The document is a resume for Md A Mehedi, a PhD student in Materials Engineering at the University of Minnesota. It summarizes his education, awards, research experience, patents, publications, and skills. He has focused his graduate research on synthesizing rare-earth-free permanent magnets and novel soft magnetic materials. Some of his accomplishments include inventing a new soft magnetic material and discovering the highest energy product rare-earth-free permanent magnet. He has several publications and presentations on phase transformations and microstructures of magnetic materials.

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Md A Mehedi, PhD Student
1112 8th St SE, Apt#03, Minneapolis, MN 55414| 612-756-5316 | mehed001@umn.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdamehedi
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Materials Engineering, Expected 2017
Advisor: Prof. Jian-Ping Wang
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Class of 2012
CGPA 3.69/4.00
Awards
 Champion in Student Divison- $30,000 prize money
Minnesota Cup, 2016
 Grand Prize- $10,000 prize money (Champion)
Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award, 2014
 University Merit Scholarship,
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2011
 Dean's List,
Dept. of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering,
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2007-2011
 Merit Scholarship
Higher Secondary Certificate, Government of Bangladesh, 2006
Secondary School Certificate, Government of Bangladesh, 2004
Research and Relevant Experience
Graduate Research Assistant at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
9/2012-Present
Research Focus: Synthesis of rare-earth-free permanent magnets and a novel soft magnet.
 Invented a new soft magnetic material with superior performance for the applications of transformers, inductors,
chokes, writer heads, motors, and more.
 Discovered the highest ever energy product rare-earth-free permanent magnet of the world.
 Design and study of microstructure and structure-magnetic property relation of Fe16N2 and Fe16(CN)2
 Study the solid state phase transformation kinetics of Iron Nitride and Iron Carbonitride.
 Simulate materials processing and microstructure to design experiments.
Graduate Summer Intern at Niron Magnetic LLC, Minneapolis, USA
6/2015-8/2015 (3 months)
 World’s first rare-earth free permanent magnet startup.
 Synthesized, and characterized rare-earth-free permanent magnet based on Iron Nitride.
 Design materials processing for scaling up the technology from the lab to industry.
 Design home built devices and systems for material processing.
Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Minnesota
1/2015 – 4/2015 (4 months) and 1/2013-4/2013 (4 months)
 Taught Introduction to Materials Science.
Industrial Trainee at Abul Khair Re-rolling Steel Mill, Chittagong, Bangladesh
02/2011 – 04/2011 (3 months)
 Process design and optimization.
 Collaborate with production engineers to optimize the production process.
CEO, Founder and Editor at Webarticle Inc.
01/2010-1/2012 (2 years)
 Website and magazine content provider startup.
 Managed a team of 10 writers and the editorial team.
 Revenue of $10-12K per annum with only $500 investment.
 Successfully sold the equity of the company.

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Patents
1. Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang, Md Aminul Mehedi, “Magnetic material including Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of Fe16Z2 and
Fe16N2, where Z includes at least one of C, B or O”, US Patent 20,160,042,849
2. Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang, Md Aminul Mehedi, “Inductors including Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of Fe16Z2 and Fe16N2,
where Z includes at least one of C, B or O”, US Patents 20,160,042,846
Publications and Presentations
Publications
1. Md A Mehedi, Yanfeng Jiang, PK Suri, David J Flaanigan, Jian-Ping Wang, “Minnedust: A New Soft Magnetic Material”,
2016. (submitted)
2. Y Jiang, M Al Mehedi, E Fu, Y Wang, LF Allard, JP Wang, “Synthesis of Fe16N2 compound Free-Standing Foils with 20
MGOe Magnetic Energy Product by Nitrogen Ion-Implantation”, Scientific reports, 2016, 6
3. Md A Mehedi, Yanfeng Jiang, Jian-Ping Wang, “Microstructure Analysis of Melt Spun FeN foils with α''-Fe16N2 Phase”,
MRS Advance. 2016, 1.
4. Md A Mehedi, KMH Badhon, MN Haque, “Improved wear behavior of Aluminium Matrix Hybrid Composites Reinforced
with SiC and Al2O3”, Journal of Minerals, Metals and Materials. 2015, 68.
5. Yanfeng Jiang, Xiaowei Zhang, A Mehedi, Meiyin Yang, Jian-Ping Wang, Jian-Ping "A method to evaluate α˝-
Fe16N2 volume ratio in FeN bulk material by XPS”, Materials Research Express. 2015, 2, 11, 116103.
6. Md A Mehedi, “Aluminium matrix composites in automotive applications”, Intl. Aluminium Journal. 2011, 87, 55.
7. Yanfeng Jiang, Md A Mehedi, E Fu, Y Wang, Jian-Ping Wang, “FeN foils by nitrogen ion-implantation”, Journal of Applied
Physics. 2014,115,17A753.
Conference Posters and presentations:
1. Md A Mehedi, Yanfeng Jiang, Jian-Ping Wag, “Phase transformation kinetics of Fe16N2 based Rare-earth-free permanent
magnets”, TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 2017 (accepted)
2. Md A Mehedi, Yanfeng Jiang, Jian-Ping Wag, “Phase Transformations and Microstructural Evolution of αʺ-Fe16N2”, TMS
Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 2017 (accepted)
3.JP Wang, Yanfeng Jiang, Md A Mehedi, Jinming Liu, “Bulk Fe16N2 compound permanent magnet with 20 MGOe magnetic
energy product and beyond magnet”, REPM Proceesings, 2016
4. Md A Mehedi, Yanfeng Jiang, Jian-Ping Wang, “Interplay of Anisotropy, Strain and Microstructure in αʺ-Fe16N2 Bulk
Magnet”, MRS Spring Meeting, 2016
5. Md A Mehedi, Yanfeng Jiang, Jian-Ping Wang, “Melt- Spun Nanostructured αʺ-Fe16N2 Foils for RE-free- Permanent
Magnets”, MRS Spring Meeting, 2016
6. Md A Mehedi, Yanfeng Jiang, Pranav Suri, David Flannigan, Jian-Ping Wang, “Mixed Martenstic Phase Transformation
Kinetics of Fe-N-C”, Materials Science and Technology Conference (MS&T), 2014.
Skills
Sample preparation: Melt spinner, PECVD, Sputtering, Annealer
Charecterization: XRD, TEM, SEM, Magnetic measurements, Auger Spectroscope, Metallography, Optical Microscope
Software: Finite Element Simulation (COMSOL), MATLAB, Origin
Volunteering
President, Bangladeshi Student Association at University of Minnesota,2014-2016
International Student Ambassador, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2014-15
President, Student Association of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and
Technology, 2009-10