Akshat Jiwan Sharma

This summer on star wars day I decided to give Knights of the old Republic (KOTOR) a try.

Quite an interesting discussion on materials sub-reddit today regarding the thickness of insulation and whether it relies upon material properties.

I finally got an opportunity to meet Prof Rajesh Prasad in person this summer at IIT Delhi ,8 years after I first watched his lectures on materials science.

Advanced manufacturing, especially of functional materials, requires careful mapping of properties to the underlying microstructure.

Durán is on to something when he talks about the big tech authoritarian movement.

For something as common as water filtration ,the modern technology that enables it, is built upon some serious materials engineering.

Power transmission plays a defining role in the energy security of a region but because the industry is more operationally intensive it rarely makes headlines, often working silently in the background to ensure critical services are kept running at all ti…

Recently I had a chance to engage with representatives from IIT Kanpur and University of Waterloo during events organised by Society for Information Display and IHFC, IIT Delhi.

Last month,July 22, I attended Dr André Anders' conference on the physics of vacuum arcs[1] organised by the American institute of physics.

Last September at the Display Conference I had the good fortune to learn about polariser films used in LCD TVs from Mr Vasu Kulkarni.

Over the last couple of months I've invested a healthy amount of time in engaging with US representatives working at the intersection of academia,industry and policy.

It was a great honor for me to observe the United Nations General Assembly informal interactive dialogue on Accelerating the global energy transition.

Happy to participate in a CSIS online event for a discussion on the implications of the NATO summit organised earlier this month in Ankara,Turkiye.

I was glad to participate in this month's ASM advanced materials manufacturing committee meeting for a talk on Nickel Titanium alloys and its additive manufacturing process development via artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Senator Chris Coons recently critiqued policies of president Trump by saying "Trump promised to lower costs on day 1, and yet as prices keep rising on everything from gas to groceries to health care, he calls affordability a "hoax".

7 Jul 2026 I thank the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) for organising a webinar highlighting some of the recent achievements of thermal energy storage technologies.

2 Jul 2026 Great honor to be a part of discussion led by Prof Vasi,Electrical Engg,IIT Bombay on industry academia collaboration.

I thank the American institute of physics for organising their monthly Physics of plasma webinar series and for giving me. a chance to interact with some of the leading researchers in plasma science.

I thank the American Center for inviting me to a panel discussion on USA’s engineering excellence that has made the USA the leader in deep space exploration.

I thank ASM for organising a technical discussion on lithium ion battery interconnects.

11 June 2026 Earlier this June I had the pleasure of participating in two highly relevant discussions for accelerating the renewable energy adoption in the EU.

I thank the engineering export promotion council of India for organising a roadshow for the upcoming Pharma Tech expo in Sep 2026.

I thank the society of automotive engineers for organising the second annual Aerospace Materials & Manufacturing Summit, to discuss the material challenges that the aerospace and defense industry is currently facing and some of the new opportunities that…

I thank the European commission for organising EU space days and giving me a chance to participate in the conference online.

May 26 2026 I thank the Africa Solar Industry Association for organising an online conference on energy storage technologies to meet Africa’s growing demand in the renewable energy sector.