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Mechanical engineer working on experimental and computational solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, and additive manufacturing.
Contact Information
| Name | Tanvir Ahmed Shanto |
| Professional Title | Mechanical Engineer, PhD |
| txs5400@mavs.uta.edu | |
| Location | Arlington, Texas |
Professional Summary
Mechanical engineer and researcher with a Ph.D. and more than seven years of experience in experimental and computational solid mechanics, fracture and damage mechanics, and additive manufacturing. My research integrates micromechanics and cohesive-zone FEA with ASTM-based testing, MWIR thermography, X-ray micro-CT, SEM fractography, and design of experiments to quantify process-structure-property-performance relationships in anisotropic polymer systems.
Experience
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2022 - Present Texas, USA
Co-Founder and Technical Lead
Increscent, Inc.
Commercializing a university-developed extrusion-based 3D-printing method that improves strength, dimensional accuracy, and repeatability.
- Translated a university-developed extrusion-based 3D-printing method into a staged R&D and commercialization roadmap with measurable performance milestones and qualification criteria.
- Authored technical proposals and grant applications, including a successful $50,000 NSF I-Corps Team award and two SBIR Phase I proposals on AI-enabled extrusion-based additive manufacturing.
- Led structured customer discovery and translated voice-of-customer evidence into product requirements; prepared technical white papers, test reports, pitch decks, and partner/investor materials.
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2021 - 2026 Arlington, Texas, USA
Teaching Assistant
The University of Texas at Arlington
Teaching assistant across graduate and undergraduate mechanical engineering courses. Full course details on the teaching page.
- Additive Manufacturing (MAE 5329, 200+ students): conducted laboratory exercises in SLA, SLS, material jetting, and FFF; trained students on universal testing, Simplify3D, PolyWorks, 3-Matic, and FARO arm scanning; mentored senior-design teams through 3D-printed UAV design, fabrication, testing, and competition.
- Solid Mechanics (MAE 2312, 30 students): led supplemental problem-solving sessions, supported coursework and projects, held office hours, and evaluated assignments, quizzes, and examinations.
- Additional courses: Problems in MAE (MAE 1140, 100 students), Introduction to Manufacturing (MAE 3344, 50 students), Thermodynamics I (MAE 3310, 40 students), and Engineering Analysis (MAE 5332, 48 students).
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2021 - 2026 Arlington, Texas, USA
Graduate Student Researcher
The University of Texas at Arlington
Experimental and computational study of interlayer bonding, void formation, and fracture behavior in extrusion-based additive manufacturing.
- Integrated MWIR thermography, X-ray micro-CT, tensile/DMA/Mode-I testing, and SEM fractography to experimentally anchor the linkage among interfacial thermal history, void morphology, and structural response.
- Designed and analyzed a randomized 2x3x5 full-factorial program across 60 print batches using GLM/ANOVA, Type III sums of squares, interaction and residual diagnostics, and Tukey HSD.
- Quantified in-situ annealing gains in ABS-CF - 39% higher ultimate tensile strength, 30% higher elastic modulus, 63% higher glassy storage modulus, and roughly 92% higher Mode-I fracture resistance, with crack-path voids reduced from about 4.0% to 0.7%.
- Developed micro-CT-informed Abaqus RVEs for standard and in-situ-annealed bead architectures, with three-axis virtual homogenization, mesh convergence, and low/mid/high engineering-property envelopes.
- Constructed Abaqus/Explicit DCB and SENB cohesive-zone models and performed ASTM D5528 and ASTM D5045 testing to calibrate and validate cohesive laws.
- Designed and prototyped adaptive in-situ annealing printheads using GD&T and DFM/DFA, resulting in one issued and one pending U.S. patent.
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2018 - 2019 Bangladesh
Mechanical Engineer
Super Petrochemical Limited
Process equipment design, piping stress analysis, and workshop operations for oil tanker and pipeline programs.
- Designed process equipment and piping layouts in SolidWorks and AutoCAD Plant 3D, performed piping-stress analysis in CAESAR II, and supported proposal review for a $10M mooring and pipeline program.
- Coordinated a 70-person mechanical workshop and maintenance crew, prioritized work orders, allocated resources, and enforced safe, high-quality repairs using Lean Six Sigma practices.
- Reduced oil-tanker construction and maintenance costs by approximately 10% through process-waste identification, planning improvements, and vendor coordination.
Education
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2021 - 2026 Arlington, Texas, USA
PhD
The University of Texas at Arlington
Mechanical Engineering
- Dissertation: Improving Strength and Fracture Resistance in Fused Filament Fabrication Through Printhead-Integrated In-Situ Annealing
- Advisor: Dr. Robert M. Taylor
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2013 - 2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh
BSc
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- Thesis: Predicting crack propagation at vulnerable locations of ship structures and analyzing possible mitigation measures
Patents
Fused filament fabrication print-head system: U.S. Patent 12,496,776 B2 (issued). R. M. Taylor, R. Rane, M. Mrinal, P. T. Patel, T. A. Shanto. Filed February 2024 as application 18/360,150.
Fused filament fabrication adaptive annealing print-head system: U.S. Patent Application No. 19/660,770 (pending). T. A. Shanto, R. M. Taylor, M. Mrinal, R. Ahmed, P. T. Patel, M. M. Rahman, I. S. Dola, R. Deshpande.
Awards
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NSF I-Corps Team Award
National Science Foundation
$50,000 for High-Performance 3D-Printed Plastic Parts Through Novel Process Enhancement, covering customer discovery and commercialization training.
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Maverick Business Pitch Competition
The University of Texas at Arlington
$35,000 venture award, recognized for technical innovation, commercialization strategy, and business presentation.
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2023 Wheelwright Foundation Scholarship
Wheelwright Foundation
$2,000 scholarship.
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I-ENGAGE Student Mentorship Program
The University of Texas at Arlington
$2,000 stipend, selected to mentor undergraduate researchers.
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2022 Blackstone LaunchPad Campus Award
Blackstone LaunchPad
$1,000 campus award.
Skills
Computational FEA: Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit, ANSYS, HyperWorks/HyperStudy, CAESAR II, RVE homogenization, anisotropy, cohesive-zone and traction-separation modeling, contact and damage, mesh convergence, ODB automation, validation
Experimental Mechanics: ASTM-based tensile, compression, bending, fatigue, DMA; DCB, SENB and Mode-I fracture testing; synchronized crack tracking; load-displacement and energy reduction
NDE and Characterization: MWIR/IR thermography, X-ray micro-CT, optical and SEM/EDS fractography, DSC, TGA, STA, FTIR, XRD, AFM
Statistics, UQ and Data: Design of experiments, GLM/ANOVA, residual diagnostics, Tukey comparisons, sensitivity and calibration, Python, MATLAB, SAS Studio, Fortran, surrogate modeling
Design and Manufacturing: SolidWorks, AutoCAD/Plant 3D, ASME Y14.5 GD&T, DFM/DFA, FFF, SLA, SLS, material jetting, DLP, multi-axis extrusion, DFAM, LPBF, ASTM and ISO methods
Lean and Six Sigma: Root cause analysis, DMAIC, SPC, Kaizen, 5-Whys, 5S, 8D
Academic Interests
Research Interests: Multiscale modeling, experiment-to-model calibration and validation, coupled thermal-mechanical behavior, uncertainty quantification, Bayesian calibration, data-driven surrogate modeling, fracture and damage mechanics, additive manufacturing
Professional Service and Membership
Reviewer, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (Springer Nature): 2026, one manuscript
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Member
References
- Dr. Robert M. Taylor
Professor in Practice, The University of Texas at Arlington. Ph.D. advisor. Contact details available on request.
- Dr. Ankur Jain
Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington. Contact details available on request.
- Dr. Victoria C. P. Chen
Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington. Contact details available on request.