Dr. Umesh Chandra Sharma is associated with Department of Chemical Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, C S J M University, Kanpur since 1999. For a brief period, he was associated with University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. He did his B.Tech. and M.Tech. from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur in 1995 and 1999, respectively and currently at final stage of his PhD from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. His research area includes rheological behaviours of petroleum products and synthesis and characterization of biofuels and biolubricants. UCS has 1 book, 5 papers, 6 book chapters and widely acclaimed 12 volume edited series Energy Science and Technology published by Studium PressLLC, USA to his credit. He was editorial board member of Nanotechnology series published by same publisher. He has organized 1 international conference, 2 national conferences, attended 25 short-term courses, presented papers in 9 national/international conferences/workshops and delivered 18 invited lectures including one video lecture. Apart from teaching and technical writing, he enjoys writing poems, short stories and novels; reading spiritual literature and world history and playing violin.He is a great lover of western classic music of Richard Wagner and Ludwigvan Beethoven. UCS is a life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Oil Technologist Association of India (OTAI) and Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS). He has served IIChE-KRC as Vice-Chairman in year 2011-12, Secretary in 2004-07, 2009-11 and 2012-13 and Joint Secretary in 2007-08. He was HonorarySecretary of Central Zone of OTAI for the period 2013-15 and currently holding position of Honorary Treasurer for period 2015-17. UCS can be reached at uc_sharma@hotmail.com.
