
Efficient designing of porous media and metamaterials with multiscale modeling
Renan Liupekevicius Carnielli defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on April 1st.

Analyzing the behavior of the fiber-reinforced polymer PVDF with a numerical framework
Tom Lenders defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on February 4th.

Novel diagnostics for stress-depth profiling and mechanics in multi-layer thin films
Robin Martens defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on December 19th.

NWO OTP grant for Particles on the Edge (PLEDGE) project
‘Particles on the Edge (PLEDGE): Second-phase particles governing the ultimate properties of advanced high-strength green steels’ project…

New numerical method simulates properties of scratches on wafers
Sven Sperling defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on April 18th.

Understanding durability: multi-scale modeling of failure in cast iron
Aslan Mohammadpourshoorbakhlou defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on February 2nd.

METRAMAT program will pave the way to wide-spread manufacturing and application of metamaterials in European industry
¹û¶³´«Ã½ researcher Varvara Kouznetsova coordinates European funded Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie program that’s now hiring for 10 PhD positions in…

A new Discrete Element Method framework to stimulate 3D printing
Bram Dorussen defended his thesis at the department of Mechanical Engineering on October 19th.

New insights in the properties of high-strength steel
Job Wijnen defended his thesis at the department of Mechanical Engineering on September 19th.

Grip krijgen op vervorming van staal
Tijmen Vermeij onderzocht hoe je staal lichter, sterker en duurzamer kan maken. Hij promoveerde op vrijdag 21 april cum laude bij de…

Unraveling the physics of the hygro-expansion of paper

METAFOAM: partnerschappen gezocht voor een noodzakelijke doorbraak tegen alledaagse geluidshinder
Geluidshinder is een alomtegenwoordig probleem in onze moderne samenleving dat van invloed is op ons welzijn en de kwaliteit van leven. Met…