Michelle Spanjaards

Mirchele Spanjaards is an Assistant Professor in the Microsystems group within the Mechanical Engineering department at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her research focuses on numerical methods for bioinspired microsystems design, emphasizing rheological behavior of soft materials in biomedical and microfluidic contexts. She holds a PhD (2022) and MSc (2017) from TU/e, followed by industry experience as a Research Scientist at Philips in Multiphysics Modeling. Her work integrates computational modeling with experimental collaboration to address challenges in non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, fluid-structure interaction, and uncertainty quantification.

• Education:
• MSc Mechanical Engineering (TU/e, 2017)
• PhD in Polymer Technology (TU/e, 2022)
• Research Interests:
• Bioinspired microsystem design
• Numerical modeling of soft materials
• Non-Newtonian fluid dynamics
• Uncertainty quantification in simulations
• Recent Work Trends:
• Focus on extrusion processes and polymer rheology
• Integration of computational fluid dynamics with medical applications
• Material behavior under complex flow conditions
• Professional Background:
• Former Research Scientist at Philips (Multiphysics Models of Devices group)
• Active collaborations in academia and industry