Current PhD students

Guilherme da Silva Munhoz

Topic:

Experimental study and numerical simulation of the transport properties and volume stability of lime mortars at micro-scale and meso-scale

Supervisors:

Guang Ye, Erik Schlangen

Yu Zheng

Topic:

Simulation of the chemical reaction process, and microstructural formation of lime-based materials

 

Supervisors:

Guang Ye, Erik Schlangen

Yitao Huang

Topic:

The role of interface in different type of UHPFRC strengthening systems combining experimental and numerical study

 

Supervisors:

Mladena Lukovic, Erik Schlangen, Max Hendriks

Farnaz Aghabeyk

Topic:

Design of durable alkali-activated pastes resistant to the influence of carbonation, shrinkage, and freezing/thawing, using industrial by-products

Supervisors:

Guang Ye, Erik Schlangen

Rowin Bol

Topic:

Multi-Scale Modelling of Auxetic Cementitious Composites

 

Supervisors:

Branko Savija, Erik Schlangen

Burcu Aytekin Turkoglu

Topic:

Optimisation of reuse of recycled concrete

 

Supervisors:

Oguzhan Copuroglu, Erik Schlangen

Jinbao Xie

Topic:

Auxetic cementitious cellular composite energy harvester

 

Supervisors:

Branko Savija, Erik Schlangen

Anna Alberda van Ekenstein

Topic:

Circular use of concrete fractions

 

Supervisors:

Henk Jonkers, Mark Ottele, Erik Schlangen

Shozab Mustafa

Topic:

The behaviour of the concrete-SHCC interface under tensile/shear/combined loading in structural members

 

Supervisors:

Mladena Lukovic, Erik Schlangen, Max Hendriks

Aliakbar Ghaderiaram

Topic:

Passive and Active Sensor Nodes for Cheap and Reliable Condition Monitoring of Civil Structures

 

Supervisors:

Mohammad Fotouhi, Erik Schlangen

Zhaozheng Meng

Topic:

Experimental studies on the auxetic cementitious composites

 

Supervisors:

Branko Savija, Erik Schlangen

Eyuphan Kucukkalfa

Topic:

manufacturing, mechanical characterization, and finite element modeling of composite materials

 

Supervisors:

Mohammad Fotouhi, Erik Schlangen

Rauf Hassan

Topic:

3D printing with local materials

 

Supervisors:

Erik Schlangen, Henk Jonkers

Bart Hendrix

Topic:

Ageing and self-healing behaviour of concrete

 

Supervisors:

Klaas van Breugel, Erik Schlangen

Current Postdocs

Finished PhD students

Lupita Sierra Beltran

Thesis (2011) download:

Ductile Cement-Based Composites with Wood Fibres - material design and experimental approach

Supervisors:

van Breugel/Schlangen

Now: owner of Engrano

Zhiwei Qian

Thesis (2012) download:

Multiscale Modeling of Fracture Processes in Cementitious Materials

Supervisors:

van Breugel/Schlangen

Now: Software developer at www.femris.com

Quantao Liu

Thesis (2012) download:

Induction Healing of Porous Asphalt Concrete

Supervisors:

Schlangen/van de Ven

Now:

Professor at Wuhan University Of Science and Technology

 

Branko Savija

Thesis (2014) download:

Experimental and numerical investigation of chloride ingress in cracked concrete

Supervisor:

Schlangen

Now:

Associate professor at TU Delft

Senot Sangadji

Thesis (2015) download:

Porous Network Concrete: A bio-inspired building component to make concrete structures self-healing

Supervisor:

Schlangen

Now:

Professor at Universitas Sebelas Maret, indonesia

Eirini Tziviloglou

Thesis (2018) download:

Biogenic self-healing mortar: Material development and experimental evaluation

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Jonkers

Now:

Researcher at NCSR, Greece

Leyang Lv

Thesis (2018) download:

Novel routes to polymer-based self-healing systems for cementitious materials

Supervisor:

Schlangen

Now:

Assistant Professor Shenzhen University, China

Ma Xu

Thesis (2018) download:

Cement paste degradation under external sulfate attack: An experimental and numerical research

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Copuroglu

Now:

Researcher at Guangdong Provincial Academy of Building Research Group, China

Guus Bouquet

Thesis (2019) download:

Effect of relaxation on eigenstresses and microcracking in concrete under imposed deformation

Supervisors:

van Breugel/Schlangen

Now:

enjoying retirement

Hongzhi Zhang

Thesis (2019) download:

Experimentally validated multi-scale fracture modelling scheme of cementitious materials

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Savija

Now:

Professor at Shandong University, China

Shi Xu

Thesis (2020) download:

Self-healing Porous Asphalt: A Combination of Encapsulated Rejuvenator and Induction Heating

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Liu

Now:

Associate professor Wuhan University of Science and Technology

Yu Chen

Thesis (2021) download:

Investigation of limestone-calcined clay-based cementitious materials for sustainable 3d concrete printing

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Veer/Copuroglu

Now: 

Professor Southeast University, Nanjing, China

Yading Xu

Thesis (2021) download:

Architected Cementitious Cellular Materials: Towards Auxetic Behavior

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Savija

Now:

Professor at Chongqing University, China

Yidong Gan

Thesis (2022) download:

Experimental and numerical study of fatigue behaviour at the microscale of cementitious materials

Supervisors:

van Breugel/Schlangen/Savija

Now:

Associate professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,

Yu Zhang

Thesis (2022) download:

The effect of blast furnace slag chemistry on carbonation characteristics of cement-slag systems

Supervisors:

Copuroglu/Schlangen

Now:

Professor at Southeast University Nanjing, China

Ze Chang

Thesis (2023) download:

Experimental Investigation and Lattice Modelling of 3D Printed Concrete Buildability quantification and early-age creep behaviour

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Savija

Now:

FEM design engineer Nearfield Instruments (The Netherlands)

Balqis Md Yunus

Thesis (2023) download:

Bacteria-initiated self-healing concrete: Influence of chloride ions, carbonation and mechanical load

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Jonkers

Now:

Assistant Prof. at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Stefan Chaves Figueiredo

Thesis (2023) download:

Smart cementitious composites: Development of multi-functional printable SHCC.

Supervisors:

Schlangen/Copuroglu

Now:

R&D Etex-group, Mechelen, Belgium

Zhi Wan

Thesis (2023) download:

The application of 3D printing technology in vascular based self-healing concrete

Supervisors:

Savija/Schlangen

Now:

Postdoc UCLA, USA

Minfei Liang

Thesis (2024) download::

Stress Evolution in Early-Age Cementitious Materials Considering Autogenous Deformation and Creep

Supervisors:

Erik Schlangen, Branko Savija

Now:

Postdoc at Oxford University.

Fernando Mendonca Filho

Thesis (2024) download:

Thermal Shock Damage in Construction Materials

Supervisors:

Oguzhan Copuroglu, Erik Schlangen

Now:

Researcher at SGS-Intron (the Netherlands)

Ameya Kamat

Thesis (2024) download:

Improving salt weathering resistance of hydraulic mortars with an encapsulated crystallisation inhibitor

Supervisors:

Barbara Lubelli, Erik Schlangen

Now:

researcher at www.Peabbl.com

Xuhui Liang

Thesis (2024) download:

Valorization of wood biomass fly ash in developing low-carbon cementitious materials.

Supervisors:

Guang Ye, Erik Schlangen

Now:

Researcher low-carbon cement

University of Bath, UK.

Anne Linde van Overmeir

Thesis (2024) download::

Development of  3D printable SHCC for structural purposes

Supervisors:

Erik Schlangen, Branko Savija, Freek Bos (TU Munich)

Now:

Project manager TNO (Netherlands)

Claudia Romero Rodriguez

Thesis 2025 (download):

Experimentally-informed numerical investigation of self-healing cement-based materials

Supervisors:

Erik Schlangen, Branko Savija, Henk Jonkers

Now:

R&D manager Weber-Beamix (Netherlands)

Shan He

Thesis 2025 (download):

Self-healing strain-hardening cementitious composite as concrete cover zone

Supervisors:

Erik Schlangen, Mladena Lukovic, Henk Jonkers

Now:

Advisor Materials and Digital Construction, Witteveen & Bos (Netherlands)

Previous Post-docs 

  • Henk Jonkers; 2006-2008; self healing bacterial concrete; now full professor TU-Delft, The Netherlands
  • Oguzhan Copuroglu; 2006-2009; ASR in concrete; now associate professor TU-Delft, The Netherlands
  • In-Seok Yoon;  2006-2007; chloride ingress in concrete; now full professor Induk University, Seoul, South Korea
  • Alvaro Garcia;  2008-2010; self healing asphalt; now full professor RWTH Aachen, Germany
  • Shunzhi Qian; 2011-2013; self healing concrete; now associate professor NTU, Singapore
  • Junfeng Su; 2011-2014; self healing asphalt; now full professor Tianjin University, China
  • Zhiwei Qian; 2013-2014; modelling slump; now software developer at Femris, The Netherlands
  • Jian Qiu; 2014-2016; asphalt recycling; now researcher/consultant at AsfaltlNu, The Netherlands
  • Branko Savija; 2014-2016; modelling self healing concrete; now associate professor, TU-Delft, The Netherlands
  • Zichao Pan; 2014-2015; modelling self healing concrete; now associate professor, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
  • Amir Tabakovic; 2015-2017; self healing asphalt; now researcher, TNO, Delft, The Netherlands
  • Marija Nedeljkovic; 2020-2024; Recycling concrete; now researcher/advisor, Rijkswaterstaat, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Shi Xu; 2023-2024; Self healing asphalt; now Associate Professor, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

 

Guest Professors/PhD's/researchers

  • Sanjay Pareek, 2012 (Japan)
  • Tomoya Nishiwaki , 2018 (Japan)
  • Francisco Montero (Paco), 2012 (Seville, Spain)
  • Chris Joseph, 2008 (Cardiff, UK)
  • Josef Kveton, 2018 (Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Satoshi Komatsu, 2008-2009 (Japan)

  • Sina Sayadi Moghadam, 2021 (Cardiff, UK)
  • Laís Bandeira Barros, 2022 (Ghent, BE)
  • Salam Maytham Jaber Al-Obaidi, 2021 (Milano, Italy)
  • Alvaro Gonzalez, 2017 (Chile)

  • Jose Norambuena-Contreras, 2018 (Chile)

  • Ana Mafalda Matos, 2017 (Porto, Portugal)
  • Min Bai, 2018 (Xian, China)
  • Gabriele Milone, 2023 (Cambridge, UK)