Dr. Sumit Mahajan is an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Design at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, where his research focused on the design and development of SMAW electrode coatings for dissimilar metal welds in ultra-supercritical power plant applications.

He has over a decade of teaching and research experience across reputed institutions, including Lovely Professional University, Gautam Buddha University, IIMT Group of Colleges, and Noida International University. At JIIT, he teaches core mechanical engineering subjects such as Manufacturing Processes, Design of Machine Elements, Welding Engineering etc.

Dr. Mahajan has authored numerous research papers in reputed international journals, with contributions spanning welding metallurgy, corrosion behavior, biofuels and advanced materials. He actively supervises postgraduate and doctoral research scholars and has guided multiple M.Tech theses, with ongoing Ph.D. supervision.

He is proficient in advanced characterization techniques, including SEM, XRD, TGA, DSC, and mechanical testing methods, and regularly serves as a reviewer for leading international journals. His academic contributions have been recognized with awards such as the Best Poster Presentation at IIT Jodhpur. Through his research and teaching, Dr. Mahajan aims to bridge the gap between academic innovation and industrial application in materials and manufacturing engineering.