Dr. Vyas Mani Sharma
Dr. Vyas Mani Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. His academic and research work centers on advanced manufacturing, focusing on developing innovative process–structure–property relationships in engineered materials.
Prior to joining IIT (BHU), he served at Anant National University, where he contributed extensively to teaching in the areas of manufacturing and product design, fostering interdisciplinary learning and hands-on engineering education.
He previously worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Tel Aviv University, where his research focused on directed energy deposition and hydrogen charging in advanced materials.
Dr. Sharma received his M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, with a specialization in Manufacturing Science and Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
His research expertise spans additive manufacturing, friction stir welding and processing, solid-state sintering, and metal foam fabrication, with an emphasis on advancing next-generation manufacturing technologies for high-performance applications.
Education
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2022
- M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing Science and Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2015
- B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, 2012
Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi (July 2025 – Present)
- Assistant Professor, School of Design, Anant National University (July 2024 – July 2025)
- Senior Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (April 2024 - July 2024)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tel Aviv University (January 2022 – March 2024)
Sustainable Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: Utilizing Recycled Waste Steel for Large-Scale Production, Funded by ANRF-PMECRG, Amount 55.94 Lakh. (Principal Investigator)
Patent
Add-on kit for doing cost-effective, rapid, solid-state friction sintering on vertical milling/drilling/friction stir welding machine. Application No.: 201731037839 (India) Granted
A system for solid state sintering of hollow metallic cylindrical components and a method of such sintering. Application No.: 202031006307 (India) — Granted
A system for fabrication of bonded metal foam metal sandwich structures and process thereof. Application No.: 202031016609 (India) — Granted
Journal
V. M. Sharma, V. Popov, A. R. Farkoosh, D. Isheim, D. N. Seidman, N. Eliaz, Process Parameter Optimization of Directed Energy Deposited QT17-4+ Steel, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2024, 2400024. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202400024
V. M. Sharma, D. Svetlizky, M. Das, O. Tevet, M. Krämer, S.H. Kim, B. Gault, N. Eliaz, Microstructure and mechanical properties of bulk NiTi shape memory alloy fabricated using directed energy deposition, Additive Manufacturing, 86 (2024) 104224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2024.104224
Eden Amar, Vladimir Popov, Vyas Mani Sharma, Shir Andreev, Doron Halperin, Noam Eliaz,
Response Surface Methodology (RSM) Approach for Optimizing the Processing Parameters of 316L SS in Directed Energy Deposition, Materials, 2023, 16(23), 7253. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16237253
O. Mypati, R.M.A. Pawar, I. Sengupta, V.M. Sharma, S.B. Majumder, S.K. Pal, P. Srirangam,
The synthesis of novel porous graphene anodes for fast charging and improved electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries, Energy Sources Part A, 44 (2022) 4349–4363. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2022.2075990
V.M. Sharma, S.K. Pal, V. Racherla, Fabrication of Copper Foam Using Friction Processing, Manufacturing Letters, 29 (2021) 61–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.06.004
V.M. Sharma, S.K. Pal, V. Racherla, Effect of Tool Traverse Speed on Fabrication of Open-Cell Copper Foam Using Friction Processing, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 116 (2021) 2137–2147. https://doi.org/10.1007/S00170-021-07498-1
V.M. Sharma, S.K. Pal, V. Racherla, A New Sintering Method for Fabrication of Open-Cell Metal Foam Parts, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 35 (2020) 1717–1726. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2020.1784933
A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, A. Gugaliya, P. Rai, S.K. Pal, J. Paul, Friction Stir Lap Welding of AA6061 Aluminium Alloy with a Graphene Interlayer, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 35 (2020) 258–269. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2020.1718694
A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, J. Paul, Fabrication of Bulk Aluminum-Graphene Nanocomposite through Friction Stir Alloying, Journal of Composite Materials, 54 (2020) 45–60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998319859427
O.M. Ikumapayi, E.T. Akinlabi, A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, O.P. Oladijo, Tribological, Structural and Mechanical Characteristics of Friction Stir Processed Aluminium-Based Matrix Composites Reinforced with Stainless Steel Micro-Particles, Engineering Solid Mechanics, 8 (2020) 253–270.
https://doi.org/10.5267/j.esm.2019.12.001
V.M. Sharma, S.K. Pal, V. Racherla, Synthesis of open-cell copper foam using friction sintering,
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 103 (2019) 3163–3174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-019-03562-z
A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, B. Sahoo, S.K. Pal, J. Paul, Effect of multiple micro channel reinforcement filling strategy on Al6061-graphene nano composite fabricated through friction stir processing, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 37 (2019) 53–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2018.11.009
A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, J. Paul, A comparative study on microstructural evolution and surface properties of graphene/CNT reinforced Al6061–SiC hybrid surface composite, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 29 (2019) 2005–2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1003-6326(19)65108-3
A. Sharma, D. Narsimhachary, V.M. Sharma, B. Sahoo, J. Paul, Surface modification of Al6061-SiC surface composite through graphene and CNTs via FSP, Surface and Coatings Technology, 368 (2019) 175–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.04.001
A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, B. Sahoo, J. Joseph, J. Paul, Effect of exfoliated graphene on corrosion and mechanical behaviour of Al–SiC composite, Bulletin of Materials Science, 42 (2019) 12.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-019-1885-2
V.M. Sharma, S.K. Pal, V. Racherla, Friction sintering of brass powder, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 5 (2018) 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2018.1524257
S.K. Sahu, D. Mishra, R.P. Mahto, V.M. Sharma, S.K. Pal, K. Pal, S. Banerjee, P. Dash, Friction stir welding of polypropylene sheet, Engineering Science and Technology, 21 (2018) 245–254.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2018.03.002
A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, B. Sahoo, J. Joseph, J. Paul, Nano-mechanical and electrochemical behaviour of Al6061-SiC-graphite composite, Journal of Composites Science, 2 (2018) 17.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs2020032
A. Sharma, V.M. Sharma, S. Mewar, S.K. Pal, J. Paul, Friction stir processing of Al6061-SiC-graphite hybrid surface composites, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 33 (2017) 795–804. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2017.1401726
Conference
V.M. Sharma, D. Maity, V. Racherla, S.K. Pal, "Friction Sintering of Copper Powder Using a New Rapid, Cost Effective and Energy Efficient Process," in Proceedings of the ASME 2018 13th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, (2018), V004T03A008. https://doi.org/10.1115/msec2018-6684.
V.M. Sharma, V. Racherla, S.K. Pal, "Fabrication of Copper Foam Plate Using Friction Sintering," in Proceedings of the ASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, (2019), MSEC2019-2952. https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2019-2952