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My name is Md Erfanul Alam, I am a fluid dynamicist with expertise in the interfacial fluid mechanics. My work emphasizes in a specific area of Mechanical Engineering that focuses on studying fluid and solid interface. Highly-couple fluid and solid mechanics make drop ejections difficult to predict, but adhesion and elastic theory shed light on these beautiful and rapid drying sequences. I study structural damping produced by the sloshing of drops in millimetric scale where the drops' motion is limit by Surface tension and adhesion force.
My work in these areas has generated broad interest across the fields of engineering, biology, and robotics, resulting in publications in a number of high-impact interdisciplinary journals such as the Softmatter, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, as well as popular journals such as Physics of Fluids.
Appointment
North Central College, Assistant Professor, August 2021
University of Central Florida, Graduate Research Assistant, August 2017 - July 2021
Georgia Southern University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 2015 - May 2017
Education
University of Central Florida, Mechanical Engineering, PhD 2021
Georgia Southern University, Mechanical Engineering, MSME 2017
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, BSME 2014
Research
Interfacial fluid mechanics
Signal processing
control and vibration
structural dynamics
Awards
Showcase of Research Excellence, University of Central Florida, 2019
ORC fellowship, University of Central Florida, 2017
Summa Cum Laude Award, Georgia Southern University, 2017
Reviewer, IEEE SouthEastCon, 2017, 2019
Student Member, American Physical Society (APS)
Board Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 2006-2007
Scholarship from Coursera \& EdX, 2019
Student Organizer, Science Olympiad, Georgia Southern University, 2015, 2016, 2017
Volunteer, STEMPosium, Georgia Southern University, 2016