P.M. Mohite

Dr. P.M. Mohite is a Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, with a career spanning over two decades in composite materials research. He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Kanpur (2007) and has been a Visiting Assistant Professor (2008-2009) and later Assistant, Associate, and Professor (2019-present) at IIT Kanpur.

Research Interests include:

• Advanced composite structures analysis
• Micromechanics and damage modeling
• Finite element adaptive methods
• Metal plasticity and polymer composites
• Aerostructural optimization

Key Publications focus on damage mechanics, structural optimization, and micromechanical characterization, with recent works on evolutionary algorithm-based composite design and boundary layer effects in laminates.

Scientific Awards received:

• Best Student Award (B.E. Mechanical, 1998)
• AIAA Students Paper Contest Finalist (2006)

Teaching Contributions include core courses like Composite Materials and Finite Element Methods, alongside advanced postgraduate topics in aerospace structural analysis.

Advising has impacted 30+ M.Tech/Ph.D. students, including international collaborations with Université de Biskra (Algeria) and Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France).