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Nitin Sharma
School of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Profile

Nitin Sharma

Associate Professor-II

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Biography and academic profile

Dr. Nitin Sharma is an Associate Professor (II), Associate Dean, and Program Head of B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering at the School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. He holds a B.Tech. from IIITDM Jabalpur, an M.E. in Mechanical and Control Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) under the MEXT Fellowship, and a Ph.D. from KIIT (2018). With over 60 SCI-indexed papers and 17 Scopus publications (H-index 23, i10-index 44), his research focuses on vibroacoustics, metamaterials, aeroelastic flutter, and composite modeling. He has guided two Ph.D. scholars and led a DST-SERB (TARE) project on acoustic metamaterials. A recipient of KIIT’s Top 5 Researcher Award (2021–22) and the Best Technical Paper Award (2018), he continues to excel in interdisciplinary mechanical research.

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

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Research Interests

Vibro-Acoustics analysis, Acoustic metamaterials, Aeroelastic Flutter, Free-/Forced-Vibration/Transient, Bending (Stress/Deflection), Buckling (Mechanical/Thermal), Damage modeling (delamination/cutouts)

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Educational Qualifications

B.Tech (IIITDM Jabalpur), ME (Tokyo Institute of Technology), PhD (KIIT)

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Administrative Responsibilities

  • Associate Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT (August 2022 – present)
  • Program Head, B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, KIIT (August 2022 – present)
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Course Expertise

Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids, Mechanical Vibations, Finite Element Analysis, Analysis of Composite Materials, Theory of Plates and Shells

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Awards and Achievements

  • Awarded as one of the top 5 faculty members in KIIT having outstanding research record in the year 2021-2022.
  • Recipient of the Japanese Government MEXT Fellowship for pursuing Masters course from April 2012-September-2014.
  • Recipient of Gold Medal for the best interdisciplinary project during B.Tech in 2006-2010 batch.
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Projects and Collaborations

  • Projects completed:
  • Title: Experimental investigation on vibroacoustic performance of acoustic metamaterial structures using multiphysics approach
  • Funding Agency: DST-SERB (TARE)
  • Grant Amount: 18.3 lakhs
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Professional Memberships

  • Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
  • International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
  • International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM)
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