Since 2023, I have served as a Teaching Assistant and report reviewer for the Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Program at Louisiana Tech University. This is a year-long capstone experience that challenges students to solve real-world engineering problems through innovation and teamwork. Throughout the year, I’ve worked closely with students and faculty, providing guidance on project documentation, technical communication, and design validation. My role includes reviewing final reports, offering feedback on engineering design decisions, and helping students navigate the transition from concept to prototype.

Each year, the program culminates in the Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Conference, where teams present their work before a panel of judges, faculty, advisors, and industry professionals. At the 2025 conference, I had the privilege of serving as a session moderator, where student teams presented their final projects to an audience of judges, faculty, peers, and industry guests.  Under the leadership of Dr. Henry Cardenas, and in collaboration with my fellow PhD colleagues, Md Oliur Rahman, Toochukwu Ogbonna, Md Elias Hossen and Sebastian Alvarenga, we supported these students as mentors and reviewers throughout their journey.

On April 12, 2024, I participated in a hands-on Material Characterization Workshop organized by the College of Engineering and Science Graduate Studies Committee (COES GSC) at Louisiana Tech University. Under the skilled guidance of Mr. Davis Bailey, Research Engineer at the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM), we explored a suite of advanced analytical techniques, including Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). 

We analyzed the surface topography of fiberglass under SEM to using EDS for elemental detection. Through XRD, we studied crystallographic structures by interpreting diffraction patterns, enabling the identification of crystalline phases and orientations. The AFM demonstrations were particularly eye-opening, providing nanoscale imaging of surface morphology and roughness. For enhanced image clarity, gold coatings were used to stabilize surface features, allowing the equipment to capture highly detailed scans.

I completed an industrial training program at General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited (GEMCO) which is an enterprise under the Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC), Ministry of Industries. The training, held from January to February, 2020, took place at GEMCO’s North Patenga facility in Chattogram and focused on the manufacturing process and testing of distribution transformers.

I gained hands-on exposure to critical steps in the manufacturing line, including cutting, shaping, bending, drilling, welding metal sheets, and assembly of core and coil structures. In the testing phase, I observed leak testing, load testing, and thermal performance evaluation, each of which is essential for ensuring transformer reliability and safety. Beyond observation, our intern group, consisting of Abu Salman Sabit, Fahim Mahmud, Aminul Islam, Walid Hassan, and Rifaz Shaer, was also engaged in a design improvement task. We explored more efficient fin designs aimed at improving heat dissipation and tackling overheating issues common in compact transformer setups.