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Staff members with discipline Engineering, Mechanical

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

Industrial Research and Development
International projects
dr. A.J. (Albert) Bosch
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a.j.bosch rug.nl
+31 50 36 34170
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lecturer Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM)
The IP team is part of the Knowledge Transfer Office of UG/UMCG and supports researchers in patent applications, business development and provides advice regarding financial opportunities for public-private partnerships.
ir. J.J.W. (Joost) Breukink
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j.j.w.breukink rug.nl
+31 50 36 35279
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Coordinator IP Team & Patent Attorney
J. (Jeroen) van der Burg
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j.van.der.burg rug.nl
+31 6 4512 4916
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O.O. (Oluwajuwon Oluwagbemisola) Caleb
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o.o.caleb rug.nl
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PhD student
Dynamics and Vibration; Structural Health Monitoring; Non-Destructive Testing; Artificial Intelligence
L. (Liangliang) Cheng, PhD
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liangliang.cheng rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
I have more than 15 years of experience in the fields of oil & gas, petrochemistry and higher education. My degree in mechanical engineering allowed participating in many major engineering projects around the world, but I also developed myself in numerical simulation techniques while doing my PhD in engineering: firstly on topics related to my academic career (Fluid Mechanics/CFD), and then in the area of oil recovery processes (EOR/IOR).
dr. ir. P.D. (Pablo) Druetta
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p.d.druetta rug.nl
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Assistant Professor in Chemical Product Technology
3D printing; Biomimetics; Bioinspired sensors; Analytical and computational modeling; Flexible electronics; Laser-materials processing; Technology entrepreneurship
dr. A.M. (Amar) Kamat
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a.m.kamat rug.nl
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wave dynamics, acoustics, advanced materials, metamaterials, additive manufacturing, materials engineering, composites, materials & mechanical properties
dr. A.O. (Anastasiia) Krushynska
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a.o.krushynska rug.nl
+31 50 36 38376
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Assistant professor
R. (Renato) Lemos Cosse
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r.lemos.cosse rug.nl
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Multiscale Mechanics Modelling
Solid Mechanics (Theoretical and Computational)
Crystal Plasticity
Molecular Dynamics
F. (Francesco) Maresca, PhD
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f.maresca rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Uncertainty Quantification, Reduced Order Modeling, Machine Learning
J. (Jigar) Parekh, MSc
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j.parekh rug.nl
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PhD student
Prof. Dr. PV Aravind is the Professor and Chair of Energy Conversion, University of Groningen. He did his MSc thesis research in the Section ET (TU Delft) on the topic “Generation of Electricity and Heat using Biomass Gasification, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) and Micro Turbines” and received his MSc. from University of Oldenburg, Germany. He then continued his PhD work at the same section (TU Delft) on the same topic. Later he defended his PhD thesis titled “High efficiency energy systems based on biomass gasifiers, SOFCs with Ni/GDC anodes and gas turbines” at TU Delft. Since then, he has been involved in the supervision of research activities related to the development of fuel cell systems with a special focus on Gasifier-SOFC integrated systems. He runs a laboratory for hydrogen and fuel cell systems and supervises several PhD students and post-doctoral researchers. He teaches courses on hydrogen, fuel cell systems and thermodynamics of energy conversion. 
A. (Aravind) Purushothaman Vellayani, Prof Dr
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a.purushothaman.vellayani rug.nl
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Professor
F.H. (Felipe) Ravaglio Pasquini, MSc
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f.h.ravaglio.pasquini rug.nl
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PhD student
ing. M.J.A. (Michel) Riksma
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m.j.a.riksma rug.nl
+31 6 2282 9442
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dr. ir. C.C. (Charissa) Roossien, MSc
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c.c.roossien umcg.nl
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Post-doc research and biomedical engineer
Solid mechanics, Multiscale modeling, Atomistic simulation, Physical Metallurgy
L. (Lorenzo) la Rosa, MSc
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l.la.rosa rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
- Computational Fluid Mechanics
- Transient Flow
- (Offshore) wind engineering
- Systems engineering
A.N. (Aljoscha) Sander, MSc
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aljoscha.sander rug.nl
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PhD student
T.J.J. (Thiemen) Siemensma, MSc
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t.j.j.siemensma rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Materials science and engineering
Hot deformation flow stress modeling
Molecular dynamics simulation
Autocad, Bim
B.A. (Tonny) Sulmann
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b.a.sulmann rug.nl
+31 6 3198 2848
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I am an experienced academic researcher, educator and manager. As a mechanical engineer, I am a specialist in the field of tribology –the science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion– and a generalist performing and leading award-winning research on renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. Beyond developing and teaching courses, I have experience in the day-to-day running of a Master program, the development of curricula and the ensuring of quality for accreditation. I manage tenure-track staff as Chair of a research group and have been supervising early career researchers, PhD, Master and Bachelor students. I collaborate closely with industry and, having successfully launched a spin-off company, participate in various national and international initiatives promoting renewable energy research.
A. (Antonis) Vakis, Prof Dr
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a.vakis rug.nl
+31 6 3192 1150
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Associate Professor
Werktuigbouwkundig ontwerp met 3D CAD-pakket Siemens NX
ing. R. (Rick) Veenstra
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rick.veenstra rug.nl
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Mechanical Engineer
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prof. dr. ir. G.J. (Bart) Verkerke
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g.j.verkerke umcg.nl
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Professor in BioMedical Product Development
E. (Elisabeth) Wilhelm, Dr
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e.wilhelm rug.nl
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Assistant Professor in Control of Robotic Systems for Assistance and Rehabilitation
Molecular Dynamics simulation of Grian Boundaries
L. (Lei) Zhang
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lei.zhang rug.nl
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PhD student
Field / Discipline
mechanical metamaterials, woven composites
Z.H. (Zhaohang) Zhang
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z.h.zhang rug.nl
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PhD student
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