Dr. Mihir Chauhan has been an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department since 2008. He earned his BE in Mechanical Engineering in 2005 and his ME in CAD/CAM specialization in 2007. In 2016, he received his PhD from Nirma University. Dr. Chauhan has published a patent on anti-mine vehicles and has numerous publications in international journals and conferences. Currently, he is mentoring three PhD candidates in the field of Robotics and leading both minor and major research projects funded by Nirma University and external agencies.
Dr. Chauhan served as an Adjunct Faculty member at Florida Atlantic University, FL, USA, from June 2022 to December 2022, as part of a faculty exchange program. He is also the faculty advisor for Team Nirma Robocon, which has won the national championship a record 11 times and represented India at the international ABU-ROBOCON event. Under his mentorship, Team Nirma Robocon secured 7th place in the 2021 International Robocon and 3rd place in the 2022 competition, earning several awards at the international level.
In addition, Dr. Chauhan mentors Team Nirma AUV, which competes in various national and international underwater robotic competitions. The team won the National Championship title in the AMU ROV 2023. Dr. Chauhan has also served as the Faculty Advisor for the Mechanical Engineering Students' Association (MESA) since 2010, where he has taken a leading role in organizing numerous student events.
His research interests include Soft Robotics, Stress Analysis of Composite Materials, Reconfigurable Mechanisms, Bioinspired Robotics, and the Dynamics of Mechanical Systems.
