Mir Zahedul Huq Khandkar

Graduate Student (Ph.D Candidate) 
Tel.: (803)777-1594 
Office: A-239 
Building: Department of Mechanical Engineering (USC) 
300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208 
E-mail: khandkar@engr.sc.edu 

Education

  • 1995    Master of Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
  • 1992    Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh Univ of Engg & Tech, Dhaka

Research Experience

    Since Jan 2000:    Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Dept, Univ of South Carolina, Working on part of a project titled "Development of Coupled Thermal, Mechanical, and Material Transport Models of the Friction Stir Welding Process.
    Dec 95 - Jan 97:   Research Associate, Energy Program, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, Worked on a project titled "Development of Energy Efficient and Environmentally, Sound Industrial Technologies in Asia.

Research Interests

  • Thermal Modeling of Friction Stir Welding

Previous Research Interests

  • Renewable Energy
  • Environmentally Friendly Energy Technologies

Publications

  • Khandkar, M.Z.H.,  Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation Potential of Selected Biomass Energy Options,  Master’s Thesis,  Asian Institute of Technology,  Thailand (1995)
  • Bhattacharya, S.C., M.A. Joe, Z. Khandkar, P.A. Salam, and R.M. Shrestha,  “Greenhouse-gas Emission Mitigation from the Use of Agricultural Residues: the Case of Ricehusk,”  Energy -  the International Journal,  Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 43-59 (Jan 1999)

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