Dr. Maike Baltussen

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Maike Baltussen is an Assistant Professor in the research group Multiphase Flows Energy Applications at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her primary research focus involves the development of advanced models for multiphase reactors and their relevance to energy applications. She works on understanding hydrodynamics and the transfer of heat and mass within reactors, addressing central difficulties with flow phenomena in the design and scale-up of these systems. Her expertise includes gas-liquid, gas-solid, and gas-liquid-solid hydrodynamics, alongside multi-scale modeling techniques, direct numerical simulations, and phenomenological models. She obtained her MSc in Chemical Engineering, cum laude, from the University of Twente, specializing in numerical studies of bubble swarms, and later completed her PhD at TU/e on direct numerical simulations of three-phase flows. After a year as a postdoctoral researcher, she was appointed as an Assistant Professor at TU/e, and in 2025 she initiated her own research group.

Research Interests

Requirements for Eindhoven University of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
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Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
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Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
PTE
Listening
Required:65
Reading
Required:65
Writing
Required:65
Speaking
Required:65
Overall
Required:70
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