Marwan Aarab
Computational multi-physics researcher in additive manufacturing
2023: Graduated MSc. Mechanical Engineering (cum laude, national thesis award)
2021: Graduated BSc. Mechanical Engineering
Research interests
- Coupled computational optics — gradient-index light propagation, FE ray tracing, GPU acceleration
- Bidirectional multi-physics coupling (optics ↔ reaction-diffusion, thermal, mechanics)
- Vat photopolymerization (DLP, TVAM) and L-PBF process modeling
- Simulation-driven process optimization
About
I work on GPU-accelerated numerical models for additive manufacturing processes — specifically how bidirectional light-matter interaction affects part quality in digital light processing (DLP) and tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing (TVAM).
In 2023, I started as a PhD candidate under dr. ir. Joris Remmers and Prof. dr. ir. Marc Geers in the Mechanics of Materials group at TU/e, building on prior industry and research experience in L-PBF process optimization.
Outside academia, I create scientific visualizations from simulation data — used in video explainers, course materials, and dissertation covers. I also practice and coach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Mrowen Grappling, the school I founded in 2023.
Contact
- Email: m.aarab@tue.nl
- Research portal TU/e
