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 pursuing his PhD from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. Umesh Chandra Sharma has 1 book, 2 papers and 3 book chapters' publications to his credit. He was in editorial board of widely acclaimed multi-volume series on Nanotechnology published by Studium Press LLC, USA. He has organized 1 international conference, 2 national conferences, attended 24 short-term courses, presented papers in 7 national/international level conferences and has delivered 14 invited lectures. 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 Ludwig van Beethoven. Umesh Chandra Sharma 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 is actively associated with IIChE-Kanpur Regional Centre and is a regular executive committee member since 2004. He has served IIChE-KRC as Vice-Chairman in year 2011-12, Secretary in 2004-07, 2009-11 and 2012-13, Joint Secretary in 2007-08 and is currently the Treasurer of Regional Centre. He is also the Honorary Secretary of Central Zone of OTAI for the period 2013-15. Umesh Chandra Sharma can be reached at uc_sharma@hotmail.com.
