Dr. Vivek Sharma is a Senior Assistant Professor of Botany (Medicinal Plants) in the Department of Botany, Akal College of Agriculture, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India. He is a well-qualified, energetic and sincere researcher and trained teacher.
His research has spanned cytology, taxonomy and field exploration of North Indian medicinal plants, and he is experienced with analytical instruments such as HPLC, HPTLC and GC-MS along with the quality-control issues around medicinal plants. He completed his Ph.D. in 2010 from Punjabi University Patiala and the N.P.P. Division, I.H.B.T. (CSIR) Palampur, with a dissertation on the cytomorphological diversity and chemical evaluation of important North-Indian medicinal plants.
He has published more than 36 research papers and represented North India at the 3rd Global Summit on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2007). He earned an award for his work on Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) and a first-place research-paper award (2010) for work on Mentha arvensis. Beyond research, he is an accomplished debater and a distinguished state-level badminton player.