Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2025) Influence of Pore Geometry on Wetting Behavior in 2D Nanomaterials for Desalination and Advanced Nanofluidics. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 8 (1), 904–914.

Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2024) The Impact of Pore Geometry on Frictional Properties of hBN and MoS2 Nanomaterials. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 128 (47), 11814–11824.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Anjana Kedare, Girish Muralidharan, Ananth Govind Rajan (2025) Understanding the Effects of Surface and Edge Functionalization on the Mechanical Properties of Graphene and Graphene Oxide. ChemPhysChem, 26 (5), e202400919.

Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2024) Impact of Atomic Defects on Water Contact Angle of 2D Molybdenum Disulfide Surfaces. Langmuir, 40 (38), 20120–20132.

Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2024) Interfacial properties of 2D materials-based membrane: A combined first-principles and classical simulations study. Computational Materials Science, 246, 113457.

Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2024) A molecular insight into frictional properties of hexagonal boron nitride: Exploring surface roughness and force field impact. Computational Materials Science, 245, 113323.

Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2024) Unveiling the impact of atomic-scale defects and surface roughness on interfacial properties in hexagonal boron nitride. Surfaces and Interfaces, 51, 104646.

Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2024) Modulating the Water Contact Angle Using Surface Roughness: Interfacial Properties of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Surfaces. Langmuir, 40 (31), 16058–16068.

Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2024) Experimental and Theoretical Insights into Interfacial Properties of 2D Materials for Selective Water Transport Membranes: A Critical Review. Langmuir, 40(15), 7812–7834.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Ananth Govind Rajan (2022) How Grain Boundaries and Interfacial Electrostatic Interactions Modulate Water Desalination via Nanoporous Hexagonal Boron Nitride. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 126 (6), 1284–1300.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar (2021) Fracture behaviour of pristine and defective form of water submerged h-BN nanosheets. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 54 (3), 035306.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar (2021) Inter-granular fracture behaviour in bicrystalline boron nitride nanosheets using atomistic and continuum mechanics-based approaches. Journal of Materials Science, 56 (10), 6235–6250.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar (2020) Mechanical strength of a nanoporous bicrystalline h-BN nanomembrane in a water submerged state. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 22 (36), 20453–20465.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar (2020) Mechanical and fracture behaviour of hydroxyl functionalized h-BN nanosheets. Journal of Materials Science, 55 (8), 3228–3242.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar (2020) A review on thermo-mechanical properties of bi-crystalline and polycrystalline 2D nanomaterials. Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences, 45 (2), 134–170.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma#, Prince Kumar Verma#, Ankur Chaurasia, Avinash Parashar (2020) Inter-granular fracture toughness of bi-crystalline graphene nanosheets. Diamond and Related Materials, 102, 107667.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar (2019) Atomisitc simulations to study the effect of grain boundaries and hydrogen functionalisation on the fracture toughness of bi-crystalline h-BN nanosheets. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21 (24), 13116–13125.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma#, Saurabh S Sharma#, Avinash Parashar (2019) Mechanical and fracture behaviour of water submerged graphene. Journal of Applied Physics, 125 (21), 215107.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar (2019) Atomistic simulations to study the effect of water molecules on the mechanical behaviour of functionalized and non-functionalized h-BN. Computational Materials Science, 169, 109092.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma#, Saurabh S Sharma#, Avinash Parashar (2019) Defect formation dynamics in dry and water submerged graphene nanosheets. Materials Research Express, 6 (7), 075063.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2025) Impact of Material Orientation on Interfacial Properties in 2D Materials. Composites: Mechanics, Computations, Applications, An International Journal, (Accepted for publication).

Bharat Bhushan Sharma* (2025) Unveiling How Atomic Defects and Force Fields Influence Friction in 2D MoS2 Surfaces. Next Materials (Under review).

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar, Thermal properties of bicrystalline and polycrystalline graphene: A review. 7th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS 2019) organized by IIT Mandi.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar, Fracture toughness enhancement of boron nitride nanosheets via crack edge passivation using various radicals. 43rd National Systems Conference on Innovative and Emerging Trends in Engineering Systems (NSC 2019) organized by IIT Roorkee.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar, Structural stability of dry and water submerged h-BN nanosheets. 6th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN 2019) organized by IIT Guwahati.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar, Enhanced Mechanical Properties of h-BN Nanosheets via Edge Passivation Using Various Radicals. International Conference on Innovative Engineering Design (ICoIED 2020) jointly organized by IIT Roorkee, NIT Uttarakhand, and IEI Dehradun.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Ananth Govind Rajan, How Grain Boundaries and Interfacial Electrostatic Interactions Affect Water and Ion Transport Through Nanoporous Hexagonal Boron Nitride. 2022 MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit, Virtual.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Ananth Govind Rajan, Water Desalination Through Defective hBN Nanomembranes. Young Researchers' Symposium (YRS 2022) organized by IISc Bengaluru.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma*, Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene-based Nanocomposites Through Graphene Oxide: A Molecular Dynamics-based Study. International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing and Health Monitoring (CDPMHM 2024) organized by IIT Mandi.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma*, Impact of Material Orientation on Interfacial Properties in 2D Materials. International Conference on Futuristic Advances in Mechatronics Engineering for Aerospace and Defence (ICFAMEAD 2024) jointly organized by SIT Pune, and Space Society of Mechanical Engineers (SSME), SAC, ISRO, Ahmedabad.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma*, Avinash Parashar, Atomistic models to investigate the tensile strength of bicrystalline hBN. International Conference on Design and Manufacturing Technologies (ICDMT 2024) jointly organized by Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and the CSIR- Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh. 

Bharat Bhushan Sharma*, Frictional Dynamics of Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Water Desalination. 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure (ICRAM 2025) organized by IITRAM Ahmedabad.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma*, Interfacial Properties of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanoslits for Enhanced Water Desalination: Insights into Work of Adhesion and Water Contact Angle. International Conference on Advanced Materials and Technologies (ICAMT 2025) organized by MANIT Bhopal.

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar (2021) Effect of defects and functionalization on the mechanical and fracture properties of 2D nanomaterials. In book: Fundamentals and Properties of Multifunctional Nanomaterials. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822352-9.00020-1

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar, (2021) Fracture toughness enhancement of boron nitride nanosheets via crack edge passivation using various radicals. In book: Advances in Systems Engineering. Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8025-3_12

Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Avinash Parashar, (2021) Enhanced Mechanical Properties of h-BN Nanosheets via Edge Passivation Using Various Radicals. In book: Advances in Engineering Design. Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4018-3_9

Bharat Bhushan Sharma*, Avinash Parashar, (2024) Atomistic models to investigate the tensile strength of bicrystalline hBN. In book: Advances in Materials and Manufacturing. Springer, (In press).

Bharat Bhushan Sharma (2025) Frictional Dynamics of Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Water Desalination. In book: Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Science. Springer, (In press).

Nodal Officer for Students Scholarship at GSV                       Dec, 2024- pres.                                                     

Faculty in-charge of the new admin building in the GSV-level taskforce to take over NAIR assets                                                                  March, 2025-pres.                                                                                                          

Member of the Board of Study at GSV                                    June, 2024-pres.                                                        

Member of the Financial Aid Committee at GSV                      Dec, 2024-pres.                                                 

Member of the Lab Development Core Committee at GSV                      March, 2025 – pres.                    

Member of the PhD regulations draft committee

Faculty Mentor (2025 B.Tech. (ME))

Faculty in-charge of the solid mechanics lab

Faculty in-charge of the mechatronics lab

Faculty in-charge of the engineering mechanics lab  

Best Paper Award at International Conference on Design and Manufacturing Technologies (ICDMT 2024) jointly organized by PEC Chandigarh, IIT Roorkee, and CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh.

Best Presentation Award at International Conference on Advanced Materials and Technologies (ICAMT 2025) organized by MANIT Bhopal. 

Chaired the technical session at the 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure (ICRAM 2025) organized by IITRAM, Ahmedabad.

Granted a complimentary, year-long premium membership to the American Chemical Society in recognition of my contributions and as appreciation for serving as an ACS Peer Reviewer.

MHRD Doctoral Fellowship

MHRD Master’s Fellowship                                                                                            

GATE 2016 qualified with 98.0 percentile    

Article published in PCCP selected as a 2020 HOT PCCP article

Article published in ChemPhysChem selected as a 2024 HOT topic article