Nayan Sharma

Background

Sharma, Nayan was born on February 20, 1950 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Son of Parameswar and Anima Sarma.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Assam Engineering College, 1972. Procter and Gamble Diploma Water Resources Development, University Roorkee, 1978. Master Engineering, University Roorkee, 1979.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Roorkee, 1995.

Career

Assistant engineer Flood Control & Irrigation Department, Guwahati, 1973—1983. Reader University Roorkee, India, 1983—1996, assistant professor, 1996—1998, associate professor, 1998—2001. Professor Indian Institute of Technology, since 2001.

Principal investigator Inland Waterways Authority India, New Delhi, 1991—1997, New Delhi, since 2006. Co-investigator West Bengal State Electricity Board, Siliguri, India, since 1998. Principal investigator Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., Dehradun, 2003—2004, Military Engineering Service, Manali, 2003—2004, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board, Sundernagar, 2000—2004, member, panel experts, Simla, since 2005.

Principal investigator Airports Authority India, New Delhi, 1998—1999, New Delhi, 2003—2004, New Delhi, since 2006. Co-investigator Orissa Power Generation Corporation, Bhubaneswar, 1995—1996. Principal investigator Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai, since 2006, Tahal Consultant Engineers Private Ltd., Lucknow, 2005—2006.

Member barrages & weirs sectional committee Bureau Indian Standards, New Delhi, 1989—2002, member spillways & energy dissipators sectional committee, since 2002, member water conductor sectional committee, since 2002, member river training & diversion works sectional committee, since 2002, member lakes & reservoirs sectional committee, since 2005. Co-investigator National Thermal Power Corporation India, New Delhi, 1995—1996. Member High Power committee Inter Linking of River Government of Assam, Guwahati, 2003—2004.

Member morphological studies of Brahmaputra River Central Water Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, since 2004. Member international Express Mail Service program committee International Association Science & Technology for Development, Calgary, Canada, since 2004. Member international working group for Mekong River basin development United Nations University, Tokyo, since 2005.

Member technical committee Inland Waterways Authority India, New Delhi, since 2006. Co-investigator Arunachal Pradesh Power Department, Itanagar, 1994—1995. Principal investigator Defense Research and Development Organization, New Delhi, 1996—1997.

Co-investigator Carborundum Universal Private Ltd., Chennai, 1998—2000. Principal investigator Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation India, New Delhi, 2000—2001.

Achievements

• Nayan Sharma has been listed as a noteworthy fluid mechanics engineer, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Indian Water Resources Society (secretary 1990-1992). Member: International Association Hydrological Sciences, University K., Assam Science Society (editorial board journal 2005), Indian Geotechnical Society, Indian Society Hydraulics.

Interests

• Ping pong/table tennis.

Connections

Married Smrity Bhattacharyya, November 22, 1979. Children: Amrita, Ananya.

Father:

Parameswar Sarma

Mother:

Anima Sarma

Spouse:

Smrity Bhattacharyya

child:

Ananya Sharma

child:

Amrita Sharma