Research Team

Post Doctoral researchers:

Dr. Ozan Erartsin
Process-structure-property-performance relationship in co-bonded polymer composites

Dr. Jamal Zanjani
Co-bonding of thermoset-thermoplastic hybrid composites

PhD researchers:

Dr. Amin Zaami
PhD thesis: “Development of a fast local analysis tool for optimized laser assisted tape winding” (link)

Dr. Mohammad Hosseini
PhD thesis: “Towards an accurate process design tool for laser-assisted tape winding” (link)

Dr. Farshad Farzan Nasab
PhD thesis: “Optimal design of laminated composites with focus on aircraft structures” (link)

Visiting PhD researchers:

Dr. Ning Han (from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)
Processing and performance of fiber reinforced Elium (acrylic thermoplastic resin) composites

Dr. Ozan Celik (from TU Delft, Netherlands)
Laser-assisted fiber placement of thermoplastic composites

PDEng researchers:

Nick Willemstein
3D printing of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites

MSc students:

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

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

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

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

Steven Oonk – Effect of thermal degradation of polyamide-12 on the laser-sintered parts

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

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