Pranav Sharma

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Pranav Sharma (प्रणव शर्मा) is an astronomer and science historian known for his work on the history of the Indian Space Program. He has curated Space Museum at the B. M. Birla Science Centre (Hyderabad, India).{{Cite web |title=Space Museum opened at Hyderabad with ISRO Collaboration - ISRO |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/update/08-aug-2019/space-museum-opened-hyderabad-with-isro-collaboration |access-date=2020-09-09 |website=www.isro.gov.in}} Sharma was in charge of the history of the Indo-French scientific partnership project supported by the Embassy of France in India.{{Cite web |title=Documenting Indo-French Scientific & Technological Partnership |url=https://in.ambafrance.org/Documenting-Indo-French-Scientific-Technological-Partnership |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=La France en Inde / France in India |language=en}} He is a national award-winning science communicator{{Cite news |date=2019-12-06 |title=Birla Science Centre's Pranav Sharma gets REX Karmaveer Award |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/birla-science-centres-pranav-sharma-gets-rex-karmaveer-award/article30214217.ece |access-date=2020-09-09 |issn=0971-751X}} and has extensively worked in the popularization of astronomy education in India.{{Cite web |title=A space traveller's tale |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/dec/21/a-space-travellers-tale-2078898.html |access-date=2020-09-09 |website=The New Indian Express|date=21 December 2019 }}{{Cite news |last=Thatipalli |first=Mallik |date=2020-02-24 |title=Science as a way of life |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/science-as-a-way-of-life/article30899265.ece |access-date=2022-04-08 |issn=0971-751X}}

He also served as the Policy and Diplomacy Advisor to United Nations International Computation Centre{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.unicc.org/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=UNICC |language=en-US}} and Member Secretary (Policy, Transdisciplinary Disruptive Science, and Communications) for G20-Science20.{{Cite web |title=Home : Science20 - India 2023 |url=https://s20india.org/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |language=en}}

Sharma is the Co-Lead on the History of Data-Driven Astronomy Project , Adjunct Researcher at Raman Research Institute, Scientific Advisor to Arc Ventures, Science Diplomacy Consultant to Indian National Science Academy, and Visiting Faculty at The Druk Gyalpo's Institute,{{Cite web |title=Meet The Team – DGI |url=https://dgi.edu.bt/meet-the-team/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=dgi.edu.bt}} Bhutan. He is an Associate Member of Astronomical Society of India.{{Cite web |title=View Details {{!}} Astronomical Society of India |url=https://www.astron-soc.in/viewdetails/1125 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.astron-soc.in}}

He has co-authored the book Essential Astrophysics: Interstellar Medium to Stellar Remnants, CRC Press, 2019.{{Cite web |title=Essential Astrophysics: Interstellar Medium to Stellar Remnants |url=https://www.routledge.com/Essential-Astrophysics-Interstellar-Medium-to-Stellar-Remnants/Basu-Sharma/p/book/9781032105635 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}