PhD, 17th February 2025 Anne M. J. Verdurmen obtained her masters degree in Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands. She is interested in liquid crystal actuators which rapidly change shape. Using these actuators she aims to create adaptable connections that can be used for neuromorphic computing. By adding ferroelectric materials the stimuli […]
On March 13th, Yuxin You successfully defended her PhD thesis, titled “Programmed Dynamic Topographical Deformations in Liquid Crystal Polymers. Yuxin focused on surface topographies, referring to the micro-scale textures of the outermost layer of a coating. They are crucial in determining how the surface looks and feels, as well as influencing the wettability, tribology, and optical
Another day, another doctor: the HIM group congratulates our new doctor, Yuxin You! Read More »
The HIM group congratulates its member, Dr. Mert Orhan Astam, on receiving the NWO Faculty of Impact grant for his start-up, HaptonTech. We are proud to work together with him to valorize the innovative and exciting technologies that are being developed at the HIM group! Correspondence Mert Astam
HIM group’s Dr. Mert Orhan Astam is awarded the NWO Faculty of Impact for HaptonTech! Read More »
The winners of this year’s annual funny idea competition were rewarded highly with a shopping spree at one of the group’s favorite shops: Albert Heijn! With a 100 euros of credit, courtesy of the HIM group, and 5 minutes to collect that value of items, the winners were running around the shop collecting their most
On March 13th, Dongyu Zhang successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Light- and Electricity-Induced Liquid Secretion from Liquid Crystal Polymer Coatings.” The thesis draws inspiration from nature, where liquid secretion plays a vital role in biological systems—forming protective barriers, regulating temperature, enabling substance transport, and facilitating chemical reactions. Mimicking this adaptive behavior, Dongyu’s research explores
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We’re excited to share that Duygu represented our lab at the 2024 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, held December 1–6 in Boston, Massachusetts. This event brought together more than 6,000 researchers to exchange cutting-edge developments and ideas across a broad range of topics of material science. On December 4, Duygu gave an oral presentation titled “An Autonomous Snapper with
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We are excited to announce that the HIM research group will be participating in the upcoming International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference 2025 with a contributed talk and poster presentations! ILCEC 2025 is bringing together the researchers from diverse backgrounds in materials science to share the recent advancements in reconfigurable network chemistries, materials physics, localization of
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PhD, 1st April 2021 Jacques Azevedo Peixoto obtained his master’s degree in nanotechnology and telecommunication from Ecole Normal Superieur, France. He is interested in the bottom-to-top assembly in liquid crystal to broaden the library of possibilities and increase the impact of such material. He is currently occupying tuning boundary conditions and/or using external stimuli such
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Visiting Researcher, 24th June 2024 Danyang Wan obtained his PhD (major in organic chemistry) from Sichuan University (SCU, China) in December 2016 and his major was Organic Chemistry. His doctoral research mainly focused on oxidative cyclization of (hetero)aromatic C−H bonds and internal alkynes to construct π-conjugated heterocycles.In March 2017, he joined Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research
PhD, 1st of October 2024 Ivan obtained his master’s in Molecular Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) and completed his master project in the University of Florence (Italy) where he worked on polymers and copolymers with redox properties for energy-storage and opto/electro applications. Then, he developed his PhD in organic chemistry