I offer various BSc and MSc projects dealing with analysis of PDEs appearing in biological processes and kinetic theory.
NEW!! I have a call for a PhD position Analysis of PDEs at TU Delft. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2026. One can apply via this link.
CURRENT TEAM:
PhD candidates:
D. Morris (February 2024 - Expected defense: February 2028, TU Delft)
Projects:
J. Evans, D. Morris, H. Yoldaş, On a class of nonlinear BGK-type kinetic equations with density dependent collision rates, Journal of Functional Analysis (2026). arXiv:2503.14225
Bachelor's candidates:
K. Hofmeester (Ongoing) - Velocity averaging lemmas for kinetic equations (co-supervision with D. Morris)
PAST TEAM:
Postdocs:
Dr. V. Freingruber (May 2024 - May 2026, TU Delft)
Projects:
V. Freingruber, R. Gonzalez-Cabaleiro, H. Yoldaş, Ecological interactions and spatial dynamics in microbial aggregates: A novel modelling framework arXiv:2512.13156 (2025).
Master's project supervision:
P. Kloet, (October 2025 - Defended publicly on June 12, 2026) - Development of an extended bathtub model capturing heterogeneous traffic states (Master in Applied Mathematics, TU Delft; co-supervised with Dr. Irene Martínez)
M. Corfec, (May - July 2025) - Mathematical modelling of the Tulip Breaking Virus (TBV) disease (M2 project University of Rennes; co-supervised with Dr. V. Freingruber)
J. Santos Fortes, Thesis: 2D Reduced Order Model for Vascular Calcification (Defended publicly on May 14, 2025, Master in Applied Mathematics, TU Delft; co-supervised with Dr. Selene Pirola )
Bachelor's project supervision:
H. Remmen, Thesis: How turtles find their way home - On the migration of loggerhead hatchlings: Using continuous and discrete methods to model their behaviour and assess recent survival rates (Defended publicly on June 17, 2025, Bachelor in Applied Mathematics, TU Delft; co-supervised with V. Freingruber)
B. Loyens, Thesis: On the Adiabatic Piston Problem: Simulations and H-Theorem for a Fokker-Planck type equation (Defended publicly on June 21, 2024, Double Bachelor in Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics, TU Delft)
J. Duffy, Thesis: Malthusian behaviour of Leslie model for population growth (Defended publicly on October 12, 2023, Bachelor in Applied Mathematics, TU Delft)