Director

Dr. Mohammed Jalal Ahamed is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Windsor.

His major research interests include micro/nano-electromechanical sensors, quantum sensing, actuators, mechatronics, controls, gyroscopes, navigation, human-machine interface, micro/nano-fluidics, micro/nano-fabrication, and lab-on-a-chip. His research program is mainly supported by NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada). He is actively collaborating with different industries and faculty members. His research program also received fabrication and CAD tools support from CMC Microsystems.

He received MASc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2006 and 2012 respectively. His doctoral research developed a droplet-based microfluidic technology for DNA microarrays. Dr. Ahamed carried out advanced research at the Microsystems Laboratory at the University of California Irvine, USA, where he worked in developing precision rate integrating micro-gyroscopes for aerospace applications. He also received advanced training in nanotechnology and biomolecule analysis as a post-doctoral researcher at McGill University in the Nanofluidics and Biophysics Lab, developing next-generation DNA sequencing based on single-cell.

Apart from research, Dr. Ahamed commits himself to improving undergraduate teaching and learning experiences. Currently, he is teaching several undergraduate courses in Engineering. The average rating of his recent teaching evaluation from the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Score at the University of Windsor is as high as 6.1 out of 7.0. The recent average rating of Student Evaluation of his courses is 5.9 out of 7.0, ranked as #1 (Summer 2015) in the academic unit. Prior to joining the University of Windsor, he provided teaching leadership at the University of Toronto by providing teaching-related training and workshops to graduate students, as a Trainer for Teaching Assistants (TA) at the Center for Teaching Support and Innovations at the University of Toronto.

In the past, Dr. Ahamed received highly competitive awards from international, provincial, and federal agencies. He was the recipient of the prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship, Connaught Scholarship, OGS (Ontario Graduate Scholarship), OGSST (Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology), and NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) IRDF. His research articles have appeared in top journals (IEEE Sensors, Sensors, and Actuators A, PNAS, IEEE/ASME JMEMS, Lab-Chip, Macromolecules, Scientific Reports, Langmuir, and Softmatter) and peer-reviewed conferences.

Dr. Ahamed served as an organizer for various IEEE and ASME conferences. Most recently, he has served and has been serving on various technical program committees and topic co-organizing for IEEE and ASME IMECE and ASME Fluids Summer Meeting conferences. Dr. Ahamed’s research has been featured by various media outlets including the Windsor Star, University Daily News, Engineering Newsletter, Windsor Engineering Magazine, Blackburn Radio, AM800 News, CBC News, and MediaPlex.

He has served as a reviewer for various high-impact journals, funding agencies, and conferences. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In his leisure time, he enjoys photography, traveling, reading, yoga, and meditation.

Research Funding

NSERC Alliance MITACS (2024)

NSERC Alliance Quantum (2024)

NSERC Alliance International (2023)

NSERC Alliance (2023)

NSERC Discovery (2023)

NSERC RTI (2023)

NSERC Alliance Quantum Catalyst (2023)

NSERC Alliance MITACS (2023)

NSERC Alliance International Catalyst (2022)

NSERC Alliance Missions (2022)

Faculty of Engineering Sustainability (2022)

NSERC Alliance (2021)

NSERC I2I Phase1a (2021)

WE-SPARK Discovery (2021)

NSERC Alliance COVID19 (2020)

NSERC Alliance (2020)

MITACS Accelerate (2020)

CFI (2020)

ORF (2020)

MITACS Accelerate (2019)

NSERC I2I (2019)

MITACS Accelerate (2018)

NSERC Engage Grant (2018)

NSERC Connect (2018)

Academic Development Travel Fund (ADTF) (2018)

NSERC Engage Grant (2017)

CMC Fabrication Grant (2017)

NSERC Discovery Grant (2016-2021)

NSERC Engage Grant (2016)

CMC Fabrication Grant (2016)

Academic Development Travel Fund (ADTF) (2016)

University of Windsor Startup Grant

Education
PhD (2012), Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
MASc (2006), Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
MSc (2004), Mechanical Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh
BSc (2002), Mechanical Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Appointments
Associate Professor, University of Windsor
Post-doctoral Fellow (2014-2015), McGill University
Associate Research Specialist (2012-2013), University of California Irvine
Teaching and Research Assistant (2005-2011), University of Toronto
Trainer for Teaching Assistants (2010-2011), TATP, University of Toronto

Awards

Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Computers, Science, and Engineering 2024-2025

Medals of Excellence in Teaching Awards Engineering - 2021

Outstanding Faculty Research Award in Emerging Researchers and Scholars Category- University of Windsor- 2020

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Industrial Post-doctoral Fellowship, declined, 2011
Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS), 2010-2011
Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (OGSST), 2009-2010
Connaught Scholarship, University of Toronto, 2006-2010
Commonwealth Scholarship, Canada, 2004-2006
Dr. V.G. Desa Gold Medal, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 2002
Deans lists and University Merit Scholarships, BUET, Bangladesh