Ankit Sharma

About

Dr. Ankit Sharma, PhD, is a Lead Research Consultant at Jensen Hughes, USA, specializing in Fire Science and Safety. His expertise spans research, testing and code consulting, with a focus on standards-based and custom fire testing, and computational modeling to address complex and emerging fire safety challenges. His work supports a wide range of sectors, including energy storage systems (Li-ion batteries, hydrogen), the built environment, transportation, and microgravity environment.

Dr. Sharma earned his PhD from IIT Roorkee, India. He was recognized as a 2023 SFPE "5 Under 35" Awardee and as a 2022 SFPE Foundation GCI Climate Change Fellow. He holds multiple patents and has authored several publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. In his previous roles, he has led projects at institutions such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Johns Hopkins University, Case Western Reserve University (on a NASA-sponsored project), and ARUP.

An active member of the global fire protection community, Dr. Sharma, serves on grant review panels for NASA and the NSF, and contributes to technical committees with organizations such as UL, ICC, and others. He also co-chairs the SFPE Foundation’s Energy and Infrastructure Working Group and serves as co-subgroup leader for Emergency Management and Evacuation (EME) under the IAFSS LOF&BE Working Group.

Employment

• Jensen Hughes (United States) Lead Research Consultant
  2025 - Present
• Johns Hopkins University
  2024 - Present
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
  2024 - 2025
• Case Western Reserve University Case School of Engineering Post Doc Research Associate
  2021 - 2023
• Arup Group Ltd Fire Researcher/Consultant
  2021 - 2021

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee PhD
  2016 - 2021
• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi MS by Research
  2012 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (26)

• Fire testing and failure mechanism of roof decking
  Journal of Fire Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.1177/07349041261446057
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• Predicting the heat transfer from burning battery energy storage systems
  Fire Safety Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1016/J.FIRESAF.2026.104726
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• Surface radiation measurement in turbulent diffusion flames
  Fire Safety Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1016/J.FIRESAF.2026.104913
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• Computational fluid dynamics analysis of flame dynamics in partial gravity environments in a rotating centrifuge
  Combustion and Flame 2026 DOI: 10.1016/J.COMBUSTFLAME.2026.114808
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• Fire scale modeling and effects of buoyant flow on laminar upward flame spread
  Applications in Energy and Combustion Science 2025 DOI: 10.1016/J.JAECS.2025.100411
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• Thermal Hazard and fire risk evaluation of transformer oil-heat transfer dynamics and safety implications
  Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2025 DOI: 10.1016/J.TSEP.2025.103814
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• Visibility analysis of diffusion flames in methanol-gasoline blended pool fires
  Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1007/S40430-025-05784-7
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• Effects of Confinement on Opposed-Flow Flame Spread over Cellulose and Polymeric Solids in Microgravity
  Microgravity Science and Technology 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s12217-024-10106-y
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• Façade Fires in High-Rise Buildings: Challenges and Artificial Intelligence Solutions
  Sustainable Structures and Buildings 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46688-5_6
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• Performance assessment of stairwell smoke prevention techniques in a model high-rise building
  Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2024 DOI: 10.1016/J.TSEP.2024.102725
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