Biological and Biomimetic Materials and Mechanics (BioMnM) Lab

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

mohammad.islam@utrgv.edu

PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MS in Computational Engineering, Mississippi State University

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

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Mohammad Refatul Islam is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Dr. Islam is also affiliated with the Material Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering programs at UTRGV. His research interests broadly focuse on the fascinating interplay between microstructure and mechanics in biological and biomimetic materials. The overarching vision is to identify microstructural cues of soft tissue diseases and develop bioinspired materials for mechanical and biomedical engineering applications. Prior to joining UTRGV, Professor Islam was an NIH T32 Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

MS/PhD student (Materials Science and Engineering)

Fall 2024-present

mdanwarsadat.anik01@utrgv.edu

BS in Nuclear Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology

Anwar Anik is a graduate research assistant in the BioMnM lab. His current research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of fungal composite materials. 

MS student (Biomedical Engineering)

Spring 2024-present

ismael.lamas01@utrgv.edu

BS in Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ismael Lamas Jr. is a graduate research assistant in the BioMnM lab. His research focuses on the development and characterization of composite hydrogels for tissue engineering applications.

MS student (Mechanical Engineering)

Fall 2023-present

ehsanul.azim01@utrgv.edu

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Ehsanul Azim is a graduate research assistant in the BioMnM lab. His current research focuses on the mechanics of lattice metamaterials and their composites. 

BS student (Mechanical Engineering)

Fall 2024-present

gerardo.zapata03@utrgv.edu

Gerardo is working on the fabrication of fungal membrane materials.