RowshanAraRimaEducationalBackgroundMASTEROFSCIENCE(M.S),MECHANICALENGINEERINGGRADUATEDINMAY’2014UNIVERSITYOFSOUTHCAROLINA(USC),COLUMBIA,SC

· Thesis Title: Modeling Ultrasonic field emanating from Scanning Acoustic Microscope for Reliable Characterization of Pathogens (Biological Materials).

· CGPA: 3.56/4.00

BACHELOROFSCIENCEINMECHANICALENGINEERING GRADUATEDINAUG’2009BANGLADESHUNIVERSITYOFENGINEERINGANDTECHNOLOGY(BUET),DHAKA,BANGLADESH.

· ThesisTitle:ProductionandPerformanceofBiodieselasanAlternativeFuelforDieselEngine· CGPA:3.22/4.00Skills&Abilitiesv Relatededucationalbackgroundinmechanicalengineering.v Extensivedesignexperienceincludingsolidmodelling,2D-3DCADdesigninAutoCADandSolidWorks.v AdeptinconfiguringtheNationalInstrumentsdataacquisitionsystemandprogramminginNILabVIEW.v ExcellentproficiencyinengineeringsoftwarelikeMATLAB.v GoodworkingknowledgeofANSYS.v Exposuretodesignevaluation,testing,calibration,validationandimplementations.v Goodworkingknowledgeonsynthesizationandcharacterizationofnano-compositematerials.v Detail-oriented,well-organized,self-motivated,goodinterpersonalandcommunicationskills.

ProfessionalExperienceGRADUATERESEARCHASSISTANT,UNIVERSITYOFSOUTHCAROLINA 2012-2014Advisor:Dr.SouravBanerjee

• Developed the DPSM model for ultrasonic field generated by a 100 MHz lens of scanning acousticmicroscopeusingMATLAB.

• WorkedwiththeScanningacousticmicroscope(SAM)for- Materialpropertydeterminationfor'engineeringmaterials'(metalsandcomposites)- Materialflawdetection(defects)inelectronicchips/packaging- Mechanicalpropertydeterminationof"BiologicalMaterials"• Designed and fabricated a novel technique for acoustic source localization using piezo-electric basedtransducerforrealtimestructuralhealthmonitoringsystem.

• Performed finite element simulations and analysis (FEA) of acoustic wave emissions for thecharacterizationofimpactloadsandstructuraldamage,necessaryfortheNDIandhealthmonitoringofcomplexstructures.

• Experimentedondynamicsofstress-strainwavesforthedevelopmentofadvancedsensingtechniques.• Fabricatedacoustoelasticmetamaterialbyincorporatingellipticalsplitrings.• PerformedFiniteelementmodelling(Comsol)ofthefabricatedmaterialforfrequencydomainanalysis.• Orderedequipmentfornewlabsetupandestablishedguidelinesfortheiruse.

RESEARCHENGINEER,QATARUNIVERSITY 2011-2012JOINTPROJECTBETWEENQATARUNIVERSITY&NATIONALUNIVERSITYOFSINGAPORE(NUS)

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PROJECT TITLE: “DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIGHT WEIGHT MAGNESIUM BASED NANO-COMPOSITES”.

- WorkedindevelopingnewmagnesiumbasedAZ41andAZ51alloysandtheirAl2O3nano-composites.- SynthesisofmaterialsusingDMD(DisintegratedMeltDeposition)technique.- Characterization of materials (Density and porosity measurements, microstructure analysis, opticalmicroscope,SEM,FESEM,EDS,XRD,microhardness,tensileandcompressiontest,fractographyetc.)

UNDERGRADUATERESEARCHTRAINEE 2008-2009BANGLADESHUNIVERSITYOFENGINEERINGANDTECHNOLOGY.

• ProducedBio-fuelfromvegetableoilusingthetrans-esterificationprocess.• Experimented different types of performance characteristics (Break-specific fuel consumption, breakthermalefficiency,exhausttemperaturevariation)andemissioncharacteristicsusingblendofproducedbio-fuelanddieselonanunmodifiedsmallfourstroke,singlecylinderdieselengine.

TRAINEEENGINEER JUL2008-AUG2009RAHIMAFROOZBATTERIESBANGLADESHLTD,DHAKA,BANGLADESH.

• Completedthetrainingonmanufacture,processandqualitycontrolofdifferenttypesofindustrialandhouseholdbatteries.

• ResponsibleforwritingtechnicalreportsanddrawingvariouspartsinAutoCADandSolidWorksondifferentmachineries.

JournalPublicationsv Rima,R.A.,Banerjee,S.,Chakraborty,P.,Chijioke,A., “SpiralSensingandProbabilityMapof Impact

(PMOI)forImpactCharacterization”,InternationalJournalofMechanicalEngineering,16(2015),Page56-68.

v Banerjee, S., Gummadidala, P. M., Rima, R. A., Ahmed, R, Kenne, G., Mitra, C., Gomaa, O. M., Hill, J., McFadden, S., Banaszek, N., Fayad, R., Terejanu, G., Chanda, A., “QuantitativeacousticcontrasttomographyrevealsuniquemultiscalephysicalfluctuationsduringaflatoxinsynthesisinAspergillusparaciticus”,FungalGeneticsandBiology,73(2014),Page61-68.

ConferencePublicationsv Rima, R. A., Banerjee, S. “Novel Approach for Acoustic Source Localization using Spiral Sensing”, 9thInternationalWorkshoponStructuralHealthMonitoring(IWHSM),September10-12,2013,Stanford University,Stanford,CA,USA.

v Alam,M.E.,Rima,R.A.,Hamouda,A.M.S.,Gupta,M.,“MicrostructureandMechanicalCharacteristicsof AZ41/1.5Al2O3MagnesiumBasedNanocompositewith2wt.%CaAddition”,Poole,W.J.,Kainer,K.U. (Editors),Mg 2012: 9th International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Applications, July 8- 12’2012,Vancouver,BC,Canada,Page929-934.

v Alam, M. E.,Rima, R. A., Nguyen, Q. B., Hamouda, A. M. S., Gupta, M., “Effect of Ca addition on the MicrostructuralandMechanicalPropertiesofAZ51/1.5Al2O3MagnesiumNanocomposite”,Mathaudhu, S.N.,Sillekens,W.H.,Neelameggham,N.R.,Hort,N.(Editors),MagnesiumTechnology2012,TMS,March 11-15,2012,Orlando,Florida,USA,Page201-206.

v Alam,M. E.,Rima, R. A., Hamouda, A. M. S., Gupta, M., “Effect of Nano-Size Al2O3 and Elemental Ca Addition on the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of AZ41 Magnesium Alloy”, 2nd Qatar FoundationAnnualResearchForum,20-22November’2011,Doha,Qatar,ForumProceedings:Volume 2011,PageEVP213-215.

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v Forhad, A., Rima, R.A., Habib, M. A., Islam, M. A., “Production and Performance of Biodiesel as an AlternativeFuel forDieselEngine”,InternationalConferenceonMechanicalEngineering(ICME),26-28 December2009,Dhaka,Bangladesh,TH-30,Page1-6.

SoftwareEfficiencyØ GraphicsandDrawingTools: AutoCAD,SolidWorks.Ø Programming Language: C/C++.Ø ApplicationSoftware: MATLAB,ANSYS,COMSOL,LabVIEW.

Aptitude&LanguageProficiencyTestØ GRE Overall:320 Verbal:159,Quantitative:161,Analytical:3.0.

Ø TOEFL Overall:112 Listening:30,Reading:30,Speaking:24,Writing:28.

AwardsandHonorsv GraduateResearchAssistantship,UniversityofSouthCarolina,2012-2013.v ICME (International Conference on Mechanical Engineering) Undergraduate Project Exhibition, BangladeshUniversityofEngineeringandTechnology(BUET),(December’2007).

v Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Chittagong Board), Govt. of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh(2004-2008).

v AcademicPerformanceScholarship,DutchBanglaBank(2004-2009).v PrimaryandJuniorScholarships,Govt.ofPeoplesRepublicofBangladesh(1997-2001).

ProfessionalAffiliation

v Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) v Member of IEB (Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh)

OrganizationalExperience

Ø Cultural Secretary, Bangladesh Student Association, USC, Columbia, SC (2013-14). Ø Executive Committee Member, The Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), Qatar Chapter, Doha,

Qatar (2011-2012).