Biography:
Dr Atefeh Golbang studied chemical engineering during her bachelor and after completing a Masters degree, she received her PhD in polymer engineering from Tarbiat Modares University (Iran). After one and a half years postdoctoral fellowship in Additive Manufacturing of high-performance polymer nanocomposites for aerospace application, supervised by Professor Eileen Harkin-Jones in the mechanical engineering department at Ulster University (Northern Ireland), she obtained the position of an Associate Professor at the same university. Her expertise are in the fields of polymer processing, nanocomposite formulation and characterization and additive manufacturing.
Title : Improving interlayer bonding and strength in 3D-printed thermoplastics