Citations / yr
2019–2026
Source: Google Scholar · Snapshot updated September 2026
Laboratory Director
M. Reza Nofar, Ph.D.
Istanbul Technical University
2015 – PresentProfessor, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department
Sarıyer / Istanbul, 34469, Turkey
University of Alberta
Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Edmonton, T6G 2G8, Alberta, Canada
TUBİTAK 2247A
Türkiye National Research Chair Tier I
Sustainable & Green Plastics
Research Interests
Academic Background
2015 – Present
Full Professor (2025 – Present)
2020 – 2025
Associate Professor
2015 – 2020
Assistant Professor
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University
2024 – Present
Adjunct Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2024 – Present
TUBITAK 2247A — Türkiye National Research Chair Tier I
Sustainable & Green Plastics
2013 – 2015
Postdoctoral Fellow
Chemical Engineering, McGill University & Polytechnique Montréal — Montréal, Canada
2013 – 2015
Part-time Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering, Concordia University — Montréal, Canada
2009 – 2013
Ph.D. — Mechanical Engineering
University of Toronto — Toronto, Canada
2008 – 2009
Research Engineer
Canada National Research Council (CNRC) — Boucherville, Canada
2006 – 2008
M.Sc. — Mechanical Engineering
Concordia University — Montréal, Canada
2001 – 2005
B.Sc. — Materials Science & Engineering
Sharif University of Technology — Tehran, Iran
Selected Awards & Honors
2024 Publication Award
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2024 Academic Performance Award
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2023 Academic Performance Award
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2022 Publication Award
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2022 Academic Performance Award
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
Istanbul Technical University Young Scientist Award
İTÜ
2021 Publication Award
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
2021 Academic Performance Award
Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)
Young Scientist Award (BAGEP)
Science Academy
Outstanding Young Scientist Award (GEBİP)
Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)
2020 Parlar Research Award
Mustafa Parlar Research and Education Foundation
PPS 2020 Early Career Award
International Polymer Processing Society
2017 Turkey Young Scientist Award
Bilim Kahramanları Derneği
PPS Young Researcher Travel Award
International Polymer Processing Society
Postdoctoral Scholarship
Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT)
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)
Best Paper Award
Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Tech. Conf. (SPE-ANTEC) — Boston, USA
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (NSERC)
Doctoral Scholarship
Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT)
Campaign for a New Millennium Graduate Scholarship
Montréal, Canada
James W. Burns Graduate Award
Montréal, Canada
Courses
Undergraduate
Engineering Polymers
MET 439E
Fund. of Composite Materials
MET 442E
Materials Science
MAL 201E
Graduate
Polymer Blends and Composites
PST 618E
Polymer Characterization
PST 530E
Seminar
MAM 596
Editorial Activities
Editor-in-Chief
- Journal of Cellular Plastics (2026–Present)
Associate Editor
- Journal of Cellular Plastics (2022–2026)
Editorial Board Member
- Applied Rheology (2026–Present)
- Journal of Composites Science (2026–Present)
- Wiley Polymer Journals (2026–Present)
- Journal of Cellular Plastics (2018–2022)
- Journal of Renewable Materials (2018–Present)
- İTÜ Metalurji ve Malzeme Müh. Dergisi (2025–Present)
- Bulletin of Materials Science and Metallurgy (2024–Present)
Workshop & Compact Course Packages
In-person and online
If interested, send your requests to nofar@itu.edu.tr