News & Events
A warm welcome to our new PhD students
We are delighted to welcome three outstanding researchers who have joined the Computational Mechanics Group this summer. Together they bring complementary expertise spanning fracture mechanics of soft materials, molecular dynamics, and AI-driven modelling — and will push the boundaries of computational mechanics across several exciting frontiers.
Angela Fajardo Lacave defends her PhD Thesis on Multiscale Fracture Modelling of Short Fiber‑Reinforced Polymers
On July 14th, Angela Fajardo Lacave successfully defended her doctoral thesis titled “Multiscale modelling of short fiber‑reinforced polymers through a multi‑cohesive phase‑field model for fracture.” Her work tackles one of the central challenges in predicting failure in injection‑molded polymer components: the hidden, direction‑dependent fiber architecture that governs how these materials break.
A new chapter begins: Congratulations to Hamza Oudich on his PhD defense
We warmly congratulate Hamza Oudich on the successful defense of his PhD thesis on February 6th.
Congratulations to Oliver Boolakee for winning the ETH Silver Medal 2025!
Eight doctoral students at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering received the ETH Silver Medal for their outstanding doctoral theses.
Congratulations to Dr. Vicentini!
We are thrilled to announce that Francesco has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "Variational phase-field (PF) modeling of brittle and cohesive fracture in homogeneous and heterogeneous materials" on September 8.