EDUCATION:

2024 Ph.D. – Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University
Dissertation: Investigation of Techniques for Enhancing Mechanical Performance of Additively Manufactured Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoset Composites

2022 M.S. – Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University
Thesis: Process Optimization of 3D Printing with Continuous Fiber Reinforced UV Curable Thermoset Resin

2015 B.S. – Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

POSITIONS HELD:

2024 – Present – Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

2024 – Present – Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

2018 – 2014 – Research Assistant, Composite Additive Manufacturing Lab, Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, ND

2016 – 2018 – Assistant General Manager, Walton Hi-tech Industries, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Pending Patent:

Ulven, C., Rahman, M. A., Islam, M. Z., & Gibbon, L. R. (2023). U.S. Patent Application No. 18/339,043.

Journal Publications:

Rahman, M. A., & Baur, J. W. (2025). In-space manufacturing of thermoset composite structures: A short review. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 1045389X251328189.

Rahman, M. A., Gibbon, L., Islam, M. Z., Hall, E., & Ulven, C. A. (2024). Adjustment of mechanical properties of 3D printed continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermoset composites by print parameter adjustments. Polymers, 16(21), 2996.

Chowdhury, S., Wang, X., Rahman, M. A., & Ulven, C. A. (2025). Nanomechanical characterization of hemp fiber with atomic force microscopy. Journal of Composite Materials, 59(4), 469-478.

Islam, M. Z., Rahman, M. A., Gibbon, L., Hall, E., Ulven, C. A., & La Scala, J. J. (2024). Mechanical Characterization and Production of Various Shapes Using Continuous Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Thermoset Resin-Based 3D Printing. Polymers, 16(13), 1828.

Rahman, M. A., Hall, E., Gibbon, L., Islam, M. Z., Ulven, C. A., & La Scala, J. J. (2023). A mechanical performance study of dual cured thermoset resin systems 3D-printed with continuous carbon fiber reinforcement. Polymers, 15(6), 1384.

Rahman, M. A., Islam, M. Z., Gibbon, L., Ulven, C. A., & La Scala, J. J. (2021). 3D printing of continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoset composites using UV curable resin. Polymer Composites, 42(11), 5859-5868.

Conference Proceedings:

Islam, M. Z., Aryal, B., Rahman, M. A., Gibbon, L., Hall, E., & Ulven, C. (2024, November). Void Analysis of Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced 3D Printed Thermoset Composites. In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Vol. 88605, p. V002T03A014). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Islam, M. Z., Rahman, M. A., Gibbon, L., Hall, E., & Ulven, C. A. (2024, June). Comparing Poisson Ratio Measurement of 3D Printed Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites: Digital Image Correlation (DIC) vs. Video-Extensometer. In International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (Vol. 88100, p. V001T01A018). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Islam, M. Z., Rahman, M. A., Gibbon, L., Hall, E., Ulven, C. A., & La Scala, J. J. (2023, October). Measurement of optimum laser energy required to 3d print continuous fiber reinforced composites using photo-curable thermoset resin. In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Vol. 87608, p. V003T03A006). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Rahman, M.A., Hossain, A.B., Islam, M.Z., Hall, E., Gibbon, L., Ulven, C.A., Lascala, J.J. (2023, September). A Study of Optical Surface Analysis Methods for 3D Printed Continuous Fiber Composites. In Proceedings of the American Society for Composites-Thirty-Eighth Technical Conference, Greater Boston, MA, USA.

Rahman, M. A., Islam, M. Z., Gibbon, L., Hall, E., Ulven, C. A., & La Scala, J. J. (2023, April). A study of layer-wise adaptive resin flow for improved surface finish of 3d printed continuous fiber reinforced composite. SAMPE 2023.