PhD researchers

Wantong Chen

Thesis title: Interfacial reactions and wetting behavior of liquid metals for liquid metal infiltration applications

Main promotor: prof. David Seveno
Co-promotor: prof. Kim Vanmeensel

Andrea Maslov

Thesis title: The mechanisms of icing on a cold solid surface

Main promotor: prof. David Seveno
Co-promotor: prof. Manish Tiwari (University College London)

Laurens Snels

Thesis title: A new generation of high-performance building materials and elements integrating aerogels and textile reinforced cement composites

Main promotor: prof. David Seveno
Co-promotor: prof. Bjorn Petter Jelle (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))

Mrinal Gaurav Srivastava

Thesis title: Multifunctional smart-releasing mesoporous materials for dental implant applications

Main promotor: prof. Annabel Braem
Co-promotor: prof. Sylvie Castagne

Navid Mostofi Sarkari

Thesis title: Design of discontinuous coatings with enhanced de-icing properties

Main promotor: prof. David Seveno
Co-promotors: prof. Manish Tiwari (University College London)- prof. Francisco Molina-Lopez

Susana García Mayo

Thesis title: Thesis title: Functionalization of basalt fibers for textile reinforced cements (TRC) development 

Main promotor: prof. David Seveno
Co-promotors: prof. Hubert Rahier (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB))

Alexandros Prapavesis

Thesis title: Enhancing the durability of bio-composites

Main promotor: prof. Aart Willem Van Vuure
Co-promotor: prof. David Seveno

Rémy Fauche

Thesis title: New materials for percolation-based sensors applicable and resistant in an industrial environment

Main promotor: prof. Martine Wevers 
Co-promotor: Dr. Helge Pfeiffer- prof. David Seveno

Yuheng Shang

Thesis title: Droplet impact dynamics and freezing characteristics on cold textured surfaces

Main promotor: prof. Maria Rosaria Vetrano
Co-promotor: prof. Sylvie Castagne– prof. David Seveno  
Andrea Maslov

Andrea obtained his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, with a thesis project on a theoretical study of solvation properties of lanthanides ions in dimethyl sulfoxide.  Following his bachelor, he continued his studies at the same university achieving a Master’s degree in Physical Chemistry.  During the course of his master, he has been an Erasmus fellow twice. Firstly as a visiting student at the University of Amsterdam, and secondly as a visiting researcher at the University of Barcelona where he carried out his thesis project on the study of carbon nanoporous materials for biogas upgrading by means of ab initio and classical mechanics. 

He is currently a Ph.D. researcher at the Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, studying the heterogeneous nucleation of ice on solid substrates within the Surfice project:’Smart surface design for efficient ice protection and control’. 

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Laurens Snels

Laurens obtained his BSc in Engineering science at KU Leuven majoring with a Major in Material Science and Minor in Chemical Engineering. Afterwards, he obtained his MSc degrees in Materials Science at KU Leuven as well. During his Master, he completed his thesis within the group of prof. Seveno on “Internal and interfacial microstructure characterization of ice droplets on surfaces by X-ray Computed Tomography”. His PhD started shortly after his master, now focusing on the interface between silica aerogel aggregates and cementitious matrices. This research is part of a bigger project in collaboration with multiple PhD and post-docs across KU Leuven and VUB, the project is funded by FWO.

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Mrinal Gaurav Srivastava
  • BTech in Mechanical Engineering, VIT Vellore, India, 2015-2019
  • Master of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium, 2019-2021
  • PhD in Engineering Science-Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium, 2021-present

 

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Susana García Mayo

Susana obtained her BSc in Chemistry and MSc in Materials Chemistry at Stockholm University. She later obtained a MSc in Energy Systems at University of Gävle. Simultaneously, she worked as a research engineer and later as a process engineer for Exeger Sweden AB for 5 years. 

Education:

  • BSc in Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden, 2016
  • MSc (Naturvetenskaplig) in Materials Chemistry, Stockholm University, 2022
  • MSc (Teknologie) in Energy Systems, University of Gävle, Belgium, 2022
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