Mohammad Azhar U Din Mir| PhD Scholar

About Me

I am a Doctoral Research Scholar in Structural Engineering at IIT Mandi. I have extensive experience in X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT)–based scanning and quantitative analysis of material microstructures, including specimen preparation, image acquisition, reconstruction, and post-processing. My broader expertise lies in solid and fracture mechanics, finite element analysis.

Hobbies & Interests

🎵 Music: Enjoy rap and hip-hop, particularly the work of Talha Anjum, as well as classical ghazals by Mehdi Hassan and Nayyara Noor.
🎬 Movies: Strong interest in narrative-driven cinema and storytelling particularly the works of Abbas Kiarostami and Andrei Tarkovsky. Active on Letterboxd — azharudin
⚽ Football: Passionate follower of English football and a lifelong supporter of Liverpool FC, the greatest club in English football history.
🏎️ Formula 1: Motorsport enthusiast and a fan of Max Verstappen, the greatest driver of all time.
🎾 Tennis: A long-time follower of professional tennis, with Rafael Nadal as my all-time favorite, and a strong interest in the emerging rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Education

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Doctor of Philosophy (Structural Engineering), 2024 – Present
CGPA: 8.13 / 10
Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai
B.Tech – Civil Engineering, 2017 – 2021
CGPA: 8.65 / 10

PhD Coursework (IIT Mandi)

Uncertainty Analysis in Civil Engineering (CE-516)
Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics (ME-506)
High-Performance Scientific Computing (ME-522)
Mechanics of Composite Materials (CE-617)
Solid Mechanics in Structural Engineering (CE-557)
Numerical Methods for Engineering Computation (ME-504)
Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (ME-615)
Research Methodology for Civil Engineering (CE-600*)
Selected Topics in Plasticity and Damage Mechanics (ME-591)
Consciousness and Professional Ethics (GE-502)

Honors & Achievements

GATE 2023 – Qualified
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (Civil Engineering).
Innovative Project Award — AICONATHON 2021
Awarded for the project “Development of Interactive Tool for Design of Steel Structures”, evaluated at AICONATHON-2021 organized by the School of Civil Engineering, VIT Chennai (7–8 May 2021). The project received a cash prize of INR 5000 and server hosting support for testing purposes from the industrial partner.

Experience

IIT Delhi — Junior Research Fellow (2023–2024)

Designed and fabricated a test tank simulating ship hull environments under air and water loading.
Deployed PZT sensor networks for Lamb wave generation and acquisition.
Analyzed guided wave propagation for detection of cracks and corrosion.
Worked on structural health monitoring and non-destructive evaluation of ship hull structures.

IIT Bombay — Junior Research Intern (2020)

Developed a computational module for OSDag under the FOSSEE project.
Automated structural design of steel built-up sections.
Implemented algorithms for structural design verification.

GMR Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. — Graduate Engineer Trainee (2021–2022)

Managed site operations for railway track quadrupling projects.
Ensured quality control, safety compliance, and adherence to engineering drawings.
Resolved on-site technical challenges through coordination with stakeholders.

Teaching Assistant Experience

Mechanics of Composite Materials (CE-617), IIT Mandi
Teaching Assistant — Fall 2025
Assisted in tutorials, problem-solving sessions, and evaluation of assignments, quiz and exam sheets.

Projects

Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Safety (2019)

Implemented non-destructive damage detection techniques.
Analyzed sensor data to identify structural anomalies.
Defined safety thresholds for bridge components.

Automated Design Tool for Steel Structures (2021)

Developed an Excel–VBA based automated steel design tool.
Performed iterative code-based design calculations.
Improved efficiency and reduced manual computation effort.

Publications

Mohammad Azhar U Din Mir, Rajneesh Sharma (2025).
Microstructurally informed mechanical characterization of foam concrete using fabric tensor approach.
Submitted to ICCMS 2025, IIT Bhubaneswar (Under Review).

Mohammad Azhar U Din Mir