Vagish Datta Mishra

Dr. Vagish Datta Mishra is an Assistant Professor at the School of Advanced Engineering, UPES, specializing in Aerospace Structures, Sustainable Manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, Ballistic Impact, Functionally Graded Materials, fatigue of structures, composite materials, and finite element analysis. With a strong academic and research background in structural mechanics, his work focuses on advancing the understanding of Hypervelocity Impact, FGMs, damage evolution, crack propagation, and reliability assessment in aerospace structures. He actively integrates computational modelling with experimental investigations to formulate reliable design methodologies for modern lightweight materials and structures. 

Dr. Mishra is deeply committed to interdisciplinary and industry-oriented engineering education. His teaching approach emphasizes practical learning through laboratory exposure, project-based learning (PBL), and real-world case studies. He has contributed to scientific dissemination through publications, conference presentations, and collaborative research activities in the domain of structural health monitoring and failure analysis. 

Beyond academics, he has actively participated in organizing scientific events, guiding student research projects, and collaborating with professional bodies to promote a research-driven academic environment. His long-term vision is to contribute toward improving structural safety, service life prediction, and sustainable material usage in the aviation and transportation industries. 

Dr. Mishra brings over four years of industry experience from deep-tech startups, complemented by two years of post-doctoral research at IIT Madras, where he worked extensively on hypervelocity impact phenomena. 

Sustainable Manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, Ballistic Impact, Fatigue and fracture mechanics, composite materials, structural health monitoring, finite element modelling, damage tolerance analysis, failure analysis of aerospace structures, and life prediction of load-bearing components. 

Dr. Mishra’s teaching philosophy emphasizes conceptual clarity, experiential learning, and application-driven problem solving. I strongly believe in bridging theory with real-world engineering through laboratory exposure, case studies, simulations, and project-based learning. I aim to cultivate curiosity, analytical ability, and ethical responsibility in young engineers. 

Dr. Mishra has taught courses on Strength of Materials, Aircraft Structures I & II, Composite Structures, Aircraft Structure Integrity, Fatigue and Fracture of Materials, Finite Element Method, Engineering Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, and Structural Analysis. Additionally, he has supervised hands-on laboratory components in material testing and numerical simulation. 

Dr. Mishra and his team won the Defence India Start-up Challenge, an initiative orchestrated by the Government of India. Dr. Mishra's academic journey includes being granted a post-doctoral fellowship by IIT Madras and holds a lifetime membership in the esteemed Aeronautical Society of India. 

Engaged in ongoing research focusing on fatigue damage characterization, finite element modelling, and understanding crack behavior in composite and metallic structures. Actively contributing to journal publications, conference proceedings, and technical reports. Supervised undergraduate and postgraduate student projects in structural mechanics, material characterization, and numerical simulation. Participated in national and international academic activities, including organization of conferences, technical sessions, and expert talks. Maintains collaboration with academia and industry to support experimental and simulation-based investigations in structural integrity and safety. Further, Dr. Mishra has also served as a reviewer for journals such as the Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Experimental mechanics, and Materials letters. 

vagish.mishra@ddn.upes.ac.in