I am a graduate student doing my PhD in Applied Mathematics at Kent State University.

Beautiful Bangladesh is an excellent small country in South Asia and that's where I am from. I was born on May 25, 1998, in a Muslim family. I completed my S.S.C from a beautiful school named Ashraf Zindani High School, Somaj in 2013, and done my H.S.C from Shahid Bul Bul Govt. College, Pabna in 2015. 

I obtained my B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Mathematics from Comilla University, a well-known university in Bangladesh, and placed third in both degree programs in my class. During my undergraduate years, I was amazed to see the beauty of different fields of mathematics since numerous courses were included, such as Calculus, Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Modern Algebra, Topology, Mathematical Modelling in Biology, and many more. From these years, I desire to specialize in Numerical Solutions of PDEs and Scientific Computing as it has a wide range of applications in practical life. I performed a research-based project entitled “A Study on Finite Difference Method for the Numerical Analysis of Heat Equation” in my B.Sc. program. I gained preliminary concepts regarding this research area during those days. Besides this, I learned FORTRAN Programming, Mathematica, C/C++, and MATLAB.

In my research-based M.Sc. degree, I studied Functional Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics and so on. Among those courses, I found much interest in Finite Element Analysis as the lectures of this course were excellent and informative, which were conducted by Associate Professor Dr. Md. Abdullah Al Mahbub, who is currently working in this field extensively. For my M.Sc. degree, I wrote a thesis entitled “Two-grid Stabilized Lowest Equal-Order Finite Element Method for the Dual-Permeability-Stokes Fluid Flow Model” under his supervision. It provides an excellent opportunity to be introduced to the finite element methods field and gain a well-rounded experience in my long-term career goals. While I was working on my master’s thesis, I learned how to work independently and how to develop research concepts for higher studies. It also helped me to improve my English language skills in reading and writing scientific articles. I also learned FreeFem++ programming by this time, as all the simulations of my thesis were straightforwardly implemented with this script-developed finite element solver. Moreover, I became accounted with LaTeX documentation software, Tecplot, and ParaView in that period.

I achieved the “NST Fellowship 2022-23” from the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. I have participated in an introductory research training course titled “Foundation on Research 101”, Season 08, from September 17, 2022, to November 11, 2022, run by the Youth Society for Research and Action (YSRA), Bangladesh. Besides, I was a member of the Comilla University Mathematics Club (CoUMC) from 2016 to 2020. Also, I was involved in many workshops and scientific programs organized by the Comilla University Science Club (CoUSC) during my University days. Moreover, I am immensely engaged in scientific seminars and workshops, which encourage me to think about new problems and their solutions.

At present, I am pursuing my PhD in Applied Mathematics and working as a Teaching Assistant at Kent State University, Ohio, USA.

Md Nazmul Haque