Muhammed's graduate research will involve working with
Professor Subramanian Ramakrishnan in the FAMU-FSU Department of Chemical and
Biomedical Engineering and with U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientist Larry
Holmes, Principal Investigator for Additive Manufacturing Materials
Development. The topic of this group's research involves additive manufacturing
of low k dielectric polymer-particle composites for electromagnetic shielding
applications.
Working closely with Army Labs, Muhammed will be able to use state of the art materials science and 3D printing technology that increases microelectronic capabilities, reduces unintentional radiated electrical emissions, assists thermal management in thermo-electronics, and creates tunable composites for use in sensors.
"Faheem is a very driven and talented student. He came
to chemical engineering with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, took all the
engineering undergraduate classes, did well and is now pursuing his graduate
degree. Previously he was awarded the NASA Harriet Jenkins Fellowship with
internships at Kennedy Space Center and an internship at Army Research Labs.
The scientists at Army Labs were impressed by Faheem's work ethic and
productivity and wanted to continue working with him, one of the main reasons
he was awarded the SMART Fellowship. I am extremely happy for him and look
forward to working with him on this exciting research topic in collaboration
with Army Labs," added Ramakrishnan.
The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation
(SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing
an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully
employed upon degree completion. It is an extremely competitive national
program with a commitment from the DOD to hire the student after graduation.
More information about the fellowship can be found here.