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.

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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Roy Bijster

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    Joined us on September 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Metrology of nano-opto-mechanical instruments

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  • Thesis

    Towards a heat transfer based distance sensor for measuring sub-micrometer separations
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Melkamu Mekicha

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    Joined us on July 1, 2020

  • PHD

    PhD in Tribology & Surface Technology, TU Twente

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  • Thesis

    Wear Particles Formation In Cold Rolling
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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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Yoones Kabiri

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    Joined us on September 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Applied Physics

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  • Thesis

    Imaging DNA nanostructures with advanced TEM techniques
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Matteo Madonia

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    Joined us on February 1, 2022

  • PHD

    PhD Student Applied Physics (Fluids & Flows Group) @ Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Laboratory study of rotation-dominated convective turbulence
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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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Rita van den Bielerd

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    Joined us on January 1, 2016

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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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Lisa Royer

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    Joined us on January 1, 2023

  • PHD

    PhD in material science and electrochemistry at Strasbourg University

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Tjitte-Jelte Peters

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    Joined us on October 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Micro and Nano Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Silicon dioxide photonic mems: Chip-to-chip alignment with positionable waveguides
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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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Donatella Simonetti

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    Joined us on May 1, 2024

  • PHD

    PhD Biomechanical Engineering at TU Twente

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  • Thesis

    Toward a Wearable Gait Lab for the Quantitative Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function
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Lonneke Ploum

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    Joined us on February 11, 2019

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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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Hadi Yagubizade

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    Joined us on October 1, 2014

  • PHD

    Micro Electromechanical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    PZT-on-silicon RF-MEMS Lamb wave resonators and filters
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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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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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Joke Keijsers

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    Joined us on January 2, 2021

  • PHD

    Cardiovascular Biomechanics at TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Numerical analysis of the hemodynamic response to orthostatic stress
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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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Salman Shafqat

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    Joined us on October 16, 2019

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering, TU Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Stretching the limits of stretchable electronics: towards high-density, highly stretchable electronics
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Anna Nikiel

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    Joined us on August 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Physics

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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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Parisa Rahnamay Moshtagh

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    Joined us on July 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Biomaterials, Cartilage Regeneration and Characterization

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  • Thesis

    Mechanobiology of articular cartilage: Consequences of physical activity and advanced glycation
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Dariush Bijani

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    Joined us on November 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering / Tribology

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  • Thesis

    The Effect of Surface Texturing on Friction in Lubricated Parallel Sliding Contacts, Considering Starvation and Boundary Slip
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Benjamin Feleki

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    Joined us on January 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Science & Technology Department / Molecular Materials and Nanosystems at Tu/e

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  • Thesis

    Perovskite Solar Cells on Steel Substrates
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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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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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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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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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Stefan Sanders

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    Joined us on June 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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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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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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Daniel Carvalho

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    Joined us on January 8, 2024

  • PHD

    PHD Candidate at Maastricht University

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Jessica Ralvoni

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    Joined us on March 6, 2025

  • PHD

    PHD Student at Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Amost PhD!
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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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Ksenia Korzun

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    Joined us on June 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Candidate, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Leon van Gerwen

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    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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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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Paul Denissen

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    Joined us on August 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Material Technology TU Delft

  • Thesis

    In-situ Visual Quantification of Corrosion and Corrosion Protection
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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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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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Jijju Thomas

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    Joined us on March 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Dynamics and Control, TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Jessica van der Leij

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    Joined us on September 1, 2021

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Aida Rashidinejad

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    Joined us on January 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Control Systems Technology TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Model-based supervisory control synthesis of cyber-physical systems
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Felix Milan

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    Joined us on October 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Computational Physics, TU Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Multiscale Lattice Boltzmann simulations of droplet dynamics in time-dependent and turbulent flows
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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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Neehar Ranjan Moharana

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    Joined us on November 17, 2014

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    Engineering Physics / Applied Physics

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  • Thesis

    Three-dimensional Lagrangian transport near the surface of a moving sphere
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Sjors Jansen

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    Joined us on January 1, 2023

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    PhD Candidate Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Quantitative models for stochastic project planning
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Milad Mokhtari

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    Joined us on July 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    The effect of a tribo-modified surface layer on friction in elastomer contacts
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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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Twan Wilting

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    Joined us on March 1, 2024

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    PhD-Candidate Physics at Eindhoven University

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  • Thesis

    From Drops to Patterns
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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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Saravana Balaji Basuvalingam

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    Joined us on March 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics @ TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Atomic Layer Deposition of Low- Dimensional Transition Metal Di- and Tri- Chalcogenides and their Heterostructures
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Anastasiia Panfilova

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    Joined us on September 1, 2021

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    Biomedical Engineering TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Nonlinear Ultrasound for Cancer Diagnostics
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Victor Villalba Corbacho

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    Joined us on October 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Space Engineering, TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Thermoelastic Stability of Deployable Space Telescopes
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Roshan Kotian

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    Joined us on October 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Wireless Sensor Network, Data Stream Algorithm

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  • Thesis

    Reliable transmission power control for Internet of Things
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Jacob-Jan Sloots

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    Joined us on August 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Utrecht

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Maarten Kremers

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    Joined us on April 24, 2017

  • PHD

    Electrical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Analytical design of a transverse flux machine
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Jorick van 't Oever

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    Joined us on August 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Applied Physics, Optical Sciences

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  • Thesis

    On the interaction of waves carrying light, sound and small particles: wave-based methods for miniature laboratories and fast optical sensing
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Ben Schneider

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    Joined us on May 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Physics, TU-Delft

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  • Thesis

    Suspended carbon nanotubes coupled to superconducting circuits
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Midas Meijs

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    Joined us on November 4, 2019

  • PHD

    PhD in medical image analysis and deep learning, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen

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  • Thesis

    Automated Image Analysis and Machine Learning to Detect Cerebral Vascular Pathology in 4D-CTA
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Jaap Kokorian

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    Joined us on February 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Contact Mechanics

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  • Thesis

    Measuring adhesion and friction in mems
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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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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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Emre Burak Ozkan

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Rutger Beekelaar

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    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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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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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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Ruben Hamans

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    Joined us on April 1, 2022

  • PHD

    PhD Candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

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  • Thesis

    Plasmonic Fields at Work
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Mohamed Darwish

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    Joined us on September 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Electrica Engineering, Control Systems

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  • Thesis

    Bayesian identification of linear dynamic systems
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Nik Dave

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    Joined us on January 9, 2023

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical , Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Hilal van der Holst

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    Joined us on September 1, 2021

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    Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering at University of Porto

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Bo Shi

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    Joined us on February 1, 2015

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    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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Arjen Baarsma

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    Joined us on April 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Differential geometry and deformation theory

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  • Thesis

    Deformations and L∞-algebras of Fréchet type
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Julien van Kuilenburg

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    Joined us on July 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering, Tribology

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  • Thesis

    A mechanistic approach to tactile friction
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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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Renate Boekhoven

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    Joined us on May 18, 2015

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    Biomedical / Medical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Mechanical characterisation of healthy and diseased carotid arteries using ultrasound
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Abhijit Kalbhor

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    Joined us on February 1, 2023

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    PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Model development and numerical investigation of soot formation in combustion
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Mueez Aizaz

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    Joined us on July 1, 2022

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Candidate, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Maastricht UMC+

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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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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Vaishnavi Narayanan

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    Joined us on September 1, 2024

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    PhD Candidate in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience

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  • Thesis

    Almost Phd!
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Mario Coppola

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    Joined us on February 15, 2021

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    Space Systems Engineering, TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Automatic Design of Verifiable Robot Swarms
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Jelle Rommers

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    Joined us on May 1, 2021

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    Precision Engineering at TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Maria Joao Enes da Silva

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    Joined us on June 1, 2022

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    PhD Candidate at the University of Twente, Management and chemical engineering

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  • Thesis

    Utilization of P-NIPAM Polymeric Brushes in the Development of Thermo-Responsive Catalytic Systems
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Jordi Kleinloog

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    Joined us on October 1, 2022

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    PhD at the department of Nutrition and Movements Sciences

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  • Thesis

    Cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular function in adults: Effects of exercise training, soy nuts and inorganic nitrate
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Aromal Vasavan

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    Joined us on November 1, 2018

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    Simulation of flow and heat transfer

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  • Thesis

    Numerical modeling of igniting non-premixed combustion systems using FGM
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Martin Borchert

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    Joined us on March 1, 2024

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    Ultrafast optical, XUV/EUV & soft X-ray magnetism & laser physics at the University of Berlin

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  • Thesis

    Order from Chaos: Accessing magnetic order with a randomly polarised laser-driven plasma soft-X-ray source
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Diana Grishina

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    Joined us on September 1, 2017

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    Physics

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  • Thesis

    3D Silicon Nanophotonics
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Qi Wang

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    Joined us on January 1, 2019

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    Active Material Structure and Smart Actuators

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  • Thesis

    Modeling, design and optimization of flapping wings for efficient hovering flighth.
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Davood Farhadi

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    Joined us on May 1, 2019

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    Compliant Mechanisms at TU Delft

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Shreya Das

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    Joined us on January 16, 2023

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    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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Zhe Hou

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    Joined us on January 7, 2019

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    Optical design at TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Fabian Hinterer

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    Joined us on May 1, 2024

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    PhD in Engineering Sciences - Mathematics

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  • Thesis

    Inverse problems in imaging applications across the scales
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Isaac Guerra

Bright fellow

  • Brightie

    Joined us on January 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering, Control and Dynamics

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Stijn Berden

Bright staff

  • Brightie

    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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Sadman Shakib

Bright member

  • Brightie

    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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Alican Sahinkaya

Bright member

  • Brightie

    Joined us on January 16, 2023

  • PHD

    PhD Mechanical Engineering at Cleveland State University

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  • Thesis

    Computational Cost Reduction of Robust Controllers for Active Magnetic Bearing Systems
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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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