
Dr. Ismet Baran
Principle InvestigatorTenured Assistant Professor in polymer composite processing, characterization and performance

Nick Hoksbergen, MSc
PhD ResearcherRain droplet erosion behavior of thermoplastic based leading edge protection systems for wind turbine blades

Senem Aktas, MSc
PhD ResearcherShort term behaviour of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites

Onur Yuksel, MSc
PhD ResearcherPultrusion of fiber-reinforced polymer composites: Process-structure-property relationship
Previous Team Members
Post Doctoral researchers:
2020-2022
Dr. Ozan Erartsin
Process-structure-property-performance relationship in co-bonded polymer composites
2018-2020
Dr. Jamal Zanjani
Co-bonding of thermoset-thermoplastic hybrid composites
PhD researchers:
2016-2020
Dr. Amin Zaami
PhD thesis: “Development of a fast local analysis tool for optimized laser assisted tape winding” (link)
2016-2020
Dr. Mohammad Hosseini
PhD thesis: “Towards an accurate process design tool for laser-assisted tape winding” (link)
2015-2019
Dr. Farshad Farzan Nasab
PhD thesis: “Optimal design of laminated composites with focus on aircraft structures” (link)
Visiting PhD researchers:
2019-2020
Dr. Ning Han (from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Processing and performance of fiber reinforced Elium (acrylic thermoplastic resin) composites
2019-2020
Dr. Ozan Celik (from TU Delft, Netherlands)
Laser-assisted fiber placement of thermoplastic composites
PDEng researchers:
2017-2020
Nick Willemstein
3D printing of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites
MSc students:
2022
Maarten van den Berg – Pultrusion of carbon/PU planks for spar caps of wind turbine blades
Maarten van der Zanden – Integrated Leading Edge Protection for Offshore Wind Turbine Blades at High Speed
Jaron Dijksterhuis – Rain erosion performance of integrated leading edge protection systems in wind turbine blades
Stef Kuiper – 3D printing of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites
Henri Tuin – Pultrusion of carbon fiber reinforced Elium composites for recyclable wind turbine blades
Aurelio Wijnands – Pultrusion of glass/PA6 composites
Timo Grootelaar – Pultrusion of continuous glass/PP filaments for 3D printing of composites
Jan Willem Broers – Pultrusion of glass/PP composites for recyclable wind turbine blades
2021
Bolar Vanishree Rao – A study towards the optimization of a lab-scale pultrusion line: Process, structure and property
Vaibhav Kulkarni – UV-Assisted Room Temperature 3d Printing Of Long Fiber Reinforced Composites
Roy Hendriks – UV assisted additive manufacturing of a liquid thermoplastic resin
Udaya Aditya Ghantasala – Rain erosion performance of the leading-edge protection of wind turbine blades
Pious Deo – Towards VARTM Manufacturing Process Optimization: Analysis of Temperature and Cure
Jason Yang – Towards process optimization of spar caps made of polyurethane composites used in wind turbine blades
Roy van Zijl – Rate-Dependent Properties and Failure Behaviour of Glass Isotactic Polypropylene (G-iPP) Composites
Gautam Janardhan – Simulation of rain droplet impact and erosion on leading edge protection of wind turbine blades
Gusthavo Ribeiro Salomao – Processing guidelines for co-bonded leading edge protection system for wind turbine blades
Martijn Peperkamp – Design and optimization of the pultrusion process to produce recyclable wind turbine blades
2020
Jasper van Meurs – Design, construction and evaluation of a laboratory scale pultrusion line for fiber reinforced composites
Elsemiek Verheijen – Design and development of innovative and hybrid polymeric for wind energy
Frank Esselink – Optimization of the laser assisted tape winding process using an inverse kinematic-optical-thermal model
2019
Douwe Jan Pel – Designing and building an Instrumented rain erosion test equipment for wind turbine blades
Aniruddh Lotlikar – Optimization of impact performance of thermoplastic composites used in cars
2018
Steven Oonk – Effect of thermal degradation of polyamide-12 on the laser-sintered parts
2017
Victor Hoeksema – 3D Transient and Crystallization model for Laster Assisted Tape Winding
Yoeri Ton – Investigation of long fiber effects during compression molding of fiber-reinforced thermoplastics
2016
Ivo Vrooijink – Process induced stress/strain development in composites made by co-bonding
Eva Hofland – Selective laser sintering of polymers – Enabling process control and part property prediction
Jasper Reichardt – Optical-Thermal Process Model for Laser-Assisted Tape Winding
Wouter Weijermars – Mechanical behavior of composite sandwich panels in bending after impact