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Ahsan Choudhuri

Professor
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Office Building: Engineering Building
Office Room: Suite M305
Phone: (915) 747-6905
Email: ahsan@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

Dr. Ahsan Choudhuri is Associate Vice President of the Aerospace Center and Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He holds the Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Distinguished Chair Professor in Engineering. Dr. Ahsan Choudhuri's academic career has evolved within UTEP's access and excellence mission paradigm. He is a part of UTEP's strategic vision to create abundant educational and career opportunities to ensure social mobility for the residents of the Paso Del Norte region.

Awards and Honors

Best Paper Award - International Testing and Evaluation Association (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Best Paper Award - International Testing and Evaluation Association (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Best Paper Award - International Testing and Evaluation Association (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Faculty Award Recognition for Research Innovation - NASA (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Outstanding Leadership Award - The University of Texas at El Paso (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Outstanding Performance Award - The University of Texas at El Paso (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Student Best Paper Award - ITEA (01/01/2005-12/31/2005)
Best Paper Award - America Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
Winning Design (2nd Place) - NASA Titan Aerial Vehicle Design Project (01/01/2003-12/31/2003)
NASA-CAL Tech Summer School for Planetary Scientists - NASA (01/01/2001-12/31/2001)
Outstanding Research Assistant - University of Oklahoma, (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)

Education

Ph D in Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma (2000)
MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma (1997)
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (1993)

Publications

Intelligent Crack Detection in Infrastructure Using Computer Vision at the Edge Expert Systems 42 2 (2025), Mst. M. Rizia, Julio A. Reyes‐Munoz, Angel G. Ortega, Ahsan Choudhuri, Angel Flores-Abad.
Kinetic Modeling of a Conceptual Hydrogen Production Plant for Regional Hydrogen Resiliency ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 6 Energy (2025), Safwan Shafquat, Afsana M. Itul, Sumit Chanda, Md Ismail Hassan Udoy, Anika F. Tasnim, Ahmed Ann Noor Ryen, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam.
Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Feasibility Study of a Regional Blue Hydrogen Plant ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 6, Energy (2025), Anika F. Tasnim, Ahmed Ann Noor Ryen, Safwan Shafquat, Afsana M. Itul, Sumit Chanda, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam.
Effect of Mass Flux on Minimum Film Boiling Heat Flux of Liquid Nitrogen on Additively Manufactured Cooling Channels (2025), Debra Ortega, Dawn Blazer, Alberto Meza, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md M. Rahman.
Thermo-Structural Dynamics of the CROME Propulsion System: A Preliminary Study (2025), Salvador Orozco Martinez, Iram Hernandez, Md A. Hossain, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Development of a Digital Engineering Testing Framework for CUBESAT Applications The ITEA Journal of Test and Evaluation 45 3 (2024), Javier Martell, Anamika Siddique, Angel Flores-Abad, Roberto A. Osegueda, Sergio Fong, Ahsan Choudhuri, Joel Quintana.
Development of a Digital Engineering Testing Framework for CUBESAT Applications The ITEA Journal of Test and Evaluation 45 3 (2024), Javier Martell, Anamika Siddique, Angel Flores-Abad, Roberto A. Osegueda, Sergio Luna, Ahsan Choudhuri, Joel Quintana.
Guiding Lunar Landers: Harnessing Neural Networks for Dynamic Flight Control with Adaptive Inertia and Mass Characteristics Aerospace 11 5 (2024), Angel G. Ortega, Andres Enriquez-Fernandez, Cristina Gonzalez, Angel Flores-Abad, Ahsan Choudhuri, Afroza Shirin.
Guiding Lunar Landers: Harnessing Neural Networks for Dynamic Flight Control with Adaptive Inertia and Mass Characteristics Aerospace 11 5 (2024), Angel G. Ortega, Andres Enriquez-Fernandez, Cristina Gonzalez, Angel Flores-Abad, Ahsan Choudhuri, Afroza Shirin.
A Computational Study of Sustainable Hydrogen Production Using High-Pressure Modular Gasifier ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 07 Energy (2024), Sumit Chanda, Anika F. Tasnim, Daniel Reyes, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam.
Combustion Dynamics and Thermal Characterization of a Small LOX/LCH4 Engine for Future Lunar Lander Applications (2024), Austin Morse, Pilar Gonzalez, Amzad Hossain, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Liquid Rocket Engine Performance Characterization Using Computational Modeling: Preliminary Analysis and Validation Aerospace 11 10 (2024), Md A. Hossain, Austin Morse, Iram Hernandez, Joel Quintana, Ahsan Choudhuri.
WITHDRAWAL: Characterization of Ice Deposition Rates in Cryogenic Vacuum Environment (2024), Mahadi Hasan, Nicolas Veytia, Mohiuddin Ahmad, Elias Ramos-Ibarra, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md M. Rahman.
Condensation of Nitrogen Gas on Metal Micro-Pillar Arrays AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum) (2024), M Hasan, M. Valdiviez, M. Ahmad, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Liquid Nitrogen Thin Film Evaporation on Stainless-Steel Micro-Pillar Arrays AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum) (2024), Mahadi Hasan, M. Hernandez, M Ahmad, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Digitally-assisted Development of a Space Robotic Arm for Small Satellites Applications American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2023), Juan Molinar, Julio Garcia, Roberto Robles, Christopher Mendoza, Julio Reyes, Ahsan Choudhuri, Angel Flores-Abad.
Fundamental Study of Premixed Methane Air Combustion in Extreme Turbulent Conditions Using PIV and C-X CH PLIF Aerospace/MDPI 10 07 (2023), Md. Amzad Hossain, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam, Martin De La Torre, Arturo Acosta Zamorra, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Characterization of A Swirl Flex Fuel Combustor in a CO2 Diluted Environment AIAA 2023 SCITECH FORUM (2023), Md Habib Ullah Khan, Md Harun Or Rashid Molla, Kazi Tanisha Zaman, Ismail Hassan Udoy, Md Mohieminul Islam Khan, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Digital Engineering Design Center (DEDC): Modelling an ISRU System (2023), E Peng, Hunter Frankland, A Fabila-Mireles, Alina Siddique, Dominic Schooley, M Ahmad, Michel, JR, C Sladek, TT Chen, Afroza Shirin, others.
Digital Twin of an Industrial Condenser for Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization The Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) (2023), J. E. Montemayor, A. Fabila-Mireles, M. Ahmad, J. R. Michel, C. Sladek, T. T. Chen, Afroza Shirin, Ahsan Choudhuri, J. Collins, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Drone Navigation Using Octrees and Object Recognition for Intelligent Inspections (2023), Alejandro Martinez Acosta, Angel Flores-Abad, Ahsan Choudhuri, David D. Murakami.
Effect of Pressure on Liquid Nitrogen Flow Boiling in Additively Manufactured Rocket Engine Cooling Channels (2023), Debra Ortega, Alejandro Amador, Alejandro Silva, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md M. Rahman.
Experimental Characterization of Cryogenic Heat Pipe Evaporator for Lunar Ice Collection The Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) (2023), M. Hasan, M. Valdiviez, N. Veytia, M. Ahmad, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Fundamental Study of Premixed Methane Air Combustion in Extreme Turbulent Conditions Using PIV and CX CH PLIF Aerospace 10 7 (2023), Md A. Hossain, Md N. Islam, Martin De La Torre, Arturo A. Zamora, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Increasing Thin Film Evaporation of Liquid Nitrogen using Additively Manufactured Micro-Pillar Arrays for Lunar Ice Collection (2023), Mahadi Hasan, Esteban Cook, Nathaniel Regalado, Mohiuddin Ahmad, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Ionization of Sublimated Water Vapor for Lunar Cold Trap The Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) (2023), M. Hernandez, M. Hasan, M. Ahmad, A. Lupo, A. Arias, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Micro/Nano Engineered Hierarchical Arrays for Enhanced Thin Film Evaporation of Water Southwest Emerging Technology Symposium (SETS) (2023), E Rios, A. Amador, A. Silva Au, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Micro/Nano-Engineered Hierarchical Arrays for Enhanced Thin Film Evaporation of Water (2023), Esteban Rios, Alejandro Amador, Alejandro Silva, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Polymer-based Manufacturing in Vacuum Using Robotics Technology (2023), Andrea Vargas, Alejandro Silva Au, Juan Molinar, Yirong Lin, Ahsan Choudhuri, Angel Flores-Abad.
Rarefied Water Vapor Ionization and Transportation to the Lunar Ice Collector (2023), Brenda Caraveo, Fernando Rivera, Amelia D. Greig, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Review on Reduced Order Modeling and Its Application in the Digital Twinning Industry (2023), Kazi T. Angshu, Anika Tasnim, Md H. Khan, Molla, Md Harun Or Rashid, Md I. Udoy, Mehrin Chowdhury, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Thermo-Structural Analysis of a Hypersonic Leading Edge Heat Pipe Southwest Emerging Technology Symposium (SETS) (2023), M. Ahmad, E. Rios, O. Zepeda, D. Valtierra, Afroza Shirin, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Thermo-Structural Analysis of a Hypersonic Leading Edge Heat Pipe Southwest Emerging Technology Symposium (SETS) (2023), M. Ahmad, E. Rios, O. Zepeda, D. Valtierra, Afroza Shirin, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Autonomous Aerial Power Plant Inspection in GPS-denied Environments Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) (2022), Angel Flores-Abad, Ahsan Choudhuri, Julio Munoz, Mousumi Rizia, Guillermo Ortega.
Swirl-pintle injector for oxy-coal combustor (2022), Ahsan Choudhuri, Mehrin Chowdhury, Amzad Hossain, Nawshad A. Islam, Mohieminul I. Khan, Ana C. Rios.
Design and performance analysis of a Swirl Pintle injector for a 1 MWth pressurized oxy-coal combustor Energy/Elsevier 261 (2022), Mehrin Chowdhury, Md. Mohieminul Islam Khan, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Autonomous aerial flight path inspection using advanced manufacturing techniques Robotica 40 7 (2022), Mousumi Rizia, Julio A. Reyes-Munoz, Angel G. Ortega, Ahsan Choudhuri, Angel Flores-Abad.
Developing a Plunger-based Liquid Propellant Delivery System for CubeSat Propulsion (2022), Pilar G. Flores, Raul A. Cuevas, Javier Madrid, Andre Molina, Hiram A. Lopez, Amelia D. Greig, Joel Quintana, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Engineered Micropillar Wicks for Heat Pipe Evaporator (2022), Alejandro Amador, Mario Perez, Alejandro Silva Au, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
Experimental Characterization of Critical Heat Flux and Minimum Film Boiling Heat Flux for Additively Manufactured Cooling Channels for Liquid Nitrogen Saturated Flow Boiling (2022), Debra J. Ortega, Alejandro Amador, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md M. Rahman.
Feasibility Study of Sublimated Water Vapor Ionization, Electrostatic Transportation, and Deposition on an Engineered Cold Plate in a Low-Pressure Condition (2022), Nathaniel I. Jurado, Aaron D. Amato, Priscilla A. Mendoza, Emmanuel Negron-Ortiz, Amelia D. Greig, MD M. Rahman, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Intelligent Crack Detection in Infrastructure using Computer Vision at the Edge Authorea Preprints (2022), Angel Flores-Abad, Mst M. Rizia, Julio Reyes-Munoz, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Mechanical properties of high-temperature fiber-reinforced thermoset composites with plain weave and unidirectional carbon fiber fillers Journal of Composites Science 6 7 (2022), Samuel E. Hall, Victoria Centeno, Sergio Favela, Alexis Lopez, Andrew Gallardo, Jacob Pellicotte, Yulianna Torres, Danielle Coverdell, Sabrina Torres, Ahsan Choudhuri, others.
Sublimated Water Vapor Collection on an Engineered Cold Plate from Icy Lunar Regolith (2022), Mahadi Hasan, Nathaniel I. Jurado, Debra Ortega, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md M. Rahman.
Thin Film Evaporation of Liquid Nitrogen on Additively Manufactured Micro-Structured Surfaces for Lunar Ice Collection (2022), Mahadi Hasan, Debra Ortega, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Mahamudur Rahman.
CubeSat Long Distance Communication System Development for GTO Mission (2021), Ashiqur Rahman, Amelia D. Greig, Joel Quintana, Angel Flores-Abad, Jack F. Chessa, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Development of a CubeSat with Cold Gas Thrusters (2021), Christian Lozoya, Eduardo Macias Zugasti, Norma Perea, Joel Quintana, Amelia D. Greig, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Elastically Actuated Small Robotic Arm for CubeSat Platforms (2021), Alejandro S. Au, Mart\'\inez, Alejandro, Brian A. Morales, Mart\'\inez, Jesus Minjarez, Amelia D. Greig, Joel Quintana, Ahsan Choudhuri, Angel F. Abad.
Elastically Actuated Small Robotic Arm for CubeSat Platforms (2021), Alejandro Silva Au, Pe\~na, Ricardo, Jesus Minjares Martinez, Amelia D. Greig, Joel Quintana, Angel Flores-Abad, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Hot-Fire Thruster Testing Approach at University Level (2021), Raul A. Cuevas, Pilar G. Flores, Amelia D. Greig, Jack F. Chessa, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Implementing Test Methodology Improvements for Testing and Validation of a 1N AF-M315E Thruster (2021), Gonzalez Rueda Flores, Pilar, Raul A. Cuevas, Ashiqur Rahman, Raquel A. Zubia, Eunize A. Tobias, Sarah C. Adams, Nayeli Ontiveros, Joel Quintana, Amelia D. Greig, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Increasing Ice Collection Rates on Engineered Cold Plate under Cryogenic Vacuum Conditions (2021), Nathaniel I. Jurado, Aaron D. Amato, Priscilla A. Mendoza, Emmanuel Negron-Ortiz, Itzel A. Torres, Alejandro Amador, Md Mahamudur Rahman, Amelia D. Greig, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Increasing Water Vapor Transportation Rates from Lunar Regolith by Utilizing an Ionization Method (2021), Amelia D. Greig, Nathaniel I. Jurado, Priscilla A. Mendoza, Emmanuel Negron-Ortiz, Zachary Oropeza, Yolanda Sanchez, Md M. Rahman, Ahsan Choudhuri.
TrainerSat: A Training Wheels Approach to Small Satellite Development (2021), Pe\~na, Ricardo, Alejandro Silva Au, Christian Lozoya, Kevin J. Valdez, Joel Quintana, Angel Flores-Abad, Amelia D. Greig, Jack F. Chessa, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Utilizing a 1N AF-M315E Propulsion Module to Transport a CubeSat to a Venus Capture (2021), Gonzalez Rueda Flores, Pilar, Andre Molina, Amelia D. Greig, Joel Quintana, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Design and Thermal Management of an Additive Manufactured Swirl Injector for High Pressure Oxy-Methane Combustion AIAA PROPULSION AND ENERGY 2020 FORUM (2020), Md Nawshad Arslan Islam, Md. Amzad Hossain, Wali Hossain, Ahsan Choudhuri.
CH-PLIF Diagnostics of High Intensity Turbulent Premixed Methane-Air Combustion AIAA SCITECH 2020 FORUM (2020), Md. Amzad Hossain, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam, Wali Hossain, Ahsan Choudhuri.
A CAM/AM-based Trajectory Generation Method for Aerial Power Plant Inspection in GPS-denied Environments (2020), Mousumi Rizia, Angel G. Ortega, Reyes Mu\~noz, Julio, Michael B. Mcgee, Ahsan Choudhuri, Angel Flores-Abad.
Bio-inspired guidance method for a soft landing on a Near-Earth Asteroid Advances in Space Research 66 10 (in press), Rene A. Valenzuela Najera, Louis J. Everett, Angel G. Ortega, Angel Flores-Abad, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Characterization of Oxy-Coal Swirl Injector (2020), Md M. Khan, Ana Rios, Mehrin Chowdhury, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Drone inspection flight path generation from 3d cad models: Power plant boiler case study (2020), Angel G. Ortega, Reyes Mu\~noz, Julio, Michael B. Mcgee, Ahsan Choudhuri, Angel Flores-Abad.
Methodology Reevaluation of a Test Campaign for a 1N AF-M315E Thruster (2020), Jonathan A. Valenzuela Brok, Pilar Gonzalez Rueda Flores, Raul Cuevas, Amelia D. Greig, Joel Quintana, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Roughness Augmented High Pressure Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement using LN2 and LCH4 on Additively Manufactured Rocket Engine Regenerative Cooling Channels (2020), Debra Ortega, Raul E. Palacios, Gerardo Olvera, Linda Hernandez, Jason R. Adams, Md M. Rahman, Ahsan Choudhuri.
Technology Demonstration of a High-Pressure Swirl Oxy-Coal Combustor Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States) (2020), Ahsan Choudhuri, Norman D. Love.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

EL PASO MAKES: AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURERS (10/01/2021 - 09/30/2024) - US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (FED)
APPLICATION FOR ALIGNING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS TO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (09/09/2023 - 11/30/2023) - AMERICA ACHIEVES

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	12096
Fall 2025	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	14763
Fall 2025	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	12102
Fall 2025	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	13073
Fall 2025	MECH 5391 - Individual Studies	13569
Fall 2025	MECH 5398 - Thesis	11133
Fall 2025	MECH 5399 - Thesis	11113
Summer 2025	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	32108
Summer 2025	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	32492
Summer 2025	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	32649
Summer 2025	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	32650
Summer 2025	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	31826
Summer 2025	MECH 4396 - Independent Study	31830
Summer 2025	MECH 5391 - Individual Studies	32099
Summer 2025	MECH 5398 - Thesis	30487
Summer 2025	MECH 5398 - Thesis	31951
Summer 2025	MECH 5399 - Thesis	30489
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	30956

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	23257
Spring 2025	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	25206
Spring 2025	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	28336
Spring 2025	MECH 4395 - Special Topics in Mech. Engr.	23181	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MECH 5390 - Special Topics Mechanical Engr	28362	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MECH 5399 - Thesis	21421
Fall 2024	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	12322
Fall 2024	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	12742
Fall 2024	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	17903
Fall 2024	MECH 5391 - Individual Studies	14043
Fall 2024	MECH 4395 - Special Topics in Mech. Engr.	18051
Fall 2024	MECH 5398 - Thesis	11254
Spring 2024	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	23706
Spring 2024	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	25302
Spring 2024	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	26298
Spring 2024	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	26299
Fall 2023	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	12462
Fall 2023	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	12728
Fall 2023	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	15128
Fall 2023	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	15129
Summer 2023	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	33409
Spring 2023	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	24151
Spring 2023	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	25455
Spring 2023	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	20125
Fall 2022	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	15318
Fall 2022	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	19731
Fall 2022	MECH 5391 - Individual Studies	19454
Summer 2022	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	36605
Spring 2022	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	27606
Spring 2022	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	25022
Spring 2022	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	25027
Spring 2022	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	27772
Spring 2022	MECH 5391 - Individual Studies	25460
Fall 2021	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	15271
Fall 2021	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	15285
Summer 2021	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	36291
Summer 2021	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	33760
Spring 2021	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	29016
Spring 2021	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	25513
Spring 2021	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	20127
Spring 2021	MECH 5391 - Individual Studies	26054
Fall 2020	MECH 5335 - Aerospace Propulsion	17622
Fall 2020	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	15526
Fall 2020	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	15532
Fall 2020	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	15540
Summer 2020	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	35307
Summer 2020	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	36577
Summer 2020	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	30199
Summer 2020	MECH 5398 - Thesis	34258
Summer 2020	MECH 5399 - Thesis	31195
Spring 2020	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	27791
Spring 2020	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	29199
Spring 2020	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	26197
Spring 2020	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	27798
Spring 2020	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	20230
Spring 2020	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	20155
Spring 2020	MECH 5399 - Thesis	22811
Fall 2019	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	15942
Fall 2019	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	15948
Fall 2019	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	15945
Fall 2019	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	15954
Fall 2019	MECH 6390 - Spec Topics in Mechanical Eng	19344	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MECH 5398 - Thesis	13060
Fall 2019	MECH 5399 - Thesis	12995
Summer 2019	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	36558
Summer 2019	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	34365
Summer 2019	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	34371
Summer 2019	MECH 5398 - Thesis	31318
Summer 2019	MECH 5398 - Thesis	34884
Summer 2019	MECH 5399 - Thesis	31327
Spring 2019	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	29351
Spring 2019	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	26711
Spring 2019	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	26712
Spring 2019	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	26735
Spring 2019	MECH 3314 - Fluid Mechanics	22859
Spring 2019	MECH 5398 - Thesis	22989
Spring 2019	MECH 5399 - Thesis	23015
Fall 2018	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	16489
Fall 2018	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	16505
Fall 2018	MECH 3314 - Fluid Mechanics	17979
Fall 2018	MECH 5398 - Thesis	13300
Fall 2018	MECH 5399 - Thesis	13230
Summer 2018	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	34881
Summer 2018	MECH 5391 - Individual Studies	34920
Summer 2018	MECH 5398 - Thesis	36213
Spring 2018	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	27700
Spring 2018	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	27706
Spring 2018	MECH 5398 - Thesis	23225
Spring 2018	MECH 5399 - Thesis	23252

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MECH 4395 - Special Topics in Mech. Engr.	18051	Evaluation
Fall 2020	MECH 5335 - Aerospace Propulsion	17622	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

Best Paper Award - International Testing and Evaluation Association (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Best Paper Award - International Testing and Evaluation Association (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Best Paper Award - International Testing and Evaluation Association (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Faculty Award Recognition for Research Innovation - NASA (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Outstanding Leadership Award - The University of Texas at El Paso (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Outstanding Performance Award - The University of Texas at El Paso (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Student Best Paper Award - ITEA (01/01/2005-12/31/2005)
Best Paper Award - America Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
Winning Design (2nd Place) - NASA Titan Aerial Vehicle Design Project (01/01/2003-12/31/2003)
NASA-CAL Tech Summer School for Planetary Scientists - NASA (01/01/2001-12/31/2001)
Outstanding Research Assistant - University of Oklahoma, (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)

Ph D in Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma (2000)
MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma (1997)
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (1993)

Publications

Intelligent Crack Detection in Infrastructure Using Computer Vision at the Edge Expert Systems 42 2 (2025), Mst. M. Rizia, Julio A. Reyes‐Munoz, Angel G. Ortega, Ahsan Choudhuri, Angel Flores-Abad.
Kinetic Modeling of a Conceptual Hydrogen Production Plant for Regional Hydrogen Resiliency ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 6 Energy (2025), Safwan Shafquat, Afsana M. Itul, Sumit Chanda, Md Ismail Hassan Udoy, Anika F. Tasnim, Ahmed Ann Noor Ryen, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam.
Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Feasibility Study of a Regional Blue Hydrogen Plant ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 6, Energy (2025), Anika F. Tasnim, Ahmed Ann Noor Ryen, Safwan Shafquat, Afsana M. Itul, Sumit Chanda, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md Nawshad Arslan Islam.
Effect of Mass Flux on Minimum Film Boiling Heat Flux of Liquid Nitrogen on Additively Manufactured Cooling Channels (2025), Debra Ortega, Dawn Blazer, Alberto Meza, Ahsan Choudhuri, Md M. Rahman.
Thermo-Structural Dynamics of the CROME Propulsion System: A Preliminary Study (2025), Salvador Orozco Martinez, Iram Hernandez, Md A. Hossain, Ahsan Choudhuri.

Presentations

No info available.

EL PASO MAKES: AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURERS (10/01/2021 - 09/30/2024) US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (FED)
APPLICATION FOR ALIGNING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS TO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (09/09/2023 - 11/30/2023) AMERICA ACHIEVES

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 6398 - Dissertation I

Section

12096

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 6398 - Dissertation I

Section

14763

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

12102

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

13073

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

13569

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 5398 - Thesis

Section

11133

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 5399 - Thesis

Section

11113

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MECH 6398 - Dissertation I

Section

32108

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MECH 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

32492

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MECH 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

32649

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

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MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

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MECH 6398 - Dissertation I

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31327

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MECH 6398 - Dissertation I

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MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

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26711

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26712

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26735

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22859

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22989

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16489

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13230

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MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

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MECH 5391 - Individual Studies

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MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

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MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

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27706

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23225

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23252

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MECH 4395 - Special Topics in Mech. Engr.

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18051

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MECH 5335 - Aerospace Propulsion

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17622

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