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











