Md Mahmudur Rahman, Ph.D

Dr. Rahman is an accomplished mechanical engineer with a diverse background in research, teaching, and professional experience. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville in December 2021, where his dissertation focused on colloidal suspension in vertically rotated systems. His research spans colloidal self-assembly, hydrogel fabrication, fluid dynamics, and thermo-fluid analysis, with notable contributions to understanding drop coalescence and active colloids. Rahman's research has been published in esteemed journals like the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Physics of Fluids. He has received awards such as the ASGSR International Space Station U.S. National Lab Best Poster Award and has been nominated for the Best Robotics Paper Award at MARSS.

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, Kentucky, 2021
• MS in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, 2014
• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh Engineering University (BUET), 2007

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University, School of Engineering, Bowling Green, Ohio (Present)
• Visiting Assistant Professor (January 2024 – July 2024) Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX
• Lecturer (August 2007–July 2012), Dept of Textile Engineering, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Postdoctoral Researcher (July 2022 – October 2023) Material Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 
• Postdoctoral Researcher (February 2021 – August 2021) Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Areas of Research

• Colloidal Self-Assembly 
• Hydrogel Fabrication
• Fluid Dynamics
• Thermo-Fluid Analysis
• Drop Coalescence and Active Colloids (notable contributions to understanding)