!!!Virender Sharma
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__Present and Previous Positions__
* 2025 - present Professor Practice, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 
* 2023 - 2024 Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor, College Station, Texas
* 2014 - 2024 Professor at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
* 2017 - 2019 Visiting Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia.
* 2016 - 2024 Director, Program of the Environment and Sustainability, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
* 2015 - 2016 Director, Water Sustainability and Public Health Program,  School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, Texas
* 2010 - 2013 Director, Center of Ferrate Excellence, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida.
* 2005 - 2013  Professor of Chemistry at Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida.
* 1999 - 2005 Associate Professor of Chemistry at Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida.
* 1997 - 1999 Associate Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas.
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__Fields of Scholarship__
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__Honours and Awards__
*2025 Humboldt Research Award, The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
*2024 American Chemical Society (ACS) Southwest Regional Award
*2024 Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize For Water (PSIPW) for its Alternative Water Resources Category
*2022 - 2024, 2020 Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1%) – Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science
*2023 Fellow- European Academy of Sciences (EurASc)
*2022 Fellow - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
*2021 Fellow - American Chemical Society (ACS)
*2018 Fellow - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
*2020 Fellow-International Association of Advanced Materials
*2020 Steven K. Dentel AEESP Award for Global Outreach - Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
*2019 Bush Excellence Award for International Research - George H W Bush Presidential Library Foundation 
*2019 Sigma Xi Outstanding Distinguished Scientist Award – Texas A&M University Chapter of Sigma Xi
*2017 President Initiative International Fellowship – Chinese Academy of Science
*2016 - 2020 Member at Large - Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society
*2008 Faculty Excellence in Research Award – Florida Institute of Technology
*2006 Outstanding Chemist Award – Orlando Section, American Chemical Society
*1996 Member - Advisory Committee, EPA Pollution Prevention Project
*2024 Environmental Science & Technology Excellence in Review Award – American Chemical Society Publications
*2024 Outstanding Reviewer for Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology – Royal Society of Chemistry
*2023 ACS ES&T Water Excellence in Review Award – American Chemical Society Publications
*2023 ACS ES&T Engineering Excellence in Review Award – American Chemical Society Publications
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[Curriculum Vitae |User/Sharma_Virender/CV]
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[Highlights of my work and anecdotes|User/Sharma_Virender/Highlight]
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[Other information|User/Sharma_Virender/OtherInformation]
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