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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Study deformation, damage and failure of biological, bioinspired and engineered materials at multiple length scales.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (2008) Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA Dissertation: Molecular Simulations of Deformation, Failure and Fracture of Nanostructured Materials Advisor: Dr. C. T. Sun, Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor Currently, Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Aeronautics and Astronautics Major: Structures & Materials; Minor: Aerodynamics

M.S. (2004) Mechanical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Alabama, USA Thesis: Manufacturing and Characterization of Nanophased Filaments and their Composites Advisor: Dr. Hassan Mahfuz Currently, Associate Dean for Research-Engineering and Professor, Ocean Engineering, Florida Atlantic University.

B.S. (2000) Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh Senior Project: Analytical Study of Annular Liquid Jet

APPOINTMENTS

Sep 2016 – Present Sep 2010 – Aug 2016 Aug 2008 – Jul 2010 Jul 2000 – Jun 2001

Associate Professor, University of Texas, Arlington TX Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Arlington TX Postdoctoral Associate, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (mentor: Dr. Wing Kam Liu, Walter P Murphy Professor) Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, BUET, Bangladesh

SUPPORTS AND FUNDING

$613,079 (awarded): Jan 2018 to Feb 2021 - Office of Naval Research and UTA; Role – PI (Single Investigator)

o Title: Multiscale Neurobiology of Brain Injury (Performing computation to assess structural, physiological and electrochemical damage of neuron)

$255,126 (awarded) + $21,200 (awarded): Jan 2016 to Dec 2019 - Office of Naval Research and

UTA; Role – PI (Single Investigator)

ASHFAQ ADNAN, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering US Citizen

Bldg. WH 315B 500 West First Street, Arlington, TX 76019 (817) 272 2006 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.uta.edu/faculty/aadnan

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http://www.uta.edu/faculty/aadnan


o Title: Multiscale Damage to Axons under Dynamic Mechanical Loading including Cavitation (Performing computation to assess axonal damage due to blast induced shock mechanical loading)

$120,000 + $10,000 (REU Supplement): Aug, 2015 to Jan 2017 – NSF CMMI MEP Program: Role – PI (co-PI Bill Fahrenholtz from MS&T)

o Title: EAGER: Building Strong and Tough Multiphase Ceramics via Interface Tailoring (Performing computation and experiments to develop a novel ZrfB2 based multiphase ceramics for high strength and toughness)

$34,998: Aug, 2015 to Jan 2017 – America Makes - Georgia Tech Prime (Project Call # 3): Role – co-PI (PI Robert Taylor, UTA MAE)

o Title: Design Guidance for Additive Manufacturing sponsored by (Performing experiments to characterize fracture properties of 3D printed structures with process-induced microstructures).

$1,055,345 (total): July 2013 to Aug 2016 - TX DoT; Role – co-PI (PI - Mohammad S. Hossain , CE UTA)

Title: Slope Stability Analyses and Implementation of New Slope Stabilization Methods for Dallas and Fort Worth District (Developed computational model to design plastic pin reinforced soil for preventing slope failure due to incremental weather)

$10,000: Jun 2011 to May 2012 – Research Enhancement Program (REP) Award (PI) o Title: Multiscale Analysis and Mechanics of Osteoporotic Trabecular Bone.

(Developed multiscale computational model to predict fracture behavior of osteoporotic bone using MD simulation, composite mechanics and finite element analysis)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, Sept 2010 to Present

Computational Biomechanics

o Developing a multiscale modeling framework to understand the damage mechanisms of brain injured (traumatic brain injury – TBI) by mild trauma (non-penetrating). (Collaborator: Naval Research Lab). (funded by ONR)

o Developed a novel integrated multiscale computational model to understand the effect of physical mechanical stimuli on the remodeling of bone and bone-like materials. (Collaborator: Benito Chen Charpentier, Math, UTA; Hristo Kojouharov, Math, Mark Richard Kinesiology UTA). (partially funded by UTA’s REP Grant)

Computational Material Design

o Developing multiscale computational models involving nanoscale, microscale and macroscale to predict size-dependent failure and fracture properties of nanostructured ceramic materials and design strong-yet-tough ceramic materials via bottom up “material design” approach. (Collaborator: Bill Fahrenholtz (MS&T), Greg Hilmas (MS&T)) (funded by NSF)

Advanced Manufacturing


o Developing a novel 3D+ additive manufacturing technique, to build nanocomposites filaments. (collaborator: Dr. Bo P Wang, MAE, UTA, Robert Taylor, UTA and Stratasys.)

(funded by America Makes via Stratays)

Multidisciplinary collaboration

o Developing analytical model to predict fracture toughness, elastic properties and structural stability of plastic pin reinforced expansive soil. (Collaborator: Md. Hossain, CE, UTA) (funded by TXDoT)

o Investigating anti-microbial properties of 3D printable polymer nanocomposites (collaborator Kevin Schug, Chemistry, UTA).

o Investigating multi-scale fracture mechanisms of multi-layered ceramic capacitors in MEMS devices. (collaborator: Dr. Dereje Agonafer, MAE, UTA)

o Investigating electrophoretic translocation of DNA through nanopores (collaborator: Dr. Samir Iqbal, EEE, UTA)

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, August 2008 to Jul 2010

Nanodiamond Based Nanomedicine Delivery System

o Mentor: Wing Kam Liu; Collaborators: Dean Ho and George Schatz (Northwestern University) (Funding Source: NSF-CMMI)

o Developed a simplified constant-pH MD simulation technique and then evaluated the pH dependent nanodiamond-drug interaction.

Viscoelasticity and Multiscale Modeling of Rubber Nanocomposites

o Mentor: Wing Kam Liu; Collaborators: L. Cate Brinson, Jane Wang and Stefano Gonella# (Northwestern University) [# now at Univ. of Minnesota] (Funding Source: Industry)

o Co-developed a multiresolution continuum framework to predict the macroscopic viscoelastic behavior of polymer nanocomposites as a function of their internal micro and nanostructures at different temperature and frequency regimes.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Jan 2004 to August 2008.

Defect Thermodynamics and Nanomechanics

o Studied the roles of nanoscale surface, interfaces and defects on the mechanical and physical behavior of crystalline nanostructures using atomistic calculations.

Polymer Mechanics and Nanocomposites

o Performed MD simulations to capture the size-dependent deformation and failure process of nanoparticle reinforced polymer nanocomposites. (Funding Source: NSF-CREST)


Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, June 2001 to December 2003

Manufacturing and Characterization of Polymer Nanofilaments and their Nanocomposites

o Manufactured a novel high performance nanocomposite fiber system through a custom modification of conventional filament extrusion technology and performed experiments to characterize the thermal/mechanical properties of nanocomposite filaments. (Funding Source: NSF-CREST and ONR)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

[2015-16: Nominated from MAE Department and COE for Excellence in Teaching.] [2014-15: Nominated from MAE Department and COE for Excellence in Teaching.] [2013-14: Nominated from MAE Department for Excellence in Teaching.] University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, Sept 2010 to Present

AE 5339: Structural Aspects of Design (Spring 2017)

This course covers analytical methods of structural analysis and failure, fracture and fatigue theories that are used in design.

ME/AE 5101: Graduate Seminar (Fall 14, 15, 16, 17 and Spring 15, 16, 17)

Graduate Seminar is a weekly seminar series featuring research presentations from students and external speakers. This class will help graduate students broaden their perspectives by learning about ongoing research at UT Arlington and outside. In addition, students who give presentations in the seminar will improve their oral communication skills.

MAE 3315: Aircraft Structural Statics (Spring 2014, 15, 16, Fall 2015, 17) The course is intended to provide students with a clear and thorough presentation of both the theory and applications of the fundamental principles of mechanics of materials that used in aircraft structural design.

MAE 2312: Solid Mechanics (Fall 2010,11,12, 15 and Spring 2011,12, 13,14)

This course covers the relationships between stresses and strains in elastic bodies and the tension, compression, shear, bending, torsion, and combined loadings which produce them. It also covers the deflections and elastic curves, shear and bending moment diagrams for beams, and column theory.

ME 5390/AE5301*: Advanced Mechanics of Materials (Fall 2011, 12, 13, 14, 16,17) (Newly developed graduate class) *Now ME/AE5304. Obtained Permanent Course Number allocation in the graduate catalog 2014-15)

This graduate level course covers the calculation of stresses and strains in a body that experiences elastic, plastic and/or viscoelastic deformation. This course will also highlight nanoelasticity to show the size-dependent structure-property relations of nanomaterials and piezoelectricity to demonstrate the voltage-displacement relations of piezoelectric materials.

MAE 4342: Mechanical Design II (Summer 2013) Analysis for the design and manufacture of basic mechanical elements, and their role in the design of machines. A brief review of relevant topics including stress/deflection, failure theories, and contact stress is initially conducted. It is


then extended to the design of fundamental mechanical components including shafts, gears, springs, bearings, fasteners, and clutches/brakes.

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, August 2008 to July 2010

ME 317: Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (Winter 2008, 2009)

Role: Co-Instructor

Students were introduced to various multiple scale modeling and simulation techniques including molecular dynamics, finite element modeling and coarse grained methods. Topics covered: (1) statistical thermodynamics, (2) lattice mechanics and statistical mechanics, (3) advanced multiscale techniques such as bridging scale, bridging domain, perfectly matched layer, (4) applications of multiscale methods in polymer nanocomposites, wave propagation and failure in crystal nanostructures, and (5) nanomedicines and therapeutic delivery system.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Jan 2004 to August 2008.

AAE 352: Aerospace Structural Analysis I

Role: Instructor

Students were introduced to the fundamental structural mechanics concepts with specific focus on thin-walled structures (e.g. Aircraft structures). The course grading was based on eight homework sets, two midterm exams and final exam. Specific topics include: (1) introduction to aircraft structures and materials, (2) introduction to essential analytical tools: (a) linear elasticity, (b) torsion, (c) bending and flexural shear, (d) shear flow in thin-walled sections, (e) failure criteria for isotropic materials, (f) elastic buckling, and (g) introduction to the mechanics of advanced materials (e.g. composite materials).

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, June 2001 to December 2003

Experimental Mechanics Lab

Role: Teaching Assistant This lab covered a wide range of experimental techniques to capture basic mechanical properties of materials. Specific experiments include: (1) Tensile and compressive tests for brittle and ductile solids, (2) hardness tests using Charpy impact, (3) non-destructive stress analysis using photo elasticity, (4) three point bending tests with strain gage, (4) principal stress determination using strain gage.

Introduction to Composite Materials

Role: Lab Assistant and Substitute Lecturer

Taught several substitute lecture sessions for the graduate level Composite Materials course. Assisted students in fabricating carbon fiber/glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites for the class and then evaluating their thermo-mechanical properties.

University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh (BUET), Summer 2000 – Spring 2001


Undergraduate Lab and Problem Solving Class: Mechanical Engineering

Role: Lecturer Taught Mechanics of Machinery and Mechanical Design problem solving class for juniors. Supervised Mechanical Engineering Drawing Lab, Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Lab, Heat Transfer Lab, and Heat Engine Lab for juniors/seniors.

RESEARCH SKILLS AND BACKGROUND

A. Graduate Course Works Fracture Mechanics, Theory of Elasticity, Finite Element Methods, Mechanics of Composites, Structural Dynamics, Elastic Wave Propagation, Surfaces and Interfaces, Structures of Materials, Mechanical Vibrations, Elastic Stability of Structures. Advanced Thermodynamics, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Rotorcraft Dynamics, Principles of Aerodynamics, Nanoscale Physical Processes (Audited).

B. Technical Skills B1. Computational Programming Language: Extensive user of FORTRAN 90 including high performance parallel computation with MPI; MATLAB and Mathematica. Numerical Simulations: DLPOLY (Molecular Dynamics), LAMMPS (Molecular Dynamics) ABAQUS (Finite Element Code), COMSOL (multiphysics) Molecular Visualization: VMD, OVITO, Atomeye, DLPOLY Java GUI, RasMOL, UCSF Chimera.

B2. Manufacturing Process 3D+ manufacturing of Advanced Materials Single Screw Extrusion system for nanofilament fabrication, Compression molding for nanocomposites processing, VARTM and Autoclave for manufacturing conventional fiber reinforced composites.

B3. Physical-Chemical-Mechanical Characterization Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Dynamic Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Universal testing machines (MTS) and Nanomechanical Testing (failure, fracture and fatigue)

RESEARCH COLLABORATORS William Fahrenholtz (MS&T), Greg Hilmas (MS&T), Mohammed Hossain, CE, UTA, Muhammad Huda: Physics Dept. UTA; Peter Kroll: Chemistry, UTA; Kevin Schug: Chemistry, UTA; Dereje Agonafer, MAE, UTA; Nur Yazdani, CE, UTA; Samir Iqbal: EE, UTRGV; Mujib Khan, Georgia Southern University; Andrew Makeev, MAE, UTA; Alan Bowing, MAE, UTA, Ken Reifsnider, MAE UTA, Wen Chan, MAE UTA; Joseph Koo, UT Austin, KAI Inc.; Rhonda Prisby, UTA; Benito Chen Charpentier, Math, UTA; Hristo Kojouharov, Math, UTA

PUBLICATIONS

A. Book Chapter


1. Ashfaq Adnan, Farzad Sarker, Fahad Ferdous, “Biomechanics of Mineralized Collagen”, in Multiscale Simulations and Mechanics of Biological Materials. Wiley (2012).

2. WK Liu, Ashfaq Adnan, AM Kopacz, M Hallikainen, D Ho, R Lam, J Lee, T Belytschko, G

Schatz, Y Tzeng, Y-J Kim, S Baik, MK Kim, T Kim, J Lee, E-S Hwang, S Im, E Osawa, A Barnard, H-C Chang, C-C Chang, Eugene Onate, “Design of Nanodiamond Based Drug Delivery Patch for Cancer Therapeutics and Imaging Applications”, in Nanodiamonds: Applications in Biology and Nanoscale Medicine, Springer, 2010 (Available December 15, 2009)

B. Patent 1. Bor Z. Jang, Liu JH, Chen S, Li MZ, Mahfuz H, Ashfaq Adnan," Nanotube Fiber Reinforced

Composite Materials and Method of Producing Fiber Reinforced Composites", United States Patent # 6,934,600: 2005.

C. Journals (peer-reviewed)

J1. Wonmo Kang, Ashfaq Adnan, Thomas O'Shaughnessy, Amit Bagchi, Cavitation

nucleation in gelatin: Experiment and mechanism, Acta Biomaterialia, 2018 J2. Riaz Kayser, Ashfaq Adnan, Grain boundary driven mechanical properties of ZrB2 and

ZrC-ZrB2 nanocomposite: a molecular simulation study, Accepted, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2018

J3. Mohammad Raziul Hasan,Mohammed Arif I. Mahmood, Raja Raheel Khanzada, Nuzhat Mansur, Ashfaq Adnan, and Samir M. Iqbal, Molecular Dynamics Study of Protein Deformation through SolidState Nanopore, Functional Nanostructures, 2017.

J4. Yuan-Ting Wu and Ashfaq Adnan, Mechanism and Aftermath of Shock-Induced Cavitation Bubble Collapse in the Perineuronal Net. Scientific Reports 7, 2017

J5. Sheikh Ferdous, Ashfaq Adnan, Mode-I Fracture Toughness Prediction of Diamond at the Nanoscale, Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics 7 (3), 2017

J6. Ashfaq Adnan, Sheikh Ferdous Mechanical Properties of Computationally Designed Novel Carbon Enriched Si1-xCx Ceramics: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study Computational Materials Science, Computational Materials Science,110, (2015), Pages 331-339

J7. Ashfaq Adnan, Sheikh Ferdous, Computational Design of Novel Carbon Enriched Si1-xCx Ceramics: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study, Computational Materials Science 96, 354–359(2015)

J8. Mahmood, Mohammed Arif; Ali, Waqas; Adnan, Ashfaq; Iqbal, Samir, 3D Structural Integrity and Interactions of Single-stranded Protein-binding DNA in a Functionalized Nanopore, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter, B: Biophysical Chemistry and Biomolecules. 118(22):5799-5806, (2014)

J9. Sheikh F Ferdous, Ashfaq Adnan, Role of Surface Vacancy on the Tensile Stress-Strain Relations of Single Crystal Ni Nanowire, Computational Materials Science. 90: 221-231, (2014)

J10. Mujibur R. Khan, Hassan Mahfuz, Ashfaq Adnan, A Study of Mechanical Behavior and Morphology of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced UHMWPE/Nylon 6 Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites Fiber. Fibers and Polymers. 15(7): 1484-1492, (2014)

J11. A.R. Nazmus Sakib, Narendra De, Ashfaq Adnan, “Shear Fracture of confined NaCl nanofilms”, Computational Materials Science 68, 271-279, (2013).

J12. Sheikh F Ferdous, Farzad Sarker, Ashfaq Adnan, “Role of Nanoparticle Dispersion and Filler-Matrix Interface on the Matrix Dominated Failure of C60-PE Nanocomposites: A


molecular dynamics simulation study” Polymer, Volume 54, Issue 10, 26 Pages 2565–2576. (2013)

J13. Mujibur R. Khan, Hassan Mahfuz, Ashfaq Adnan and Ishraq Shabib, “Elastic properties of UHMWPE-SWCNT nanocomposites fiber: An experimental, theoretical and molecular dynamics evaluation” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. Volume 22, Issue 6, pp 1593-1600. (2013)

J14. A.R. Nazmus Sakib, Ashfaq Adnan, “On the Size-dependent Critical Stress Intensity Factor of Confined Brittle Nanofilms”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 86, pp 13-22. (2012)

J15. Adnan Ashfaq, Lam Robert, Chen Hanning, Lee Jessica, Schaffer Daniel, Barnard Amanda, Schatz George, Ho Dean, Liu, Wing Kam, Atomistic Simulation and Measurement of pH dependent Cancer Therapeutic Interactions with Nanodiamond Carrier”, Molecular Pharmaceutics, 8 (2), pp 368–374 (2011)

J16. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, “Evolution of nanoscale defects to planar cracks in a brittle solid”, Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids. Volume 58, Issue 7, July 2010, Pages 983-1000.

J17. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, “Effect of surface morphology and temperature on the structural stability of nanoscale wavy films”, Nanotechnology, 19(31):315702, 2008.

J18. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, “Effect of Thickness and Interface Strength on Deformation and Failure of Glassy Polymer Adhesives: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study” - Journal of Adhesion, 84(5): 401-420, 2008.

J19. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, Hassan Mahfuz, “A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study to Investigate the Effect of Filler Size on Elastic Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites”, Composites Science and Technology, 67: 348-56, 2007.

J20. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., M. M. Hasan, S. Jeelani., W. J. Wright, S. J. DeTeresa, “Enhancement of Strength and Stiffness of Nylon 6 filaments through carbon nanotubes reinforcement”, Applied Physics Letters, 88(8): 083119, 2006.

J21. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S., “Manufacturing and Characterization of Carbon nanotubes/Polyethylene Composites,” International Journal of Nanoscience, 4(1): 55-72, 2005.

J22. Nathaniel Chisholm , Hassan Mahfuz , Vijaya K. Rangari , Adnan Ashfaq and Shaik Jeelani, “Fabrication and mechanical characterization of carbon/SiC-epoxy nanocomposites”, Composite Structures, 67(1): 115-124, 2005.

J23. Mahfuz H.,Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S. Bor Z Jang, “Carbon nanoparticles/whiskers reinforced composites and their tensile response,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 35(5): 519-227, 2004. In review

J24. Ashfaq Adnan, Amit Bagchi, Siddiq Qidwai, On the Atomistic-based Semi-Empirical continuum Viscoelastic Constitutive Relations for Axonal Microtubules. (in review)

D. Conference Proceedings and Technical Presentations

Full – length papers and Presentations

C1. Rajni Chahal, Ashfaq Adnan, Ajit Roy,Molecular dynamics study of carbon nanotube/epoxy interfaces using ReaxFF, 32nd ASC conference, West Lafayette, IN 2017.

C2. Rajni Chahal, Ashfaq Adnan, Ajit Roy,Elastic constants of carbon nanotube- reinforced epoxy nanocomposites, 32nd ASC conference, West Lafayette, IN 2017.


C3. Amit Khatri, Ashfaq Adnan, Effect of Raster Orientation on Fracture Toughness Properties of 3D Printed ABS Materials and Structures, ASME IMECE 2016, Phoenix, AZ 2016 (peer-reviewed)

C4. Yuan-Ting Wu, Ashfaq Adnan, stability and collapsing mechanism of cavitation-induced nanobubbles in simulated extra-cellular matrix (ECM) near neuron, ASME IMECE 2016, Phoenix, AZ 2016 (peer-reviewed)

C5. Amit Khatri, Sushma Pothana, Ashfaq Adnan, “Mechanical Behavior of Ultra-light Bio-Inspired Nanocomposite Structures”, 12th DURACOSYS 2016, Arlington, TX 2016, 12th DURACOSYS 2016, Arlington ,TX 2016

C6. Asif Ahmed, Ashfaq Adnan, Md. S Hossain, “Performance of Recycled Plastic Pin (RPP) for Slope Stabilization”, 12th DURACOSYS 2016, Arlington, TX 2016, 12th DURACOSYS 2016, Arlington ,TX 2016

C7. Sheikh Fahad Ferdous and Ashfaq Adnan, Computational Design of Carbon Enriched Ceramics for Improved Strength and Toughness, American Society for Composite Conference, September, 2015.

C8. Ashfaq Adnan, Siddiq Qidwai and Amit Bagchi, Viscoelastic Response of Microtubule -Tau Proteins Assembly during Axonal Stretch: Combined Atomistic and Continuum Predictions, American Society for Composite Conference, September, 2015.

C9. Ashfaq Adnan, Sheikh F. Ferdous, Mujibur R. Khan, Computational Design and Mechanical Behavior of Cabon Nanotube Reinforced LDPE/Nylon 6 Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites, American Society for Composite Conference, September, 2015.

C10. Sajith Anantharaman, Sachin Jose, Ashfaq Adnan, Bo P Wang, Additive Manufacturing and Characterization of Topology Optimized PLA Structures for Bone-Implant Applications, accepted (#A-6664) for SAMPE Baltimore -2015 conference. (peer reviewed)

C11. Jiyoon Yoon, Ashfaq Adnan, Girlgeneering Science Camp at Nature and Science Museum, National Science Teacher Association Conference, Chicago, IL 2015.

C12. Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Ashfaq Adnan, Tailoring Fracture Toughness of Silicon Carbide Ceramics Film via Nanoscale Multilayering with Diamond, American Society for Composite Conference, September, 2014.

C13. Md. Farzad Sarker, Ashfaq Adnan, Multiscale Analysis for Characterizing Fracture Toughness of Trabecular Bone-like Materials, American Society for Composite Conference, September, 2014.

C14. Sheikh F Ferdous, Ashfaq Adnan, Muhammad Huda, Improving Fracture Toughness of Silicon Carbide Ceramics with Nanodiamond Reinforcements, American Society for Composite Conference, September, 2013.

C15. Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Ashfaq Adnan, The effects of filler-matrix interface strength, filler shape and filler dispersion on the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites. American Society for Composite Conference, October, 2012.

C16. Ashfaq Adnan, ARN Sakib, Sheikh F Ferdous, “pH Dependent Interfacial Adhesion between Collagen and Hydroxyapatite in the Mineralized Collagen Fibril” 2011 SAMPE TECH, October 18-19, Fort Worth ,TX

Extended Abstracts and Presentations

C17. Yuan –Tin Wu, Ashfaq Adnan, Role of Shock-Induced Cavitation Bubble Collapse on the Damage in Perineuronal Nets of Brain's Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM), 2016 MHSRS, Orlando FL.


C18. Riaz Kayser, Sheikh Ferdous, Ashfaq Adnan, Computational design of Zirconium (Zr) based multiphase ceramic materials for improved strength and toughness properties, MS&T 2016, Salt lake UT.

C19. M. A. I. Mahmood, Ashfaq Adnan and S. M. Iqbal, Structural Integrity of ssDNA on the Surface of Solid-state Nanopores, Fall 2013 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the American Physical Society, October 10-12, 2013 at UT-Brownsville.

C20. M. A. I. Mahmood, Ashfaq Adnan and S. M. Iqbal, Solid-state Nanopores Functionalized for Selective Biomarker Detection Interactions from Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies, 4th IC4N 2013, Corfu Island, Greece (June 16-20, 2013)

C21. Ashfaq Adnan, Sheikh F. Ferdous, Mujibur R. Khan, Mechanical Behavior of Cabon Nanotube Reinforced LDPE/Nylon 6 Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites: A Molecular Simulation Study, ASME IMECE 2014, Montreal, Canada, 2014.

C22. Sheikh F Ferdous, Ashfaq Adnan, Improving Fracture Toughness of Silicon Carbide Ceramics by Microstructure Tailoring, IMECE2013, ASME IMECE 2013, San Diego, CA, 2013.

C23. Sheikh F Ferdous, Farzad Sarker, Ashfaq Adnan, pH dependent failure analysis of mineralized collagen fibril, IMECE2012-88323, ASME IMECE 2012, Houston, TX, Nov 9-15.

C24. Ashfaq Adnan, Farzad Sarker, Multiscale analysis for characterizing fracture toughness of trabecular bone, IMECE2012-88331 ASME IMECE 2012, Houston, TX, Nov 9-15.

C25. A.R. Nazmus Sakib, Ashfaq Adnan Effect of Constraint size on the Mode II fracture toughness of brittle confined films., ASME IMECE 2012, Houston, TX, Nov 9-15. IMECE2012-88754, ASME IMECE 2012, Houston, TX, Nov 9-15.

C26. A.R. Nazmus Sakib, Ashfaq Adnan Effect of temperature on the Mode II fracture path and toughness of confined Silicon carbide nano-films IMECE2012-88769, ASME IMECE 2012, Houston, TX, Nov 9-15.

C27. Sheikh F Ferdous, Ashfaq Adnan The effect of filler shape, dispersion and interface with matrix on the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites. IMECE2012-88784, ASME IMECE 2012, Houston, TX, Nov 9-15.

C28. Md. Farzad Sarker, Ashfaq Adnan, “Mechanics of Collagen Fibril: A combined MD simulation and Finite Element Study”, American Society for Composite Conference, October, 2012.

C29. Ashfaq Adnan, Role of Crystal structure and orientation on the Multiscale Fracture Mechanism of Highly Confined Multilayered Nanostructures (Poster), Nanotechnology for Defense Conference (N4TD) 2012, Summerlin, Nevada, August 6-9.

C30. Ashfaq Adnan, ARN Sakib, “Defect Evolution Mechanism and Fracture Mechanics of Confined Nanostructures” (Invited), ICCES 2012, Crete, Greece, April 28- May 4, 2012.

C31. Ashfaq Adnan, ARN Sakib, “Failure and Fracture of Nanoscale Films, Nanotechnology for Defense Conference, 24-27 October, 2011, Bellevue, WA. [POSTER]

C32. Ashfaq Adnan, “Nanoscale defect thermodynamics and size dependent fracture toughness of polycrystalline brittle solids”, ASME IMECE 2011, Denver, CO, Nov 11-17.

C33. Ashfaq Adnan, “pH Dependent Proton Transport and Mechanics of mineralized Collagen Fibril”, 2011 USNCCM-11, July 25-29, Minneapolis, MN.

C34. Ashfaq Adnan, “pH dependent deformation and fracture of mineralized collagen fibril”, ASME 2011 Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, May 30-June 1; Chicago, IL.

C35. Ashfaq Adnan Fundamental Investigation of Defect Thermodynamics, Evolution and Fracture Mechanics of Nanoscale Multilayered Structures (Poster), N4TD, 24-27 October, 2011, Bellevue, WA. 2011

C36. Ashfaq Adnan, “Role of Size and Shape on the Graphitization of Nanodiamonds”, 2011 Materials Research Society: Spring Meeting, April 27, 2011; San Francisco, CA (Peer Reviewed: Extended Abstract).


C37. Ashfaq Adnan, “Molecular mechanism of pH dependent interactions between collagen molecules and hydroxyapatite crystals”, 27th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC), April 29, 2011; Arlington, TX, USA. (Peer Reviewed: Extended Abstract)

C38. Ashfaq Adnan, Wing Kam Liu, “Continuum Modeling of Nanoscale Diffusion of Doxorubicin Drugs through Permeable Parylene Membrane”, 9th World Congress on computational Mechanics and 4th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM/APCOM2010) 19-23 July 2010, Sydney, Australia.

C39. Wing Kam Liu, Ashfaq Adnan, “Multiscale Bio-chemo mechanics for Nanodiamond-based Therapeutic Delivery”, 9th World Congress on computational Mechanics and 4th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM/APCOM2010) 19-23 July 2010, Sydney, Australia.

C40. Ashfaq Adnan, Wing Kam Liu, “Electrostatic self-assembly of Functionalized Nanodiamonds and their Binding Capacity with Doxorubicin drugs”, 1st Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB), Houston, Texas, Feb 07 – 10, 2010.

C41. Wing Kam Liu, Ashfaq Adnan, “Multiscale Modeling of Nanodiamond enabled drug delivery system”, 1st Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB), Houston, Texas, Feb 07 – 10, 2010 (invited).

C42. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, “Evolution of a Nanoscale Defect to a Continuum Crack in Brittle Solids” 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida - November 13-19, 2009

C43. Ashfaq Adnan, Wing Kam Liu, “Mechanics of pH Mediated Adsorption/Desorption of Doxorubicin Drug From Functionalized Nanodiamond”, 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida - November 13-19, 2009

C44. Wing Kam Liu, Ashfaq Adnan, Adrian Kopacz, “Design of Nanodiamond-Enabled Drug Delivery System by Simulation Based Science & Engineering”, 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida - November 13-19, 2009.

C45. Wing Kam Liu, Ashfaq Adnan, Adrian Kopacz, “Nanoscale Science In Therapeutic And Diagnostic Applications”, 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida - November 13-19, 2009 (invited).

C46. Ashfaq Adnan, Wing Kam Liu, “Mechanics Of pH Controlled Loading and Release of Chemotherapeutics From Functionalized Nanodiamond”, 10th US National Congress On Computational Mechanics, Columbus, OH, 2009.

C47. Wing Kam Liu, Ashfaq Adnan, Adrian Kopacz, “Roadmap for Nanodiamond-Based Drug Delivery Design for Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnostics”, 10th US National Congress On Computational Mechanics, Columbus, OH, 2009 (invited).

C48. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, “Temperature Effect on the Stability of Nanosized Wavy Films” ASME Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, October 31-November 6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

C49. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, Hassan Mahfuz, “Effect of Particle Size on Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites” 20th Annual Technical Conference of American Society for Composites (ASC), September 7-9, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

C50. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S., “Manufacturing and Characterization of carbon nanotube reinforced filaments and their composites”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D, November 15-21, 2003, Washington DC,U.S.A.

C51. Gorenstein N., Friedman A. M, Ladisch M, Sun C.T, Mahfuz H, Adnan Ashfaq, Jeelani S., “Synthesis, Processing and Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy-Protein Nanocomposites”,


18th Annual Technical Conference of American Society for Composites (ASC), October 19-22, 2003, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.

C52. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S., “Effect of Micro- and Nano- scale particle size on Thermal and Mechanical properties of SiC-Epoxy Composites”, 18th Annual Technical Conference of American Society for Composites (ASC), October 19-22, 2003, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.

C53. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S., “Tensile Response of Carbon Nanocomposites”, 14th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-14), July 14 - 18, 2003, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

C54. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S., “Carbon Nano- whisker Reinforced Composites: Manufacturing and Characterization,” SEM Annual Conference and Exposition of Experimental & Applied Mechanics, June 2-4, 2003, Charlotte, NC, USA.

C55. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S., “Carbon Nanoparticles/Whisker Reinforced Composites and Their Tensile Response,” SAMPE Conference, May 11-15, 2003, Long Beach, California, USA.

E. Technical Presentations in Competitions

1. 2005 AAE Research Symposium Series, Fall 2005, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. “A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study to Investigate the Effect of Filler Size on Elastic Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites”.

2. ASME Chattahoochee Section Student Seminar Competition, Auburn, Alabama, June 26, 2003. “Manufacturing and Characterization of Nanophased Filaments and Their Composites”.

3. Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Student Paper Competition, June 2-4, 2003, Charlotte, NC, USA. “Nanophased Filaments and their tensile response”.

4. Tuskegee University Chapter of Sigma Xi 30th Annual Student Research Symposium., Tuskegee, Alabama, April 4-5, 2003. “Manufacturing and Characterization of Carbon Nanoparticle/Whisker Reinforced Filaments and Their Composites”.

5. Tuskegee University Chapter of Sigma Xi 30th Annual Student Research Symposium. Tuskegee, Alabama, April 4-5, 2003. “Carbon Nanoparticle/Whisker Reinforced Filaments and Their Composites” (poster presentation).

6. Southeastern Graduate Student Symposium on Experimental Mechanics., Columbia, South Carolina, March 14-15,2003.“Carbon Nano Particle Infused Filaments and Their Composites”.

HONORS AND AWARDS

A. Personal

Awarded ONR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award for Summer 2017. (NRL – Washington DC) Awarded AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award for Summer 2015. (AFRL-WP – Dayton, OH) Awarded ONR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award for Summer 2015. (NRL – Washington DC) Nominated from MAE Department and College of Engineering for Excellence in Teaching, 2015-16. Nominated from MAE Department and College of Engineering for Excellence in Teaching, 2014-15. Nominated from MAE Department for Excellence in Teaching, 2014-15. Inducted Member, National Academy of Inventors, UTA Chapter, Thursday, October 30, 2014 Awarded ONR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award for Summer 2014. (NRL – Washington DC)


Nominated from MAE Department Presidents Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013-14 NSF Workshop Fellowship: 2013 NSF Summer Institute Fellowship, Evanston, IL, May 31-June 3,

2013. NSF Workshop Fellowship: 2012 NSF Summer Institute Fellowship, MIT, May 31-June 2, 2012. Research Enhancement Grant, UTA, 2011. NSF Workshop Fellowship: 2011 NSF Summer Institute Fellowship, Hilton Hotel in Southern

Methodist Hospital, Houston, 2011. Travel Fellowship: 2010 9th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Asian Pacific

Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM/APCOCM 2010), Sydney, Australia, July, 2010.

Registration Fellowship: 2010 1st Global Congress on Nano Engineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB), Houston, Texas, Feb 07 – 10, 2010.

NSF Workshop Fellowship: 2009 NSF Summer Institute Fellowship, Hilton Garden Inn in Evanston from May 27 – May 30, 2009.

The publication in Composite Structures [67(1): 115-124, 2005] ranked # 1 in the October – December issue of Elsevier’s “Top 25 Hottest Articles”.

Second Place at 2005 AAE Research Symposium Series in recognition of outstanding technical communication and excellence in research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, December 7, 2005.

Finalist, SEM Student Paper Competition, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 2-4, 2003. Second Place at 2003 ASME Chattahoochee Section Student Seminar Competition, Auburn,

Alabama, June 26, 2003. Third Place at Sigma Xi 30th Annual Student Research Symposium (Poster Session), Tuskegee,

Alabama, April 4-5, 2003.

B. Students’ Achievements

Rajni Chahal, PhD Student in AE: Won 2017 ASC Travel Award Rajni Chahal, PhD Student in AE: Won Lawrence W. Stephens Endowed

Scholarship, 2016. Amit Khatri, MS student in ME: Won Best Poster Award, DURACOSYS 2016. AR Sakib, PhD Student in ME: Won ASME Student Poster award (40 won out of 342

entries) in ASME IMECE 2012 conference. ($750.00 Cash Prize). SF Ferdous, PhD Student in ME: Won MAE Brownbag best presentation award (2012

Spring) Md. Farzad Sarker, PhD in ME, Awarded Dissertation Fellowship for Summer 2014 Sheikh F Ferdous, PhD in ME, Awarded Dissertation Fellowship for Summer 2015 Hasintha Hiran Amaranayaka, Undergraduate Student in ME, I-Engage Summer

Research Fellowship (with AR Sakib, PhD Student in ME as mentor)

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITES AND SERVICE

A. Invited Talks

1. TMS 2018, Phoenix, AZ 2. ONR C2B2 Program Review, April 2017. 3. Lamar University, March, 2017. 4. TCAM Meeting, UTA, Feb, 2017. 5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, UNT, February 2017.


6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist, April 2016. 7. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, February 2015. 8. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, April 2014. 9. Naval Research Laboratory, Materials Division, February 2014.

10. Nanoscale Phenomena and Mechanics of Bio/Nanomaterials, University of North Texas, November 16, 2012.

11. Multiscale Biomechanics of Bone and Bone-like Materials. Department of Bioengineering, UTA, September 11, 2012.

[The presentation was highlighted in UTA publication “Shorthorn” September 12, 2012 “online” issue].

12. Nanodiamond enabled Drug Delivery Vehicle (poster), USAF ASC/AFRL Engineered Nanomaterials Environment, Safety, and Health Workshop, Dayton OH, January 11-13, 2012.

13. Multiscale Biomechanics of Osteoporotic Bone Fracture: From Nanoscale Collagen Fibril to Macroscale Trabeculae, Nano-Bio Seminar Series Tue 04 October, 2011 at 9:30 AM in Rady Room (NH 6th Floor), Nano-Bio Seminar Series.

14. Defect Evolution Mechanism and Fracture Mechanics of Confined Nanostructures, ICCES 2012, Crete, Greece, April 28- May 4, 2012.

15. Modeling and Simulation Aspects of Nanodiamond Enabled Drug Delivery, Department of Bioengineering, UTA, November 5, 2010.

16. “Mechanics of nano/bio materials at the nanoscale”, MAE Industrial Advisory Board Meeting, UTA, November 5, 2010.

17. “Nanoscale Phenomena and Their Roles in the Mechanics of Nano/ Bio Materials”, University of Alberta, April 26, 2010 (declined).

18. “Nanoscale Phenomena and Their Roles in the Mechanics of Nano/ Bio Materials”, University of Texas at Arlington, April 16, 2010.

19. “Atomistic Simulations of Deformation and Failure of Engineering Nanostructures”, University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies, Toronto, ON, May 16, 2008.

20. “Atomistic Simulations of Deformation and Failure of Engineering Nanostructures”, Howard University, Washington DC, May 2, 2008.

B. Professional Service

B1. Service Representing UTA

Nominated to represent UTA and serve as a Faculty Researcher Panelist during UGRD at the Texas Undergraduate Research Day (UGRD) at the Capitol on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Austin, Texas.

B2. Session Organizing and Chairing:

Co-organizing congress-wide additive manufacturing symposium (Track 2) ASME IMECE 2017, 2018

Co-organizer and Chair (ASC 2014, 2015,2016,2017) o Molecular Modeling

Co-organizer and Chair (ASME IMECE 2013,2014,2015)


o AMD - Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids (Nanoscale Mechanics of Polymer Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials)

Co-organizer and Chair (ASME IMECE 2012) o AMD - Mechanics in Biology and Medicine

o Co-Organized and Chaired Symposium in 2012 o AMD - Fracture and Failure Mechanics Technical Committee

o Co-Organized and Chaired Symposium in 2012, 2016 o MEMS - Micro and Nano Systems Engineering and Packaging

o Co-Organized and Chaired Symposium in 2012

Co-organizer and Chair in the 2012 ASC conference, Arlington, TX, Oct 2012

Co-organizer (Minisymposium) and Chair in the 2011 USACCM conference,. Minneapolis, MN, 2011.

Co-organizer and Chair in the 2009 USACCM conference, Columbus, OH, 2009.

B3. Memberships in Professional Organizations

American Ceramic Society (2015-Present) American Society for Mechanical Engineers (2006 – Present) American Society for Composites (2012 – Present)

B4. Proposal Review

NSF proposal Review Panel: NSF CMMI (2011,2013, 2016).

NSF Proposal Review Panel NSB-SBIR-2012,2013,2014

NASA EpsCOR IOWA, 2012 B5. Peer reviewer: Nature Communication, PLOS One, Carbon, Journal of Mechanics & Physics of Solids, Composites Science and Technology, Acta Materialia, Journal of Materials Science, Computational Mechanics, ASME-IMECE, International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials, Meccanica, Computational Materials Science, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, AIP Advances, Materials Science and Engineering A, Science Advances

C. Volunteer Service

C1. Freshmen Engineering Freshmen Interest Group Mentor (College of Engineering) 2014, 2015, 2016 C2. Judge:

UTA ACES Poster/ORAL Presentation in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015.

ASME IMECE poster presentation, 2012

Brown Bag Seminar Series (2012-2013)

C3. Outreach: (Summer Camp) “Engineering Summer Camp” organized by UTA college of Engineering

A. 2013, Girlgeneering Camp, 5th - 9th graders: July 31, 9:45am - 11:0am B. 2012, Entry Camp, 2012, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, July, 9:45am - 11:0am, C. 2011, Entry Camp, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders July 13, 9:45am - 11:0am, D. 2011, Girlengineering Camp, 5th - 9th graders: July 20, 9:45am - 11:0am

C4. Student Association CoAdvisor: UTA Bangladesh Student Organization (BSO)


C5. Discussion Leader: Imechanica Journal Club Discussion Leader (July 2009): Discussion Topic: Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery: Understanding of Efflux Kinetics and Diffusion ((Imechanica.org - an online Journal Club offering educational and research resources for mechanics community. http://imechanica.org/node/553) C6. Technical Committee Member: (ASME-IMECE)

AMD - Composites Materials MD - Composites Materials AMD – COMCAM AMD - Mechanics in Biology and Medicine AMD - Fracture and Failure Mechanics Technical Committee MEMS - Micro and Nano Systems Engineering and Packaging

E. UTA Internal Service

D1. Program Manger’s Visit Organizer: NSF Program Manager, Dr. Siddiq Qidwai, Nov , 2016

(arranged and coordinated his visit to UTA and DFW-area institutions including UTD, SMU and UNT, Nov 1- Nov3)

D2. UTA MAE Faculty Search Committee

Member of the search committee for hiring Faculty in the 15-16 academic year

D3. UTA Department Committee

PhD Diagnostics Exam committee (AE and ME) Chair, Structures and Materials Section (Since Fall 2012) (volunteered Spring 12)

Mechanics Committee

MECAP (member)

AECAP (member) D4. Graduate Student Dissertation/Thesis/Project Committee Advisor:

PostDoc: Dr. Yuan Ting Wu, January 2016-Present Ph.D. Dissertation Advisor/Chair Graduated (total 4, as of January, 2018)

1. Md. Farzad Sarkar, UTA (PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Final Dissertation Date July 11, 2014, Graduation Summer 2014) Currently employed at Zodiac Aerospace in Long Beach CA.

2. Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, UTA (PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Final Dissertation Date May 28, 2015, Graduation Summer 2015) Currently Senior Lecturer, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.

3. ARN Nazmus Sakib, UTA (PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Final Dissertation Date July 26, 2016, Graduation Summer 2016) Currently IC Package Materials Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, Austin TX.

4. Peter Lebo, UTA (PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Final Dissertation Date, Sept, 2016. (co-advise with Dr. Wen Chan)


Currently post-doc at Purdue University-Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Candidate (total 7, as of January, 2018)

5. Fuad Hasan, UTA (PhD Candidate, Aerospace Engineering – From Fall 2016) 6. Rajni Chahal (PhD Candidate, Aerospace Engineering – From Fall 2016) 7. Ishak Khan (PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering – From Fall 2016) 8. Mahmud Hasan Khandakar (PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering – From

Summer 2016) 9. Riaz Kayser, UTA (PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering – From Fall 2015) 10. Alireza Razaee, UTA (PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering – From Summer 2015) 11. Blesson Isaac (PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering - From Spring 2015, with Dr.

Rob Taylor)

Masters Thesis Advisor

Student Graduated (total 12, as of January 10, 2018)

1. Farzad Sarkar, UTA: Degree: MEng (Mechanical Engineering) 2011, PhD

(Mechanical Engineering) 2014 Currently employed at Zodiac Aerospace in Long Beach CA.

2. Md. Mostafijur Rahman, UTA (MEng 2014, Mechanical Engineering) 3. Sushma Pothana, UTA (MSAE 2015, Aerospace Engineering)

Currently Employed at E-MC2 (Columbus OH) 4. Zoher Lavangia, UTA (MSAE 2015, Aerospace Engineering)

Currently Employed at Medtronic 5. Louis Parkman. UTA (MSME 2015, Mechanical Engineering)

Currently Employed at Corning (DFW) 6. Manikanta Jonnalagadda, UTA (MS in Aerospace Engineering, Dec 2015)

Currently Employed at AVL America, MI. 7. Sachin Jose, UTA (MS in Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2015)

Currently Employed at Zimmer Biomet at Warsaw, Indiana 8. Divya Bandaru UTA (MSME 2016 Mechanical Engineering)

Currently Intel, Hillsboro, NJ 9. Amit Khatri, UTA (MSME 2016, Mechanical Engineering)

Currently, Mechanical Design Engineer - Product Development, Kasai North America, Inc

10. Justin O Compton, UTA (MS Candidate, Aerospace Engineering) Currently L-3 Communication, DFW area, TX

11. Saket, Thapliyal. UTA (MSME, Mechanical Engineering) Currently, PhD in MSE, UNT

12. Krutarth Patel, UTA (MSAE, Aerospace Engineering)

Candidate 1. Megha Tangri 2. Adrian Martinez

Undergraduate Researcher Mentor


Graduated 1. Narendra De, UTA, Degree: BSME (Aerospace Engineering), Currently, PhD

student, Purdue University 2. Fairuz Quazi, UTA, BSME (Mechanical Engineering) NSF REU

Advise/Advised

1. Stephanie Luong, UTA, BSME (Mechanical Engineering) NSF REU 2. Nabeel Khan UTA BSME (Mechanical Engineering) 3. Amir Shreshta UTA, Degree: BSME (Aerospace Engineering 4. Amaranayaka, Hasintha Hiran Degree: BSME (Aerospace Engineering) 5. Mathew Blackwell, BSME (Aerospace Engineering) 6. John Frnka, BSME (Mechanical Engineering)

Ph.D Dissertation Committee Member (Served ME, AE, CE, EE and Chemistry Students)

1. Sthanu Mahadev, UTA (Ph.D Candidate, Aerospace Engineering) 2. John Nimmo, UTA (Ph.D Candidate, Chemistry) 3. Arif Iftekhar, UTA (Ph.D completed April 2014, Electrical Engineering) 4. Adrian Rodriguez, UTA (Ph.D completed April 2014, Mechanical Engineering) 5. Mohammad Khan, UTA (Ph.D completed August 2013, Civil Engineering) 6. Mahsa Hadayati, UTA (Ph.D completed July 2014, Civil Engineering)

7. Mahdi Haghshenas Jaryani, UTA (Ph.D completed April 2014, Mechanical Engineering)

8. Yuan Ting Wu, UTA (Ph.D Candidate, Mechanical Engineering) 9. Santosh Timilsina, UTA (Ph.D Candidate, Civil Engineering)

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