Education

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

CGPA: 3.94 / 4.00 · Rank: 6 / 188 (Top 3% of the class)
Thesis: Numerical Study of Natural and Mixed Convection in Enclosed Spaces with Porous Media and Varying Geometries.
Supervisor: Dr. Sumon Saha

March 2018 – May 2023 Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka College, Dhaka

Higher Secondary Certificate (Science)

GPA: 5:00 / 5.00

June 2015 - August 2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh

Interests

Relevant Coursework

Research Experience

Publications

Convective flow optimization inside a lid‑driven chamber with a rotating porous cylinder using Darcy–Brinkman–Forchheimer model

Deb, N., Farshi, M. S., Das, P. K., & Saha, S. (2024). Convective flow optimization inside a lid-driven chamber with a rotating porous cylinder using Darcy–Brinkman–Forchheimer model. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 1-22.

Comment on “Energy transfer through mixed convection within square enclosure containing micropolar fluid with non-uniformly heated bottom wall under the MHD impact” [Journal of Molecular Liquids, 249(2018) 831–842]

Deb, N., & Saha, S. (2024). Comment on “Energy transfer through mixed convection within square enclosure containing micropolar fluid with non-uniformly heated bottom wall under the MHD impact”[Journal of Molecular Liquids, 249 (2018) 831–842]. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 397, 124020.

MHD Free Convective Flow along with Internal Heat Generation and Joule Heating in a Two Layer Discretely Heated Chamber Partially Filled with Porous Medium

Deb, N., Saha, S., & Islam, D. M. Q. (2024). MHD Free Convective Flow along with Internal Heat Generation and Joule Heating in a Two Layer Discretely Heated Chamber Partially Filled with Porous Medium. Available at SSRN 4910103.

Role of internal heat generation, magnetism and Joule heating on entropy generation and mixed convective flow in a square domain

Deb, N., & Saha, S. (2024). Role of internal heat generation, magnetism and Joule heating on entropy generation and mixed convective flow in a square domain. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 198, 110324.

Comment on “Numerical simulation of magnetohydrodynamic buoyancy-induced flow in a non-isothermally heated square enclosure” [Communications in nonlinear science and numerical simulation, 14(2009) 770-778]

Deb, N., & Saha, S. (2024). Comment on “Numerical simulation of magnetohydrodynamic buoyancy-induced flow in a non-isothermally heated square enclosure”[Communications in nonlinear science and numerical simulation, 14 (2009) 770-778]. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 130, 107771.

Comment on “Steady natural convection flows in a square cavity with linearly heated side wall(s)” [International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50 (2007) 766–775]

Deb, N., & Saha, S. (2024). Comment on “Steady natural convection flows in a square cavity with linearly heated side wall (s)”[International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50 (2007) 766–775]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer , 219, 124890.

Entropy generation on magnetohydrodynamic conjugate free convection with Joule heating of heat-generating liquid and solid element inside a chamber

Tasnim, S., Shuvo, M. S., Deb, N., Islam, M. S., & Saha, S. (2023). Entropy generation on magnetohydrodynamic conjugate free convection with Joule heating of heat-generating liquid and solid element inside a chamber. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 52, 103711.

Thermal management inside a discretely heated rectangular cuboid using P, PI and PID controllers

Deb, N., Fardin, S., Fardin, M. M., Nawal, N., Nizam, M. R., & Saha, S. (2023). Thermal management inside a discretely heated rectangular cuboid using P, PI and PID controllers. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering , 51, 103601.

Evaluation of Heat Transfer and Melting Process of a PCM inside a Trapezoidal Shaped Enclosure

Deb, N., Javed, S., Saha, S., & Islam, A. S. (2023). Evaluation of heat transfer and melting process of a PCM inside a trapezoidal shape enclosure.

Natural convection and entropy generation inside a square chamber divided by a corrugated porous partition

Javed, S., Deb, N., & Saha, S. (2023). Natural convection and entropy generation inside a square chamber divided by a corrugated porous partition. Results in Engineering , 18, 101053.

Professional Experience

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Lecturer, Dept. of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering

Academic research on · Energy Resources Engineering · Hydrocarbon Reservoir Engineering · Advanced Well Testing and Interpretation · Advanced Reservoir Simulation .
Taught (Undergraduate Courses): PMRE 411 · Reservoir Engineering · PMRE 413 · Natural Gas Engineering (≈50 students each)

Dec 2023 – Present Dhaka, Bangladesh

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (CFDHT) Research Group, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, BUET

Research Assistant

Numerical modeling & simulation of thermo-fluid problems · CFD & Heat Transfer research · Mentored undergraduate students

Jun 2023 – Dec 2023 Dhaka, Bangladesh

Directorate of Continuing Education, BUET

Co-instructor

Short course: COMSOL Multiphysics Simulation of Thermo-fluidic Problems (Basic Level) · 2-day workshop · Resource person: Dr. Sumon Saha

Dec 2023 Dhaka, Bangladesh

Haripur 360 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

Industrial Trainee

An internship program organized by the dept. of Mechanical Engineering, BUET
Hands-on exposure to power generation, Plant unit operations (FGC, HRSG, ST, GT, WT), maintenance, and process control.

Apr 2022 (3 weeks) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Academic Projects

Training & MOOC Completion

Research Skill Development · DCE, BUET · Certificate · Quantitative Method · Coursera · Certificate · Evaluating Problems · Coursera · Certificate · Welcome to Game Theory · Coursera · Certificate · Intro to Data Analysis using Excel · Coursera · Certificate · Introduction to Programming with MATLAB · Coursera · Certificate · Python for Everybody (Specialization) · Coursera · Certificate · ELEN7070x: Research Methods · EdX · Certificate · 16.00x: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering · EdX · Certificate · Image Processing Onramp · MathWorks · Certificate · Solving ODEs with MATLAB · MathWorks · Certificate

Technical Skills

Highlights: Scientific Writing · Exploratory Data Analysis · Quantitative Research

• Programming Language: Python, MATLAB, C
• Documentation/Scripting: LaTeX, MS Office, Jupyter Notebook Markdown Text
• Visualization: Tecplot 360, WebPlotDigitizer, Desmos graphing calculator, Python - Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn
• Design, CAD, & Drawing: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Proteus, Draw.io, Canva, Illustrator, Photoshop, LaTeX - TikZ, Python - OpenCV, Pillow, scikit-image
• FEM Modeling: COMSOL Multiphysics
• Reservoir Simulation: Kappa Workstation (Rubis - Full Reservoir Numerical Modeling, Saphir - Pressure Transient Analysis).
• ML/DL/Stats: Python - scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX, SciPY, PyMC/3/4, etc.
• Exploratory Data Analysis: Python - Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn

Awards & Achievements

• Dr. Muhammad Harunur Rashid Award (ICME 2023): Best paper — 14th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, BUET
• University Merit Scholarship (2018–2023): Awarded for consecutive terms, BUET
• Dean’s List Award (2018–2023): Awarded for consecutive terms, Dept. of ME, BUET