Professor Carl Diver
Professor Carl Diver BEng MSc PhD
Professor of Innovative Manufacturing
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Biography
Carl is a Professor of Innovative Manufacturing, the Director of PrintCity at Manchester Metropolitan University (ManchesterMet), a state-of-the-art 3D printing facility with over 70 printers across 7 different technologies. He is the Faculty of Science and Engineering theme Lead for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. He has an industrial background having worked in the automotive sector for over 12 years in manufacturing. His PhD students and MSc students work on additive manufacturing and digital connectivity-related projects with Industry sponsorship in many cases. He is one of the main investigators in the newly funded £4M Centre for Digital Innovation in Manchester supporting companies in the adoption of Additive Manufacturing Technology. He sits on the Board of Directors at Gambica and is the Deputy Chair of the Gambica University Industry Council. He joined the advisory Board of All3DP in January 2023. He was heavily involved in activities at ManchesterMet in agreeing on the collaboration with Siemens and Festo on the Connected Curriculum program. His work in manufacturing has also been published in highly regarded journals.
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Interests and expertise
I am a Professor of Innovative Manufacturing, the Director of PrintCity our 3D printing facility and the Science and Engineering Faculty Theme lead for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. I work on research projects related to manufacturing and we have a number of business engagement funded programmes where we support companies with technology adoption and/or product development. I am passionate about bringing industry and academia closer together and our Siemens connected curriculum programme is a great example of this. I also sit on the Board of Directors of the trade organisation GAMBICA where we have set up a University Industry council to bring academia and industry closer together.
Projects
Centre for Digital Innovation a £4 m innovation accelerator programme supporting companies to innovate with a specific focus on Additive Manufacturing - https://www.mmu.ac.uk/business-school/business/sme-support/cdi
PrintCity Network - a £3.2 m ERDF programme supporting SMEs in greater Manchester with technology adoption and new product development.
Research outputs
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Kannan, R.J., Geetha, S., Sashikumar, S., Diver, C. (2021) Preface.
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Chapters in books
Alqahtani, M.S., Cooper, G., Diver, C., Bártolo, P.J. (2020) 'Exoskeletons for Lower Limb Applications: A Review.' Bio-Materials and Prototyping Applications in Medicine: Second Edition. pp. 139-164.
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Journal articles
Mieles, J.Y., Vyas, C., Humphreys, G., Diver, C., Bartolo, P. (2024) 'ROS-releasing PVA sub-micron antimicrobial dressing with enhanced aqueous stability and mechanical properties.' Materials Advances,
Mieles, J., Vyas, C., Daskalakis, E., Hassan, M., Birkett, J., Omar, A., Humphreys, G., Diver, C., Bartolo, P. (2024) 'Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol fibres incorporating an antimicrobial gel for enzymatically controlled reactive oxygen species release.' Bio-Design and Manufacturing,
Yupanqui Mieles, J.Y., Vyas, C., Aslan, E., Humphreys, G., Diver, C., Bartolo, P. (2022) 'Honey: an advanced antimicrobial and wound healing biomaterial for tissue engineering applications.' Pharmaceutics, 14(8)
Kendall, T., Diver, C., Gillen, D., Bartolo, P. (2022) 'New insights on manipulating the material removal characteristics of Jet-Electrochemical machining through nozzle design.' International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 118(3-4) pp. 1009-1026.
Aslan, E., Vyas, C., Mieles, J.Y., Humphreys, G., Diver, C., Bartolo, P. (2022) 'Preliminary characterization of a polycaprolactone-surgihoneyRO electrospun mesh for skin tissue engineering.' Materials, 15(1)
Wu, R., Roberts, P.C.E., Xu, L., Soutis, C., Diver, C. (2021) 'Deployable self-regulating centrifugally-stiffened decelerator (DESCENT): design scalability and low altitude drop test.' Aerospace Science and Technology, 114
Wu, R., Roberts, P.C.E., Lyu, S., Zheng, F., Soutis, C., Diver, C., Zhou, D., Li, L., Deng, Z. (2020) 'Lightweight Self‐Forming Super‐Elastic Mechanical Metamaterials with Adaptive Stiffness.' Advanced Functional Materials, 31(6)
Hotoiu, L., Deconinck, J., Diver, C., Tormey, D. (2020) 'Ultra-short pulse simulation for characterising oxide layer formation on stainless steel during μECM.' CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 31pp. 370-376.
Mehmood, F., Khan, B., Ali, S.M., Qureshi, M.B., Diver, C., Nawaz, R. (2020) 'Multi-Renewable Energy Agent Based Control for Economic Dispatch and Frequency Regulation of Autonomous Renewable Grid.' IEEE Access, 8
Kendall, T., Bartolo, P., Gillen, D., Diver, C. (2019) 'A review of physical experimental research in jet electrochemical machining.' International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 105(1-4) pp. 651-667.
Urhal, P., Weightman, A., Diver, C., Bartolo, P. (2019) 'Robot assisted additive manufacturing: A review.' Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 59pp. 335-345.
Wu, R., Roberts, P.C.E., Soutis, C., Diver, C. (2019) 'Downrange manoeuvre and oscillation suppression of a self-regulating centrifugally deployed flexible heat shield using a controlled reaction wheel.' Acta Astronautica, 161pp. 415-424.
Wu, R., Roberts, P.C.E., Soutis, C., Diver, C. (2018) 'Flexible heat shields deployed by centrifugal force.' Acta Astronautica, 152pp. 78-87.
Wu, R., Roberts, P.C.E., Soutis, C., Diver, C. (2018) 'Heliogyro solar sail with self-regulated centrifugal deployment enabled by an origami-inspired morphing reflector.' Acta Astronautica, 152pp. 242-253.
Wu, R., Roberts, P.C.E., Lyu, S., Soutis, C., Zheng, F., Diver, C., Gresil, M., Blaker, J.J. (2018) 'Rigidisation of deployable space polymer membranes by heat-activated self-folding.' Smart Materials and Structures, 27(10)
Caetano, G.F., Wang, W., Chiang, W.H., Cooper, G., Diver, C., Blaker, J.J., Frade, M.A., Bártolo, P. (2018) '3D-printed poly(ϵ-caprolactone)/graphene scaffolds activated with p1-latex protein for bone regeneration.' 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 5(2) pp. 127-137.
Huang, B., Caetano, G., Vyas, C., Blaker, J.J., Diver, C., Bártolo, P. (2018) 'Polymer-ceramic composite scaffolds: The effect of hydroxyapatite and β-tri-calcium phosphate.' Materials, 11(1)
Al-Tamimi, A.A., Fernandes, P.R.A., Peach, C., Cooper, G., Diver, C., Bartolo, P.J. (2017) 'Metallic bone fixation implants: a novel design approach for reducing the stress shielding phenomenon.' Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 12(2) pp. 141-151.
Wang, W., Caetano, G., Ambler, W.S., Blaker, J.J., Frade, M.A., Mandal, P., Diver, C., Bártolo, P. (2016) 'Enhancing the hydrophilicity and cell attachment of 3D printed PCL/graphene scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.' Materials, 9(12) pp. 992-992.
Diver, C., Atkinson, J., Befrui, B., Helml, H.J., Li, L. (2007) 'Improving the geometry and quality of a micro-hole fuel injection nozzle by means of hydroerosive grinding.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 221(1) pp. 1-9.
Li, L., Diver, C., Atkinson, J., Giedl-Wagner, R., Helml, H.J. (2006) 'Sequential laser and EDM micro-drilling for next generation fuel injection nozzle manufacture.' CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 55(1) pp. 179-182.
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Conference papers
Reid, I., Kundu, S., Latif, M. (2023) 'Evaluating a Covid-19 vaccine centre in the UK using a DES model.' In International Virtual Conference on Industry 4.0 (ICVI). Online, 9/12/2021 - 10/12/2021. Jagadeesh Kannan, R., Geetha, S., Sashikumar, S., Diver, C. (ed.) Singapore: Springer, pp. 197-210.
Simmons, L., Diver, C., Dougill, G., Pepper, S., Phillips, R., Foden, P. (2022) 'Development and Implementatio of a Collaborative Event to Enhance Graduate Employability.' In EPC Crucible Project. Online,
Kendall, T., Walsh, C., Kannan, R.J., Apsley, J., Alsusa, E., Bartolo, P., Gillen, D., Diver, C. (2021) '‘Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks’: A Comparative Study on Solutions for Connectivity of Legacy Machinery.' 355. pp. 387-401.
Aslan, E., Vyas, C., Diver, C., Humphreys, G., Bartolo, P.J. (2020) 'Bi-material Electrospun Meshes for Wound Healing Applications.' pp. 258-264.
Kendall, T., Bartolo, P., Diver, C., Gillen, D. (2019) 'Investigation into post-processing electron beam melting parts using jet electrochemical machining.' pp. 148-154.
Mole, T., McDonald, B., Mullery, S., Diver, C., Tormey, D. (2016) 'The Development of a Pulsed Power Supply for μeCM.' 42. pp. 809-814.
Galindo-Fernandez, M., Diver, C., Leahy, W. (2016) 'The Prediction of Surface Finish and Cutting Speed for Wire Electro-discharge Machining of Polycrystalline Diamond.' 42. pp. 297-304.
Krautzer, F., Pamminger, R., Diver, C., Wimmer, W. (2015) 'Assessing the environmental performance of machine tools - Case studies applying the 'LCA to go' webtool.' 29. pp. 502-507.
Diver, C., Atkinson, J., Helml, H.J., Li, L. (2004) 'Micro-EDM drilling of tapered holes for industrial applications.' 149. pp. 296-303.