Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Admission 2026-27
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Admission 2026-27

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Dr. Sanjay Sharma

Associate Professor
sanjaysharma@smvdu.ac.in, sanjufrnd15@gmail.com
9906134266 (Mob.) 2247 (O)
School of Mechanical Engineering
Detailed CV

Profile Highlights

Educational Qualification
  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering– I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Punjab (2019)
    Specialization: Lubrication and Bearing Design
  • M.Tech. in Thermal Engineering – Sardar Beant Singh University, Punjab (2011)
    Specialization: Solar Thermal Engineering
  • A.M.I.E. in Mechanical  Engineering – Institution of Mechanical Engineering (2007)
    Specialization: Mechanical Engineering
  • Diploma. in Mechanical  Engineering – Govt. Polytechnic Jammu (2004)
    Specialization: Mechanical Engineering
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Teaching Experience

  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
    SMVD University (2024–Present)

  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
    SMVD University  (2011–2024)

  • Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department
    MIET Jammu (2010–2011)

Administrative Experience
S. No. Position Held Institution From To
1 Associate Professor Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra 14 September 2024 Present
2 Assistant Professor Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra 14 September 2011 13 September 2024
3 Lecturer Department of Mechanical Engineering, Model Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jammu 15 September 2010 3 September 2011
4 Lecturer Department of Mechanical Engineering, IECS Polytechnic, Jammu 10 January 2005 25 December 2006
Research Experience

  • Principal Investigator –

  • Co-Investigator –

Research Projects

Skill Hub Center at SMVDU:

  • With an aim to utilize the permanent infrastructure and other resources like trainers available at the SMVDU, Katra, The Skill Hub Centre at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in Katra is a platform to promote the various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India.
  • The Primary Objectives is: To provide skill development training in order to enhancing the employability of youth.
  • The Skill Hub Centre facilitate :
  • Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 :  This Scheme focusing on industry-relevant skills to develop a workforce that meets current market demands.
  • PM Vishwakarma Scheme: This initiative aims to support and enhance the skills of traditional artisans and craftsmen by providing them with specialized training, resources, and financial assistance.
Journal Publications
S.No. Year Publication
1 2026 “Dynamic Response of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearings With Rectangular Macro-Grooves and Nano-Lubricant Additives.” Lubrication Science, 38(1), 1–22. (SCI)
2 2025 Enhancement of steady-state performance of hydrodynamic journal bearings using macrogroove textures with lubricant additives. Tribology in Industry. DOI: 10.24874/ti.1951.05.25.09. (SCOPUS)
3 2025 Dynamic and stability performance improvement of nano-lubricated journal bearings with surface waviness. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2025. (SCI)
4 2025 “Energy Harvesting in Hybrid Electro-mechanical Systems for Autonomous Devices.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2025. (SCI)
5 2024 “Effect of partial surface waviness on the dynamic and stability performance of journal bearing.” Lubrication Science, 2024. (SCI)
6 2023 Performance analysis of journal bearing with surface waviness under misaligned conditions. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J, 2023. (SCI)
7 2023 Effect of texture shapes and lubricant additives on dynamic characteristics of hydrodynamic journal bearings. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2023. (SCI)
8 2022 Performance analysis of textured journal bearing with and without nanoparticles. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2022. (SCI)
9 2022 Impact of partial surface waviness on tribological performance of hydrodynamic journal bearing. Lubrication Science, 2022. (SCI)
10 2022 Impact of surface waviness on static performance of journal bearing with CuO and CeO₂ nanoparticles. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2022. (SCI)
11 2022 Dynamic performance improvement of journal bearing using dimple and protruded textures. IJSEIMS, 10(1), 1–22, 2022. (SCOPUS)
12 2021 CFD-based thermal efficiency of square protruded roughened absorber plate for solar air heater. Energy Sources, Part A, 2021. (SCI)
13 2020 Effect of V-shaped protrusions and dimples on hydrodynamic journal bearing performance. Proc. IMechE Part J, 2020. (SCI)
14 2020 Effect of tool speed on mechanical properties of Al5052 processed by friction stir processing. Materials Today: Proceedings, 33, 1605–1609. (SCOPUS)
15 2019 Dynamic and stability improvement using triangular textures. Proc. IMechE Part J, 2019. (SCI)
16 2019 Dynamic performance analysis of chevron-shaped textured bearings. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2019. (SCI)
17 2019 Steady-state performance enhancement using chevron textures. Proc. IMechE Part J, 233(12), 1833–1843. (SCI)
18 2019 Numerical study on partial textured hydrodynamic journal bearing. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2019. (SCI)
19 2019 Experimental investigation on solar air heater absorber plate. Energy Sources, Part A, 2019. (SCI)
20 2018 Hydrodynamic journal bearing under transient wear. Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, 22(1), 153–170. (SCOPUS)
21 2017 CFD-based transient analysis of hydrodynamic journal bearing. Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 8(2), 101. (UGC)
22 2017 Effect of aspect ratio under wear conditions. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 12(3), 497–522. (UGC)
23 2016 Hybrid EDM processes for hard materials: A review. Materials Focus, 5(3), 202–208. (SCOPUS/ESCI)
24 2016 Review on photovoltaic thermal systems. International Journal of Scientific and Technical Advancements, 2(4), 53–56. (UGC)
25 2016 Aspect ratio effect on hydrodynamic journal bearings. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovation, 4(1), 96–105.
26 2014 Thermal efficiency of artificially roughened solar air heater. Journal of Energy Research and Environmental Technology, 2014.
27 2012 Automatic sun-tracking solar cell array system. Energy, 8(9), 20.
28 2011 CFD analysis of roughness pitch in solar air heaters. International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology, 2(1), 234–241.
Conference Publications
S. No. Year Conference Publication
1 2025 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research for Sustainable Future, SMVDU, Katra Dynamic and stability analysis of hydrodynamic journal bearings with rectangular macro-grooves and nano-lubricant additives
2 2024 RIST 2024, Holy Grace Academy of Engineering, Thrissur, Kerala, India Optimization and performance evaluation of macro-grooved hydrodynamic journal bearings for industrial applications
3 2023 ICSTE-23, NIT Manipur A review on the performance of textured hydrodynamic journal bearings
4 2023 Tribo-India-23, NIT Srinagar Performance analysis of bearings with surface waviness and lubricant additives
5 2022 MYTRIBOS International Symposium 2022, Malaysia Performance analysis of journal bearing with surface waviness under misaligned conditions
6 2021 International Tribology Research Symposium 2021 Role of surface waviness on the performance of hydrodynamic journal bearing
7 2021 International Tribology Research Symposium 2021 Influence of nano-additives on steady-state performance of journal bearing
8 2020 International Tribology Research Symposium 2020 Numerical study of circular dimple and protruded textured hydrodynamic journal bearing system
9 2019 iNaCoMM 2019, IIT Mandi Lubrication characteristics of Newtonian-lubricated hydrodynamic bearing with partial and full textures
10 2018 TRIBOINDIA-2018, VJTI Mumbai Numerical study on worn hydrodynamic journal bearing under transient loading
11 2018 ICMEAS-2018, SMVDU, Katra Performance of hydrodynamic journal bearing center motion under transient wear
12 2018 2nd National Conference on Innovative Trends in Mechanical Engineering CFD on roughened absorber plate used in solar air heater
13 2017 ICRTAET 2017, SMVDU, Katra Review of methodologies for solar air heater thermohydraulic performance
14 2017 4th National Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering, BCET Gurdaspur Review on types of roughness used in solar air heaters
15 2017 International Conference on Renewable Energy Resources, SKIT Jaipur CFD investigation of artificially roughened duct in solar air heater
16 2016 National Tribology Conference, IIT (BHU) Varanasi Performance parameters of hydrodynamic journal bearing under wear
17 2016 ICRTAET 2016, SMVDU, Katra CFD-based transient analysis of hydrodynamic journal bearing
18 2016 ICRTAET 2016, SMVDU, Katra Heat transfer in nanofluids
19 2014 RTME-2014, BCET Gurdaspur Comparative study of thermohydraulic performance of artificially roughened solar air heater
20 2014 ITMAEAP-2014, JNU New Delhi Comparative study of thermal efficiency of artificially roughened solar air heater
21 2011 NCEA-2011, St. Soldier’s Institute, Jalandhar Green building technologies: cure to global warming
22 2011 NCEA-2011, St. Soldier’s Institute, Jalandhar Analysis of clean energy market in India and identification of opportunities
Book/Chapters Written

Books:

  1. Thermal Engineering-I for B.Tech and Diploma Engineering Students (Eagle Parkashan)

      2.Thermal Engineering-II for B.Tech and Diploma Engineering Engineering Students  (Eagle Parkashan)

 

Book Chapters:

  1. Lubrication Characteristics of Newtonian-Lubricated Hydrodynamic Bearing with Partial and Fully Textured Surface.” In Machines, Mechanism and Robotics, pp. 1635-1643. Springer nature, Singapore, 2022.
  2. Effect of Nano-additives lubricant on the dynamic performance of textured journal bearing in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Tribology, CRC Press,2023 Taylor and Francis.
  3. Impact of Nano-lubricant on the dynamic performance of journal bearing with surface waviness in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Tribology, CRC Press,2023 Taylor and Francis.
  4. A review on the performance of the textured hydrodynamic journal bearing.” In Recent advances in Materials, Springer nature, Singapore, 2023.
Research Supervision

Ph.D. Students Supervised – SMVD University

S. No. Year Role Scholar Name Status
1 2022 Supervisor Arun Bangotra Completed
2 2021 Supervisor Deepak Byotra Completed

 

Master’s Thesis Advisor – SMVD University

S. No. Year Role Research Topic
1 2024 Supervisor, M.Tech Dissertation Performance analysis of circular and non-circular gas-lubricated textured bearings
2 2022 Supervisor, M.Tech Dissertation Performance analysis of journal bearing with worn surface operating with nano-additives in lubricant
3 2021 Supervisor, M.Tech Dissertation Performance analysis of journal bearing with surface waviness under misaligned conditions
4 2020 Supervisor, M.Tech Dissertation Lubrication characteristics of V-shaped dimple and protruded textured hydrodynamic bearings
5 2019 Supervisor, M.Tech Dissertation Performance enhancement of hydrodynamic journal bearing using chevron-shaped textures
6 2019 Supervisor, M.Tech Dissertation Effect of friction stir processing on mechanical properties of ZrO₂ reinforced Aluminium 5052
7 2016 Supervisor, M.Tech Dissertation Thermal performance of solar air heater duct with V-shaped and transverse broken rib roughness
8 2016 Supervisor, M.Tech Dissertation Thermal performance of U-shaped roughened solar air heater
Patents
S. No. Title / Application No. Date of Filing Status
Filed Published Granted / Certified
1 AI-powered energy-efficient waste compaction device (Design No. 427361-001) 18/08/2024 Granted
2 Robotic exoskeleton for rescue personnel in confined spaces (Design No. 6453946) 02/07/2025 Granted
3 Solar dryer for agricultural harvest using hybrid photovoltaic thermal collector (Application No. 202441038608) 16/05/2024 Published
4 High-efficiency power conversion system for renewable energy-based EV charging (Application No. 202441037285) 11/05/2024 Published
5 AI-based predictive maintenance and efficiency enhancement for photovoltaic cells in smart grids (Application No. 202441044964) 11/06/2024 Published
Conferences/Courses Organized
  1. Coordinator, Celebration on “” Entrepreneur day”. Sep. 21, 2024.
  2. Coordinator, International Seminar on “” Green building: Sustainable Business for Cleaner and Greener Environment”. Dec. 01, 2023.
  3. Coordinator, International Webinar on “Electric Vehicle Dynamics and Design Calculations” Nov. 28, 2023.
  4. Coordinator, Two days Offline Workshop on “Electric vehicles” May 25-26, 2023.
  5. Coordinator, One day Online Workshop on “Introduction to MATLAB” January 20, 2022.
  6. Coordinator, One day Online Webinar on “Numerical heat Transfer and Fluid Flow for Industrial Application” November 29, 2021.
  7. Coordinator, One Week Online Short Term Course on “Introduction of CFD Problems on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer” November 23–27, 2020.
  8. Organizing Secretary “National Conference on Innovative Trends in Mechanical Engineering” (NCITME-2017), school of mechanical engineering, SMVDU, Katra.
  9. Organizing Secretary “National Conference on Innovative Trends in Mechanical Engineering” (NCITME-2018), school of mechanical engineering, SMVDU, Katra.
  10. Member organizing Committee “TEQIP-III sponsored FDC on Best manufacturing Practices in Industries” held in April,2018, SMVDU, Katra
  11. Member organizing Committee “National Seminar on Research Opportunities and Challenges in Mechanical Engineering” held in April, 2017, SMVDU, Katra.
  12. Member organizing Committee “International conference on Mechanical engineering and Allied Sciences” held in September, 2018, SMVDU, Katra.
  13. Member organizing Committee “TEQIP-III sponsored national workshop on 3D Printing for New product Development” held in September, 2019, SMVDU, Katra.
  14. Member organizing Committee “The INDO-U.S. Science and Technology Forum sponsored workshop on Next generation logistics Supply chain” held in September, 2019, SMVDU, Katra.
Expert Talks
S. No. Topic Role Date(s) Organization
1 Two-day workshop on “Electric Vehicles” Speaker 26 May 2023 CIIIT Centre Jammu
2 One-day workshop on “Introduction to MATLAB” Speaker 20 January 2023 SoME, SMVDU, Katra
3 International Tribology Research Symposium 2021 Session Chair 5–7 November 2021 SoME, SMVDU, Katra
4 Performance evaluation of journal bearing through a numerical approach Speaker 16 October 2021 Government Polytechnic Kathua
5 Fabrication and performance evaluation of single-pass solar air heater using MS black painted absorber plate M.Tech Dissertation (Viva) 01 July 2021 Department of Mechanical Engineering, DAV University, Jalandhar
6 Tribology for Sustainable Development Speaker 20–24 July 2020 SoME, SMVDU, Katra
7 International Tribology Research Symposium 2020 Session Chair 5–7 November 2020 SoME, SMVDU, Katra
8 Role of CFD in Mechanical Engineering Systems Speaker 25 April 2019 Government Polytechnic Jammu
9 Analysis of process parameters in wire EDM using Taguchi method and grey relational analysis M.Tech Dissertation (Viva) 08 June 2019 Department of Mechanical Engineering, DAV University, Jalandhar
10 Multi-response optimization of EDM machining parameters using grey relational analysis and Taguchi method M.Tech Dissertation (Viva) 08 June 2019 Department of Mechanical Engineering, DAV University, Jalandhar
11 Advances in Fluid Mechanics Applications Speaker 15 September 2018 Government Polytechnic Jammu
12 2nd National Conference on Innovative Trends in Mechanical Engineering Session Chair 23–24 March 2018 SoME, SMVDU, Katra
13 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Allied Sciences Session Chair 14–15 September 2018 SoME, SMVDU, Katra
14 Experimental investigation of hydrodynamic journal bearing pressure with CuO nanoparticle additives in SAE15W40 lubricant M.Tech Dissertation (Viva) 21 May 2018 Department of Mechanical Engineering, BCET Gurdaspur
15 Applications and research in solar thermal systems Speaker 24 December 2016 Government Polytechnic Kathua
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
  1. National Research Excellence Award 2024 during the National Science Conclave (NSC 2024) to be held virtually on 28 February 2024. The Award is bestowed by International Institute of Organized Research (I2OR) India. I2OR™ is Registered with Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India (UDYAM-PB-20-0002405).
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