Carl Diver
Lecturer
Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering
The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Carl Diver graduated from The Queens University of Belfast with BEng inMechanical Engineering, he went on to obtain an MSc at UMIST in Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Systems management and completed his PhD at The University of Manchester in 2006. He worked for Delphi Diesel Systems for many years on Advanced Process Development for Diesel Common Rail Fuel Injection Systems. He also gained manufacturing experience along the way where he was heavily involved in the installation of new production line for a new generation of diesel pump. His work has mainly focused on Electrodischarge machining, Electrochemical machining and Hydroerosive Grinding. In 2007 he set up his own research and development consultancy and he has worked for and with some of the worlds leading multinationals in the automotive fuel injection sector. Carl has also been heavily involved in European FP7 projects and has supported proposal writing. He has a number of patents related to his EDM and ECM work.
Research Interest
Electrodischarge machining, Electrochemical machining, Micro-machining
