Curriculum Vitae/Resume

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EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur 2015-2017

M. Tech (Mechanical Engineering) CGPA - 8.75/10

Punjab Technical University (PTU) 2011-2015

B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering) CGPA – 72.6/100

GRE: 323/340 (168 Q, 165 V, 3.0 AWA)

TOEFL: 108/120 (R27, L29, S27, W25)
RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computer architectures for a variety of emerging applications, VLSI system architecture and digital circuits,
Programmable Logic (FPGA), RISC-V ISA, Computer hardware design

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Fundamentals of Casting and
Solidification, Additive Manufacturing, Metal Forming, Computational Fluid Dynamics (Fortran/MATLAB),
Modeling of thermal transport in manufacturing processes, Finite Element Methods

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Rutgers University Sep 2021 - present

Thesis - Computational Modeling and Physics-Informed Machine Learning (PIML) of Metal Additive Manufacturing
• Development of a physics-based model for the scanning of powder layer by laser heat source in Selective Laser
Melting (SLM) process
• Predict the same melt pool dynamics by using the PIML model

Indian Institute Technology (IIT), Kanpur Dec 2015 - Jan 2018

Masters’ Thesis - A Numerical Study on the evolution of Coupled Thermal Field and Residual Stresses in Selective
Laser Melting of Ti6Al4V
• Evolution of thermal stress during heating and cooling stages for scanning of powder layer by the laser heat
source in Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process was studied
• A fully coupled thermo-mechanical model was developed by using commercial FEM software COMSOL
Multiphysics® with the incorporation of complex physics like Marangoni convection, volume reduction in
porous powder, and natural convection in the melt pool by developing user-defined sub-routines
• The thermal model which is the main input to the structural model was validated with the literature data
• After validation, the dependence of the magnitude of residual stress on important process parameters was also
studied

Punjab Technical University July 2011-May 2015

Undergraduate Thesis - Design and Analysis of Optimum Riser for Sand Casting to Increase Casting Yield
• A 2D model of Aluminum casting is developed using ANSYS 12 software to find the location of hot spot
• Optimal dimension of the riser for that casting was calculated and the obtained results were validated
experimentally
• Studied the change in the dimensions of the riser by using an insulated sleeve.
 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Jan 2018 –Mar 2018

Designation – Project Associate
• worked on track-scale simulations of SLM process to investigate development and mitigation of thermal stress
• The work investigates the evolution of thermal stresses, dependence of residual stress on important process
parameters and ways to minimize them by adopting the appropriate set of the parameters

Caterpillar Inc. July 2018 – July 2021

Designation – Senior Associate Engineer
Role 1 – Studied the various characterization techniques during the six-month training in Advanced Materials
Technology (AMT) lab
• Hands-on experience with various characterization techniques to determine physical properties and the micro-
structure like tensile strength, hardness, chemical composition, and grain structure for the failed components.

Role 2 – Evaluate the structural integrity of the engine mounted components by performing the dynamic vibration analysis
• Evaluate the structural integrity of the fuel lines, water lines, and other engine-mounted components by performing
Frequency response and Time response analysis.
• The life of bolts under assembly stress is predicted by the analysis named Bolted Joint Analysis (BJA)
• Worked on automation of the repetitive pre-processing work by developing the scripts in python

Role 3 – Study the effect of different geometric parameters on contact stress between cam and roller of inlet and exhaust
valve train of various engines and optimize the geometric dimensions of the rocker arm using Creo-simulate tool
• Studied the effect of Cam profile, roller width, rocker arm ratio, rocker arm stiffness, and spring pre-tension on the
contact stress between roller and cam to avoid the expensive heat treatment of cam
• This is done by using a 1D simulation tool. GT-suite
• Optimization of the mass of the rocker arm for the given stiffness range of the material with the space constraint in
the engine assembly by using the Creo simulate tool

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND SOFTWARES

• Fortran, MATLAB
• COMSOL Multiphysics, Creo Parametric, HyperMesh, ABAQUS, GT Suite, SOLIDWORKS

CERTIFICATIONS

• RISC-V VLSI Implementation Flow: RTL2GDS at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) (Link)
• Internet of Things (IOT) at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Kerala (Link)

INTERNSHIPS

• Internet Of Things (IoT) at National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Kerala (2017)
• Embedded Systems and Microcontroller at Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation Limited (KELTRON),
Kerala (2016)

SCHOLARSHIP

• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Scholarship (Link)

 PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers
R. Sharma, Y.B. Guo, Computational Modeling and Physics-Informed Machine Learning of Metal Additive
Manufacturing: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspective. Annual Review of Heat Transfer (2022)

Sharma, R., Kumar, A. Track-Scale Simulations of Selective Laser Melting to Investigate Development and
Mitigation of Thermal Stresses. Lasers Manuf. Mater. Process. 6, 464–492 (2019)

Saxena, S., Sharma, R. & Kumar, A. A Microscale Study of Thermal Field and Stresses during Processing of
Ti6Al4V Powder Layer by Selective Laser Melting. Lasers Manuf. Mater. Process. 5, 335–365 (2018)

Conference paper
Sharma R.S., Kumar A. (2019) Numerical Analysis of Thermal Stresses in Selective Laser Melting. In: Shunmugam
M., Kanthababu M. (eds) Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Joining. Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary
Industrial Engineering. Springer, Singapore

Book Chapter
Sharma R., Saxena S., Kumar A. (2019) Thermal Stress Analysis in Selective Laser Melting of Ti6Al4V Powder
Layer, In: Dixit U., Joshi S., Davim J. (eds) Application of Lasers in Manufacturing, Springer, Singapore

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

• Coordinated MINI SPAD workshop at Mar Athanasius college of engineering in collaboration with IIT Madras
• Coordinated Internet of Things workshop at Mar Athanasius college of engineering in collaboration with IIT Kanpur
and HT India Labs
• Coordinated Model United Nations (MUN) at Mar Athanasius college of engineering
• Held the position of head girl during IXth grade (2012) at Auxilium Nava Jyothi School

HOBBIES

• Career counseling – Interviewed many researchers and academicians regarding the career options after higher studies
and profess their ideas through videos on YouTube through my channel named Yourpedia Education (click here)
• Basketball – Represented my college team in the inter-college sports meet
• Running - Avid runner. participated and completed half marathons

REFERENCES

• Dr. Ramesh Kini M

Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal
email: rxxx__@nitk.edu.in
• Ms. Athira Prasad
Assistant Professor, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam
email: atxxx__@gmail.com

Link to Masters’ Thesis - Link