PhD in Mechanics

Create new smart molecules that illuminate invisible forces in polymers. In this PhD project, you will develop chemistry-based imaging tools to reveal how soft materials behave under mechanical stress, with direct impact on advanced materials and bio-applications./nSoft matter materials such as polymers and hydrogels are essential building blocks for applications including metamaterials, soft robotics and biomedical implants./nIn this PhD project, you address that challenge by developing chemistry-based imaging approaches that make mechanical stresses inside soft materials directly visible. By integrating mechanochemistry with advanced imaging and mechanics, the research aims to bridge molecular-scale responses and macroscopic material behaviour./nThe position is embedded in an interdisciplinary research environment at TU Delft, jointly hosted by the Functional Polymers and Sensors group (Dr. Georgy Filonenko) and the Mechanics, Materials, and Computing group (Dr. Sid Kumar).