Mechanical and Production Engineering

Dr. Muhammad Rizwanur Rahman

Research Interests

• Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics
• Drops, Bubbles, Surfactants
• Passive Heat Transfer
• Fluid Mechanics
• Interfacial Science

Educational Background

• Ph.D, (Interfacial Science/Fluid Mechanics), Imperial College London

Honors and Achievements

• Beit Fellowship for Scientific Research, Imperial College London, 2021
• Shell-Imperial PhD studentship, Imperial College London, 2021
• Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarships, University of Alberta, 2020
• Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarships, University of Alberta, 2019
• Dean's list and University Merit Scholarships (multiple years), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2015

Publications

1. Life and death of a thin liquid film, Communications Physics, Nature, 2024, Nature Publishing Group. URL
2. On the hydrostatic limit for thin film flow with applications to thermosyphons, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024, Elsevier.
3. Non-equilibrium molecular simulations of thin film rupture, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023, AIP Publishing. URL
4. The Intrinsic Fragility of the Liquid--Vapor Interface: A Stress Network Perspective, Langmuir, 2022, ACS Publications.
5. On the deflection of the liquid--vapor interface in a wicked heat pipe, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021, Elsevier.
6. Double-emulsion drop evaporation and formation of a daughter droplet, Langmuir, 2019, ACS Publications.
7. On the effect of relaxation time in interfacial tension measurement, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2019, Elsevier.
8. Influence of outer medium viscosity on the motion of rolling droplets down an incline, Physical Review Fluids, 2018, APS.
9. Droplet spreading on liquid--fluid interface, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2018, Elsevier.