معرفی
Sharif Rahman is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa's College of Engineering. He also holds a professorship in Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences and is a Researcher at the Iowa Technology Institute. His work bridges engineering mechanics, applied mathematics, and computational science.
His research focuses on the development of advanced computational methods for uncertainty quantification in complex systems. Key areas include stochastic finite-element and mesh-free methods, multiscale mechanics of heterogeneous materials, random eigenvalue problems, and mathematical modeling of random microstructures. These efforts support reliability analysis and safety assessment in engineering systems.
Rahman is an active member of several leading professional societies, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM), and the International Society for Computational Engineering & Sciences. His research is conducted through the Sharif Rahman Research Group at the Iowa Technology Institute.
He advises graduate students and contributes to interdisciplinary research initiatives involving high-dimensional stochastic systems. His work has applications in structural safety, material science, and computational engineering. Rahman is supported by institutional affiliations that enable collaborative and cross-disciplinary research.
The research group operates from the Iowa Technology Institute, leveraging advanced computational resources and interdisciplinary partnerships to advance predictive modeling under uncertainty. The lab fosters innovation in computational mechanics and promotes rigorous mathematical frameworks for engineering analysis.
