I am a physicist with a Ph.D. degree in nanotechnology and materials engineering and an expert in the emerging research field of soft electronics. I am currently a postdoctoral scholar at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). I obtained my Ph.D. degree from the Technical University Ilmenau, Germany, and the M.Sc. in Physics from the Lund University, Sweden.
Academic Background
Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.)
Nanotechnology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Technical University Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
Dissertation: Metamorphic Stretchable Electronics
Advisor: Prof. Heiko O. Jacobs
Awarded with the highest grade summa cum laude.
May 2018
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Physics, Nanoscience
Department of Solid State Physics
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Thesis: Optimization of Nanowire Photodiode Devices for Neuronal Cell Survival<
Advisor: Prof. Christelle Prinz
Project: Advanced Processing of Vertically Aligned Nanodevices
Advisor: Prof. Hakan Pettersson
May 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Physics (Hons’)
Department of Physics,
Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Advisor: Prof. Yasmeen Haque
April 2010
Professional Experiences
Postdoctoral Researcher
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California, Santa Barbara (UCBS)
The RE Touch Lab is affiliated with the California NanoSystems Institute, Media Arts and Technology program, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In this multidisciplinary lab, I lead and manage the Soft Electronics and Optoelectronic Sensors projects, where we aim to develop skin-like soft optoelectronic sensors for applications in advanced health monitoring, bioengineering, haptics, and virtual reality. Additionally, I am also involved in other collaborative projects related to haptics and soft robotics that requires a wide range of multidisciplinary research expertise in the field of physics, electronics, optics, wave mechanics, bioengineering, signal processing, emerging materials, technologies, and advanced manufacturing.
July 2018 – current
Graduate Researcher
Institute for Micro-& Nanotechnology (IMN), TU Ilmenau
I initiated the Stretchable Electronics project, and established and developed the “Stretchable Electronics Lab” from scratch. Later, I led and managed the project for over four years and mentored several graduate and undergraduate students. Here, I pioneered the concept of “Metamorphic Electronics” and demonstrated a number of functional devices. In parallel, I was also closely involved and contributed to other projects related to assembly and packaging of microscopic components on flexible substrates, roll-to-roll self-assembly, nanoxerography, and nanoparticles.
May 2013 - May 2018
Researcher
Lund Nano Lab (LNL), Lund University
The LNL is an open research facility and is one of the world leaders in the field of III-V nanowires and nanodevices. Here, I contributed to two inspiring projects aiming to study the biocompatibility of different nanodevices and nanomaterials.
Jan. 2012 - May 2013
My Journey
I was born in Chitalmari, Bagerhat, Bangladesh
1986
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Graduated from Brahmmagati Primary School, Chitalmari
1995
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Graduated from Chitalmari S. M. High School, Chitalmari, Bagerhat (Secondary School)
2001
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Graduated from BCIC College, Mirpur, Dhaka (Higher Secondary)
2003
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Started Bachelor program in the Department of Physics at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
2004
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Obtained Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Physics from Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
2010
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Left Sylhet
2010
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Left Bangladesh for Sweden for higher studies
2011
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Started Master of Science at the Department of Physics at Lund University, Sweden
2011
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Obtained Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Physics with major in Nanoscience from Lund University, Sweden
2013
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Left Sweden for Germany
2013
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Started Ph.D. at the Nanotechnology group with Prof. Heiko Jacobs at Technical University Ilmenau, Germany
2013
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Got married to Ranita R. Paul
2014
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Published first journal article as a co-author
2014
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Published first article as the first author
2016
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Defended my Ph.D. dissertation and graduated with “summa cum laude”
2018
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Left Germany for the USA
2018
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Joined the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a postdoctoral scholar
2018
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My father passed away
2018
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My son ‘Neevan’ is born
2019
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What next?
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