We are a community of 14 labs from the D-MAVT department.
Professor Laura de Lorenzis
Group Expertise
- Computational Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue
- Modeling and Simulation of 3D Printing Processes
- Data-driven Computational Mechanics
- Phase-field Modeling of Phase Transformations and Chemical Reactions
PhD Representative: Francesco Vicentini
Experimental Continuum Mechanics (ECM)
Professor Edoardo Mazza
Group Expertise
Biomechanics and mechanobiology of soft tissues on micro and macro scales.
- In-vivo and ex-vivo biomechanical experiments
- Multiscale mechanical characterization of soft materials and tissues.
- Custom-made bioreactors to expose cells to various physical stimuli
- Microscopy and in-situ experiments (MPM, SEM, AFM)
- Cell and molecular biology
- Vascular biology and skin biology
- Multiscale computations: multiphase continuum and discrete fiber network models
PhD Representative: Tuba Majid, Gabriel Pulver
Engineering Design and Computing Laboratory (EDAC)
Professor Kristina Shea
Group Expertise
- Engineering design
- Computational design
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (AM)
- Multi-material AM and 4D printing
- Development engineering
PhD Representative: Milena Overhoff
PhD Representative: Yinghui Li
Human-centered Sensing Laboratory (HSL)
Professor Andreas Güntner
Group Expertise
- Chemical sensors
- Breath analysis
- Nanoparticle synthesis
- Building prototypes for sensing devices
PhD Representative: Simone Hersberger
Intelligent Control Systems (ICS)
Professor Melanie Zeilinger
Group Expertise
- Model Predictive Control
- Machine Learning and Optimization
- System Identification and Estimation
- Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing
PhD Representative: Fabian Flürenbrock
Macromolecular Engineering Laboratory (MEL)
Professor Mark Tibbitt
Group Expertise
- Polymer synthesis
- Biomaterials
- 3D Bioprinting
- Cell-materials interactions
- Tissue Engineering
PhD Representative: Lorenza Paganella
Multiphase Fluid Dynamics (MFD)
Professor Outi Supponen
Group Expertise
- High-speed videomicroscopy
- Microfluidic fabrication
- Shock-wave generation
- Bubble physics
PhD Representative: Samuele Fiorini, Giulia Guerriero
PhD Representative: Rodrigo Castillo Acuna
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PhD Representative: Valentin Gantenbein
Laboratory of Nuclear Safety and Multiphase Flows (NS-ECMF)
Professor Annalisa Manera
Group Expertise
- Development of non-intrusive instrumentation for high-resolution single- and multiphase flow experiments.
- Radiation-based imaging (Xray and gamma-tomography).
- CFD-grade experiments
- CFD simulations (RANS and LES)
- CFD-based, high fidelity multi-physics, multiscale simulations
- Design and construction of facilities for thermal-hydraulic and fluid-dynamics phenomena investigation
PhD Representative: Matteo Grasso
Nanophotonic Systems Laboratory (NSL)
Professor Romain Quidant
Group Expertise
- Custom-made microscopes & optical setups
- Optofluidics
- Microfluidic devices
- Biosensing platforms
- Computer vision algorithms
PhD Representative: Pascal Rüedi
Professor Robert Katzschmann
Group Expertise
- Skeletal & Cardiac Muscle Tissue Engineering
- Biohybrid Robots
- Modeling and Simulation of Soft Materials
- Control & Fabrication of Soft Robotic Actuators
PhD Representative: Aiste Balciunaite