Frederik Van Loock

Frederik Van Loock is an Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the TU Eindhoven. As a member of the section on Processing and Performance of Materials, he explores the fundamental links between the structure and properties of materials.

His research interests and expertise are in the broad field of the deformation and failure of materials, with a strong focus on polymer-based materials. Research topics include:

• Structure-property relations of recycled and/or bio-based polymer blends, foams and composites.
• The constitutive description of amorphous polymers, with a specific interest in the use of shear transformation zone (STZ) theory to predict and tailor their deformation response at the mesoscale.
• Multifunctional composites such as 3D-printed EMI nanocomposite shields.

These research problems are often addressed via a combined experimental and numerical approach. There are many opportunities to collaborate or join the group. Students and researchers interested to work in this field are invited to get in touch to discuss possible MSc./PhD/postdoc or research stay opportunities.

To engineer sustainable, yet high performance materials for the 21st century and beyond, we need to address multi-physical problems across multiple length and time scales. This demands increased collaboration among researchers with diverse backgrounds in both experimental and numerical methods, spanning various fields and industries.