Asif Istiak is currently pursuing Ph.D. in Systems Engineering with concentration in Mechanical Engineering. He has joined 4M lab in Spring 2023. He has been investigating the mechanical properties of cartilage via experiments and FE simulation.
He attended Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and pursued B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2019. He worked briefly in two local industries where he was assigned to design and maintain boiler. Then he completed MS from Mechanical Design and System Engineering department at Andong National University, South Korea where he worked on several projects in various labs. His research focused on the shape memory polymer reinforced composite adhesive for hybrid structures. His work has been presented in 8 conferences.
His aim is to continue his career in research and academia. He likes to play soccer and cook in his spare time. For more information about Asif’s publication, works and classes, please visit https://asif-istiak.github.io/
Asif Istiak, Saiful Islam, Malek Adouni, and Tanvir R. Faisal. Hyperelastic constitutive modeling of healthy and enzymatically mediated degraded articular cartilage. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology , Springer, 2025
Md Saiful Islam will strat his PhD program beginning Fall 2024. He completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as well. He completed his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) in his home country, Bangladesh. Before, joining the 4M@ULL lab, he worked for AUDI as a service advisor in Bangladesh where he gained industrial exposure to recent advancements in automotive technologies.
Saiful is working on soft tissue biomechanics. His current work involves the development of a fibril-reinforced computational model of articular cartilage. His goal is to investigate the multi-structural mechanical properties of healthy and degraded cartilage to find the root cause of osteoarthritis.
Asif Istiak, Saiful Islam, Malek Adouni, and Tanvir R. Faisal. Hyperelastic constitutive modeling of healthy and enzymatically mediated degraded articular cartilage. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology , Springer, 2025
Md Imrul Kayes started his Master’s program in the Spring of 2024. He completed his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2022. His undergraduate thesis was centered on investigating the effect of grain size on the nanoindentation of titanium using molecular dynamics.
He is currently working on collagen I deformation mechanisms using continuum mechanics principles. His research specifically explores the structural differences and mechanical responses between healthy and degraded collagen fibers, aiming to understand how these variations influence the overall mechanical properties of the fibers.
Leah Notto is an undergraduate at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette majoring in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Bioengineering. Leah’s interest in chemistry and biology as well as her exposure to engineering led her to major in Chemical Engineering. She joined the 4M lab in the Fall 2024 semester. As an undergraduate research student, she hopes to gain experience working in a laboratory setting, learning more about the implementation of biology in engineering. She hopes to use this opportunity to expose herself to additional fields of engineering besides the field that she is majoring in. Leah wants to get experience with the process of conducting to apply that knowledge for future use. Once Leah graduates, she plans to pursue graduate school where she can achieve further education.
In her free time, she enjoys reading novels. Also, she enjoys crocheting, sewing, and knitting crafts for her family and friends.
Saige Bradford is an undergraduate at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette majoring in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Bioengineering and minoring in Biomedical Engineering. Joining the 4M Lab in Fall 2024, Saige has a vested interest in research and exploring new ideas while connecting them back with her interests in biology and chemistry. After graduating, she hopes to pursue a master’s degree while working in the Pharmaceutical industry.
Simone Duhon is an undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering with a passion to be a Biomedical Engineer in future, focusing on making prosthetics and other equipment. She also loves to work on mansufacturing and 3D printing. She has joined the 4M Lab in Fall 2024 as UG Research Apprentice to gain research experience and further her knowledge of biomechanics.
After completing my Bachelor degree, I will be going to graduate school so I can gain more knowledge on Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. In my free time I like to play video games or hang out with friends and family