Varun Sharma
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
212, West Bock
MIED, IIT Roorkee
Ph.: +91-99909-12264
E-mail: varun.sharma@me.iitr.ac.in
Education
- Ph.D. (2017)
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Mechanical Engineering - M.Tech. (2013)
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana
Production Engineering - B.Tech. (2011)
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College PTU,Jalandhar
Production Engineering
Academic Experience
- Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
March, 2024 to till date - Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
June, 2018 to March, 2024 - Assistant Professor
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
May, 2017 – June, 2018 - Research Associate
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
December, 2016 - March, 2017
Courses Taught
- MIN-101A - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (B. Tech.)
- MIN-102 - Basic Manufacturing Processes (B. Tech.)
- MIN-104 - Manufacturing Technology - I (B. Tech.)
- MIN-208 - Theory of Production Processes (B. Tech.)
- MIN-309 - Theory of Production Processes - II (B. Tech.)
- IDN-523 - Rapid Prototyping (M. Tech.)
- MIN-571 - Quality Management (M. Tech.)
- MIN-572 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes (M. Tech.)
- MIN-601 - Additive Manufacturing (M. Tech.)
- MIN-629 - Reverse Engineering and Rapid Tooling (M. Tech.)
- MIN-216 - Theory of Production Processes - I (B. Tech.)
- ESS-104 - Environmental Science and Sustainbility (B. Tech.)
Short Term Courses/Seminar Organized
- Idea conceptualization through
additive/subtractive manufacturing methods (July 08-12, 2019)
Sponsor - AICTE
Organizer - MIED, IIT Roorkee - Additive and Subtractive manufacturing for advanced engineering applications:
Challenges and Future Aspects (February 24-25, 2022)
Sponsor - ARDB DRDO
Organizer - MIED, IIT Roorkee
Non-academic Responsibilities
- Member, Faculty Search Committee, 2018-2019
- Member, Planning, Information, and Special Event Cell, 2018-till date
- Professor-In-charge, Metrology Lab, Production and Industrial Engineering Laboratories, 2018-till date
- Deputy Office-In-charge, Placement, 2019-2020
- Co-ordinator, Modern Workshop, 2020-2021
- Co-ordinator, Placement, 2020-2021
- Member, Department Administrative Committee, 2021-till date
- Member, Time Table Committee, 2021-till date
- Warden, Radhakrishnan Bhawan, 2020-2021
- Chief Warden, Radhakrishnan Bhawan, 2022-till date
- Maintenance head in charge of MIED, West Block, 2022-till date
- Joint Faculty in Department of Design: 2020-till date
- Member, Committee for Campus Fauna, 2024-till date
Invited Lectures
- Pharmaceutical applications of 3D printing
DDM College of Pharmacy, Una, Himachal Pradesh - Design of experimentation using Minitab
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab - 3D printing: State of the art
Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab - Introduction to 3D printing
DIC, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee Uttarakhand - Sustainable manufacturing through ultrasonic assisted turning process
DIC, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee Uttarakhand - Additive manufacturing techniques for product development
Roorkee Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand - Additive Manufacturing: Recent Trends and Challenges
Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab - Some insights into additive manufacturing for product development
DIC, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee Uttarakhand - Design considerations in additive manufacturing
Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab - Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM) of 3D printed parts using a newly developed hydrogel-based abrasive media
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh - 3D printing: biomedical applications
IIT Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Quality award models
AICTE Course, IIT Roorkee - Additive manufacturing: Biomedical applications
Department of Mechanical Engineering, CEC, Landran - Additive manufacturing: A paradigm shift
8th International, 10th Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in
Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME 2020) IIT Ropar - Modern Day Manufacturing through 3D printing
3rd International e-Conference on Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering and nanoTechnology
[ICFMET] Yashwantrao Patil Science College, Solankur and Sanjeevan Engineering &
Technology Institute, Panhala, Maharashtra - Session Chair
2 nd International Conference on “Industrial and Manufacturing Systems”(CIMS-2021)
Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, Punjab Engineering College,
Chandigarh, and Department of Industrial and Production Engineering Dr. B R Ambedkar
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar - Additive Manufacturing Part I-Materials for Additive Manufacturing
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu
University) Varanasi - Additive manufacturing: Basics and Process Principle
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited - Metal based additive manufacturing
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
