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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. Currently, Mr. Rahman is pursuing his M.S. degree in Textile Engineering at BUFT.


Mr. Rahman has nearly five years of research experience in sustainable and high-performance materials, with a primary focus on fiber-reinforced polymer composites, biocomposites, nanocomposites, and lignocellulosic materials. 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's research contributions to date include 13 research articles (Q1-10, Q2-03), 5 review articles (Q1-05), and 2 book chapters, published over nearly five years of research. Moreover, Mr. Rahman serves as a reviewer for several reputed journals published by Springer, Wiley, and Taylor & FrancisHe received the Research Excellence Award in 2025 and 2026 from BUFT in recognition of his outstanding research contributions and publications in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

Teaching/Research Specialization

Teaching Interests/Areas

  •     Fiber Science 
  •     Apparel Manufacturing
  •     Fabric Structural Design and Analysis
  •     Industrial Engineering in Apparel Industry 
  •     Dyeing & Functional Finishing
  •     Testing of Textiles
  •     Research Methodology
  •     Textile Quality Management
Research Interests/Areas
  •     Composite Manufacturing 
  •     Fiber-Reinforced Composites
  •     Natural Fiber Composites
  •     Biobased Composites
  •     Nanocomposites
  •     Bioproducts
  •     Lignocellulosic Materials
  •     Nanocellulose

Publications

[1]. Effect of fish scale-derived biofiller loading on the mechanical, microstructural and moisture-resistance behavior of snake plant fiber/epoxy composites.

Name: RSC Advances, The Royal Society of Chemistry

[2]. Biocomposites reinforced with cellulose-rich snake plant and Sesbania aculeata lignocellulosic fibers: Fabrication, property optimization and structure-performance relationships

Name: Materials Today Communications, Elsevier  Volumn: 52

[3]. Valorization of banana and Sesbania aculeata fibers in hybrid polymer composites for structural applications: Mechanical and morphological characterization

Name: Industrial Crops and Products, Elsevier  Volumn: 240

[4]. Mechanical and viscoelastic properties of novel polymer composites reinforced with cellulosic fibers from Hylocereus undatus agro-waste and snake plant

Name: Journal of Composite Materials, SAGE

[5]. Integration of snake plant fibers into basalt fiber-reinforced polymer composites: Mechanical and dynamic mechanical performance.

Name: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Elsevier  Volumn: 39

[6]. Graphene-alumina hybrid nanoparticle effects on the thermomechanical behavior of jute fiber/epoxy nanocomposites.

Name: Next Materials, Elsevier  Volumn: 10

[7]. Mechanical properties of unidirectional banana/snake plant fiber-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites: experimental and numerical analyses.

Name: Polymer Bulletin, Springer  Volumn: 82

[8]. Hybrid bamboo-banana-cotton sandwich composites for lightweight roofing: Mechanical, thermal and microstructural analyses.

Name: Hybrid Advances, Elsevier  Volumn: 11

[9]. Fabrication, properties, and morphologies of hybrid polymer composites reinforced with jute and Rosa hybrida fibers.

Name: Journal of Materials Science, Springer  Volumn: 59

[10]. Mapping the progress in natural fiber reinforced composites: Preparation, mechanical properties, and applications.

Name: Polymer Composites, Wiley  Volumn: 44

[11]. Mechanical and thermal properties of unidirectional jute/snake plant fiber-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites.

Name: Industrial Crops and Products, Elsevier  Volumn: 218

[12]. Multiscale Glass Fiber/Epoxy Nanocomposites Incorporated with Graphene and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Enhanced Mechanical Properties.

Name: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Wiley  Volumn: 310

[13]. Eggshell bio-filler integration in jute/banana fiber-reinforced epoxy hybrid composites: Fabrication and characterization.

Name: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Springer  Volumn: 141

[14]. Next-Generation Materials for Multifunctional Applications: Design Progress and Prospects of 2D MXene-Enabled Hybrid Architectures.

Name: Advanced Materials Interfaces, Wiley  Volumn: 12

[15]. Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Recycled Cotton/PET Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Hybrid Composites.

Name: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Wiley  Volumn: 309

[16]. Textile dyeing using natural mordants and dyes: a review.

Name: Environmental Chemistry Letters, Springer  Volumn: 22

[17]. Properties prediction of composites based on machine learning models: A focus on statistical index approaches.

Name: Materials Today Communications, Elsevier  Volumn: 38

[18]. Recent progress in thermal and acoustic properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: Preparation, characterization, and data analysis.

Name: Polymer Composites, Wiley  Volumn: 44
Book 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

Skills


Teaching
60
Research
80
Communication
70
Management
50