Martyn Wakeman
Scientist
martyn.wakeman@epfl.ch +41 21 693 77 87 https://www.linkedin.com/in/martynwakeman/
Citizenship: Swiss/United Kingdom
Fields of expertise
- Opportunities and challenges for advanced composites in the transition to NetZero
- Sustainability strategies and the circular economy
- Additive manufacture / 3D printing of mult-material systems including continuous carbon fiber
- Functionalization of advanced composites
- Thermoplastic composite constituents
- Composite manufacturing processes
- Cost modelling and industrialization
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Automotive application of composites
- Composites and civilian drones
- Sustainability strategies and the circular economy
- Additive manufacture / 3D printing of mult-material systems including continuous carbon fiber
- Functionalization of advanced composites
- Thermoplastic composite constituents
- Composite manufacturing processes
- Cost modelling and industrialization
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Automotive application of composites
- Composites and civilian drones
Current work
Opportunities and challenges for advanced composites in the transition to NetZeroAdditive manufacture / 3D printing of advanced composites / functionalization of advanced composites
Composites for civilian drone applications
Biography
Dr. Martyn Wakeman is a creative professional in sustainability strategies and advanced composites with a proven record of 25 yrs, spanning academia and global corporations. He has worked in M&A deep dive projects in the Advanced Composites Space and has a proven publication (80 ) and patent (30) history in the development of continuous fibre thermoplastic composites from formulation, processing, to applications.He is currently attached at 50% to the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites at the EPFL focused on 3D printing and advanced composites and also available as an independent consultant.
Prior to this role he worked at DuPont from 2007-2016 in Geneva, Switzerland where he worked to drive the development strategy and led research of the DuPont Vizilon thermoplastic composites offer including continuous carbon and glass reinforced composites.
From 1997 to 2007 he was a Scientific Collaborator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL, in which he was Head of the Composite and Polymer Laboratory
Professional course
Business sustainability management
On-line 8 week program
University of Cambridge CISL
April 2022
Circular economy and sustainability strategies
On-line 6 week program
University of Cambridge Judge Business School
July 2021
Entrepreneurship and business concept training
Innosuisse 14 week program
Innosuisse
June 2022
Education
PhD
Mechanical Engineering
University of Nottingham
1993 - 1998
BEng
Mechanical Engineering
University of Nottingham
1990-1993