Rubaiya Murshed

Assistant Professor

murshedr@erau.edu

Mechanical Engineering Department

Prescott College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise


Rubaiya Murshed

Overview

Dr. Murshed joined the Mechanical Engineering Department in the ݮƵ in 2023 Fall. She is currently teaching Thermodynamics and Engineering Materials Science courses, and supervising Coop Ed Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering course (Internship). Her research background is fabrication and characterization of photovoltaic materials. She is currently exploring research and scholarly activities in Engineering Education.

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

M.S. - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

ASEE

ASME

AEE

2nd Best Paper Award, New Engineering Educator (NEE) Division, ASEE, Annual Conference, June 2025

Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) Faculty Development Grant, Embry-Riddle, 2025

Student As Partner Program, Fall'24, Spring'25

Innovative Teaching Grant, Spring 2024

ASME Graduate Scholarship, 2022

NextEra Energy Research Fellowship, 2022

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Foundation CARES Scholarship, SHPE, 2022

Professional Women in Building (PWB) Scholarship, 2022

AEE Scholarship, 2022

Teaching

  • CEAE 396: Coop Ed Aerospace Engineering
  • CEAE 397: Coop Ed Aerospace Engineering
  • CEME 396: Coop Ed Mechanical Engineering
  • ESCI 320L: Engr Materials Science Lab
  • ESCI 208: Thermodynamics
  • ES 208: Thermodynamics

ES208 – Thermodynamics

ES320 – Engineering Materials Science

ES321 – Engr Materials Science Lab


Research

  • A Aftab, R Murshed, “Recent progress in electron transport layers for enhancing the performance of tin-based perovskite solar cells”, Solar Energy, 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113866.
  • R Murshed, “Integration of Nearpod to Promote Active Learning in Undergraduate-level Thermodynamics Course”, ASEE Annual Conference, 2025.
  • H Liu, R Murshed, S Bansal, “Mixed Pt-Ni Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Application”, Materials, 2024, DOI: 10.3390/ma17246196.
  • Murshed, R.; Bansal, S, et al. “SnF2‐Doped Cs2SnI6 Ordered Vacancy Double Perovskite for Photovoltaic Applications”, Solar-RRL, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/solr.202300165.
  • M, R.; B, S, “Additive-Assisted Optimization in Morphology and Optoelectronic Properties of Inorganic Mixed Sn-Pb Halide Perovskite”, Materials, 2022, DOI: 10.3390/ma15030899.
  • D. Schwartz, R. Murshed, S. B, et al. “Air Stable, High Efficiency, Pt‐Based Halide Perovskite Solar Cells with Long Carrier Lifetimes”,Phys. Status Solidi RRL,2020, DOI: 10.1002/pssr.202000182.
  • C. Walkons, R. Murshed,S. Bansal, “Numerical Analysis of Pb-free Perovskite Absorber Materials: Prospects and Challenges”,Solar-RRL, 2020, DOI: 10.1002/solr.202000299.