Md Shajedul Hoque Thakur

Hello. I am Md Shajedul Hoque Thakur. I am starting my Ph.D. in Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University, this Fall 2021. I'm working in the Ajayan Research Group. My current research interests are additive manufacturing, bio-inspired design, machine learning, data science in mechanics, and molecular dynamics.

Currently, I am writing a review paper on the versatility of the direct ink writing (DIW) process under the supervision of Dr. Pulickel Ajayan and Dr. Muhammad M Rahman of Rice University, and Dr. A. John Hart of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

I worked as a teaching assistant from March 2021 to July 2021 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)), the most prestigious engineering institute in Bangladesh, after graduating from BUET in February 2021 completing the bachelor of science in Mechanical engineering degree with honors.

In my undergraduate thesis, I have worked on modeling functionally gradient wettability surfaces and studied their effects on nanoscale phase change of thin films, under the supervision of Prof. Mohammad Nasim Hasan.  I have also collaborated with Dr. Md. Mahbubul Islam, Wayne State University, USA and Satyajit Mojumder, Northwestern University, USA in our paper on MD simulations of functionally graded nanowires, which has been published in the highly reputed journal 'Composites Part B: Engineering (IF: 7.635)'. 

I am also studying the selective laser melting process of AlSi12 additive manufacturing alloy through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with Dr. Avik Mahata, Brown University, USA. I have also worked on a number of research projects related to the finite element method (FEM) with Dr. Sumon Saha, BUET, Bangladesh, and Dr. Ruhul Amin, Montana State University, USA. 

Most of my research works have been performed using molecular dynamics simulations for nanoscale, using finite element method for continuum approach and deep neural networks.  I am interested in multiscale mechanical modeling, and am a member of the Materials group of Multiscale Mechanical Modelling Research Network (MMMRN).  Besides these, I also find pleasure in teaching IAL and IGCSE Physics, while trying my best to grow their interest and introduce them to the world of Science, Research and Engineering. I also upload tutorials on various research tools and methodologies on my YouTube channel.

My focus is to learn new ideas and computational and experimental methods so that I can be a better researcher and contribute further to science and technology. As a young aspiring materials scientist, I believe we must put emphasis on novel materials design through 3D printing and the incorporation of deep learning in material science.

My goal is to innovate and build in a way that helps make human lives easier, better, and longer.