Group Members
Postdocs
Dr. Rasel Sheikh
Research: Multifunctional surfaces, electrospinning, nanoporous and nanofibrous mats, polymer processing and characterization
Education: PhD – Mechanical Engineering – University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada, 2011-2015 // Masters – Mechanical Engineering – Changwon National University, South Korea, 2009-2011 // Bachelors – Mechanical Engineering – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 2001-2006
Website: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheikhmdrasel/
Graduate Students
Navid Namdari – PhD
Research: Multifunctional surfaces through Damage Induced Surface Texturing (DIST) of composite materials
Education: PhD – Mechanical Engineering – University of Toledo, USA, 2017-present // Masters – Mechanical Engineering – Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran, 2015 // Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering – Islamic Azad University (IAU), Sciences and Researches Branch, Tehran, Iran, 2012
Website: LinkedIn: https://ir.linkedin.com/in/navid-namdari-3918b27a // ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Navid_Namdari2
MD Akibul Islam (Akib) – Masters
Research: Exfoliation of 2D layered materials, Fluid Mechanics, Composite Structures, Aerodynamics, Materials
Education: Masters – Mechanical Engineering – University of Toledo, USA, 2016-present // Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering – Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2016
Website: Research Homepage: https://akibulislam462.wixsite.com/akibulislam // Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mdakibul_Islam2 // LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/md-akibul-islam-804b99a4
Omkar Shishir Bhatkar – Masters
Research: Reduction of Graphene Oxide at Int
erfaces.
Education: Masters – Mechanical Engineering – University of Toledo, USA, 2016-present // Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical Engineering, University Of Mumbai (Bombay), Thakur College of Enginee
ring and Technology 2016
Website: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omkar-bh
Md Farhadul Islam – Masters
Research: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Particle-Shock Interactions, Compressible Flows
Education: Masters – Mechanical Engineering – University of Toledo, USA, 2017 – present // Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015.
Website: LinkedIn ResearchGate
Undergraduate Students
Bilal Abdul Halim – Shape Memory Polymers
– Spring 2018 – Present LinkedIn – SoundCloud
Derek Messer – Conductive
Inks – Spring 2018 – Present
Isaac Rubin – Reinforced Graphene Oxide Composites – Summer 2018 – Present
Addison Brancheau – Nanocomposites based on 2D Materials –
Summer 2018 – Present
Alumni
Patrick Delaney – Undergraduate Student 2016
Peter Duchini – Undergraduate Student 2016
David Smith – Undergraduate CO-OP Fall 2017
