Postdoctoral Researchers

Postdoctoral Researchers

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Chetan Prakash Sharma

Postdoctoral Researcher  | chetanprakash.sharma@njit.edu | 

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, PRÃNA Laboratory, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 11/2025-present
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Desalination and Water Treatment, The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, Israel, 03/2024-09/2025
  • Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Water Research Laboratory, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 06/2023-08/2023

Education

  • Ph.D. Scholar in Hydrology and Water Quality, The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, Israel, 10/2019-03/2024
  • Master of Science in Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 07/2016-03/2019
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Honors), Department of Chemistry, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, 07/2013-06/2016

Honors and Awards

  • ZIWR fellowship for a distinguished student assistantship from the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, Israel (2023).
  • The Negev Tsin Midway Scholarship from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, Israel (2022).
  • Dr. S. Bauer Prize for Excellent Ph.D. Student at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, Israel (2022).
  • Institute Assistantship for pursuing an M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (2016-2019).

Publications 

  • Sharma, C. P., Modi, A., Jose, A., Be’er, A., Kasher, R., and Arnusch, C. J. (2024). Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Laser-Induced Graphene-Wrapped Tri-Metal Organic Framework Nanocomposites. Advanced Engineering Materials, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/adem.202400226.
  • Sharma, C. P., Gupta, A., Khadka, M., Yaov, H. B., Ronen, A., and Arnusch, C. J. (2024). Silver nanoparticle doped laser-induced graphene fabrication methodology affects silver nanoparticle size, distribution, biological, and electrochemical properties. RSC Environmental Science: Nano, 2024, 11, 4, 1582-1596. DOI: 10.1039/d3en00371j.
  • Shimon, Y. B.1, Sharma, C. P.1, Arnusch, C. J., and Ya’akobovitz, A. (2022). Freestanding Laser-Induced Graphene Ultrasensitive Resonative Viral Sensors. ACS Appl. Mater. & Interface, 2021, 14, 39, 44713-44723. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c08302. (1 Shared 1st author)
  • Sharma, C. P., and Arnusch, C. J. (2022). Laser-Induced Graphene Composites Adhesive Tape with Electro-Photo-Thermal Heating and Antimicrobial Capabilities. Carbon N. Y. 2022, 196 (February), 102-109. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon. 2022.04.041.
  • Gupta, A1, Sharma, C. P.1, Thamaraiselvan, C., Pisharody, L., Powell, C. D., and Arnusch, C. J. (2021). Low Voltage Bacterial and Viral Killing using Laser-Induced Graphene-Coated Non-Woven Air Filters. ACS Appl. Mater. & Interface, 2021, 13, 49, 59373-59380. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c20198. (1Shared 1st author)
  • Sharma, C. P., Karim, A. V., and Shriwastav, A. (2019). Decolorization of methylene blue using Fe(III)-citrate complex in a solar photo-Fenton process: impact of solar variability on process optimisation. Water Sci. Technol., 2019, 80 (11), 2047–2057. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2019.411.
  • Yang, M., Welemichael, T. H., Weldengus, N. K., Sharma, C. P., Kleinberg, M. N., Bashouti, M., Bernstein, R., and Arnusch, C. J. (2025). Enhanced Anti-Adhesion Performance of Hydrophilic Silica-Doped Laser-Induced Graphene. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2025. DOI: 10.1002/admi.202500683.
  • Sadhujan, S., Shitrit, Y., Rajput, S., Udachyan, I., Friedman, T., Pevzner, S., Sharma, C. P., Arnusch, C. J., Cohen, Y. S., and Edri, E. (2025). A Dual-Function Membrane for CO₂ Capture and Electrocatalytic Reduction. ChemSusChem, 2025, 18, (17). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202500474.
  • Garg, K. K., Pandey, S., Pathak, M., Sharma, C. P., Kumar, A., Pandey, L., Arnusch, C. J., Sahoo, N. G., Dhawan, S. K., Lee, M. J., and Singh, R. K., (2024). Mass Scale Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets Using Waste Cardboard for Application in Perovskite Solar Cells and Supercapacitors. Heliyon, 2024, 10, 9. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30263.
  • Singh, S., Arputharaj, E., Wu, Y. R., Sharma, C. P., Arnusch, C. J., Dahms, H. U., Huang, and Y. L., (2023). Lysozyme Carbo-Gel Integrated Repackable Miniaturized Microextraction Device: A Platform for Rapid Enrichment and Sensitive Detection of Multimetal Ions. ACS ES&T Engineering. 2023 Nov 10;3(11):1748–57. DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.3c00201.
  • Powell, C. D., Pisharody, L., Thamaraiselvan, C., Gupta, A., Park, H., Tesfahunegn, B. A., Sharma, C. P., Kleinberg, M. N., Burch R., and Arnusch, C. J., (2022). Functional Laser-Induced Graphene Composite art. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5, 8, 11923-11931. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c02943.
  • Singh, S., Shauloff, N., Sharma C. P., Shimoni, R., Arnusch, C. J., and Jelinek, R. (2021). Carbon Dot-Polymer Nanoporous Membrane for Recyclable Sunlight-Sterilised Facemasks. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021, 598, 342-348. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.049.
  • Gupta, A., Sharma, C. P., and Arnusch, C. J. (2021). Simple Scalable Fabrication of Laser-Induced Graphene Composite Membranes for Water Treatment. ACS ES&T Water 2021, 1, 4, 881–887. DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.0c00226.

Patents

  • Arnusch, C. J., Ya’akobovitz, A., Sharma, C. P., and Shimon, Y. B. (2023). Macroscopic Laser-Induced Graphene. PCT/IL2023/050021. US Patent.
  • Arnusch, C. J., Sharma, C. P. (2023). Laser-Induced Graphene Composite Adhesive Tape. PCT/IL2023/050074. US Patent.

Book Chapters

  • Sharma, C. P., Zhu, Z., and Ronen, A. (2024). Membrane Filtration for Wastewater Treatment: Fouling and Mitigation. In: IntechOpen “Wastewater Treatment-Past and Future Perspectives” (ISBN: 978-0-85466-743-7). DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1004566

Memberships

  • Israel Vacuum Society (Israel), 2020 to present
  • International Water Association, 2024 to present 
  • Indian Carbon Society (India), 2024 to present
  • Materials Research Society (India), 2024 to present
  • Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024 to present
  • Indian Membrane Society (India), 2025 to present