |
|---|---|
| Life time member | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and management) |
| Life time member | SOMME (Society of Materials and Mechanical Engineers) |
| Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemant Bansal | Welding | Ongoing | 2021 | Dr Rakesh Kumar Sharma |
| Ajay Sharma | Coatings | Ongoing | 2021 | Dr Rajeev Verma |
| Vikas Chaudhary | Coatings | Ongoing | 2021 | Dr Rajeev Verma |
| Vinod Kumar | Tribological studies of welded joints | Ongoing | 2020 | Dr Rajeev Verma |
| Retaish Uppal | Welding | Ongoing | 2020 | Dr Rakesh Kumar Sharma |
| Navdeep Minhas | Friction stir welding of Aluminum alloys | Ongoing | 2019 | Dr. S.S Bhadauria |
| Manoj Kumar | Fatigue and fracture of friction stir welded joints | Ongoing | 2019 | Dr. S.S Bhadauria |
| Ankit Thakur | Friction stir welding | Ongoing | 2018 | Dr S S Bhadauria |
| Student Name | Dissertation Title | Status | Year | Co-Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajit Kumar | Friction stir welded joints | Ongoing | 2022 | Dr RK Bansal |
| Jadhav Vaibhav Dattatray | Corrosion of welded joints | Ongoing | 2022 | Dr SS Bhadauria |
| Rakesh Kumar | Friction stir welded joints of high strength aluminum alloys | Ongoing | 2022 | Dr SS Bhadauria |
| Ambikeshwar Ojha | Effect of tilt angle variation on mechanical and microstructural properties of friction stir welded joints of AA 6061-T6 aluminum alloy | Completed | 2021 | Dr SS Bhadauria |
| Lenka Sudheer | To study the corrosion behaviour of friction stir welded joints of AA 6061-TC6 aluminum alloy | Completed | 2021 | Dr S.S Bhadauria |
| Sarika Kumari | To study the influence of filler material variation on the wear performance of high strength steel welded joints | Completed | 2020 | Prof. R.K. Bansal |
| Gaurav Kumar | Effect of tool tilt angle on the mechanical and metallurgical properties of Aluminium alloy 6061-T6 welded by Friction Stir Welding process | Completed | 2020 | Dr Rakesh Kumar |
| Brijesh Kumar Yadav | Investigating the effect of groove volume on the mechanical and metallurgical properties of quenched and tempered steel welds | Completed | 2019 | None |
| Parul Kumar | Investigating the influence of fillers materials on the mechanical and metallurgical properties of ultra-high strength welded joints | Completed | 2019 | Dr Ajay Gupta |
| Himanshu Bisht | Investigation and optimization of welding parameters in TIG welding of Incoloy-800 using designed experiments | Completed | 2019 | Dr Ravi Pratap Singh |
| Name | Reg./Ref. No. | Date of Award/Filling | Organization | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Device and method for creating a plurality of geometrical shapes in minimal time | 202011011813 | 18/03/2020 | NIT Jalandhar | Published |
| A friction stir welding fixture of tapered plate for 3-axis vertical milling machines and method thereof | 202111009992 | 10/03/2021 | NIT Jalandhar | Complete filing |
| Position Held | Organization | From | To |
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| Warden | NIT Jalandhar | February 2019 | October 2019 |
| Member | Unnat Bharat Abhiyan | 2019 | 2020 |
| Member | Yoga and Meditation Club | 2019 | 2020 |
| Member | Screening committee of non-faculty position of Technical Assistant for IPE & Mechanical Engineering Department | 2021 | |
| Member | IPR cell | 2021 | till date |
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