A track of the Mechanical Engineering Master at Delft University of Technology. Expanding my engineering background into the biological domain with courses like Tissue Biomechanics, Human Motor Control, Musculoskeletal Modelling and Simulation, and Human-Robot Interaction. Furthermore, I learned all about incoorporating bio-inspiration in the Bio-Inspired Design project, and development a motion stage for the next generation EUV lithography machines of ASML in the Precision Mechanism Design course. 

In stead of the regular internship, I managed to get a spot in the Space Robotics Laboratory at Tohoku University in Japan. Here I completed my Individual Research Training on compliant end effectors of a dual-arm robot, completed a course on Robotics for Space Exploration, and learned the language with the Beginning Comprehensive Japanese course, enabling me to make basic conversations in Japanese and read/write Hiragana and Katakana.

For my Master Thesis, I took a deep dive into Mechanical Metamaterials. In particular, I set out to find a more rigorous bridge between desired motion and metamaterial microstructure. I identified micropolar elasticity as a promising framework for the description of mechanical metamaterials from the continuum mechanics perspective, but found conflicting results in the literature. As such, during my thesis a developed an assumption free experimental method, measuring 36 independent elastic moduli of the micropolar elastic tensor. My thesis was awarded a grade of 8.5, allowing my to complete the degree with a 7.7 round average.

To replace my part time work at Albert Heijn, I decided to found my own proprietorship with the idea of using my build up knowledge to consult and excecute on projects within education and / or engineering.

During the minor phase of my Bachelor, I was able to get a spot in a secondary school to pursue my interest in education. In this period, I took incredible steps in becoming more comfortable in front of groups, presenting and dealing with responsibility. It was surprisingly one of the most intense periods of my Bachelor and I am proud to have finished it with a grade of 9 for my final report. 

A joint degree between the Vrije Universiteit and UT. A study for future engineers, building a broad knowledge base in engineering design, manufacturing, control systems and maintenance. For my Bachelor thesis, I have looked at cooperative adaptive cruise controlled vehicles and set up a mathematical framework supported by simulations to enable close packed autonomous driving on highways. I am happy to say that my thesis got awarded a grade of 8,9 and ended up finishing my Bachelor with an overall grade of 7,7.