Xander De Wit

Xander De Wit

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  • About me

    PhD candidate, Physics at TU/e

  • Education

    • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven - Honors Academy

      2017 - 2019
      Honors Academy High Tech Systems

      Part of student team Cyclone: developing an autonomous racing drone.

    • Augustinianum

      2010 - 2016
      Gymnasium Natuur en Techniek
    • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

      2016 - 2019
      Bachelor Applied Physics

      Ranked first of class

    • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

      2019 - 2021
      Master Applied Physics, Fluids and Soft Matter

      Specializing in: Computational Physics (High Performance Computing), Fluid Dynamics, and StatisticsAwarded first price for National MSc thesis award in Physics 2022.

  • Experience

    • Schakenraad Advocaten

      Aug 2014 - Mar 2018
      Java Software Developer

      Back-end development in Java in co-operation with one lead developer. Main project: development of a tailor-made client management system.

    • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

      Sept 2019 - Aug 2021
      Student Assessor of Faculty Board

      Advisor to the Faculty Board of Applied Physics at Eindhoven University of Technology for all matters related to student affairs and education.

    • Ecole normale supérieure

      Sept 2021 - Dec 2021
      Research intern

      Research project of 3 months doing direct numerical simulations of quasi-2D turbulence in thin layer flows. Part of the Non-linear Physics group at ENS Paris.

    • Harvard University

      Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
      Research scholar

      Research project of 3 months regarding the development of a Bayesian inference method for the interpretation of optical measurements in nanoscale interferometric microscopy. Part of the Manoharan lab research group at Harvard University, Department of Physics.

    • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

      Jun 2022 - now
      Phd-student

      Working in the Fluids & Flows group at the Department of Applied Physics as a PhD student on the study and control of turbulence with Lagrangian particles, focusing on the numerical modeling and machine-learning-based prediction of (forced) particles with complex shape and their two-way interaction with the flow using high performance computing.

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

      Aug 2024 - Oct 2024
      Visiting Graduate Student

      Visiting student working on novel data-driven Mori-Zwanzig based machine learning techniques for time series predictive modeling of Lagrangian particles in turbulence. Part of the Center for Non-linear Science in the Computational Physics group at Los Alamos National Lab.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cambridge English C2

      British Council
      Jul 2016
    • Light Aircraft Pilot License LAPL-S

      EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency
      Jun 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Xander De Wit
      First price National Young Talent Award in Physics Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities Sep 2022
    • Awarded to Xander De Wit
      Nomation TU/e MSc thesis of the year Eindhoven University of Technology Apr 2022
    • Awarded to Xander De Wit
      First of class BSc Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology Nov 2018
    • Awarded to Xander De Wit
      Honorable Mention at International Physics Olympiad 2016 International Physics Olympiad Aug 2016
    • Awarded to Xander De Wit
      Second Place at National Physics Olympiad 2016 Dutch Physics Olympiad Apr 2016
  • Volunteer Experience

    • President

      Issued by Zweefvliegclub Eindhovense Studenten on Dec 2017
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    • Chairman of Acquisition Committee

      Issued by H.S.A. Confluente on Dec 2017
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    • Board Treasurer

      Issued by Zweefvliegclub Eindhovense Studenten on Dec 2016
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    • Member of Educational Council

      Issued by Technische Universiteit Eindhoven on Oct 2016
      Technische Universiteit EindhovenAssociated with Xander De Wit