Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Faculty

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Faculty

Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

4505 Maryland Maryland Parkway

Box 454027

Las Vegas, NV 89154-4027

Phone: (702) 895-5754 (Office)

(702) 369 2143 (Home)

Fax: (702) 895 3936

E-mail:

OBJECTIVE

§ Research

§ Teaching

EDUCATION

§ Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), NV, USA. Graduated in December 2004.

Dissertation: “Stress Corrosion Cracking and Hydrogen Embrittlement of Martensitic Alloy EP-823.” Funded by US Department of Energy (DOE).

Advisor: Dr. Ajit K. Roy

§ M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Tuskegee University, AL, USA, Graduated in December 2001.

Thesis: “Effects of Moisture & Temperature on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite.” Funded by National Science Foundation (NSF).

Advisor: Dr. Anwarul Haque

§ B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Graduated in July 1997.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

§ Materials and Design Mechanics of Materials

Composite Materials

Finite Element Analysis

§ Metallurgical Engineering Mechanical Metallurgy
Failure Analyses
Metallurgical Characterization

§ Corrosion Engineering Environment-Assisted Cracking
Localized Corrosion
Electrochemical Principles

COURSES TAUGHT

§ Mechanics of Materials-MEG 302 (Will be taught in Spring 2007 and taught in Fall 2005)

§ Materials Laboratory-MEG 302L (Will be taught in Spring 2007 and taught in Spring & Fall 2005 and 2006, respectively)

PUBLICATIONS

Journals

1. Ajit K. Roy and Mohammad K. Hossain, “Cracking of Martensitic Alloy EP-823 under Controlled Potential,” The Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 15, No. 3, June 2006.

2. Ajit K. Roy, Mohammad K. Hossain, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Sudheer Sama,

“Environment-Assisted Cracking of Structural Materials under Different Loading

Conditions,” The Journal of Science and Engineering-Corrosion, Vol. 61, No. 4, April 2005.

3. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, Sudheer Sama, “Stress Corrosion Cracking of Transmutation Structural Materials in Aqueous Media,” The Journal of Materials Performance, Vol. 43, No. 9, September 2004.

4. A. Haque and M. K. Hossain, “Effects of Moisture and Temperature on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass-Vinyl Ester Woven Composites,” The Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 37, No. 7, 2003.

Conference Proceedings

1. K. Roy, P. Kumar, and M. K. Hossain, “Mechanistic Understanding of Dynamic Strain

Ageing of T91 Grade Steel,” AMPT Conference, August 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada.

2. Ajit K. Roy and Mohammad K. Hossain, “Environment-Induced Embrittlement of Martensitic Stainless Steel for Transmutation Applications,” Corrosion/2005, Paper No. 05478, April 3-7, 2005, Houston, Texas.

3. Mohammad K. Hossain and Ajit K. Roy, “Stress Corrosion Cracking Evaluation of Target Material by Different Techniques,” 2nd International Conference on Environment-Induced Cracking of Metals (EICM-2), Paper No. PS 11, September 19-23, 2004, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

4. Mohammad K. Hossain, “Stress Corrosion Cracking of Structural Target Material Alloy EP-823,” 2004 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Student Conference, April 1-3, 2004, Madison, WI.

5. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, Sudheer Sama, Venkataramakrishnan Selvaraj, Phani P. Gudipati, “Cracking of Target Materials under Cathodic Applied Potential,” The National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International-Corrosion 2004, Paper No. 04559, March 28-April 1, 2004, New Orleans, LA.

6. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, Sudheer Sama, Venkataramakrishnan Selvaraj, Phani P. Gudipati, “Effect of Environmental Variables on Cracking of Martensitic Stainless Steels under Different Loading Conditions,” American Nuclear Society (ANS) Meeting–Global 2003, Paper No. 87869, November 16-20, 2003, New Orleans, LA.

7. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, Sudheer Sama, “Cracking of Martensitic Stainless Steels Under Applied Electrochemical Potential,” 204th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS), Abstract No. 1255, October 12-17, 2003, Orlando, FL.

8. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, Sudheer Sama, Brendan J. O’Toole, “Environment-Induced Degradation of Spallation Target Materials,” American Nuclear Society (ANS) Meeting, AccApp’03, Paper No. 79416, June 1-5, 2003, San Diego, CA.

9. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain “Effects of Environmental Variables and Stress Concentration On Cracking of Spallation Target Materials,” 203rd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS), Abstract No. 1283, April 27-May 2, 2003, Paris.

10. Mohammad K. Hossain, “Stress Corrosion Cracking of Target Materials,” 2003 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Student Conference, April 2-5, 2003, Berkeley, CA.

11. Ajit K. Roy, Mohammad K. Hossain, Brendan J. O’Toole, “Stress Corrosion Cracking of Martensitic Stainless Steel For Transmutation Applications,” The 10th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Paper No. 69425, March 30-April 2, 2003, Las Vegas, NV.

12. Mohammad Kamal Hossain and Anwarul Haque, “Effect of Temperature on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite,” the 28th Annual Student Research Symposium of Sigma Xi, March 23-24, 2001, Armstrong Hall, Tuskegee University, AL 36088.

13. Mohammad Kamal Hossain and Anwarul Haque, “Effect of Moisture on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite,” the 28th Annual Student Research Symposium of Sigma Xi, March 23-24, 2001, Armstrong Hall, Tuskegee University, AL 36088.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

1. Ajit K. Roy and Mohammad K. Hossain, “Environment-Induced Embrittlement of Martensitic Stainless Steel for Transmutation Applications,” Corrosion/2005, April 3-7, 2005, Houston, Texas.

2. Mohammad K. Hossain and Ajit K. Roy, “Stress Corrosion Cracking Evaluation of Target Material by Different Techniques,” the 2nd International Environment-Induced Cracking of Metals Conference (EICM-2), September 19-23, 2004, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

3. Mohammad K. Hossain, “Stress Corrosion Cracking of Structural Target Material Alloy EP-823,” 2004 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Student Conference, April 1-3, 2004, Madison, Wisconsin.

4. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, Sudheer Sama, Venkataramakrishnan Selvaraj, Phani P. Gudipati, “Cracking of Target Materials under Cathodic Applied Potential,” The National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International-Corrosion 2004, March 28-April 1, 2004, New Orleans, LA.

5. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, Sudheer Sama, Venkataramakrishnan Selvaraj, Phani P. Gudipati, “Effect of Environmental Variables on Cracking of Martensitic Stainless Steels under Different Loading Conditions,” American Nuclear Society (ANS) Meeting–Global 2003, November 16-20, 2003, New Orleans, LA.

6. Ajit K. Roy, Ramprashad Prabhakaran, Mohammad K. Hossain, Sudheer Sama, Venkataramakrishnan Selvaraj, Phani P. Gudipati, “Environmental Effects on Materials For Nuclear Applications,” Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2003, November 9-12, 2003, Chicago, IL.

10. Mohammad K. Hossain, “Stress Corrosion Cracking of Target Materials,” 2003 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Student Conference, April 2-3, 2003, Berkeley, CA.

12. M. K. Hossain and A. Haque, “Effects of Moisture and Temperature on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester Woven Composite,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ME2001), November 11-16, 2001, New York, New York.

13. Mohammad Kamal Hossain and Hassan Mahfuz, “Investigation of Moisture and Temperature Effects on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite,” 2001 Southeastern Graduate Student Symposium on Experimental Mechanics, March 24, 2001, 238 Broun Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849.

14. Mohammad Kamal Hossain and Anwarul Haque, “Effect of Temperature on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite,” the 28th Annual Student Research Symposium of Sigma Xi, March 23-24, 2001, Armstrong Hall, Tuskegee University, AL 36088.

15. Mohammad Kamal Hossain and Anwarul Haque, “Effect of Moisture on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite,” the 28th Annual Student Research Symposium of Sigma Xi, March 23-24, 2001, Armstrong Hall, Tuskegee University, AL 36088.

16. M. K. Hossain, Julius Martin, and A. Haque, “Effects of Moisture and Temperature on High Strain Rate Behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite,” the 5th Annual Meeting for ARO at Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, Maryland, November 2000.

RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORT WRITING EXPERIENCE

1. Monthly Update of “UNLV Transmutation Research Program (TRP)”-June 2004.

2. Annual Progress Report of “Environment-Induced Degradation and Crack-Growth Studies of Candidate Target Materials”-May 2003-May 2004.

3. Quarterly Progress Report of “Environment-Induced Degradation and Crack-Growth Studies of Candidate Target Materials”-June 1-August 31, 2003.

4. Quarterly Progress Report of “Environment-Induced Degradation and Crack-Growth Studies of Candidate Target Materials”-March 01-May 31, 2003.

5. Annual Progress Report of “Hydrogen-Induced Embrittlement of Candidate Target Materials for Applications in Spallation-Neutron-Target Systems”-May 2001-May 2002.

SUBMITTED RESEARCH PROPOSAL

1. “Energy Absorbing Materials and Structures,” Idea Page, Nevada’s Next Statewide NSF EPSCoR, November 2006.

2. “Identification and Characterization of Structural Materials for Hydrogen Generation,” Idea Page, Nevada’s Next Statewide NSF EPSCoR, November 2006.

3. “Development of a Low-Carbon Martensitic Stainless Steel with Nickel,” Request # 50351-1, NineSigma, November 2006.

4. “Selection and Characterization of Materials for Hydrogen Storage,” Request # 30421-07-26, NineSigma, September 2006.

5. “Functionally Graded Foam Filled Honeycomb for an Innovative and Synergistic Energy Absorbing Material System,” DOD EPSCoR, September 2006.

6. “Structural Damage Effects to Army Vehicles,” Request # A06-069, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), July 2006.

COMPUTER SKILLS

FE Solvers: ANSYS, HYPER MESH

Modelers: AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS

FEA Post processors: ANSYS, LS-DYNA

Languages: FORTRAN

Operating systems: UNIX, DOS, WINDOWS and WINDOWS 2000/NT

Mathematical Analysis Packages: MATLAB and MATHCAD

Graphics: EASY PLOT, ORIGIN 5.0 and SIGMA PLOT

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Experience

§ Research Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)-February’ 05-Present.

Project1: “Soldiers’ Future Force Electronics Reliability and Survivability Technology Program (SOLdier FERST)” funded by U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Concentrated on the design and evaluation of multi-axis vibration shaker concepts using HyperMesh as a preprocessor and LS-DYNA as a postprocessor. Focused also on the development of the experimental testing concepts to find the critical vehicle locations due to the ballistic shock and compare the experimental results with the computational one.

Project2: “Effect of Silicon (Si) Content on the Corrosion Resistance and Radiation-Induced Embrittlement of Materials for Advanced Heavy Liquid Metal Nuclear Systems” funded by Department of Energy (DOE). The effect of increased Si content on the corrosion resistance and radiation-induced embrittlement of Alloy EP-823 is being studied. The susceptibility of this alloy with different Si content to stress corrosion cracking, general corrosion, and localized corrosion will be evaluated in the molten lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) and aqueous environments of different pH values using state-of-the-art testing techniques. Radiation-induced embrittlement of this alloy will be studied.

§ Graduate Research Assistant, Materials Performance Lab, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) (Spring 2002-Fall 2004): Concentrated on the evaluation of the stress corrosion cracking (SCC), hydrogen embrittlement (HE) and the localized corrosion (pitting and crevice) behavior of a leading candidate target structural material, Alloy EP-823, used for transmutation applications. Constant-load (CL) and slow-strain-rate (SSR) test methods have been used to evaluate the susceptibility of this material to SCC and HE in neutral and acidic environments at ambient and elevated temperatures (30°C, 60°C and 90°C). Cyclic potentiodynamic polarization (CPP) method has been used to evaluate the localized corrosion behavior. Ambient temperature mechanical properties of thermally treated Alloy EP-823 were determined using tensile specimens in an MTS unit prior to the SCC/HE testing in neutral and acidic solutions. The metallographic evaluation was performed on the tested specimens using optical microscopy to determine the microstructure and secondary cracks, if any. Finally, the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to determine the extent and nature of failures in the specimens tested.

§ Graduate Research Assistant, Tuskegee University (Spring 1999–Fall 2001): Concentrated heavily on the effects of moisture & temperature on high strain rate behavior of S2-Glass/Vinyl Ester composite. Compressive properties and micro-structural damage progression under high strain rate loading have been investigated using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) technique under the influence of moisture and temperature and the relevant failure modes are also studied by optical and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) examinations. The experimental results were simulated with numerical solutions using Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

Teaching Experience

§ Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) (Fall 2005 & Spring 2007): Redeveloped the course “Mechanics of Materials MEG-302” and taught this course to the undergraduate students.

§ Laboratory Coordinator Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) (Spring & Fall 2005 and 2006, respectively): Updated the Materials Testing Lab MEG-302L. Set up the new mechanical equipment (Stress Strain Apparatus and Buckling of Struts) and supervised the Graduate Teaching Assistants (TA’s). Revised and updated the Laboratory Manual of Materials Testing Lab MEG-302L.

§ Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) (Fall 2004 & Spring 2002): Was instructor for Materials Testing Lab (MEG-302L) as well as grading MEG-301 and 302.

§ Graduate Teaching Assistant, Tuskegee University (Fall 1999 and Spring 2000): Was instructor for Advanced Materials Lab (MENG-319).

Professional Teaching and Learning Training

§ “Essential Teaching Seminar” organized by ASME at UNLV (March 16 – 18, 2006): Learned definition of good teaching, learning styles, fundamental teaching techniques, techniques for assessment of a class, class preparation and organizational skills, non-verbal communication skills, preparing the presentation, writing and speaking, learn by doing: organization of a class, class presentation1, questioning: involving students in the learning process, using technology in the classroom, teaching a large class, student teacher learning team, class presentation2, testing and grading, and assessment.