High School Assistant

Mukarram A Tahir Academic Resume

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Pratt School of Engineering web: www.mukarramtahir.com

Information

Durham, North Carolina 27708-1156 e-mail: ********.*****@****.***

M. A. Tahir and H. Vahedi Tafreshi, In uence of Fiber Orientation on the Through-plane Perme-

Research

ability of Fibrous Media, Physics of Fluids, 21, 1-5 (2009).

Publications

M. A. Tahir, H. Vahedi Tafreshi, S. A. Hosseini, and B. Pourdeyhimi, Modeling the Role of

Microstructural Parameters in Radiative Heat Transfer through Disordered Fibrous Media, Inter-

national Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 53, 4629-4637 (2010).

A. Ashari, T. M. Bucher, H. V. Tafreshi, M. A. Tahir, and M. S. A. Rahman, Modeling Fluid

Absorption in Thin Fibrous Sheets: E ects of Fiber Orientation, International Journal of Heat and

Mass Transfer, 53, 1750 (2010).

Q. Wang, M. A Tahir, L. Zhang, and X. Zhao, Electro-creasing Instability in Deformed Polymers:

Experiment and Theory, Soft Matter, 7, 6583 (2011).

L. Gao, M. A. Tahir, L. N. Virgin, and B. B. Yellen, Multiplexing Superparamagnetic Beads Using

Phase-Modulated Multi-Frequency Ratchets, Lab on a Chip, 11, 4214-4220 (2011).

M. A. Tahir, L. Gao, L. N. Virgin, and B. B. Yellen, Transport of Superparamagnetic Beads

through a Two-Dimensional Potential Energy Landscape, Physical Review E, 84, 011403 (2011).

Q. Wang, M. A. Tahir, J. Zang, and X. Zhao, Dynamic Electrostatic Lithography: Multiscale

On-demand Patterning on Large-Area Curved Surfaces, Advanced Materials, 24, 1947-1951 (2012).

Y. Ouyang, M. A Tahir, and B. B. Yellen, On the origin of multiplexing capabilities of multi-

frequency magnetic ratchets, Physical Review E, 85, 041407 (2012).

K. Khalil, A. Sagastegui, M. A. Tahir, B. J. Wiley, and B. B. Yellen, Binary colloidal structures

assembled through Ising interactions, Nature Communications, 3, 794 (2012).

Duke University Magnetic Nanosystems Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Professional

Experience

Research Assistant August 2009 Present

Performing experimental studies and numerical simulations relating to the dynamics of superparamag-

netic beads in a traveling magnetic eld wave, with assessment of applications in colloidal separation.

University of Michigan Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, P. R. China

Research Assistant June 2011 August 2011

Research Assistant May 2012 August 2012

Assisted in establishment of research laboratory, and performed experimental work on transport of

magnetic beads in multi-frequency magnetic ratchets.

Duke University Soft-Active Materials Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Research Assistant August 2010 June 2011

Characterizing the surface instability of polymer lms (initiation and development) under high electric

elds, with focus on the impact of mechanical pre-stresses.

Duke University Non-Linear Dynamics Group, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Research Assistant September 2009 May 2010

Exploration of the non-linear dynamics of a rocking blocking over an excited foundation.

Duke University ME 83 Structure of Solids, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Teaching Assistant September 2010 December 2010

Assisted in running weekly student laboratory sessions, graded lab reports, and hosted o ce hours.

Duke University EGR 53 Computational Methods, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Grader September 2011 December 2011

Graded weekly assignments and midterm examinations, and supervised student laboratory sessions.

Duke University Human Neuroeconomics Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Programmer - Federal Work Study September 2009 January 2010

Designed scripts for applying statistical methods to fMRI data in order to understand decision making.

VCU Porous Media and Multiphase Flows Laboratory, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Research Assistant September 2008 August 2009

Devised and implemented numerical simulations for heat and uid transport in brous porous media.

NSF Travel Grant to ASME IMECE 2012 Conference

Honours and

Awards Lord Foundation Grant for Undergraduate Research Utilizing SMIF

Pratt Research Fellowship

Duke URS Research Grant

President s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence

National AP Scholar

Research Award, Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill

Principal s Award, Clover Hill High School

International Council of System Engineers - 1st Place Research Award

Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award, Intel Corporation

Society of Manufacturing Engineers - 2nd Place, Outstanding Achievement Award

Virginia Dental Association - State Science Award

Naval Science Award, O ce of Naval Research

Outstanding Science Project Award, United States Army

Outstanding Research Award, VAJSHS, United States Army, Navy, Air force

First Place Physics, Virginia Junior Academy of Science

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Education

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering September 2009 present

John Tyler Community College, Midlothian, Virginia, United States

Dual Enrollment September 2008 June 2009

Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill, Midlothian, Virginia, United States

High School Diploma September 2006 June 2009

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Dual Enrollment February 2006 June 2006

Trinity High School, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

High School Coursework February 2006 June 2006

Islamia English School, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

High School Coursework September 1999 January 2006

Python, Mathematica, MathCAD, C, C++, Matlab, LabVIEW, Linux shell scripting, Visual BASIC

Programming

6, L TEX 2, Java.

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Extensive experience with clean room fabrication and characterization equipment, including electron-

Instruments

beam metal evaporator, photo-mask aligners, reactive-ion etching, photolithography, pro lometry,

and scanning electron microscopy, as well as handle of basic experimental tools such as optical mi-

croscopes, programmable power supplies, and high-voltage generators.

Conducted research projects involving extensive use of Computational Fluid Dynamics packages such

Software

as Gambit and Fluent. Knowledge of o ce software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint,

as well as document preparation tools such as L TEXand LyX. Experience with parallel computing

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libraries and software, including OpenMPI, MPICH, and pyMPI.

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