Prashant Sharma, PhD

Research Interests

• Physics of low-dimensional systems
• Spintronics and nanotechnology
• Physics of strongly correlated condensed matter systems
• Fluid dynamics
• Nonequilibrium physics
• Planetary Science

Teaching Philosophy

By designing data-driven lab experiments, utilizing concept mapping, and promoting peer discussion, I help students move past rote memorization to develop genuine scientific intuition, conceptual understanding, and a lasting curiosity for the subject.

Employment History

• Associate Professor of Physics, Suffolk University (2013 – Present)
• Department Chair of Physics, Suffolk University (2013 – 2016)
• Assistant Professor of Physics, Suffolk University (2006 – 2012)
• Visiting Professor, Harish Chandra Research Institute, India (2008)
• Postdoctoral Associate, Argonne National Laboratory, IL (2004 – 2006)
• Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, NY (2002 – 2004)
• PhD Candidate, Boston University, MA (1995 – 2002)
• Research Fellow of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Technology, India (1994-1995)
• K.S. Krishnan Research Fellow in Physics, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, India (1994)

Publications

• Sharma, P. (2024). Rayleigh Taylor Instability in multiple finite-thickness fluid layers. Physical Review E Letter, 110, L063101.
• Sharma, P., & Sharma, R. S. (2024). Evolution of Earth's Upper Mantle Layers in the Magma Ocean Model. The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 28(6), 385-403.
• Sharma, P. (2005). How to Create a Spin Current. Science, 307, 531.
• Sharma, P., & Brouwer, P. W. (2003). Mesoscopic effects in adiabatic spin pumping. Physical Review Letters, 91, 166801.
• Sharma, P., & Chamon, C. (2001). Quantum pump for spin and charge transport in a Luttinger liquid. Physical Review Letters, 87, 096401.

Talks and Conferences

• Workshop for New Physics Faculty, Organized by American Association of Physics Teachers and National Science Foundation, Washington D.C., November 2008
• Annual Meeting of the American Association for Advancement of Science, Waimea, June 2008
• Nanotechnology Conference of the Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI), Boston, June 2008
• American Physical Society Meeting, Baltimore, March 2006
• 55th meeting of Nobel laureates at Lindau, Germany, June 2005

Professional Activities

• American Physical Society Journals: Physical Review Letters and Physical Review B (Reviewer/Referee)
• National Science Foundation: Research Grants in Condensed Matter Physics (Reviewer/Referee)

Other Activities

• Society of Physics Students (American Institute of Physics student body) Advisor of the Suffolk Chapter that won the 2008 Sigma Pi Sigma Undergraduate Research Award