Ben Tarver

Ben Tarver has a diverse work experience in the engineering field. Ben is currently employed at ZeroAvia as the Lead Turbomachinery Engineer. Prior to this role, they held positions as the Senior Turbomachinery Engineer and Turbomachinery Engineer at the same company. Before joining ZeroAvia, Ben worked at Arrival as a Development Engineer, focusing on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems, and later as a Senior Design Consultant in Thermal Systems. Ben also gained experience as a Senior Engineer and Design Engineer at Dyson, and as a Senior R&D Engineer at Finima Innovations. Additionally, Ben gained research experience as a Postdoctoral Research Engineer at the Ability R&D Energy Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, where they focused on tidal energy projects. Ben also worked as a Maintenance Engineer at Niseko Property Management. Ben's extensive research experience includes conducting an industrial research project at Dresser-Rand Company, which resulted in the award of an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) and a filed patent for a bi-directional turbine design for wave power devices.

Ben Tarver has a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Fluid Dynamics - Renewable Energy from Cranfield University, which they obtained from 2009 to 2013. Ben also holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Cranfield School of Management, completed from 2009 to 2010. Additionally, they have a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Automotive from the University of Birmingham, earned from 2004 to 2008, and a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Melbourne, completed in 2006 to 2007. Ben Tarver also has certifications including MATLAB for Data Processing and Visualization from MathWorks in 2018, and an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) from Cranfield University in 2013.