Dr Dhiraj K. Mahajan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Ropar. He was a post-doctoral researcher at ICAMS (Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulations), Ruhr University Bochum (Germany), which he joined after his Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur in the field of Solid Mechanics. He has a bachelor’s degree in Production Technology from Punjab Technical University and a master’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing Processes from NIT Warangal. At IIT Ropar, he is coordinating a research laboratory named “Ropar Mechanics of Materials Laboratory” that is focused on materials, design, and advanced manufacturing. His immediate focus is on the indigenous development of hydrogen energy technology (including the development of high-pressure hydrogen storage Type IV tanks, proton exchange membrane fuel cells, etc.) toward a zero-emission future for the country. Along with this, he is focusing on medical device development using micromanufacturing processes. He has filed five patents to date and has coordinated more than INR 75 million worth of sponsored and consultancy projects.