"Tex" Moncrief, Jr. Centennial Chair in the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
His research interests include hydraulic fracturing, oilfield water management, formation damage, and improved oil recovery.
In 2018, Sharma was elected a member of the US National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the science and technology of production from unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Beyond academia, Sharma has founded Austin Geotech Services, an E&P consulting company in 1996.
He also co-founded Layline Petroleum in 2006, Navidad Energy in 2017, Geothermix in 2020, and Polaris Lithium in 2021.