Teaching

I teach microfluidics, microfabrication and mechanics at Bachelor and Master level. At VUB, I give courses in micro- and nanofabrication and in microfluidics in several Master programs in bioengineering and engineering, including practical sessions in the lab and in the cleanroom. Before that, I taught mechanics and fluid mechanics at Lille University (France).

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (since 2024)

Master courses in English, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences:

  • Micro- and Nanofabrication (Master): lectures on polymer device manufacturing and semiconductor processing, and hands-on device fabrication in the cleanroom.
  • Microfluidics for Biotechnology and Microfluidics for Sustainable Chemical Processes (Master): lectures on multiphase microfluidics, upscaling and organ-on-chip, and practical sessions.
  • Integrated Project Micro- and Nano(bio)fabrication and Imaging (Master): guidance of student projects, device fabrication and experiments.

Lille University (2013-2016)

Doctoral teaching assistant and temporary lecturer (ATER) in the Mechanics department, with lectures, tutorials and lab sessions:

  • Foundations of Mechanics (Bases de la mécanique) and Statics and Motion (Statique et mouvement) (Bachelor 1): lectures and tutorials.
  • Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (Initiation à la mécanique des fluides) (Bachelor 1): tutorials.
  • Mechanics and Engineering (Mécanique et ingénierie) (Bachelor 2): tutorials.
  • Experimental Methods and Projects (Méthodes et projets expérimentaux) (Bachelor 2-3, Master 1): lab sessions and student projects.
  • Structural Dynamics and Vibrations (Dynamique des structures et vibrations) (Master 1): tutorials.
  • Reliability and Stability of Structures (Fiabilité et stabilité des structures) (Master 1): lab sessions.

Supervision

PhD researchers at VUB

      • Dariush Bahrami Eisaabadi (since 2023, co-promotor): AC-electroosmotic vortex chromatography. FWO PhD fellowship.
      • Lisa Marie Benko (since 2023): microfluidic manipulation and motility of sperm cells and microorganisms.
      • Gusta Irem Sakiz (since 2023): device development for vortex chromatography.
      • Nader Amanatchi (since 2022): drug-loaded PLGA microparticles for beta cell therapy.
      • Elena Gomez Piedrafita (since 2025): acoustofluidic isolation and sorting of mitochondria. FWO PhD fellowship.
      • Visiting PhD students from the University of Pisa (2024) and NOVA University Lisbon (2026).

Master theses

      • 2026-2027
        • Bio-inspired microstructured surfaces for guiding water (VUB)
        • Micro-structured surfaces for water guidance in mulch films (Erasmus, NTU Athens)
      • 2025-2026
        • Microparticle fabrication with microfluidic systems (IPMB)
      • 2022-2023
        • Acoustic streaming in vortex chromatography (VUB)
        • Continuous chromatography (BRUFACE)
        • Vortex chromatography of HbA1c (Erasmus, ISEN)
        • Alginate capsule production (Erasmus, University of Naples)
      • 2021-2022
        • Dexamethasone-loaded PLGA microparticles (VUB)
      • 2019-2020
        • Microparticle fabrication with microfluidic systems (BRUFACE)
      • 2017-2018
        • Sorting of capsules by stiffness (UTC Compiègne)

Courses, workshops and outreach

  • Co-instructor of the short course Microfluidics in separation science, HPLC 2025 symposium, Bruges (2025).
  • Co-organizer of the workshop Advanced Microfabrication Techniques for Microfluidic Devices, Photonics Innovation Center, Gooik (2024).
  • Hands-on stand “Lab-on-a-Disc” for blood typing at the I Love Science Festival, Brussels (2024 and 2025).
  • Stands and talks on blood and platelets at the Fête de la Science, UTC Compiègne, and radio interviews on Graf’hit (2017 and 2018)