Md Ashikur Rahman
Teaching Assistant, BUFT
About
Md Ashikur Rahman is a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Apparel Manufacturing & Technology (AMT) at BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT). Mr. Rahman completed his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Textile Engineering from BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology in 2023, achieving a CGPA of 3.98/4.00 and securing second position in his department. He received the University Merit Scholarship six times and was awarded the Chairman's Gold Medal at the 2nd convocation of BUFT for his outstanding academic performance. Mr. Rahman began his teaching career at BUFT in October 2025, inspired by his academic journey.
Mr. Rahman has nearly four years of research experience in composite materials, focusing on fiber-reinforced polymer composites, biocomposites, and nanocomposites. His research interests include composite materials (fiber-reinforced composites, polymer composites, biocomposites, ceramic composites, and nanocomposites), polymers, nanomaterials, nanocellulose, bio-based materials, biopolymers, bioproducts, fiber-reinforced concrete, and additive manufacturing. Mr. Rahman has published 11 research articles, 5 review articles, and 2 book chapters over nearly four years of research experience. He received the Research Excellence Award from BUFT in July 2025 for his outstanding research contributions and publications in 2024.
Teaching/Research Specialization
Teaching Interests/Areas
- Fiber Science
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Fabric Structural Design and Analysis
- Industrial Engineering in Apparel Industry
- Dyeing, Printing & Finishing
- Testing of Textiles
- Research Methodology
- Textile Quality Management
- Composite Manufacturing
- Fiber-Reinforced Composites
- Natural Fiber Composites
- Biobased Composites
- Nanocomposites
- Bioproducts
- Lignocellulosic Materials
- Nanocellulose
Publications
[1]. Biocomposites reinforced with cellulose-rich snake plant and Sesbania aculeata lignocellulosic fibers: Fabrication, property optimization and structure-performance relationships
Name: Materials Today Communications Volumn: 52[2]. Valorization of banana and Sesbania aculeata fibers in hybrid polymer composites for structural applications: Mechanical and morphological characterization
Name: Industrial Crops and Products Volumn: 240[3]. Integration of snake plant fibers into basalt fiber-reinforced polymer composites: Mechanical and dynamic mechanical performance.
Name: Journal of Materials Research and Technology Volumn: 39[4]. Graphene-alumina hybrid nanoparticle effects on the thermomechanical behavior of jute fiber/epoxy nanocomposites.
Name: Next Materials Volumn: 10[5]. Mechanical properties of unidirectional banana/snake plant fiber-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites: experimental and numerical analyses.
Name: Polymer Bulletin Volumn: 82[6]. Hybrid bamboo-banana-cotton sandwich composites for lightweight roofing: Mechanical, thermal and microstructural analyses.
Name: Hybrid Advances Volumn: 11[7]. Multiscale Glass Fiber/Epoxy Nanocomposites Incorporated with Graphene and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Enhanced Mechanical Properties.
Name: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering Volumn: 310[8]. Fabrication, properties, and morphologies of hybrid polymer composites reinforced with jute and Rosa hybrida fibers.
Name: Journal of Materials Science Volumn: 59[9]. Eggshell bio-filler integration in jute/banana fiber-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites: Fabrication and characterization.
Name: Journal of Applied Polymer Science Volumn: 141[10]. Mechanical and thermal properties of unidirectional jute/snake plant fiber-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites.
Name: Industrial Crops and Products Volumn: 218[11]. Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Recycled Cotton/PET Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Hybrid Composites.
Name: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering Volumn: 309[12]. Mapping the progress in natural fiber reinforced composites: Preparation, mechanical properties, and applications.
Name: Polymer Composites Volumn: 44[13]. Recent progress in thermal and acoustic properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: Preparation, characterization, and data analysis.
Name: Polymer Composites Volumn: 44[14]. Properties prediction of composites based on machine learning models: A focus on statistical index approaches.
Name: Materials Today Communications Volumn: 38[15]. Textile dyeing using natural mordants and dyes: a review.
Name: Environmental Chemistry Letters Volumn: 22[16]. Next-Generation Materials for Multifunctional Applications: Design Progress and Prospects of 2D MXene-Enabled Hybrid Architectures.
Name: Advanced Materials Interfaces Volumn: 12Book chapter
[1]. Advanced nanocomposites for sensing applications.
Name: Comprehensive Materials Processing (Second Edition), Elsevier Volumn: 13[2]. Advances in bioactive nanoparticles for wound healing, tissue engineering and drug delivery.
Name: Comprehensive Materials Processing (Second Edition), Elsevier Volumn: 7