Résumé

Musa Ibne Mannan

Dallas, Texas 75252 musa314@utdallas.edu musamannan.com linkedin.com/in/musa314 Google Scholar ORCID 0009-0005-5579-6899

Summary

Mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate working on electrochemical biosensors, CVD synthesis of 2D materials, and machine learning for process transfer. Built and commissioned a dual-zone CVD line from an empty bench, ran 139 MoS2 growths, and trained a Random Forest on calibrated substrate temperature that reached 89.3 percent accuracy and carried a working recipe into a different reactor on the first attempt. Co-developed a screen-printed carbon biosensor detecting tRNA-derived fragments at a 0.4 nM limit of detection. Six journal papers and proceedings, two as first author. Seeking device fabrication, process development, and materials machine learning roles.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering

Fall 2023 – Present

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas  ·  Concentration: Manufacturing and Design Innovations  ·  CGPA 3.62

Master of Science, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (ABET)

Aug 2021 – May 2023

Ingram School of Engineering, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX  ·  CGPA 3.75

Professional Experience

Research Assistant & Lab In-Charge

Jun 2024 – Present

Leem Research Group, The University of Texas at Dallas, TX

  • Independently designed, assembled from the ground up, troubleshot and operated high-vacuum CVD furnaces, a hydrogen generator and integrated Raman spectroscopy instrumentation, and performed process optimization.
  • Led complete laboratory build-out including procurement, equipment installation, safety compliance and inventory management while executing concurrent computational and experimental research programs.
  • Applied Python-based data analysis pipelines and ensemble machine learning (Random Forest, XGBoost) to optimize multi-parameter mechanical system performance and materials synthesis processes.

Graduate Teaching Associate (Instructor of Record)

Aug 2025 – Present

The University of Texas at Dallas, TX

  • Instructor of record for ECS 1100 within a 300-student course, delivering curriculum, mentoring and assessment for an assigned section; lecture on engineering fundamentals including mechanics and design. Cumulative teaching load across UT Dallas and Texas State exceeds 850 students.

Assistant / Site Engineer

Sep 2018 – Jun 2019

Washillah Engineering Services (Partex Petro Ltd. & CUFL projects), Bangladesh

  • Led on-site teams of 28 to 35 engineers and contractors for large-scale mechanical and piping projects (condensate refinery and boiler re-tubing); enforced EHS and OSHA standards and managed field operations under tight deadlines.
  • Performed root-cause analysis and resolved over 120 design and implementation errors in mechanical systems and structures, saving approximately 30,000 man-hours and $1M while maintaining quality and schedule.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams, client interfaces, material logistics and quality control in high-stakes industrial field environments.

Graduate Instructional Assistant

Aug 2023 – May 2024

The University of Texas at Dallas, TX

  • Graded assignments and exams and tutored 136 students in Kinematics & Dynamics (MECH 3350) and approximately 60 in Mechanics of Materials (MECH 2320).
  • Delivered substitute lectures and assisted students with computational modeling, FEA and CAD troubleshooting.

Graduate Instructional Assistant

Sep 2021 – May 2023

Texas State University, TX

  • Mentored three senior design teams (15 students) to successful completion on industry-sponsored mechanical engineering capstone projects; provided hands-on guidance in CAD, FEA, prototyping and mechanical system design.

Technical Skills

Failure analysis and testing

Root cause analysis, fracture surface examination (SEM, EDAX), mechanical testing (tensile, flexural, Izod impact; MTS 810), thermal analysis (TGA, DSC, TMA), design review, field error resolution.

Simulation and CAD

Abaqus (transient heat transfer, thermal stress, plasticity from true stress-strain data, mesh convergence, 2D plane stress and 3D solid elements), SolidWorks, AutoCAD, CATIA, Mastercam, basic CFD.

Programming and data analysis

Python (data analysis pipelines, Random Forest, XGBoost), MATLAB (numerical methods, custom FEM implementation, Gauss quadrature, multi-objective genetic algorithms).

Experimental and fabrication

High-vacuum CVD system design and commissioning, pulsed laser deposition, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, XRD, SEM/EDX, ellipsometry, Hall measurement, FDM/SLA/Markforged 3D printing, twin-screw extrusion, CNC machining (HAAS VF-3), laser cutting, waterjet, TIG and arc welding, mill and lathe.

Professional

Technical report writing, publication-quality figures and presentations, EHS and OSHA compliance, procurement and inventory management, Adobe Creative Suite.

Publications

  1. Musa Ibne Mannan, Varin Kansal, Premesh N. Mistry, Victoria Estrada, Juyoung Leem.* “Closing the reproducibility gap in MoS2 CVD: zero-shot cross-reactor transfer of machine-learned growth conditions via thermal calibration.” Advanced Materials (Wiley). Under review.
  2. Musa Ibne Mannan, Premesh Mistry, Varin Kansal, Victoria Estrada, Juyoung Leem.* “AI-enabled CVD synthesis, quality control, and autonomous manufacturing of 2D materials.” npj Advanced Manufacturing (Springer Nature), 2026. doi.org/10.1038/s44334-026-00109-5
  3. Wasi Shadman, Musa Mannan, Tanzila Kamal Choity, Sangchul Hwang, Gwan-Hyoung Lee, Hong-Gu Kang, Namwon Kim. “Electrochemical detection of tRNA-derived fragment (tRF) biomarkers using a multi-functionalized carbon electrode.” Surfaces and Interfaces 83, 108446, 2026. doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2026.108446
  4. Mohammad Shahed H.K. Tushar, Musa Ibne Mannan, Afra Azmain. “Exhaust gas after treatment using air preheating and selective catalytic reduction by urea to reduce NOx in diesel engine.” Heliyon 11(1), e42399, 2025. doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42399
  5. Jitendra S. Tate, Subash Pant, Musa I. Mannan, Saif A.A. Taqy, Jennifer Irvin, Ken Mix. “Thermal and structural properties of surface treated ragweed fiber reinforced biodegradable polylactic acid biocomposites.” International Journal of Composite and Constituent Materials 8(2), 2022.
  6. S. Panta, M.I. Mannan, et al. “Comparison of mechanical and morphological properties of AMEO and GLYMO silane treated ragweed-PLA bio-composites.” CAMX 2022 Proceedings, Anaheim, CA, 2022.

* Corresponding author: Juyoung Leem.

Selected Projects: Mechanical Systems Analysis & Failure Characterization

Machine gun barrel thermal and stress failure analysis

Abaqus FEA
  • Performed transient heat transfer and von Mises stress analysis on barrel materials under sustained high-rate firing; evaluated AISI 4140, 316L and ASTM A656 for thermal gradients, stress concentrations and mechanical failure risk.

Cantilever beam FEA and mesh convergence study

Abaqus, MATLAB
  • Analyzed a 10 m cantilever under 2,000 N shear using CPS4, CPS8 and C3D8 elements across three mesh densities; 3D deflection error fell from 84 percent to 22 percent, 2D mid-span stress error from 94 percent to 8.6 percent. Verified against custom MATLAB code using 2×2 Gauss quadrature.

Biocomposite mechanical system characterization and failure diagnosis

Experimental
  • Designed, extruded and 3D-printed silane-treated natural fiber composites; used SEM/EDAX, tensile and flexural testing, and thermal analysis to diagnose interfacial adhesion issues, fiber-size effects and resulting mechanical failure modes.

rGO thin-film processing and comprehensive characterization

Experimental
  • Independently designed and executed pulsed laser deposition and annealing experiments; performed full materials characterization (XPS, Raman, XRD, electrical).

Leadership & Additional Professional Experience

Emergency Room Scribe Workflow Innovation

Mar 2020 – Jul 2021

Augmedix

  • Designed and piloted the world's first remote ER medical scribing program; created a training curriculum from scratch and implemented a new high-stakes real-time documentation workflow across multi-site teams. Featured in Business Insider.

Medical Scribe

Jul 2019 – Jul 2021

Augmedix

  • Delivered real-time documentation support for over 4,000 patients across multiple medical disciplines; demonstrated rapid technical domain learning, meticulous attention to detail and performance under timed, high-pressure conditions.

Novelist and Screenwriter (Bangla)

Feb 2016 – Present
  • Author of 26 published books across Bangladesh and India, written as Kishor Pasha Imon alongside full-time engineering and research work.

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