Jacques M.R.J. Huyghe

Jacques M.R.J. Huyghe is an Associate Professor in the Energy Technology Department at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), affiliated with the Mechanical Engineering School. He also serves as Chair of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Limerick, Ireland. His research focuses on porous media mechanics, biomechanics, and prosthesis design, with applications in petroleum engineering and biological tissues. He holds a PhD from TU/e (1986) and an MSc in Civil Engineering from Ghent University (1979).

His key research interests include multiphysics phenomena in swelling media, continuum descriptions of blood perfusion, and fracture mechanics in porous materials. He leads a group developing poromechanical finite element models for biological systems and explores diffusiophoresis applications. Experimental work includes lens-free imaging and optical tweezing.

Notable awards include the Procter & Gamble InterPore Award (2013) and a Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences fellowship (1996–2001). He collaborates with Procter & Gamble, Dassault Systèmes, and Boston Scientific. Editorial roles include membership in Biorheology and Transport in Porous Media.