ABOUT DR. NOFAR
M.Reza Nofar, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
Director of Sustainable & Green Plastics Laboratory
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department,
Istanbul Technical University, Sarıyer/Istanbul, 34469, Turkey
- Adjunct Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Alberta
Edmonton, T6G 2G8, Alberta, Canada
- Founder, President & Board Member
Anatolian Society of Rheology (www.reoloji.org.tr)
- TUBİTAK 2247A Turkiye National Research Chair
Sustainable & Green Plastics
Tel. (Office): +90 212-285-7339
Email: nofar@itu.edu.tr
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Research Interests:
- Polymer Processing and Rheology
- Bioplastics and Polylactide
- Thermoplastics Recycling
- Polymer Nanocomposites
- Multiphase Polymer Blends
- Microcellular Polymer Foams and Foam 3D-Printing
- Microfibrillated Composites
Academic Background:
Founder, President & Board Member: Anatolian Society of Rheology (2024-...)
TUBITAK 2247A - Türkiye National Research Chair Tier I in Sustainable & Green Plastics (2024-...)
Adjunct Professor: Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta (2024-...)
Associate Professor: Metallurgical & Materials Eng. Department, Istanbul Technical University (2020-...)
Assistant Professor: Metallurgical & Materials Eng. Department, Istanbul Technical University (2015-2020)
Part-time Lecturer: in Mechanical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2013-2015)
Postdoc: in Chemical Engineering, McGill University & Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Canada (2013-2015)
Ph.D: in Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (2009-2013)
Research Engineer: Canada National Research Conceal (CNRC), Boucherville, Canada (2008-2009)
M.Sc.: in Mechanical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2006-2008)
B.Sc.: in Materials Science & Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2001-2005)
Selected Awards and Honors:
2024 Academic Performance Award - Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2023 2022 Publication Award - Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2023 Academic Performance Award - Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2023 Istanbul Technical University Young Scientist Award (İTÜ)
2022 2021 Publication Award - Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2022 Academic Performance Award - Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2022 2022 Young Scientist Award - Science Academy (BAGEP)
2021 2021 Outstanding Young Scientist Award (GEBİP) - Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)
2021 2020 Parlar Research Award - Mustafa Parlar Research and Education Foundation
2020 PPS 2020 Early Career Award - International Polymer Processing Society
2018 2017 Turkey Young Scientist Award - Bilim Kahramanları Derneği
2017 PPS Young Researcher Travel Award - International Polymer Processing Society
2015 Postdoctoral Scholarship - Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT)
2012 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)
2011 Best Paper Award 2011 - Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Tech Conf (SPE-ANTEC) - Boston, USA
2009 Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (NSERC)
2009 Doctoral Scholarship - Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT)
2007 Campaign for a New Millennium Graduate Scholarship - Montreal, Canada
2007 James W. Burns Graduate Award - Montreal, Canada
Courses:
Undergraduate:
- Engineering Polymers (MET 439E)
- Fund. of Composites Materials (MET 442E)
- Materials Science (MAL 201E)
Graduate:
- Polymer Blends and Composites (PST 618E)
- Polymer Characterization (PST 530E)
- Seminar (MAM 596)
Workshop & Compact Course Packages (in-person/online):
- Polymer Fundamentals
- Polymer Processing
- Polymer Composites
- Polymer Blends
- Polymer Foams
- Thermal Analysis of Polymers
- Rheological Analysis of Polymers
(if interested send your requests to nofar@itu.edu.tr)
Editorial Activities:
Associate Editor
- Journal of Cellular Plastics (2022-Present)
Editorial Board Member
- İTÜ Metalurji ve Malzeme Mühendisliği Dergisi (2025-Present)
- Journal of Cellular Plastics (2018-2022)
- Journal of Renewable Materials (2018-Present)
- International Journal of Material Science and Research (2018-Present)
Reviewing Editor
- Experimental Results Journal (2020-Present)