Polymeerfysica

Welcome! to the pages of TPS, the Theory of Polymers and Soft Matter Group at Eindhoven University of Technology. This is us, on a sunny Eindhoven afternoon.


In our group, theoretical research is carried out on polymers and other soft materials. The central issue in this research is the understanding of the relation between the molecular and microstructure of materials, the microscopic physical processes bringing about these structures, and the resulting material properties. In short: the structure-dynamics-property relation. Methods from various areas of theoretical physics are used: statistical and soft-matter physics, solid-state quantum theory, but also large-scale computer simulations from the electronic to the mesolevel length- and timescales.

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For a detailed account of the group's activities, please consult the 2009 TPS Annual Report.

The Spring 2011 program for our TPS seminar series is online.

Leading research themes

• Physics of polymers, disorder and complexity - prof.dr. Thijs (M.A.J.) Michels
• Organic Opto-Electronics - dr. Peter (P.A.) Bobbert
• Multiscale simulation of polymer dynamics - dr. Alexey (A.V.) Lyulin
• Self-assembly in soft- and biomatter - prof.dr.ir. Paul (P.P.A.M.) van der Schoot
• Function and soft mechanics of biomaterials - dr. Cornelis (C.) Storm

Research area and mission

Collaborations and embedding