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General Information
| Full Name | Musanna Galib |
| Date of Birth | 8 June 1993 |
| Languages | English, Bengali |
Education
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2020 - 2025 Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Dissertation title - Dendrite Inhibition Strategy using Hetero-epitaxy in Thin Film Deposition Mechanics.
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2017 – 2019 M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh -
2012 - 2017 B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Experience
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2020 - 2025 4-Year Doctoral Fellow & Graduate Research Assistant
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Research on rechargeable batteries and thin films
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2022 - 2025 Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UBC
- Dept. of Physics, UBC
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2019- 2021 Assistant Professor (Teaching)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Teaching multiple undergrad theory and laboratory courses.
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2017- 2019 Lecturer
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Teaching multiple undergrad theory and laboratory courses.
- Worked as a staff member of The 13th and 12th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2019, ICME 2017).
Grants and Fundings
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2024- 2025 DRI EDIA Champions (Amount 35,000 CAD)
Digital Research Alliance of Canada - 3.15 million funding opportunity (90 Grants) for graduate or post-graduate researchers in Canada
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2020- 2024 4 Year Doctoral Fellowship (Amount 93,267 CAD)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - This program allows UBC to continue to attract and support outstanding domestic and international doctoral students for their doctoral studies and research.
Honors and Awards
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2024 - 1st prize in “Ideas With Impact” Competition by The Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS)
- CSME Congress “Best Presentation Award” in Computational Mechanics at the University of Toronto
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2023 - Collaborative Research Mobility Award (UBC CRMA) in UBC
- Conference Travel Award from the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS)
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2021 - Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award in UBC
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2021-2024 - President’s Academic Excellence Initiative Ph.D. Award (PAEIPA) in UBC
- 4-Year Doctoral Fellowship in UBC
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2013-2017 - Dean’s List for 4 consecutive years in BUET
- University Merit for 4 consecutive years in BUET.
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2011 - Board Scholarship in HSC 2011
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2009 - Board Scholarship in SSC 2009 (37th position in Bangladesh).
Technical Skills
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Simulation
- Programming Languages - C, HTML, CSS, MATLAB, Bash.
- Material Simulation Tools - VASP, LAMMPS.
- FEM Modeling Tools - ABAQUS, MOOSE.
- Visualization Tool - Vesta, OriginPro, OVITO, Paraview, Atomsk.
- High-performance Computing (HPC) - Compute Canada, Sockeye Server.
- Drawing & Design Tools - Solidworks.
- Documentation & Presentation Application - Office Suite, LaTeX.
- Operating System - Windows (WSL), Linux (Ubuntu)
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Experiment
- Battery Testing - Battery cell assembly, Cyclic testing, In-situ optical microscopy.
- Clean-room Testing - DEKTAK profilometer.
Extra-curricular activities
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2024-2025 Steward, UBC Teaching Assistants' & Instructors Union (CUPE 2278).
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2022 Vice President (Academic), Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association, UBC.
- Arranging academic events for mechanical engineering graduate students.
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2017-2021 Award Leader, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation Bangladesh.
- Managing and operating the program at BUET.
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Travelling, Movies, cooking.