Background
Sharma, Vijai Mohan was born on January 6, 1939 in Lucknow, India. Son of Ram Bilas and Kailash Kijmari Sharma.
Scientific institute administrator
Sharma, Vijai Mohan was born on January 6, 1939 in Lucknow, India. Son of Ram Bilas and Kailash Kijmari Sharma.
Bachelor of Science, Agra (India) University, 1957. Bachelor of Technology with honors, IIT, Kharagpur, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, IIT, Delhi, 1985.
Master of Engineering, University Roorkee, India, 1967.
Assistant director, Control Water Commission, Delhi, 1963-1972;
assistant director, Control Water Commission, Delhi, 1973;
deputy director, Control Water Commission, Delhi, 1973-1974;
executive engineer, Kerala State Elec. Board, Idukki, 1972-1973;
deputy director, Control Soil & Materials Research Station, Delhi, 1974-1983;
chief research officer, Control Soil & Materials Research Station, Delhi, 1983-1986;
joint director, Control Soil & Materials Research Station, Delhi, 1986-1990;
director, Control Soil & Materials Research Station, Delhi, since 1990. National delegate Reunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Materiaux, since 1991.
Chairman Indian National Committee Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology, since 1991, Indian National Committee Construction Materials and Structures, since 1992. Chairman of Commission foundation investigations Bureau Indian Studies, since 1992. Organizer 13th International Conference Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering.
Member technical working group Centrifuge. Member landslide experts committee Department of Science and Technology;member Bridge Research Evaluation Committee. Member governing county NIRM.
Board directors WAPCOS.
Member Indian Geotechnical Society (honorary secretary, chairman Delhi chapter).
Married; children: Tanmai, Chinmai.