Mala M. Sharma

Mala SharmaAssociate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-1686
Fax: (570) 577-7281

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Background

  • BS in Materials Science and Engineering (Ceramic Science and Engineering)
    The Pennsylvania State University
  • MS in Engineering Mechanics
    The Pennsylvania State University-Applied Research Laboratory
  • PhD in Engineering Science and Mechanics
    The Pennsylvania State University-Applied Research Laboratory

Teaching Experience:

  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Bucknell University, 2004- present

Teaching Specialties:

  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics I & II
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Composites
  • Fracture Mechanics

Research Interests:

  • Nanoindentation Methods to Characterize Material Behavior
  • Nanomaterials Characterization
  • Hard Coatings for Defense Applications
  • Environmental Degradation of Materials
  • Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation
  • Structure Property Relationships for Engineered Materials
  • Spray Metal Forming
  • Metal Matrix and Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Ceramic Cutting Tools

Selected Publications:

  • M.M. Sharma, C.W. Ziemian and B.D. Bouffard, "Effect of Surface Preparation on Corrosion Performance of Cold Sprayed Coatings Applied to AA2024-T351 Substrates" Proceedings of VI Aluminium Surface Science & Technology Symposium May 27th - 31st (2012) in Sorrento, Italy
  • C.W. Ziemian, M.M. Sharma, B.D. Bouffard, "Effect of Surface Preparation and Cold Spray Coating on the Fatigue Performance of AA2024 Substrates" in Proceedings at VI Aluminium Surface Science & Technology Symposium May 27th - 31st (2012) in Sorrento, Italy
  • Ziemian, C.W., Sharma, M.M., Ziemian, S.N. (2012). Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of ABS Parts Fabricated by Fused Deposition Modelling, In: Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Murat Gokcek (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0505-3, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/mechanical-engineering/anisotropic-mechanical-properties-of-abs-parts-fabricated-by-fused-deposition-modeling
  • Ziemian, C.W., Sharma, M.M., Whaley, D.E., "Effects of flashing and upset sequences on microstructure, hardness, and tensile properties of welded structural steel joints", J of Mater and Design, 33 (2012) pp. 175-184
  • Sharma M.M., Ziemian C.W. and Eden T.J, "Fatigue behavior of SiC particulate reinforced spray- formed 7XXX series Al-alloys", J of Mater and Design, 32 (2011) pp. 4304-4309
  • M.M. Sharma and B. D. Bouffard, "Assessment of the Long Term Corrosion Protection of AluminumCoatings on Aerospace Alloys Applied by the Cold Spray Process" Presented at ASM International's AeroMat 2010 Conference and Expo, June 21-24 (2010) Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue Washington.
  • B. D. Bouffard and M.M. Sharma, "Investigation of Corrosion Resistant Coatings Applied by Cold Spray for use in Aerospace Applications" Presented at ASM International's AeroMat 2010 Conference and Expo, June 21-24 (2010) Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue Washington.
  • AFRL/MLLMP - Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Report"
    Innovative Corrosion Protection via Cold Spray Kinetic Metallization", Timothy Eden Brock Golesich, John Potter, Ashley Norris, Mala Sharma and Douglas Wolfe (April 2010). Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
  • Sharma M.M., Ziemian C.W. and Eden T.J," Processing and Composition Effects on the Fracture Behavior of Spray Formed 7XXX Series Al-alloys", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance: Volume 19, Issue 9 (2010), Page 1344-1351.
  • Ziemian, C.W., Sharma, M.M., Riglin, J.D., (2009), "Influence of Process Parameters on the Characteristics of Structural Steel Flash-Butt Welded Joints," submitted to Materials and Design (Aug 2009).
  • Ziemian, C.W., Sharma, M.M and Powanda, J.T., "Study of the Flash Butt Welding of High Strength Carbon-Manganese Steel" in proceedings of 2009 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii (June 2009).
  • Sharma, M.M, Ziemian, C.W., Bouffard, B.D, Powanda, J.T. and Riglin, J.D. "Acquisition of Instrumentation for Materials Characterization and Nondestructive Evaluation" Poster Presentation at the 2009 NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii (June 2009).
  • Sharma M. and Ziemian C., "Pitting and Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Nanostructured Al-Mg Alloys in Natural and Artificial Environments". Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance" 17 (2008), pp. 870-878.
  • Golesich B, Sharma M., Eden T., "Structure/Property Effects of the Surface Preparation on the Performance of Cold Spray Coatings" in proceedings of Aerospace Materials Conference (AeroMat '08) and Exposition 2008, Austin, Texas (June 2008)
  • Ziemian, C.W., Sharma, M.M., and Whaley, D.D., "Flash Butt-Welding Process Optimization Through the Design of Experiments," Proceedings of 2008 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee (Jan 2008)
  • Sharma M., Golesich B, Eden T., "Innovative Corrosion Protection Via Cold Spray Kinetic Metallization" in Materials Science & Technology Conference and Exhibit (MS&T '07), Detroit, Michigan. (Sept 2007).
  • Ziemian, C. W. and Sharma, M. M., "Adapting Learning Factory Concepts Towards Integrated Manufacturing Education," International Journal of Engineering Education, 24 (2007), pp. 119-210.
  • Golesich B, Sharma M., Eden T., "Corrosion Resistant Aluminum Coatings on Aluminum Substrates" AeroMat Conference and Exposition (AeroMAT), June 24-28, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Sharma M., Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Various Modified 7xxx Series Spray Formed Alloys" Mater. Char. (2007).
  • Sharma M., Amateau M., Eden T., "Hardening Mechanisms of Spray Formed Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys with Scandium and other Elemental Additions", Journ. Alloy and Comp. 416 (2006) 135-142.
  • Sharma M., Amateau M.., Eden T., Aging Response of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Spray Formed Alloys and Their Metal Matrix Composites", "Mat Sci and Eng A 424 (2006) 87-96.
  • Sharma M., Amateau M., Eden T., "Mesoscopic Structure Control of Spray Formed High Strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys. Acta Materialia 53 (2005) 2919-2924.
  • Sharma M., "Investigation of the Stress Corrison Cracking Resistance of Nanostructured and Conventional Al-Mg Alloys in Artificial Seawater", NACE 58th Annual Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA March-2003.
  • Sikora E., Sharma M., Hobbs C., Shaw B., "An Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg and Ni-based Alloys" Year End Report to ONR Sponsor, (2003) .
  • Hobbs C., Sharma M., Wei X., Sikora E., and Shaw B., "An Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg and Ni-based Alloys" Interim report, (July 2003).
  • Sharma M., "Corrosion Behavior of Nanostructgured Al-Mg Alloys and their Conventional Counterpart", at the Electrochemical Society 202nd Meeting (ECS) in Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct-2002.
  • Sharma M., Invited poster presenter, "Investigation of the Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg Alloys", Gordon Conference, New London, New Hampshire July-2002.
  • Sikora E., Sharma M., Hobbs C., Shaw B., "An Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg and Ni-based Alloys "Year End Report to ONR Sponsor, (2002).
  • Sikora E., Wei X., Sharma M., Berti S., Shaw B., "An Investigation of the Corrosion Resistance of Nanostructured Al-Mg and Ni-based Alloys" Year End Report to ONR Sponsor (2001).
  • Sharma M., Amateau M. and Eden T., "Properties of Spray Formed High Strength Heat-Treatable AlZnCuMgZr Alloys" Advanced Particulate Materials and Processes, 1997, pp.371-378.
  • Sharma M. and Amateau M., "Processing of Laminated Hybrid Ceramic Composites", Composites Part B 6, 1997, pp. 203-210.

Grants and Awards:

  • Curricular Development Grant for ENGR 242,Bucknell University (2012) - Principal Investigator
  • National Science Foundation, Material Research Instrumentation Program (NSF-MRI):
    "Acquisition of a Nanoindenter for Characterization of Biological and Advanced Engineering Materials" D.Ebenstein (PI), M.Sharma C. Stayton &K. Wakabayashi (Co-PI's). $262,852 (2010)
  • Curricular Development Grant, Bucknell University, "Reform of Traditional On-Board Lecture Format to Teach Qualitative Based Courses" (2008) - Principle Investigator
  • AFRL/MLLMP - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR-Phase2)- AF06-089
    "Innovative Corrosion Protection via Cold Spray Kinetic Metallization" -Collaborative proposal with Kuchera Defense Systems (Windber, PA) and The Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory, $750,000 (2007) -Consultant
  • National Science Foundation Grant - NSF-NUE:
    NUE proposal in collaboration with other Bucknell Faculty to set up a Nanofabrication Facility. The objective of the project is to enhance undergraduate education in the area of nanomaterials (with Jablonski,Ebenstien et.al) $199,685(2007)-Senior Personnel.
  • AFRL/MLLMP - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR-Phase1) - AF06-089
    "Innovative Corrosion Protection via Cold Spray Kinetic Metallization" -Collaborative proposal withKuchera Defense Systems(Windber, PA) and The Pennsylvania State University Applied ResearchLaboratory, $100,000 (2006) -Consultant 
  • National Science Foundation Grant- Major Research Instrumentation Program "Acquisition of Instrumentation for Materials Characterization and Nondestructive Evaluation", PI, $63,000 (2006) (with C.W. Ziemian).
  • Scholarly Development Grant, Bucknell University,” Degradation Mechanisms of Hard Coatings” (2006).
  • Christian R. and Mary F.Lindback Foundation Minority Junior Faculty Grant, Bucknell University “Evaluation of the Failure Mechanisms During Stress Corrosion Cracking of Al-Mg Nanocrystalline Alloys for use in Naval Applications”, PI, $14,000 (2005).
  • NACE International Seed Grant from Federal Office of Naval Research,” An Investigation of the Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Al-Mg Alloys”, PI, $20,000 (2003).
  • NACE International Seed Grant from Federal Office of Naval Research,” An Investigation of the Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Al-Mg Alloys”, PI, $20,000 (2002).