Yuan TIAN
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Undergrad/Master: Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University (China) / Erasmus Mundus Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, KU Leuven (Belgium) & Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Project: Printed inorganic thermoelectric generators
Yuan won an exchange scholarship from China Scholarship Council (CSC) to study physical chemistry at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France) during her undergraduate study. With Erasmus Mundus CatA scholarship, she completed her master in Nanophysics track. She joined the group as a PhD student in October 2019 and 1 year later she got the FWO PhD Fellowship fundamental research. She enjoys doing sports, studying languages, writing Chinese calligraphy and reading books during her spare time.
Hasan Emre BAYSAL
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Undergrad/Master: Materials Science & Nano Engineering, Sabancı University (Turkey) / Materials Science, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
Project: Printed organic thermoelectric generators
Hasan received Sakıp Sabancı Encouragement and Dilek Sabancı scholarships during his polymeric composites and manufacturing oriented undergraduate studies in Sabancı University. He worked as a summer research student at Durham University (UK) with the support of Erasmus+ Grant. In his master’s study in Zürich, he received a scholarship award from Birkigt Scholarship Fonds. His master’s study and thesis focused on soft matter and additive manufacturing. He is a photography enthusiast who likes to hike for photography and works as an event photographer.
Bokai ZHANG
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Undergrad/Master: Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (China) / Materials Science, University of Michigan (USA)
Project: Printed organic thermoelectric generators
Bokai won the Mitsubishi Chemical Scholarship during his undergraduate study. He also participated in the summer school of engineering & science in Technion (Israel) with a full scholarship. In his master’s study, he worked on “Flexible piezoelectric nanocomposites used in the extreme environment”. In his spare time, he likes to play tennis and badminton, watch movies, traveling.
Viktor NAENEN
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Undergrad/Master: Bachelor in Engineering Sciences (Materials and electrical engineering, KU Leuven)/ Master of Materials Engineering (KU Leuven)
Project: MXenes for energy storage and conversion technology (in collaboration with prof. M. Wevers & prof. J. Vleugels)
His bachelor thesis on lithium titanate nanowires for lithium-ion batteries introduced him to nanomaterials for energy storage, which he explored further in his master thesis on core-shell dielectric nanocomposites for structural capacitors. He is a coffee enthusiast with a passion for being outdoors with friends, running and cooking (ratatouille).
Tsu-Yu (Jean) CHOU
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Undergrad/Master: Materials Science and Engineering, Tsing-Hua University (Taiwan) / Materials Science and Engineering, Tsing-Hua University (Taiwan)
Project: Printed organic photovoltaics for energy harvesting in smart contact lenses
Tsu-yu worked as an R&D engineer in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for nearly three years after she graduated. In her master’s study in Tsing-Hua, she focused on photophysical properties of thermally activated delay fluorescence and aggregation-induced emission organic light emitted devices (OLED). She enjoys doing sports in the gym, reading books and going travelling during her spare time.
Michael ROHDE
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Undergrad/Master: Master in Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), Bachelor in Physics, University of Hamburg (Germany)
Project: Unveiling the cooling potential of anomalous Ettinghausen effect in magnetic Weyl semimetals
During his theses, Michael researched in the field of organic nano electronics. Now he is pursuing his interest in topological thermoelectrics in the framework of a partnership between UCLouvain, KULeuven and IMEC. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling/hiking, drawing, board games and macro photography.
Tzu-Yi (Thomas) YU
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Undergrad/Master: Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University (Taiwan) / Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
Project: Printed organic thermoelectric generators
Tzu-Yi worked as a research assistant in Academia Sinica, developing micropatterned substrate for studying neuron migration. During his undergraduate and master's projects at National Taiwan University, he synthesized biomaterials aiming at tissue engineering and studied their structure-property relationships. He is a guitar player and coffee enthusiast. Also, he enjoys traveling, playing sports, and doing weight training in his spare time.
Tanmay Sinha
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Undergrad/Master: Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India)/ Master of Materials Engineering (KU Leuven)
Project: Printed photosupercapacitors for energy harvesting and storage on smart contact lenses
Tanmay has carried out experimental and modelling-based studies on nanomaterials during his bachelor and master theses respectively. He now seeks to explore their applicability in energy conversion and storage. In a yearlong hiatus from his academic career, he has also worked as an engineer at a chemical industry. During his leisure time, he likes to travel, walk, read and write.