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A tenacious, self-driven scientist with 10 years’ experience as a material scientist in designing experiments, identifying and troubleshooting problems, material characterization, and data analysis in the diverse field of polymers, nanomaterials, thin films and coatings. I am an expert material chemist with 5 + years of R&D experience in the diverse field of polymers and elastomers, polymer formulations/blends and electrospinning, nano-materials, and inkjet printing. I am a quick learner with attention to detail and a strong commitment to delivering projects efficiently within timelines. I have developed strong leadership and interpersonal skills through my training and by managing the research of several undergraduate and master students. I have excellent communication skills and extensive public speaking experience, which includes giving +20 talks/posters at universities and international conferences. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Postdoctoral research associate. 06/2019 – 01/2021 • The focus is to study biologically relevant liquid crystals in microfluidic channels under hydrodynamic forces at micro-scales – a universal parameter in medical, cellular, and industrial settings. • Working on a project to study the interaction between viruses and surfaces (involved in writing and securing funds). The project aims to understand physiochemical forces of virus (SARS-COV-like) attachment and detachment onto different surfaces to create preventive controls for surfaces, thereby reducing disease transmission. • Managing several aspects of research projects including lab establishment and lab safety policymaking. University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Postdoctoral research associate 01/2016 – 06/2018 The ongoing project involves identifying suitable new polymers, solvents and developing polymer synthesis and elastomer formulations for porous nonwoven fiber mats relevant for gas and optical tensile sensing by using electro-spinning techniques. Lab safety coordinator 01/2017 – 06/2018 Standardizing and teaching laboratory safety protocols to group members, organizing safety training for new group members, and implemented a safe work practice manual for the group that led to a more organized and safer workflow in the group. Materials sub-coordinator 01/2017 – present Maintaining an inventory of chemicals and consumables, setting up an online ordering system for the smooth functioning of orders. Kent State University, (KSU), USA 01/2012 – 11/2015 Graduate research/teaching assistant 1. Studying the effect of chiral nanoparticles in achiral liquid crystal hosts and inkjet printing of nanomaterials. 2. Development of bio-degradable and bio-compatible liquid crystal functionalized elastomers and polymers as 3-D scaffolds for tissue regeneration. • Samtel Centre of Display Technology, IITK, India 11/2008 – 05/2010 Project Associate: Synthesis of Silver Nano-particles for Printable Electronics • National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, (NITJ), India 09/2007 – 04/2008 Department of Chemistry, Master’s project: Synthesis and Characterization of Psyllium-Acryl amide based smart polymers and study of its salt-resistant swelling behavior. • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK), India 06/2007 – 08/2007 Department of Chemistry, Master Summer Project: Synthesis and Characterization of 5, 10, 15-Tris (p-Amino phenyl) corrole. Technical Skills: • Organic/ Inorganic Synthesis: Metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles synthesis (surface functionalization of gold, silver, quantum dots, and carbon dots) and synthesis of monomers, catalyst, polymers and porous elastomers, and casting methods for polymers. • Cleanroom/LCD fabrication: Photo-lithography (ITO etching), high vacuum deposition (SiOx), alignment layer coatings, cell assembly, rubbing, sealant, programmable glass scribing, vacuum cell filling; and materials ink-jet printing. • Process development: Liquid crystals nano-composite formulations, polymer blends, ink formulation and characterization; soft lithography and electrospinning. • Thermal and surface characterization: TGA, DSC and SEM. • Chemical and analytical methods: NMR (1H, 13C), FT-IR, and X-ray scattering data analysis. • Optical characterization: UV-Vis optical spectroscopy, circular dichroism, fluorescence spectroscopy, polarizing light optical microscopy. • Computer skills and competencies: Expert in Microsoft Office tools, LaTex, Origin, Igor Pro. Soft Skills: Research and development, project and team management and mentoring, risk management, Training & mentoring, Negotiation & Leadership

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Materials Science & Engineering
• ★ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ NMR Spectroscopy
• ☆ Thermal Analysis
• ☆ Glass Science
• ☆ Carbon Materials
• ☆ Organic Chemistry
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ Risk Management

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Product Development

Work Experience

Postdoctoral researcher

University of Luxembourg

January 2015 - Present

Research Associate

Kent State University

January 2012 - December 2015

Teaching assistant

University of Manitoba

July 2010 - December 2011

Project associate

Samtel Centre of Display Technology, IITK, India

November 2008 - May 2010

Education

Ph.D.

Kent State University

January 2012 - December 2015

M.Sc in chemistry

National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, (NITJ), India

August 2006 - May 2008

Bachelor of Science, B. Sc.

Himachal Pradesh University, India

September 2003 - May 2006

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Anshul Sharma, Irvine Lian Hao Ong, Anupam Sengupta(2020). Time Dependent Lyotropic Chromonic Textures in Microfluidic Confinements . Crystals. 11. (1). p. 35. {MDPI} {AG}

Anshul Sharma, Irvine Lian Hao Ong, Anupam Sengupta (2020). Time Dependent Lyotropic Chromonic Textures in Microfluidic Confinements . Crystals.

(2018). Electrospun Composite Liquid Crystal Elastomer Fibers . Materials.

Sharma, Anshul, Mori, Taizo, Mahnen, Cory J., Everson, Heather R., Leslie, Michelle T., Nielsen, Alek d, Lussier, Laurent, Zhu, Chenhui, Malcuit, Christopher, Hegmann, Torsten, et al.(2017). Effects of Structural Variations on the Cellular Response and Mechanical Properties of Biocompatible, Biodegradable, and Porous Smectic Liquid Crystal Elastomers . Macromolecular Bioscience. 17. (2). p. 1600278.

Lagerwall, Martin Urbanski and Catherine G. Reyes and JungHyun Noh and Anshul Sharma and Yong Geng and Venkata Subba Rao Jampani and Jan P. F.(2017). Liquid crystals in micron-scale droplets, shells and fibers . Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 29. (13). p. 133003.

Sharma, Anshul, Hofmann, Daniel, Hegmann, Torsten(2016). Patterned alignment of nematic liquid crystals generated by inkjet printing of gold nanoparticles and emissive carbon dots on both flexible polymer and rigid glass substrates . Liquid Crystals. 43. (6). p. 828-838.

Sharma, Anshul, Gao, Yunxiang, Mori, Taizo, Manning, Sarah, Zhao, Yu, Nielsen, Alek d, Neshat, Abdollah, Mahnen, Cory J., Everson, Heather R., Crotty, Sierra, et al.(2016). Biocompatible 3D Liquid Crystal Elastomer Cell Scaffolds and Foams with Primary and Secondary Porous Architecture . ACS Macro Letters. 5. (1). p. 4-9.

Sharma, Anshul, Reyes, Catherine G., Lagerwall, Jan P. F.(2016). Non-electronic gas sensors from electrospun mats of liquid crystal core fibres for detecting volatile organic compounds at room temperature . Liquid Crystals. 43. (13-15). p. 1986-2001.

Shukla, R. K., Sharma, A., Mori, T., Hegmann, T., Haase, W.(2016). Effect of two different size chiral ligand-capped gold nanoparticle dopants on the electro-optic and dielectric dynamics of a ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture . Liquid Crystals. 43. (6). p. 695-703.

Sharma, Anshul, Mori, Taizo, Hegmann, Torsten(2016). Significant Enhancement of the Chiral Correlation Length in Nematic Liquid Crystals by Gold Nanoparticle Surfaces Featuring Axially Chiral Binaphthyl Ligands . ACS nano. 10. (1). p. 1552-64.

Chemically and thermally stable, emissive carbon dots as viable alternatives to semiconductor quantum dots for emissive nematic liquid crystal–nanoparticle mixtures with lower threshold voltage @article{RID:1222180545283-8, title = {Chemically and thermally stable, emissive carbon dots as viable alternatives to semiconductor quantum dots for emissive nematic liquid crystal–nanoparticle mixtures with lower threshold voltage}, journal = {Liquid Crystals}, year = {2016}, author = {Urbanski, Martin and Mirzaei, Javad and Sharma, Anshul and Hofmann, Daniel and Kitzerow, Heinz- S. and Hegmann, Torsten}, volume = {43}, number = {2}, pages = {183-194} } . Liquid Crystals.

Shukla, R. K., Mirzaei, J., Sharma, A., Hofmann, D., Hegmann, T., Haase, W.(2015). Electro-optic and dielectric properties of a ferroelectric liquid crystal doped with chemically and thermally stable emissive carbon dots . RSC Advances. 5. (43). p. 34491-34496.

Sharma, Anshul, Neshat, Abdollah, Mahnen, Cory J., Nielsen, Alek d, Snyder, Jacob, Stankovich, Tory L., Daum, Benjamin G., LaSpina, Emily M., Beltrano, Gabrielle, Gao, Yunxiang, et al.(2015). Biocompatible, Biodegradable and Porous Liquid Crystal Elastomer Scaffolds for Spatial Cell Cultures . Macromolecular Bioscience. 15. (2). p. 200-214.

Sharma, Anshul, Mori, Taizo, Lee, Huey Charn, Worden, Matthew, Bidwell, Eric, Hegmann, Torsten(2014). Detecting, visualizing, and measuring gold nanoparticle chirality using helical pitch measurements in nematic liquid crystal phases . ACS Nano. 8. (12). p. 11966-11976.

Sharma, Anshul, Reznikov, Mitya, Hegmann, Torsten(2014). Ink-Jet Printed Nanoparticle Alignment Layers: Easy Design and Fabrication of Patterned Alignment Layers for Nematic Liquid Crystals. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 31. (2). p. 257-265.

Sharma, Anshul, Mirzaei, Javad, Sawatzky, Ryan, Urbanski, Martin, Yu, Kui, Kitzerow, Heinz- S., Hegmann, Torsten(2012). New developments in nanoparticle-liquid crystal composites: from magic-sized semiconductor nanoclusters to alignment pattern formation via nanoparticle stenciling. Proceedings of SPIE. 8279. p. 827913/1-827913/9.

Sharma, A., Worden, M., Hegmann, T.(2012). Nanoparticle-Promoted Thermal Stabilization of Room Temperature Cholesteric Blue Phase Mixtures . Ferroelectrics. 431. (1). p. 154-163.

Sharma, Anshul, Shivakumar, Umadevi, Mirzaei, Javad, Feng, Xiang, Moreira, Paulo, Hegmann, Torsten(2011). Nanoparticles: complex and multifaceted additives for liquid crystals . Liquid Crystals. 38. (11-12). p. 1495-1514.

OTHER

Hegmann, T., Sharma, A., Reznikov, D.(2016). Patterned Liquid Crystal Alignment Using Ink-Jet Printed Nanoparticles and Use Thereof to Produce Patterned, Electro-Optically Addressable Devices; Ink-Jet Printable Compositions .

Hegmann, E., Hegmann, T., Sharma, A., Neshat, A.(2016). Biodegradable side chain liquid crystal elastomers: smart responsive scaffolds (srs) for tissue regeneration .

BOOK CHAPTER

Sharma, Anshul, Urbanski, Martin, Mori, Taizo, Kitzerow, Heinz- S., Hegmann, Torsten(2014). Metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles in LCs .

CONFERENCE PAPER

New developments in nanoparticle-liquid crystal composites: from magic-sized semiconductor nanoclusters to alignment pattern formation via nanoparticle stenciling @inproceedings{RID:1222180545284-5, title = {New developments in nanoparticle-liquid crystal composites: from magic-sized semiconductor nanoclusters to alignment pattern formation via nanoparticle stenciling}, booktitle = {}, year = {}, author = {Mirzaei, Javad and Sawatzky, Ryan and Sharma, Anshul and Urbanski, Martin and Yu, Kui and Kitzerow, Heinz- S. and Hegmann, Torsten}, editor = {Chien, Liang-Chy} } .

Chirality transferring gold nanoparticle dopants for smectic-C phase liquid crystals @inproceedings{RID:1222180545284-20, title = {Chirality transferring gold nanoparticle dopants for smectic-C phase liquid crystals}, booktitle = {}, year = {}, author = {Sharma, Anshul and Ryan, Raphael T. and Hegmann, Torsten} }.