ABOUT
    Himani
    Sharma
    Senior Lecturer
    404-385-0708
    MRDC 4504

    Dr. Sharma is a dedicated educator and academic leader in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Georgia Tech. Building on a strong research background in applied electromagnetics and advanced packaging at Georgia Tech’s Packaging Research Center (PRC), Dr. Sharma now focuses on transforming the undergraduate educational experience through hands-on, inquiry-driven, and socially engaged learning models. She serves as course coordinator and instructor for the junior- and senior-level MSE laboratory courses, where she has pioneered the integration of CUREs (Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences), community-based learning, and sustainability-focused modules. Her teaching emphasizes technical rigor, creativity, and relevance—encouraging students to approach materials science as both a discipline and a tool for societal impact.

    Dr. Sharma is actively engaged with The MILL, MSE’s student-run makerspace, where she regularly partners with student leaders to incorporate open-ended fabrication and design experiences into her lab courses. In addition to leveraging campus resources, Dr. Sharma actively builds industry engagement into her teaching. She collaborates with professionals and alumni to bring real-world case studies, expert talks, and project mentoring into the classroom—ensuring students gain insight into industry-relevant challenges in materials design, processing, and application. Dr. Sharma has presented her education-focused work at several ASEE and USG-T&L conferences and served as co-organizer of the North American Materials Education Symposium (NAMES) held on the Georgia Tech campus in 2025. Additionally, Dr. Sharma has also raised significant funds to update MSE undergraduate labs with industry-relevant instrumentation and equipment.

    Dr. Sharma’s commitment to innovation in undergraduate education has been recognized through multiple honors and leadership roles. She is a 2024–25 cohort member of the Leaders in Teaching & Learning program at Georgia Tech and a two-time recipient of the Transformative Teaching and Learning Fellowship (2023–24 and 2025–26), awarded for her work on Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) and community-based learning initiatives. She received Georgia Tech’s Innovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award (2021) and was named a Spring 2023 Inclusive STEM Teaching Fellow. She has also been a repeat recipient of CTL’s “Thank-a-Teacher” recognitions, highlighting sustained student appreciation for her impact in the classroom.

    Students:
    Selected publications

    BOOKS CHAPTERS AUTHORED

    1. Fundamentals of Microelectronic Systems Packaging (2018)
      • Chapter Title: “Micro and Nanopackaging materials”
      • Authors: Himani Sharma, P. M. Raj, C P Wong, R. Das; Editor: Tummala, R. R
      • Publishers: McGraw Hill Publications
    2. Materials for Advanced Packaging (2017)
      • Chapter Title: “Embedded Passives”
      • Authors: Himani Sharma, P. M. Raj, D. W. Lee, L. Li, S. X. Wang, P. Chakraborti, S. Jain, and R.

        Tummala

      • Publishers: Springer International Publishing, 2017, pp. 537-588
    3. Nanopackaging: From Nanomaterials to the Atomic Scale (2015)
      • Chapter Title: “Novel Nanostructured Passives for RF and Power Applications: Nanopackaging with

        Passive Components”

      • Authors: P.M. Raj, P. Chakaroborti, D. Mishra, Himani Sharma, SK Sitaraman, R .Tummala
      • Publishers: Springer International
    4. NANOMAGNETISM (2014)
      • Chapter Title: “Nanomagnetic Structures, Properties and Applications In integrated RF and Power Modules and Sub-systems
      • Authors: P. Markondeya Raj, Dibyajat Mishra, Erik Shipton, Himani Sharma and Rao Tummala
      • Publishers: One Central Press UK
      • Editors: Julina Gonzalez
    5. Nanoelectronic Device Applications Handbook (2014)
      • Chapter Title: “Package-Compatible High Density Nano-Scale Capacitors with Conformal Nano-

        Dielectrics”

      • Authors: Himani Sharma, P. M. Raj, P. Chakarborti, R. Tummala
      • Publishers: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group.)
      • Editors: James Morris & Krzysztof Iniewski
    6. Book Title: Synthesis, Properties and Surface Modifications of CdSe Quantum Dots (2010)
      • ISBN # 978-3-8433-6362-4
      • Authors: Himani Sharma, Shailesh N. Sharma and S.M. Shivaprasad

     

    PUBLISHED JOURNAL & CONFERENCE PAPERS

    * Citations: 500+ (Google Scholar)

    Journal publications: 40+ peer-reviewed journals
    Conference paper: 20+ presentations and articles
    * Publication list available at Himani Sharma’s profile in Google Scholar

    Education
    • Ph.D., Chemistry - July 2007 - University of Delhi and National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India. Dissertation: Synthesis, Properties and Surface Modifications of Organically capped CdSe Quantum Dots
    • MS, Physical Chemistry - May 2002 - University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
    • BS, Chemistry - May 2000 - Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
    Awards

    Won 2018-19 Research Faculty Teaching Fellowship (RFTF) Award at GaTech

    • Taught course in School of MSE @ GT

    IEEE-ECTC 2011 Best Poster Award for paper entitled, “Conformal Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of Alumina on High Surface-Area Porous Copper Electrodes to Achieve Ultra-High Capacitance Density on Silicon Interposers” in ECTC conference, May-June 2011 Orlando, FL

    CPMT 2011 ECTC Travel Award for paper titled, “Conformal Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of Alumina on High Surface-Area Porous Copper Electrodes to Achieve Ultra-High Capacitance Density on Silicon” in ECTC 2011

    Patent Issued: Title: Systems and Methods for Fabricating High-Density Capacitors US Application Number: No. 12/435,971

    Served as reviewer for several high-impact journals

    • Superlattices and Microstructures
    • Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
    • Nanotechnology
    • Semiconductor Science and Technology
    Research Interests

    RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

    Research Scientist- II (Sept 2012- Current)
    Packaging Research Center
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
    Technical leader of the 3D Integrated Passive and Active Components (3D IPAC) Program

    • Lead material research in interposers and packages
    • Explore, develop and drive technologies in partnership with semiconductor and medical industry for manufacturing needs
    • Introduce newly developed technologies to commercialization for high volume manufacturing at low cost designs, materials, processes and tools

    Postdoctoral Fellow  (Sept’ 2008- Aug 2012)
    Packaging Research Center
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Principal Investigator: Prof. Rao Tummala
    Research focus 

    • Develop passive component technologies focused on improved properties, miniaturization and cost compared to discrete components for digital, RF and medical applications
    • Synthesize and process nanocomposite and thin film functional materials for capacitors, inductors, antennas and EMI isolation

    Research Associate (Sept’ 07 – Jul’ 08)
    Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL
    Principal Investigator: Dr. Zhigang Xiao
    Worked on National Security Agency (NSA) supported project directed at fabricating transistors based on carbon nanotubes. The project aimed at better understanding the science of single walled carbon nanotube based devices.

    • Configuring CNT network of arrays by Dielectrophoresis
    • Fabrication of CNT based field-effect transistors and circuits

    Senior Research Fellow National Physical Laboratory University of Delhi, Delhi, India (2002 – 2006)

    • Synthesis, Properties and Applications of semiconductor quantum dots
    • Electrochemical Growth and Characterizations of novel Semiconductor Nanofilms with efficient Photovoltaic applications