Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1974. He received the B.Sc. and M. Sc. Degree in Physics from University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1998 and 1999, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in telecommunication engineering from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2012. From July 2000 to until 2007, he worked as a lecturer at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong, From June 2007 to November 2008; he was an Assistant Professor at University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS), Chittagong. He has authored or coauthored approximately 60 referred journals and conference papers. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Space Science (ANGKASA), UKM, Malaysia. His research interests include the RF, electromagnetic field and propagation, FDTD analysis, electromagnetic radiation, metamaterials applications and electromagnetic compatibility.

1. M. M. Islam, M. T. Islam, and M. R. I. Faruque, “Dual-Band Operation of a Microstrip Patch Antenna on a Duroid 5870 Substrate for Ku- and K-Bands,” The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2013, Article ID 378420, pp. 1-10, 2013, ISSN 1537-744X, (Indexed in ISI & SCOPUS)(Impact Factor-1.730 )Q 1
2. M. Habib Ullah, M. T. Islam, and M. R. I. Faruque, “A Near-Zero Refractive Index Meta-Surface Structure for Antenna Performance Improvement,” Materials, vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 5058-5068, 2013. ISSN 1996-1944. doi:10.3390/ma6083226 (Indexed in ISI & SCOPUS)(Impact Factor-2.247) Q 1    

3.         M. T. Islam, M. Habib Ullah, J. S. Mandeep, and M. R. I. Faruque, 2013, “A new metasurface superstate structure for antenna performance enhancement,” Materials, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 3226-3240; 2013. ISSN 1996-1944. doi:10.3390/ma6083226 (Indexed in ISI & SCOPUS)(Impact Factor-2.247 )Q 1

4. M. R. I. Faruque, M. T. Islam, N. Misran, “Design analysis of new metamaterial for EM absorption reduction,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER 124, pp. 119-135, 2012. ISSN 1559-8985. (Indexed in ISI & SCOPUS) (Impact Factor-5.298). Q 1

5.    M. R. I. Faruque, M. T. Islam, N. Misran, “Electromagnetic (EM) Absorption Reduction in a Muscle Cube with Metamaterial Attachment,” Medical Engineering & Physics (Elsevier), vol. 33, Issue. 5, pp. 646-652, June 2011, ISSN 1350-4533 (Indexed in ISI & SCOPUS) (Impact Factor-1.906). Q 2

1. Gold Medal: Senarai Pemenang Pertandingan Pemacuan Kecemerlangan Warisan Ilmu Expo-               3-5^th May, 2011, DECTAR, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Publication Award Agensi Sains ANGKASA:

2. Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Hafizah Zainool Abidin, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, Norbahiah Misran, “Analysis of materials effects on radio frequency electromagnetics field in human head,” –CATEGORY-1, KERTAS KERJA PROFESIONAL DALAM BIDANG SAINS ANGKASA

3.  Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Norbahiah Misran, “Analysis of materials effects on radio frequency electromagnetics field in human head,” –CATEGORY-1II, KERTAS KERJA PROFESIONAL DALAM BIDANG TEKNOLOGI ANGKASA

4.Nomination

 Nominated in the list of Who's Who in the World for the year 2012, 2013

5. Silver Medal: Persidangan dan Exspo Ciptaan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Antarabangsa (PECIPTA) Expo-7-9^th November, 2013, Kuala Lumpur convention center (KLCC),   Malaysia.