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1.  NAME                       :    Dr. Mohan  D. Sharma mds.png

 

2.  Address (permanent/correspondence)  : D-66, University Campus, Kurkshetra, India-136119

    Phone (home)  : 0091-1744-238612; +91 9896214489

                                                                      e-mail : mohan_here@rediffmail.com ;  mds_here@yahoo.co.in

                                                                       Web-address: http://www.oocities.org/mdskuk2003/

3. Academic Qualifications :

i) Matric, B.Sc.(Phys., Chem. Math.), M.Sc. (Math.), M.Phil.(Math.) : All in Ist division

ii) Ph.D. (Math) in 1989, Kurukshetra University  

    Topic of Ph. D. Thesis: Waves in Liquid-saturated Porous Media

                  Supervisor   :  Prof. M. L. Gogna, Kurukshetra University

 

4. Present position   :    Professor,  Department of  Mathematics                              

                                                Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra

 

5. Membership : National Academy of Sciences, India (MNASc, 2006)

 

6. Honours :

    i) Qualified  NET(UGC) (1985)

   ii) Qualified  GATE’ 85 (Score:91.65)

  iii) State Govt. Merit Scholarship during B.Sc. (1978-81)

iv)  U.G.C. National Scholarship during M.Sc. (1981-83)

   v)  UGC Scholarship for M.Phil. (1983-84)

vi)  Research Associateship by C.S.I.R. (N. Delhi), 1990.

 viii) Profile in MARQUI'S WHO'S WHO in WORLD/ASIA (USA)  and IBC (U.K.)

 

7. Experience :

a)    Research  : 23 years

i)  Post-doctoral fellowships :

    Oct.'97- Sept.'98  :  Cmmonwealth  Fellow ; Univ. of Edinburgh (U.K.)

     June'91-Feb.'92   :  Scientict c (DST) ; Kurukshetra univ. Kurukshetra(India)

     Oct.'90-May'91    :  Research Associate (CSIR) ; Kurukshetra University(India)

     Jan.'90-Sept.'90  :  Scientist B (DST) ;  Univ. of Roorkee  (now IIT Roorkee) (India)

ii)  Doctoral Fellowship :

     July'85-June'87   :  J.R.F. (UGC, NET) ; Kurukshetra University(India)

     July'87-Oct.'89   :  S.R.F. (UGC, NET) ; Kurukshetra University(India)

b)    Teaching : 17 years

          Jan.'96- Jan.2K4  :  Reader; Kurukshetra University(India)

          Feb.'92-Dec.'95    :  Lecturer ; Kurukshetra University(India)

          Nov.'89-Dec.'89    :  Lecturer ; R.E.C. Jalandhar(India)

          Oct.'85 -Mar.'86   :  Lecturer ; Kurukshetra University(India)

 

8.  Specialisation :  Wave Propagation : Exploration/ Earthquake Seismology                                                                                                                         

                               Numerical Methods/Programming (MATLAB, C, FORTAN)

 

9. Research Supervision : a)  Ph.Ds : 07 (Completed 5; working 2);    b)  M.Phils : 07 (completed 6, working 1);

 

10. Research Projects Completed : Two

       i) UGC Minor Project       :   Astrological Basis for Earthquake Prediction. (1993-95).

ii)    DST Young Scientist :   Wave Propagation in Cracked Solids in Relation  to

            Project                    Earthquake Prediction.  (1995-97).

   

11. Worked with:

a)  Prof. M.L. Gogna : PhD. student of Sir Harold Jeffereys.

b)  (late) Prof. K. N. Khattri, IIT Roorkee,  INDIA.

c)  Prof. Stuart Crampin, (Edinburgh Univ, U.K.) : PhD student of Sir Robert Stoneley.

d)  Dr. P.C. Leary (Univ. of Edinburgh, U.K.)

 

12. Published Research Work             :  Annexure –I

 

13. Seminar / Conferences Attended   :  Annexure-II

 

14. Computer  Knowledge  :     DOS/WINDOWS/UNIX; E-MAIL/INTERNET

             LATEX/MWORD/  MATLAB/MATHEMATIKA

             C-ANSI/ FORTRAN 77/FORTRAN 90

 

15. Sports Achievements (up to National Level) :

   i)  Panjab University BEST PHYSIQUE COLOUR,1985.

  ii)  IInd. Place in Haryana Open Body-Building Competition (1989).

 iii)  IInd. Place in North-India Body-Building Competition (1992).  

 

16. Cultural Interests :

       Founder President (1990-95) of Body Care Club in Kurukshetra:

       Organised Best Physique Competitions and Beauty Contests in Kurukshetra.

       Modeling for Ultratech TMT


                                                                                                                                                                Annexure-I

 

Selected publications:  52+3

 

1.     M.D.Sharma,  Rajnish  Kumar  and  M.L.Gogna(1990).  Surface   wave propagation in a transversely  isotropic  elastic  layer  overlying  a liquid saturated porous solid half-space and under a uniform layer  of  liquid.  PAGEOPH, Vol.133,  523-540.

 

2.     M.D.Sharma and M.L.Gogna(1990). Propagation of elastic waves  in  a cylindrical bore in a liquid  saturated  porous  solids.  Geophys. J. Int., Vol.103, 47-54.

 

3.     M.D.Sharma  V.P.Kaushik  and  M.L.Gogna(1990).   Reflection   and refraction of plane waves at an  interface  between  liquid  saturated porous solid and viscoelastic solid.  Q.J.of  Mech.  and  Appl. Math., Vol.43, 427-447.

 

4.     M.D.Sharma and M.L.Gogna(1991).  Wave  propagation  in  anisotropic liquid saturated porous solids. J. Acoust. Soc.  Am., Vol. 89, 1068-1073.

 

5.     M.D.Sharma  Rajnish  Kumar  &  M.L.Gogna(1991).  Surface   wave propagation in a liquid saturated porous layer overlying a homogeneous transversely isotropic half-space and lying under a uniform  layer  of liquid. Int. .J. of Solids & Struct., Vol.27,1255-1267.

 

6.     M.D.Sharma and M.L.Gogna(1991). Propagation of  Love  waves  in  an initially-stressed medium consisting  of  sandy  layer  lying  over  a liquid saturated porous solid half-space. J. Acoust.  Soc. Am.,  Vol. 89, 2584-2588.

 

7.     M.D.Sharma and  M.L.Gogna(1991).  Seismic  wave  propagation  in  a viscoelastic porous  solid  saturated  by  viscous  liquid. PAGEOPH, Vol. 135(3), 383-400.

 

8.      A.K.Vashisth, M.D.Sharma  and  M.L.Gogna(1991).  Reflection   and transmission at a loosely bonded interface  between  liquid  saturated porous solid and elastic solid.  Geophys. J.  Int., Vol. 105, 601-617.

 

9.     M.D.Sharma and M.L.Gogna(1992). Reflection and refraction of  plane harmonic waves at an interface between elastic solid and porous  solid saturated by  viscous liquid. PAGEOPH, Vol.  138, 249-266.

 

10.  M.D.Sharma and Tribhawan Saini(1992). Effect of pore alignment at the  interface  between  two  saturated  poroelastic  media,  on   the reflection and transmission. Int. .J. of Solids &  Struct.,  Vol. 29, 1361-1377.

 

11.  M.D.Sharma1(1992). Lamb's Problem for fluid-saturated porous media, Comment. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., Vol. 82(5), 2263-2273.

 

12.  M.D.Sharma and M.L.Gogna(1993). Reflection and  refraction  of  SH waves in an initially stressed medium  consisting  of  a  sandy  layer lying  over  a  fluid  saturated  porous  solid. PAGEOPH Vol.140, 613-628.

 

13.  M.D.Sharma and Anil Vashisth(1993).  Comment  on  "Reflection  and refraction of seismic waves incident  obliquely  at  the  boundary  of liquid saturated  porous  solid".  Bull. Seism. Soc. Am.,  Vol.83, 291-294.

 

14.  M.D.Sharma   and   M.L.Gogna(1996).   Discrete    wave-number representation of seismic  source  wave  fields  in   fluid  saturated porous media. Ind. J. of Pure & Appl. Math.,  Vol. 27, 913-29.

 

15.  M.D.Sharma(1996). Exact near-field SH motion in an  elastic  solid layer lying over  fluid  saturated  porous  solid  half-space. J.  of Physics of the Earth, Vol.4, 823-833.

 

16.   M.D.Sharma(1996).  Surface  wave   propagation   in   a   cracked poroelastic  half  space  lying  under  uniform   layer   of   fluid. Geophys. J. Int., Vol.127, 31-39.

 

17.   M.D. Sharma(1997). Near-field strong ground motion during an earthquake preparation process. Proc. Ind. Acad. of Sc.(Earth & Planet. Sc.), Vol. 106, 15-26.

 

18.  Leary, P.C. and M. Sharma(1998). Wide angle scattering detection of a thermal event in time-lapse borehole seismics. Extended  Abstracts, 68th Ann. Int. Mtg. SEG, New Orleans (U.S.), Sept.14-23, ’98.

 

19.  M. D. Sharma (1999). Dispersion in oceanic crust during earthquake preparation. Int. J. of  Solids & Struct., Vol. 36, 3469-3482.

 

20.  M. D. Sharma(1999). Reflection and refraction at an interface  between cracked elastic solid and ordinary elastic solid. Ind. J. of  Pure & Appl. Math., Vol. 30, 465-476.

 

21.  M. D. Sharma and T. N. Saini (2K1).  Velocity anomalies in a cracked poroelastic region.  Ind. J. Pure & Appl. Math., Vol. 32,  331-341.

 

22.  M. D. Sharma (2K1).  Scattering of a spherical pulse from a small  inhomogeneity: dilatation and rotation.  Proc. Ind. Acad.  Sc. (Earth & Planet. Sc.), Vol. 110(3), 1-9.

 

23.   M. D. Sharma (2K2).  Group velocity in general direction in a general anisotropic medium. Inter. J. Solids & Struct., Vol. 39, 3277-88.

 

24.  M. D. Sharma(2K4). 3-D wave propagation in a general anisotropic poroelastic medium :  Phase velocity, group velocity and polarisation. Geophys. J. Int., 156, 329-344.

 

25.  M. D. Sharma(2K4). Strains of scattering of near-field of a point source. Proc. Ind. Academy of Sc. (Earth & Plan. Sc), 113(2), 247-257.

 

26.  M. D. Sharma(2K4). 3-D wave propagation in a general anisotropic poroelastic  medium : Reflection and refraction at an interface with fluid.  Geophys. J. Int., 157, 947-958.

 

27.  M. D. Sharma(2K4). Wave propagation in a general anisotropic poroelastic solid with anisotropic permeability.  Int. J. Solids Struct., 41/16-17, 4587-97.

 

28.   M. D. Sharma (2K4). Surface waves in a general anisotropic poroelastic medium.  Geophys. J. Int., 159, 703-710.

 

29.   M. D. Sharma (2K5). Acceleration of near-field scattering from an inhomogeneous spherical shell.  J. Earth System Sci., 114, 401-410.

 

30.   M.D. Sharma (2K5). Polarisation of quasi-waves in a general anisotropic poroelastic medium, J. Earth System Sci., 114, 411-420.

 

31.   M.D. Sharma (2K5). Effect of initial stress on wave propagation in anisotropic poroelastic medium, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B11 307 doi.10.1027.

 

32.   M. D. Sharma (2K5). Propagation of inhomogeneous plane waves in dissipative anisotropic poroelastic solids. Geophys. J. Int., 163, 981-990. 

 

33.   M.D. Sharma & Neetu Garg (2K6). Wave velocities in pre-stressed anisotropic elastic medium, J. Earth System Sci., 115,  257-265.

 

34.   M. D. Sharma (2K6). Wave propagation in anisotropic generalised thermoelastic media, J. Thermal Stresses, 29, 629-642.

 

35.  M. D. Sharma (2K6). Reflection of plane harmonic waves in a general anisotropic medium,  Accepted in J. Sound & Vibration.

 

36.  M. D. Sharma(2K6). Inhomogeneous waves in a generalised thermoelastic anisotropic medium. Accepted in J. Thermal Stresses.

 

37.  M. D. Sharma (2K7). Reflection of plane harmonic waves in a general anisotropic medium, J. Sound & Vibration, 302, 629-642.

 

38.  M. D. Sharma (2K7). Surface waves in a general anisotropic solid half-space. J. of Seismology, 11, 187-197.

 

39.  M. D. Sharma (2K7). Propagation of inhomogeneous waves in a generalised thermoelastic anisotropic medium.  J. Thermal Stresses, 30, 678-691.

 

40.  M.D. Sharma (2K7). Wave propagation in a general anisotropic poroelastic medium: Biot’s theories and homogenisation theory. J. Earth System Sci.,  30, 156-168.

 

41.  M D Sharma(2K7). Effect of initial-stress on reflection at the free surface of anisotropic medium, J. Earth System Sci , 116, 537-551.

 

42.  Aditya Kaushik & M.D. Sharma (2K8). A uniformly convergent numerical method on non-uniform mesh for singularly perturbed unsteady Burger-Huxley equation. Appl. Math. & Computation, 195, 688-706.

 

43.  M.D. Sharma(2K8). Propagation of inhomogeneous waves in a generalized thermoelastic anisotropic bounded medium, Inter. J. Solids & Struct,, 45, 1483-1496.

 

44.  M.D. Sharma (2K8). Propagation of harmonic plane waves in a general anisotropic porous solid, Geophys. J. Int., 172, 982-994.

 

45.  M.D. Sharma (2K8). Astrological predictions : accuracy <1/3,  The International Astrologer (ISAR).

 

46.  M D Sharma (2K8). Wave propagation across the boundary between two dissimilar poroelastic solids. J. Sound & Vib., 314, 657-671.

 

47.  Aditya Kaushik & M.D. Sharma (2K8). Numerical analysis of a mathematical model for propagation of an electrical pulse in a neuron, Num. Meth. PDE, 1055-1079, DOI 10.1002.

 

48.  M.D. Sharma(2K8). Propagation of inhomogeneous plane waves in viscoelastic anisotropic media. Acta Mech. , DOI 10.1007/soo707-008-034-6.

 

49.  M.D. Sharma(2K8). Existence of transverse waves in anisotropic poroelastic media. GJI,174, 971-977.

 

50.  A.K. Vashisth & M. D. Sharma (2K8).  Propagation of plane waves in poroviscoelastic anisotropic media. Appl. Math. Mech. 29, 1141-1153.   

 

51.  M. D. Sharma(2K8). Wave propagation in thermoelastic saturated porous medium. JESS, in press.

 

52.  A.K. Vashishth and M.D. Sharma(2K8). Acoustic reflection from poroelastic ocean bed. EPS, in press

 

 

Electronic publications (Abstracts, selected): 03

 

53.   M. D. Sharma (2K2) Wave propagation in anisotropic media, PetroAlert, 07/19.

 

54.  M. D. Sharma(2K6). 3-D wave propagation in a general anisotropic poroelastic  medium : Reflection and refraction at an interface with fluid [Geophys. J. Int.(2K4), 157, 947-958], Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA/ASCE).

 

55.  M. D. Sharma (2K6). Propagation of inhomogeneous plane waves in dissipative anisotropic poroelastic solids, [Geophys. J. Int.(2k5), 163, 981-990],  Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA/ASCE).

 

      


                                                                                                                                                                                Annexure-II

Invited talks / lectures :

i)     Topic : Eartquake Prediction : Refresher course for college / university Teachers, Kurukshetra University( Sept., 1999).

 

ii)    Topic : Anisotropic Wave Propagation; Indian Science Congress (Jan., 04).

 

iii)  Topic: Propagation of plane harmonic waves in general anisotropic (elastic, poroelastic, thermoelastic) media (also, chaired session & presented paper); Seminar on “Recent Advances in Theoretical and Applied Seismology”, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, March. 20-21, 2006;

 

iv)  Topic : Wave propagation across the boundary between two dissimilar poroelastic solids; National conference on History of Mathematics & Recent Developments; Dec.20 - 22, 2006, MDU Rohtak.

 

v)   Topic : Mathematical modeling : Think differently; Refresher course for Science Teachers, ASC, Kurukshetra Univ. Kurukshetra, June, 2008;

vi)  Topic : Mathematical modeling of life; Diamond Jublee celebration of Panjab University, Chandigarh Dept. of Mathematics, Nov. 01, 2008. 

 

 

Courses/symposiums/workshops/conference attended; papers presented :    

vii) XIVth CASAMCU National Research Symposium on “Applications of Mathematics to Science, Technology and Society” (Feb 12-13, 1987), Calcutta University;  presented paper.

 

viii) XVth CASAMCU National Research Symposium on “Applications of Mathematics to Science, Technology and Society” (Feb 25-26, 1987), Calcutta University;  presented paper.

 

ix)  National  Workshop  on  "Computational  Methods   in   Continuum Mechanics",(May 1988). Dept. of Mathematics  Osmania  Univ. Hyderabad.

 

x)   ISTAM Symposium on  "Vibrations   and   Stability",(Dec.1988).  Mechanical Engineering Department, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi; presented  paper.

 

xi)  Seminar  on  "Earthquake  Processes  and  their   Consequences",  (Oct-Nov.1989). Dept.     of Mathematics Kurukshetra Univ. Kurukshetra; presented  paper.

 

xii) SERC Summer School on " Electromagnetic Induction In The Earth ", (June,1990). Dept. of Geophysics Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra.

 

xiii) National Symposium on "Recent Advances in Seismology  and   Their Applications", (July, 1990)  BARC Gauribidanur, Banglore and Kolar Gold Mines (KARNATKA) ; presented  paper.

 

xiv) Orientation  Course  of  Academic  Staff  College,   Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, May 1-28, 1992.

 

xv) Refresher Course in Mathematics  at  Department  of  Mathematics, Panjab University Chandigarh, March 1-28, 1994.

 

xvi) Group Monitoring Workshop of DST for Young  Scientists,  CAS  in Geology, Panjab University Chandigarh, Sept. 26-27, 1996; presented  paper.

 

xvii)  Seminar on “Recent Advances in Theoretical and Applied Seismology”, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Oct. 29-30, 2003; presented paper and chaired session.

 

xviii) IMS Conference, Department of Mathematics, IIT Roorkee, Dec. 26-29, 2005; presented  paper.