Five new MSCA Fellows start at 黑料福利网 this year
Five early career researchers have been awarded individual Marie Sk艂odowska Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships to fund a postdoctoral position with a supervisor of their choice at 黑料福利网.
黑料福利网 welcomes five outstanding young scientists who will conduct research in Eindhoven over the next two years under the Marie Sk艂odowska鈥慍urie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship program. Each fellow is matched with a 黑料福利网 supervisor and sponsor who is an expert in the relevant field. This 黑料福利网 researcher also played an active role in preparing the fellowship application.
Personal development and skills training are central to the fellowship. The five young scientists who are now starting their positions in Eindhoven submitted their applications in 2025.
CARMA-SD: Carbon Advanced Reactive Membranes for Ammonia Synthesis and Decomposition
Supervisor: Fausto Gallucci
Department: Chemical Engineering & Chemistry
CARMA-SD aims to develop catalytic carbon membranes to make ammonia synthesis and decomposition more energy鈥慹fficient for green hydrogen production. During the reaction, the membrane continuously removes the formed hydrogen or ammonia, which boosts the reaction conversion and at the same time enables the direct separation of high鈥憄urity products.
The objective of the project is to design carbon membranes with controlled pore sizes and dispersed metal nanoparticles, acting both as catalysts and selective separators. The outcomes will provide the first systematic validation of catalytic carbon membranes for ammonia鈥慴ased hydrogen production.
TRANSFORM: Multi-phase-field modeling of phase-transforming fluid mixtures
Supervisor: Harald van Brummelen
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Evaporating droplets play a central role in microfluidic processes, but state-of-the-art models cannot adequately capture the collective behavior of evaporating droplets, limiting our ability to predict evaporation and optimize manufacturing processes. Here we develop a first-principles approach for phase-transforming mixtures enabling the accurate description of 'communicating droplets'. In collaboration with partners in the printing industry, this research will support high-fidelity simulations for greener and more efficient manufacturing processes.
SIBTEN: Surface Curvature-mediated Immunomodulation for Bone Tissue Engineering in Non-load-bearing defects
Supervisor: Miguel Dias Castilho
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Craniofacial injuries impact millions yearly, yet standard treatments like bone grafting often face shortages and surgical risks. A promising alternative is Bone Tissue Engineering (BTE), which uses biomaterials to assist the body in regenerating bone at the injury site.
The immune system, especially macrophages, plays a key role in effective bone healing, depending on their ability to timely switch from defense to repair mode. Therefore, this project employs the BTE approach to promote immune-driven bone regeneration using a special type of biomaterial, granular hydrogels, whose physical shape will be used to guide macrophage mode switching. This innovative approach aims to provide a more reliable and less invasive treatment for bone defects.
Cl-BIND: NMR Insights into dynamic salt ion binding and sability regulation in low-carbon binders
Supervisor: David Smeulders
Department: Mechanical Engineering
The Cl-BIND project explores how chloride ions interact with evolving hydration products in low-carbon cement, and how these dynamic binding processes shape material performance. By capturing the dynamic evolution of ion鈥損roduct interactions in real time using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), the project reveals how these processes can be predicted and controlled, enabling the safe use of seawater and sea-sand in sustainable construction.
GEMPAG: GEneral fraMework for Preconditioning and AuGmentations
Supervisors: Michiel Hochstenbach and Bj枚rn Baumeier
Department: Mathematics and Computer Science
This project bridges advanced numerical linear algebra and high-performance computing to create highly efficient methods for numerically solving the complex equations that drive some quantum physics models. Various important methods for simulating advanced nanomaterials often struggle with slow computational speeds and poor scalability.
This research tackles these bottlenecks by developing novel algorithms encompassing preconditioning and augmentation techniques, from numerical linear algebra, to drastically accelerate complex calculations aiming at obtaining excited states in those quantum simulations. Ultimately, this will significantly reduce the time-to-solution for materials discovery, strengthening Europe's exascale software stack and advancing sustainable technologies
Personal Grants Team
At 黑料福利网, the Personal Grants Team supports researchers with a range of grant applications, including those for the (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The 2026 call will open in April 2026. On 12 May 2026, a will take place where researchers can learn more about the application process.
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