Manish Sharma

Manish Sharma is an Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Tennessee Technological University, holding this position since August 2025. Prior to this role, Sharma served as a Staff Scientist and Research Associate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory from February 2020 to August 2025. Previous academic experience includes working as an Assistant Professor at Khalifa University from August 2018 to February 2020 and as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan from July 2016 to July 2018. Manish Sharma began the professional journey with an internship as an Electrical Engineering Intern at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in May 2006. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (2011 - 2016), a Master of Technology in Nuclear Engineering and Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2009 - 2011), and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Z.H. College of Engineering and Technology (2005 - 2009).