Contact Information

Dr. Bhabagrahi Nath Sharma

Dr. Bhabagrahi Nath Sharma

Assistant Professor
bhabagrahi.sharma@nitm.ac.in   
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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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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 

  1. 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

  1. Faculty in-Charge, Centre for Career Development (CCD): 07/07/2025 to Present
  2. Faculty in-Charge, Placement Cell, CCD: 07/07/2025 to Present
  3. Faculty in-Charge, Robotics Club, Student Activity Center (SAC): 24/07/2026 to Present
  4. B.Tech Project (BTP) Coordinator, Department of Mechanical Engineering: 07/07/2025 to Present
  5. Convenor, Website Maintenance Committee for Mechanical Engineering Department: 07/07/2025 to Present
  6. Member, Departmental Academic Audit Committee (DAAC) for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic Year 2025-26 &2026-27.
  7. Member, Ranking and Accreditation Committee: 28/03/2025 to Present
  8. Start-up Activity Coordinator, Faculty Member Committee, Institute's Innovation Council (IIC): 05/08/2025 to Present
  9. Faculty Mentor,  Capacity Building Program on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) Program at NIT Meghalaya: 07/08/2025 to Present
  10. Member, Doctoral Research Committee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering: 13/08/2025 to Present
  11. Faculty Advisor, B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 2025 batch: 18/07/2025-Present
  12. Convenor, BTP Evaluation Committee (2023 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2026-27
  13. Convenor, Internship Evaluation Committee (2023 and 2024 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2026-27
  14. Convenor, Minor Project Evaluation Committee (2024 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2026-27
  15. Member, M.Tech Curriculum Revision Committee for Mechanical Engineering Department: 13/10/2025 to present.
  16. 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.
  17. Convenor, Committee to Prepare a curriculum on the Minor Degree in Aerospace Engineering, 07/04/2026
  18. Convenor, BTP Evaluation Committee (2022 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2025-26
  19. Convenor, Internship Evaluation Committee (2022 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2025-26
  20. Convenor, Minor Project Evaluation Committee (2023 Batch), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Academic year 2025-26
  21. Convenor, Guest Faculty Screening Committee in Department of Mechanical Engineering: 09/03/2026 to 16/03/2026
  22. Member, Curriculum Development Committee for M.Tech Program in Machine Design and Manufacturing: 21/04/2025 to 12/10/2025 
  23. Convenor, PhD Spot Round Admission Committee (ME): Autumn 2025
  24. 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.
  25. Convenor, Industry Relation Sub-Committee, Industry Academia and Research Conclave 2025: 28/07/2025 to 14/11/2025.
  26. Coordinator, Arrangement of Expert Lectures and Expert Talk by Prof. Rakesh Sehgal at Department of Mechanical Engineering: 09/10/2025 to 7/11/2025.
  27. Member, Invitation and Reception Sub-Committee, Industry Academia and Research Conclave 2025: 28/07/2025 to 14/11/2025.
  28. Member, Event Management Sub-Committee, Industry Academia and Research Conclave 2025: 28/07/2025 to 14/11/2025.
  29. Member, Food Sub-Committee, 12th Convocation of NIT Meghalaya: 12/09/2025 to 30/10/2025.
  30. 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
  31. Member, Start-up and Incubation Cell: 28/04/2025 to 05/08/2025.
  32. 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

  1. Attended 12th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring in Toulouse from July 7th to 10th, 2026.
  2. 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.
  3. Attended 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring at Stanford University, CA, USA, from September 10th to 12th, 2019 

  1. 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.
  2. 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 2026