Members

Dr. Daniela J. Kraft

PI / Full Professor

Dr. Rachel Doherty

Research Analyst

Colloidal synthesis, 3D nanoprinting, lab management

Dr. Mengshi Wei

Postdoc

Active flexible structures (since 2022)

Silvana Caipa

PhD student

Anisotropic active particles (since 2022)

David Hintzen

PhD student (co-supervision with Martin van Hecke)

NWA: emergence at all scales (since 2026)

Rozemarijn Kooij

PhD student

Superselective binding of nanomedicines (since 2026)

Karina Nakashima

Postdoc (VENI laureate)

Motility and self-replication in coacervate droplets (since 2026)

Alumni

Solenn Riedel - PhD student [2021 - 2026]
Current position: Euro Support
Dr. Julio Melio - PhD student / postdoc [2021 - 2025]
Current position: Postdoc, Bauer & Aubin-Tam Lab, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. Max Huisman - PhD student (guest from U. Edinburgh) [2024 - 2024]
Current position: Postdoc, Jawerth lab, Leiden, The Netherlands
Dr. Ali Azadbakht - Postdoc [2019 - 2023] - Site
Current position: Founder/director Startup Precisometer B.V., The Netherlands
Dr. Yogesh Shelke - PhD student [2019 - 2023]
Current position: Postdoc, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Dr. Christine Linne - PhD student [2018 - 2022]
Current position: Field Application specialist, Sartorius, Switzerland
Dr. Samia Ouhajji - Postdoc [2019 - 2022]
Current position: Researcher, RIVM
Dr. Stefania Ketzetzi - PhD student [2017 - 2021] - Site
Current position: Postdoc, Manoharan Lab, Harvard University, USA
Dr. Ruben Verweij - PhD student [2017 - 2021]
Current position: Scientific researcher, RIVM, The Netherlands
Dr. Melissa Rinaldin - PhD student [2015 - 2019] - Site
Current position: Group leader, Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Dr. Vera Meester - PhD student [2014 - 2018]
Current position: Programme coordinator chemistry & physics, Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Dr. Indrani Chakraborty - Postdoc [2014 - 2016] - Site
Current position: Assistant Professor, BITS Pilani, India
Dr. Casper van der Wel - PhD student [2013 - 2017] - Site
Current position: Lead engineer by Nelen & Schuurmans