Information for Bachelor and Master students

Bachelor students

In the Bachelor program, you may encounter me in your first year during the Programming component of the course Principles of Design and Programming. I also organise the Multidisciplinary CBL course in the second year and I coordinate one of the projects in this course on circular electronics

In the second and third year, you can choose elective courses, and I strongly encourage you to use this opportunity to explore and discover your field of interest. If you have a strong preference for engineering materials, solid mechanics, and or structural design, you can opt for a Bachelor Final Project within our section (Mechanics of Materials). Here, you will have the chance to work on a project supervised by one of our PhD students and myself.

A list of currently available projects can be found here.

Master students

My research group is part of the Section Mechanics of Materials, which in turn belongs to the Division of Computational and Experimental Mechanics. I am involved in three Master’s courses: Composites and Lightweight Materials, Scientific Computing for Mechanical Engineering, and Advanced and Additive Manufacturing.

Any student in the Master’s program in Mechanical Engineering can follow these courses. Students from other departments such as the Built Environment, Applied Physics, or Industrial Design are also welcome to take them as electives.

If you are enrolled in the Section Mechanics of Materials, or in one of the tracks Materials for High Tech Systems Design, Computational Engineering, Solid Mechanics, or Advanced Manufacturing Across the Scales, I can serve as your mentor and supervise your internship or Master’s thesis project.

Internships

As part of our research activities in composite materials, advanced material systems, and additive manufacturing, we regularly offer internship opportunities for motivated Master students. These internships provide hands-on experience in topics at the interface of aerospace, motorsport, and high-performance materials engineering.

Opportunities are available through a broad network of industrial partners, research institutes, and universities both in the Netherlands and abroad. In recent years, we have arranged placements at leading organizations such as VDL Fibertech Industries, Toyota Gazoo Racing, and BMW, where students work on real-world challenges related to lightweight design, manufacturing innovation, and material performance.

Students interested in research can also be placed at renowned institutes such as TNO, Holst Centre, and partner universities including Chalmers University of Technology, University of Porto, and University of Bristol. These internships often focus on experimental characterization, numerical modeling, or process development related to 3D printing, thermoset/thermoplastic composites, and multi-material systems.

Internships typically last 11 to 14 weeks and often lead to follow-up Master projects with greater academic depth. In some cases, they have also served as a stepping stone toward PhD research opportunities in related fields.

Master Thesis projects

Master’s thesis projects typically last 7 to 9 months and are usually connected to one of our ongoing research activities. In some cases, we use a Master’s project as an opportunity to explore an entirely new field—sometimes even leading to new, funded PhD positions.

A list of previous projects can be found here. Current available projects can be found here.