Pratik Sarker

Biography

Pratik Sarker joined as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Prescott on Spring 2022. He received his PhD in Engineering and Applied Science from the University of New Orleans in 2018. After graduation, he worked as a Lecturer in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville till December 2019. After that and before joining ERAU, he served for Detroit Engineered Products located in Troy, Michigan for two years where he worked as a Project Engineer for both aero-thermal and propulsion systems of vehicles and was the lead of light/heavy-duty truck programs. He has research interests on advanced numerical analysis/simulation encompassing vibration with control, aerodynamics, fluid-structure interaction, thermal analysis, and energy harvesting.

Education

• Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Science: Mechanical Engineering, University of New Orleans
• M.S. - Master of Science in Engineering Science: Engineering, Mechanical, University of New Orleans

Currently Teaching

• ES 206: Fluid Mechanics
• ME 304: Introduction to Machine Design
• ME 305: Machine Design Lab
• ES 208: Thermodynamics

Courses Taught

Upcoming courses for fall 2024

ME 304-Introduction to Machine Design

ME 305-Machine Design Lab

Previously taught courses

ES 201-Statics (Summer 2022)

ES 205/208-Thermodynamics (Spring, Fall 2022; Spring 2023)

ES 206-Fluid Mechanics (Fall 2022; Spring, Summer 2023)

ME 304-Introduction to Machine Design (Fall 2023)

ME 305-Machine Design Lab (Fall 2023)

Publications

Book Chapter

Abu B. Siddique, Hosne A. Begum, and Pratik Sarker, “5. Industrial Air-Conditioning,” Introduction to Machine Technology & Maintenance of Textile Machinery, 1^st edition, Books Fair Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2012.

Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “On the Dynamic Response of a Hingeless Helicopter Rotor Blade,” Aerospace Science and Technology, 115 (2021) 1–23.

2. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “A Generalization of the Method of Lines for the Numerical Solution of Coupled, Forced Vibration of Beams,” Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 170 (2020) 115–142.

3. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “A Fluid-Structure Interaction Approach to Investigate the Quenching Characteristics of a Steel Tube with Temperature Dependent Properties,” International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering, 5(4) (2016) 1–23.

Peer Reviewed Full Conference Proceedings

1. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “Dynamic Analysis of a Cracked Composite Beam,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, USA; October–November 2023.

2. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “Numerical Analysis of the Vibration of Slender Beams,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, USA; October–November 2022.

3. Mohammad Khairul Habib Pulok, Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “An Investigation on a Novel Soft Metamaterial For Space Application,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, USA; October–November 2022.

4. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “On the Dynamic Response of a Dielectric Elastomer Membrane,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Virtual, Online, November 2021.

5. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “On the Dynamic Response of a Dielectric Elastomer Membrane,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Virtual, Online, November 2021.

6. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “A Case Study of the Unsteady Response of a Hingeless Helicopter Rotor Blade,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; November 2019.

7. Mohammad Khairul Habib Pulok, Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “An Analysis of the Aerodynamic Response of an Electroactive Membrane,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; November 2019 (Selected as the Best Paper from ASME Aerospace Division).

8. M Shafiqur Rahman, Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “A Hybrid Energy Harvester Based on Solar Radiation and Mechanical Vibration,” AIP Conference Proceedings (Proceedings of the 8^th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering), Dhaka, Bangladesh; July 2019.

9. Md Mosleh Uddin, Pratik Sarker, Colin R. Theodore, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “Active Vibration Control of a Helicopter Rotor Blade by Using Linear Quadratic Regulator,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; November 2018.

10. Pratik Sarker, Colin R. Theodore, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “Vibration Analysis of a Composite Helicopter Rotor Blade at Hovering Condition,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; November 2016.

11. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “A Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction Technique to Observe the Quenching Characteristics of a Steel Part,” Proceedings of the 6^th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering (ICTE 2014), Dhaka, Bangladesh; December 2014.

12. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “Analysis of the Residual Stress and Deformation in a Steel Tube Due to Quenching Process Using Different Media,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; November 2014 (Selected as One of Top Ten Papers from ASME Applied Mechanics Division, Received the Haythornthwaite Foundation Student Travel Award).

13. Jose E. Rubio, Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “Characterization of the Electromechanical Response of a Dielectric Elastomer Membrane,” Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; November 2014.

14. Pratik Sarker, and Uttam K. Chakravarty, “An Investigation of the Quenching Characteristics of a Steel Spur Gear,” Proceedings of the 10^th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2013), Dhaka, Bangladesh; December 2013.

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical. University, Prescott, AZ, USA (January 2022–present)

Project Engineer, Detroit Engineered Products Inc., Troy, MI, USA  (December 2019–December 2021)

Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI, USA (January 2019–December 2019)

Graduate Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA (January 2013–December 2018)

Assistant Manager (Technical), Power Grid Company of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh (May 2012–January 2013)

Lecturer, Primeasia University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (June 2011–April 2012)

Maintenance Engineer, Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Ltd., Chittagong, Bangladesh (January 2008–April 2011)

Memberships and Credentials

Elected Member

ASME Dynamics and Control of Systems and Structures (DCSS) Technical Committee (2019–present) 

Association Member

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2013–present)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (2021–2022)

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) (2019–2022)

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) (2019–2021)

Society of Petroleum Engineers (2018–2019)

Bangladesh Student Association (BSA) (President, April 2016–July 2016; Vice President, August 2015–April 2016)

Reviewer

MDPI Symmetry, Applied Sciences, Buildings, Drones, Water, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2022–present)

ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering (2023)

JP Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2020)

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Aerospace Division (2020, 2021)

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2016, 2017, 2019–2022)

International Journal of Applied Mechanics (2016)

Awards, Honors and Recognitions

Best Paper Award, ASME Aerospace Division Structures and Materials Technical Committee (2019)

1^st Prize Winner, Oral Presentations, Graduate Division of the 6^th Annual Texas STEM Conference (2018)

Student Leadership Recognition Award for Outstanding Graduate Assistant, University of New Orleans (2018)

Doctoral Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of New Orleans (2017–2018)

Doctoral Award Scholarship, University of New Orleans (2013–2016)

Grant from Student Government Association (SGA), University of New Orleans (2013–2014, 2016)

Haythornthwaite Foundation Student Travel Award for one of the top ten papers, ASME Applied Mechanics Division (2014)

Dean’s list Merit Scholarships and Stipend, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (2004–2006)