Virender K Sharma

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Virender K. Sharma is an American chemist and professor of professional practice at the University of Miami's College of Engineering.[1] He is known for his research in ferrate chemistry and its applications in water treatment, public health, and environmental sustainability.[2][3][4]

Education

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Sharma earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry (1980) and a Master of Science in chemistry (1982) from the University of Delhi.[2] He completed a Master of Technology (1984) from the Indian Institute of Technology. In 1989, he received his Ph.D.[2][5] in marine and atmospheric chemistry from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami.[1]

Career

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Sharma held a postdoctoral fellowship at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1990–1991), where he also lectured at Millard Fillmore College.[2] He later worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory and held visiting positions at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and Drury College.[2]

From 1992 to 1999, he was a faculty member at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. He then joined the Florida Institute of Technology (1999–2013), where he directed the Center of Ferrate Excellence.[6]

In 2014, Sharma joined Texas A&M University, where he became a professor in the School of Public Health and director of its Program of the Environment and Sustainability.[7][8]

In 2025, Sharma joined the University of Miami College of Engineering as a professor of professional practice.[1]

He has also held visiting research appointments at the University of Paris-Est, Palacký University in the Czech Republic, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Stanford University.[2]

Research

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Sharma is recognized for his work on the chemistry and applications of ferrate compounds. He developed processes for producing stable liquid ferrate, advancing its use in water treatment and pathogen control.[9][5]

His studies have addressed pollutants, pharmaceuticals, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, nanoparticles, and microplastics.[10][5]

According to Expertscape, he is ranked among the world's top 15 experts in water pollutants.[11]

Publications

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Sharma has published more than 470 peer-reviewed journal articles, with over 48,000 citations and an h-index above 100, according to Google Scholar.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] He is the author of Oxidation of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: Kinetics and Mechanism (Wiley, 2001) and editor of multiple volumes on environmental chemistry.[2][21]

Patents

Sharma holds seven patents related to ferrate production and water treatment technologies.[22]

Awards and honors

  • Humboldt Research Award (2024)[23][24][25]
  • Regional Award, American Chemical Society – Southwest (2024)[26][27]
  • Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (2024)[28][29]
  • University Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University (2023)[2][30]
  • Bush Excellence Award for International Research (2019)[31][32]
  • Steven K. Dentel AEESP Global Outreach Award (2020)[33][34]
  • Outstanding Chemist Award, ACS Orlando Section (2006)[35][36]

Sharma has been named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate (2020, 2022–2024).[2][37] He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the European Academy of Sciences, and the International Association of Advanced Materials.[2]

In 2025, he was elected to the Academia Europaea.[38][39]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Virender Sharma". people.miami.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j TWRI (2020-10-09). "Meet a scientist: Virender Sharma". Texas Water Resources Institute. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  3. ^ "Virender K. Sharma".
  4. ^ Sharma, Virender K. (2012-11-30). Oxidation of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins. Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118482469. ISBN 978-0-470-62776-1.
  5. ^ a b c "Virender K. Sharma". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  6. ^ Sharma, Virender K. (2002-03-01). "Potassium ferrate(VI): an environmentally friendly oxidant". Advances in Environmental Research. 6 (2): 143–156. Bibcode:2002AdvER...6..143S. doi:10.1016/S1093-0191(01)00119-8. ISSN 1093-0191.
  7. ^ Sharma, Virender K.; Feng, Mingbao; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.; Zhou, Hong-Cai; Jinadatha, Chetan; Manoli, Kyriakos; Smith, Mallory F.; Luque, Rafael; Ma, Xingmao; Huang, Ching-Hua (2022-01-04). "Reactive High-Valent Iron Intermediates in Enhancing Treatment of Water by Ferrate". Environmental Science & Technology. 56 (1): 30–47. Bibcode:2022EnST...56...30S. doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c04616. ISSN 1520-5851. PMID 34918915.
  8. ^ "Google Scholar Citations". accounts.google.com. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  9. ^ Sharma, Virender K.; Zboril, Radek; Varma, Rajender S. (2015-02-17). "Ferrates: Greener Oxidants with Multimodal Action in Water Treatment Technologies". Accounts of Chemical Research. 48 (2): 182–191. doi:10.1021/ar5004219. ISSN 0001-4842. PMID 25668700.
  10. ^ US8961921B2, Sharma, Virender K., "Apparatus and method for producing liquid ferrate", issued 2015-02-24 
  11. ^ US20120091040A1, Sharma, Virender K. & Al-Abduly, Abdullah, "Method and Apparatus For Desulfurization of Heavy Oil Using a Ferrate(VI)", issued 2012-04-19 
  12. ^ "Metal ion-induced enhanced oxidation of organic contaminants by ferrate: a review".
  13. ^ Sharma, Virender K.; Sohn, Mary (May 2009). "Aquatic arsenic: toxicity, speciation, transformations, and remediation". Environment International. 35 (4): 743–759. Bibcode:2009EnInt..35..743S. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2009.01.005. ISSN 1873-6750. PMID 19232730.
  14. ^ "Iron(V)/Iron(IV) species in graphitic carbon nitride-ferrate(VI)-visible light system: Enhanced oxidation of micropollutants". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  15. ^ "Generation of Iron(IV) in the Oxidation of Amines by Ferrate(VI): Theoretical Insight and Implications in Oxidizing Pharmaceuticals".
  16. ^ Feng, Mingbao; Jinadatha, Chetan; McDonald, Thomas J.; Sharma, Virender K. (2018-10-02). "Accelerated Oxidation of Organic Contaminants by Ferrate(VI): The Overlooked Role of Reducing Additives". Environmental Science & Technology. 52 (19): 11319–11327. Bibcode:2018EnST...5211319F. doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b03770. ISSN 1520-5851. PMC 6300057. PMID 30187746.
  17. ^ Feng, Mingbao; Baum, J. Clayton; Nesnas, Nasri; Lee, Yunho; Huang, Ching-Hua; Sharma, Virender K. (2019-03-05). "Oxidation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics of Six-Membered Heterocyclic Moiety by Ferrate(VI): Kinetics and Mechanistic Insight into SO2 Extrusion". Environmental Science & Technology. 53 (5): 2695–2704. Bibcode:2019EnST...53.2695F. doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b06535. ISSN 1520-5851. PMID 30715861.
  18. ^ Schnettler, Tim (2021-08-23). "Sharma receives National Science Foundation grant - Vital Record". Vital Record. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  19. ^ "The top 10 causes of death". www.who.int. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  20. ^ Sharma, Virender K.; Ma, Xingmao; Lichtfouse, Eric; Robert, Didier (2023-08-01). "Nanoplastics are potentially more dangerous than microplastics". Environmental Chemistry Letters. 21 (4): 1933–1936. Bibcode:2023EnvCL..21.1933S. doi:10.1007/s10311-022-01539-1. ISSN 1610-3661.
  21. ^ "Water Pollutants: Worldwide - Expertscape.com". expertscape.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  22. ^ Mitchell, Rae Lynn (2023-05-08). "School of Public Health professor receives patent for effective, environmentally friendly surface disinfectant". Vital Record. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  23. ^ El Kateb, Marwa; Trellu, Clément; Oturan, Nihal; Bellakhal, Nizar; Nesnas, Nasri; Sharma, Virender K.; Oturan, Mehmet A. (2022-03-01). "Ferrate(VI) pre-treatment and subsequent electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: Recycling iron for enhancing oxidation of organic pollutants". Chemical Engineering Journal. 431 134177. Bibcode:2022ChEnJ.43134177E. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.134177. ISSN 1385-8947.
  24. ^ "Prof. Dr. Virender Kumar Sharma". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  25. ^ admin (2008-04-28). "Three at Florida Tech Earn Faculty Excellence Awards". Florida Tech News. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  26. ^ "Ferrate(VI)-peracetic acid oxidation process: Rapid degradation of pharmaceuticals in water".
  27. ^ SWRM.org. "SWRM.org". SWRM.org. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  28. ^ Wang, Junyue; Kim, Juhee; Ashley, Daniel C.; Sharma, Virender K.; Huang, Ching-Hua (2022-08-16). "Peracetic Acid Enhances Micropollutant Degradation by Ferrate(VI) through Promotion of Electron Transfer Efficiency". Environmental Science & Technology. 56 (16): 11683–11693. Bibcode:2022EnST...5611683W. doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c02381. ISSN 1520-5851. PMID 35880779.
  29. ^ "Winners Approved by PSIPW Council for its 11th Award (2024) - PSIPW Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water". www.psipw.org. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  30. ^ "Full List of Awardees - Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society". 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  31. ^ Kovalakova, Pavla; Cizmas, Leslie; Feng, Mingbao; McDonald, Thomas J.; Marsalek, Blahoslav; Sharma, Virender K. (August 2021). "Oxidation of antibiotics by ferrate(VI) in water: Evaluation of their removal efficiency and toxicity changes". Chemosphere. 277 130365. Bibcode:2021Chmsp.27730365K. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130365. ISSN 1879-1298. PMID 34384193.
  32. ^ "2019 Sigma Xi Awards – Sigma Xi". sigmaxi.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  33. ^ Liu, Jiaqi; Mulenos, Marina R.; Hockaday, William C.; Sayes, Christie M.; Sharma, Virender K. (January 2021). "Ferrate(VI) pretreatment of water containing natural organic matter, bromide, and iodide: A potential strategy to control soluble lead release from PbO2(s)". Chemosphere. 263 128035. Bibcode:2021Chmsp.26328035L. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128035. ISSN 1879-1298. PMC 8667770. PMID 33297053.
  34. ^ "Steven K. Dentel AEESP Award for Global Outreach". aeespfoundation.org. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  35. ^ "Ferrate(VI) Oxidation of Pharmaceuticals in Hydrolyzed Urine: Enhancement by Creatinine and the Role of Fe(IV)".
  36. ^ "CAPEES Honorary Members".
  37. ^ Hendrix, Lindsey (2023-03-13). "Two Texas A&M Health faculty named Distinguished Professors". Vital Record. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  38. ^ Sharma, V.K. (2007-01-01). "Disinfection performance of Fe(VI) in water and wastewater: a review". Water Science and Technology. 55 (1–2): 225–232. Bibcode:2007WSTec..55..225S. doi:10.2166/wst.2007.019. ISSN 0273-1223. PMID 17305144.
  39. ^ Liu, Jiaqi; Lujan, Henry; Dhungana, Birendra; Hockaday, William C.; Sayes, Christie M.; Cobb, George P.; Sharma, Virender K. (2020-05-01). "Ferrate(VI) pretreatment before disinfection: An effective approach to controlling unsaturated and aromatic halo-disinfection byproducts in chlorinated and chloraminated drinking waters". Environment International. 138 105641. Bibcode:2020EnInt.13805641L. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105641. ISSN 0160-4120. PMC 7724572. PMID 32203804.