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Dr Ashfaq Adnan University Of Texas At Arlington

[Dr Ashfaq Adnan University Of Texas At Arlington]

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Last Updated: August 4, 2021

about me

Research Interests

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My group is interested in developing computational models at multiple length scales and conducting supporting experiments to understand the mechanical behavior of materials.

Our current focus is on multiscale mechanics of traumatic brain injury, mechanical behavior of biologically relevant soft materials and additively manufactured materials.

Teaching Interests

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I am interested in teaching classes related to the mechanics of materials and structures. Most recently, I taught solid mechanics (MAE 2312), aerospace structural statics (MAE 3315) and advanced mechanics of materials (ME/AE 5304).

Biography

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Dr. Adnan is a Professor in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department and director of the Multiscale Mechanics and Physics Lab (MMPL) at UTA. He earned his PhD in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering from Purdue University. Before joining UTA in the Fall of 2010, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Northwestern University. His current research on brain injury and neuron damage are funded by the Office of Naval Research grants and Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) award.

Education

- 2008 PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics
  Purdue University West Lafayette
- 2004 MS in Mechanical Engineering
  Tuskegee University
- 2000 BS in Mechanical Engineering
  Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka Bangladesh

Appointments

- Sept 2020 to Present Professor
  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
- Sept 2016 to Aug 2020 Associate Professor
  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
- Sept 2010 to Aug 2016 Assistant Professor
  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
- Aug 2008 to July 2010 Postdoctoral Associate
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
- July 2000 to June 2001 Lecturer
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh)

Memberships

- Oct 2006 to Present American Society for Mechanical Engineers
  Technical Committee Member and Session Chair/Organizer
- Mar 2018 to Feb 2020 Metal, Mineral and Metallurgy
  Member
- Jan 2015 to Dec 2018 American Ceramic society
  None
- Jan 2012 to Dec 2018 American Society for Composites
  Session Organizer
- Jan 2012 to Dec 2012 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Awards and Honors

- Feb 2020 Awarded Spring 2020 Lockheed Martin Teaching Award sponsored by College of Engineering, UTA
- Feb 2020 Fellow, American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) sponsored by American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Jun 2019 Invited Keynote Speaker at the 6th Cavitation Conference sponsored by International institute for Cavitation Research (IICR)
- Apr 2019 Invited to Join the Mechanics & Biology of Aging (MBA) Airbus Steering Committee, France sponsored by MBA Airbus/ISAE-SUPAERO
- Apr 2019 Research Highlighted at UTA's Health and Human Condition Thematic Symposium 2019 sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
- Nov 2018 Elected Vice Chair of ASME's Fracture and Failure Mechanics Technical Committee sponsored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Oct 2018 Nominated by MAE Department for Spring 2019 Lockheed Martin Teaching Award sponsored by College of Engineering, UTA
- Mar 2018 Invited Keynote Speaker at the 148th TMS Annual Meeting sponsored by TMS
- Mar 2018 AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award sponsored by Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Jan 2018 GRC Travel Fellowship sponsored by Gordon Research Corporation
- Mar 2017 Nominated to represent UTA and serve as a Faculty Researcher Panelist during UGRD at the Texas Undergraduate Research Day (UGRD) at the Capitol sponsored by UGRD
- Feb 2017 ONR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award sponsored by Office of Naval Research
- Oct 2015 Excellence in Teaching (Nominated) sponsored by MAE Department and College of Engineering
- Mar 2015 AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award sponsored by AFOSR
- Jan 2015 ONR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award sponsored by Naval Research Labs
- Oct 2014 National Academy of Inventors (Member) sponsored by National Academy of Inventors
- Oct 2014 Excellence in Teaching (Nominated) sponsored by MAE Department and College of Engineering
- Jan 2014 ONR Summer Faculty Fellowship Award sponsored by Naval Research Labs
- May 2013 NSF Workshop Fellowship - Northwestern University sponsored by 2013 NSF Summer Institute
- Jan 2013 Excellence in Teaching (Nominated) sponsored by MAE Department
- May 2012 NSF Workshop Fellowship - MIT sponsored by NSF Summer Institute
- Jan 2011 NSF Workshop Fellowship sponsored by NSF Summer Institute - Southern Methodist Hospital
- Jan 2011 Research Enhancement Grant sponsored by UTA
- Jul 2010 Travel Fellowship sponsored by 2010 9 th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4 th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM/APCOCM 2010)
- Feb 2010 Registration Fellowship sponsored by 1st Global Congress on Nano Engineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB)
- May 2009 NSF Workshop Fellowship sponsored by NSF Summer Institute - Northwestern University
- Dec 2005 Second Place - 2005 Purdue AAE Research Symposium Series sponsored by Purdue University
- Jun 2003 Second Place sponsored by ASME Chattahoochee Section Student Seminar Competition
- Jun 2003 Finalist sponsored by SEM Student Paper Competition
- Apr 2003 Third Place (Poster) sponsored by Sigma Xi 30th Annual Student Research Symposium

News Articles

- Sept 2020 Engineering professor receives $831K grant for blast-related traumatic brain injury research
  Ashfaq Adnan, mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, received a grant from the Office of Naval Research for his research in blast-related traumatic brain injuries. This is the second time Adnan has received the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program grant, this time being awarded $831,000. Adnan said he and his team were fortunate to receive the grant because it would enhance their research capabilities.
- Sept 2020 ADVANCING THE STUDY OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
  The Office of Naval Research has awarded a grant to Ashfaq Adnan, professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, to acquire equipment for nanoscale damage analysis of brains. The $831,000 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) grant will help Adnan expand his recent research into blast-related traumatic brain injuries.
- Mar 2020 ADNAN HONORED BY ENGINEERING SOCIETY
  Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
- Mar 2020 Alumnus Adnan named ASME Fellow
  AAE alumnus Ashfaq Adnan was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- Apr 2019 UTA hosts its first international symposium on TBIs
  Ashfaq Adnan, associate professor in the UTA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, chaired the inaugural symposium.
- Apr 2019 Third strategic plan symposium focuses on health and the human condition
  At a symposium held earlier this month, faculty and leadership at The University of Texas at Arlington discussed their multidisciplinary research and education efforts in the area of health and the human condition—one of the University’s four strategic themes. Video Link: https://vimeo.com/331322010
- Sept 2018 University of Texas at Arlington Magazine Fall 2018
  Ashfaq Adnan, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and his postdoctoral associate Yuan Ting Wu published research on traumatic brain injury in Nature's Scientific Reports. Their work revealed that battlefield blasts may cause cavitation (tiny bubbles) in the brain's perineuronal nets, which may collapse and cause neuronal damage.
- Feb 2018 INQUIRY
  Spring 2018 issue of UTA's inquiry magazine highlighted our work on brain injury.
- Jan 2018 BLAST, BUBBLE AND BRAIN INJURY
  Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), and his postdoctoral associate Yuan Ting Wu published research findings in Nature Scientific Reports in July 2017 revealing how battlefield blasts may cause bubbles in the brain's perineuronal nets which, in turn, may collapse and damage neurons.
- Jan 2018 National Science Foundation
  Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington used supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center to simulate how bubbles caused by explosions may damage neurons in the brain. Using similar methods, the team reported in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society how nanoparticles affect the fragility of ceramic materials used in space shuttles. They found that the conventional wisdom that nanoparticles improve material strength is not necessarily guarantee
- Jan 2018 UTA associate professor awarded grant to research head trauma, disorders
  The Office of Naval Research gave a UTA professor a grant to research the connection between blast-like trauma and neurological disorders. Ashfaq Adnan, mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor, has been given this $613,079 grant, and it will cover three years worth of research.
- Dec 2017 UTA researcher working to correlate blast trauma to neuronal damage in the brain
  Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor in UTA’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, recently was awarded a three-year, $613,079 grant from the Office of Naval Research to show the potential link between blast-like trauma and neurological disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, Alzheimer’s disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE.
- July 2017 UTA mechanical engineer publishes findings that show brain damage that could occur from blast-induced cavitation
  Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, and his postdoctoral associate Yuan Ting Wu recently published research findings in Nature’s Scientific Reports revealing that if battlefield blasts may cause cavitation in the brain’s perineuronal nets, which, in turn, may collapse and cause neuronal damage.
- Mar 2017 Lamar University Press
  he Office of Undergraduate Research will host a guest faculty talk by Ashfaq Adnan, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Texas-Arlington, at 3:30 p.m., March 9, in Landes Auditorium in the Galloway Business Building. Admission is free.
- Mar 2016 Researchers study how shock waves affect the brain
  A mechanical and aerospace engineering professor has received a grant to work on a computer simulation system to study how neurons in the brains of soldiers are affected after a battlefield blast. Ashfaq Adnan and his research team are working to create a computer model with an atomistic stimulation system, Adnan said. Adnan received a three-year, $380,586 grant through the Office of Naval Research’s Warfighter Performance Department and UTA.
- Feb 2016 Engineering researcher wins Naval Research support to measure when and how battlefield blasts injure brain neurons
  A University of Texas at Arlington engineering researcher supported by the Office of Naval Research is developing a computational model to measure how and when battlefield blasts can cause devastating damage to neurons in the brain.
- Jan 2016 UTA Inquiry Sp 16: MATERIAL WORLD
  MAKING CERAMICS STRONGER Attractive properties such as strength, hardness, durability, and resistance to corrosion have made ceramics a popular choice for a wide variety of applications, from kitchen knives and car brake pads to hip replacements and microprocessors. But it’s their high heat tolerance—some ceramics have a melting point of over 3,000 degrees Celsius—that makes them truly unique.
- Sept 2013 Research project hopes to make Texas highways safer
  At UTA, a school comprised of 85 percent commuter students, according to UTA’s website, some researchers are saying highway safety and efficiency is no less than vital. “When you make the road above the surface, there are two sides that are sloping down,” said Ashfaq Adnan, aerospace and mechanical engineering assistant professor, who also worked on the project. “These pins just lock the slippery soil into place. They act as a resisting force against the clay soil.”
- Sept 2012 Assistant professor shares osteoporosis research
  Anyone who has seen a Life Alert commercial knows the frigidity human bones take on as they age. Ashfaq Adnan, assistant mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, is working on ways to understand the science behind this phenomenon.

Support & Funding

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- July 2021 to June 2024 Additive Manufacturing of Multilayered Advanced Materials for Smart Sensing and Protection of Traumatic Brain Injury sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR) - $1516033
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)
- Jan 2021 to Dec 2023 Integrated Cellular-Tissue Biomechanics of Brain Injury sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR) - $300039
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)
- Feb 2021 to Feb 2022 Smart Sensing of Head Trauma sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR) - $350722
  (Funded)
- Aug 2020 to Dec 2021 SYSTEM FOR DAMAGE ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT MATERIALS IN ULTRA-HIGH SPEED DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR) - $831000
  (Funded)
- Oct 2020 to Apr 2021 Warp and stress analysis of a single component HSIP via thermo-structural computational modeling using ANSYS. sponsored by Innovation, Integration, Inc. (i3) - $9909
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)
- Jan 2020 to Dec 2020 Evaluation of silica nanofiber mechanical and thermal properties via molecular dynamics/stochastic computational simulations sponsored by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC - $51715
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)
- Jan 2018 to Aug 2021 Multiscale Neurobiology of Brain Injury sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR) - $613081
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)
- June 2019 to May 2021 COMBINED ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) AND ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY (ECOG) SYSTEM FOR BRAIN SIGNAL ANALYSIS sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR) - $261120
  (Funded)
- Jan 2019 to Mar 2019 Understanding cellular architecture of the neurovascular unit and its function in the whole mouse brain sponsored by Penn State University - $16078
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)
- Jan 2016 to Dec 2019 MULTISCALE DAMAGE TO AXONS UNDER DYNAMIC MECHANICAL LOADING INCLUDING CAVITATION sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR) - $255136
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)
- Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 Design Guidance for Additive Manufacturing sponsored by Stratasys Incorporated - $35000
  (Funded)
- Aug 2015 to Jan 2017 EAGER: Building Strong and Tough Multiphase Ceramics via Interface Tailoring sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) - $130000
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)
- Sept 2011 to Aug 2016 Slope Stability Analyses and Implementation of New Slope Stabilization Methods dor Dallas and Fort Worth Districts sponsored by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) - $1055340
  (Funded)
- June 2011 to May 2012 Multiscale Analysis and Mechanics of Osteoporotic Trabecular Bone sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington - $10000
  Ashfaq Adnan (Funded)

Publications

2012

Book Chapter
Biomechanics of Mineralized Collagen
Multiscale Simulations and Mechanics of Biological Materials
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Sarker, Farzad, Ferdous, Fahad].

2010

Book Chapter
Design of nanodiamond based drug delivery patch for cancer therapeutics and imaging applications
Nanodiamonds: Applications in Biology and Nanoscale Medicine, Springer, 2010
[Liu, WingKam, Adnan, Ashfaq, Kopacz, AdrianM., Hallikainen, Michelle, Ho, Dean, Lam, Robert, Lee, Jessica, Belytschko, Ted, Schatz, George, Tzeng, Yonhua]. 249-284. "Springer".

2020

Journal Article
Domain focused and Residue Focused Phosphorylation Effect on Tau Protein: a Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
[Khan, MdI, Hasan, Fuad, Mahmud, KhandakarAHA, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 113(104149), 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104149
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751616120306950?dgcid=author

Journal Article
The effect of combined electrical and thermal cyclic loading on the mechanical behaviour of HfO2 nanofilm. A molecular dynamics study
[Kayser, MdRiaz, Ferdous, SheikhF, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Int. J. Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering. 9(3), 157. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCMSSE.2020.110411
https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJCMSSE.2020.110411

Journal Article
Recent Computational Approaches on Mechanical Behavior of Axonal Cytoskeletal Components of Neuron: A Brief Review.
[Khan, MdI, Hasan, Fuad, Mahmud, KhandakarAHA, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Multiscale Science and Engineering. "Springer". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s42493-020-00043-4
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42493-020-00043-4

Journal Article
Effects of Bubble Size and Gas Density on the Shock-induced Collapse of Nanoscale Cavitation Bubble
[Wu, Yuan-Ting, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Multiscale Science and Engineering . "Springer". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s42493-020-00040-7
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42493-020-00040-7#citeas

Journal Article
On the Molecular Level Cavitation in Soft Gelatin Hydrogel
[Mahmud, KAHAl, Hasan, Fuad, Khan, MdI, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Scientific Reports. 10(9635), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66591-9
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-66591-9

Journal Article
Effects of Focal Axonal Swelling Level on the Action Potential Signal Transmission
[Wu, Yuan-Ting, Gilpin, Kathlin, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 48, 253. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10827-020-00750-9
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10827-020-00750-9

In Process

Journal Article
Three-Dimensional Stochastic Modelling of Wavy Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites
[Chahal, Rajni, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Multiscale Science and Engineering. Accepted.

Journal Article
Improved Print Quality in Fused Filament Fabrication through Localized Dispensing of Hot Air around the Deposited Filament
[Prajapati, Hardikkumar, Salvi, SwapnilS, Ravoori, Darshan, Qasaimeh, Momen, Adnan, Ashfaq, Jain, Ankur]. Submitted.

Journal Article
Void Reduction in Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) Through In Situ Nozzle-Integrated Compression Rolling of Deposited Filaments
[Ravoori, Darshan, Salvi, SwapnilS, Prajapati, Hardikkumar, Qasaimeh, Momen, Adnan, Ashfaq, Jain, Ankur]. Submitted.

Journal Article
Effect of Strain Rate on Single Tau, Dimerized Tau and Tau-Microtubule Interface: a Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
[Khan, MdI, Gilpin, Kathleen, Hasan, Fuad, Mahmud, KhandakarAHA, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Submitted.

2019

Journal Article
Nozzle-Integrated Pre-Deposition and Post-Deposition Heating of Previously Deposited Layers in Polymer Extrusion Based Additive Manufacturing
[Ravoori, Darshan , Prajapati, Hardikkumar, Talluru, Viswajit, Adnan, Ashfaq, Jain, Ankur]. Additive Manufacturing. 28, 719-726. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.06.006
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214860419300855

2018

Journal Article
On the Elastic Stress Singularities and Mode I Notch Stress Intensity Factor for 3D printed Polymers
[Rezaee, Alireza, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 204, 235-245. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2018.09.035
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013794418305654

Journal Article
On the atomistic-based continuum viscoelastic constitutive relations for axonal microtubules
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Bagchi, Amit, Qidwai, Siddiq]. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 86, 375-389. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.06.031
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175161611830938X

Journal Article
Damage and Failure of Axonal Microtubule under Extreme High Strain Rate: An In-Silico Molecular Dynamics Study
[Wu, Yuan-Ting, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Scientific Reports. 8(1), 12260. "Springer Nature ".
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29804-w

Journal Article
Molecular Dynamics Study of Protein Deformation through Solid-State Nanopore
[Hasan, MohammadR, Mahmood, Mohammed A I , Khanzada, RajaR, Mansur, Nuzhat , Adnan, Ashfaq, Iqbal, Samir]. FUNCTIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES. 1, 107-113.
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/64fa/aabbccfce377773a8567eea784c26d642849.pdf

Journal Article
Cavitation nucleation in gelatin: Experiment and mechanism,
[ Kang, Wonmo , Adnan, Ashfaq , O'Shaughnessy, Thomas, Bagchi, Amit]. Acta Biomaterialia. 67, 295-306. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2017.11.030
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706117307146

Journal Article
Grain boundary driven mechanical properties of ZrB2 and ZrC-ZrB2 nanocomposite: a molecular simulation study,
[Kayser, MdRiaz, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 101, 3105-3117. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.15443
https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jace.15443

2017

Journal Article
Mode-I Fracture Toughness Prediction of Nanoscale Diamond using Atomistic Simulation
[Ferdous, Sheikh, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics. 7(3), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NM.2153-5477.0000130
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/(ASCE)NM.2153-5477.0000130

Journal Article
Effect of shock-induced cavitation bubble collapse on the damage in the simulated perineuronal net of the brain
[Wu, Yuan-Ting, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Scientific Reports. 7(1), 5323.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05790-3

Journal Article
Mode-I Fracture Toughness Prediction of Diamond at the Nanoscale
[Ferdous, SheikhFahad, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics. 7(3), 04017010. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NM.2153-5477.0000130
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/(ASCE)NM.2153-5477.0000130

2015

Journal Article
Mechanical properties of computationally designed novel carbon enriched Si1− xCx ceramics: A molecular dynamics simulation study
[Ferdous, SheikhFahad, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Computational Materials Science. 110, 331-339. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.08.032
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927025615005418

Journal Article
Computational Design of Novel Carbon Enriched Si1-xCx Ceramics: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study,
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Ferdous, SheikhFahad]. Computational Materials Science. 96(A), 354-359. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.09.048
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927025614006739

2014

Journal Article
A study of mechanical behavior and morphology of carbon nanotube reinforced UHMWPE/Nylon 6 hybrid polymer nanocomposite fiber
[Khan, MujiburR., Mahfuz, Hassan, Adnan, Ashfaq, Leventouri, Theodora, Absar, Saheem]. Fibers and Polymers. 15(7), 1484-1492.

Journal Article
Role of a single surface vacancy on the tensile stress–strain relations of single crystal Ni nanowire
[Ferdous, SheikhF., Adnan, Ashfaq]. Computational Materials Science. 90, 221-231. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.04.022
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927025614002547

Journal Article
3D structural integrity and interactions of single-stranded protein-binding DNA in a functionalized nanopore
[Mahmood, MohammedArif I., Ali, Waqas, Adnan, Ashfaq, Iqbal, SamirM]. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B. 118(22), 5799-5806. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1021/jp411820w
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp411820w

2013

Journal Article
Role of nanoparticle dispersion and filler-matrix interface on the matrix dominated failure of rigid C 60-PE nanocomposites: A molecular dynamics simulation study
[Ferdous, SheikhF., Sarker, MdFarzad, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Polymer. 54(10), 2565-2576.

Journal Article
Elastic Properties of UHMWPE-SWCNT Nanocomposites’ Fiber: An Experimental, Theoretical, and Molecular Dynamics Evaluation
[Khan, MujiburR., Mahfuz, Hassan, Adnan, Ashfaq, Shabib, Ishraq, Leventouri, Theodora]. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 22(6), 1593-1600.

Journal Article
Shear fracture of confined NaCl nanofilms
[Sakib, ARNazmus, De, NarendraN., Adnan, Ashfaq]. Computational Materials Science. 68, 271-279.

2012

Journal Article
On the size-dependent critical stress intensity factor of confined brittle nanofilms
[Sakib, ARNazmus, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 86, 13-22.

2011

Journal Article
Atomistic simulation and measurement of pH dependent cancer therapeutic interactions with nanodiamond carrier
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Lam, Robert, Chen, Hanning, Lee, Jessica, Schaffer, DanielJ., Barnard, AmandaS., Schatz, GeorgeC., Ho, Dean, Liu, WingKam]. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 8(2), 368-374.

2010

Journal Article
Evolution of nanoscale defects to planar cracks in a brittle solid
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Sun, C.T.]. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 58(7), 983-1000.

2008

Journal Article
Effect of surface morphology and temperature on the structural stability of nanoscale wavy films
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Sun, C.T.]. Nanotechnology. 19(31), 315702.

Journal Article
Effect of adhesive thickness on joint strength: A molecular dynamics perspective
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Sun, CT]. The Journal of Adhesion. 84(5), 348-356.

2007

Journal Article
A molecular dynamics simulation study to investigate the effect of filler size on elastic properties of polymer nanocomposites
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Sun, C.T., Mahfuz, Hassan]. Composites Science and Technology. 67(3), 348-356.

2006

Journal Article
Enhancement of strength and stiffness of Nylon 6 filaments through carbon nanotubes reinforcement
[Mahfuz, Hassan, Adnan, Ashfaq, Rangari, VijayK., Hasan, MohammadM., Jeelani, Shaik, Wright, WendelinJ., DeTeresa, StevenJ.]. Applied Physics Letters. 88(8), 083119.

2005

Journal Article
Fabrication and mechanical characterization of carbon/SiC-epoxy nanocomposites
[Chisholm, Nathaniel, Mahfuz, Hassan, Rangari, VijayaK., Ashfaq, Adnan, Jeelani, Shaik]. Composite Structures. 67(1), 115-124.

Journal Article
Manufacturing and characterization of carbon nanotube/polyethylene composites
[Mahfuz, Hassan, Adnan, Ashfaq, Rangari, VijayaK., Jeelani, Shaik]. 4(01), 55-72.

2004

Journal Article
Carbon nanoparticles/whiskers reinforced composites and their tensile response
[Mahfuz, Hassan, Adnan, Ashfaq, Rangari, VijayK., Jeelani, Shaik]. Composites. Part A, Applied Science and Manufacturing.

2019

Conference Proceeding
Effect of CNT Waviness on the Elastic Modulus of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Composites
[Chahal, Rajni, Adnan, Ashfaq, Roy, Ajit]. "ASC 34th Technical Conference".

2018

Conference Proceeding
Molecular Dynamics for the Prediction of the Interfacial Shear Stress and Interface Dielectric Properties of Carbon Fiber Epoxy Composites
33rd ASC conference, Seattle, Washington.
[Chahal, Rajni, Adnan, Ashfaq, Reifsnider, Kenneth, Raihan, Rassel , Wu, Yuan-Ting].

Conference Proceeding
Electrospinning Approach for the Improvement of Mechanical and Shielding Properties of Nanofiber Mats
32nd ASC conference, West Lafayette, IN 2017
[Isaac, Blesson, Taylor, Robert, Adnan, Ashfaq, Rassel Raihan]. "American Society for Composites".

Conference Proceeding
Variability of Mechanical and Dielectric Properties in Testing Electrospun PAN Nanofiber
33rd ASC conference, Seattle, Washington.
[Isaac, Blesson, Adnan, Ashfaq, Taylor, Robert, Reifsnider, Kenneth, Rassel Raihan]. "American Society for Composites".

2017

Conference Proceeding
Elastic constants of carbon nanotube- reinforced epoxy nanocomposites
[Chalal, Rajni, Adnan, Ashfaq, Roy, Ajit]. "ASC 32nd Technical Conference".

Conference Proceeding
Molecular dynamics study of carbon nanotube/epoxy interfaces using ReaxFF
32nd ASC conference, West Lafayette, IN 2017
[Rajni , Chahal, Adnan, Ashfaq, Roy, Ajit]. "ASC 32nd Technical Conference".

2016

Conference Proceeding
Computational design of Zirconium (Zr) based multiphase ceramic materials for improved strength and toughness properties
MS&T 2016
[Kayser, Riaz, Ferdous, Sheikh, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Salt lake City, UT.

Conference Proceeding
Mechanical Behavior of Ultra-light Bio-Inspired Nanocomposite Structures
12th DURACOSYS 2016
[Pothana, Sushma, Khatri, Amit, Adnan, Ashfaq].

Conference Proceeding
Performance of Recycled Plastic Pin (RPP) for Slope Stabilization
12th DURACOSYS 2016, Arlington, TX 2016, 12th DURACOSYS 2016, Arlington ,TX 2016
[Ahmed, Ashif, Adnan, Ashfaq, Hossain, MDS.]. 136-148. "Springer".

Conference Proceeding
Effect of Raster Orientation on Fracture Toughness Properties of 3D Printed ABS Materials and Structures
ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
[Khatri, Amit, Adnan, Ashfaq]. "American Society of Mechanical Engineers".

Conference Proceeding
Stability and Collapsing Mechanism of Cavitation-Induced Nanobubbles in Simulated Extra-Cellular Matrix (ECM) Near Neuron
ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
[Wu, Y-T, Adnan, Ashfaq]. "American Society of Mechanical Engineers".

2015

Conference Proceeding
Additive Manufacturing and Characterization of Topology Optimized PLA Structures for Bone-Implant Applications
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Anantharaman, Sajith, Jose, Sachin, Wang, BoP].

Conference Proceeding
Computational Design and Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced LDPE/Nylon 6 Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites
American Society of Composites-30th Technical Conference
[Adnan, Ashfaq, FERDOUS, SHEIKHF., KHAN, MUJIBURR.].

Conference Proceeding
Computational Design of Carbon Enriched Ceramics for Improved Strength and Toughness
American Society of Composites-30th Technical Conference
[FERDOUS, SHEIKHFAHAD, Adnan, Ashfaq].

Conference Proceeding
Viscoelastic Response of Microtubule—Tau Proteins Assembly During Axonal Stretch: Combined Atomistic and Continuum Predictions
American Society of Composites-30th Technical Conference
[Adnan, Ashfaq, QIDWAI, SIDDIQ, BAGCHI, AMIT].

In Process

Conference Proceeding
Science Camp at Nature and Science Museum
National Science Teacher Association Conference
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Yoon, Jiyoon]. Published.

2014

Conference Proceeding
Tailoring Fracture Toughness of Silicon Carbide Ceramics Film via Nanoscale Multilayering with Diamond
American Society for Composite Conference, September, 2014
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Ferdous, SheikFahad].

2013

Conference Proceeding
Improving Fracture Toughness of Silicon Carbide Ceramics with Nanodiamond Reinforcements
American Society for Composite Conference
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Ferdous, SheikhF, Huda, Muhammad].

2012

Conference Proceeding
The effects of filler-matrix interface strength, filler shape and filler dispersion on the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites.
American Society for Composite Conference
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Ferdous, SheikhFahad].

Conference Proceeding
Effect of Constraint size on the Mode II fracture toughness of brittle confined films
ASME IMECE 2012
[Sakib, Nazmus, Adnan, Ashfaq]. Houston, TX.

Conference Proceeding
Multiscale analysis for characterizing fracture toughness of trabecular bone
ASME IMECE 2012
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Sarker, Farzad]. Houston, TX.

Conference Proceeding
The effects of filler-matrix interface strength, filler shape and filler dispersion on the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites
27th ASC conference, Arlington TX 76039
[Ferdous, SheikF, Adnan, Ashfaq].

2011

Conference Proceeding
pH Dependent Interfacial Adhesion between Collagen and Hydroxyapatite in the Mineralized Collagen Fibril
SAMPE TECH, October 18-19, Fort Worth ,TX
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Sakib, ARN, Ferdous, SheikhFahad].

2010

Conference Proceeding
Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Functionalized Nanodiamonds and Their Binding Capacity With Doxorubicin Drugs
ASME 2010 First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Liu, WingKam]. 213-215. "American Society of Mechanical Engineers".

2009

Conference Proceeding
Mechanics of pH mediated adsorption/desorption of doxorubicin drug from functionalized nanodiamond
10th US National Congress On Computational Mechanics, Columbus, OH
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Wing, KamLiu].

2005

Conference Proceeding
Effect of Particle Size on Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites
20th Annual Technical Conference of American Society for Composites (ASC),
[Adnan, Ashfaq, Sun, C.T, Mahfuz, Hassan].

Presentations

- March 2020
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited) Establishing research program using federal grants and resources", Office of AVP for Research, Innovation and Economic Development and Assistant Provost, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA. (March , 2020).
- November 2019
  Hasan, Fuad (Author & Presenter), Mahmud, Khandakar (Author), Kang, Wonmo (Author), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author), "Cavitation mechanisms in soft material: a multiscale study", ASME, Salt Lake City, UT. (November 11, 2019).
- November 2019
  Hasan, Fuad (Author & Presenter), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author), "Characterization of Cavitation Induced Damage in Soft Materials", ASME, Salt Lake City, UT. (November 11, 2019).
- November 2019
  Talluru, Viswajit (Author & Presenter), Adnan, Ashfaq, Suraykan, Swapnil (Author), Jain, Ankur, "Characterization of thermo-mechanical properties of copper nano-particle infused Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) – 3D printed specimens ", ASME, Salt Lake City, UT. (November 11, 2019).
- November 2019
  Khan, MdIshak (Author & Presenter), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author), "Effect of Strain Rate on Single Tau, Dimerized Tau and Tau-Microtubule Interface: a Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study ", ASME, Salt Lake City, UT. (November 11, 2019).
- November 2019
  Adnan, Ashfaq (Author & Presenter), "Lectures on Computational Mechanics", ASME, Salt Lake City, UT. (November 11, 2019).
- November 2019
  Mahmud, Khandakar (Author & Presenter), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author), "Role of collagen-coil elasticity on the cavitation mechanisms in soft material", ASME, Salt Lake City, UT. (November 11, 2019).
- October 2019
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Building research using institutional and external resources", Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Purdue University Northwest, Indiana.. (October 25, 2019).
- July 2019
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Relating Traumatic Brain Injury with Neuronal Injury via Multiscale Modeling ", UTARI, Fort Worth, TX. (July 3, 2019).
- June 2019
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Cavitation Bubble Dynamics in Soft Biological Materials ", International institute for Cavitation Research (IICR), Crete, Greece. (June 24, 2019).
- June 2019
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Multiscale Brain Injury", ONR, Washington DC. (June 4, 2019).
- April 2019
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Research Highlight on Traumatic Brain Injury ", UTA , UTA. (April 18, 2019).
- March 2019
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited Keynote): Recent Advances in Halfnium based Memeristor Devices", San Antonio, TX. (March 9, 2019).
- November 2018
  Ferdous, SheikhF (Author & Presenter), Pothana, Sushma (Author), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author), "Additive Manufacturing and Mechanical Properties of Bonelike Ultra-light Nanocomposite Structures", ASME, Pittsburg, PA. (November 12, 2018).
- November 2018
  Hasan, Fuad (Author & Presenter), Adnan, Ashfaq, "Computational Study of Cavitation Nucleation in Gelatin Due to Impact and Shock", ASME, Pittsburg, PA. (November 12, 2018).
- November 2018
  Hasan, Fuad (Author & Presenter), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author), "Computational Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Due to Shock-Induced Bubble Dynamics in Viscoelastic Soft Tissues", ASME, Pittsburg, PA. (November 12, 2018).
- November 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Emerging Trends in Computational Mechanics – Data Driven Computation and Mechanics", ASME, Pittsburg, PA. (November 12, 2018).
- November 2018
  Mahmud, Khandakar (Author & Presenter), Wu, YuanTing (Author), Adnan, Ashfaq, "Interfacial shear behavior of collagen triple helix bundle", ASME, Pittsburg, PA. (November 12, 2018).
- August 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq (Author & Presenter), Wu, YuanTing (Author), Hasan, Fuad (Author), Mahmud, Khandakar (Author), Khan, Md.Ishak (Author), "Multiscale Neurobiology of Brain Injury", MHSRS, Kissimmee, FL. (August 20, 2018).
- July 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Advanced Ceramics for Space Applications", Dhaka, Bangladesh. (July 31, 2018).
- July 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Multiscale Neurobiology of Brain Injury", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh,. (July 29, 2018).
- July 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Multiscale Brain Injury", Washington DC. (July 16, 2018).
- July 2018
  Wu, YuanTing (Author & Presenter), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author), "Understanding Action Potential Evolution in Axon due to Focal Geometric Deformation using a hybrid 1D-3D Model", CNS, Seattle, WA. (July 13, 2018).
- July 2018
  Wu, YuanTing (Author), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author & Presenter), "Damage and Failure of Axonal Microtubule under Extreme High Strain Rate", WCB, Dublin, Ireland. (July 8, 2018).
- June 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Cavitation and Multiscale Neurobiology of Brain Injury", City, University of London, London UK, City, University of London, London UK. (June 26, 2018).
- June 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Recent Advances in Halfnium based Memeristor Devices", AFRL SFF Program , Air Force Research Lab, Dayton OH. (June 23, 2018).
- June 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq (Author & Presenter), Wu, YuanTing (Author), "Effect of Axon Deformation on Action Potential Activation", USNCCM, Chicago, IL. (June 7, 2018).
- March 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Grain boundary driven deformation of advanced ceramics", TMS, Phoenix, AZ. (March 14, 2018).
- January 2018
  Adnan, Ashfaq (Author & Presenter), Wu, YuanTing (Author), "Multiscale Neurobiology of brain injury", GRC, Ventura, CA. (January 14, 2018).
- November 2017
  Chahal, Rajni (Author & Presenter), Roy, Ajit (Author), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author), "Interface Driven Elastic and Failure Properties of CNT Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites", ASME, Tampa, FL. (November 7, 2017).
- November 2017
  Tangri, Megha (Author & Presenter), Khatri, Amit (Author), Adnan, Ashfaq, "Use of Lamination Theory on the Failure Prediction of 3D Printed Plastics", ASME, Tampa, FL. (November 7, 2017).
- August 2017
  Adnan, Ashfaq (Author & Presenter), Wu, YuanTing (Author), Hasan, Fuad (Author), Mahmud, Khandakar (Author), Khan, Md.Ishak (Author), "Neurobiology of shock induced brain injury", MHSRS, Kissimmee, FL. (August 22, 2017).
- April 2017
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Brain injury and cavitation", USC, Los Angeles, CA. (April 4, 2017).
- March 2017
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Brain injury and Multiscale Modeling", Lamar University, Lamar University. (March 1, 2017).
- February 2017
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Additive Manufacturing", UTA/UTARI, UTA. (February 1, 2017).
- February 2017
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Brain injury and cavitation", Department of Mechanical Engineering, UNT. (February 1, 2017).
- August 2016
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Wu, Yuan-Tin, "Role of Shock-Induced Cavitation Bubble Collapse on the Damage in Perineuronal Nets of Brain's Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM)", Kissimme, FL. (August 17, 2016).
- April 2016
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Mechanical Behavior of Engineered and Biological Materials", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist. (April 1, 2016).
- February 2015
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(invited): Multiscale Mechanics of Engineered and Biological Materials", Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso. (February 1, 2015).
- 2014
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Ferdous, SheikhF., Rahman, Mujib, "Mechanical Behavior of Cabon Nanotube Reinforced LDPE/Nylon 6 Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites: A Molecular Simulation Study", ASME IMECE 2014, Montreal, Canada. ( , 2014).
- August 2014
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Multiscale Mechanics of Brain Injury", Naval Research Laboratory, Materials Division, NRL, Washington DC. (August 1, 2014).
- April 2014
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Mechanics of Engineered Nanomaterials", Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham. (April 1, 2014).
- 2013
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Ferdous, SheikhF., "Improving Fracture Toughness of Silicon Carbide Ceramics by Microstructure Tailoring", ASME IMECE 2013, San Diego, CA. ( , 2013).
- 2013
  Mahmood, M.A.I, Adnan, Ashfaq, Iqbal, S.M., "Solid-state Nanopores Functionalized for Selective Biomarker Detection Interactions from Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies", 4th IC4N 2013, Corfu Island, Greece . ( , 2013).
- 2013
  Mahmood, M.A.I, Adnan, Ashfaq, Iqbal, S.M., "Structural Integrity of ssDNA on the Surface of Solid-state Nanopores", Meeting of the Texas Sections of the American Physical Society, UT-Brownsville. ( , 2013).
- 2012
  Sakib, A.R. Nazmus, Adnan, Ashfaq, "Effect of temperature on the Mode II fracture path and toughness of confined Silicon carbide nano-films", ASME, Houston, TX. ( , 2012).
- 2012
  Ferdous, SheikhF., Sarker, Farzad, Adnan, Ashfaq, "pH dependent failure analysis of mineralized collagen fibril", ASME, Houston, TX. ( , 2012).
- 2012
  Ferdous, SheikhF., Adnan, Ashfaq, "The effect of filler shape, dispersion and interface with matrix on the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites.", ASME, Houston, TX. ( , 2012).
- November 2012
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Nanoscale Phenomena and Mechanics of Bio/Nanomaterials", University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. (November 16, 2012).
- October 2012
  Sarker, Md. Farzad , Adnan, Ashfaq, "Mechanics of Collagen Fibril: A combined MD simulation and Finite Element Study", ASC, Arlington, TX. (October 1, 2012).
- September 2012
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited):Multiscale Biomechanics of Bone and Bone-like Materials", Department of Bioengineering, UTA. (September 11, 2012).
- August 2012
  Adnan, Ashfaq, " Role of Crystal structure and orientation on the Multiscale Fracture Mechanism of Highly Confined Multilayered Nanostructures ", Summerlin, Nevada. (August 6, 2012).
- May 2012
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Sakib, ARN, "(invited): Defect Evolution Mechanism and Fracture Mechanics of Confined Nanostructures", Crete, Greece. (May 4, 2012).
- January 2012
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Nanodiamond enabled Drug Delivery Vehicle", Dayton OH. (January 11, 2012).
- November 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Nanoscale defect thermodynamics and size dependent fracture toughness of polycrystalline brittle solids", ASME, Denver, CO. (November 11, 2011).
- October 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Sakib, ARN, "Failure and Fracture of Nanoscale Films, Nanotechnology", Bellevue, WA. (October 27, 2011).
- October 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Fundamental Investigation of Defect Thermodynamics, Evolution and Fracture Mechanics of Nanoscale Multilayered Structures ", Bellevue, WA. . (October 27, 2011).
- October 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Multiscale Biomechanics of Osteoporotic Bone Fracture: From Nanoscale Collagen Fibril to Macroscale Trabeculae", UTA. (October 1, 2011).
- July 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "pH Dependent Proton Transport and Mechanics of mineralized Collagen Fibril", USNCCM, Minneapolis, MN. (July 25, 2011).
- July 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, , "Continuum Modeling of Nanoscale Diffusion of Doxorubicin Drugs through Permeable Parylene Membrane", Sydney, Australia.. (July 19, 2011).
- May 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "pH dependent deformation and fracture of mineralized collagen fibril", Chicago, IL.. (May 30, 2011).
- April 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Molecular mechanism of pH dependent interactions between collagen molecules and hydroxyapatite crystals", Arlington, TX. (April 29, 2011).
- April 2011
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Role of Size and Shape on the Graphitization of Nanodiamonds", San Francisco, CA . (April 27, 2011).
- November 2010
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Sun, C.T., "Evolution of a Nanoscale Defect to a Continuum Crack in Brittle Solids", Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (November 19, 2010).
- November 2010
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Mechanics of nano/bio materials at the nanoscale", UTA, UTA. (November 5, 2010).
- July 2010
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Multiscale Bio-chemo mechanics for Nanodiamond-based Therapeutic Delivery", Sydney, AustraliA. (July 19, 2010).
- June 2010
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Liu, Wing Kiam, "Continuum Modeling of Nanoscale Diffusion of Doxorubicin Drugs through Permeable Parylene Membrane", Sydney, Australia. (June 23, 2010).
- April 2010
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Nanoscale Phenomena and Their Roles in the Mechanics of Nano/ Bio Materials", University of Alberta, University of Alberta. (April 26, 2010).
- April 2010
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Nanoscale Phenomena and Their Roles in the Mechanics of Nano/ Bio Materials", UTA, University of Texas at Arlington. (April 16, 2010).
- February 2010
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Liu, Wing Kiam, "Electrostatic self-assembly of Functionalized Nanodiamonds and their Binding Capacity with Doxorubicin drugs", Houston, Texas. (February 10, 2010).
- February 2010
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Liu, WingKam, "Multiscale Modeling of Nanodiamond enabled drug delivery system". (February 7, 2010).
- November 2009
  Liu, Wing Kam, Adnan, Ashfaq, Kopacz, Adrian, "Design of Nanodiamond-Enabled Drug Delivery System by Simulation Based Science & Engineering", Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (November 19, 2009).
- November 2009
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Liu, Wing Kiam, "Mechanics of pH Mediated Adsorption/Desorption of Doxorubicin Drug From Functionalized Nanodiamond", Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (November 19, 2009).
- November 2009
  Liu, Wing Kim, Adnan, Ashfaq, Kopacz, Adrian, "Nanoscale Science In Therapeutic And Diagnostic Applications", Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (November 19, 2009).
- January 2009
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Liu, WingKam, "Mechanics Of pH Controlled Loading and Release of Chemotherapeutics From Functionalized Nanodiamond", Columbus, OH. (January 1, 2009).
- January 2009
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Kopacz, Adrian, Kam Liu, Wing, "Roadmap for Nanodiamond-Based Drug Delivery Design for Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnostics", Columbus, OH. (January 1, 2009).
- November 2008
  Adnan, Ashfaq, Sun, CT, "Temperature Effect on the Stability of Nanosized Wavy Films", Boston, Massachusetts. (November 6, 2008).
- May 2008
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Invited): Atomistic Simulations of Deformation and Failure of Engineering Nanostructures", University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies, Toronto, ON. (May 16, 2008).
- May 2008
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "Atomistic Simulations of Deformation and Failure of Engineering Nanostructures", Howard University, Washington DC. (May 2, 2008).
- October 2005
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Technical Presentations in Competitions): A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study to Investigate the Effect of Filler Size on Elastic Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites", Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. (October 1, 2005).
- November 2003
  Mahfuz, H, Adnan, Ashfaq, Rangari, VK, Jeelani, S, "Manufacturing and Characterization of carbon nanotube reinforced filaments and their composites", Washington D.C.. (November 21, 2003).
- July 2003
  Mahfuz, H, Adnan, Ashfaq, Rangari, VK, Jeelani, S, "Tensile Response of Carbon Nanocomposites", San Diego, California. (July 18, 2003).
- June 2003
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Technical Presentations in Competitions):Manufacturing and Characterization of Nanophased Filaments and Their Composites", Auburn, Alabama. (June 26, 2003).
- June 2003
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Technical Presentations in Competitions):Nanophased Filaments and their tensile response", Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM), Charlotte, NC. (June 4, 2003).
- June 2003
  Mahfuz, H (Author), Adnan, Ashfaq (Author & Presenter), Rangari, VK (Author), Jeelani, S (Author), "Carbon Nano- whisker Reinforced Composites: Manufacturing and Characterization", Charlotte, NC. (June 4, 2003).
- April 2003
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Best poster competition): Carbon Nanoparticle/Whisker Reinforced Filaments and Their Composites", Tuskegee, Alabama. (April 5, 2003).
- April 2003
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Technical Presentations in Competitions): Manufacturing and Characterization of Carbon Nanoparticle/Whisker Reinforced Filaments and Their Composites", Tuskegee, Alabama. (April 4, 2003).
- March 2003
  Adnan, Ashfaq, "(Technical Presentations in Competitions): Carbon Nano Particle Infused Filaments and Their Composites", Columbia, South Carolina. (March 14, 2003).

Students Supervised

- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Justin Compton, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Fracture Mechanics of Additively Manufactured Polymers
- Present
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Aaron Jackson, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Dynamic Loading and Motion Analysis of Simulated Head
- Present
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Arthur Koster, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Dynamic Loading and Motion Detection of Simulated Head
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Member
  (Civil Engineering)
  Ph.D Dissertation Committee Member (Served ME, AE, CE, EE and Chemistry Students)
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Momen Qasaimeh, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Fracture Mechanics of Additively Manufactured Polymers
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Md Ishak Khan, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Mechanics of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Brain Tissue
- Present
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Rajni Chahal, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Predictive Microstructure-Property Relations of Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy
- Present
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  (Mech and Aero Engineering)
- July 2020
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Md. Riaz Kayser, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Molecular Level Mechanical Properties of Ultra-high Temperature Ceramics and Their Nanocomposites.
- July 2020
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Fuad Hasan, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  A MULTISCALE STUDY OF CAVITATION MECHANISM AND DAMAGE IN SOFT MATERIALS
- July 2020
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Khandakar Mahmud, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  A MOLECULAR SCALE STUDY OF CAVITATION GROWTH AND SHOCK RESPONSE IN SOFT MATERIALS
- May 2020
  Undergraduate Capstone/Senior Project
  (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Split Hopkinson Bar Experiment
- May 2020
  Undergraduate Supervised Research
  (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  Impact Test Frame Design and Setup
- Dec 2019
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Viswajit Talluru, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  CHARECTRISTION OF THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COPPER NANO-PAERTICLE INFUSED ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE (ABS)-3D PRINTED SPECIMENS
- Dec 2019
  Undergraduate Honors Activities
  Josue Vazquez, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
- May 2019
  Undergraduate Honors Activities
  Ali Asgar Mhohawala, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
- Mar 2019
  Postdoctoral Research Supervision
  Yuan Ting Wu,
- Dec 2018
  Dissertation Committee Co-Chair
  Blesson Isaac, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  co-chair: Dr. Robert Taylor
  ELECTROSPINNING APPROACH FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF MECHANICAL AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF ANISOTROPIC NANOFIBER MAT BY USING A NOVEL FIBER ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUE
- Aug 2018
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Alireza Rezaee, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  A Multiphysics Study of Interfacial Properties of 3D Printed Filaments
- May 2018
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Megha Tangri, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  PREDICTING MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF 3D PRINTED STRUCTURES USING MECHANICS OF COMPOSITES AND FRACTURE
- Dec 2017
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Krutharth Patel, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  COMPUTATIONAL MORPHOLOGY MODELLING AND MIXED MODE FRACTURE ANALYSIS OF ZrB2/SiC BASED CERAMIC NANO-MATERIALS USING MOLECULAR DYNAMICS
- May 2017
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Justin Compton, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  INFLUENCE OF RELATIVE DENSITY AND MICROSTRUCTURAL ANISOTROPY ON THE GLOBAL ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF CELLULAR STRUCTURES
- Apr 2017
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Saket Thapliyal, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  MANUFACTURING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A 3D-PRINTABLE, ANTIBACTERIAL, MAGNESIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES REINFORCED ABS FILAMENT
- Dec 2016
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Amit Khatri, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  EFFECT OF MANUFACTURING-INDUCED DEFECTS AND ORIENTATION ON THE FAILURE AND FRACTURE MECHANISM OF 3D PRINTED STRUCTURES
- Sept 2016
  Dissertation Committee Co-Chair
  Peter Leboulluec, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  co-chair: Dr. Wen Chan
  ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE BEAMS WITH AIRFOIL CROSS-SECTIONS WITH ISECTION STIFFENER UNDER TENSION AND BI-DIRECTIONAL MOMENTS
- Aug 2016
  Undergraduate Supervised Research
  (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  NSF-REU
- Aug 2016
  Dissertation Committee Co-Chair
  ARN Sakib, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  co-chair: Dr. Dereje Agonafer
  On the Enhancement of Thermo-Mechanical and Impact Reliability of Passive and Active Microelectronic Devices.
- May 2016
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Divya Bandaru, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF BLAST INDUCED DAMAGE ON NEURONS IN BRAIN DURING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
- Dec 2015
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Sachin Jose, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND STRESS ANALYSIS OF NATURALLY AND ARTIFICALLY OBTAINED CELLULAR STRUCTURES
- Dec 2015
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Manikanta Jonnalagadda, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  TBI INDUCED RATE DEPENDENT VISCOELASTIC RESPONSE OF AXON: PREDICTIONS FROM A MATHEMATICAL MODEL
- Aug 2015
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Sheikh Ferdous, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  IMPROVING FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF SILICON CARBIDE BASED CERAMICS BY MICROSTRUCTURE TAILORING
- Aug 2015
  Undergraduate Supervised Research
  Hasintha Amaranayaka, ARN Sakib: Student Mentor (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  i-engage
- May 2015
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Louis Parkman, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  VISCOELASTIC EFFECTS ON A POLYETHERIMIDE CYLINDER WITH CONSTANT RADIAL DEFORMATION
- May 2015
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Sushma Pothana, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  MANUFACTURING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ULTRA LIGHT BIO-INSPIRED NANOCOMPOSITE STRUCTURES
- May 2015
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Zoher Lavangia, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  NANOSCALE TOUGHENING MECHANISMS OF ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE NOVEL HfB2 BASED MULTIPHASE CERAMICS
- Aug 2014
  Undergraduate Supervised Research
  Amir Shrestha, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
- July 2014
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Md Farzad Sarkar, (Mech and Aero Engineering)
  DEGRADATION MECHANICS OF BONE AND BONE LIKE MATERIALS VIA MULTISCALE ANALYSIS
- Aug 2012
  Undergraduate Supervised Research

Courses

Service to the University

- Jan 2012 to Present Committee Chair
  
  PhD Qualifying Exam Committee-Structure
- Sept 2010 to Present Committee Member
  
  Mechanics
- Sept 2019 to May 2020 Committee Member
  
  2019-2020 Faculty Search Committee
- Sept 2018 to May 2019 Committee Member
  
  2018-2019 Faculty Search Committee
- Jan 2012 to July 2018 Task Force Member
  
  UTA Bangladesh Student Organization
- July 2018 to July 2018 Program Organizer
  
  2nd 3D Printed Aircraft Competition - 2018
- Past to Mar 2017 Faculty Researcher Panelist
  
  Texas Undergraduate Research Day (Nominated)
- Mar 2013 to Mar 2017 Faculty Advisor
  
  UTA ACES Poster/ORAL Presentation Judge in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015,2017
- Sept 2014 to Dec 2016 Faculty Mentor
  
  Freshmen Interest Group (FIG) Mentor: Fall 2014,2015,2016
- Nov 2016 to Nov 2016 Program Organizer
  
  NSF-CMMI Program Manger’s Visit Organizer:
  NSF Program Manager, Dr. Siddiq Qidwai, Nov , 2016 (arranged and coordinated his visit to UTA and DFW-area institutions including UTD, SMU and UNT, Nov 1- Nov3)
- Jan 2016 to May 2016 Committee Member
  
  2015-2016 Faculty Search Committee
  UTA MAE Faculty Search Committee Member of the search committee for hiring Faculty in the 15-16 academic year
- 2012 to 2013 Judge
  
  Brown Bag Seminar Series
- June 2011 to July 2013 Faculty Advisor
  
  Outreach: (Summer Camp) “Engineering Summer Camp” organized by UTA college of Engineering: 2011,2012,2013
  A. 2013, Girlgeneering Camp, 5th - 9th graders: July 31, 9:45am - 11:0am B. 2012, Entry Camp, 2012, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, July, 9:45am - 11:0am, C. 2011, Entry Camp, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders July 13, 9:45am - 11:0am, D. 2011, Girlengineering Camp, 5th - 9th graders: July 20, 9:45am - 11:0am

Service to the Profession

- Nov 2018 to Present
  Committee Member
  ASME IMECE - AMD Soft Materials Technical Committee
- Jan 2018 to Present
  Editorial Review Board Member
  Multiscale Science and Engineering Journal
- Nov 2017 to Present
  Track Organizer
  ASME IMECE - Additive Manufacturing
- Nov 2013 to Present
  Committee Member
  ASME IMECE - AMD COMCAM Technical Committee
- Jan 2011 to Present
  Proposal Review: 2011,12,12,16-19
  NSF proposal Review Panel: NSF CMMI
  2011,12,12,16-19
- Nov 2010 to Present
  Committee Member
  ASME IMECE - AMD Fracture and Failure Mechanics Technical Committee
- Nov 2019 to Nov 2021
  Committee Chair
  American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  Elected Vice-Chair for the ASME's Fracture and Failure Mechanics technical committee (FFMTC), which is a part of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD). This a two-year term. The elected vice chair will then become chair of the committee.
- Nov 2019 to Nov 2019
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Multiple Sessions (Salt Lake City, UT,
  ASME IMECE 2019
  o Symposium on Perspective on Fracture and Failure Mechanics o Keynote Lectures on Computational Mechanics o Congress-Wide Symposium on Additive Manufacturing: Failure of Additively Manufactured Materials
- Sept 2019 to Sept 2019
  Co-Organizer: Molecular Modeling (Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA,
  34th American Society for Composites (2019)
  Molecular Modeling
- Apr 2019 to Apr 2019
  Symposium Chair (Arlington, TX,
  1st International Symposium on Traumatic Brain Injury
  Organized and Chair the 1st International Symposium on Traumatic Brain Injury
- Past to 2018
  Reviewer, Journal Article
  Multiple Journals
  Carbon, Journal of Mechanics & Physics of Solids, Composites Science and Technology, Acta Materialia, Journal of Materials Science, Computational Mechanics, ASME-IMECE, International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials, Meccanica, Computational Materials Science, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, AIP Advances, Materials Science and Engineering A, Science Advances
- Nov 2018 to Nov 2018
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Multiple Sessions (Pittsburg, PA,
  ASME IMECE 2018
  o Keynote Lectures on Computational Mechanics o Congress-Wide Symposium on Additive Manufacturing: Failure of Additively Manufactured Materials
- Nov 2018 to Nov 2018
  Session Chair: Injury and Damage Biomechanics (Pittsburg, PA,
  ASME IMECE 2018
- Sept 2018 to Sept 2018
  Co-Organizer: Molecular Modeling (UWA, Seattle, Washington,
  33rd American Society for Composites (2018)
  Molecular Modeling
- Sept 2012 to Aug 2018
  Student Association CoAdvisor
  UTA Bangladesh Student Organization (BSO)
- Nov 2017 to Nov 2017
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Congress-Wide Symposium on Additive Manufacturing: Failure of Additively Manufactured Materials (Tampa, FL,
  ASME IMECE 2017
  Co-organizing congress-wide additive manufacturing symposium (Track 2) ASME IMECE 2017
- Sept 2017 to Sept 2017
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Molecular Modeling (Purdue, West Lafayette,
  32nd American Society for Composites (2017)
  Molecular Modeling
- Nov 2016 to Nov 2016
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured Materials (Tempe, AZ,
  ASME IMECE 2016
  • Co-organizer and session chair: o Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured Materials.
- Sept 2016 to Sept 2016
  Co-Organizer: Molecular Modeling (Williamsburg, PA,
  31st American Society for Composites (2016)
  Molecular Modeling
- Nov 2015 to Nov 2015
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Nanoscale Mechanics of Polymer Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials (Houston, TX,
  ASME IMECE 2015
  • Co-organizer and session chair: o Mechanical Behavior of Additively Manufactured Materials.
- Nov 2010 to Nov 2015
  Committee Member
  ASME IMECE - AMD Composite Materials Technical Committee
- Sept 2015 to Sept 2015
  Co-Organizer: Molecular Modeling (MSU, East Lansing, MI,
  30th American Society for Composites (2015)
  Molecular Modeling
- Jan 2012 to Dec 2014
  Proposal Review: 2012, 2013, 2014
  NSF Proposal Review Panel NSB-SBIR
  2012,2013,2014
- Nov 2014 to Nov 2014
  Co-Organizer: Nanoscale Mechanics of Polymer Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials (Montreal, Canada,
  ASME IMECE 2014
  Nanoscale Mechanics of Polymer Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials
- Nov 2009 to Nov 2014
  Committee Member
  ASME IMECE - AMD Mechanics in Biology and Medicine
- Sept 2014 to Sept 2014
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Molecular Modeling (UCSD, San Diego, CA,
  29th American Society for Composites (2014)
  Molecular Modeling
- Nov 2013 to Nov 2013
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Nanoscale Mechanics of Polymer Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials (San Diego, CA,
  ASME IMECE 2013
  Nanoscale Mechanics of Polymer Nanocomposites and Nanostructured Materials
- Sept 2013 to Sept 2013
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Molecular Modeling (Penn State, State College, PA,
  28th American Society for Composites (2013)
  Molecular Modeling
- Nov 2012 to Nov 2012
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Multiple Sessions
  ASME IMECE 2012
  o Symposium on Multiscale Computational Mechanics: Bridging Scales and Physics in Honor of Professor Wing Kam Liu’s 60th Birthday: Multiscale Analysis of Materials o Symposium on Fundamentals and Applications of Failure Mechanics multiscale failure mechanics o Applied Mechanics and Materials: Bio/Nano Materials o Applied Mechanics and Materials: MEMS and Sensors
- Nov 2012 to Nov 2012
  Judge: ASME IMECE poster presentation, 2012 (Houston, TX,
  ASME IMECE 2012
- Oct 2012 to Oct 2012
  Session Chair (UTA, Arlington, TX,
  27th American Society for Composites (2012)
  Nanocomposites
- July 2011 to July 2011
  Co-organizer (Minisymposium) and Chair: Advances in Multiscale Methods for Complex Material Interface and Surface
  2011 USACCM conference
- Jan 2011 to Feb 2011
  
  Proposal Review: NASA EpsCOR IOWA
  Proposal Review
- July 2009 to July 2009
  Discussion Leader: Topic: Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery: Understanding of Efflux Kinetics and Diffusion
  Imechanica Journal Club Discussion Leader
  ((Imechanica.org - an online Journal Club offering educational and research resources for mechanics community. http://imechanica.org/node/553)
- July 2009 to July 2009
  Co-Organizer and Chair: Multiscale Computations (Columbus, OH,
  2009 USACCM conference

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