The Tarafder Lab is proud to share that Fatima Elzahra Essassi (Zahra), PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, received an Honorable Mention 🌟 at the Graduate…
The Tarafder Lab is proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our undergraduate research student, Jacob York, who was recognized as the Top Poster Presenter 🥇 in the Engineering Division…
During the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting 2026, held March 27–31 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Tarafder Lab experienced a meaningful academic reunion. Fatima Elzahra Essassi (Zahra) and Hasan…
The Tarafder Lab is proud to highlight the participation of Fatima Elzahra Essassi, PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting 2026, held March 27–31…
Hasan Rafsan Jani represented the Tarafder Lab at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting 2026, held March 27–31 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ORS meeting is a premier international…
From left to right: Samiul Nibir, Prof. Amit Bandyopadhyay, Prof. Sahar Vahabzadeh, Prof. Susmita Bose, Prof. Solaiman Tarafder and Hasan Rafsan Jani One of the most rewarding aspects of attending…
Hasan Rafsan Jani and Samiul Nibir attended the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2025 Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, from September 28 to October 1, along with Dr. Tarafder. They…
The TARAFDER Lab is excited to announce that Ph.D. student Hasan Rafsan Jani was awarded 1st Prize in the Graduate Student Poster Competition at the 3rd Annual Graduate Research, Scholarship,…
On April 16, 2025, TARAFDER Lab Ph.D. students Hasan Rafsan Jani and Samiul Nibir participated in the 3rd Annual Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Day (GRSCAD) at South Dakota…
The TARAFDER Lab is pleased to announce that Samiul Nibir, a newly admitted Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, has been awarded the prestigious Future Professor…
The TARAFDER Lab is proud to announce that Random Nisia, a sophomore majoring in Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, has been awarded the prestigious Future Innovators of America…
The TARAFDER Lab proudly announces a major milestone: the successful MS thesis defense of Samiul Nibir, marking him as the first-ever graduating student from the lab. Nibir’s defense, held on…
Dr. Solaiman Tarafder, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, has been awarded a highly competitive NSF Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant to support his innovative research…
Rafsan during his poster presentation at 2nd annual graduate research, scholarship and creative activity day on April 23rd, 2024 organized by South Dakota State University Graduate School.
The TARAFDER Lab is proud to announce a major milestone: its first-ever research grant has been awarded by STARTUP Central/NIH to support work in musculoskeletal tissue engineering. This milestone follows…
The Tarafder Lab is proud to share that Fatima Elzahra Essassi (Zahra), PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, received an Honorable Mention 🌟 at the Graduate…
The Tarafder Lab is proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our undergraduate research student, Jacob York, who was recognized as the Top Poster Presenter 🥇 in the Engineering Division…
During the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting 2026, held March 27–31 in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Tarafder Lab experienced a meaningful academic reunion. Fatima Elzahra Essassi (Zahra) and Hasan…
The Tarafder Lab is proud to highlight the participation of Fatima Elzahra Essassi, PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting 2026, held March 27–31…
Hasan Rafsan Jani represented the Tarafder Lab at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting 2026, held March 27–31 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ORS meeting is a premier international…
From left to right: Samiul Nibir, Prof. Amit Bandyopadhyay, Prof. Sahar Vahabzadeh, Prof. Susmita Bose, Prof. Solaiman Tarafder and Hasan Rafsan Jani One of the most rewarding aspects of attending…
Hasan Rafsan Jani and Samiul Nibir attended the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2025 Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, from September 28 to October 1, along with Dr. Tarafder. They…
The TARAFDER Lab is excited to announce that Ph.D. student Hasan Rafsan Jani was awarded 1st Prize in the Graduate Student Poster Competition at the 3rd Annual Graduate Research, Scholarship,…
On April 16, 2025, TARAFDER Lab Ph.D. students Hasan Rafsan Jani and Samiul Nibir participated in the 3rd Annual Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Day (GRSCAD) at South Dakota…
The TARAFDER Lab is pleased to announce that Samiul Nibir, a newly admitted Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, has been awarded the prestigious Future Professor…
The TARAFDER Lab proudly announces a major milestone: the successful MS thesis defense of Samiul Nibir, marking him as the first-ever graduating student from the lab. Nibir’s defense, held on…
Our Meniscus tears repair work was highlighted as a news article published by South Dakota State University. You can read more about this here:
Dr. Solaiman Tarafder, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, has been awarded a highly competitive NSF Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant to support his innovative research…
Rafsan during his poster presentation at 2nd annual graduate research, scholarship and creative activity day on April 23rd, 2024 organized by South Dakota State University Graduate School.
The TARAFDER Lab is proud to announce a major milestone: its first-ever research grant has been awarded by STARTUP Central/NIH to support work in musculoskeletal tissue engineering. This milestone follows…