{{Short description|Indian-born Australian scholar}} {{Infobox person | name = Om Kumar Harsh | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|09|12}} | birth_place = | other_names = | occupation = [[Vice-chancellor]], [[scholar]] | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''O. K. Harsh''' (born 12 September 1952) is an Indian-Australian [[scholar]] and [[academician]].<ref name="eu">{{cite web |title=Alumnus learnt value of knowledge at UNE |url=https://www.une.edu.au/about-une/news-and-events/news/2018/11/distinguished-alumni-learnt-the-power-and-value-of-knowledge-at-une |website=www.une.edu.au}}</ref>
He is currently an International Academic and Research Advisor at the Brit College of Engineering and Technology [[London]], [[United Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Brit College of Engineering & Technology (BCET) - Teachers |url=https://bcet.uk/teachers |website=BCET.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=बीकानेर के प्रोफेसर ओम कुमार हर्ष ब्रिट कॉलेज लंदन में अंतरराष्ट्रीय सलाहकार नियुक्त |url=https://www.khaskhabar.com/local/rajasthan/bikaner-news/news-bikaner-professor-om-kumar-harsh-appointed-as-international-advisor-at-brit-college-london-news-hindi-1-651515-KKN.html |website=khas khabar |language=hi |date=6 July 2024}}</ref> an Advisor at Vikrant University, and Honorary [[Pro-chancellor]] at Glocal University, India. Formerly he has served as a [[vice-chancellor]] at Glocal University and [[Tantia University]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mahajan |first1=Dr Krishan |title=Legally Victimising National Monuments: Role of Parliament, Union Government & Supreme Court |date=30 May 2018 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-64324-012-1 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Legally_Victimising_National_Monuments/HdVdDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=prof+om+kumar+Harsh&pg=PT26&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Om Kumar Harsh - researchr profile |url=https://researchr.org/profile/dromkumarharsh |website=researchr.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Prof. (Dr) Om Kumar Harsh - glocalnew |url=https://glocaluniversity.edu.in/prof-dr-om-kumar-harsh/ |website=Glocaluniversity.edu.in |date=10 October 2024}}</ref>
==Early life and education== He was born on 12 September 1952 in [[Calcutta]] but his root belongs to [[Bikaner]].<ref>{{cite web |title=बीकानेर नगर के गौरव डॉक्टर ओम कुमार हर्ष का सम्मान किया |url=https://www.tharexpressnews.com/honored-dr-om-kumar-harsh-the-pride-of-bikaner-city/ |website=थार एक्सप्रेस |date=22 March 2024}}</ref> Om Kumar Harsh has academic portfolio with four research degrees, in areas such as [[Semiconductor]], [[Plasma (physics)]], [[electrical engineering]] and [[Computer science]]. He is a [[alumni|distinguished alumnus]] of the [[University of New England (Australia)]].<ref name="eu"/>
==Career== O. K. Harsh has served as the [[Vice-chancellor]] of [[Tantia University]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tantia University {{!}} Sri Ganganagar Best Private University |url=https://www.tantiauniversity.com/About/Authority?type=Advisory_Board |website=Tantiauniversity.com |language=en}}</ref>
He has about 135 publications to his name and these publications have been cited by hundred of citations.<ref>{{cite web |title=O. K. Harsh |url=https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=I2QFQdEAAAAJ |website=scholar.google.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Om Kumar Harsh - Glocal University |url=https://independent.academia.edu/OmKumarHarsh |website=nios-openboardresults.academia.edu |language=en}}</ref>
Dr Harsh has been invited to lecture and keynote at numerous workshops and seminars in India, Australia and overseas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alumnus learnt value of knowledge at UNE |url=https://www.une.edu.au/about-une/news-and-events/news/2018/11/distinguished-alumni-learnt-the-power-and-value-of-knowledge-at-une |website=www.une.edu.au |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OUR SPEAKER MEMBERS - RESEARCH CULTURE SOCIETY |url=https://researchculturesociety.org/our-speaker-members/ |website=Researchculturesociety.org |date=11 January 2017}}</ref>
==Awards and accolades== He was awarded the UNE Alumni Award 2018 by the [[University of New England (Australia)]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 UNE Alumni Awards announced |url=https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/5770854/2018-une-alumni-awards-announced/ |website=Armidaleexpress.com.au |language=en-au |date=21 November 2018}}</ref>
==Notable publications== *"[https://journals.klalliance.org/index.php/JKMP/article/view/283 Three dimensional knowledge management and explicit knowledge reuse]", 2009, OK Harsh, Journal: Journal of Knowledge Management Practice, Cited by 72 *"[https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.19.4336 Low-energy plasmon K β′ satellite in the K β 1, 3 x-ray emission spectra of Mn, Cr, and their compounds]", 1979, KS Srivastava, RL Shrivastava, OK Harsh, V Kumar, Vol:19, Cited by 38 *"[https://www.ijiet.org/papers/247-T0030.pdf A self review and external review model for teaching and assessing novice programmers]", 2013, Vol:3, Issue:2, p:120, Cited by 31 *"[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6644388 Mobile devices supported learning for novice programmers]", 2013, Sohail Iqbal, Morshed U Chowdhury, Om Kumar Harsh, p:277-282, Cited by 22 *"[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022369779900660 X-ray K-absorption edge shifts in transition elements]", 1979, KS Srivastava, RL Shrivastava, OK Harsh, V Kumar, vol:40, Issue:6, p:489-491, Cited by 17 *"[https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/irrodl/2002-v3-n2-irrodl05612/1072885ar/abstract/ Role of delivery, course design and teacher-student interaction: Observations of adult distance education and traditional on-campus education]", 2002, Om Kumar Harsh, M Sadiq Sohail, vol:3, Issue:2, p:1-10, Cited by 16 *"[https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/entities/publication/81ace265-1c5f-4a1e-801e-a89945472816/full Involvement of free and bound excitons and exciton molecules in transport and recombination in silicon solar cells and related devices], 1997, pub: UNSW, Sydney
==Read more== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeyLfNBhMbA Interview of "Prof. Om Kumar Harsh"]
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