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.

Lena Filatova

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  • Brightie

    Joined us on November 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering at TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Assessing Brain Structure and Function with Diffusion-Weighted MRI: Application to Stroke
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Thomas Voortman

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    Joined us on March 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Polymer Chemistry

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  • Thesis

    Conjugated polyions: Polymers with ionic, water-soluble backbones
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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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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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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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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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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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Ahmed Elkholy

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  • Brightie

    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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Jurre Hanema

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    Joined us on December 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Control Systems at TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Anticipative model predictive control for linear parameter-varying systems
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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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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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Jos Hendrikx

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    Joined us on July 9, 2015

  • PHD

    Rheumatology

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  • Thesis

    Personalized management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: using PROMs for monitoring of disease activity
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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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Wendy van Wanroij

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    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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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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Martijn Schaafsma

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  • Brightie

    Joined us on February 1, 2015

  • PHD

    Physics, Nanophotonics

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  • Thesis

    THz resonances in semiconductor structures
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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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  • Thesis

    Quantitative MRI of physiological brain tissue deformation in humans
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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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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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Anastasiia Panfilova

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    Joined us on September 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering TU/e

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Hans van Franeker

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  • Brightie

    Joined us on January 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Chemistry, Solar Cells

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  • Thesis

    Droplets, fibers & crystals: controlling the nanostructure of polymer and perovskite solar cells
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Zhe Hou

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    Joined us on January 7, 2019

  • PHD

    Optical design at TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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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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Reinier Kuppens

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    Joined us on December 1, 2020

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering, TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Energy Invariant Mechanisms
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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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Rita van den Bielerd

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    Joined us on January 1, 2016

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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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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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Corien Prins

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    Joined us on January 19, 2015

  • PHD

    Applied Mathematics

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  • Thesis

    Inverse methods for illumination optics
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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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Rohit S Nair

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    Joined us on April 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Physics, TU Twente

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  • Thesis

    Spin-orbit-coupling induced lateral spin transport from first principles
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Thomas Hafkamp

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    Joined us on July 15, 2020

  • PHD

    PhD in Mechanical Enginering, TU Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Towards closed-loop control in photopolymer-based additive manufacturing
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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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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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Mario Coppola

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    Joined us on February 15, 2021

  • PHD

    Space Systems Engineering, TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Automatic Design of Verifiable Robot Swarms
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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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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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Federico Forni

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    Joined us on September 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Signal processing

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  • Thesis

    Indoor optical network technologies for multiple services provisioning
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Parisa Rahnamay Moshtagh

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  • Brightie

    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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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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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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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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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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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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Manuel van Rijn

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    Joined us on August 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Physics TU/e

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Marilia Zorzato

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  • Brightie

    Joined us on June 17, 2019

  • PHD

    Materials Scientist

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Andrea Marcela Reina Tamayo

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Louis Fixsen

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    Joined us on June 16, 2021

  • PHD

    Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Ultrasound strain imaging of the failing and supported heart
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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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Debashish Saha

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    Joined us on November 16, 2015

  • PHD

    Applied Physics, Fluid Dynamics

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  • Thesis

    Experimental analysis of aggregate breakup in flows observed by three dimensional particle tracking velocimetry
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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

    Almost PhD!
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Qi Wang

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    Joined us on January 1, 2019

  • PHD

    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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Stijn Berden

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    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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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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Farid Alavi

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  • Brightie

    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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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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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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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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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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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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Neehar Ranjan Moharana

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    Joined us on November 17, 2014

  • PHD

    Engineering Physics / Applied Physics

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  • Thesis

    Three-dimensional Lagrangian transport near the surface of a moving sphere
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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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Rutger Beekelaar

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    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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Ashley Heuijerjans

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  • Brightie

    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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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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Hilal van der Holst

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    Joined us on September 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering at University of Porto

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Jibbe Soetens

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  • Brightie

    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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Marcel Borst

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    Joined us on January 1, 2016

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Davood Farhadi

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    Joined us on May 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Compliant Mechanisms at TU Delft

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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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Leon van Gerwen

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    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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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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Johan Smeets

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    Joined us on September 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Electrical Engineering, Electromechanics and Power Electronics

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  • Thesis

    Contactless transfer of energy: 3D modeling and design of a position-independent inductive coupling integrated in a planar motor
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Evangelos Georgakopoulos

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    Joined us on August 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Mineral Carbonation & Industrial Waste (Steel slag) Valorization, Cranfield University

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  • Thesis

    Iron and steel slag valorization through carbonation and supplementary processes
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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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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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Gaurav Nanda

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  • Brightie

    Joined us on January 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Engineering Physics / Applied Physics

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  • Thesis

    Electronic transport in helium beam modified graphene and ballistic Josephson junctions
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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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Lonneke Ploum

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    Joined us on February 11, 2019

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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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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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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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