Nico Schramma (Ph.D)
– Ph.D. Student / Jan 2021 - now
— M.Sc. MPI - Dynamics & Self-Organisation
— B.Sc. Physics, University of Göttingen
Research Interest: Active Biological Matter
Follows: Adam Ondra and Shauna Coxsey
Yuri Zeniti Sinzato (Ph.D)
– Ph.D. Student / Feb 2022 - now
— M.Sc. & B.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Brasília
Research Interest: Algae & Cyanobacteria biophysics
Listens to: Tom Jobim and Jamiroquai
Hugo Leonardo França (Postdoc)
[joint with Oscar Versolato]
– Postdoc June 2023 - now
— Ph.D. Student (March 2019 - 2023), Computational Mathematics, University of São Paulo (USP)
Research Interest: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Complex Fluids
Listens to: Samba and Brazilian music
Jared Popowski (Ph.D.)
— Ph.D. Student / Nov 2023 - now
— M.Sc. Physics, University of British Columbia
— B.A. Physics & Math, University of Colorado Boulder
Research Interest: Glassy Dynamics in Active
Biological Matter, Plants
Loves: Climbing, rap & jazz music & yoyoing
Isabelle Eisenmann (Postdoc)
– Postdoc September 2024 - now
— Post-doc, Jan-Aug 2024, ENS Paris
— PhD student, 2020-2023, ENS Paris
Research Interest: Algae & Cyanobacteria biophysics
Likes: mountains, night trains and piano
Pedro Cosme (Postdoc)
– Postdoc August 2024 - now
— Ph.D. Student (September 2019 - May 2024), Physics Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon
Research Interest: Dynamical & Active Systems, Complex Fluids
Listens to: Monteverdi, Rameau, Bach & Sweelinck
Carola Seyfert (Guest Scientist)
— Researcher (Deltares)
— Ph.D. Applied Physics, U Twente 2020
— M.Sc. Engineering, TU Dresden
Project: Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Loves: Birds
Tom Appleford (Ph.D.)
— Ph.D. Student / Sep 2022 - now
— M.Sc. Physics and Astrophysics UvA/VU
— B.Sc. Mathematics and Physics, Durham Uni.
Research Interest: Plastocapillarity, Cavitation
Likes: to play the trombone
Olfa D’Angelo (Guest Guest)
— PhD, RWTH Aachen University
— B.Sc. & M. Sc., the European School of Materials Science and Engineering
— MBA, University of Lorraine
Project: 3D printing in microgravity
Follows: Danielle Wood and Tomás Saraceno
Andriarimina Daniel Rakotonirina (Guest Scientist)
— Computational Scientist, The Ocean Cleanup / 2020 – now
— Postdoc, U. British Columbia / 2016 – 2018
— Ph.D. Computational Physics, ENS Lyon / 2013 – 2016
Research interests: multi-scale transport of meso-, macro- and mega-plastics
Likes: dancing, farming, oceans, and mountains
Holly du Plessis (M.Sc.)
— M.Sc. Physics and Astrophysics UvA/VU
— B.Sc. Physics, University of Otago
Project: Active fluids
Loves: sushi and tacos
Leander Post (M.Sc,)
— M.Sc. Math & Physics, UvA
— B.Sc. Electrical Engineer, U Twente
Project: Pattern formation
Loves: singing in choir, bouldering, running
Max Marshall (M.Sc,)
— M.Sc. Physics and Astrophysics UvA/VU
— B.Sc. Physics and Astrophysics UvA/VU
Project: Active fluids
Listens to: Fiona Apple and Noga Erez
Isaac Deen (B.Sc.)
— B.Sc. Physics and Astrophysics UvA/VU
Project: Physics of Cyanobacteria
Loves: Reading about a movie without actually watching it
Vera Horjus (M.Sc.)
— M.Sc. Physics and Astrophysics UvA/VU
— B.Sc. Physics and Astrophysics UvA/VU
Project: Synthetic Active Matter
Loves: playing the bass
Biggie Z (Honorable member)
— B.Sc. Math and Physics, UBC
Project: Nonlinear tale dynamics
Fan of: Canucks and Rasi Z
Nietzsche J (Honorable member)
— B.Sc. Philosophy of Physics, U Tehran
Project: Metaphysics of Physics
Reads: Goethe and Hafiz
see this page for the available positions.
Alumni
Cintia Perugachi Israëls
M.Sc. Theor. Physics, 21-22’
Biophysics of Plants
Likes: Mountaineering
Jesse van der Kolk
B.Sc. Physics, 21’
Viscoplastic Spreading
loves: skateboarding
Marieke Beerepoot
B.Sc. Physics, 21’
Bubbles in Complex Fluids
Fan of: AZ Alkmaar
Jackson Wilt
Research Associate, 21-22’
3D printing active matter
Fan of: Studio Ghibli
Sophie Beck
B.Sc. Physics, 21’
Bioluminescence
Likes to: Dance
Samantha Visbeek
Research Assistant, 21-22’
ML for 3D printing
Fan of: AFC Ajax
Jetske Ribbers (B.Sc.)
B.Sc. Physics 22’
computational viscoplasticity
Loves: to read and ski
Thijs Albers
M.Sc. Theor. Physics 22-23’
Mathematical Billiards
Follows: Space News
Rafaella Pitsillou
M.Sc. Physics 22’
Locomotion in Viscoplastic Fluids
Loves: Dogs, Daft Punk
Twan Heijink
B.Sc. Physics, Saxion, 21’
Viscoplastic Waves
Admires: John Mayer
Evelien Wooning (M.Sc.)
[joint with Anotine Deblais]
M.Sc. Physics 23’
Viscoplastic Droplets
Loves to: play the klaverjas
Pepijn Sommerdijk
B.Sc. Physics, 22’
Locomotion in Complex Fluids
Loves: Tyler the Creator
Fernando López-Carrasco Pérez (M.Sc.)
M.Sc. Theor. Physics 23-24’
Biological Pattern Formation
Loves: hispanic music
Mélanie Labiausse (M.Sc.)
M.Sc. Physics, ENS-PSL
Signalling in Plants
Likes: Reading & frogs
Frenk Klein Schiphorst (M.Sc.)
M.Sc. Theor. Physics 23-24’
Computational Viscoplasticity
Likes: (board) games
Karen Villari (M.Sc.)
M.Sc. Freshwater Biology
Chloroplast Positioning
Loves: Amphibians
Valentin Rosario (M.Sc.)
M.Sc. Theor. Physics 23-24’
Computaional Glaciology
Loves: Skiing
Eva Pot (M.Sc.)
M.Sc. Freshwater Biology
Cyanobacteria Growth
Likes: Plants & dogs
Hugo Tchétché
Intern 23’
Computational Viscoplasticity
Loves: Football
Gloria Casas Canales
M.Sc. Marine Biology 23’
Chloroplast positioning
Loves: Scuba diving
Daniël Tieman
M.Sc. Physics 23’
Fluid dynamics of 3D Printing
Loves: Analog gear
Claudia Valkenier
M.Sc. Physics 23’
Tidal Energy Conversion
Loves: Yoga & Piano
Stijn Delnoij
M.Sc. Theor. Physics 23’
Mathematical Billiards
Likes: Reading literature
Micol Cresto-Dina
B.Sc. Physics 23’
Flow of Cyanobacteria
Plays: Football
Tomás Schuller
visiting Ph.D. Engineering 23’
Physics of Printing
Plays: handball
Jan-Willem Botermans
M.Sc. Theor. Physics 23’
Active Matter
Plays & love: Basketball
Roy van der Linden
M.Sc. Physics 22’
Particles in Turbulent Flows
Likes: Mads Mikkelsen
Elliott Sutton
Ph.D. / Turing Fellow, 22’
Viscoplastic Fluids
Listens to: Bonobo & Bicep
Milo Commandeur
B.Sc. Physics, 23’
Active Matter
Loves: Cooking
Daniel van Bemmelen
B.Sc. Physics, 21’
Gravity Currents
Listens to: Janine Jansen
Tanguy Sarafian
Intern from U Toulon, 21’
Bioluminescence
Fan of: Olympique Lyonnais
Brent Muijskens
M.Sc. Comp. Sciences 23
Mathematical Billiards
Listens to: Nu Metal
Thomas Nazeyrollas
Intern from ISAE-ENSMA, 21’
Viscoplastic Droplets
Listens to: Cactus Jack
Isaac Deen García
Intern, 21’
Motion in Complex Fluids
Listens to: Radiohead
Merlijne Ott
Intern, 21’
Motion in Complex Fluids
Loves: Cats
Toon Muskens
M.Sc. Theor. Physics, 21-22’
Lava Dome Formation
Loves: Cultivating plants
Julie Baudillon (Intern)
Intern from Toulouse, 22’
Complex fluids near solids
Likes: Peaky Blinders!
Tom Appleford
M.Sc. Theor. Physics, 21-22’
Plastocapillarity
Loves: to play the trombone
Joey Besseling
B.Sc. Physics, 22’
Biological Particles in Flow
Likes: Programming
Casper Smit
Research Assistant, 21-22’
Machine Learning Patterns
Fan of: AFC Ajax
Bodhi Simon Witte
B.Sc. Physics, 22’
Theory of Active Fluids
Likes: Ajax
Max Riemens
B.Sc. Physics, 22’
Experimental Microrheology
Listens to: Dave
Vandevoorde Maxime
B.Sc. Comp. Sci., Toulon
Image Processing
Listens to: Sexion d'Assaut
Axel Guillou (Intern)
B.Sc. CFD, Toulon
Flow of complex fluids
Likes to: Sail
Abel van den Heuvel
B.Sc. Physics, 21’
[joint with N. Shahidzadeh]
Salt Compaction
Listens to: Lewis Capaldi