Current Position

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (Bioengineering), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. [Present]

Advisor: Prof. Maria Holland. Biomechanics of acute appendicitis, clinical biomarkers and tissue mechanics, and growth mechanics of mouse brain development.

Education

Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. [August 2024]

Dissertation: Cellular mechanics of cephalic furrow formation in the Drosophila embryo. Advisor: Prof. Jerzy Blawzdziewicz. CGPA: 3.93/4.00.

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka. [September 2017]

Thesis: Transonic aerodynamics of an airfoil cascade. Advisor: Prof. A. B. M. Toufique Hasan.

Teaching Experience

Visiting Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA. [Aug 2024 – Dec 2024]

Primary instructor for Thermodynamics (ME 3410) and Fluid Mechanics (ENGR 3343), about 140 students across four sections.

Graduate Instructor, Texas Tech University. [Aug 2022 – Jul 2023]

Thermodynamics, Machine Design, Thermal-Fluids System Analysis, Computational Mechanics.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University. [Aug 2018 – Dec 2021]

Dynamics, Introduction to Design, Computer-Aided Analysis, Thermo-Fluids and Computational Mechanics sessionals.

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant, Texas Tech University. [Aug 2018 – Jul 2024]

Developed advanced and curvature-based vertex models of epithelial folding, trained new graduate and undergraduate students, and managed the group's computational facilities.

Undergraduate Research Assistant, BUET. [2016 – 2017]

Transonic aerodynamics of airfoil cascades: shock movement, type and strength as functions of pressure ratio.

Awards and Honors

• Postdoc Challenge Award, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI, NIH)

• Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Graduate School, Texas Tech University (2023–2024)

• Research Assistantship, Provost's Office, Texas Tech University

• Dean's Scholarship, College of Engineering, Texas Tech University

• Travel awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Graduate School, Texas Tech University

• Dean's Merit Award, BUET

• 1st Prize, Mechanical Engineering Design & Project Competition, BUET (short-range surveillance UAV)

Mentoring

• Bioengineering graduate students, University of Notre Dame (Spring 2025 – present)

• Physics graduate student, Texas Tech University (Fall 2022 – Summer 2023)

• Four undergraduate students in Mechanical Engineering, BUET

Service and Memberships

• Judge, South Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair (multiple years)

• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2025 – present)

• Student Member, American Physical Society (2021 – 2024), including the Division of Biological Physics and the Forum on Graduate Student Affairs

• Member, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students' Association, Texas Tech University (2018 – 2024)

• Organizer, Mechanics Olympiad and ME Fest, BUET (2017)

Other Experience

Industrial Trainee, Renata Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mirpur, Dhaka. [February 2017]

Hands-on training in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, HVAC, power generation and distribution, building mechanical systems, and effluent treatment.

For research, publications and presentations, see the Research & Publications page. Skills are listed on the Home page.