Publications

Keynote and Invited Papers/Presentations

  1. Mahfuz, H., Mian, A.K.M. A., Vaidya, U., Brown, T. and Jeelani, S., "Study of the Interface Behavior of SiCf/Si3N4 Composites Using a 3-D Unit Cell Model", 4th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-4), Islamabad, Pakistan, Sept. 17-21, 1995, Vol. 1, pp. 667-677.
  2. Mahfuz, H., Gama, B., Raines, R., Haque, A. and Jeelani, S., "High Strain Rate Compression Behavior of Matrix Materials," 5th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM - 5), Keynote Speech, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 1-9.
  3. Mahfuz, H., “Symposium on Processing, Characterization and Modeling of High Temperature Composite Materials”, Invited Speaker, 1997 Joint ASME and ASCE Summer Meeting, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, June 29 - July 2, 1997.
  4. Mahfuz, H., Gama, B., Raines, R., Haque, A. and Jeelani, S., "Finite Element Modeling of the High Strain Rate Behavior of S-2 Glass/Vinyl Ester Composites Under Compressive Loading," 11th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-11), Melbourne, Australia, July 1997, Volume V, pp. 819-829.
  5. Mahfuz, H., Mamun, W. and Jeelani, S.,"Recent Advances in Understanding the Response of Composite Materials at Higher Rates of Strain," Keynote Paper, 4th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2001), Vol. 1., pp. 57-65.
  6. Mahfuz, H., Maniruzzaman, M., Zaman, M., Kulkarni, N., and Jeelani, S.,"Response of Advanced Composites under Cyclic Loading; Recent Advances in Numerical and Experimental Approaches," Keynote Paper, BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, 2001, Vol. 1, pp. 120-132.
  7. Kanny, K., Mahfuz, H., Thomas, T. and Jeelani, S.,"Flexural Fatigue of PVC Foams," 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, AMD-Vol. 248, pp. 39-49.
  8. Thomas, T., Mahfuz, H., Kanny, K. and Jeelani, S.,"High Strain Rate Response of PVC Foams," 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, AMD-Vol. 247, pp. 93-101.
  9. Mahfuz, H., Chisholm, N. and Jeelani, S., "Quasi-Static and High Strain Rate Response of Nano-featured Carbon/Epoxy Composites," ASME Winter Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2002, presented at the conference.
  10. Kanny, K., Mahfuz, H., Thomas, T. and Jeelani, S., "Effects of Temperature on the Fatigue Behavior of Foam Core Sandwich Composites," ASME Winter Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2002, presented at the conference.
  11. Thomas, T., Mahfuz, H., Kanny, K. and Jeelani, S., "Effects of Elevated and Sub-ambient Temperatures on the High Strain Rate Response of Sandwich Composites," ASME Winter Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2002, presented at the conference.
  12. Mahfuz, H., Adnan, A., Rangari, V. and Jeelani, S., "Tensile response of carbon nanocomposites," 14th Intl. Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-14), San Diego, CA, Preprints 2422, July 14-18, 2003.
  13. Mahfuz, H., Kanny, K., Thomas, T. and Jeelani, S., "The Effects of Viscoelasticity on the Fatigue Performance of Foam Core Sandwich Structures," 14th Intl. Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-14), San Diego, CA, Preprints 2328, July 14-18, 2003.
  14. Mahfuz, H., Thomas, T., Rangari, V., Islam, M. and Jeelani, S., "On the Dynamic Response of Sandwich Composites and their Core Materials," Invited lecture on the Symposium in honor of Professor C.T. Sun at the American Society for Composites, 18th Annual Tech. Conf., Gainesville, Florida, October 19-22, 2003.
  15. Mahfuz, H., Islam, M, Rangari, V., and Jeelani, S., "Fabrication, Synthesis and Cyclic Response of Nanophased Sandwich Composites," presented at the 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Washington, DC, November 15-21, 2003.
  16. Mahfuz, H., Thomas, T., Rangari, V., Islam, M. and Jeelani, S., "Dynamic Response of Sandwich Composites," Keynote Lecture, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2003), December 26-28, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Vol. 1, pp. 1-10.
  17. Mahfuz, H., Chisholm, N., Ashfaq, A., Rangari, V. and Jeelani, "Recent Advances in Structural Nanocomposites," Keynote Lecture, 2nd BSME-ASME International Conference, January 2-4, 2004, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Vol-1, pp. 82-101.
  18. Mahfuz, H., Uddin, M.F., Saha, M.K., Rangari, V.K., and Jeelani, S., "Response of Nanophased Core Materials and Sandwich Composites under Ballistic and High Strain Rate Loading," The 11th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, September 9-11, 2004, Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, CD Proceedings.
  19. Mahfuz, H, "Characterization of Nanophased Carbon Prepeg Laminates," presented at COMPOSITES 2004 sponsored by The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), October 6, 2004, Tampa, Florida.
  20. Mahfuz, H., "Colloquium on “Three Routes to Structural Nanocomposites," at the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) on September 24, 2004.
  21. Mahfuz, H., "View of Nanocomposites Development," Workshop of Modeling/Simulations for Large Engineering Problems, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, October 27, 2004.
  22. Mahfuz, H., Colloquium on "Nanoparticle Infusion into Structural Polymers and the Influence of Magnetic Flocculation," at the Department of Aerospace and Astronautics, Purdue University on December 2, 2004.
  23. Mahfuz, H., Uddin, M.F., Rangari, V.K. and Jeelani, "Response of Sandwich Composites with Nanophased Cores under High Velocity Impact," presented at the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, California, November 13-19, 2004.
  24. Mahfuz, H., Kulkarni, N., Carlsson, L., Uddin, F.K. and Jeelani, S., "Fatigue Crack Growth and Life Prediction of Foam Core Sandwich Composites under Flexural Loading," presented at the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, California, November 13-19, 2004.
  25. Mahfuz, H., Uddin, M.F., Rangari, V.K. and Jeelani, S., "Response of Nanophased Sandwich Composites under Quasi-Static and Dynamic Loading," presented at PLASTICITY 2005, Kauai, Hawaii, January 3-9, 2005.
  26. Mahfuz, H., Adnan, A., Rangari, V.K., Hasan, M.M., Jeelani, S., Wright, W.J. and DeTeresa, S.J., "Enhancement of Strength and Stiffness of Nylon 6 Filaments through Carbon Nanotubes Reinforcements," presented at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, November 5-11, 2005.
  27. Mahfuz, H. and Jeelani, H., "Enhancement in Strength and Stiffness of Nylon-6 Filaments through Functionalized SiO2 Nanoparticles," Invited seminar at the Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK, October 02, 2006.
  28. Mahfuz, H., Hasan, M., Stewart, J., Rangari, V. and Jeelani, S., "Functionalization of Nanoparticles and their Influence on Nanocomposites Properties: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation," Keynote Lecture, 3rd BSME-ASME International Conference, December 20-22, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh. CD Proceedings, Vol-1.
  29. Mahfuz, H., Hasan, M., Stewart, J., Rangari, V., and Jeelani, S., "Functionalized Nanoparticles and their Influence on the Properties of Nylon Filaments," 16th Intl. Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-16), Kyoto, Japan, July 8-13, 2007, Presented and published at the conference proceedings.
  30. Mahfuz, H., "Nanostructured Materials and their Promises for Future Structural Applications," Keynote lecture at the Microscopy and Microanalysis 2007 Conference (M&M 2007), August 4-9, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
  31. Mahfuz, H., Stuart, J., "Enhancement of Mechanical and Fracture Properties of Polyurethane Foam Reinforced with Functionalized SiC Nanoparticles," Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials (ETDCM 8), Sardinia, Italy, 3-6 October, 2007.
  32. Mahfuz, H., Hasan, M., Stewart, J., Rangari, V. and Jeelani, S., "Enhancement of Strength and Stiffness of Nylon 6 Filaments with Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles,” Experimental Techniques and Design in Composite Materials (ETDCM 8), Sardinia, Italy, 3-6 October, 2007.
  33. Mahfuz, H., Khan, M and Leventouri, T., "Reinforcement Of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) With CNT And Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE)- A Systematic Approach To Enhance Strength, Modulus And Toughness," 13th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, June 6-7, 2008, Tokyo, Japan, presented, and published in the CD Proceedings.
  34. Mahfuz, H., "Enhancing Stab Resistance of Flexible Body Armor Using a Fixative Cross-Linker," Colloquium at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, June 27, 2008.
  35. Mahfuz, H., Khan, M.R., Adnan, A., Hasan, M., Rangari, V.K., Dhanak, V. and Jeelani, S., "Advances in Nanoscale Reinforcement of Textile Polymers," Keynote Lecture, 4th BSME-ASME International Conference, December 27 - 29, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Conference Proceedings, Vol-1, pp. 26-35.
  36. Mahfuz, H., "Advances in Nanocomposites for Structural Applications," Keynote Lecture, International Conference on Advanced Materials for Application in Acoustics and Vibration (AMAAV), Cairo, Egypt, 4-6 January 2009, published in the CD Proceedings.
  37. Mahfuz, H., "Nanoparticle Reinforcement into Polymers for Structural Nanocomposites," Invited Lecture, Summer School – 2011, The University of Tokushima, Japan, August 03, 2011.
  38. Mahfuz, H., "Global Engineering Education – An Overview of Efforts Initiated at Florida Atlantic University," Invited Lecture, 6th International Symposium on Global Engineering Education, The University of Tokushima, Japan, August 05, 2011.
  39. Mahfuz, H., "Nanoscale Inclusion into Polymers – A New Paradigm Shift in Composite Materials," Invited Seminar, College of Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, September 23, 2011.
  40. Mahfuz, H., "Nanoparticle Reinforcement of Textile Polymers for Enhanced Energy Absorption," Keynote Lecture, Nanoflorida-2011, October 01, 2011, Florida International University, Miami, Florida.
  41. Mahfuz, H. and Khan, M.R., "Advances in the Development of Polymeric Fibers with High Elastic Energy Storage Capacity," Keynote Lecture, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME-2011), December 18-20, 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  42. Mahfuz, H., "Nanoparticle Reinforced Flexible Body Armor for Enhanced Spike Resistance," Keynote Lecture, Nanoflorida-2012, September 29, 2012, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
  43. Mahfuz, H. and Khan, M.R., "High Energy Fibers through Nanoparticle Reinforcement in Textile Polymers," Keynote Lecture, the 3rd Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (CMSE 2014), October 20 – 23, 2014, Shanghai, China.
  44. Mahfuz, H., "Advances in the Design of Ocean Energy Turbines," Invited Lecture, Diving Salvage and Offshore Summit (DSOS 2014), Annual World Congress, October 16 – 19, 2014, Dalian China.
  45. Mahfuz, H., "An Overview of Collaboration between Florida Atlantic University and University of Tokushima," Invited Lecture, University of Tokushima, Japan, October 29, 2014.
  46. Mahfuz, H., "An Analysis of Composite Turbine Blades under Random Ocean Current Loading," Invited Lecture, University of Tokyo, Japan, October 30, 2014.