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Ashfaq Adnan

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http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~aadnan/

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Company or institution

Northwestern University

Title of group

Wing Kam Liu

Doctoral thesis advisor

C. T. Sun

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EDUCATION

PhD, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.(Summer 2008)
Major: Structures & Materials, Minor: Aerodynamics,
Dissertation: Molecular Simulations of Deformation, Failure and Fracture of Nanostructured Materials
Advisor: C. T. Sun

MS, Mechanical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee,Alabama 2004
Thesis: Manufacturing and Characterization of Nanophased Filaments and their Composites
Advisor: Hassan Mahfuz

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2000
Senior Project: Study of Annular Liquid Jet

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Analytical and Numerical:
 Atomistic Simulation and Multi-scale Modeling,
 Nanoscale Fracture Mechanics,
 Multi-physics Simulation of Nanoscale Interface and Interphases,
 Molecular Adhesion and Contact Mechanics,
 Nanoscale Surface Reconstruction and Stability.
Manufacturing and Characterization:
 Experimental Mechanics of Structural Nanocomposites,
 Fabrication and Characterization of Nanophased Materials.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Graduate Level: Fracture Mechanics, Mechanics of Composites, Theory of Elasticity, *Molecular Simulation for Engineers: theory and application, *Advanced Solid Mechanics, *Nanomechanics.
Undergraduate Level: Strength of Materials, Mechanics of Aircraft Structures.
*meant for new course design-title subject to change.

PATENT

1. Bor Z. Jang, Liu JH, Chen S, Li MZ, Mahfuz H, Adnan Ashfaq," Nanotube FiberReinforced Composite Materials and Method of Producing Fiber Reinforced Composites", United States Patent # 6,934,600: 2005.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, Hassan Mahfuz, “A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study to Investigate the Effect of Filler Size on Elastic Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites”, Composites Science and Technology, 67: 348-56, 2007.
2. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, “Effect of Thickness and Interface Strength on Deformation and Failure of Glassy Polymer Adhesives: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study” Journal of Adhesion, 2007 (to be submitted).
3. Adnan Ashfaq, C. T. Sun, “Effect of Surface Morphology and Temperature on
the Structural Stability of Nanoscale Wavy Films”, Nanotechnology, June 2008 (accepted).
4. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., M. M. Hasan, S. Jeelani., W. J. Wright, S. J. DeTeresa, “Enhancement of Strength and Stiffness of Nylon 6 filaments through carbon nanotubes reinforcement”, Applied Physics Letters, 88(8): 083119, 2006. Also published in 7th Issue of Carbon Nanotubes Monthly (March 2006) at http://www.nanosprint.com.
5. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S., “Manufacturing and Characterization of Carbon nanotubes/Polyethylene Composites,” International Journal of Nanoscience, 4(1): 55-72, 2005.
6. Nathaniel Chisholm , Hassan Mahfuz , Vijaya K. Rangari , Adnan Ashfaq and Shaik Jeelani, “Fabrication and mechanical characterization of carbon/SiC-epoxy nanocomposites”, Composite Structures, 67(1): 115-124, 2005.
7. Mahfuz H., Adnan Ashfaq, Rangari V. K., Jeelani S. Bor Z Jang, “Carbon nanoparticles/whiskers reinforced composites and their tensile response,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 35(5): 519-227, 2004.