SofTMech

Yangkun Du, one of SofTMech's Research Associates supervised by Professor Ray Ogden has been awarded a 2 year Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of Trento.

The  2 year award is from the EUROPEAN COMMISSION Horizon Europe Framework Programme — MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022 on Multi-scale and Multi-physics Modelling of Soft Tissues (MULTI-SOFT)

Advisor: Professor Davide Bigoni (University of Trento)

Collaborate Secondments: Professor Holzapfel Gerhard (Graz University of Technology) and Professor Giovanni Noselli (International School for Advanced Studies)

Abstract of the proposal:

Mechanics exerts significant influence on biological growth, development, and disease through multi-physical factors and at multi scales. Current modelling research in cancer growth, spreading and morphogenesis lags far behind experimental studies, and this gap has seriously hindered cancer diagnosis and treatment. The advanced mathematical and computational modelling of soft tissue and cancer-related phenomena, combined with systematic experimental studies and robust numerical simulations, are of great research significance to the health and economic values of Europe.

The main goal of the MULTI-SOFT project is to overcome these challenges in an original and innovative manner by developing multi-scale and multi-physics modelling of soft tissues to improve our understanding of cancer and develop tools for its identification and treatment. The work will be approached from theoretical, computational, and experimental perspectives based on the applicant's and host laboratory's expertise. The training program is exhaustive and will allow the applicant to grow as an independent researcher. The proposed research will foster further development in this direction, a step that is fundamental in healthcare and for the benefit of society.

Yangkun is a Chinese scholar with expertise in the areas of applied mathematics, solid mechanics, soft matter, instability and bifurcation, and multi-filed coupling. He has been trained in prestigious academic institutions in China, Ireland, and the UK. He publishes articles in high-impact factor and top journals, at the frontiers of applied mathematics, biomechanics, and other disciplines.

Yangkun will work with Prof. Davide Bigoni and his Solid and Structural Mechanics Group at the University of Trento, Italy, and  have  secondment (six months) at the Graz University of Technology, Austria with Professor Gerhard Holzapfel , and  a further six month secondment at the International School for Advanced Studies, Italy with Professor Giovanni Noselli.

 

 

 

 

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First published: 11 December 2023