Assistant Professor bhabagrahi.sharma@nitm.ac.in 7077913155 Qualification : PhD, IIT Madras Area of Research : Structural Health Monitoring, Non Destructive Testing, Smart Composite Structures, Smart Materials, Wave Propagation Specialization : Solid Mechanics
Degree Name
Department
Institute
Start and End Date
PhD
Applied Mechanics
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Jul 2016-Nov 2022
M. Tech
Applied Mechanics
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Jul 2011-Jun 2013
B. Tech
Mechanical Engineering
Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Odisha
Jul 2006-jun 2010
S. No
Position Held
Name of Organization
Start and End Date
1
Assistant Professor (Grade II)
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya
Feb 2025-Present
2
Intern
Testia, An Airbus Company, Germany
Nov 2024-Jan 2025
3
Post Doctoral Researcher (IGSTC PDIF)
Testia, An Airbus Company, Germany
Sep 2023-Aug 2024
4
Senior Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Jan 2023-Aug 2024
5
Assistant Professor
Siksha O Anusandhan University, Odisha
Aug 2013-May 2016
6
Graduate Engineer Trainee
J K Papers Ltd.
Jul 2010-Jul-2011
Journals
Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Santosh Kapuria, and A. Arockiarajan, Analytical prediction of temperature effects on Lamb wave response in smart plates and its experimental verification, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 33 (10), Pages: 105045, 2024
Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Santosh Kapuria, A. Arockiarajan, and M. Kannusamy, Baseline-free damage detection and sizing under varying temperatures using Lamb waves without temperature compensation, Structural Health Monitoring, Vol. 22(5), Pages: 3534-3557, 2023
Santosh Kapuria, Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, and A. Arockiarajan, Role of transducer inertia in generation, sensing and time-reversal process of Lamb waves in thin plates with surface-bonded piezoelectric transducers, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 33(6), Pages: 779-798, 2022
Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Santosh Kapuria, and A. Arockiarajan, Time reversibility of Lamb waves in thin plates with surface-bonded piezoelectric transducers is temperature invariant at the best reconstruction frequency, Structural Health Monitoring, Vol. 20 (5), Pages: 2626-2640, 2021
Santosh Kapuria, Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, A Arockiarajan, Shear lag model for stress transfer in piezoelectric transducer bonded to thin host plate considering system inertia, AIAA Journal, Vol. 57 (5), Pages: 2123-2133, 2019
Conference Proceedings
Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Santosh Kapuria, and A. Arockiarajan, Effect of temperature on time reversibility of Lamb wave in thin plates with surface bonded piezoelectric wafers, in: 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2019, Vol. 1, Pages: 1945-1952, 2019
Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Alessandro Liberale,Maria Moix-Bonet, Andrè Larsen, Aswin Haridas, Effect of Different Support Materials of Smart Sensor Layers on Lamb Waves Propagation, Proceedings of the 12th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2026), July 7-10, 2026, in Toulouse, France. e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing, https://doi.org/10.58286/33935
Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Santosh Kapuria, Aswin Haridas, Anikedh Suresh, Effect of Material Anisotropy on Time Reversibility of Lamb Waves, Proceedings of the 12th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2026), July 7-10, 2026, in Toulouse, France. e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing, https://doi.org/10.58286/33876
Book Chapters
Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Santosh Kapuria, and A. Arockiarajan, Damage detection using refined time reversal method of Lamb waves under varying temperatures, In: European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (Part of book series LNCE, Volume 254), 2023, pp 754-763
Faculty in-Charge, Centre for Career Development (CCD): 07/07/2025 to Present
Faculty in-Charge, Placement Cell, CCD: 07/07/2025 to Present
Faculty in-Charge, Robotics Club, Student Activity Center (SAC): 24/07/2026 to Present
B.Tech Project (BTP) Coordinator, Department of Mechanical Engineering: 07/07/2025 to Present
Convenor, Website Maintenance Committee for Mechanical Engineering Department: 07/07/2025 to Present
Member, Departmental Academic Audit Committee (DAAC) for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic Year 2025-26 &2026-27.
Member, Ranking and Accreditation Committee: 28/03/2025 to Present
Start-up Activity Coordinator, Faculty Member Committee, Institute's Innovation Council (IIC): 05/08/2025 to Present
Faculty Mentor, Capacity Building Program on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) Program at NIT Meghalaya: 07/08/2025 to Present
Member, Doctoral Research Committee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering: 13/08/2025 to Present
Convenor, BTP Evaluation Committee (2023 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2026-27
Convenor, Internship Evaluation Committee (2023 and 2024 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2026-27
Convenor, Minor Project Evaluation Committee (2024 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2026-27
Member, M.Tech Curriculum Revision Committee for Mechanical Engineering Department: 13/10/2025 to present.
Member, Food Sub-Committee for smooth organization of Pre-Conference Indo-German Workshop and International Conference on Measurement of Energy (ICME)-2026: 18/02/2026 to present.
Convenor, Committee to Prepare a curriculum on the Minor Degree in Aerospace Engineering, 07/04/2026
Convenor, BTP Evaluation Committee (2022 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2025-26
Convenor, Internship Evaluation Committee (2022 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2025-26
Convenor, Minor Project Evaluation Committee (2023 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2025-26
Convenor, Guest Faculty Screening Committee in Department of Mechanical Engineering: 09/03/2026 to 16/03/2026
Member, Curriculum Development Committee for M.Tech Program in Machine Design and Manufacturing: 21/04/2025 to 12/10/2025
Convenor, Committee to oversee and coordinate all necessary preparation of the Mechanical Engineering Department for Research Conclave 2025: 27/10/2025 to 30/10/2025.
Convenor, Industry Relation Sub-Committee, Industry Academia and Research Conclave 2025: 28/07/2025 to 14/11/2025.
Coordinator, Arrangement of Expert Lectures and Expert Talk by Prof. Rakesh Sehgal at Department of Mechanical Engineering: 09/10/2025 to 7/11/2025.
Member, Invitation and Reception Sub-Committee, Industry Academia and Research Conclave 2025: 28/07/2025 to 14/11/2025.
Member, Event Management Sub-Committee, Industry Academia and Research Conclave 2025: 28/07/2025 to 14/11/2025.
Member, Food Sub-Committee, 12th Convocation of NIT Meghalaya: 12/09/2025 to 30/10/2025.
Convenor, committee for screening and selection process of admission under Center for International Relation (CIR) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering for B.Tech Program, Autumn 2025 admission session
Member, Start-up and Incubation Cell: 28/04/2025 to 05/08/2025.
Coordinator, Committee to organise a five-day lecture series conducted by the Mechanical Engineering Department from 28th March to 2nd April 2025 (14/03/2025 to 02/04/2025).
1. Awarded with Indo-German Science and Technology Center Post Doctoral Industrial Fellowship 2023
Attended 12th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring in Toulouse from July 7th to 10th, 2026.
Attended the International Conference on Surface Engineering of Sustainable & Bio-materials, held at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, from December 9th to 11th, 2025.
Attended 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring at Stanford University, CA, USA, from September 10th to 12th, 2019
Participated in the Professional Development Programme on "Modern Approaches to Teaching and Learning" Conducted by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, from August 18th to 22nd, 2025, at NIT Meghalaya.
Participated in the "2-Day Capacity Building on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) Pedagogy Workshop" held at NIT Nagpur from January 9th to 10th, 2026.
Courses - UG/PG
Engineering Mechanics - UG
Mechanics of Solids/Strength of Materials - UG
Machine Design I - UG
Machine Design II - UG
Dynamics of Machines - UG
Product Design and Development - UG
Industry 4.0 and Six Sigma Engineering - UG
Applied Solid Mechanics-PG
B.Tech Student Guided:
Name of Student
Title of Thesis
Year of Award
Tiyangsen Lemtor (B22ME013)
Revanuru Suhruth Sai (B22ME008)
Guguloth Karthik (B22NE029)
Numerical Analysis of Guided Wave Scattering Caused by Barely Visible Impact Damage in Composite Structures