Muhammad Musaddique Ali Rafique

About

Dr. Muhammad Musaddique Ali Rafique is a Professional Engineer. He is President, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Principal Engineer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Eastern Engineering Solutions Inc.. Cambridge MA. He is the author of more than 170 peer reviewed and non peer reviewed journal articles, preprints, abstracts, conference papers, abstracted and non abstracted reports, research proposals (internal and external), book chapters, monographs, edited volumes and books. He has wealth of industrial experience in fields of rocket propulsion, energetics, fusion reactor design, device design, alloy development, inspection and testing, manufacturing and astronautics. He has myriad of research interest in metallurgy, extractive metallurgy (pyro, electro and hydrometallurgy), chemical metallurgy, rare earths, refining, cell design, operation, hydrogen metallurgy, plasma metallurgy, electric arc furnace (EAF) and its varients, AOD, VOD, fusion science and engineering, plasma facing materials, irradiation damage, ion irradiation, embrittlement, physical metallurgy, damage mechanisms, strengthening mechanisms, phase formation and transformations, Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, welding and joining, heat treatment, post weld heat treatment, mechanical testing, fatigue, its types (e.g. fretting fatigue, corrosion fatigue, thermal fatigue, thermocyclic fatigue), creep, its types, corrosion, its types (e.g. galvanic corrosion, pitting, crevice corrosion, stress corrosion, intergranular corrosion, high temperature corrosion, fretting corrosion, fatigue corrosion, selective leaching, microbial corrosion), materials characterization (SEM, EDS, WDS, EBSD, FIB, AFM, APT, TEM, SRIM, CT, NDT), catalysts, plasma chracterisation, diagnostics, fusion device and reactor design and engineering, metallic glasses and their composites, high entropy alloys (HEAs), modeling and simulation (Part scale using ABAQUS CAE, Ansys (WB and APDL), MATLAB and FORTRAN, SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDEDGE, deterministic and Probabilistic, Cellular Automaton (CA) and Phase field), LABView, transient processes, artificial intelligence, deep learning, reinforced learning, transfer learning and convolution networks.

Work

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Senior Principal Engineer

US

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Full Professor

US

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Eastern Publishers

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President

US

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Eastern Engineering Solutions LLC

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President / Chief Executive Officer and Senior Principal Engineer

US

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Principal Engineer

US

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Associate Professor

US

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RMIT University

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Tutor

Australia

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Samaa Academy

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Engineering instructor

Pakistan

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COMSATS University Islamabad - Lahore Campus

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Research Associate

Pakistan

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Henkel (Germany)

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Intern

Germany

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Henkel (Germany)

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Intern

Germany

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Descon Engineering Limited

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Project Lead

Pakistan

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Qadbros Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd.

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Project Engineer

Pakistan

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KRL Pakistan

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Assistant Engineer

Pakistan

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Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited

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Trainee Engineer

Pakistan

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Education

RMIT University Bundoora Campus

Australia
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PhD

Universidad del Pais Vasco

Spain
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Master

Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg

Germany
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Joint European Master in Materials Science

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO

Portugal
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Joint European Masters in Materials Science

University of Engineering and Technology

Pakistan
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B.Sc. Engineering

Forman Christian College

Pakistan
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F.Sc. (Pre Engineering)

Publications

Modelling and Simulation of Microstructural Evolution in Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites (BMGMC) in Additive Manufacturing – A Proposal, Opinion and Prospect

working-paper

EBSD Microstructure Mapping of Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite to Ascertain the Effect of Inoculation in Promoting Crystallinity

working-paper

Design of Non-Tactical Deployable 20 Gwh (17.20841 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Energy Basis

working-paper

Heat Transfer Equipment for Space Shuttle Orbiter, Its Main Engine (Aerojet Rocketdyne RS 25), Thermal (Passive and Active), Environmental Control and Life Support System

working-paper

Design of Non-Tactical Deployable 20 Gwh (17.20841 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Energy Basis

working-paper

Materials for Outer Shell of 1.170 Gwh (1.00669 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Weight Basis

working-paper

Fracture of Be and its Alloys - Webb Space Telescope Revisited

working-paper

Fusion Materials - Semi Decadal Books of Abstracts

SmashWords Inc.

book

Corrosion and Microstructure Evolution of Ultrasonic (UaFSW), Induction (i-FSW) and Laser Heating Assisted Macro and Micro (?FSW) Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding and Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW)

Barnes and Noble

book

Corrosion and Microstructure Evolution of Ultrasonic (UaFSW), Induction (i-FSW) and Laser Heating Assisted Macro and Micro (?FSW) Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding and Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW)

Barnes and Noble

book

Fusion Device Design – Focusing of Shock Waves in Air and Gases. Part I: Formation and Analysis in One Dimension

SmashWords Inc.

book

Fusion Materials V - Book of Abstracts

Fusion Materials V

conference-proceedings

Processing and characterization of 321 Stainless steels and Co base superalloys as Plasma facing material

SmashWords Inc.

book

Flexural Properties, Durability and Fatigue Life Evaluation (S–N Curves and Constant-Life Diagrams) of Aligned Plant Fibre Civil Composites with Various Configurations and Architecture.

SmashWords Inc.

book

Corrosion and microstructure evolution of ultrasonic (UaFSW), induction (i-FSW) and laser heating assisted macro and micro (μFSW) dissimilar friction stir welding and friction stir spot welding (FSSW) (surface and underwater deep sea) steels and Aluminum alloys.

SmashWords Inc.

book

Metallic glass matrix composites VII – Book of Abstracts

SmashWords Inc.

book

Pyrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths – Part A: Analysis of Metallothermic Reduction and Its Variants

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

journal-article

On point source explosion in air and space and nature of spherical non-linear (shock and blast) waves

SmashWords Inc.

book

Materials for human space flight V – Book of Abstracts

Materials for human space flight V

conference-abstract

Fusion Materials IV - Book of Abstracts

SmashWords Inc.

book

Diffraction patterning using back scattering of electrons in Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

preprint

Diffraction patterning using back scattering of electrons in Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

preprint

Diffraction patterning using back scattering of electrons in Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

preprint

Plasma Facing Material by Self-Interstitial Solid Solution Strengthening – Problem, Proposition, and a Solution

preprint

Fusion Materials III - Book of Abstracts

SmashWords Inc.

edited-book

Materials for Human Space Flight IV - Book of Abstracts

SmashWords Inc.

book

Pyrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths-Part B: Cell Design, Construction, Rate Processes and Unit Operation- Neodymium Only

Research & Reviews: Journal of Material Sciences

journal-article

Design of trigger (implosion type device) for 20 GWh (17.20841 kilo ton TNT) non-tactical deployable fusion device

SmashWords Inc.

book

Pyrometallurgy And Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths – Part B: Cell Design, Construction, Rate Processes, And Unit Operation

Advances in Mining & Mineral Engineering

journal-article

Modelling and Simulation of Microstructural Evolution in Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites (BMGMC) in Additive Manufacturing – A Proposal, Opinion and Prospect

preprint

Materials for Outer Shell of 1.170 Gwh (1.00669 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Weight Basis

preprint

Materials for outer shell of 1.170 GWh (1.00669 kilo ton TNT) fusion device - weight basis

preprint

Design of Non-Tactical Deployable 20 Gwh (17.20841 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Energy Basis

preprint

Fracture of Be and its Alloys - Webb Space Telescope Revisited

preprint

Fracture of Be and its alloys - Webb Space Telescope revisited

preprint

Detail design (DD), front end (FE), back end (BE) design of non-tactical deployable 20 GWh (17.20841 kilo ton TNT) plane wave lens configuration fusion device

preprint

Detail design (DD) of non-tactical deployable 20 GWh (17.20841 kilo ton TNT) plane wave lens configuration fusion device

preprint

Pyrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths – Part B: Cell design, construction, rate processes, and unit operation

preprint

Pyrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths – Part B: Cell design, construction, rate processes, and unit operation

preprint

Heat Transfer Equipment for Space Shuttle Orbiter, Its Main Engine (Aerojet Rocketdyne RS 25), Thermal (Passive and Active), Environmental Control and Life Support System

preprint

Detail design (DD), front end (FE), back end (BD) design of non-tactical deployable 20 GWh (17.20841 kilo ton TNT) plane wave lens configuration fusion device

preprint

Design of Non-Tactical Deployable 20 Gwh (17.20841 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Energy Basis

preprint

Detail design (DD), front end (FE), back end (BE) design of non-tactical deployable 20 GWh (17.20841 kilo ton TNT) plane wave lens configuration fusion device

preprint

Materials for Human Space Flight III - Book of Abstracts

SmashWords Inc.

book

Fracture of Be and Its Alloys - Webb Space Telescope Revisited

preprint

Materials for Outer Shell of 1.170 GWh (1.00669 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Weight Basis

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preprint

Materials for Outer Shell of 1.170 GWh (1.00669 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Weight Basis

preprint

Bulk Metallic Glasses and Their Composites

De Gruyter

book

RETRACTED: Development of Bulk Metallic Glasses and their Composites by Additive Manufacturing - Evolution, Challenges and a Proposed Novel Solution

Advanced Materials Research

journal-article

Pyrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths – Part A: Analysis of Metallothermic Reduction and its Variants

[]

preprint

Pyrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths – Part A: Analysis of Metallothermic Reduction and its Variants

Preprints.org

journal-article

Fracture of Be and Its Alloys - Webb Space Telescope Revisited

[]

preprint

Plasma Facing Material by Self-Interstitial Solid Solution Strengthening – Problem, Proposition, and a Solution

[]

preprint

Erratum to: Modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution in Zr based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites during solidification - CORRIGENDUM

MRS Advances

journal-article

Erratum to: Modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution in Zr based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites during solidification - CORRIGENDUM

MRS Advances

journal-article

Non-Linear Analytical Modeling and Simulation of Microstructural Evolution in Zr Based Metallic Glass Matrix Composites During Solidification Using MATLAB® – Further Results

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preprint

Non-Linear Analytical Modeling and Simulation of Microstructural Evolution in Zr Based Metallic Glass Matrix Composites During Solidification Using MATLAB® – Further Results

preprint

Plasma Facing Material by Self-Interstitial Solid Solution Strengthening – Problem, Proposition, and a Solution

preprint

Failure Analysis of OmegA Stage 1, Static Test – May 30, 2019 Northrop Grumman, Promontory, Utah

Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International)

book

Modelling and Simulation of Microstructural Evolution for Extra-terrestrial Planetary Chemistry Mapping Using Artificial Intelligence – a NASA Mars Rover Study

[]

preprint

Development of Model and Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomena during Hydrothermal Processing Using SOLIDWORKS®

[]

preprint

EBSD Microstructure Mapping of Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite to Ascertain the Effect of Inoculation in Promoting Crystallinity

other

On the Inoculation and Phase Formation of Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 and Zr65Cu15Al10Ni10 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

Advanced Materials Research

journal-article

Analytical Modeling and Computer Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomena during Hydrothermal Processing Using SOLIDWORKS<sup>&#174;</sup>

Engineering

journal-article

Analytical Modeling and Computer Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomena during Hydrothermal Processing Using SOLIDWORKS<sup>&#174;</sup>

Engineering

journal-article

Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomenon Related to Mold Heating during Investment Casting

Engineering

journal-article

Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomenon Related to Mold Heating during Investment Casting

Engineering

journal-article

Retracted: Development of Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites (BMGMC) by Additive Manufacturing: Modelling and Simulation – A Review: Part B

Advanced Materials Research

journal-article

Retracted: Development of Bulk Metallic Glasses and their Composites by Additive Manufacturing – Evolution, Challenges and a Proposed Novel Solution

Advanced Materials Research

journal-article

Understanding Microstructural Evolution in ZrC Inoculated Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Via High Resolution SIMS

Microscopy and Microanalysis

journal-article

A Smart Way of Synthesis and Characterization of New DNA Based Hybrid Catalysts

Current Smart Materials

journal-article

Image analysis and Laser Particle Diffraction study of ProRoot-MTA, Portland cement and Bismuth Oxide-A comparative study

Research & Development in Material Science

journal-article

Bulk Metallic Glasses and their composites: Additive Manufacturing and Modeling and Simulation

book

Effect of Inoculation on Phase Formation and Indentation Hardness Behaviour of Zr<SUB>47.5</SUB>Cu<SUB>45.5</SUB>Al<SUB>5</SUB>Co<SUB>2</SUB> and Zr<SUB>65</SUB>Cu<SUB>15</SUB>Al<SUB>10</SUB>Ni<SUB>10</SUB> Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

Engineering

journal-article

Effect of Inoculation on Phase Formation and Indentation Hardness Behaviour of Zr<SUB>47.5</SUB>Cu<SUB>45.5</SUB>Al<SUB>5</SUB>Co<SUB>2</SUB> and Zr<SUB>65</SUB>Cu<SUB>15</SUB>Al<SUB>10</SUB>Ni<SUB>10</SUB> Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

Engineering

journal-article

Effect of Laser Additive Manufacturing of Microstructure Evolution of Inoculated Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

conference-paper

Effect of Laser Additive Manufacturing of Microstructure Evolution of Inoculated Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

conference-paper

Effect of Single Pass Laser Surface Treatment on Microstructure Evolution of Inoculated Zr<SUB>47.5</SUB>Cu<SUB>45.5</SUB>Al<SUB>5</SUB>Co<SUB>2</SUB> and Non-Inoculated Zr<SUB>65</SUB>Cu<SUB>15</SUB>Al<SUB>10</SUB>Ni<SUB>10</SUB> Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

Engineering

journal-article

Effect of Single Pass Laser Surface Treatment on Microstructure Evolution of Inoculated Zr<SUB>47.5</SUB>Cu<SUB>45.5</SUB>Al<SUB>5</SUB>Co<SUB>2</SUB> and Non-Inoculated Zr<SUB>65</SUB>Cu<SUB>15</SUB>Al<SUB>10</SUB>Ni<SUB>10</SUB> Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites

Engineering

journal-article

Hydrothermal Processing of Phase Pure and Doped Hydroxyapatite and its Characterization

Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences

journal-article

Hydrothermal Processing of Phase Pure and Doped Hydroxyapatite and its Characterization

Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences

journal-article

Modelling and Simulation of Solidification Phenomena during Additive Manufacturing of Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites (BMGMC)—A Brief Review and Introduction of Technique

Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences

journal-article

Modelling and Simulation of Solidification Phenomena during Additive Manufacturing of Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites (BMGMC)—A Brief Review and Introduction of Technique

Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences

journal-article

Probabilistic Modelling of Microstructural Evolution in Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites during Solidification in Additive Manufacturing

Engineering

journal-article

EBSD Microstructure Mapping of Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite to Ascertain the Effect of Inoculation in Promoting Crystallinity

other

EBSD Microstructure Mapping of Zr47.5Cu45.5Al5Co2 Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite to Ascertain the Effect of Inoculation in Promoting Crystallinity

other

Probabilistic Modelling of Microstructural Evolution in Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites during Solidification in Additive Manufacturing

Engineering

journal-article

Probabilistic modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution in zr based bulk metallic glass matrix composites during solidification

Minerals, Metals and Materials Series

book

Probabilistic modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution in zr based bulk metallic glass matrix composites during solidification

book

Production and Characterization of Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites (BMGMC) in the Form of Wedge Shape Ingots

Engineering

journal-article

Production and Characterization of Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites (BMGMC) in the Form of Wedge Shape Ingots

Engineering

journal-article

Simulation of Solidification Parameters during Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite’s (BMGMCs) Additive Manufacturing

Engineering

journal-article

Simulation of Solidification Parameters during Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composite’s (BMGMCs) Additive Manufacturing

Engineering

journal-article

Modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution in Zr based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites during solidification

MRS Advances

journal-article

Modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution in Zr based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites during solidification

MRS Advances

conference-paper

Fiber-reinforced magneto-polymer matrix composites (FR–MPMCs)—A review

Journal of Materials Research

journal-article

Fiber-reinforced magneto-polymer matrix composites (FR-MPMCs) - A review

Journal of Materials Research

journal-article

Design of an impact testing machine for polymer films by the free falling dart procedure

Materialpruefung/Materials Testing

journal-article

Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer Phenomena

Heat Transfer Studies and Applications

other

Design of an impact testing machine for polymer films by the free falling dart procedure

Materials Testing

journal-article

Design of an impact testing machine for polymer films by the free falling dart procedure

Materials Testing

journal-article

Production of Carbon Nanotubes by Different Routes-A Review

Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences

journal-article

Production of Carbon Nanotubes by Different Routes-A Review

Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences

journal-article

Modeling and simulation of heat transfer phenomena during investment casting

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

journal-article

Modeling and simulation of heat transfer phenomena during investment casting

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

journal-article

Modeling and simulation of heat transfer phenomena during investment casting

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

journal-article