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Virender K. Sharma, PhD

Virender K. Sharma
Virender K. Sharma, PhD

Professor

Director of the Program on Environment and Sustainability

Curriculum Vitae

CV (PDF)

Contact

Environmental and Occupational Health
212 Adriance Lab Rd.
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266
vsharma@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.9323
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Education and Training

  • University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, PhD, Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, 1989
  • Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, MTech, 1984
  • University of Delhi, India, MSc, 1982
  • University of Delhi, India, BSc, 1980

Research Interests

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Environmental Applications of Metal Single-Atoms Catalysts
  • Integrated Approaches in Remediation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Water and Soil
  • Kinetics and Mechanism of Environmental Reactions of Low-Valent and High-Valent Metal Species
  • Chemistry and Applications of Ferrates (VI, V, and IV) (inactivation of virus, bacteria, and toxins in water and air and abatement of emerging contaminants such as antibiotics, estrogens and toxic metals in water and wastewater)
  • Formation, Fate, and Toxicity of Engineered and Natural Nanoparticles in Water, Soil, and Food Samples
  • Environmental Factor-Mediated Fate and Toxicity of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Water, Plants, Soil, and Food
  • Applications of Ferrites to Destroy Toxins and Pollutants under Solar Light Irradiation
  • Water Sustainability and Food Safety and Security
  • Developing Innovative Technologies to Clean Contaminated Water and Surfaces (Patents and Technology Transfer)

Awards, Recognition and Service

  • Fellow, American Association of Advancement of Sciences, 2022-Present
  • Fellow, American Chemical Society, 2021-Present
  • Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), 2018-Present
  • Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), 2020-Present
  • Steven K. Dentel AEESP Award for Global Outreach - Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (2020)
  • Invited Professor – University of Paris-Est, Paris, France (Summer, 2019, 2013)
  • President Initiative International Fellowship – Chinese Academy of Science (2020, 2019, 2017)
  • Faculty Excellence in Research Award – Florida Institute of Technology (2008)
  • Outstanding Chemist Award – Orlando Section, American Chemical Society (2006)

Patents

  • Patents (National/International): 5 (Issued); 3 (Under Examination)

Memberships

  • American Association of Advancement of Sciences, 2022-Present
  • American Chemical Society, 2021-Present
  • Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), 2018-Present
  • International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), 2020-Present

Representative Publications

M. Feng and V.K. Sharma, Enhanced Oxidation of Antibiotics by Ferrate(VI)-Sulfur(IV) System: Elucidating Multi-Oxidant Mechanism, Chem. Eng. J., 341, 137-145 (2018).

H. Jia, Y. Shi, S. Zhao, L. Zhu, C. Wang, and V. K. Sharma,  Transformation of PAHs and Formation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals on Modified Montmorillonite: Role of Surface Metal Ions and PAH Molecular Properties, Environ. Sci. Technol., 52(10), 5725-5733 (2018).

T. Alivio, N. Fleer, J. Singh, G. Nadadur, M. Feng, S. Banerjee, and V.K. Sharma, Stabilization of Ag-Au Bimetallic Nanocrystals in Aquatic Environments Mediated by Dissolved Organic Matter: A Mechanistic Perspective, Environ. Sci. Technol., In Press (2018).

Y. Huang, C. Han, Y. Liu, M. Nadagouda, M. Libor, K.E. O’Shea, V.K. Sharma, and Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Degradation of Atrazine by ZnxCu1−xFe2O4 Nanomaterial-Catalyzed Sulfite under UV-Visible Light Irradiation: Green Strategy to Generate SO4•−, Appl. Catal. B., 221, 380-392 (2018).

V.K. Sharma and M.Feng, Water Depollution using Metal-Organic Frameworks-Activated Advanced Oxidation Processes: A Review, J. Hazard. Mater., In Press (2018).

K. Manoli, G. Nikhala, A.K. Ray, and V.K. Sharma, Enhanced Oxidative Transformation of Organic Contaminants by Activation of Ferrate(VI): Involvement of FeV/FeIV Species,Chem. Eng. J., 307(1), 513-517 (2017).

H. Jia, S. Zhao, G. Nulaji, K.Tao, F. Wang, V.K. Sharma, and C. Wang, Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals in Soils of Past Coking Sites: Distribution and Stabilization, Environ. Sci. Technol., 51, 6000-6008 (2017).

J. Tuček. R. Prucek, J. Kolařík, M. Petr, V.K. Sharma, and R. Zbořil, Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles Reduce Arsenites and Arsenates to As(0) Firmly Embedded in Core-Shell Superstructure – Challenging Strategy of Arsenic Treatment under Anaerobic Conditions, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 5(4), 3027–3038 (2017).

J. Liu, R. Qu, Z. Wang, I. Mendoza-Sanchez, and V.K. Sharma, Thermal- and Photo-Induced Degradation of Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acids: Kinetics and Mechanism,Water Res., 126, 12-18 (2017).

M. Feng, L.Cizmas, Z. Wang and V.K. Sharma, Synergistic Effect of Aqueous Removal of Fluoroquinolones by a Combined Use of Peroxymonosulfate and Ferrate(VI), Chemosphere., 177, 144-148 (2017).

V.K. Sharma, L. Chen, and R. Zbořil, A Review on High-Valent FeVI (Ferrate): A Sustainable Green Oxidant in Chemistry and Transformation of Pharmaceuticals, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 4(1), 18-34 (2016).

R.P. Kralchevska, R. Prucek, J. Tuček, L.Machala, J. Filip, V.K. Sharma, and R. Zbořil, Remarkable Efficiency of Phosphate Removal: Ferrate(VI) Induced “In Situ” Sorption on Core-Shell Nanoparticles, Water Res., 103, 83-91 (2016).

K.M. Šišková, D. Jančula, B. Drahoš, L. Machala, P. Babica, P.G. Alonso, Z. Trávníček, J. Tuček, B. Maršálek, V.K. Sharma, and R. Zbořil, High-Valent  Iron (FeVI, FeV, and FeIV) Species in Water: Characterization and Oxidative Transformation of Estrogenic Hormones, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18(28), 18802-18810 (2016).

N. Adegboyega, V.K. Sharma, L. Cizmas, and C. Sayes, UV Light Induces Ag Nanoparticle Formation: Roles of Natural Organic Matter, Iron and Oxygen, Environ. Chem. Lett., 14(3), 353-357 (2016).

V.K. Sharma, N. Johnson, L. Cizmas, T.J. McDonald, and H. Kim, A Review of the Influence of Treatment Strategies on Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Chemosphere., 150, 702-714 (2016).

Total Publications

Total Citations:    >38,000; H-Index 93 (Source: Google Scholar)

Journals (Peer-Reviewed):    443

Book (Author):          1

Books (Edited):         7

Book Chapters:         60

Proceedings/Preprints:        37

Abstracts:                  221