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.

Jelle Rommers

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    Joined us on May 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Precision Engineering at TU Delft

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    Almost PhD!
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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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Jos van Rooij

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    Joined us on October 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Quantitative Imaging Physics, TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Holographic wavefield imaging for surface reconstruction and 3d tomography
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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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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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Emmanuouil Grigoriou

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    Joined us on February 17, 2025

  • PHD

    PhD Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

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  • Thesis

    Quantum Simulations with Particle-Non-Conserving Processes
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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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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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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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Tudor Vacaretu

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    Joined us on January 1, 2022

  • PHD

    PhD Candidate at Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Martin Borchert

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    Joined us on March 1, 2024

  • PHD

    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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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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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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Rutger Beekelaar

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    Joined us on September 1, 2014

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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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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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Hans van Franeker

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    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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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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Sabyasachi Neogi

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    Joined us on January 1, 2020

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Leon Chen

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    Joined us on April 29, 2024

Steven Kivits

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    Joined us on February 1, 2022

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Marcos Deros

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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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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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Richard van Wouw

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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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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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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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Carmen Grandi

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    Joined us on April 1, 2025

Anastasiia Panfilova

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    Joined us on September 1, 2021

  • PHD

    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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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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Behnam Asadi

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    Joined us on July 1, 2017

  • PHD

    Mechanical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Event-triggered control for linear systems with performance and rate guarantees
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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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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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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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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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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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Etienne de Kort

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    Joined us on June 1, 2024

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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Nadia Salman

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    Joined us on January 4, 2021

  • PHD

    PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds

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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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Larissa Jansen

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    Joined us on July 1, 2024

  • PHD

    Former PhD Student Cardiovascular Biomechanics at Eindhoven University of Technology

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  • Thesis

    Large field of view functional ultrasound imaging of the abdominal aorta
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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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Davood Farhadi

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    Joined us on May 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Compliant Mechanisms at TU Delft

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Valentina Caprara Vivoli

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    Joined us on February 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Engineering Physics /Applied Physics

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  • Thesis

    Revealing entanglement and nonlocality in few photon states
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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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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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Nicole van Gestel

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    Joined us on November 18, 2019

  • PHD

    Biomedical engineering, TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Bioactive Glass As Bone Graft Substitute. In vitro assessment of the mechanical and biological properties
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Elif Ozturk

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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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Juul van Boxtel

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    Joined us on December 1, 2024

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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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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John Asaad

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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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Bastiaan Ippel

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    Joined us on December 1, 2019

  • PHD

    Biomedical engineering, TU/e

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  • Thesis

    Functional supramolecular additives
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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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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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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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Lena Filatova

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    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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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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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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Abhijit Kalbhor

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    Joined us on February 1, 2023

  • PHD

    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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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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Cristina Palao

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    Joined us on January 6, 2025

Georg Wilding

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    Joined us on September 1, 2022

  • PHD

    PhD in Astronomy/Mathematics at the University of Groningen

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  • Thesis

    Multi-scale Connectivity and Hierarchical Topology of the Cosmic Web
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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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Sujithra Raviselvam

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    Joined us on November 4, 2024

  • PHD

    PhD - Engineering Product Development at University Eindhoven

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  • Thesis

    Designing with the Extreme-user Experiences
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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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Andrea Marcela Reina Tamayo

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    Joined us on June 1, 2017

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    Participated in Connecting Worlds , Science kitchen

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    Studied Positive Organisational Psychology @ Erasmus University Rotterdam

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  • Thesis

    Almost PhD!
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Alican Sahinkaya

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    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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Violeta Navarro Paredes

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    Joined us on April 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Physics

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  • Thesis

    Estudio de las propiedades mecánicas de superficies de Au y TiO2 mediante microscopía de fuerzas
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Anab Ahmed

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    Joined us on February 17, 2025

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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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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Cem Koch

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Maaike Schotman

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    Joined us on February 1, 2024

  • PHD

    Biomedical Materials and Chemistry

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  • Thesis

    Supramolecular injectable hydrogels for local cardiac therapy
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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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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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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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Lonneke Ploum

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    Joined us on February 11, 2019

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Yevgenii Davydenko

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    Joined us on May 1, 2025

Ozan Akdemir

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    Joined us on March 1, 2024

  • PHD

    Doctor of Philosophy-PhD , Applied Physics-Complex Photonic Systems (COPS) at University of Twente

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  • Thesis

    Light transport in anisotropically scattering and absorbing media
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Koen Verkerk

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    Joined us on September 1, 2016

  • PHD

    Control Systems

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  • Thesis

    Improved accuracy of flexible systems by state estimation: applied to high-precision motion systems
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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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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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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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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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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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Maria Joao Enes da Silva

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    Joined us on June 1, 2022

  • PHD

    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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Martin van Son

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    Joined us on November 1, 2023

  • PHD

    Chemical Engineering

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  • Thesis

    Functional Block Molecules with Nanoscale Order
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Andrés Aguirre Guzman

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    Joined us on April 1, 2022

  • PHD

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

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  • Thesis

    Numerical study of rapidly rotating turbulent convection
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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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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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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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Max Vogel

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    Joined us on September 1, 2018

  • PHD

    Human Biology

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  • Thesis

    Tissue oxygenation in human obesity: role in adipose Tissue dysfunction and metabolic health
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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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Joep Nijssen

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    Joined us on June 1, 2021

  • PHD

    Engineering Tribology, TU Delft

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  • Thesis

    Compliant Full Film Lubricated Bearings
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