DrPrateek Sharma
Graduate Researcher Teaching Fellow
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
- Graduate Researcher Teaching FellowFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
BIO
Prateek completed his degree in Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from Rajasthan Technical University (RTU), Kota, India. During this degree, he was awarded student grant by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Rajasthan, to execute his project on use of fly ash to improve geotechnical properties of black cotton soil.
He completed his Master of Technology in Environmental Engineering degree at National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT), Ranchi, India in 2017 on a Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) fellowship. During his master’s he worked on Fly Ash Based Geopolymers at CSIR- National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jharkhand, India for one year.
Post this he worked as an Assistant Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre (JECRC), Rajasthan for about 18 months. He has worked as the Deputy Head of Civil Engineering Department during this tenure. After this he worked as a Junior Research Fellow on a project titled “Development of Ready -To- Use Assorted Sand for Construction Activities from Zinc Refining Wastes and Marble Powder” sanctioned by Ministry of Mines, Government of India at the Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur. From this work he has published a patent titled “Artificial sand and the Process of Manufacturing the Same from Waste Marble Powder”.
He joined at IFM, Deakin University in March 2022 where he is enrolled in PhD under supervision of Assoc. Prof Will Gates and Dr Alastair McLeod. For his research he is studying the concept of Circular Economy with respect to the construction industry with a focus on concrete production and performance. Particularly, he is exploring the potential of diverting Heat-treated Industrial Waste from landfill and repurposing it as constituent of concrete to reduce the embodied carbon emissions and environmental footprint of concrete. Also, he is working on potential of locally available gravel wash fines as replacement of cement in mortars and concrete. Besides this he will be looking into life cycle assessment of the resultant concrete.
He completed his Master of Technology in Environmental Engineering degree at National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT), Ranchi, India in 2017 on a Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) fellowship. During his master’s he worked on Fly Ash Based Geopolymers at CSIR- National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jharkhand, India for one year.
Post this he worked as an Assistant Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre (JECRC), Rajasthan for about 18 months. He has worked as the Deputy Head of Civil Engineering Department during this tenure. After this he worked as a Junior Research Fellow on a project titled “Development of Ready -To- Use Assorted Sand for Construction Activities from Zinc Refining Wastes and Marble Powder” sanctioned by Ministry of Mines, Government of India at the Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur. From this work he has published a patent titled “Artificial sand and the Process of Manufacturing the Same from Waste Marble Powder”.
He joined at IFM, Deakin University in March 2022 where he is enrolled in PhD under supervision of Assoc. Prof Will Gates and Dr Alastair McLeod. For his research he is studying the concept of Circular Economy with respect to the construction industry with a focus on concrete production and performance. Particularly, he is exploring the potential of diverting Heat-treated Industrial Waste from landfill and repurposing it as constituent of concrete to reduce the embodied carbon emissions and environmental footprint of concrete. Also, he is working on potential of locally available gravel wash fines as replacement of cement in mortars and concrete. Besides this he will be looking into life cycle assessment of the resultant concrete.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Graduate Researcher Teaching FellowDeakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research FellowDeakin University, Institute for Frontier Materials, Burwood, Australia1 Dec 2025 - present
- PhD CandidateDeakin University, Institute for Frontier Materials, Burwood, Australia22 Dec 2022 - 21 Jun 2025
- Graduate Teaching FellowDeakin University, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Burwood, Australia15 Feb 2023 - present
DEGREES
- Master of TechnologyNational Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi
- PhDDeakin University, Burwood, Australia23 Mar 2022 - 5 Nov 2025
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences