We are Bright

Brightening the path for future heroes in technology. We are a talent incubator nurturing a unique group of PhDs by giving them space to flourish; along with building a Bright society that cares about the world.

Priyanka Karkhanis

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    Joined us on April 1, 2025

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven University

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Britt van Rooij

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    Joined us on September 7, 2020

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Platelet adhesion and aggregation in high shear blood flow, An In Silico and In Vitro Study
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Rudy Cloots

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    Joined us on September 1, 2020

  • PHD

    PhD in Mechanical Engineering TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Multi-scale mechanics of traumatic brain injury
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Diana Grishina

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    Joined us on September 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Physics

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  • Thesis

    3D Silicon Nanophotonics
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Saskia Derkx

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    Joined us on September 5, 2022

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Devyani Sharma

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    Joined us on January 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Nazan Koca

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    Joined us on May 1, 2024

  • PHD

    PhD candidate in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Università degli studi Roma TRE

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Amin Maghbouli

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    Joined us on July 16, 2018

  • PHD

    Mechanical modeling, simulation and analysis

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  • Thesis

    Development of an advanced multi-dimensional CFD framework for modeling low temperature combustion in direct injection compression ignition engines
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Marcel Borst

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    Joined us on January 1, 2016

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Mohamed Kassem

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    Joined us on January 1, 2025

  • PHD

    Ph.D. in neurology, cardiovascular, and biomedical sciences

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  • Thesis

    Intraplaque Hemorrhage on carotid MRI in stroke patients: on the Road Towards Clinical Application
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Mehmet Ercan Tekin

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Farid Alavi

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    Joined us on November 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Systems and Control at Delft University

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  • Thesis

    Model Predictive Control of Fuel-Cell-Car-Based Smart Energy Systems in the Presence of Uncertainty
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Menno Lauret

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    Joined us on July 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Control of mixing and oscillations in plasmas and fluids
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Taras Stanko

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    Joined us on September 1, 2020

  • PHD

    Applied Mathematics, TU Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Enhancing the performance and security of Helper Data Systems
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Yousef Shaheen

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    Joined us on May 1, 2022

  • PHD

    PhD Candidate in Multiscale Modelling & Engineering at University of Twente

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  • Thesis

    Numerical and Experimental Studies of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Processes
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Maarten Wouters

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    Joined us on March 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Computational Fluid Dynamics, TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Mesoscopic modelling of drying phenomena of soft particle suspensions
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Mohit Kumar

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    Joined us on May 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Applied Mathematics

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  • Thesis

    Three-dimensional model for estuarine turbidity maxima in tidally dominated estuaries
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Amin Ahmadi Joneidi

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    Joined us on January 19, 2015

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Three-dimensional boundary integral modeling of viscous drops and capsules
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Sadman Shakib

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    Joined us on February 1, 2022

  • PHD

    PhD graduate specializing in experimental optics, microscopy and plasmonic nanoparticles.

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  • Thesis

    Microscale thermophoresis and optical properties of fluids characterized by quantitative phase microscopy
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Ahmed Elkholy

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    Joined us on March 22, 2018

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering, Multiphase and Reactive Flows

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  • Thesis

    Development of non-thermal DBD microplasma reactor for combustion applications
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Marieke van den Kerkhof

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    Joined us on February 1, 2024

  • PHD

    PhD Candidate at Maastricht University Medical Center, Department of Radiology

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Bo Shi

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    Joined us on February 1, 2015

  • PHD

    Physics, Strongly Correlated Electron Systems

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  • Thesis

    Coherent X-ray scattering of charge order dynamics and phase separation in titanates
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Kujtim Gashi

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    Joined us on March 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Medical Engineering, TU/e

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  • Thesis

    The impact of model assumptions on coronary blood flow computations
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Sven Weerdenburg

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    Joined us on May 1, 2024

  • PHD

    PhD Candidate EUV/Soft X-Ray metrology at TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan

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    Joined us on November 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Soft Matter | Chemical Engineering | Material Sciences

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Ariane Mulder-van Spreeuwel

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    Joined us on May 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Myocardium in a dish: The influence of cellular and extracellular perturbations on cardiomyocyte contractility
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Fabian Hinterer

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    Joined us on May 1, 2024

  • PHD

    PhD in Engineering Sciences - Mathematics

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  • Thesis

    Inverse problems in imaging applications across the scales
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Emiel van Disseldorp

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    Joined us on January 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Cardiovascular Biomechanics at TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Mechanical analysis of aortic aneurysms using 3D ultrasound: towards patient-specific risk assessment
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Thomas Blanken

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    Joined us on July 17, 2019

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering TU Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Model-based estimation and control of the particle distribution and discharge supervision in nuclear fusion reactors
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Mohammad Hasani

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    Joined us on October 9, 2023

  • PHD

    PhD Plasma Physics

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  • Thesis

    Towards Plasma Charging Visualization
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Michael Ronde

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    Joined us on August 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Systems and Control

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  • Thesis

    Feedforward control for lightweight motion systems
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Robbert Willems

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    Joined us on October 1, 2020

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Designed Experiments for Efficient Engines
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Luc Bakker

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    Joined us on April 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Extracting coronary blood flow from the intensity of contrast enhanced CCTA images
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Marloes van Mourik

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    Joined us on February 17, 2025

  • PHD

    PhD Tissue Engineering at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

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Isaac Guerra

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    Joined us on January 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering, Control and Dynamics

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Wendy van Wanroij

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    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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Mauricio Cruz Saldivar

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    Joined us on February 1, 2024

  • PHD

    Researcher at TU Delft | Department of Biomechanical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    The Bits of Nature: Bioinspired bitmap composites
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Eleanor Remij-Mak

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    Joined us on February 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Atomic scale investigations of fracture in metal alloys

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  • Thesis

    Atomic scale investigations of fracture in metal alloys
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Abhishek Modi

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    Joined us on October 1, 2019

  • PHD

    PhD in Automotive Dynamics

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Jolt Oostra

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    Joined us on July 6, 2015

  • PHD

    Physics, Molecular Electrons – Physics of Organic Semiconductors

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  • Thesis

    Towards self-healing organic electronics
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Andrea Marcela Reina Tamayo

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    Joined us on June 1, 2017

  • Bright foundation

    Participated in Connecting Worlds , Science kitchen

  • PHD

    Studied Positive Organisational Psychology @ Erasmus University Rotterdam

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Shreya Das

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    Joined us on January 16, 2023

  • PHD

    Researcher PhD Student at Radboudumc Nijmegen

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  • Thesis

    Deformation and strain imaging of puborectalis muscle using 3D ultrasound
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Stefan Schalk

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    Joined us on April 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Electrical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Towards 3D prostate cancer localization by contrastultrasound dispersion imaging
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Emre Burak Ozkan

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Stefan Remmers

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    Joined us on August 17, 2020

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering, TU Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    The amazing osteoclast
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Maalolan Ramanujam

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    Joined us on December 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Materials Science at University of Berlin

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  • Thesis

    Photo-oxidation and weathering of LDPE studied by surface and bulk analysis
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Jibbe Soetens

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    Joined us on April 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Biomedical engineering

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  • Thesis

    Mechanical and biochemical response of human skin to diverse loading conditions
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Brian Baker

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    Joined us on November 15, 2021

  • PHD

    Surface Science, University of Groningen

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  • Thesis

    Molecular self-assembly of organic molecules on coinage metal surfaces
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Martijn Vos

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    Joined us on February 1, 2020

  • PHD

    Applied Physics at TU Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Development and Understanding of Advanced Atomic Layer Deposition Processes: AlF3, Co, and Ru
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Cristina Palao

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    Joined us on January 6, 2025

Mariya Neklyudova

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    Joined us on March 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Physics, Nanoscience

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  • Thesis

    In situ TEM electrical measurements of semiconductor and metal nanowires
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Oleg Matveichuk

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    Joined us on January 19, 2015

  • PHD

    Physics

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  • Thesis

    Constitutive modeling of concentrated solutions of main-chain liquid crystalline polymers
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Stijn Grootjans

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    Joined us on February 24, 2025

Stergios Verros

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    Joined us on May 1, 2023

  • PHD

    PhD in Biomechatronics Engineering at the University of Twente

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  • Thesis

    Control Interfaces for Active Trunk Support
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Yigit Akargün

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    Joined us on June 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering, TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Rafael Peretti Pezzi

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    Joined us on April 1, 2023

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics

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  • Thesis

    Análise de materiais nanoestruturados utilizando feixes de íons
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Björne Mollet

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    Joined us on May 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Supramolecular biomaterials based on ureido-pyrimidinones: development of a synthetic basement membrane for a bioartificial kidney
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Marouen Hamdi

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    Joined us on February 15, 2021

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

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Steven Berghout

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    Joined us on January 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Probabilistic models at Leiden University

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  • Thesis

    Gibbs processes and applications
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Alok Chaubal

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    Joined us on July 28, 2014

  • PHD

    Physics, Quantum Optics

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  • Thesis

    Electromagnetically induced transparency with localized impurity electron spins in a semiconductor
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Eline Kolken

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    Joined us on October 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Poisson meets Escher: Exploring the Poisson effect in bone implant design
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Priyam Samantray

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    Joined us on May 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Multiscale modelling of the thermo-hygro-mechanical behavior of sheets of paper

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  • Thesis

    Multiscale modeling of the hygro-mechanical response of paper sheets
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John Asaad

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Jim Schormans

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    Joined us on September 1, 2020

  • PHD

    PhD in Mechanical Engineering TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Deformation and failure of woven and 3D composites
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Mohamed Touil

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    Joined us on January 1, 2023

  • PHD

    PhD in Physics: optics and lasers

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  • Thesis

    Real-time measurements of ultra-short phenomena: applications to laser oscillators and optical metrology
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Danai Eleni Soulioti

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    Joined us on October 3, 2022

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical/Medical Engineering at North Carolina State University

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Leon Chen

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    Joined us on April 29, 2024

Boudewijn van den Berg

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    Joined us on February 1, 2024

  • PHD

    Researcher at the Universiteit Twente, Biomedical Signal Analysis, Machine Learning

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  • Thesis

    Combined Psychophysical and Neurophysiological Tools for Mechanism-Based Observation of Impaired Nociceptive Processing
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Riaan Zoetmulder

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    Joined us on January 6, 2024

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Medical Image Analysis/Computer Vision at University Amsterdam

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  • Thesis

    Deep-Learning-Based Image Segmentation for Uncommon Ischemic Stroke: From Infants to Adults
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Rita van den Bielerd

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    Joined us on January 1, 2016

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Antonios Zagaris

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    Joined us on November 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Mathematics

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  • Thesis

    Analysis of reduction methods for multiscale problems
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Jeire Steinbuch

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    Joined us on October 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering / Clinical Neurophysiology

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  • Thesis

    In vivo ultrasound assessment of carotid artery walls and plaques: Integrating morphological and mechanical characteristics
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Irene Suriani

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    Joined us on January 1, 2025

  • PHD

    PhD candidate, TU/e – Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Model-enhanced non-invasive cardiovascular monitoring using carotid ultrasound
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Henry Tol

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    Joined us on April 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Aerospace Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Finite-dimensional approximation and control of shear flows
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Renate Boekhoven

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    Joined us on May 18, 2015

  • PHD

    Biomedical / Medical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Mechanical characterisation of healthy and diseased carotid arteries using ultrasound
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Daniel Rap

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    Joined us on March 1, 2025

  • PHD

    PhD in Physical Chemistry at Radboud University

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Martijn Schaafsma

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    Joined us on February 1, 2015

  • PHD

    Physics, Nanophotonics

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  • Thesis

    THz resonances in semiconductor structures
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Nadia Salman

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    Joined us on January 4, 2021

  • PHD

    PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds

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Shammi Rahangdale

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    Joined us on September 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Embedded Systems & Image Processing

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Twan Wilting

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    Joined us on March 1, 2024

  • PHD

    PhD-Candidate Physics at Eindhoven University

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  • Thesis

    From Drops to Patterns
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Sabyasachi Neogi

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    Joined us on January 1, 2020

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Bartu Simsek

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    Joined us on February 1, 2023

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy, Material Science and Nanotechnology

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Jelle Rommers

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    Joined us on May 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Precision Engineering at TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Vikas Negi

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    Joined us on January 14, 2019

  • PHD

    Computational modeling TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Exploring the process-structure-property relationship of organic solar cells by high performance computer simulations
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Juul van Boxtel

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    Joined us on December 1, 2024

Alexandr Dolgov

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    Joined us on March 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Plasma and High-Temperature Physics

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  • Thesis

    Plasma-assisted cleaning of extreme UV optics
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Mirella Haartmans

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    Joined us on February 1, 2024

  • PHD

    PHD Candidate Biomedical Sciences at Maastricht University

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  • Thesis

    Biomarkers in cartilage repair and osteoarthritis
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Sujithra Raviselvam

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    Joined us on November 4, 2024

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    PhD - Engineering Product Development at University Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Designing with the Extreme-user Experiences
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Jeroen Janssen

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    Joined us on February 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Electrical Engineering, Electromechanics

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  • Thesis

    Extended analytical charge modeling for permanentmagnet based devices: practical application to the interactions in a vibration isolation system
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Tijmen Koopsen

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    Joined us on September 1, 2024

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    PhD Candidate at Maastricht University | Medical Engineer | Computational Cardiology

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Kees Kuijpers

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    Joined us on August 14, 2017

  • PHD

    Applied Physics, Materials Science

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  • Thesis

    Dynamics of fluid mixtures and nano-particles during capillary suction
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Chidozie Onwudinanti

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    Joined us on October 18, 2021

  • PHD

    Computational material science at DIFFER (Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research)

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  • Thesis

    On hydrogen penetration into ruthenium
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Jesús Barradas-Berglind

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    Joined us on March 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Control Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Fatigue-Damage Estimation and Control for Wind Turbines
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John Mathew

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    Joined us on March 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Physics of optical and mechanical interfaces in nano-scale devices

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  • Thesis

    Tailored Tunability of Nanoelectromechanical Systems for Mode Coupling and Thermal Studies
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Ashley Heuijerjans

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    Joined us on February 4, 2019

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Towards understanding of cartilage damage development around focal defects and implants
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Zhou Geng

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    Joined us on June 13, 2022

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

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  • Thesis

    Strong light-matter interactions and nonlinear dynamics in coherently driven optical resonators
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Diana Olejnik

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    Joined us on June 15, 2022

  • PHD

    Bio-inspired control and design of flapping wing MAVs at TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Sudhir Srivastava

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    Joined us on December 1, 2014

  • PHD

    Applied Physics

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  • Thesis

    Lattice Boltzmann method for contact line dynamics
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We are surrounded by Bright people

Our Brighties - extraordinary young academics with a PhD in technology - are vibrant trailblazers who have done incredible work in their fields.

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