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Staff members with discipline Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Mechatronic engineering 
Piezoelectric materials
Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS)
Flexible electronics
Sensors (piezoelectric, gas)
Piezoelectric devices
Micro/nano electronics
M.I. (Mónica Isela) Acuautla Meneses, Prof
Contact
m.i.acuautla.meneses rug.nl
+31 50 36 36797
Function
Associate Professor
Electron Microscopy
In-situ electron microscopy
Electrochemistry
Scanning Electron Microscopy, (Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscopy
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Contact
g.h.ten.brink rug.nl
+31 6 5140 1224
Function
R&D Technician
S. (Selvaraj) Chinnathambi, PhD
Contact
s.chinnatambi rug.nl
Function
Researcher
Organometaalchemie, catalysis, polymer chemistry, polymer structure-property relationships
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Contact
r.duchateau rug.nl
Function
Honorary professor
prof. dr. ir. E. (Erik) van der Giessen
Contact
e.van.der.giessen rug.nl
+31 50 36 38046
Function
Full Professor
Multiscale computational models to understand and design complex (bio)materials from their nanoscale building blocks.
A. (Andrea) Giuntoli, PhD
Contact
a.giuntoli rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
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Contact
a.h.hofman rug.nl
Function
FSE Fellow
Physics, Applied Physics, Materials Science, Nanostructured Materials, Electron Microscopy, Lasers, Coatings, Thin Films and Interfaces.
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Chemistry, Organic, Energy & Fuels
prof. dr. J.C. (Kees) Hummelen
Contact
j.c.hummelen rug.nl
Function
Professor
Hydrogels, self-regulated materials, feedback systems
P.J. de Jong
Contact
jarne.de.jong rug.nl
Function
PhD student
See home page: www.katsonis.eu
N.H. (Nathalie) Katsonis, Prof
Contact
n.h.katsonis rug.nl
Function
Professor of chemistry
Energy harvesting, Sensors, Biodegradable devices, Nanomaterials
wave dynamics, acoustics, advanced materials, metamaterials, additive manufacturing, materials engineering, composites, materials & mechanical properties
prof. dr. A.O. (Anastasiia) Krushynska
Contact
a.o.krushynska rug.nl
+31 50 36 38376
Function
Adjunct professor
Self-regulated materials, supramolecular chemistry, photoswitches, dynamic chemical systems, reaction networks, liquid crystalline elastomers, hydrogels, & soft robotics,
M.M. (Michael) Lerch, Dr
Contact
m.m.lerch rug.nl
Function
Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Our main research interests are currently focused on the design, synthesis and characterization of novel tailor made macromolecules as well as on the development of sustainable, eco-efficient and competitive production methods of polymeric materials. By... read more
K.U. (Katja) Loos, Prof
Contact
k.u.loos rug.nl
Function
Professor
Multiscale Mechanics Modelling
Solid Mechanics (Theoretical and Computational)
Crystal Plasticity
Molecular Dynamics
F. (Francesco) Maresca, PhD
Contact
f.maresca rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
dr. T. (Taraneh) Mokabber
Contact
t.mokabber rug.nl
Function
Research & Education Officer
Identifying and assessing funding opportunities; Partner search and consortium building;  Project development;  Proposal writing
Materials Science and Engineering, Electron Microscopy, Laser Materials Processing, PVD & plasma activated CVD, Nanostructured Materials, Coatings and Thin Films, Self-healing Materials, Surface Engineering and Tribology
prof. dr. Y. (Yutao) Pei
Contact
y.pei rug.nl
+31 50 36 32037
Function
Professor / Hoogleraar; Group leader, Advanced Production Engineering
Polymer Physics, Self-Assembly, Polymer Crystallization
Thin Polymer Films, Hybrid polymer/nanoparticles systems.
X-ray based structural characterization techniques.
Small-Angle and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS/WAXS).
GISAXS/GIWAXS.
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Contact
g.portale rug.nl
+31 50 36 38201
Function
Assistant Professor / Univ. Docent
nanomaterials, colloidal chemistry, perovskite-based semiconductors at nanoscale, energy materials www.protesesculab.com
Experimental Solid State Physics, Surface Science, Electron spectroscopy, organic thin films, molecular switches and motors, organic-inorganic hybrids, 2D solids
prof. P. (Petra) Rudolf
Contact
p.rudolf rug.nl
+31 6 2786 7007
Function
Professor Experimental Solid State Physics and Dean of Graduate Studies
MEMS/NEMS fabrication
MEMS design and simulation
Electrospinning
Thin film Deposition
Biomimetics
Nature-inspired sensors
D. (Debarun) Sengupta, Dr
Contact
debarun.sengupta rug.nl
+31 50 36 35590
Function
Guest Researcher
Constitutive modeling
Molecular dynamics/statics simulation
Contact Mechanics
Physics-informed neural networks
S. (Soheil) Solhjoo, PhD
Contact
s.solhjoo rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4133
Function
Assistant Professor
Catalysis, reaction development, organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, reaction networks, soft matter
F. (Foteini) Trigka, MSc
Contact
f.trigka rug.nl
Function
Quantum Interfaces, Device Physics
J. (Jianting) Ye, Prof
Contact
j.ye rug.nl
Function
Professor
mechanical metamaterials, acoustic metamaterials, composites
Z. (Zhaohang) Zhang
Contact
z.h.zhang rug.nl
Function
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