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Science for society: HIM research for better lives for everyone
Technology is a crucial factor in the develop of a society both economically and socially. Robbert Dijkgraaf, minister of education, culture and science of the Netherlands shed light on this topic through his LinkedIn post, recognizing the potential of research groups like HIM in creating positive impact. He specifically mentioned the work of our group […]
HIM is branching out in the scientific world with Duygu at the NOW Physics conference
All of the HIM family congratulates our PhD student Duygu for her presentation at the NWO Physics conference on the 4th of April. Her presentation regarding her research on the photothermal snap-through of liquid crystalline networks captivated an audience of 1450 physicists from all over Netherlands. Dugyu really put forward her multidisciplinary skills to put […]
Taking science beyond child’s play
Imagine you were 10 years old again. How do you think it would have felt like to do experiments together with the researchers at the TU/e? Well, this question is best asked to the kids! Dr Danqing Liu and her PhD students Mert Astam, Pengrong Lyu, Duygu Polat and senior engineer Efstathios Barmpoutsis organized a […]
Inspiring creativity and imagining possibilities with Danqing at the IPM colloquium
Another inspiring afternoon was had at the TU/e with Dr. Danqing Liu’s presentation of her group’s recent work at the IPM colloquium. The pride of the group members in seeing their work presented to a broader audience was palpable. In fact, PhD students from Danqing’s group were seen beaming uncontrollable smiles as their work went […]
Learning by doing: it’s never too early!
History was made as Mert Astam, Dr. Danqing Liu’s PhD student, won both the public vote and jury’s prize for best pitch at the 3rd ICMS PhD publication competition. Mert’s win of the public vote was announced first by the jury and was met with modest cheering from his group. Mert’s group suspected this win […]
Making history: two yolks in one egg for Mert at the ICMS
History was made as Mert Astam, Dr. Danqing Liu’s PhD student, won both the public vote and jury’s prize for best pitch at the 3rd ICMS PhD publication competition. Mert’s win of the public vote was announced first by the jury and was met with modest cheering from his group. Mert’s group suspected this win […]
Pengrong puts the intelligence into Advanced Intelligent Systems with his latest paper on liquid crystal robots
The H.I.M. group congratulates PhD student Pengrong Lyu on freshly published paper on robotic pick-and-place operations in multifunctional liquid crystal elastomers! Make sure to catch all the details here. Pengrong’s work highlights the potential of liquid crystal materials in the soft robotics scene and has been shared by Advanced Sciences News themselves. In fact, Pengrong’s […]
The H.I.M family bands together to celebrate Mert’s big win!
Glasses were lifted in celebration on Friday as Dr. Danqing Liu banded her group together to celebrate her PhD student Mert Orhan Astam’s win of the 3rd ICMS PhD publication competition. This celebration was made extra special with the attendance of Mert’s family! All could feel a strong bond forming between group and family as […]