Jaswinder Sharma

Bio

Jaswinder Sharma received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Arizona State University in 2009. Afterward, he worked as a 'Director's Fellow' postdoc at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a scientist in 2012. His expertise includes Li-ion batteries, beyond Li-ion batteries, electrode engineering, next-generation current collectors, solid-state electrolytes, and battery manufacturing.

Awards

R&D 100 Award Finalist, 2023

R&D 100 Award Finalist, 2020

ORNL Technology Commercialization Award, 2019

TechConnect National Innovation Award for Technology 'Hybrid hollow silica particles with unprecedentedly low thermal conductivity', 2017

ORNL Technology Commercialization Award, 2017

Significant Event Award (SEA), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2014

Eugene P. Wigner Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2012

R&D 100 Award for 'NanoCluster beacons: Shedding light on specific nucleic-acid targets', 2011

Achievement Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2011

Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2009

Outstanding Research Assistant Award, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Arizona State University, 2008

Trademarks and Patents

14)      J. Li, J. Sharma, A metalless current collector, Patent Application # 63/455,587

13)      J. Sharma, G. Polizos, J. Li, Robust and high energy density electrodes for battery applications, Patent   Application # 63/460,949

12)      J. Sharma, G. Polizos, J. Li, A low cost and scalable strategy to make oxide coatings on battery materials,           Patent Application # 63/450,404 

11)     J. Sharma, Methods for Encapsulating Salt Hydrate Phase Change Materials, Patent Application # 19,043,820

10)     J. Sharma, Hybrid thermal insulation, U.S. Patent Application No. 63/015,804

9)       D. F Lee, J. Park, J. Sharma, G. Polyzos, Fused anti-soiling and anti-reflective coatings, US Patent 11,220,605

8)        J. Sharma, M. Bhandari, P. Datskos, G. Polyzos, Hybrid silica gel made of porous silica particles, US Patent#          11,383,985

7)       J. Sharma, Methods for producing hollow silica particles, US Patent Appl. # PCT/US2020/039128

6)       J. Sharma, Porous Thermally insulating compositions containing hollow silica particles, US Patent# 10611902

5)       G. Polyzos, J. Park, J. Sharma, I. Vlassiouk, Nanocomposite additives based on graphene sheets and silica    nanofibers, US Patent# 10,676,586

4)        J. Sharma, P. Datskos, Method of synthesizing silica nanofibers using sound waves (US Patent#   9,132,405

3)        H. -C. Yeh, J. Sharma, J. S. Martinez, J. H. Werner, Probe and method for DNA detection, US Patent# 8,476,014

2)        J. Sharma, P. Datskos, Method of synthesizing silica nanofibers using sound waves (US Patent#   10,011,923

1)        J. Sharma, P. Datskos, Method of synthesizing silica nanofibers using sound waves, US Patent#   9,732,444

Publications