Research Interest
- Flow through porous media
- Enhanced oil recovery
- Colloids & interfaces
- Nanotechnology
Education
- Dual Degree (B.Tech & M.Tech), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2009
- PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2016
- Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2017-2018
Research Overview
My research interests include understanding the transport of complex fluids in the porous media
for energy and environment-related applications. I am also interested in understanding the assembly
of surfactants, nanoparticles and macromolecules in the bulk and at various interfaces.
I am particularly interested in using this knowledge for developing improved methods for oil and gas
recovery from conventional and unconventional oil and gas reservoir, and for developing methods for
removing contaminants from groundwater, produced fluids from oil & gas reservoirs, and other industrial wastes.
Publications
- P Mane, M Kumar, M Farooq, A Singh, R K Gupta, H Sharma, Hydrothermal Carbonization of Sugarcane Leaves and Bagasse for Solid Fuels: Process Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology, ACS Sustainable Resource Management, (2026).
- R Sarkhel, A K Jha, S Sharma, P K Panigrahi, M K Das, A Singh, H Sharma, Tuning the Molecular Structure of Cationic Gemini Surfactants to Enhance Hydrate Growth for CO2 Sequestration, Energy & Fuels, 40, 12457-12474 (2026).
- S Bind, H Sharma, Role of Organic Acid Partitioning and Bulk Brine in Calcite Surface Modification and Wettability Alteration, Langmuir, 42, 12866-12877 (2026).
- M Kumar, H Sharma, R K Gupta, A Singh, Application of Engineered Biochar for CO2 Capture, Materials, Devices and Systems for Sustainability, 75-89 (2025).
- H Singh, M Farooq, A Kumar, H Sharma, Dry Water Pickering Emulsions: Encapsulation and Triggered Release of Chemicals for Polymer Schmoo Degradation, (2025).
- S Bind, J K Singh, H Sharma, Effect of brine composition on the surface energy of calcite and adhesion of oil: Implications for the wettability of limestone rocks, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 437, 128606 (2025).
- P Sharma, R K Gupta, H Sharma, A Facile Process to Synthesize Porous Adsorbents from Clays for CO2 Capture, Energy & Fuels, 39, 18946-18958 (2025).
- M Kumar, H Sharma, Catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane leaves with montmorillonite clay: unraveling kinetics and reaction mechanisms, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 138, 2039-2061 (2025).
- M Farooq, S Bind, H Singh, S Das, H Sharma, PET-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots as Nano Tracers for Sandstone Reservoirs, Energy & Fuels, 23407-23421, 38 (24) (2024).
- H Sharma, S Bind, Effect of Aging Parameters on the Wettability of Carbonate Rocks, 84th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, 1-5 (2023).
- Sourav Das, Pratibha Sharma, Mohit Kumar, Raju Kumar Gupta, Himanshu Sharma, A Review on Clay Exfoliation Methods and Modifications for CO2 Capture Application, Materials Today Sustainability, 23, 100427 (2023).
- S. Bind, H. Sharma, Effect of brine and organic acids on the initial wettability of carbonate rocks, Energy & Fuels, 36, 10123 (2022).
- H. Sharma, K. K. Mohanty, Modeling of low salinity waterflooding in carbonates: Effect of rock wettability and organic acid distribution, Journal of Petroleum Science & Engineering, 208, 109624 (2022).
- K. Panthi, H. Sharma, K. K. Mohanty, Oil-tolerant non-ionic worm like micellar solution, ACS Omega, 5, 30817 (2020).
- K. H. Baek, R. Okuno, H. Sharma, U. Weerasooriya, Oil-in-water emulsification of Athabasca bitumen with pyrrolidine solution, Fuel, 246 (2019).
- P. Ghosh, H. Sharma, K.K. Mohanty, ASP flooding in tight carbonate rocks, Fuel, 241, 653 (2019).
