Professor Shatendra Sharma has more than 28 years of experience in teaching, R & D, and educational planning. He has held various positions, such as Advisor and Director, All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE); Associate Professor, University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC) at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He has also been associated with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). Currently, he is Professor and Director at USIC, JNU. He was honored by DRDO for his outstanding work on the processing of electronic materials for integrated guided missile project.