Dr. Ankit Sharma
Associate Director (Research)

ankit.sharma@chitkara.edu.in

Expert Areas : Advanced Manufacturing, Modern Machining, Additive Manufacturing, Tissue Engineering, Micro Machining, and automated machine development

Dr. Ankit Sharma presently holds the Associate Director (Research) position at the Centre for Research Impact & Outcome (CRIO) Department of Chitkara University, Punjab, India. He is also heading/publisher of the international peer-reviewed Chitkara journals/Chitkara University Publications. His admiring communication and relationship-building capabilities have always focused on the progress of his organization. He received his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Punjab, India.

Dr. Sharma is an enthusiastic teacher who embraces student-focused approaches in his teaching, providing real-time learning to his students. He is a passionate researcher with diversified research interests in manufacturing, medical devices, modern machining processes, additive manufacturing, tissue engineering, and not limited to that. He has published more than 55 scientific articles in various peer-reviewed reputed top-notch journals, conferences, and books in Manufacturing and Materials.

Dr. Sharma is the founder and General Chair-Convenor of the annual flagship international conference-ICEMSMCI (International Conference on Emerging Materials, Smart Manufacturing, Computational Intelligence 2023, 2024 & 2025. He has also been organizing several other international Conferences such as the International Conference on Advanced Materials Sustainable Future (ICAMSF) 2025. He has chaired various international conferences in the domain of advanced manufacturing & materials. He has delivered several seminars, and keynote talks on international (USA, China, India) platforms and awarded with best research paper awards.

He is currently doing consultancy with the health industry by developing biomedical device manufacturing machines. He has also delivered numerous invited industrial keynotes while addressing various topics related to smart manufacturing.

Dr. Sharma is working on research commercialization and filed more than 30 patents. He also granted 4 international patents in his account along with 18+ granted patents. He contributed to interdisciplinary research, particularly where engineering and global burning issues related to the health, and manufacturing sectors intersect.

Dr. Sharma edited/authored 5 books, serving as a Series editor of Taylor and Francis, Elsevier and ASME books. He is also serving as a guest editor and editorial bodies of several reputed SCI, ESCI, Scopus indexed international peer-reviewed Journals.

  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Consulting
  • Awards
  • Patents
  • Education
  • Service

Publications

  1. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2019) Comparative Analysis of Chipping mechanics of Float glass during Rotary Ultrasonic Drilling and Conventional Drilling: For multi-shaped tools, Machining Science and Technology, 23 (4), 547-568. (Impact Factor: 2.154)
  2. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2019) Multi-Shaped Tool Wear Study during Rotary Ultrasonic Drilling and Conventional Drilling for Amorphous Solid, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering,233(3): 551-560. (Impact Factor: 1.822)
  3. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2021) Effect of Pre and Post Tempering on Hole Quality of Float Glass Specimen: for Rotary Ultrasonic and Conventional Drilling. Silicon. 13, 2029–2039. (Impact Factor: 2.941)
  4. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2021) Experimental Investigation and Optimization of Electric
    Discharge Machining Process Parameters Using Grey-Fuzzy-Based Hybrid Techniques. (Impact Factor: 3.748)
  5. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2021) Investigation of Functionally Graded Adherends on Failure of Socket Joint of FRP Composite tubes. (Impact Factor: 3.748)
  6. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2018) Characterization of Chipping and Tool wear during drilling of Float glass using rotary ultrasonic machining, Measurement, 128, 254-263. (Impact Factor: 5.131)
  7. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2021) Mathematical Approach on Chipping Volume Estimation Generated During Rotary Ultrasonic Drilling for Float Glass, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, 26 (1), 1-7. (Impact Factor: 1.291)
  8. Manpreet Singh, Ankit Sharma*, Sumit Kanchan, Sumeet Sharma (2014) Analytical study of exhaust pollutants, fuel consumption and available fuel consumption reduction technologies for petrol and diesel vehicles–a reviewInternational Journal of Mechanical Engineering & Technology (IJMET), 5(9), 347-360.
  9. M Kumar, A Babbar, Ankit Sharma, AS Shahi (2020) Effect of post weld thermal aging (PWTA) sensitization on micro-hardness and corrosion behavior of AISI 304 weld joints, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1240 (1), 012078.
  10. Ankit Sharma*, Manpreet Singh, Influence of Fuel Consumption and Instantaneous Exhaust Pollutants on Euro 4 Gasoline Vehicles at Traffic Signalized Intersections: Idling and Start/Restart Manoeuvre, International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems (IJVSS) 9 (1), 27-31.
  11. Singh, Ankit Sharma*, A Agnihotri, P K Dey, D. Kalita, S.S. Dutta (2015). An Investigation Study Based on Emerging Demand of Electric Unicycle Vehicles, A. Microcontroller, 5 (5), pp. 1-6.
  12. Manpreet Singh, Ankit Sharma*& Vivek Jain (2015) Instantaneous Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Consumption in Gasoline Vehicles: Testing and Empirical Analysis, International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems 7 (1), 47.
  13. Ankit Sharma*, Manpreet Singh, S Sharma, Parametric analysis of an air driven engine: A critical review, (2015) International Journal of Advanced Research In Engineering And Technology, 6(4), 123-131.
  14. Ankit Sharma*, Vivek Jain (2019), Experimental investigation of cutting temperature during drilling of float glass specimen, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 715 (1), 012050.
  15. Atul Babbar, Ankit Sharma*, Sandeep Bansal, Jonty Mago, Varinder Toor (2020) Potential applications of three-dimensional printing for anatomical simulations and surgical planning, Materials Today: Proceedings, 220 (33), 1558-1561.
  16. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2020) A Novel investigation study on float glass hole surface integrity & tool wear using Chemical assisted Rotary ultrasonic machining, Materials Today: Proceedings, 26, 632-637.
  17. Priya Khanduja, Harshita Bhargave, Atul Babbar, Pankaj Pundirand Ankit Sharma* (2021), Development of two-dimensional plotter using programmable logic controller and human machine interface, Journal of Physics, 1950,
  18. Atul Babbar, A. Rai, Ankit Sharma* (2021) Latest trend in building construction: three-dimensional printing, Journal of Physics, 1950, 012007.
  19. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2022) Machining of hard and brittle materials: A comprehensive review, Materials Today: Proceedings, 50(5), 1048-1052.
  20. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2018) Enhancement of surface roughness during pre-tempered float glass hole drilling by Rotary Ultrasonic machining, MATEC Web of Conferences 249, 01006.
  21. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2018) Tool wear analysis while creating blind holes on float glass using conventional drilling: A multi-shaped tools study, Advances in Manufacturing Processes. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, pp 175-183.
  22. Ankit Sharma*, et al., (2019) Influence of Cutting Force and Drilling Temperature on Glass Hole Surface Integrity During Rotary Ultrasonic Drilling, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Advances in Production and Industrial Engineering,pp 369–378.
  23. Mohit Kumar, Ankit Sharma*, A. S. Shahi, (2018) A Sensitization studies on the Metallurgical and Corrosion behavior of AISI 304 SS welds, Advances in Manufacturing Processes. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, pp 257-265.
  24. Atul Babbar, Ankit Sharma*, P. Singh, (2021) Multi-objective optimization of magnetic abrasive finishing using grey relational analysis, Materials Today: Proceedings, 50, pp. 570–575
  25. Gaurav Kalia, Ankit Sharma*, Atul Babbar, (2022) Use of three-dimensional printing techniques for developing biodegradable applications: A review investigation, Materials Today: Proceedings. 62(1), pp. 346-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.445
  26. Ankit Sharma*, Aryan Rai, (2022) Fused deposition Modelling (FDM) based 3D & 4D Printing: A State of art review, Materials Today: Proceedings. 62(1), 367-372https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.679
  27. Ankit Sharma*, et al., Machining of ceramic materials: a state-of-the-art review, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, August 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-022-01016-7(Impact Factor: 1.499). *Corresponding author, #Equal contribution

 

 

Book Series

1. Book Series Title: Innovations in Smart Manufacturing for Long-Term Development and Growth, Editors: Ankit Sharma (India), Atul Babbar (India), Yu (Roger) Dong (Australia), Gursel Alici (Australia), Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis

Books under the series

2. Book Series Title: Next Generation Manufacturing Processes. Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME). Official Website: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/DocumentLibrary/ASME_Press_Flyer_CFB_Manufacturing_Processes_V3.pdf

3. Book Series Title: Advances in Welding Technology and Joining Processes. Editors: Ankit Sharma (India), K K Saxena (India), Milos Djukic (Serbia), Esther Akinlabi (UK). Publisher: Elsevier  

 

Books Edited

  1. Atul Babbar, Ankit Sharma*#, Vivek Jain, Dheeraj Gupta (2022) Additive Manufacturing Processes in Biomedical Engineering: Advanced Fabrication Methods and Rapid Tooling Techniques, published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis (Scopus Indexed Book), ISBN- 9781003217961. Link: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003217961
  2. Atul Babbar, Ranvijay Kumar, Vikas Dhawan, Nishant Ranjan, Ankit Sharma*#, (2022) Additive Manufacturing of Polymers for Tissue Engineering: Fundamentals, Applications, and Future Advancements, will be published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis (Scopus Indexed Book), ISBN- 9781003266464. Link: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003266464
  3. Ankit Sharma*#, Amrinder Singh Uppal, Bhargav Prajwal Pathri, Atul Babbar, Chander Prakash, (2022) Modern Hybrid Machining and Super Finishing Processes: Technology and Applications, will be published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis (Scopus Indexed Book), ISBN- 9781032354293. https://www.routledge.com/Modern-Hybrid-Machining-and-Super-Finishing-Processes-Technology-and-Applications/Sharma-Uppal-Pathri-Babbar-Prakash/p/book/9781032354293
  4. M. Tripathi, Ankit Sharma*#, (2023) Advances in Pre- and Post-Additive Manufacturing Processes: Innovations and Applications, will be published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis (Scopus Indexed Book), ISBN- 9781032549873. https://www.routledge.com/Advances-in-Pre–and-Post-Additive-Manufacturing-Processes-Innovations/Tripathi-Sharma/p/book/9781032549873
  5. Ankit Sharma*#, Ismail Fidan, (2023) Advances in 3D and 4D Printing of Medical Robots and Devices, will be published by Elsevier (Scopus Indexed & Web of Science Book) (Ongoing).
  6. Manpreet Singh and Ankit Sharma*# (2018) Vehicle fuel consumption and Emission characteristics, LAP Lambert Academic publishing, Germany, Vol. 1, Edition 1, pp. 1-72. ISBN-10: 3330343117.

*Corresponding author, #Equal contribution

 

Book Chapter Published

  1. Ankit Sharma*#, Vivek Jain, Dheeraj Gupta & Atul Babbar (2020) A Review Study on Miniaturization- A Boon or Curse,Advanced Manufacturing & Processing Technology, Edition 1, CRC Press, Taylor n Francis, pp. 1-21.ISBN: 97804298042.
  2. Atul Babbar, Vivek Jain, Dheeraj Gupta, Chander Prakash,Ankit Sharma*# (2020) Fabrication and Machining Methods of composites for Aerospace Applications,Characterization, Testing, Measurement, and Metrology, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, pp. 1-16. ISBN-9780429298073.
  3. Atul Babbar, Vivek Jain, Dheeraj Gupta, Chander Prakash, Sunpreet Singh, Ankit Sharma*#(2020) Effect of process parameters on cutting forces and osteonecrosis for orthopedic bone drilling applications, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, ISBN- 978-1-032-21042-1.
  4. Atul Babbar, Vivek Jain, Dheeraj Gupta, &Ankit Sharma*# (2020), Fabrication of Microchannels using Conventional and Hybrid Machining Processes, Non-Conventional Hybrid Machining Processes, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 1-15. ISBN- 9780429029165.
  5. Ankit Sharma*#, Vishwas Grover, Atul Babbar, Richa Rani (2020), A Trending Non-Conventional Hybrid Finishing/Machining Processes, Non-Conventional Hybrid Machining Processes, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 1-15. ISBN- 9780429029165.
  6. Atul Babbar, Ankit Sharma*#, Ranvijay Kumar, Pankaj Pundir, Vishal Dhiman (2021), Functionalized Biomaterials for 3D Printing: A Brief Review of the Literature, Advance Manufacturing with Functionalized Nanomaterials, Micro and Nano Technologies, Elsevier, pp. 87-107. ISBN- 978-0-12-823152-4.
  7. Atul Babbar, Vivek Jain, Dheeraj Gupta, Ankit Sharma*#, Chander Prakash, Vidyapati Kumar, Kapil Kumar Goyal, Additive Manufacturing for the Development of Biological Implants, Scaffolds, and Prosthetics, Additive manufacturing processes in Bio medical Engineering, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 1-20. ISBN- 9781003217961.
  8. Vidyapati Kumar, Chander Prakash, Atul Babbar, Shubham Choudhary, Ankit Sharma*#, Amrinder Singh Uppal,Additive Manufacturing in Biomedical Engineering, Present and Future Applications, Additive manufacturing processes in Biomedical Engineering, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 1-20. ISBN- 9781003217961.
  9. Vidyapati Kumar, Atul Babbar, Ankit Sharma*#, Ranvijay Kumar, Ankit Tyagi, Polymer 3D Bioprinting for Bionics and Tissue Engineering Applications, Advance Processing of Biodegradable Polymers for Tissue Engineering Applications, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 1-20. ISBN- 978-1-032-10973-2.
  10. Atul Babbar, Yebing Tian, Vidyapati Kumar, Ankit Sharma*#, 3D Bioprinting in Biomedical Applications, Advance Processing of Biodegradable Polymers for Tissue Engineering Applications, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 1-20. ISBN- 978-1-032-10973-2.
  11. Vidyapati Kumar, Chander Prakash, Atul Babbar, Shubham Choudhary, Ankit Sharma*#, Amrinder Singh, 3D Bioprinting in Biomedical Applications, Additive Manufacturing in Biomedical Engineering: Present and Future Applications, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 1-20. ISBN- 978-1-032-10973-2. *Corresponding author, #Equal contribution

 

Editorial Positions

  1. Book Series Editor of CRC Press, Taylor n Francis (Publisher). Agreement Proof
  2. Book: Editor of CRC Press, Taylor n Francis (Publisher). ISBN: 97804298042, ISBN- 978-1-032-21042-1, ISBN- 978-1-032-21042-1.
  3. Book: Editor of Elsevier, Title: Advances in 3D and 4D Printing of Medical Robots and Devices (On going).
  4. Journal: Guest Editor: Special Issue: Machining Challenges towards Pico-Precision, Machines, MDPI. Indexed: Web of Science (SCIE), SCOPUS, Inspec and others database.
  5. International Journal: Managing Editor of Today’s Ideas and Tomorrow’s Technology. ISSN: 2321-7146
  6. Journal: Guest editor: Special Issue: Advanced mechatronics in product design and manufacturing, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), Springer ESCI indexed IF-2.1
  7. Journal: Guest editor: Special Issue: Automation in sustainable welding manufacturing, Journal of Adhesion Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis. SCI indexed. IF-2.1
  8. Journal: Guest editor: Special Issue: Opportunities of Emerging Materials Processing for Enhanced Manufacturing in Industry 4.0, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, Bentham Science. Scopus indexed
  9. AIP Conference Proceedings: Managing Editor: Selected Papers under International Conference on Emerging Materials, Smart Manufacturing and Computational Intelligence (ICEMSMCI-2023). Scopus Indexed
  10. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer: Managing Editor: Selected Papers under 2nd International Conference on Emerging Materials, Smart Manufacturing and Computational Intelligence (2nd ICEMSMCI-2024). Scopus Indexed
  11. AIP Conference Proceedings: Managing Editor: Selected Papers under International Conference on Emerging Materials, Smart Manufacturing and Computational Intelligence (ICEMSMCI-2024). Scopus Indexed

Field of Specialisation

Manufacturing processes, Modern machining, Metrological instruments, Additive manufacturing processes

Training programs conducted

  • Present and Future of Vibration assisted machining techniques: An Approach towards writing a research article, 14-06-2021 to 25-06-2021, Organized by CURIN, Chitkara University.

 

S. no. Project Title Industry Name
1. Automatic Gluing and Pasting Machine Tynor Orthotics Pvt. Ltd., India
2. Electric Pole Erection & Dismantling Machine JMD Infra, Electrical Contractor, Government of Haryana, India

 

 

 

Awards:

Year Awards/Achievements Awarding organization
2022 Best Research paper Award International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Punjab, India.
2022 Best Research paper Award International Conference on AMMT-2022, India.
2018 Best Research paper Award International Conference on Engineering Materials Metallurgy & Manufacturing, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2022 Session Chair International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Technology, India
2012 All India Rank: 406 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE*) qualified in Production Engineering administered by IIT *GATE qualification rate is 18.80 % in India

Patents:

Title Date of Filling Application no Filing Agency
Apparatus for controlling movement of vehicle 12 July 2020 202011053210 Published Indian Patent Office, India
3 D printing of Cost Effective Human skull Models and Skull Implants 2 April 2021 2021101703 Granted IP Australia, Australian Government
Portable dual sided scrap crushing device: manually operated 17 August 2021 2021105724 Granted IP Australia, Australian Government
A Solar panel & Wind turbine-based hybrid energy storage system 20 August 2021 2021106227 Granted IP Australia, Australian Government
Apparatus for controlling movement of vehicle 3 July 2021 2021103855 Granted IP Australia, Australian Government
Single touch lever brake for the manual rickshaw 05 November 2020 334845-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Triangular shape fastener tool 15 January 2021 337462-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Liquid Spray Bottle with Corner Refilling Attachment 16 February 2021 339172-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Single leg frame based special bin for goods collection 25 July 2021 346931-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Single leg based well-grounded seating bench 27 July 2021 346930-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Smart bolted auto-lock’ for doors/windows 8 July 2021 346932-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
‘Flexible holder device’ for carrying phone during travelling 8 Sep 2021 349525-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Pharmaceutical smart bottle with pills carrier chamber 8 Sep 2021 349527-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
‘Smart conical fries’ box’ with two dip pockets attached: For carrying sauces 8 Sep 2021 349684-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Screw driver tool attachment: for screws & nails fastening at three different locations simultaneously 9 Nov 2021 352812-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Comfy virtual hand Apparatus: For baby sleep comfort 14 Oct 2021 353406-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
“Drilling attachment tool”: for making holes at four different locations simultaneously 30 Oct 2021 352382-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Toroidal winding machine 13 Nov 2021 353060-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Dual functional ‘seed remover & fruit cutter’ device 22-Nov-2021 353685-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Portable Storage Container cum Tap attachment’ with RO water purifier filter device 11-Feb-2022 357904-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Handy ‘Finger sanitizing device’ 19-Apr-2022 362753-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Smart face mask: Fastened with spectacles 5-May-2022 363752-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Hammer with screw-threaded handle: To use multi-shape heads 10-July-2022 367936-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Bottle with trio corner boxes: To carry tangible materials 12-Aug-2022 369153-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Smart water bottle: With minerals intake monitoring feature 1-Sep-2022 370075-001 Granted Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Pharmacy Vending Machine 12- Nov-2022 DES0471 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Smart Attachment for Holding Screw Jack’s Rotational Handle 7-Dec-2022 DES0578 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Spectacles embedded wiper 4-Jan-2024 425476-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Flexible Cable Hanger 04-Nov-2023 399212-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
Weight Carrying Apparatus 02-Aug-2024 425591-001 Indian Design Office (IDO), India
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering
  • M.E in Thermal Engineering
  • B.Techin Mechanical Engineering
  • Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Industry
1.5 years, Junior Engineer Trainee-Manufacturing of power generation devices such as Pressure vessel, Boiler & Heat exchangers, ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd, Haryana, India(2007 – 09).

Teaching
At various engineering colleges (2014 till today)