CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, 2024
  • Thesis title: Modeling of Polymer Additive Manufacturing Systems using Mechanistic Data Science
  • Advisor: Prof. Wing Kam Liu
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2017
  • Thesis title: A computational study of nanoindentation in Aluminum and its alloys
  • Advisor: Prof. Mohammad Abdul Motalab
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2015
  • Thesis title: Effect of applied magnetic field and its direction on natural convection in a porous C-shaped cavity filled with ferrofluid
  • Advisor: Prof. Sumon Saha

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Aug 2024-Present

• Visiting Researcher, Prof. Liu Group, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, May 2024-Jul 2024

• Graduate Research Assistant, Prof. Liu Group, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2018-2024

• Research Engineer, HIDENN-AI LLC, Oak Brook, IL
  • Jul 2023 - Present
  • Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

• Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct 2015 – Jul 2018

• Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan 2013 – Sep 2015

Grants

• Navy STTR Phase I ($240,000)
  • Title: Digital Twin-based Machine Control for Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metallic Aerospace Components (N68335-23-C-0441)
  • Role: PI
  • Status: Completed
  • June 2023 - Aug 2024
• Navy SBIR Phase I ($240,000)
  • Title: Data-Driven Physics-Based Modeling Tools to Determine Effective Mechanical Properties of As-Built Composite Structures (N6833522C0371)
  • Role: PI
  • Status: Completed
  • Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
• NSF ACCESS (200,000 ACCESS Credits)
  • Title: Accelerating advanced manufacturing simulation with C-HiDeNN-TD (MCH230025)
  • Role: PI; Co-PI: Wing Kam Liu
  • Status: In Progress
  • Jun 2023 - Jun 2024

Awards and Honors

• Innagural Graduate Mentorship Award, Northwestern University, 2024
• Walter P. Murphy Fellowship, Northwestern University, 2018 - 2019
• Predictive Science and Engineering Design Fellowship, Northwestern University, 2019 - 2020
• Argonne Training Program on Extreme Scale Computing (ATPESC) Fellow, 2022
• NSF Conference Attendee Fellowship, 2021
• USNC/TAM Attendee Fellowship, 2021
• University Merit Scholarship, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 2010 - 2015
• Dean’s List, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 2010 - 2015
• Professor M.A. Naser Memorial Scholarship, 2013
• American Association for Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects (AABEA) Scholarship, 2012 - 2013
• Education Board Scholarship, 2007 - 2015