Arifur R Khan
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Associate Professor of Practice, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - University Studies/Entering Student Program
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Dr. Khan is an Associate Professor of Practice at The University of Texas at El Paso. He obtained his BS and MS degree in Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Ph.D. in Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering from the School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. His research involvement was Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) to prepare MOSFET, Transistor, p-n junction, etc., development of passive spacecraft charge neutralizer (Electron Emitting Film, ELF) and Surface Charging Monitor (SCM), double Langmuir Probe (DLP) with space grade circuitry, 3D printer for spacecraft, etc. Dr. Khan is also an expert on space environment durability testing of Spacecraft/Payload/Subsystem/Unit based on ISO standards, studying space-grade material's properties changes due to space environment interactions (UV, low- and high-density plasma, High voltage, Atomic Oxygen, degassing, Thermal fluctuation, etc), circuit designing, testing and payload development, machine-computer interface, etc. He was/is an active member of various satellite projects such as Horyu-II, Horyu-IV, BIRDS-1, (Japan), Micro-Dragon (Vietnam), OF-II (UTEP), etc. Dr. Khan is working on the building of small spacecraft testing laboratory (Spacecraft Design and Engineering Facility) with the teaching of graduate and undergraduate students. His classroom teaching focus is on hands-on learning. Dr. Khan is a senior member of both the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomic (AIAA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is also a regular reviewer of many scientific research journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Journal of Applied Physics, American Institute of Physics, etc.