Name  : Dr. N. S. Pawar
Designation:Professor
Qualification: PhD (Mechanical), M-Tech (CAD/CAM/CAE), BE (Automobile).

  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering from BVDU, Pune in 2025.
  • M-Tech in CAD/CAM/CAE from Shivaji University, Kolhapur in 2014.
  • BE in Automobile Engineering from Shivaji University, Kolhapur in 2011.

Overview of Profile:

Dr. Nikhilesh Pawar is working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at MIT Academy of Engineering, Pune. He has completed his PhD from BVDU, College of engineering, Pune in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career as a Trainee Engineer at Tata Motors Ltd. Pune in 2011, He worked as Lead Engineer at HCL Technologies Ltd, Bangalore. He has also worked as an Assistant Professor with Savitribai Phule Pune University. His teaching interests include CAD/CAM/CAE, Robotics, Mechanical engineering etc.

Fore Front Area of Research: Mechanical Design, Finite element Method, Computational Fluid dynamics, Wind turbines.

Email id (College only): nikhilesh.pawar@mitaoe.ac.in
Experience (in years) Teaching, Industry and Research: Teaching: 8 Years, Industry: 3.5 Years.

Awards and Achievements

  • SAE India Western Section National Scholarship 2011.
  • Lifetime member of “Indian Society for Technical Education”

Research / Patents / Publications

  • 3 Research papers published in reputed International Journals

JOURNALS

  • “Significance of domestic wind turbines and study of their key design & performance parameters” AIP Conf. Proc. 3013, 020008 (2024), Volume 3013, Issue 1, 21 March 2024.
  • “Design and Modeling of The Blades for A Horizontal-Axis Micro-Capacity Wind-Turbine using Aerodynamic Theories” The Indian Journal Of Technical Education, ISSN 0971-3034 Volume 47, Special Issue No. 1, September 2024.
  • “Case Study on Improved Design of the Spur-Gear Pair for Motion Transmission in a Micro-Capacity Wind Turbine” The Indian Journal Of Technical Education, ISSN 0971-3034 Volume 47, Special Issue No. 1, September 2024.

CONFERENCES

  • “Modelling, Simulation and Prototype Testing of Optimum Blade Design for a Micro-capacity Wind Turbine Applications” International Conference on Joint Innovations in Sustainable Engineering, Project Management and New Transformations in Computing and Communication (IC-JSPMNTC 2024), JSPM Narhe Technical Campus, Narhe, Pune. 27-28 June 2024.