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Mahesh Sharma

Himalayan Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, Himachal Pradesh University, Central Building Research Institute under AcSIR, Jaypee University of Information Technology

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5409-4901
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Dr. Mahesh Sharma is presently serving as Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla since 2021. He is also serving as Deputy Director of the Himalayan Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (HIM-DR³). HIM-DR³ is the designated nodal centre for research and development activities in the field of disaster risk reduction and resilience for the State of Himachal Pradesh.
Prior to joining Himachal Pradesh University, Dr. Sharma worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Davis, USA. He also served as a Scientist (T) at the CSIR–Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee, Dr. Sharma also pursued his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering at CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee. He is additionally associated with the University of Padova, Italy, as Visiting Researcher.

Employment

  • Himalayan Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience deputy director
    2025 - Present
  • Himachal Pradesh University Assistant Professor
    2021 - Present
  • University of California Davis Post Doctoral Researcher
    2020 - 2020
  • Central Building Research Institute Scientist B
    2013 - 2020

Education

  • Central Building Research Institute under AcSIR M.Tech
    2013 - 2015
  • Jaypee University of Information Technology B. Tech.
    2009 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (1)

  • Risk assessment and stability analysis of a recent landslide at Vishnuprayag on the Rishikesh–Badrinath highway, Uttarakhand, India
    Current Science 2018
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