Dr. Rishi Sharma
| Brief Bio |
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| Dr. Rishi Sharma is working as an Assistant Professor Department of Mining Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur. His research interests include sustainable iron ore agglomeration, low-carbon drying technologies, dust generation potential of rocks and acid mine drainage. His broader interests also encompass underground coal mining, mass production technologies, underground metalliferous mining and the sustainable utilization of mining and metallurgical wastes. |
| Sr. No. | Degree | Year | Specialization | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | PhD | 2025 | Mining Engineering | NIT, Rourkela |
| 2) | M.Tech | 2015 | Mining Engineering | IIT-BHU, Varanasi |
| 3) | B.Tech | 2015 | Mining Engineering | IIT-BHU, Varanasi |
| Phone: | Email: | Address: |
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| 7018937372 | rishisharma@mng.vnt.ac.in | VNIT, Nagpur |
| Research Interest |
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| Iron ore agglomeration |
| Drying of iron ore agglomerates |
| Dust Generation Potential of Rocks |
| Acid Mine Drainage |
| Underground Mining Methods |
| S.No. | Paper Citation |
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| 1) | Sharma, R. and Nimaje, D. S. (2025). Application of effective drying methods and storage characteristics of Iron ore briquettes. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 134(3):190-200 DOI:10.1177/25726641251346557 |
| 2) | Sharma, R. and Nimaje, D. S. (2025). Study of drying kinetics and moisture diffusivity in iron ore briquettes after using different drying techniques. Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy, 61(1):125-140 DOI:10.2298/JMMB240910010S |
| 3) | Sharma, R. and Nimaje, D. S. (2025). Impact of infrared drying on strength and storage characteristics of iron ore briquettes. International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering. 16 (1): 213-227. DOI: 10.1504/IJMME.2025.10071673 |
| 4) | Sharma, R. and Nimaje, D. S. (2021). Effect of open-air drying and hot air oven drying on the inter-particle bonding in iron ore agglomerates. Drying Technology, 39(3):348-357. DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2020.1863423. |
| S.No. | Paper Citation |
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| 1) | Sharma, R. and Nimaje, D. S. The application of microwave and infrared drying in agglomeration plants of iron ore briquette. Processing and Characterisation of Materials (pp. 105-114). Singapore: Springer Nature. International Conference on Processing and Characterization of Materials (ICPCM) 7th – 8th December, 2021. ISBN 978-981-99-5508-4 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-5509-1. |
| 2) | Sharma, R. Goyal, M. Uttarwar, M.D. and Bose, S. A Critical Appraisal of Mineral Resources of Gadchiroli District and Its contribution towards transformation of Maharashtra State into a Trillion Dollar Economy. International Symposium on Advances in Mining, Environment & Tunnelling (ISAMET-26), 12th-14th February 2026, VNIT Nagpur. |
| 3) | Sharma, R. and Nimaje, D. S. Effect of fiber bonding mechanism of bentonite in iron ore briquettes. Proceedings of 10thAsia Pacific Drying Conference, 14th -17th December, 2019, Vadodara, Gujarat, Article-1. |