Md. Ziaur Rahman, Ph. D.
TonenGeneral (Exxon Mobil) SekiyuK.K.
Kanagawa,
Phone: +81-44-277-8435 English CV (.pdf)
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Tribology,
Master of Engineering (M. Engg.) in Petroleum
Engineering, BUET,
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.)
in Mechanical Engineering, RUET,
Research Experiences
March 2008- to date, Mechanical Engineer- R&D , ExxonMobil (TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.)
May 2006- March 2008, Research Engineer, Toyo Electric Mgf.
Co. LTD.,
October 2004- to March 2006, Assistant Professor, Dept. of
Mechanical Systems Engineering, TUAT,
April 2004- September 2004, Researcher, Yamamoto Lab,
June 2004- to date, Visiting Researcher, Railway
Technical Research Institute (RTRI),
October 2000 – September 2003, Monbukagakusho
scholar, Japan Government
August 1996 to September 2000, Teaching Assistantship, BUET,
Research skills and interest
Main interests are Tribology of
machine elements and Surface characterization of coatings.
· Lubricant
rheology at high pressure , rolling contact fatigue
· Boundary
lubrication, friction and wear
· Tribology
at rail-wheel contact mechanics
· Test
and tribological evaluation of composite coating films and its application in
fuel cell etc.
· Modeling of coating
films properties and deformation behavior
· Surface analysis by SEM (Philips XL30FEG, Hitachi S-3600),
EDAX, XRD (Rigaku CuKa), TEM (H-7000) etc.
Ph. D. Thesis title: ‘Effects of High Pressure Rheology and
Interfacial Phenomena of Lubricating Oils on Life of Ball Bearings’.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal
Papers- 11
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4. Ohno, Nobuyoshi, Rahman,
Md. Ziaur and Kakuda, Kouichi
(2005), “Bulk Modulus of Lubricating Oils as Predominant Factor
Affecting Tractional Behavior at High Pressure Elastohydrodynamic Contacts,”
Trib. Trans., 48 (2), pp
165-170.
5. Ohno, Nobuyoshi, Rahman,
Md. Ziaur, Yamada, Syusuke, and Komiya, Hiroshi,
“Effect of Perfluoropolyether Fluids on Life of
Thrust Ball Bearings,” submitted for STLE Tribology Transactions
journal.
6. Ohno, Nobuyoshi, Rahman,
Md. Ziaur and Tsutsumi, Hiroshi (2006), “High
Pressure-Short Time Behavior of Traction Fluids,” Lubrication Science, 18
(1), pp 25-36.
7. Rahman,
Md. Ziaur, Sone, M., Eguchi, M., Ikeda, K., Miyata, S. and Yamamoto, T., “Wear Properties of Nickel Coating Film Plated
from Emulsion with Dense Carbon Dioxide,” Surface
and Coatings Technology journal (in press).
Conference Proceedings- 31 (Major
publications only)
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2. Ueno, Y., Ikeda, K., Yamamoto, T., Rahman, Md. Ziaur, Sone, M. and Ito, H. (2005), “Surface study of abrasive wear by solid
particle impact on a plated film,” Proc. JAST Trib. Conf.,
3. Rahman,
Md. Ziaur, Ban, T., Kakishima, H., and Yamamoto, T. (2005), “A
Study on the Coefficient of Friction between Wheel Flange and Rail under
Sliding Condition,” in Proc. Inter. Tribology Conference
(ITC), Kobe, Japan, pp F-37.
4. Ohno,
Nobuyoshi, Rahman, Md. Ziaur, Yamada, Syusuke,
and Komiya, Hiroshi (2004), “Effect of Perfluoropolyether
Fluids on Life of Thrust Ball Bearings,” ASME/STLE international joint Tribology
Conference,
5. Ohno,
Nobuyoshi, Rahman, Md. Ziaur and Tsutsumi,
Hiroshi (2004), “High Pressure-Short Time Behavior of Traction Fluids,”
Proc. the 14th International Colloquium,
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10. Ohno, N., Mukai, R., Rahman,
Md. Ziaur, and Shibata K., (2002), “Effect
of Chain Matching Between Hydrocarbon and Fatty Acid on High Pressure Rheology,”
Proc. of the ASIATRIB 2002 International Conference, Cheju
Island, Korea, pp 83-84.
11. Ohno, N., Mukai, R., Rahman,
M. Z., and Shibata K., (2002), “Bulk Modulus and Poissons’
Ratio of Traction Fluids at High Pressure,” Proc. the 13th
International Colloquium,
12.
13. Ohno, N. and Rahman, Md. Ziaur (2002), “Ball Bearing
Life of Biodegradable Vegetables Oils,” Proc. of JSME conference,
Report : Rahman, Md. Ziaur (2004), “Lubricating Oils
Performance of Locomotives and Test Facilities in
Patent
Masato Sone, Takashi Yamamoto, Md.
Ziaur Rahman, Koji Ikeda
"Electrochemical Reaction
Method"
JP2005-133106
WORK HISTORY
Works Manager / Production, Central Locomotive Workshop
(CLW),
Responsibilities
·
Monitored production and repair of locomotive parts/components that were used
for different locomotives in their six yearly General Overhauling (GOH)
maintenance
·
Maintenance work (additional responsibility) of different machines and
equipments which have been used for GOH and other special repairs of locomotives
Achievements
·
Submitted a research report and conducted a seminar on
‘Lubricants and Bangladesh Railway’
·
Established better team work and improved assembling line up of locomotive
outturn
·
Boosted up Repair and Return (R & R) system which
is now getting importance in Railway
·
Started up laboratory of CLW
Bakhrabad Gas Systems Limited
Assistant Engineer, Operation Division
(Transmission-East),
Responsibilities
·
Monitored and Controlled of pressure, temperature and gas flow rate of gas as a
shift in charge
·
Operated and maintained of LCV, FCV, LIC, orifice
meter, flow computers, gas generator, Gas/ water bath heaters etc
SKILLS
Computer Skills
AutoCAD 2005, PhotoShop, KaleidaGraph 3.6, Origin 7.5, Matlab
7.0 etc.
Language
proficiency
English – Fluent
Japanese –
Intermediate
Membership of relevant bodies
Member:
Society of Tribologist and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)
Member:
Japanese Society of Tribologist (JAST), 011082
Member:
The Institution of Engineers,
Member:
Full clean international driving
license
Personal details
Date of Birth:
Nationality : Bangladeshi
REFERENCES
Available
on request.
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Md. Ziaur Rahman, Ph. D.
Dated: April 2008