Ahmed Usaid

au32@uakron.edu

Graduate Student

Chemical Engineering

Biography

I graduated in spring 2023 from Xi’an Jiaotong University with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. During my time at XJTU, I was working as Graduate Research Assistant at National State Key Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing. Mainly, my work involved the use of electrospraying technique to produce nanocomposite films. For my thesis, I prepared monodisperse and monolayer thin films of silica nanospheres based on electrospray deposition with anti-reflection applications. In Fall 2023, I joined Leipzig laboratory as a Ph.D. chemical engineering student. My research at Leipzig lab primarily focuses on design and implementation of 3D printed microbioreactors for oxygen-zonated liver organoid culture and precision medicine applications.  Outside of the lab, I like creative writing, and play table tennis during my leisure time.

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2017-2021, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. 2021-2023, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi. PRC.

Awards

XJTU-City Government Belt & Road Initiative Award Winner in 2021, covering all the tuition for my masters at XJTU along with a 12 month/year monthly stipend.

Prime Minister Laptop Award, issued by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2019, for excellent academic performance.     

Publications