Dr. Ankit Sharma, PhD, is a Lead Research Consultant at Jensen Hughes, USA, specializing in fire science, fire safety engineering, and emerging hazards. His work spans research, large-scale and custom fire testing, code consulting, and computational modeling, with applications across battery energy storage systems, lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen, the built environment, wildfires, climate change and microgravity environments.
His current work focuses on BESS and lithium-ion battery fire safety, battery testing and modeling, hazard mitigation analysis, fire risk assessment, plume dispersion and explosion modeling, incident investigation support, and principal investigator roles on federally funded research projects. He combines experimental data, advanced modeling, and code-based engineering to develop practical safety solutions for complex fire and explosion hazards.
Dr. Sharma earned his PhD from IIT Roorkee, India, and has previously contributed to projects at NIST, Johns Hopkins University, Case Western Reserve University on a NASA-sponsored project, and Arup. He is a 2023 SFPE “5 Under 35” Awardee and a 2022 SFPE Foundation GCI Climate Change Fellow, and he holds multiple granted patents and peer-reviewed scientific publications.
He is actively involved in the global fire protection community, serving on NASA and NSF grant review panels, contributing to technical committees with UL, ICC, and others, co-chairing the SFPE Foundation’s Energy and Infrastructure Working Group, and serving as co-subgroup leader for Emergency Management and Evacuation under the IAFSS LOF&BE Working Group.
Dr. Ankit Sharma, PhD, is a Lead Research Consultant at Jensen Hughes, USA, specializing in Fire Science and Safety. His expertise spans research, testing and code consulting, with a focus on standards-based and custom fire testing, and computational modeling to address complex and emerging fire safety challenges. His work supports a wide range of sectors, including energy storage systems (Li-ion batteries, hydrogen), the built environment, transportation, and microgravity environment.
Dr. Sharma earned his PhD from IIT Roorkee, India. He was recognized as a 2023 SFPE "5 Under 35" Awardee and as a 2022 SFPE Foundation GCI Climate Change Fellow. He holds multiple patents and has authored several publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. In his previous roles, he has led projects at institutions such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Johns Hopkins University, Case Western Reserve University (on a NASA-sponsored project), and ARUP.
An active member of the global fire protection community, Dr. Sharma, serves on grant review panels for NASA and the NSF, and contributes to technical committees with organizations such as UL, ICC, and others. He also co-chairs the SFPE Foundation’s Energy and Infrastructure Working Group and serves as co-subgroup leader for Emergency Management and Evacuation (EME) under the IAFSS LOF&BE Working Group.
Dr. Ankit Sharma, PhD, is a Lead Research Consultant at Jensen Hughes, USA, specializing in Fire Science and Safety. His expertise spans research, testing and code consulting, with a focus on standards-based and custom fire testing, and computational modeling to address complex and emerging fire safety challenges. His work supports a wide range of sectors, including energy storage systems (Li-ion batteries, hydrogen), the built environment, transportation, and microgravity environment.
Dr. Sharma earned his PhD from IIT Roorkee, India. He was recognized as a 2023 SFPE "5 Under 35" Awardee and as a 2022 SFPE Foundation GCI Climate Change Fellow. He holds multiple patents and has authored several publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. In his previous roles, he has led projects at institutions such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Johns Hopkins University, Case Western Reserve University (on a NASA-sponsored project), and ARUP.
An active member of the global fire protection community, Dr. Sharma, serves on grant review panels for NASA and the NSF, and contributes to technical committees with organizations such as UL, ICC, and others. He also co-chairs the SFPE Foundation’s Energy and Infrastructure Working Group and serves as co-subgroup leader for Emergency Management and Evacuation (EME) under the IAFSS LOF&BE Working Group.
Dr. Ankit Sharma, PhD, is a Lead Research Consultant at Jensen Hughes, USA, specializing in Fire Science and Safety. His expertise spans research, testing and code consulting, with a focus on standards-based and custom fire testing, and computational modeling to address complex and emerging fire safety challenges. His work supports a wide range of sectors, including energy storage systems (Li-ion batteries, hydrogen), the built environment, transportation, and microgravity environment.
Dr. Sharma earned his PhD from IIT Roorkee, India. He was recognized as a 2023 SFPE "5 Under 35" Awardee and as a 2022 SFPE Foundation GCI Climate Change Fellow. He holds multiple patents and has authored several publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. In his previous roles, he has led projects at institutions such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Johns Hopkins University, Case Western Reserve University (on a NASA-sponsored project), and ARUP.
An active member of the global fire protection community, Dr. Sharma, serves on grant review panels for NASA and the NSF, and contributes to technical committees with organizations such as UL, ICC, and others. He also co-chairs the SFPE Foundation’s Energy and Infrastructure Working Group and serves as co-subgroup leader for Emergency Management and Evacuation (EME) under the IAFSS LOF&BE Working Group.
