Chandra Shekhar SHARMA
- Co-Chair, Global Young Academy
- Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad
- Former Dean (Sponsored Research & Consultancy), IIT Hyderabad
- Former Chair, Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS)
- Swarna Jayanti Fellow, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
Chandra Shekhar Sharma is currently a Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad and also a Co-Chair of Global Young Academy. Earlier, he also served as Dean of Sponsored Research & Consultancy at IIT Hyderabad for two years from 2022-2024. His research group named as CARBON Lab at IIT Hyderabad focuses on next generation energy storage devices including Li-ion, Metal-S batteries and supercapacitors; electrospun nanofibers for energy, environment, healthcare and sensor applications.
Prof. Sharma has more than 155 international peer-reviewed journal publications and 18 national and international patents to his credit. Prof. Chandra has received several awards and recognitions at National & International level including the prestigious Department of Science & Technology (DST) Swarna Jayanti Fellowship in Engineering Sciences in 2020. He has also been featured recently in a compendium prepared by DST as 75 Young Scientists under 50 years shaping Today's India for his scientific contribution. Prof. Chandra has also served as the Chairperson of Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) for two years from 2020 to 2022. As Chair of INYAS, Prof. Chandra had been instrumental in taking several new initiatives for capacity building and gender inclusiveness in STEM.
Topic
Role of Young Academies to Promote, Propagate and Popularize Science in Schools