Group members
Dr. Sara Jabbari-Farouji (Principal Investigator)
I am interested in various problems in the domain of soft and active matter physics, in particular non-equilibrium structure formation and description in language of non-equilibrium statistical physics.
My aim is understand the link between the underlying structure of soft materials and their dynamics and mechanical
properties by employing coarse-grained models. In my research, I combine computer simulations with statistical physics theory and hydrodynamics to a variety of soft and active matter problems related to experiments.
Twan Hooijschuur
(PhD student)
Project: Mechanical properties of active polymer-like matter
Jointly with Antoine Deblais
Vito Seinen
(PhD student)
Project: Statistical physics of emergent transitions in active matter
Jointly with Peter Bolhuis, Daan Crommelin and Michel Mandjes
Alumini (PhD students & Postdocs)
Dr. Mohammad Fazelzadeh
Previous: PhD researcher in the group 2020–2024.
PhD Thesis: Active filaments and polymers in complex media
Dr. Romane Le Dizes
Previous: PhD researcher in the group 2020–2024.
PhD Thesis: Sol-gel transition in porous media
Jointly with Noushine Shahidzadeh
Dr. Fabian Koessel
Previous: PhD student in the group 2015–2019.
Current: Consultant at Deutsche Bahn.
PhD Thesis:
Emerging patterns from the collective dynamics of microswimmers in an external field
Dr. Federico Fadda
Previous: Postdoctoral researcher in the group 2020–2022.
Current: Professor of Maths and Science at Middle School
Dr. Tapan Chandra Adhyapak
Previous: Postdoctoral researcher in the group 2016–2018.
Current: Assistant professor at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati.
Alumini (undergraduate & visitors )
Vincent Krabbenborg
Previous: Master thesis 2024
Current: Scientific software developer at Alten Nederland
Sebastiaan de Kruize
Previous: Master thesis 2021–2022
Current: Quantitative Risk Analyst | Credit Risk at ABN AMRO Bank N.V
Ata Madanchi
Previous: Visiting research fellow (2019)
Current: PhD student at McGill University, Canada
Reinier van Buel
Previous: Visiting research fellow (2016 & 2017)
Current: Postdoc at Warsaw University, Poland