Kashma Sharma is presently working as Assistant Professor of Chemistry, DAV College, Sector-10, Chandigarh. She was awarded UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship to Women in 2017 and carried out the research work in the Institute of Forensic Science & Criminology, Panjab University Chandigarh. She was a postdoctoral research fellow in the material science group at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She earned her Ph.D. from Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan (H.P.) in Collaboration with the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar in 2014. She completed her MSc in Chemistry from Panjab University Chandigarh in 2010. She also worked in Grant-in-aid for the joint center project titled "Joint Center for generating tissue-engineered organs and controlling cell behavior" under Indo-US Joint R&D Networked Center. So far, she has been published more than 25 research papers, and edited two books, and published more than 5 book chapters. Her principal research interests include the synthesis, processing, and characterization of bio-based/biodegradable polymers; drug delivery devices, self-healing composites and multifunctional smart materials, tissue engineering, and wastewater treatment.