Mechanical and Production Engineering

Dr. Abu Hamja

Designation: Assistant Professor

Email: abuhamja.mpe@aust.edu

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Research Interests

• Lean Six Sigma
• OHS and Ergonomics
• Operation Management
• Energy Conversion
• Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics

Educational Background

• Ph.D, (Mechanical Engineering: Sustainable Production), Aalborg University, Denmark
• Master of Science (MSc), (Energy Systems Research), Ajou University, S. Korea
• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Mechanical), Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology

Honors and Achievements

• DANIDA Fellowship, Danish Govt. Scholarship, Aalborg University, 2016
• BK 21- Korean Govt. Scholarship, Ajou University, 2013
• University Merit Scholarship, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, 2008
• Education Board Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh, 2005

Publications

• Recycling of Plastic Polymer: Reinforcement of Building Material Using Polymer Plastics of Used COVID-19 Syringes, Buildings, 2023
• Reduction of changeover time through SMED with RACI integration in garment factories, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 2023
• Effects of Asymmetric Channel on the Convective Heat Transfer: A Computational Study, Energy and Thermofluids Engineering, 2022
• Complementarities between Operations and Occupational Health and Safety in Garments, Sustainability, 2021
• Transfer mechanisms for lean implementation with OHS integration in the garment industry, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2021
• Removing bottlenecks in the sewing line – possible consequences for workers’ health, in: International Scientific Conference on Sustainability of Global Garment Industry, International Scientific Conference: Sustainability of Global Garment Industry, 2019
• Assessment of Productivity and Ergonomic Conditions at the Production Floor: An Investigation into the Bangladesh Readymade Garments Industry, International Ergonomics Association 20th congress, 2019
• Assessing the effects of lean on occupational health and safety in the Ready-Made Garment industry, Work, 2019
• The effect of lean on occupational health and safety and productivity in the garment industry–a literature review, Production & Manufacturing Research, 2019
• Transfer mechanisms of lean implementation in the apparel industry in Bangladesh, International Student Congress- New Technologies in Engineering, 2019
• Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) practice in readymade garments factories in Bangladesh- Issues and challenges, International Conference on Engineering Research and Education School of Applied sciences & Technology, 2019
• Enabling the creation of synergies between Occupational Health and Safety and Productivity, 5th International EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum, 2018
• Investigating the complementarity between operational and OHS capabilities in the garment industry in Bangladesh, Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), 2018
• Investigating the role of organizational routines in the creation of synergies between Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Productivity, The 24th International Annual EurOMA Conference 2017 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2017
• A review paper on Lean and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in RMG industry, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE2017), 2017
• Methodology for baseline study - Project: Productivity and occupational health and safety in the garment industry in Bangladesh (POHS-BD), 2016
• Commercial-Scale Coal- to - SNG Plant: Modeling, Simulation and performance evaluation using Illinois # 6 Coal and IBC low rank coal by Aspen Plus, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE2015), 2015
• Modeling of low rank coal and biomass co-gasification for production of syngas by Aspen Plus, Winter Conference, Korea Institute of Energy and Climate Change, 2014
• A Study on Catalytic Steam Gasification of HCK Coal by Changing Operating Temperature at Fixed Bed Reactor, Summer Conference, Korea Institute of Energy and Climate Change, 2014
• PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS: Characteristics and Encapsulation, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE2013), 2013