International Journal of Materials Engineering

The International Journal of Materials Engineering strives to publish articles related to fundamental properties of engineering materials, mechanical characterisation, how they are controlled by processing, formed, joined and finished, and how all of these factors influence the selection and design of materials in real-world engineering applications.

Shaik Zainuddin

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor, Tuskegee University, USA

Research Areas

Experimental Mechanics and Stress Analysis, Composite Materials and Sandwich Structures, Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites, Damage Characterization and Failure Analyses, Finite Element Methods and Analysis, Environmental effects, Low Velocity and High Stra

Education

Ph.D., Materials Science & EngineeringTuskegee University, Alabama, USA
M.S., Mechanical EngineeringTuskegee University, Alabama, USA
B. E., Mechanical Engineering Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA

Academic Achievement

2010-2011, Outstanding Faculty Performance Award for Teaching, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Tuskegee University
2011&2012, Member of Who’s Who in North America
2012, Selected for Biltmore Who’s Who Among Executive and Professionals
Selected for Biltmore Who’s Who Member in North America Education
2008, Graduate Research Scholars Award, Alabama EPSCoR
2006-2009, 2002- 2005, Graduate Research Assistantship Award, Tuskegee University
2005, First Place Award at Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium, Tuskegee, AL

Membership

Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
American Society of Composites (ASC)
Materials Research Society (MRS)
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

Publications: Journals

[1]  M. M. Rahman, S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, C. J. Robertson, M.B. Salam, Ashok Kumar, S. Jeelani, "Influence of amino-MWCNTs on mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties of eglass/ epoxy composites through sonication and calendaring dispersion method"- Paper Accepted in Composite Structures on Feb 13, 2012.
[2]  Mahesh Hosur, Rajib Barua, Shaik Zainuddin, Ashok Kumar, Jonathan Trovillion, Shaik Jeelani, "Rheology, Flexure and Thermomechanical Characterization of Epoxy/CNF Nanocomposites: Effect of Dispersion Techniques", Polymer and Polymer Composites- Paper Accepted for Publication.
[3]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, R. Barua, Ashok Kumar and S. Jeelani, "Effects of ultraviolet radiation and condensation on static and high strain rate compression behavior of nanoclay infused glass/ epoxy composites, " Journal of Composite Materials, 45 ( 18), 1901-1918, 2011.
[4]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, Y. Zhou, Alfred T. Narteh, A. Kumar, and S. Jeelani, "Experimental and numerical investigations on flexure and thermal properties of nanoclay-epoxy nanocomposites, " Materials Science Engineering A, 527, pp. 7920-7926, 2010.
[5]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, A. Kumar, and S. Jeelani, "Environmental Effects on the Flexural Performance of Neat and Nanophased Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composites "Durability Study of Neat/Nanophased GFRP Composites Subjected to Different Environmental Conditioning, " Materials Science and Engineering A, 527, pp. 3091-3099, 2010.
[6]  S. Zainuddin, H. Mahfuz, S. Jeelani, "Enhancing Fatigue Performance of Sandwich Composites with Nanophased Core, " Journal of Nanomaterials, 2010, doi:10.1155/2010/712731, 2010.
[7]  Rajib Barua, Mahesh Hosur, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, Ashok Kumar, Jonathan Trovillion, and Yadira Perez, "Processing and characterization of epoxy nanocomposites with MWCNT’s/CNF’s using thinky and 3-roll shear mixing techniques, " Revista Matéria, 15, pp. 247–253, 2010.
[8]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, Y. Zhou, A. Kumar, S. Jeelani, "Durability studies of montmorillonite clay filled epoxy composites under different environmental conditions, " Materials Science and Engineering A, 507, pp. 117–123, 2009.
[9]  M. F. Uddin, H. Mahfuz, S. Zainuddin, S. Jeelani, "Improving Ballistic Performance of Polyurethane Foam by Nanoparticle Reinforcement, " Journal of Nanotechnology, 2009, doi:10.1155/2009/794740, 2009.
[10]  M.V. Hosur, A. A. Mohammed, S. Zainuddin, S. Jeelani, "Processing of nanoclay filled sandwich composites and their response to low-velocity impact loading, " Composite Structures 82, pp. 101- 116, 2008.
[11]  M.V. Hosur, A. A. Mohammed, S. Zainuddin, S. Jeelani, "Low- Velocity impact performance of nanophased foam- core sandwich composites, " Materials Science and Engineering A 498, pp. 100–109, 2008.
[12]  H. Mahfuz, S. Zainuddin, Vijaya K. Rangari, S. Jeelani, M. R. Parker, T. Al-Saadi, "Enhancement of strength and stiffness of SC-15 epoxy through CNT/CNF reinforcement under high magnetic fields, " Journal of Materials Science 44, pp. 1113- 1120, 2009.
[13]  H. Mahfuz, S. Zainuddin, Vijaya K. Rangari, S. Jeelani, M. R. Parker, T. Al-Saadi, "Enhancement of strength and stiffness of epoxy- based composites using nanoparticle infusion and high magnetic fields, " Journal of Material letters 61, pp. 2535–2539, 2007.
[14]  H. Mahfuz, M. Uddin, Vijaya K. Rangari, M. Saha, S. Zainuddin, S. Jeelani, "High strain rate response of sandwich composites with nanophased cores, " Applied Composite Materials 12, pp. 193-211, 2005.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  M. M. Rahman, S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, A. Kumar, J. Trovillion, S. Jeelani, "Effect of enhanced crosslink density on interfacial strength of E-glass/epoxy composites modified by amino-functionalized MWCNTs", ICME, Dhaka-Bangladesh, Dec. 18-20, 2011.
[2]  M.B.A. Salam , M. V. Hosur, S. Zainuddin, S. Jeelani , "Characterization of NH2-MWCNT/ epoxy nanocomposites using two different curing cycles, " ICME, Dhaka-Bangladesh, Dec. 18- 20, 2011.
[3]  Nusrat Jahan, Mahesh V. Hosur, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, "Mechanical and thermal characterization of COOH-functionalized MWCNT infused epon 862 nanocomposites", ICME, Dhaka-Bangladesh, Dec. 18-20, 2011.
[4]  M.B.A. Salam, S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, M. M. Rahman, J. Holly Jr., S. Jeelani, "Mechanical and thermal investigation of NH2 functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube epoxy nanocomposite", SAMPE TECH, Fort Worth, TX, Oct. 17-20, 2011.
[5]  M. M. Rahman, S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, C. J. Robertson, M.B.A. Salam, Ashok Kumar, S. Jeelani, "Experimental investigation of E-glass/epoxy composites modified using NH2 functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes through sonication and calendaring methods", SAMPE TECH, Fort Worth, TX, Oct. 17-20, 2011.
[6]  Shaik Zainuddin, Mahesh Hosur, Harish Rao, Rajib Barua, Shaik Jeelani, Ashok Kumar, Jonathan Trovillion, "Influence of Non-Functionalized and Functionalized MWCNTs on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Epoxy Composites", International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2010, Vancouver, Canada, 12-18 November, 2010.
[7]  Alfred Tcherbi-Narteh, Mahesh V. Hosur, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, "Compression and Flexural Response of Carbon/Epoxy-Nanoclay Nanocomposites Subjected to UV Radiation and Condensation", International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2010, Vancouver, Canada, 12-18 November, 2010.
[8]  Amir Usher, Mahesh Hosur, Gregory Strawder, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, "Studies on the thermal and mechanical behavior for low density polyurethane foam nanocomposites", International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2010, Vancouver, Canada, November 12-18, 2010. (presentation)
[9]  Alfred Tcherbi-Narteh, Mahesh Hosur, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, "Static and High Strain Rate Compression Response of Carbon/Epoxy-Nanoclay Composites Subjected to Synergistic Effect of UV Radiation and Condensation" , 7th Asian Australasian Conference on Composite Materials, ACCM-7, Taipei, Taiwan, 15-18 November, 2010.
[10]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, R. Barua, H. Rao and S. Jeelani, "Influence of amino functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube reinforcement on the mechanical and thermal properties of SC-15 epoxy nanocomposite", ‘nano Future’, for the 21st Century, International conference on "Nanotechnology – Materials and Composites for Frontier Applications", Pune, India, 14-15 October, 2010.
[11]  Alfred Tcherbi-Narteh, Mahesh Hosur, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani "Compression and Flexural Response of Carbon/Epoxy-Nanoclay Nanocomposites Subjected to UV Radiation and Condensation" , SAMPE Fall Conference 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, 11-14 October, 2010.
[12]  Mahesh Hosur, Rajib Barua, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, "Processing and Characterization of VGCNF Infused Epoxy Nanocomposites Using Three Different Techniques", SAMPE Fall Conference 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, 11-14 October, 2010.
[13]  Mahesh V. Hosur, Rajib Barua, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, Ashok Kumar, Jonathan Trovillion, "Processing Optimization and Characterization of MWCNT infused Epoxy Nanocomposites Using Three Different Techniques", proceedings of the American Society for Composites, Dayton, OH, 19-21 September, 2010.
[14]  M.V. Hosur, A. Agubra, S. Zainuddin, S. Jeelani, "Effect of Processing Methods on the Mechanical Behavior of Nanoclay infused Epoxy/ Glass Nanocomposites", 16th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Conference, Penn state, PA, June 27-July 2, 2010. (presentation)
[15]  Mahesh Hosur, Rajib Barua, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, Ashok Kumar, Jonathan Trovillion, Yadira Perez, "Processing and Characterization of Epoxy Nanocomposites with MWCNTs/CNFs Using Thinky and 3-Roll Shear Mixing Techniques", 1st TMS-ABM International Materials Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July, 2010.
[16]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, R. Barua, and A. V. Anafo, Ashok Kumar and S. Jeelani, "Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation and Condensation on Static and High Strain Rate Behavior of Nanophased Glass/ Epoxy Composites", The 1st joint American- Canadian International Conference on Composites, Delaware, DE, September, 2009.
[17]  S. Zainuddin, M.V. Hosur, A. Kumar, S. Jeelani, "Durability Studies of Nanophased FRP Composites under synergistic exposure conditions", International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM-17, Edinburgh, UK, July, 2009.
[18]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, A. Tcherbi-Narteh, Ashok Kumar and S. Jeelani, "Dynamic Compression Response of Nanophased Composites Subjected to UV Radiation", Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), Albuquerque, NM, June, 2009.
[19]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, Y. Zhou, Ashok Kumar and S. Jeelani, "Characterization of neat and nanophased epoxy polymers subjected to accelerated aging conditions", American Society for Composites, Memphis, TN, September, 2008.
[20]  S. Zainuddin, M. V. Hosur, Y. Zhou, Ashok Kumar and S. Jeelani, "Durability Study of Neat/ Nanophased GFRP Composites Under Different Environmental Conditioning", American Society for Composites, Memphis, TN, September, 2008.
[21]  M. R. Parker, Y. Dwivedi, T. Al- Saadi, S. Zainuddin, H. Mahfuz, V. K. Rangari, S. Jeelani, " Enhancement of mechanical properties of epoxy- based nanocomposites using high magnetic fields", ICM Conference, Scotland, 2006.
[22]  H. Mahfuz, S. Zainuddin, M. F. Uddin, V.K. Rangari, S. Jeelani, M. R. Parker, T. Al- Saadi, "Response of magnetically flocculated nanophased composites under dynamic loading", American Society for Composites, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
[23]  H. Mahfuz, S. Zainuddin, M. R. Parker, T. Al-Saadi, "Improvements in high specific strength epoxy-based composites using high magnetic fields", Nanotech, Anaheim, CA, 2005.
[24]  H. Mahfuz, S. Zainuddin, V. K. Rangari, S. Jeelani, M. R. Parker, T. Al-Saadi, "Infusion of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers into SC-15 epoxy; An investigation of the influence of high magnetic fields", SAMPE, Anaheim, CA, 2005.
[25]  Mohammed Farid Uddin, Hassan Mahfuz, Shaik Zainuddin, Shaik Jeelani, "Anisotropic behavior of rigid polyurethane foam with acicular nanoparticles infusion under high strain rate", American Society of Composites, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
[26]  M. F. Uddin, H. Mahfuz, S. Zainuddin, S. Jeelani, "Infusion of spherical and acicular nanoparticles into polyurethane foam and their influences on dynamic performances", Society of Experimental Mechanics, Portland, OR, 2005.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Hassan Mahfuz, Shaik Zainuddin, Mohammed F. Uddin, Vijaya K. Rangari and Shaik Jeelani, "Fatigue of pure and nanophased sandwich composites under shear loading, " Sandwich Structures 7: Advancing with Sandwich Structures and Materials, Springer Netherlands, pp. 183-192, 2006.
[2]  Shaik Zainuddin, Mahesh Hosur, Ashok Kumar and Shaik Jeelani, "Effects of ultraviolet radiation and condensation on static and dynamic compressive behavior of nanophased glass/epoxy composites, " FRP Composites and Sustainability, Editor: Ravi Jain, Luke Lee. ISBN 978-94-007-2356-6, Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York.
[3]  M. V. Hosur, S. Zainuddin, Ashok Kumar, Jonathan Trovillion, S. Jeelani, Durability Enhancement of Fiber Reinforced Composites Using Nanoclay, Submitted for publication.