PhD in Physical Control at the Microscale at TU/e Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands

PhD opportunity at Eindhoven University of Technology in the area of physical control at the microscale , within the Neuromorphic Mechanics group and the Microsystems section of the Mechanical Engineering Department. This project explores how physical control functions such as memory, thresholds, coupling, and sensing can be realized at (sub-)millimeter dimensions . The work is inspired by soft robotics, fluidic neural networks, and physical processes seen in nature. The successful candidate wil...

Tu Eindhoven University of Technology invites applications for a PhD position in bioinspired physical control of soft robots . This project sits at the intersection of soft robotics, physical intelligence, nonlinear mechanics, and autonomous systems, and is aimed at developing the next generation of robust and efficient intelligent machines inspired by biological autonomy. The research focuses on active adaptation in fluid-driven soft robots . Instead of relying primarily on software-based contr...

Luuk Van Laake, Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, is recruiting 2 PhD candidates for the newly founded Neuromorphic Mechanics group . The group aims to advance physical control through nonlinear mechanics and dynamics . Two PhD projects are available: 1) Fluid-driven soft robots Focus: fluidic circuits for adaptive soft robots. Relevant topics: soft robotics , design, experiments, modeling, optimization, and reinforcement learning . 2) Microscale physical control Focus: ...

PhD opportunity in Grenoble, France, on MEMS microspeakers at the intersection of acoustics , microsystems , physics , electroacoustics , mechanics , and multiphysics modeling . The project focuses on reinventing MEMS loudspeaker architectures beyond conventional planar limits, using vertical 3D blade structures and ultrasound demodulation . The doctoral researcher will contribute to the full development cycle: concept creation, physical modeling, device design optimization, microfabrication pro...

PhD position at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering on sensing viscosity with ultrasound . The project focuses on ultrasound sensors , flow sensing , surface acoustic wave sensing , and quantitative measurement of fluid properties such as viscosity and flow in industrial and biomedical contexts. The research aims to develop innovative, modular, and scalable flowmeters that can measure both flow and viscosity using ultrasonic surface acoustic wave pr...