Luutzen Wymenga

Born in Drachten, the Netherlands on 1991, Luutzen studied Industrial Design at the TU Delft for one year, thereby acquiring his propedeuse. Later, he successfully obtained his degree as M.D. (Medical Doctor) at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Currently he works part-time as a M.D. in a health clinic, while pursuing his interest in technology, studying Biomedical Engineering at the TU Delft (with a focus on Bio-electronics). He is at the moment graduating in the group of Prof. Kouchi Zhang, developing a new LED-light based cardiac assistance device.
In his free time, Luutzen is an avid musician (piano, electronic music production), reader, and likes to play a game of soccer.

MSc thesis: LED-stimulated Liquid Crystalline Elastomers (LCEs) as Contractile Units for Assisting Cardiac Contraction
Advisor(s): GuoQi Zhang

Program: MSc Biomedical Engineering