Research Experience
My research interests include materials, manufacturing and relevant topics. So far I have been directly involved in three research works in the field of materials processing and characterization, polymer composites, and tribology. However, I have also been engaged in a few collaborative review papers and book chapter writing. Currently looking forward to learning and conducting research in the area of Additive Manufacturing.
Title: Melting Induced Trace Impurity Effect on Electrical, Optical and Physical Characteristics of Copper
Funded by: Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and Energypac
Supervised by: Prof. Dr. Sheikh Reaz Ahmed, Head of ME Dept, BUET
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An experimental investigation to study the effect of repeated melting of copper mainly on mechanical, electrical, and optical properties through a series of experiments and also analyzing the SEM images and EDS results
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Further, to improve the properties, two kinds of treatment methods were followed, namely, mechanical treatment (cold deformation) and thermal treatment (annealing) under different conditions.
Title: Effect of Fiber Modification on Mechanical Behavior of Jute Fiber Polymer Composites Subjected to Hot Compaction
Funded by: BUET
Supervised by: Prof. Dr. Sheikh Reaz Ahmed
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Investigating the mechanical properties of modified fiber composites subjected to hot compaction
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Fiber modification done by adhesive materials: biodegradable molasses and resin-based synthetic dye
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Carrying out heat treatment of these composites to see the impact on properties at various temperature
Title: Effect of Long-used Machine Oil on the Tribological Behavior of Copper-based Gear Materials
Funded by: BUET
Supervised by: Dr. Salim Kaiser (DAERS, BUET) and Dr. Sheikh Reaz Ahmed
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Examined the mechanical and wear behavior of brass and bronze alloys in dry and wet environments
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Al-bronze performed better wear properties with a low wear rate and friction coefficient
Title: Development and Testing of Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Coating on Titanium Alloy for Biomedical Application
Funded by: MIST and BCSIR
Supervised by: Assistant Prof Dr. Muammer Din Arif, Dept of ME, MIST
**Collaborative work with Prof Dr. Arif and two final-year undergraduate students Shahanewaz and Nayeem. My aim was to learn the SEM, impact of PVD coating, and materials characterization.
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Development of Silver-doped Hydroxyapatite.
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Development of Ag-doped HAp coating on Ti alloy via sol-gel method
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Characterization of Ag-doped HAp via SEM, EDS & XRD analysis.
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Antimicrobial property testing and hardness testing of coating.
Publications
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Ahmed, A., Sharmila, R., Kaiser, M.S., Ahmed, S.R. (2024). “Effect of Pre- and Post-processing Thermal Treatments on Mechanical Behavior of Jute-Textile Reinforced Polymer Composites.” Recent Advances in Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer
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Kaiser, S., Ahmed, A., Sharmila, R., Kaiser, M.S. (2024) “Effect of Long Used Machine Oil on the Tribological Behavior of Cu-Based Gear Materials.” Applied Mechanics and Materials.
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Hoque, E, Abuzar, AH, Ahmed, A, (2023) “Processing methods and characterization techniques of sustainable polymers: Challenges and emerging technologies.” Advances in Bionanocomposites, Elsevier.
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Ahmed, A., Iqbal, N., Kaiser, M.S., & Ahmed, S.R. (2021). “Thermo-mechanical and optical characteristics of cold-rolled copper with natural melting impurities.” AIP Publishing.
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Under Review: Ahmed, A., Kaiser, M.S., & Ahmed, S.R. “On the Recovery of Electrical, Physical and Frequency-Dependent Properties of Cast Copper through Thermomechanical Treatments.” Advances in Materials and Processing Tech., T&F
