Prof Karnik Tarverdi

• Director of Extrusion Technology at the Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing with special interests in development and application of in-house modification/development of twin screw compounding technology.
• Lectures to MSc Students on Advanced Manufacturing Techniques, Development and Uses of (Bio)degradable Materials.
• Principal Safety Officer in the Wolfson Centre, with emphasis on improving safe working practices and thus minimising accidents.

Research Interests

Nanopolymers, sustainable composite materials.

Research Activity

Prof Tarverdi has extensive experience and expertise in developing and using sustainable composites for packaging including recycled composites and the use of nano materials to enhance properties of polymer based materials. Prof Tarverdi is involved in many UK Government (TSB, DEFRA, EPSRC) and European Union (FP) funded projects and has been in the forefront of developing and exploitation of continuous extrusion blending technology for the manufacture of composites. He has many patents and published over 70 papers in compound and machine development for the manufacture and assessment of sustainable composites. He lectures to MSc Students on Advanced Materials Processing, including processing and use of Biodegradable and nanocomposites, and is a consultant and trouble shooter for many companies involved with polymer processing and fabrication.

• Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
• Society of the Institute of Biology
• Charted Engineer & Charted Biologist
• Member of Society of Plastics Engineers
• Member of Society of Chemical Industry