SHIV K. SHARMA: Abbreviated Vitae

Address: Hawaii Institue of Geophys. & Planetology (HIGP) Tel.: (808) 956-8476

School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) Fax: (808)-956-3188

2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI- 96822. E-mail: sksharma@soest.hawaii.edu

Education:Post-doctoral Fellow, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Inst. of Washington, 1977-1980

Ph.D., Physics, Indian Institute of Technology., Delhi, India, 1973

M.S., Physics, 1968; B.S., Phys., Chem. and Math, Jiwaji Univ., Gwalior, India, 1966.

Professional Experience:

University of Hawaii: Research Professor( July 1986 - to date) and Associate Director, ( March 1990 - to date), on the Faculty of Global Environmental Science (a new Under Graduate Degree Program in the Dept. of Oceanography), and also on the Graduate Faculty of both the Dept. of Geology and Geophysics (Aug. 1980- to date), and Dept. of Electrical Engineering (July 1987- todate), and a member of the Hawaii Center for Volcanology.

University of Hawaii: Associate Geophysicist (July, 1982 - June, 1986), Asst. Geophysicist, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics (April 1980 - June 1982)

Post-doctoral Fellow, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D. C. (Sept. 1977 - April 1980). 

Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, England (Sept., 1974 - Aug., 1977).

Professional Interests:

Instrumentation- Development of time-resolved micro-Raman multichannel and FT-IR techniques; remote-sensing Raman, Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and fluorescence based fiber-optics sensors; and Development of Multi-wavelength Mie, Rayleigh and Raman lidars, DIAL systems for monitoring marine and volcanic aerosols, water vapor fields and volcanic gases as well as marine processes..

High-pressure Spectroscopy - Raman and infrared spectroscopy of solids, glasses and liquids at very high pressures and temperatures using the diamond-anvil high-pressure cell.

Professional Societies Memberships:

American Geophysical Union; Society for Applied Spectroscopy;

Optical Society of America; National Academy of Sciences, India.

Honors:

Associated Western Universities NW Faculty Fellowship (1994-1995; 1997)

Elected Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India, 1988.

Associate Editor/Underwater Optics/LIDAR - Marine Geodesy, Taylor and Francis, Washington, D.C. ( Since Feb. 1993)

 

Relevant Publications:

 Shiv Sharma is the author or co-author of over 210 research papers. Following is a list of selected papers.

1.                   B. J. Bozlee, A. K. Misra, S. K. Sharma, and Melissa Ingram, Remote Raman and fluorescence studies of mineral samples, Spectrochim Acta A, 61, 2342-2348 (2005).

2.                   J. C. Carter, J. Scaffidi, S. Burnett, B. Vasser, S. K. Sharma, S. M. Angel, Stand-off Raman detection using dispersive and tunable filter based systems, Spectrochim Acta A, 61, 2288-2298 (2005).

3.                   C. H. Chio, S. K. Sharma, and D. W. Muenow, Micro-Raman studies of hydrous ferrous sulfates and jarosites, Spectrochim Acta A, 61, 2428-2433 (2005)

4.                   A. K. Misra, S. K. Sharma, C. H. Chio, P. G. Lucey, and B. Lienert, Pulsed remote Raman system for daytime measurements of mineral spectra, Spectrochim Acta A, 61, 2281-2287 (2005).

5.                   S. K. Sharma, A. K. Misra, and B. Sharma, Portable remote Raman system for monitoring hydrocarbon, gas hydrates and explosives in the environment, Spectrochim Acta A, 61, 2404-2412 (2005).

6.                   J. D. Stopar, P. G. Lucey, S. K. Sharma, A. K. Misra, G. J. Taylor, H. W. Hubble, Raman efficiencies of natural rocks and minerals: Performance of a remote Raman system for planetary exploration at a distance of 10 meters, Spectrochim Acta A, 61, 2315-2323 (2005).

7.                   R. C. Wiens, S. K. Sharma, J. Thompson, A. Misra, P. G. Lucey, Joint Analyses by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Raman Spectroscopy at Stand-Off Distances, Spectrochim Acta A, 61, 2324-2334 (2005).

8.                   C. H. Chio, S. K. Sharma, and D. W. Muenow (2004) Raman spectroscopic studies of gypsum between 33 and 374 K, American Mineral, 89, 390-395.

9.                   J. D. Stopar, P. G. Lucey, S. K. Sharma, A. K. Misra, and H. W. Hubble, A remote Raman system for planetary exploration: Evaluating remote Raman efficiency, Proc. SPIE, 5163, 99-110 (2004).

10.               S. K. Sharma, S. Ismail, S. M. Angel, P. G. Lucy, C. P. McKay, A. K. Misra, P. J. Mouginis-Mark, H. Newsom, U. N. Singh, and G. J. Taylor, Remote Raman and Laser-induced Fluorescence (RLIF) Emission Instrument for Detection of Minerals, organic and Biogenic Materials on Mars to 100 Meters Radial Distance, in C. A. Nardell, J.-H Yee, J. B. Garvin, P. G. Lucey (Editors), Instruments, Science, and Methods for Geospace and Planetary Remote Sensing, SPIE Proc. Vol. 5660, 128-138, SPIE, Bellingam, WA (2004).

11.               C. H. Chio, Shiv K. Sharma, Paul G. Lucey and David W. Muenow  Effects of Particle Size and Laser-Induced Heating on the Raman Spectra of Alpha Quartz Grains, Applied Spectroscopy, 57, 774-783 (2003).

12.               S. K. Sharma, P. G. Lucey, M. Ghosh, H. W. Hubble and K. A. Horton, Stand-off Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Minerals on Planetary Surfaces, Spectrochim. Acta A, 59, 2391-2407 (2003).

13.               J. N. Porter, B. R. Lienert, S. K. Sharma, E. Lau and K. Horton, Vertical and horizontal aerosol scattering fields over Bellows Beach, Oahu, during SEAS Experiments. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 20, 1375-1387 (2003). 

14.               B. R. Lienert, J. N. Porter and S. K. Sharma, Aerosol Size Distributions from Genetic Inversion of Polar Nephelometer Data, J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 20, 1403–1410 (2003).

15.               S. K. Sharma, J. N. Porter, A. K. Misra, H. W. Hubble, and P. Menon, Portable stand- off Raman and Mie-Rayleigh lidar for cloud, aerosols, and chemical monitoring, Proceedings SPIE, #5154, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environment Monitoring IV, edited by Upendra N. Singh, pp. 1-14 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2003).

16.               B. Lienert, J. Porter, N.Ahlquist, D. Harris, S. Sharma, A 50-MHz logarithmic amplifier for use in lidar measurements, J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 19, 654-657, 2002.

17.               J. N. Porter, B. Lienert, S. K. Sharma, and H. W. Hubble, A Low Cost Portable Lidar System to Measure Aerosol Optical Properties, J. Atmos. and Ocean. Tech., 19, 1873-1877, 2002.

18.               C. F. Windisch, Jr., K. F. Ferris, G. J. Exarhos, and S. K. Sharma, Conducting spinel oxide films with infrared transparency, Thin Soild Films, 420: 89-99, 2002.

19.               J. N. Porter, K .A. Horton; P. J. Mouginis-Mark; B. Lienert, S. K. Sharma, E. Lau, A. J. Sutton; T. Elias and C. Oppenheimer, Sun photometer and lidar measurements of the plume from the Hawaii Kilauea Volcano Pu'u O'o vent: Aerosol flux and SO2 lifetime, Geophysical Res. Letters, 29, pp. 30-1 to 30-4 (2002).

20.               S. K. Sharma S.M. Angel, M. Ghosh, H.W. Hubble and P.G. Lucey, A remote pulsed-laser Raman spectroscopy system for mineral analysis on planetary surfaces to 66 meters. Appl. Spectrosc., 56, 699-705 (2002).

21.               A. Jayaraman, S. R. Shieh, S. K. Sharma, L. C. Ming, and S. Y. Wang, Pressure-induced phase transitions in CuGeO3 from Raman Spectroscopy, J. Raman Spectroscopy, 32, 167-175 (2001).

22.               L. C. Ming, S. K. Sharma, Y. H. Kim, J. C. Chen, M. Vaughan, S. R. Shieh and A. Jayaraman, Isothermal compressibility and phase transition Studies on CuGeO3 under high pressures and high temperatures using synchrotron radiation, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 62, 1185-1197 (2001).

23.               T. J. Fagan, E. R. D. Scott, K. Keil, T. F. Cooney, S. K. Sharma, Formation of feldspathic, metallic, and enstatitic melts by shock in enstatite chondrite Reckling Peak A80259, Meteorit. Planet. Sci.  35, 319-329 (2000).

24.               J. Porter, B. Lienert, S. K. Sharma, Using Horizontal and Slant Lidar Measurements to Obtain Aerosol Scattering Coefficients from a Coastal Lidar in Hawaii, Journal of atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 17, 1445-1454 (2000).

25.               A. Clarke, V. Kapustin, S. Sharma, B. Lienert, J. Porter, K. Moore, D. Covert, T. Anderson, S. Magonis, E. Saltzman, S. Howell, and N. Ahlquist. New Instruments and Tools for Measurement of Marine Aerosol Microphysics, Chemistry, and Optical Effects. Ocean Optics, Monaco, pp. 4 (2000).

26.               T. F. Cooney, E. R D. Scott, A. N. Krot, S. K. Sharma and A. Yamaguchi, Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of Minerals in the Martian Meteorite ALH84001, Amer. Mineral. 84, 1569-1576 (1999).

27.               B. R. Lienert, J. N. Porter and S. K. Sharma, Real time analysis and display of scanning lidar scattering data, Marine Geodesy, 22, 259-265 (1999).

28.               J. C. Carter, D. N. Stratis, S. K. Sharma and S. M. Angel, Feasibility of remote Raman imaging using tunable filters, Proceedings of SPIE – The International Soc. For Optical Engineering, 3856, p. 57-69 (1999).

29.               L. C. Ming, S. R. Shieh, A. Jayaraman, S. K. Sharma and Y. H. Kim, High Pressure Phase Transformation of CuGeO3, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 60, 69-81(1999)

30.               S. K. Sharma, B. R. Lienert, J. N. Porter and A. D. Clarke, Scanning lidar imaging of marine aerosol fields generated by breaking waves. In U. N. Singh, S. Ismail, and G. K. Schwemmer (eds.) Proceedings of the 19th International Laser Radar Conference, Part 2, pp. 673-676, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA (1998).

31.               A. Jayaraman and S. K. Sharma, Role of Raman spectroscopy in high pressure researches. Current Science 74, 308-316 (1998).

32.               S. K. Sharma, C. E. Helsley, R. J. Burke, D.M. Tratt, R. L. Collins, and C. K. N. Patel, Ship-based Free Electron Laser (FEL) Lidar for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, in N. K. Saxena (ed.) Recent advances in Marine Science and Technology, ‘96, pp.191-204, PACON International, Honolulu, USA (1997).

33.               R. W. Gauldie, S. K. Sharma and C. E. Helsley, LIDAR applications to fisheries monitoring problems. Canadian J. Fisheries & Aquat. Sci. 53, 1459-1468 (1996).

34.               H. T. Skinner, T. F. Cooney, S. K. Sharma and S. M. Angel, Remote Raman micro-imaging using AOTF and a Spatially Coherent Microfiber Optical Probe. Appl. Spectroscopy 50, 1007-1014, (1996).

35.               D. Schiferl, S. K. Sharma, T. F. Cooney and K. Mohanan, Multichannel Raman spectroscopy system for weakly scattering materials at simultaneous high pressure and high temperatures. Rev. Sci. Instrum., 64, 2831-2827, 1993.

36.               C. Schoen, T. Cooney, S. K. Sharma and D. Carey, Development and characterization of a long-length remote fiber-optic Raman probe. Appl. Optics, 31, 7707-7715, 1992.

37.               S. K. Sharma, A. Seki, S. M. Angel and D. G. Garvis, Field testing of an optical-fiber temperature sensor in a geothermal well. Geothermics, 19, 285-294, 1990.

38.               S. K. Sharma, H. K. Mao and P .M. Bell, Raman measurement of hydrogen in the pressure range 0.2-630 kbar at room temperature. Phys. Rev. Lett., 44, 886-888, 1980.

39.               S. K. Sharma, D. Virgo and I. Kushiro, Relationship between density, viscosity and structure of GeO2 melts at low and high pressures.  J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 33, 235-248, 1979.

40.               D. M. Adams and S. K. Sharma, Vibrational spectroscopy at very high pressures.  Part 23.  Mid‑infrared ultramicroscopy with a gasketed diamond anvil cell.  Appl. Optics, 18, 594‑595. 1979.