Researcher

Dr Mohammad Saiful Islam

My Expertise

Polymer composites, composite materials for cryogenic liquid hydrogen fuel tank, Composite over wrap materials and internal lining for oil and gas pipelines, Thermoplastic polymers, Thermoset polymers, coating materials for corrosion protection, Carbon fibre, Glass fibre, Natural fibre, Biocomposites, Composite processing techniques

Fields of Research (FoR)

Composite and hybrid materials, Aerospace materials, Biomaterials, Electrochemical energy storage and conversion, Polymers and plastics, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy

Biography

Dr Mohammad S Islam completed his PhD in Materials and Process Engineering from the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He held Research Fellow positions at the University of Sydney in Australia, at the University of Minho in Portugal, at CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering in Australia and Materials Scientist position in Pultron Composites, New Zealand. Dr Islam is an Associate Editor of Journal of Modern Polymer Chemistry and Materials. view more

Dr Mohammad S Islam completed his PhD in Materials and Process Engineering from the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He held Research Fellow positions at the University of Sydney in Australia, at the University of Minho in Portugal, at CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering in Australia and Materials Scientist position in Pultron Composites, New Zealand. Dr Islam is an Associate Editor of Journal of Modern Polymer Chemistry and Materials. He is also editorial board member of three journals: Composite Materials of Science Publishing Group, Engineering: Current Trends and Advanced Materials Science and Engineering. He has also joined the Editorial Board of "Coatings" as a Topic Editor.

His research focuses on toughening of composite materials for cryogenic fuel tank applications, development of FRP prepreg materials, development of properties of composites manufactured using automated fibre placement method, development of fire-retardant materials and their applications, synthesis of nano-materials and their multifunctional applications, designing and developing materials testing methods,  fracture mechanics of materials and developing coating and lining materials for oil and gas infrastructures.

 


My Grants

  • Chun H Wang, Garth Pearce, Mohammad S Islam, Francis Rose, Anthony Kinloch, Carbon Fibre Composites for Liquid Hydrogen Storage: Hybrid Toughening and Anti-leakage Design, ARC Discovery project, DP230101204, 2022
  • Jin Zhang, Chun H Wang, Mohammad S Islam, David Officer, Advanced High Temperature Composites for Solid Rocket Motors in Space Launch Vehicles, NSW Space Research Network (SRN) Research Pilot Project, SRN-PILOT-2022-20, 2022
  • Chun H Wang, Mohammad S Islam, Liyong Tong, Microcrack suppression in lightweight and recyclable thermoplastic-fibre composites for cryogenic liquid hydrogen storage tank -NSW Space Research Network (SRN) Research Pilot Project, RG220491, 2022
  • Chun H. Wang, Mohammad S. Islam, Garth Pearce, Manufacture and commercialisation of composite tanks for the hydrogen and space transport markets - Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Commercialisation Fund Shared Grant, RG211547, 2021
  • Chun H. Wang, Mohammad S. Islam, Garth Pearce, Suppression of microcracking in composite tank for cryogenic liquid hydrogen, RG204448, 2020
  • Chun H. Wang, Mohammad S. Islam, Garth Pearce, Suppression of microcracking in composite tank for cryogenic liquid hydrogen, RG192377, 2019
  • Liyong Tong and Mohammad S Islam, Environmental aging effect on the durability of fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials for aircraft structures, Defence Science and Technology Group, 2017

My Awards

  •       Foundation for Science and Technology Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award, Portugal (2011-2013) 
  •       New Zealand Post Graduate Study Abroad Award (NZPSAA) (2007)
  •       Department of Engineering Scholarship, The University of Waikato (2007)
  •       The University of Waikato Scholarship (2007)
  •       Technology for Industry Fellowship (TIF) Scholarship, New Zealand (2004-2007)
  •       Departmental Scholarship of Materials and Process Engineering, New Zealand (2004-2005)

My Research Supervision


Supervision keywords


Areas of supervision

  • FRP composites for cryogenic applications
  •           --- Development of cryogenic testing facilities

              --- Cryogenic pressure vessels for rocket engines

              --- Composite fuel tanks for storage and transportation of cryogenic fuels (LNG, LO2 and LH2)

  • Composites for structural and energy storage applications
  •           --- structural battery

              --- supercapacitors 

               ---Electrocatalysis

  • Developing disposable polymeric mandrel
  • Developing prepregs for FRP composites

Currently supervising

  • Mr Othman Abu Laban (PhD candidate): Novel composite structures for composite cryotanks

 

 


My Teaching

Composite Cryotanks - Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP)

MMAN3400 Mechanics of Solids 2

 

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Location

Level 3, Building J17, Library Road
Kensington, NSW 2052