Dr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma is a distinguished member of the Global Young Academy (GYA) since 2020, residing in India. He is currently an Executive Committee Co-Chair for 2024/25. Dr. Sharma is a prominent figure in the field of Applied Sciences, specifically in Engineering and Chemistry, serving as a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad. His office is located at A-311, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad, Kandi-502285, Sangareddy, Telangana, INDIA.

Dr. Sharma's research focuses on Polymer & Carbon Nanomaterials, Electrospun Nanofibers, Energy Storage Devices such as batteries and supercapacitors, Carbon-MEMS, Waste Management, Nature Inspired Functional Surfaces, and Controlled Drug Delivery. His contributions to science and technology have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Chairperson position of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences in 2020, membership in the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) since 2019, the NASI Young Scientists Platinum Jubilee Award in 2017, and the Young Achiever Award 2019 from the Department of Atomic Energy for Solid State Physics. Additionally, he received the DST INSPIRE Faculty Award in 2015.