Mohammad Faisal Ahmed

RESEARCH FOCUS

Dr. Faisal's research interests include additive manufacturing, architected polymeric materials, sustainable manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Interdisciplinary in nature, his research contributions are in the fields of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials science, and mechanical engineering.

Expertise: ​polymer characterization, material testing, thermoplastics, cellular materials, additive manufacturing.

PUBLICATIONS

• M.F. Ahmed, W. Granville, Bidirectionally graded honeycombs under quasi-static loading: Experimental and numerical study, Materials Today Communications 41 (2024) 110385. 

• H. Wang, X. Wang, Y. Li, Z. Liu, M.F. Ahmed, X. Zhang, C. Zeng, Piezoelectrets from Cyclic Olefin Copolymers with Different Mechanical and Thermomechanical Properties: A Comparative Study, Engineered Science 22 (2023) 810.

• G.C. Nzebuka, C.O. Ufodike, A.M. Rahman, C.M. Gwynn, M.F. Ahmed, Numerical modeling of the effect of nozzle diameter and heat flux on the polymer flow in fused filament fabrication, Journal of Manufacturing Processes 82 (2022) 585-600.

• H. Wang, X. Wang, M. Wadsworth, M.F. Ahmed, Z. Liu, C. Zeng, Design, Fabrication, Structure Optimization and Pressure Sensing Demonstration of COC Piezoelectret Sensor and Sensor Array, Micromachines 13(8) (2022) 1177.

• H. Wang, Y. Li, X. Wang, Z. Liu, M.F. Ahmed, C. Zeng, Preparation and Characterization of Piezoelectric Foams Based on Cyclic Olefin Copolymer, Engineered Science 16 (2021) 203-210. 

• C.O. Ufodike, M.F. Ahmed, G. Dolzyk, Additively manufactured biomorphic cellular structures inspired by wood microstructure, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 123 (2021) 104729. 

• C.O. Ufodike, H. Wang, M.F. Ahmed, G. Dolzyk, S. Jung, Design and modeling of bamboo biomorphic structure for in-plane energy absorption improvement, Materials & Design 205 (2021) 109736. 

• C.O. Ufodike, V.O. Eze, M.F. Ahmed, A. Oluwalowo, J.G. Park, O.I. Okoli, H. Wang, Evaluation of the inter-particle interference of cellulose and lignin in lignocellulosic materials, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 147 (2020) 762-767. 

• C.O. Ufodike, V.O. Eze, M.F. Ahmed, A. Oluwalowo, J.G. Park, Z. Liang, H. Wang, Investigation of molecular and supramolecular assemblies of cellulose and lignin of lignocellulosic materials by spectroscopy and thermal analysis, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 146 (2020) 916-921. 

• M.F. Ahmed, Y. Li, C. Zeng, Stretchable and compressible piezoresistive sensors from auxetic foam and silver nanowire, Materials Chemistry and Physics 229 (2019) 167-173. 

• M.F. Ahmed, Y. Li, Z. Yao, K. Cao, C. Zeng, TPU/PLA blend foams: Enhanced foamability, structural stability, and implications for shape memory foams, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 136(17) (2019) 47416. 

• L. Song, M.F. Ahmed, Y. Li, C. Zeng, Y. Li, Vascular differentiation from pluripotent stem cells in 3-D auxetic scaffolds, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 12(7) (2018) 1679-1689. 

• L. Song, M.F. Ahmed, Y. Li, J. Bejoy, C. Zeng, Y. Li, PCL-PDMS-PCL Copolymer-Based Microspheres Mediate Cardiovascular Differentiation from Embryonic Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods 23(10) (2017) 627-640. 

• H. Symum, M. F. Ahmed, Linear Programming Model to Optimize Water Supply and Cropping area for Irrigation: A Case Study for Kalihati, Global Journal of Research In Engineering; Vol 15, No 2-G (2015): The Global Journal of Researches in Engineering  (2015).