Biographical Sketch
Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
2002
MBA/MEng (Mechanical), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada,
1998
M.S. Industrial & Production Engineering, Bangladesh University, Engineering & Technology
(BUET), Bangladesh, 1995
B.S. (BUET) Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh
University, Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 1994
Positions
Held:
- The Pennsylvania State University, 2003-Present
- Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Aug. 1998 - Dec. 2002
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Jan. 1999 - June 1999
- Programmer, Tools for Learning Operations Management Project, University of Alberta. Developed and implemented web-based examination codes for the Business Faculty in the University of Alberta, and the University of Calgary, May 1997 - May 1998
- Research Assistant to the Poole Chair of Engineering Management, University of Alberta, May 1997 - June 1997
- Lecturer, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, July 1994 - Dec. 1995
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Jan. 1994 - July 1994
- NSF Career Award, 2006
- Best student paper in the MEMS division (International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, NY 2001
- Graduate research assistantship in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, UIUC
- CIDA Scholarship, Jan. 1996 - May 1998
- Dr. Rashid Gold Medal, BUET, Bangladesh
- First grade university merit award, BUET, Bangladesh, Aug. 1988 - Jan. 1994
Affiliations:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Materials Research Society